Title
Receive an update on implementation of the City of Salinas/County of Monterey Memorandum of Understanding regarding mutual planning and implementation of government services and facilities in Downtown Salinas.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive an update on implementation of the City of Salinas/County of Monterey Memorandum of Understanding regarding mutual planning and implementation of government services and facilities in Downtown Salinas.
SUMMARY:
On May 8, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved and signed an MOU (Agreement A-12212) with the City of Salinas wherein the two agencies agreed to collaborate on planning for a multi-agency campus style government center located in downtown Salinas. Each agency owns and/or occupies a significant share of downtown properties, and the County and City each recognized that the concentration of government offices in the downtown is beneficial for the efficient and effective provision of many government services and functions. In addition, it is agreed that a well-planned government center could be beneficial to the economic health and well-being of downtown Salinas. With this in mind, the City and County drafted the MOU to work together to provide resources necessary to develop a comprehensive planning and implementation program for a Government Center.
The original term or "period of performance" of the Downtown Government Center MOU was three years, with an expiration date of May 8, 2015. On April 29, 2015, the City Council and the Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved an amendment to extend the term of the MOU to October 31, 2015 to allow additional time for City and County staff to update the document. The MOU formally expired on October 31, 2015. A comprehensive update to the MOU was approved by Council and BOS on February 9, 2016 (Attachment A).
DISCUSSION:
A matrix attached to the updated MOU identifies current and future plans for County/City properties and...
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