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Consider recommending the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors approve a Policy Relating to the Reconstruction of Structures Damaged by the 2016 Chimney Fires in and around Nacimiento Reservoir; and authorize the General Manager to exercise the provisions within the Policy and/or provide direction to staff to proceed forward on this issue.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Directors recommend that the Monterey County Water Resources Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the Policy Relating to the Reconstruction of Structures Damage by the 2016 Chimney Fires in and around Nacimiento Reservoir;
2. Authorize the General Manager to exercise the provisions within the Policy and/or provide direction to staff to proceed forward on this issue.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In August 2016, 28 privately owned structures were destroyed at the Cal-Shasta Club as a result of the Chimney Fire. Approximately eight of these structures were located within the Monterey County Water Resources Agency (MCWRA) Floodage Easement (Easement) at or below 825 (NGVD29). Owners of these structures are requesting MCWRA permission to replace these eight fire-damaged structures. MCWRA staff finds that the reconstruction of these structures would represent an encroachment into the Easement area. MCWRA staff has consulted with the Monterey County Counsel Office for advice on how to respond to the request for reconstruction. County Counsel's Office has advised that any relief that the MCWRA might be able to afford would entail some form of permission to encroach into the Easement area (i.e., an encroachment permit).
Owners are essentially seeking disaster relief which would allow in this one instance the ability of the structures within the Easement area to be reconstructed. MCWRA staff recommends the MCWRA Board of Directors (BOD) and the MCWRA Board of Supervisors (BOS) consider some minimal encroachment ...
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