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Consider approving the Agreement for Grant and Purchase of Easement and Escrow Instructions; and approve the Permanent Easement Deed and Temporary Construction Easement Deed for the Pure Water Monterey Reclamation Ditch Pump Station; and authorize the Water Resources Agency General Manager to execute the agreement and the easements.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve the Agreement for Grant and Purchase of Easement and Escrow Instructions;
b. Approve the Permanent Easement Deed and Temporary Construction Easement Deed for the Pure Water Monterey Reclamation Ditch Pump Station; and
c. Authorize the Water Resources Agency General Manager to execute the agreement and the easements.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey Regional Water Pollution Control Agency (MRWPCA) is constructing the Pure Water Monterey Project. The Reclamation Ditch Diversion Pump Station, components of the Project, will be constructed upon and/or adjacent to land owned by the Monterey County Water Resources Agency. The construction contract has been awarded to Anderson Pacific. Notice to Proceed was issued on May 1, 2017. MRWPCA must have approved Temporary Construction and Permanent Easements in order to use funds from their SRF loan for construction. The action requested in this report relates only to the Reclamation Ditch site.
Water from the Reclamation Ditch (as well the Blanco Drain) will be diverted to the Pure Monterey Water Project for processing. The treated water will be used for injection into the Seaside Aquifer and for augmenting the Monterey County Water Recycling Project water supply.
The Pure Water Monterey Project was evaluated in a final EIR by the MRWPCA. The project, as environmentally assessed, evaluated and approved the placement of project pipeline and pump stations at the Reclamation Ditch and the Blanco Drain. The Blanco Drain pump station easements were approved by the Agency Board of Directors at their April 17, 2017 meeting and by the Agency Board of Supervisors at their May 2, 2017 meeting.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
County Counsel has reviewed and commented on the Easements and the Agreement.
FINANCING:
Compensation to the Agency is based on the appraisals and follows the Agreement requirements. The Agency will receive $3,920 for the permanent easement, and $1,931 for the temporary construction easement and right-of-way at the Reclamation Ditch Site, based on the appraisal.
Prepared by: Brent Buche, Deputy General Manager, (831) 755-4860
Approved by: ________________________________________________
David E. Chardavoyne, General Manager, (831)-755-4860
Attachments
1. Easement Deed (Non-Exclusive) for Reclamation Ditch Diversion Pump Station
2. Temporary Construction Easement Deed (Non-exclusive) for Reclamation Ditch Diversion
Pump Station
3. Agreement for Grant and Purchase of Easements and Escrow Instructions
4. Area Maps - Reclamation Ditch Project Location
5. An Appraisal Report Of: A Hypothetical Permanent Easement, Right-of-Ways, and
Diversion Facility Easement, Permanent Pipeline Easement, Right-of-Ways, and Temporary
Construction Easement Located along the north side of the Southern Pacific Railroad lines,
from Boronda Road to Davis Road, Salinas, Monterey County, CA (Reclamation Ditch
Diversion Pump Station)