Title
Receive a report on the status of Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement between the County of Monterey and Urban Park Concessionaires, dba Monterey Lakes Recreation Company (CalParks).
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Parks Commission:
Receive a report on the status of Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement between the County of Monterey and Urban Park Concessionaires, dba Monterey Lakes Recreation Company (CalParks).
SUMMARY:
The Resource Management Agency (RMA) is in the process of re-negotiating Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement with CalParks for management of County facilities at Lake Nacimiento and Lake San Antonio. This Amendment was presented to the Board of Supervisors on June 27th. Questions were raised about impact to existing staffing levels, so the board referred this to the Parks Committee for consideration.
On July 10, 2017, the RMA presented the proposed Amendment No. 3 in its original form to the Parks Committee requesting their support in bringing the amendment back to the Board of Supervisors and after staff presented its report the Parks Committee supported the recommendation to move Amendment No. 3 to the Board of Supervisors.
Following the Parks Committee meeting, the Auditor-Controller's Office requested changes be made to the amendment. These changes include reducing the term extension from two (2) years as recommended by RMA to eight (8 months), and adding language to clarify how independent audits will be conducted. RMA is working with the Auditor-Controller's Office, County Counsel, and CalParks to finalize these changes.
This Amendment does not change in any way the duties assigned to either County staff or Calparks. Resource Management Agency (RMA) will continue to assign staff as needed for management of County parks regardless of this agreement. This Amendment allows RMA to continue operating Lake San Antonio and Lake Nacimiento and maintain services levels at other county parks, similar to how the County is oper...
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