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Consider adopting a Resolution to:
a. Approve proposed grazing lease and lease bid forms and public bid notice for grazing lands located at and around San Antonio and Nacimiento Reservoirs;
b. Approve Agency grazing lease contract and program fees;
c. Direct the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to advertise for bids; and,
d. Authorize the General Manager of the Agency to modify the grazing lease and bid forms lease, subject to approval as to form by the County Counsel.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution:
a) Approving proposed grazing lease and lease bid forms and public bid notice for grazing lands located at and around San Antonio and Nacimiento Reservoirs;
b) Approving Agency grazing lease contract and program fees;
c) Directing the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors to advertise for bids; and,
d) Authorizing the General Manager of the Agency to modify the grazing lease and bid forms lease, subject to approval as to form by the County Counsel.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Agency management seeks authority to begin and conduct the grazing lease bid process using the recommended forms (Attachments 1 - 5 and 7), according to the attached schedule (Attachment 3). Management also requests that the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the Agency be authorized and directed to advertise for grazing lease bids (Attachment 3). The grazing lease agreement establishes contract fees (not government rates or charges) for the costs of administering the lease, following-up on lease discrepancies, and breaches of lease conditions.
The leases will be offered for two step public bid. The first step is a sealed bid together with a bid qualification process. The second step is a public auction. There will be a minimum lease fee bid requirement. Attachment 7. The highest sealed bid amount for a qualified bidder will serve as the opening bid for the public auction. Only those ...
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