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a. Authorize the Director of the Information Technology Department to execute a non-standard agreement with U.S Forest Service to contribute $15,500 to the cost of repair of damage caused by rain and fire to the North Coast Ridge Road, used by the County for access to its Anderson Peak public safety communications site; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Information Technology Department to execute one (1) amendment to the agreement, subject to County Counsel review, to provide for contribution in the maximum additional amount of $2,000, and to extend the completion date of the road repair project by six (6) months, in the event of unexpected additional costs or construction delays.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of the Information Technology Department to execute a non-standard agreement with U.S Forest Service to contribute $15,500 to the cost of repair of damage caused by rain and fire to the North Coast Ridge Road, used by the County for access to its Anderson Peak public safety communications site; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Information Technology Department to execute one (1) amendment to the agreement, subject to County Counsel review, to provide for contribution in the maximum additional amount of $2,000, and to extend the completion date of the road repair project by six (6) months, in the event of unexpected additional costs or construction delays.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The proposed agreement between U.S. Forest Service and the County of Monterey provides for the County's contribution to the costs of road maintenance on the North Coast Ridge Road in Big Sur. This road extends along a ridge line near Pfeiffer Burns State Park. It provides the only vehicular access to the County's public safety communications site on Anderson Peak.
This communications site serves as the primary law and fire repeater site supporting coastal law enforcement (drug interdiction, search and ...
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