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Support amending the Water Resources Agency's FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget to fund additional dam and Reclamation Ditch maintenance and operations:
a. Increase appropriations by $90,000 in the WRA Administration Fund (111-9300-8267-WRA001) financed by unassigned fund balance;
b. Increase appropriations by $200,000 in the Dam Operations Fund (116-9300-8485-WRA006) financed by unassigned fund balance;
c. Increase appropriations by $70,000 in the Reclamation Ditch Fund (122-9300-8487-WRA012) financed by unassigned fund balance; and
d. Increase appropriations by $80,000 in the Hydro-Electric Operations Fund (130-9300-8490-WRA022) financed by unassigned fund balance.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Budget Committee:
Support amending the Water Resources Agency's FY 2018-19 Adopted Budget as follows:
a. Increase appropriations by $90,000 in the WRA Administration Fund (111-9300-8267-WRA001) financed by unassigned fund balance;
b. Increase appropriations by $200,000 in the Dam Operations Fund (116-9300-8485-WRA006) financed by unassigned fund balance;
c. Increase appropriations by $70,000 in the Reclamation Ditch Fund (122-9300-8487-WRA012) financed by unassigned fund balance; and
d. Increase appropriations by $80,000 in the Hydro-Electric Operations Fund (130-9300-8490-WRA022) financed by unassigned fund balance.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Monterey County Water Resources Agency (Agency) needs to increase appropriations to perform more Dam operations requirements and maintenance performance listed below:
* Fund 111 - WRA Administration Fund is the consolidation of many other funds including Lower Merritt Lake. The 200HP Pump in the Lower Merritt Lake Pump Station has been in disrepair for the last four years and this expenditure was omitted during the building of FY 2018-19 budget. Staff secured the appropriate contract to have the pump removed and rebuilt, the cost of which is $75,000. Having borrowed $60,000 from the budgeted ALERT grant and ...
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