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a. Receive a status report on the transfer of the Pajaro, Boronda, and Chualar Sanitation Systems and San Jerardo Water System; and
b. Support completing system condition assessments and valuations for these systems.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Capital Improvement Committee:
a. Receive a status report on the transfer of the Pajaro, Boronda, and Chualar Sanitation Systems and San Jerardo Water System; and
b. Support completing system condition assessments and valuations for these systems.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In recent years, it has been the goal of the County to divest its interest in all County sanitation and water systems. In April 2016, the Resource Management Agency-Special Districts issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for Transfer of Ownership and Responsibility for all services provided by the CSA 75 Sanitary System, Boronda County Sanitation District (BCSD) Sanitary System, Pajaro County Sanitation District (PCSD) Sanitary System, BCSD-San Jerardo Zone 2 (San Jerardo) Water System.
The San Jerardo Cooperative (Co-op) has previously expressed interest in taking ownership of the San Jerardo water system and received a grant from the California State Water Resources Control Board to fund a Technical, Managerial and Financial (TMF) study to determine if the Co-op has the resources to take ownership of the water system. That TMF has recently been approved by the state and it is anticipated that the transfer will occur within the next 18 months.
Three (3) responses to the RFQ were received on February 1, 2018, and initial interviews were held with all responders. A County negotiating team was created, and two of the three responders were selected to participate in follow-up interviews and preliminary negotiations.
To help facilitate negotiations, staff proposes completing system condition assessments and valuations for all systems to help define the assets and liabilities to establish value. Information and data ...
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