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a. Consider approving and authorizing the General Manager of the Water Resources Agency to execute a Master Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency regarding the provision of and compensation for services by and between the two public entities; and
b. Consider approving and authorizing the General Manager of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to execute an Appendix A to the Master Memorandum of Understanding regarding the division of responsibility for certain land use related services between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the General Manager of the Water Resources Agency to execute a Master Memorandum of Understanding between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency regarding the provision of and compensation for services by and between the two public entities; and
b. Approve and authorize the General Manager of the Monterey County Water Resources Agency to execute an Appendix A to the Master Memorandum of Understanding regarding the division of responsibility for certain land use related services between the County of Monterey and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County of Monterey ("County") and the Monterey County Water Resources Agency ("Agency") are separate public entities, each with their own duties and liabilities. The County and the Agency, however, have had for many years an informal arrangement whereby certain services were provided by each to the other, often without Board direction and without consideration of compensation for the rendering of services.
Staff proposes the approval of two items: 1) a Master Memorandum of Understanding ("Master MOU") whereby each entity acknowledges that each provides services to the other, and...
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