Title
Consider approving and authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to sign an agreement with Wallace Group to prepare an Engineer's Report and provide assistance with holding a Proposition 218 special assessment election for deferred maintenance at Nacimiento and San Antonio Reservoirs for the term November 5, 2019 to June 30, 2022 in the amount of $300,000; and authorize the General Manager to execute up to two (2) Amendments to this Agreement that do not exceed ten percent (10%) ($30,000) of the original agreement and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Monterey County Water Resources Agency Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorizing the Monterey County Water Resources Agency General Manager to sign an agreement with Wallace Group to prepare an Engineer's Report and provide assistance with holding a Proposition 218 special assessment election for deferred maintenance at Nacimiento and San Antonio Reservoirs for the term November 5, 2019 to June 30, 2022 in the amount of $300,000; and
b. Authorize the General Manager to execute up to two (2) Amendments to this Agreement that do not exceed ten percent (10%) ($30,000) of the original agreement and do not significantly alter the scope of services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On April 26, 2019, the Water Resources Agency Board of Directors held a special workshop and the Interim General Manager Shauna Lorance presented an overview of 40 projects and 21 programs that were identified as either unfunded and/or underfunded. The aggregate total cost of these projects and programs summed approximately $85 million. At the same workshop, Les Girard and Kelly Donlon from the County Counsel's Office presented an overview of possible funding mechanisms the Agency could pursue to fund the projects and programs. At the workshop, attendants were broken into groups and were asked to address four questions related to how the Agency...
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