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Adopt a resolution to authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2020/21 Adopted Budget for County Service Area 72-Las Palmas, Fund 091, Appropriation Unit RMA087, to increase appropriations by $64,709 for staff time and consultant costs to accomplish tasks necessary to comply with state regulations, financed by Fund 091, Unassigned Fund Balance, Account 3101 (4/5th vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to authorize and direct the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year 2020/21 Adopted Budget for County Service Area 72-Las Palmas, Fund 091, Appropriation Unit RMA087, to increase appropriations by $64,709 for staff time and consultant costs to accomplish tasks necessary to comply with state regulations, financed by Fund 091, Unassigned Fund Balance, Account 3101 (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Currently, portions of County Service Area 72-Las Palmas (CSA 72) receive reclaimed domestic wastewater from the Las Palmas Wastewater Reclamation Plant, owned and operated by California American Water Company (Cal Am). This treated recycled water is used specifically for irrigation of common green space areas and parkways owned by various homeowners' associations (HOAs) in CSA 72. The California Regional Water Quality Control Board (CRWQCB) stipulates requirements for the use of recycled water. Cal Am is the designated Supplier, Monterey County is the designated Distributor of the recycled water, and the HOAs are designated Users. The Board of Supervisors approved the Las Palmas Ranch Specific Plan in 1983. Per the CRWQBC Supplier and Distributor Master Reclamation Requirements Order No. R3-2006-0041, the County will act as the permitted Distributor until such time as the Users establish the Las Palmas Ranch Irrigation Association. Attachment A provides a CSA 72 Boundary Map for reference.
In Fiscal Year (FY) 2019/20, CRWQCB notified the Resource Manag...
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