Title
Receive a status report for the period ending December 31, 2020 on the negotiations regarding the sale of County Sewer Systems (Pajaro County Sanitation District, Boronda County Sanitation District, and CSA 75-Chualar) and transfer of Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 2 San Jerardo Water System.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Capital Improvement Committee receive a status report for the period ending December 31, 2020, on the negotiations regarding the sale of County Sewer Systems (Pajaro County Sanitation District, Boronda County Sanitation District, and CSA 75 Chualar) and transfer of Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 2 San Jerardo Water System.
SUMMARY:
The County has made slower than anticipated progress during the initial phase of divesting its interests in all County municipal (not Parks) sanitation and water systems, which includes the Pajaro County Sanitation District (PCSD), Boronda County Sanitation District (BCSD), CSA 75-Chualar (Chualar) sewer system, collectively referred to as Sanitation Systems, and Boronda County Sanitation District-Zone 2 San Jerardo (San Jerardo) water system. The Capital Improvement Committee has requested quarterly reports on the Resource Management Agency's efforts.
The completion date of the sale of the Sanitation Systems to California American Water Company (CalAm) has been revised to October 2022. The transfer of the San Jerardo Water System to the San Jerardo Cooperative (Cooperative) is anticipated to occur by December 2021 (Attachment B), pending approval of an augmentation request for Fiscal Year 2021-22.
KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS SINCE JUNE 1, 2020 & UPCOMING ACTIVITIES:
Sanitation Systems
Discussion Summary
The effects of COVID-19 and staff/consultant workload were key to the delay of the timeline for the completion of the condition assessments, rate studies, and Proposition 218 rate increase. Final condition assessments were received in October 2020. Information from the fi...
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