BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT: Title
Approve Staff's Recommendation to Support Dissolution of the Los Vaqueros Expansion Joint Powers Authority.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Receive an Update on the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project;
B. Consider and Approve Staff's recommendation to support dissolution of the Los Vaqueros Expansion Joint Powers Authority; and
C. Provide direction to Santa Clara Valley Water District's Los Vaqueros Expansion Joint Powers Authority representative
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SUMMARY:
On November 6, 2024, the Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) Board voted to adopt a resolution that authorized CCWD's General Manager to (1) withdraw CCWD's Los Vaqueros Expansion Project (Project) Proposition 1 Water Storage Improvement Program (WSIP) application and (2) to coordinate and work with the Los Vaqueros Expansion Joint Powers Authority (LVE JPA) staff and LVE JPA member agencies to begin dissolution of the LVE JPA. This action followed earlier discussion during CCWD's September 18, 2024, Board meeting, where the CCWD Board expressed concerns over the viability of the Project. The CCWD Board cited several factors in their decision to withdraw their support for the project, including the risk to CCWD's water supply and water quality during construction on the dam, the reduction in the project benefits due to tightening regulatory and permitting restrictions, and significant cost increases. The CCWD November 6th Board Agenda memo, which summarizes many of the concerns expressed by the CCWD Board, has been included as Attachment 1.
CCWD's November 6th Board action was discussed during the LVE JPA's November 13, 2024, Board meeting, with the LVE JPA Board ultimately directing LVE JPA staff to bring a plan for dissolution of the LVE JPA to the LVE JPA's January 8, 2025, Board meeting. Dissolution of the LVE JPA would require an affirmati...
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