BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code § 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
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Accept the Work as Complete for the Land Rights - South County Recycled Water Pipeline, Project No. 91094001 (City of Gilroy, Unincorporated Santa Clara County, District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Accept the work on the Land Rights - South County Recycled Water Pipeline, Project No. 91094001 as complete.
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SUMMARY:
Staff have completed the Land Rights - South County Recycled Water Pipeline Project (Project).
Project Background
In 1999, Valley Water, SCRWA and the Cities of Gilroy and Morgan Hill entered a partnership agreement to develop a marketable water recycling program in South County and provide for future expansions of the treatment plant and delivery system. The existing SCRWA Wastewater Treatment Plant is located two miles southeast of the business district on Southside Drive in Gilroy, California, adjacent to LIagas Creek.
As a part of the agreement, Valley Water is contractually required to maintain and operate the recycled water pipeline in South County. Staff determined that Valley Water may not possess sufficient land rights to maintain and operate Valley Water’s recycled water pipeline in segments near the Eagle Ridge Golf Course and along Hecker Pass Road.
The Project was therefore developed in 2013 to confirm existing property rights and secure the easements and other land rights necessary for continued operation and maintenance of the recycled water system, including the distribution pipelines in Gilroy.
Relevant Prior Board Actions
On January 14, 2020, the Board approved the inclusion of the newly proposed 91094001 Land Rights – South County Recycled Water Pipeline project in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Five-Year Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2021-25. The Project was moved from the previously validated, unfunded project to a funded project. It was included in the F...
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