BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Sites Project Authority's Amended and Restated Phase 1 Reservoir Project Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Authorize the CEO to execute the Sites Project Authority's Amended and Restated Phase 1 Reservoir Project Agreement and to pay the Sites Joint Power Authority $913,146 towards the current phase of the Sites Reservoir Project expenditures.
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SUMMARY:
At the District's July 26, 2016 Board meeting, the Board approved staff's request to submit a Proposal to participate in the Sites Reservoir Project (Project). Staff submitted a Proposal to the Sites Joint Power Authority (Sites JPA) on July 28, 2016. The Proposal obligated the District to negotiate in good faith towards an Amended and Restated Phase 1 Reservoir Project Agreement (Project Agreement) with the Sites JPA. In accordance with the Project Agreement the District is required to make a specified financial contribution to the current phase (Phase 1) of the Project. Phase 1 consists of preparing the Project Proposition 1 Water System Investment Program (WSIP) application and EIR/EIS development. The Project Agreement and the accompanying financial contribution is the subject of the recommendation for Board approval.
The Project Agreement allows the District to join the Project Agreement Committee and become part of the team implementing the Project. It also commits the District to financial participation in the amount of $913,146 through the Phase 1 of Project development. Should the District desire to participate in further phases of the Project future agreements with the Sites JPA would need to be negotiated and executed.
The Project Agreement: 1) specifies how costs will be allocated and votes weighed during Phase 1, 2) clarifies purpose and responsibilities, and 3) identifies tasks needed to complete studies for submittal of a Proposition 1 WSIP application. At the request of District staff, revisions were made to provide early parti...
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