BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Resolution to Set a Public Hearing on the Engineer's Report for the Coyote Warehouse Project - Project No. 91234011 (Morgan Hill) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt the Resolution PROVIDING FOR THE NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE COYOTE WAREHOUSE PROJECT to occur on June 27, 2017, at 6:00 PM at the Santa Clara Valley Water District, 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, California.
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SUMMARY:
The proposed Project would construct a suitable storage facility for spare pipeline parts and materials such as valves, gaskets, pumps, hoses, disinfection equipment, electrical supplies, and control systems supplies used in the maintenance and operation of the District's pipelines and pumping plants. The Project would support the District's ongoing operations to efficiently provide reliable water to water retailers, businesses, and residents in Santa Clara County. The Project is included in the Board-approved Fiscal Years 2018-2022 Capital Improvement Program.
Background
The District operates the Coyote Pumping Plant, located on United States Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) property at 18300 Peet Road in Morgan Hill. The USBR parcel is approximately 9.8 acres in size and is used as a District satellite facility, with fifteen (15) District employees working onsite.
The District owns 8.2 acres of real property immediately adjacent to the USBR parcel. The District uses the site to stockpile various materials needed for maintaining its pipelines and pump stations; many of these materials are not suited for outside storage. Some of the items have long lead purchase times and are pre-ordered and delivered to the site in advance of project work. The District also stockpiles excess rock and other construction-related materials onsite.
As a temporary measure, some of the spare parts are being stored in sea containers and in the USBR maintenance building and pu...
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