BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Joint Use Agreement with the City of Morgan Hill for Construction of Recreational Trails as part of the Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project, (Morgan Hill) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Approve the Joint Use Agreement between the City of Morgan Hill and the Santa Clara Valley Water District;
B. Exempt the Santa Clara Valley Water District properties within Reaches 7a and 7b of the Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project from Resolution 82-30 (Declaring Policy to Govern Joint Use of Lands Acquired for Upper and Lower Llagas Creek PL 566 Watershed Projects); and
C. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the Joint Use Agreement between the City of Morgan Hill and the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
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SUMMARY:
The Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) is undertaking the Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project (Project) in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of Morgan Hill (City) to provide 1% flood protection to approximately 1,100 homes and 500 businesses along West Little Llagas Creek, East Little Llagas Creek, and Llagas Creek. The Project is approximately 13.9 miles long and encompasses the City of Morgan Hill, City of Gilroy, and various unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County, including San Martin (Attachment 1).
The District's Project team have conducted outreach by attending several meetings with the City and County staffs over the past few years regarding their respective Trail Master Plans for their proposed future expansion of public recreational trails, trail improvements, and trail connectivity within the proposed District's Project right of way. District Project team staff is recommending to the Board to allow the City's proposed public trail improvements within the existing District's Project right of way (Reaches 7a and 7b), at City's sole expense for planning, design, and construction and in accor...
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