BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Approve a Budget Adjustment for the Addition of Seven (7) Regular Positions for the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Approve a Budget Adjustment in the amount of $2.6 million from the Water Utility Operating and Capital reserve to the 91954002 Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project (Project) to add one (1) unclassified officer at the Deputy level and six (6) classified staff, with 50 percent reimbursement from Prop 1 funds;
B. Approve the addition of the Deputy level unclassified position above the thirty-two (32) limit per Governance Policies of the Board of Directors, Recruitment and Employment, Policy No. EL-3.7; and
C. Direct staff to bring back to the Board for review and approval, a request for additional resources for Project support, including contract support, external affairs and human resources.
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SUMMARY:
The proposed modification to the Governance Policies is to support the Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project. This expansion project is a unique opportunity to provide emergency water supply, fisheries recovery, operational flexibility of managing the District's federal imported water supplies, and incidental flood risk reduction. It will provide up to 87,000 acre-feet of emergency water supply, increase local surface storage capacity by 90 percent, and mitigate the risk of Delta export outages and imported water conveyance outages.
History/Funding
In November 2014, California voters approved Proposition 1, which provides $2.7 billion for Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP). In 2016, the District decided to re-examine Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project as part of its Water Supply Master Plan. In February 2017, the Board authorized evaluation of Pacheco Reservoir Expansion Project in partnership with the San Benito County Water District (SBWD) and the Pacheco Pass Water District. This reservoir expansion would provide multiple benefits, including ecosyste...
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