BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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2019 Contra Costa Water District Cost Share Agreement for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project Planning.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Receive and discuss information on the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project (LVE Project);
B. Authorize the CEO to execute the 2019 Contra Costa Water District Cost Share Agreement for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project Planning;
C. Authorize Valley Water to participate in funding the 2019 Cost Share Agreement for an amount not to exceed $355,000; and
D. Direct staff to continue engagement in the Los Vaqueros Expansion Project.
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SUMMARY:
In 2016 the Board authorized the CEO to execute an agreement to participate in the Los Vaqueros Expansion Reservoir Project (LVE Project) and contributed $100,000 to support Contra Costa Water District's (CCWD) Proposition 1 application. The LVE Project is set to run out of funds and needs more money from Local Agency Partners (LAP) to continue with environmental, federal feasibility, financial evaluation, governance, permitting and design efforts. Some of the funds will be used as matching local funds required for Proposition 1 Water Storage Investment Program (WSIP) and Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act (WIIN Act). CCWD is offering the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) the opportunity to continue participating in the LVE Project by executing the 2019 Contra Costa Water District Cost Share Agreement for the Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion Project Planning (2019 LVE Project Agreement), which will cover calendar year 2019 work activities including the formation of a Joint Powers Authority (JPA). The total near term cost to local partners is estimated at $3 million as part of the 2019 LVE Project Agreement. Costs are being divided evenly between the LAPs, which would require Valley Water to contribute up to $355,000 in funding. A copy of the proposed 2019 LVE Project Agreement is include...
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