BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Consider Agricultural Water Advisory Committee's Recommendations and Associated Staff Analyses from the Committee's Meeting on January 6, 2020.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Consider and act on the following recommendations by the Agricultural Water Advisory Committee:
A. Direct staff to provide financial data on the differences of commercial/industrial versus residential water usage within the county with the information supplied by the Water Retailers and Valley Water;
B. Invite County Board of Supervisor Hon. Mike Wasserman or his designee to the Committee's April 6, 2020, meeting;
C. Add the Open Space Credit/Agricultural component to the future funding measure and keep the agricultural rates stable and at the current rate; and
D. Allow the Farm Bureau to formulate a question to add to the future funding community input survey.
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SUMMARY:
At the Agricultural Water Advisory Committee's (Committee) meeting on Monday, January 6, 2020, the Committee took the following action:
Recommendation #1:
Voted unanimously that the Board consider the Committee's recommendation to the Board to:
1. Direct staff to provide financial data on the differences of commercial/industrial versus residential water usage within the county with the information supplied by the Water Retailers and Valley Water.
Staff Analysis #1:
Staff can provide the information requested upon approval by the Board. To provide a comprehensive evaluation, staff would like to provide five years' worth of data. Staff will need to coordinate with retailers to collect and analyze the information, estimated staff time is up to 40 hours. Staff expects to fulfill the request in time for the next Committee meeting.
Recommendation #2:
Voted unanimously that the Board consider the Committee's recommendation:
1. Invite County Board of Supervisor Hon. Mike Wasserman or his designee to the Committee's April 6, 2020, meeting
Staff Analysis #2:
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