BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:Title
Approve the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 (FY22) Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program Annual Report (Annual Report) and Authorize Staff to Submit it to the Independent Monitoring Committee for its Review.
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RECOMMENDATION:Recommendation
A. Approve the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 (FY22) Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program Annual Report and authorize staff to submit it to the Independent Monitoring Committee for its review; and
B. Authorize staff to update the Annual Report with audited financials.
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SUMMARY:
Fiscal Year 2021-22 (FY22) marked the first year Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) implemented the renewed Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program (Program), which Santa Clara County voters overwhelmingly approved in November 2020, to address new and growing challenges.
The renewed Program became effective on July 1, 2021. This is the first annual report prepared for the Program that is being implemented on a 15-year financial cycle. It provides progress updates for each project under the following priorities:
Priority A: Ensure a Safe, Reliable Water Supply
Priority B: Reduce Toxins, Hazards, and Contaminants in our Waterways
Priority C: Protect Our Water Supply and Dams from Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
Priority D: Restore Wildlife Habitat and Provide Open Space
Priority E: Provide Flood Protection to Homes, Businesses, Schools, Streets, and Highways
Priority F: Support Public Health and Public Safety for Our Community
For transparency and accountability, the voter-approved Program requires that an external Independent Monitoring Committee (IMC) appointed by the Valley Water Board conduct an annual review of the Annual Report. The IMC is required to provide its Annual Report to the Board regarding the implementation of the intended results of the Program.
Each of the program priorities has specific operations and capital projects, which ...
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