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Consider recommendations regarding the request of the Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) to approve two Water Supply Contract Amendments, as follows: (EST. TIME: 1 HR. 30 MIN.)
Acting as the Board of Directors, Flood Control and Water Conservation District:
a) Consider the request of the CCWA to approve Amendment 20 (Contact Extension Amendment) to the State Water Project (SWP) Contract, as follows:
i) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to execute Amendment 20 (Contract Extension) to the SWP Contract contingent upon full approval and execution of the First Amendment to the Transfer of Financial Responsibility Agreement (TFRA);
ii) Approve and authorize the Public Works Director or designee to execute the First Amendment to the TFRA with CCWA to extend the term of the TFRA to match the extended term of the SWP as approved in Amendment 20; and
iii) Certify that the Board, acting as a Responsible Agency, has reviewed and considered the information and environmental effects contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for Amendment 20 to the SWP Contract, and that the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) as Lead Agency found no significant impacts and is the custodian of the records located at <https://ceqanet.opr.ca.gov/2014092036/2>;
b) Consider the request of the CCWA to approve Amendment 21 (Water Management Amendment) to the SWP Contract;
i) Authorize the Public Works Director or his designee to negotiate a revenue sharing and water sales agreement with CCWA as a contingency for approval of Amendment 21 to the SWP Contract; and
ii) Direct staff to return to the Board with both the revenue sharing and water sales agreement and Amendment 21 for approval;
c) Provide additional direction to staff regarding the SWP; and
d) Determine that the proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act, pursuant to Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5), organization or administrative activities that will not result in a direct or indirect physical change in the environment.
COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY