File #: 13-00798    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 10/4/2013 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 10/15/2013 Final action: 10/15/2013
Title: Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency: Consider recommendations regarding the Cloud Seeding Program 2013/2014, as follows: a) Approve the 2013-2014 Cloud Seeding Program and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with North American Weather Consultants Inc. (not a local vendor) for cloud seeding for the period of November 15, 2013 through June 30, 2014 unless earlier terminated, in an amount not to exceed $307,375.00; b) Make the required California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for the Santa Barbara County and Twitchell Reservoir Cloud Seeding Program and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) 13NGD-00000-00011 for the Santa Barbara County and Twitchell Reservoir Cloud Seeding Program and the Mitigation and Monitoring Plan included in MND 13NGD-00000-00011 for this program, pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15074; c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement for Cloud Seeding Site to lease of a portion of APN 153-28...
Sponsors: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WATER AGENCY
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Mitigated Negative Declaration, 3. CEQA Findings, 4. NAWC Agreement, 5. Dolcini Lease Agreement, 6. Rincon Broadcasting Lease Agreement, 7. Final Executed NAWC Agreement No. BC-14-134, 8. Final Executed Dolcini Lease Agreement, 9. Final Executed Rincon Broadcasting Lease Agreement
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Acting as the Board of Directors, Water Agency:
 
Consider recommendations regarding the Cloud Seeding Program 2013/2014, as follows:
 
a) Approve the 2013-2014 Cloud Seeding Program and authorize the Chair to execute the Agreement with North American Weather Consultants Inc. (not a local vendor) for cloud seeding for the period of November 15, 2013 through June 30, 2014 unless earlier terminated, in an amount not to exceed $307,375.00;
 
b) Make the required California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings for the Santa Barbara County and Twitchell Reservoir Cloud Seeding Program and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) 13NGD-00000-00011 for the Santa Barbara County and Twitchell Reservoir Cloud Seeding Program and the Mitigation and Monitoring Plan included in MND 13NGD-00000-00011 for this program, pursuant to CEQA Guideline Section 15074;
 
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement for Cloud Seeding Site to lease of a portion of APN 153-280-021 located on West Camino Cielo, with Rincon Broadcasting LLC for meteorological monitoring and the operation of cloud seeding equipment for the period of November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014 in the amount of $1,200.00 with an option to renew the lease on an annual basis for up to five years; and  
 
d) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the Lease Agreement for Cloud Seeding Site to lease of a portion of APN 113-190-001 located on Mt. Lospe, with Mr. Earl Dolcini for meteorological monitoring and the operation of cloud seeding equipment for the period of November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014 in the amount of $1,500.00 with an option to renew the lease on an annual basis for up to five years.