ITEM:		CONSENT CALENDAR
8.	Approve Expenditure to Corporation Service Company - Recording Fees
Meeting Date:			June 17, 2019	Budgeted:	No
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	Recording Fees
			General Manager	Line Item No.:	26-05-781900
Prepared By:			Stephanie Locke	Cost Estimate:	$30,000 (partially reimbursed)
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on June 10, 2019 and recommended approval.
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378.

SUMMARY:  The District records approximately 65 documents each month with average recording fees of around $35. The documents are electronically recorded through Corporation Service Company (CSC). Electronic recording costs less than the former method of transmitting documents via courier to the Recorder’s Office. Approximately 40 percent of the recording fees are reimbursed by the applicant. Recorded documents include deed restrictions related to access to water records, limitations on use, Well Confirmation of Exemptions, Water Distribution System Permits, and notices of compliance and removal.

CSC requires immediate payment at the time a document is recorded. To facilitate this, the District maintains a deposit account that is regularly refilled to cover recording costs. Staff is seeking approval of $30,000 for document e-recording during Fiscal Year 2019-20.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board approve the expenditure of up to $30,000 for recording fees for the Fiscal Year 2019-2020.

IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: Funds for this expenditure were included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2019-2020 budget.

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