ITEM:		CONSENT CALENDAR
5.	CONSIDER APPROVING BUDGETED FUNDS NOT TO EXCEED $6,500 TO PURCHASE FIELD UNIFORMS FOR THE WATER RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES DIVISION FIELD STAFF
Meeting Date:			November 14, 2022	Budgeted:	Yes
From:			Dave Stoldt	Program/	2-5-1 D, 2-5-3 A
			General Manager	Line Item No.:
Prepared By:			Jonathan Lear	Cost Estimate:	$6,500
General Counsel Approval:  N/A
Committee Recommendation:  The Finance and Administration Committee reviewed this item on November 7, 2022 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 Water Resources and Environmental Divisions have 10 employees that perform field duties to support District functions. These duties include Water Project Operations and monitoring, stream flow monitoring, fish rescues and Sleepy Hollow Operations, riparian corridor and stream bank monitoring, and well inspections. District staff interfaces with other Organizations in the field when completing District business that include, but are not limited to; Cal-Am, M1W, Monterey County Environmental Health, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Department of Drinking Water, Marina Coast, and the Army. With increasing cross-organizational interactions, it is desired to have a uniform where District Employees can be identified by sight in the field. In addition, MPWMD employees enter private property to inspect well meters and stream banks. District staff arranges site access with the landowner prior to performing the inspection, but often the landowner has not communicated this to the property manager. If ownership of a property changes and we do not have the contact information of the new owner, we enter the property to place a doorknocker on the front door to inform the new owner of the well registration program and provide our contact info. Many of the properties with wells are gated and we enter through the person/service gate. Wearing a uniform that signals that the District Employee is present with official business would help in these situations.

RECOMMENDATION:  The Finance and Administration Committee recommends the Board authorize District staff to purchase 5 button up shirts, 2 hats, and 1 jacket for 10 field employees and have them embroidered with the District logo to serve as field uniforms in an amount not to exceed $6,500.

BACKGROUND: Over the past decade, the District has been playing a larger role in providing water supply to the Peninsula as well as completing the regulatory compliance duties of the District. The larger role has put more staff into the field performing water project operations and monitoring. District employees are the only operators that are not wearing uniforms when working with Cal-Am and M1W in the field. Uniforms will also help to identify meter readers as District Staff when they are entering privately owned lands to read well meters. The District’s vehicle fleet is already branded with the District logo, but often employees park and walk various distances on private property to complete District business.

IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES:  District Staff identified a cost of $650 per employee to provide 5 shirts, 1 jacket, and 2 hats embroidered with the District logo. The clothing selected is Carhartt field rated and will be purchased at government rate from Carhartt directly and embroidered locally to support local businesses. This cost was budgeted in the FY 2022-2023 Budget and was split across a few budget programs as they will be used when supporting multiple District functions.

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