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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM
OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND THE
CARMEL RIVER STEELHEAD ASSOCIATION FOR LIMITED ACCESS AND USE OF THE SLEEPY
HOLLOW STEELHEAD REARING FACILITY |
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Meeting Date: |
June 7, 2007 |
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David A. Berger, |
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Kevan Urquhart/ |
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Beverly Chaney |
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General Counsel Approval:
Yes
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Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed
this item on June 7, 2007 and
recommended approval _____________.
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CEQA Compliance:
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State and Federal Agency
Review: Consistent with the Annual Memorandum of Agreement between California
Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and the District for operations at Sleepy
Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility, the District’s License Agreement with
California American Water (CAW), and Section 10 Permit application pending
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SUMMARY: The Board will consider approval of a
proposed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with
the Carmel River Steelhead Association (CRSA) to deliver juvenile steelhead
that are rescued from tributaries and the mainstem of the Carmel River to be reared
at the District’s Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility (Facility) (Exhibit 9-A). Minor revisions have been made to the previous
MOA to clarify access procedures, visitation frequency, and changes to the
operations of the Facility. The proposed
MOA covers the period from May 2007 through June 2009, and provides limited
access and use of the Facility to CRSA.
The proposed MOA was sent to the CDFG, NMFS, and CAW for their review.
RECOMMENDATION:
District staff recommends approval of the proposed MOA, and authorization
for the General Manager to enter into the MOA.
BACKGROUND:
In 2000, the CRSA requested that the District accept and rear juvenile
steelhead rescued by CRSA, from the
IMPACT
TO STAFF/RESOURCES: Additional staff time will be needed to comply with
the proposed 2007-2009 MOA with CRSA.
The additional time will depend primarily on the frequency of times that
staff will need to pick up fish from CRSA after weekday rescues, or when staff receives
fish from CRSA on Saturdays. While the
frequency cannot be predicted with certainty, the total additional time should
not exceed 30 hours for the fish rescue season, based on an assumption of six
weekday rescues at four hours per day, and six Saturday rescues at one hour per
day. No additional cost would be incurred
for this task, as the staff positions for this activity receive compensatory
time-off, instead of overtime payment.
EXHIBITS
9-A Proposed Memorandum of Agreement Between the
Monterey Peninsula Water Management District
and the Carmel River Steelhead Association for Limited Access and Use of Sleepy
Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility
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