ITEM:

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

 

 

2.

AUTHORIZE EXPENDITURE OF BUDGETED FUNDS FOR WATER SERVICE CONNECTION TO WATER PROJECT 1 SITE FROM MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT

This report originally prepared for the May 9, 2011 cancelled meeting.

 

Meeting Date:

May 9, 2011

Budgeted: 

Yes

 

From:

Darby Fuerst,

Program/

1-2-1 A 1 g.

 

General Manager

Line Item No.: 

 

 

Prepared By:

Joe Oliver

Cost Estimate: 

24,662

 

General Counsel Review:  N/A

Committee Recommendation:  The Administrative Committee considered this item on May 9, 2011 and recommended _____________________.

CEQA Compliance:  N/A

 

SUMMARY: The Monterey Peninsula Water Management District (MPWMD) Water Project 1 Aquifer Storage and Recovery site (formerly referred to as the Phase 1 ASR site) has a water service connection from the Marina Coast Water District (MCWD).  The water service is for the purpose of lubricating the shaft bearings for the two ASR wells at the site, and for landscape irrigation.  The service is being provided by MCWD as the site is located in the MCWD service territory.  The total charge from MCWD for the service connection, including staff labor, permit fee, construction, water capacity charge, and water connection fee, is $24,662.07, as shown in the invoice in Exhibit 2-A.

 

RECOMMENDATION:   District staff recommends that the General Manager be authorized to approve the expenditure of $24,662 (Exhibit 2-A) for the permanent water service connection at the Water Project 1 site from the MCWD.  This invoice will be processed subsequent to adoption of the Consent Calendar.

 

BACKGROUND:  In 2007, MPWMD sought approval for a water service connection at the Water Project 1 site from California American Water, but was not able to secure this connection because the site is located within the service territory of the MCWD.  Accordingly, staff coordinated with MCWD to secure a temporary 2-inch water service connection in 2008.  Subsequently, the temporary service connection had to be relocated to accommodate the realignment of General Jim Moore Boulevard.  This work has now been done and MPWMD has received an invoice for the permanent connection from MCWD.  Once payment of this invoice is received, MCWD will then refund the $1,750 deposit paid for the temporary connection.  This amount will then be credited back to the project contingency in the budget.

 

IMPACT ON STAFF/RESOURCES:  The cost for the permanent water service connection from MCWD will come from the contingency fund line item (Line 1-2-1 A 1 g) of the MPWMD’s Fiscal Year 2010-11 budget (page 15 of revised March 21, 2011 budget).

 

EXHIBIT

2-A      Invoice and backup materials from MCWD dated 4/4/2011

 

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