TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
REPORT BY: Andrew Butler - District Engineer
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Agreement 230184B (FC) with Miller Starr Regalia
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 230184B (FC) with Miller Starr Regalia, increasing the maximum amount by $500,000 to a new total of $700,000 to further provide legal services with the majority of the expected work being in support of the Floodwalls North of the Bypass Project's land acquisition phase and approval of Budget Amendment increasing Legal Services appropriations offset by the decrease of Land appropriations. (Fiscal Impact: $500,000 Expense, Flood Project Budget, Not budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
$48.3 million was appropriated in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) budget for Federal FY 2021 in the USACE annual Work Plan for the Napa River/Napa Creek Flood Protection Project (Flood Project) to complete the federal responsibilities on the Floodwalls North of the Bypass Project (Increment 2) and the Imola to Hatti Floodwalls Project (Increment 3). These two projects are the remaining elements of the Project that were found to have Federal interest according to the Federal Interest Determination that was produced by USACE in 2020. Staff have been working with the USACE since 2021 on a process to move forward to use the appropriated funds to complete these two elements.
As part of the local sponsor cost share, the Flood District is responsible for acquiring the necessary property rights for the construction, operations, and maintenance for the Flood Project. This amendment increases the maximum compensation of the District's contract with outside counsel Miller Starr Regalia by $500,000 to a new total $700,000.
Miller, Starr Regalia has been providing professional services to the District since 2002. Miller, Starr Regalia has a great deal of exper...
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