TO: Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA)
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director of Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jamison Crosby, Natural Resources Conservation Manager
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 2 to Agreement 230312B (NCGSA) with SCI Consulting Group
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Amendment No. 2 to Agreement No. 230312B (NCGSA) with SCI Consulting Group, to extend the term through June 30, 2026 and increase the maximum compensation from $110,075 to $131,724, for additional services related to the fee program implementation. (Fiscal Impact: $21,649 Expense; Groundwater Sustainability Agency Special Revenue Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
On January 31, 2022, the Napa Valley Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSP) was submitted to the Department of Water Resources (DWR) and on January 26, 2023, DWR approved it, validating the course of action laid out in the plan.
On February 8, 2022, staff made a report to the Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA) about options for funding implementation of the GSP with the recognition that while implementation grants would be sought, those grants would not be adequate to fully fund activities moving forward. The staff report put forward four options for funding ongoing operations:
1. County General Fund (current condition);
2. Special Tax approved by the voters;
3. Special Assessment approved by the voters; and/or
4. Fee. Background information on the different options were presented and discussed and the GSA Board gave the direction to staff to move forward with developing a professional services agreement to further study the options at hand.
On February 7, 2023, the NCGSA approved Agreement No. 230312B for $84,088 plus expenses to evaluate options and make recommendations for the establishment of fee, special tax or benefit assessment to fund implementation of Napa County's Groundwater Sustainability Program and depending on the outcome...
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