TO: Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA)
FROM: Brian Bordona - Director, Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Jamison Crosby - Natural Resources Conservation Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding and Cost Share Agreement for the Installation of Monitoring Wells
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services requests approval of and authorization for the Chair to sign a Memorandum of Understanding and Cost Share Agreement No. 240144B (NCGSA) with the City of St. Helena to provide $30,000 in funding towards the installation of a dual-completion monitoring well to be installed on County-owned property.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Napa County Groundwater Sustainability Agency (NCGSA) intends to install a dual-completion monitoring well on a County-owned parcel (APN 009-392-045-000) located adjacent to the Saint Helena Public Cemetery in the City of St. Helena. The City of St. Helena has agreed to share in the cost of installation of dual-completion wells installed on said parcel by providing $30,000 in funding with the details of the arrangement described in the Memorandum of Understanding and Cost Share Agreement No. 240144B. The NCGSA portion of costs will be paid from existing Prop 68 grant that the NCGSA was awarded from the California Department of Water Resources. Access to the County-owned parcel for purposes of installing and maintaining the well is only possible by entering through the Cemetery, necessitating a Right of Way Easement Deed with the owner, the Saint Helena Public Cemetery Association which is the subject of a separate item presented to the Board of Supervisors.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
Yes
Is it currently budgeted?
Yes
Where is it budgeted?
272000
Is it Mandatory or Discretionary?
Discretionary
Discretionary Justification:
The installation of additional monitoring wells will further provide understanding of the Napa Valley...
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