To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with LACO Associates to Undertake Hydrologic Studies on Wells in Three to Five Sub Watersheds in the Amount of $289,500
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Authorize the Director of Planning and Building to sign the professional services agreement with LACO Associates to undertake hydrologic studies on wells in three to five sub watersheds in the amount of $289,500; and
2. Authorize the Director of Planning and Building to execute any amendments to the agreement after approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
This work is funded by the grant money received from the Department of Cannabis Control which included an allowance for analysis of the impact of wells on watersheds (1100282-701)
DISCUSSION:
On Nov. 2, 2021, the Board authorized the submittal of an application to the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) for a grant in the amount of $18,635,147.00 for three activities: Hydrologic Assessment of Watersheds ($3.1 million), Stream Protection Program ($12.3 million) and a Renewable Energy Program ($3.1 million). As a result, on Jan. 21, 2022, a grant agreement with the DCC was executed in the amount of $18,635,137. Your Board is being asked to authorize the use of the grant funds to conduct a hydrologic assessment and analysis of operations of groundwater wells in three to five watersheds. The goal of this work is to develop a tool to better identify and streamline the information needed for site-specific hydrogeologic analyses associated with future well permits in the identified watersheds. This goal also includes being able to identify areas that are more sensitive and thus need supplemental hydrogeologic analysis.
This is a sole source agreement with LACO based upon the fa...
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