Memorandum
Date: June 4, 2024
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors, Serving as the Board of
Directors of the Watershed Protection District
From: Scott De Leon, Director, Water Resources Department and Angela De Palma-Dow, Water Resources Department
Subject: (a) Waive the formal bidding process, pursuant to Lake County Code Section 38.2, as it is not in the public interest due to the unique nature of the goods and services, and (b) Authorize the County of Lake Water Resources Director to sign an Memorandum of Understanding agreement between the Lake County Watershed Protection District and the Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance for the time period of June 1, 2024 - April 30, 2026.
Executive Summary:
Staff is requesting the Board of Directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District, approve the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Lake County Watershed Protection District (District) and the local, non-profit Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA) organization to conduct much-needed conservation land and water management efforts in Lake County.
This contract outlines services TERA would be conducting for the District, and the District would be paying TERA for these services. The attached MOU and scope of work (ATTACHMENT A) identify the specific tasks, grant projects, restoration needs, and anticipated future projects.
This item is not expected to be controversial; therefore we are requesting this item to be placed on the Consent Agenda.
This will be the second MOU between the District and TERA with both parties having collaborated and partnered on several grant projects such as restoration of shorelines, levee and creek vegetation maintenance, native plant community restoration and rearing, and cultural and invasive plant burning planning activities. The District is grateful to TERA to accomplish these much-needed projects that would otherwise not be able to be completed due to capacity and staff shortfalls within...
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