Memorandum
Date: July 10, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors, Sitting as the Board of
Directors, Lake County Watershed Protection District
From: Scott De Leon, Director, and Angela De Palma-Dow, Program Coordinator,
Water Resources Department
Subject: Adopt Resolution authorizing the County of Lake Water Resources Director to (a) accept and execute 2023 Nonpoint Source (NPS) Grant Program - Clean Water Act section 319(h) Planning Grant and Agreement Award for $145,098 (b) 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, (c) Approve and authorize the Water Resources Director to sign the service agreement with California Rural Water Agency and MC Engineering to fulfill the 319(h) Grant deliverables, and (d) Approve and authorize the Water Resources Director to sign the attached Reimbursement agreements between the District and the Cities of (i) Lakeport and (ii) Clearlake to complete the project and authorize the Water Resources Director to sign.
Executive Summary:
Staff is requesting the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District, authorize the Water Resources Director to accept and execute 2023 Nonpoint Source (NPS) Grant Program - Clean Water Act section 319(h) Planning Grant and Agreement Award for $145,098 (Exhibit A). Staff is also requesting the Water Resource Director to enter into a service agreement (Exhibit B) with the non-profit California Rural Water Association (CRWA) and their contracted partners at MC Engineering to complete the tasks and deliverables of the awarded grant (Exhibit C). Lastly, we are asking the Directors to approve the reimbursement agreements between the District and both Cities (Lakeport and Clearlake) and authorize the Water Resources Director to sign. This item is not expected to be controversial; therefore we are requesting this it...
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