TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Supervisor Brown Supervisor McCowen
MEETING DATE: November 3, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor Carre Brown
PHONE:
463-4221
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Supervisor John McCowen
PHONE:
463-4221
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of the Second Amended Planning Agreement for the Potter Valley Project Planning
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve the Second Amended Planning Agreement for the Potter Valley Project Planning Group.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On August 7, 2018, the Mendocino County Water Agency Board of Directors affirmed their support for the purchase of the Potter Valley Project and appointed Water Agency Directors McCowen and Brown to an Ad Hoc Committee to work with PG&E and other government entities and stakeholders regarding the Potter Valley Project sale. On October 16, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved the allocation of $25,000 to IWPC for the investigation and negotiation of potential acquisition of the Potter Valley Project. On May 14, 2019, the Board approved the allocation of $50,000 to IWPC for a feasibility study of a potential licensing proposal for the Potter Valley Project. On March 25, 2020, the approved allocation of $25,000 to IWPC to continue the feasibility study of a Potential Licensing Proposal for the Potter Valley Project and other related costs.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
This Second Amended Planning Agreement (attachment) is among California Trout, Inc., Mendocino County Inland Water and Power Commission, Sonoma County Water Agency, the County of Humboldt, and the Round Valley Indian Tribes (collectively, Parties and singularly, Party). The Parties enter into this Second Amended Planning Agreement to continue their collaborative efforts toward obtaining a new license for the Project that advances the Two-Basin Solution, and to establish operating protocols for those efforts.
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