DATE: October 19, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Approve Conversion of Interim Water Supply Agreement No. 4-06-200-8292A-IR18, with United States Bureau of Reclamation, to a Permanent Water Supply Contract Under the National WIIN Act, and the Execution of a Water Conveyance Contract with the California Department of Water Resources
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution adopting findings and authorizing the execution by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector of a "Long-Term Conveyance Contract among the Department of Water Resources of the State of California" and the United States of America, for the conveyance of 3,000 acre feet per year of Central Valley Project water through the Cross Valley Canal, and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector, to sign the final contract.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Resolution adopting findings and authorizing the execution by the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Collector of a "Contract Between the United States and the County of Fresno Providing for Project Water Service and Facilities Repayment" to provide a permanent supply of water to County Service Area No. 34 and its current and future zones, including zone A (Brighton Crest), zone C (Bella Vista), zone D (Renaissance at Bella Vista), zone F (The Vistas), and zone G (Granville), and authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works and Planning, subject to review and approval by County Counsel and the Auditor-Controller/Treasurer-Tax Coll...
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