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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 Renewal Lease state owned landsAgenda Item # 10 CONSENT To: Board of Directors From: Kathleen Neus Date. May 21, 2014 Subject: Consideration of a Renewal of a Lease on State Owned Lands 1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD Long term leases are at the discretion of the Board. 2. HISTORY The District acquired the Donner Lake Water Company in 2001. As part of the acquisition, the District not only acquired the Donner Lake Water Company customers, but the entire water system infrastructure. Part of the infrastructure consisted of water rights to Donner Lake including the water intake at Donner Lake located near the Donner Lake Village Condominium site. During the rehabilitation of the Donner Lake water system, the District installed a new 12" water intake line adjacent to the old 8" water intake line that had been used by the Donner Lake Water Company. The District has been paying the annual lease until the lease expired in September 2007. Since 2007, the lease continued on a hold -over from month to month. In December 2012, the California State Lands Commission asked the District to submit a plan for removal of the water intake. 3. NEW INFORMATION Since the District received notification to remove the water intake, staff has been working with the California State Lands Commission to retain the water intake. It was necessary to find any and all documentation from when the intake was originally installed, documentation showing how the intake changed hands over the years and all permitting numbers for the 12" water intake. In January 2014, District staff submitted an application to the California State Lands Commission with statements as to why the District would like to retain the intake. In April 2014, the District received notification that the District would be allowed to keep the intake. The District asked for a 10-year lease; but in light of the current drought in the State, the California State Lands Commission granted the District a 20- year lease at their Regular Meeting on April 23, 2014. Since the District is a Public Agency, there is no cost for this new lease, and the District will be reimbursed for processing fees. 4. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this item. 5. RECOMMENDATION Authorize the Board President to sign the California State Lands Commission General Lease - Public Agency Use. Michael D. Holley General Manager Agenda Item # 9 CONSENT To: Board of Directors From: Peter Rosales Date. September 18, 2013 Subject: Consideration of the Purchase of Network Switches for the Water SCADA Reliability Project 1. WHY THIS MATTER IS BEFORE THE BOARD Board approval is required for expenditures in excess of $15,000. 2. HISTORY The District is currently operating with a Water SCADA System which is difficult to support due to its antiquated proprietary technology and incompatible infrastructure. A Water SCADA replacement project was started in July 2009. 3. NEW INFORMATION As part of the on going project, staff proposes to upgrade the communications hardware currently in use at the Donner Lake Water SCADA System. This requires the purchase of Cisco networking equipment and would establish network connectivity to Richards Booster Pump Station and 4 remote RTU sites to the TDPUD network. Cisco switches will link remote SCADA equipment to the TDPUD Network. Cisco switches selected for this project are designed to withstand extreme cold temperatures and to survive harsh environments. Cisco switches can be programmed to defend against unauthorized network access and are recognized as the industry standard for cyber security. Sites to acquire this upgrade would be Richards Booster Pump Station, Red Mountain Hydro, Wolfe Estates, West Reed Pressure Reducing Valve and Donner Lake Tank. Section 3.08,060 of the District code (Joint Purchasing with the State of California and other public agencies) permits the District to take advantage of other agencies low bids, providing that competitive procurement procedures were followed. The State of California has competitively bid equipment from Cisco and other vendors as part of the California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) program. Local governments, including the District, are eligible to take advantage of State bids through CMAS. The computer networking equipment from Cisco includes items required to upgrade the District network at a cost of $38,761 plus a 10% contingency, not to exceed $42,637. 4. FISCAL IMPACT Sufficient funds exist in the FY13 Budget for this project. 5. RECOMMENDATION Approve the purchase of Cisco networking equipment from NetXperts Inc. in the amount of $38,761 plus a 10% contingency, not to exceed $42,637 not including tax. Stephen Hollabaugh Assistant General Manager 4� � Michael D. Holley General Manager