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ACTION ITEM #10GEI ConsultantsConsideration of a Contract with GEI ConsultantsConsideration of a Contract with December 4, 2019
Consideration of a Contract with GEI Consultants and Placer County Water Agency (Local Water Agencies)Collaboratively adopted by District, Northstar Community Services District, •2013
Martis Valley Groundwater Management Plan (GMP)•Martis Valley groundwater modelFederal Truckee River Basin Study and associated Desert Research Institute •Decades of monitoring and
scientific study•managing water resourcesDistrict has a long history of stewardship and collaboration in •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Consideration of a Contract with GEI Consultants
Consideration of a Contract with GEI Consultants going at the end of 2018-State review on•year annual report in April 2018 st Submitted 1••Basin (MVGB) has operated within its sustainable
yield for at least 25 yearsHired GEI Consultants who certified that the Martis Valley Groundwater •County (Local SGMA Agencies) collaborate on complianceLocal Water Agencies plus Town
of Truckee, Nevada County, and Placer •Suspended implementation of the 2013 Martis Valley GMP•Martis Valley was Medium Priority at the time•Applied to all Medium and higher Priority
basins••BACKGROUND / HISTORY Consideration of a Contract with GEI Consultants
Consideration of a Contract with GEI Consultants Agree to go back to the 2013 GMP framework•Martis Valley Local SGMA Agencies withdraw Alternative Submittal•No longer required to comply
with SGMA•prioritized to Very Low-Martis Valley in the end re•Met directly with State staff conducting the prioritization•Found and documented series flaws and errors•Local SGMA Agencies
reviewed results•Martis Valley initially prioritized Medium again•years-Required by law every 5•State review of basin prioritization in 2018•BACKGROUND / HISTORY Consideration of a
Contract with GEI Consultants
NEW INFORMATION Update the GMP every five years•Convene annual Stakeholder Working Group meeting in the Spring of 2020•Prepare first GMP annual report tracking performance of the basin•Next
steps •Modified start of GMP implementation to 2019 to reset timing•Discussed key GMP meetings and actions gong forward•prioritization-Updated group on SGMA Alternative Submittal and
re•Reviewed original GMP•off meeting October 2019-Stakeholder Working Group kick•Local public agencies, major water users/pumpers, and interest groups•Updated Stakeholder Working Group•Worked
with Local SGMA Agencies to continue collaboration•Local Water Agencies develop plan to reconvene GMP•Consideration of a Contract with GEI ConsultantsConsideration of a Contract with
GEI Consultants
NEW INFORMATION To be split equally between the three Local Water Agencies•GEI proposal is $21,000•Very familiar with both the Martis Valley and the Local Water Agencies•Valley GMP Annual
ReportLocal Water Agencies solicit proposal from GEI Consultants for Maris •Consideration of a Contract with GEI ConsultantsConsideration of a Contract with GEI Consultants
FISCAL IMPACT adopted FY20 BudgetThis expense is included in the current FY19 Budget and the Board •To be split equally between the three Local Water Agencies•Report is for $21,000The
proposal from GEI Consultants for the Maris Valley GMP Annual •Consideration of a Contract with GEI ConsultantsConsideration of a Contract with GEI Consultants
RECOMMENDATION not to exceed contract amount of $23,100$21,000 plus a 10% change order authorization of $2,100 for a total Consultants for the Martis Valley GMP Annual Report, in an
amount of Authorize the General Manager to execute a contract with GEI •Consideration of a Contract with GEI ConsultantsConsideration of a Contract with GEI Consultants