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Action Item #7Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract February 1, 2017
BACKGROUND / HISTORY burdensMinimize unnecessary costs and regulatory •Comply with SGMA•Local stewardship of the MVGB•Goals include•Northstar Community Service District•Placer County
Water Agency•Placer County•Nevada County•Town of Truckee•Truckee Donner Public Utility District•Local SGMA Agencies•Sustainable Groundwater Management Act of 2014 (SGMA)•Amend GEI SGMA
ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract
Amend GEI SGMA Contract Agencieswith Local SGMA Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) •Board meeting for a total amount not to exceed $32,000District awarded a contract to GEI Consultants at
August 3, 2016 •yield as defined by SGMAyears of operation within sustainable -Demonstrate at least 10•)Valley Groundwater Basin (MVGBcase basin; not appropriate for the Martis -written
for worstGSP •SGMAFor basins that already meet the intent of •)(GSA) & Groundwater Sustainability Plan (GSPGroundwater Sustainability Agency without Option to comply •2017 deadlineJanuary
1, •SubmittalSGMA Alternative •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Amend GEI SGMA Contract
NEW INFORMATION Guide and support an additional local meetingRequested additional work from GEI to complete Alternative Elements •Elements Guide remained unattractiveFinancial and regulatory
exposure of not completing the Alternative •District Staff and GEI ConsultantsMassive spreadsheet requiring significant analysis and inputs from both •DWR’s attempt to formalize ‘functional
equivalence’•December 2, 2016 created last minute scramble and new workDWR introduction of required Alternative Elements Guide on •SGMA Alternative Submittal completed on December 22,
2016•Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract
FISCAL IMPACT budgetSufficient funds exist in the approved FY16 Water Department •$8,734District’s portion as per the Local SGMA Agencies MOA would be •Final contract price would be
$36,200•meeting is $7,400DWR Alternative Elements Guide and support an additional local The GEI Consultants change order request to help complete the •Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI
SGMA Contract
RECOMMENDATION$36,200 contract amount not to exceed Amend the contract with GEI Consultants for a new total •Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract
RECOMMENDATION Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract
BACKGROUND / HISTORY Managed compliance effort•year compliance st Agencies for Alternative Submittal and 1Created a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) amongst Local SGMA •amount of science
on the MVGBHired GEI for independent review and analysis of the significant •Compiled and helped write the Alternative Submittal•AgenciesDistrict staff is taking the lead with support
from the Local SGMA •Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract
Amend GEI SGMA Contract MVGB did not experience any shortages during recent drought•system budgetGroundwater pumping is less than 2% of the total MVGB water •25,000 AFY sustainable yield-7,000
AFY & 13,000 AFY vs. 22,000•sustainable yieldCurrent water production and buildout projections are well below •Certified by licensed hydrogeologist•Key points of Alternative Submittal•Martis
Valley GMP + Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA)•Adequate local governance to ensure management of the basin•years operation within sustainable yield-25•Department of Water Resources
(DWR)The Local SGMA Agencies Alternative Submittal to the California •BACKGROUND / HISTORY Amend GEI SGMA Contract
BACKGROUND / HISTORY to prepare and implement Alternative SubmittalMemorandum of Agreement (MOA) amongst SGMA Local Agencies •Addresses the six SGMA undesirable results•the MVGB within
sustainable yield as defined by SGMAyears of operation in -GEI Consultants certification of at least 25•nformation and history of MVGB and Local SGMA AgenciesI•Review of Alternative
Submittal•Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract
BACKGROUND / HISTORY going stakeholder and public outreach-On•th Public SGMA Alternative Submittal meeting Nov. 14•nd Truckee River Basin Working Group Nov. 2•th, and Dec. 7 nd, Nov.
2 rd District Board items on Aug. 3•AgenciesOver a dozen publicly agendized meetings for Local SGMA •Public outreach process•Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract
NEW INFORMATION Pursue MVGB Reprioritization (early 2017)•Acceptance, conditional acceptance, or rejection•Track and respond to DWR’s evaluation of Alternative Submittal•(DWR) by January
1, 2017Submit alternative to California Department of Water Resources •approval of MOA by MVGB Local SGMA Agency Board’s/Council’sAdoption of Resolutions to submit Alternative Submittal
and •Key next steps•Amend GEI SGMA ContractAmend GEI SGMA Contract