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Planning and Building Department recommending the Board approve a third amendment to Agreement for Services 214 between El Dorado County and the Tahoe Resource Conservation District for storm water quality compliance monitoring in the Tahoe Basin, updating the rate schedule, with no change to the not-to-exceed amount or the term of the contract.
FUNDING: National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - General Fund (50%) and Public Utility Franchise Fees (50%).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Tahoe Resource Conservation District (TRCD) has performed storm water quality compliance monitoring for El Dorado County (County) since 2013. Water quality monitoring is required by the County’s Lake Tahoe Municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit (Attachment C of Order R6T-2017-0010, NPDES No. CAG616001).
The purpose of this amendment is to update Exhibit B-2 - Rate Schedule; incorporating the 2019 TRCD employee-approved classifications, salary ranges and organizational chart that was approved by their Board on June 11, 2019. The changes are a result of a classification and compensation study. There is no change to the overall obligation of this contract, or to the term of the contract.
The underlying Agreement provides for stormwater compliance monitoring services in Lake Tahoe at six (6) predetermined locations around the lake. The total cost of the lake-wide monitoring services is split equally between the County and the other five (5) other participating jurisdictions.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose to not approve the contract amendment and TRCD would terminate the Agreement. The County would either have to conduct the services in-house, or choose an alternate vendor to supply these services.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
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OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
Tahoe Resource Conservation District (TRCD)
CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMMENTS
It is recommended that the Board approve this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Because of the salary adjustments, costs are anticipated to increase. However, it is not anticipated that the estimated $50,000 budgeted for this purpose for FY 2019-20 will be exceeded, and there is no change to the not-to-exceed amount for the contract.
CLERK OF THE BOARD FOLLOW UP ACTIONS
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STRATEGIC PLAN COMPONENT
Healthy Communities, Public Safety, Good Governance, Infrastructure
CONTACT
Tiffany Schmid, Director
Planning and Building Department