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CONSENT CALENDAR |
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MEMORANDUM
OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT AND THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME FOR OPERATION OF THE SLEEPY HOLLOW
STEELHEAD REARING FACILITY |
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Meeting Date: |
June 20, 2005 |
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David A. Berger, |
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General Counsel Approval:
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Committee Recommendation: The
Administrative Committee reviewed this item on June 9, 2005 and recommended approval.
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CEQA Compliance:
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State & Federal
Agency Review: Consistent with the District’s License Agreement with
California American Water and permit application pending with NOAA-Fisheries |
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SUMMARY: The Board will
consider approval of a proposed Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the California Department of Fish
and Game (Department) for the operation of the District’s Sleepy Hollow
Steelhead Rearing Facility (Facility) (Exhibit 3-A). Minor revisions have been made to Sections
#6, 12 and 14 of the Terms and Conditions of the proposed MOA from last year’s
MOA, in addition to updating the effective date and duration through May 31,
2006. On May 18, 2005, a copy of the
proposed MOA was sent to the Department for their review, comment and
approval. To date, staff has not
received department concurrence, but does not expect any substantial issues,
since only minor revisions have been made for the 2005-2006 MOA.
RECOMMENDATION:
District staff recommends approval of the proposed MOA (Exhibit 3-A),
and authorization for the General Manager to enter into the MOA.
IMPACT
TO STAFF/RESOURCES: Staff time for
implementing the 2005-06 MOA with the Department is expected to be similar to
last year and includes a seven-day work schedule with 8 hours per day on
weekdays and four hours per day on weekends and holidays. Any additional time
that may be needed for unexpected maintenance or emergencies would increase
compensation time balances for three positions: the Senior Fisheries Biologist,
Associate Fisheries Biologist, and Assistant Fisheries Biologist.
BACKGROUND:
The District has been operating the Sleepy Hollow Facility under the
direction of the Department since 1996.
Department approval of the set-up, operations, and protocol at the
Facility has been accomplished through the annually updated and reviewed MOA,
as well as periodic workshops, meetings and site visits by the Department’s
biologists, pathologists, and hatchery operators, NOAA Fisheries staff, and
other interested parties.
In
1997, after the Carmel River steelhead was listed as a “threatened species”,
the District submitted a permit application to NOAA Fisheries to cover its
fisheries work on the Carmel River, including Facility operations. To date, NOAA Fisheries has not processed the
application, although during a recent site visit to the Facility, NOAA
Fisheries staff indicated they would begin work on it in the near future.
EXHIBITS
3-A Proposed Memorandum of Agreement with the
California Department of Fish and Game for the operation of the District’s
Sleepy Hollow Steelhead Rearing Facility
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