ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

4. CONSIDER EXPENDITURE OF BUDGETED FUNDS FOR RENEWAL OF THE DISTRICT’S ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

Meeting Date: February 20, 2013 Budgeted: Yes

Program Line Item No.: 2-1-5

Staff Person: Thomas Christensen Cost Estimate: $ 2,689.50

General Counsel Approval: N/A

Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on February 20, 2013 and recommended ________.

CEQA Compliance: N/A

SUMMARY: The District has held a long-term Routine Maintenance Agreement (RMA) with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW – formerly California Department of Fish and Game) for many years. The RMA authorizes the District to carry out activities along the Carmel River such as vegetation management and stream bank restoration. Many of the activities carried out as part of the Carmel River Management Program, which is included in the Mitigation Program, require individual permits from CDFW. However, the RMA streamlines this permit process by authorizing a set of predetermined activities to take place as long as the District notifies CDFW. The current RMA expired in December 2012 and the District is currently applying for a new one, which requires an application fee.

RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Board authorize expenditure of budgeted funds in the amount of $2,689.50 to apply for a new RMA. The Administrative Committee considered this matter at their February 20, 2013 meeting and voted _______ to [approve] [disapprove] this expenditure.

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