ITEM:		CONSENT CALENDAR
5.	CONSIDER RECOMMENDATION TO AUTHORIZE A CONTRACT WITH CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY – RECORDING FEES
Meeting Date:			May 19, 2025	Budgeted:	Yes
From:			David J. Stoldt,	Program/	Recording Fees
			General Manager	Line Item No.:	26-05-781900
Prepared By:			Stephanie Locke	Cost Estimate:	$60,000 (partially reimbursed)
General Counsel Review: N/A
Committee Recommendation: The Finance and Administration Committee reviewed this item on May 12, 2025, and recommended approval.
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15378.

SUMMARY:  The District records approximately 150 documents each month with the County Recorder’s office with average recording fees of $35. The documents are electronically recorded through Corporation Service Company (CSC).  Normally, approximately 40 percent of the recording fees are reimbursed by the applicant, although during the “amnesty” program to close out open Water Permits, which ends in September 2025, the District is recording without reimbursement.  Recorded documents include deed restrictions related to access to water records and limitations on use, Well Confirmation of Exemptions, Water Distribution System Permits, and notices of non-compliance/compliance and removal.  

CSC requires immediate payment at the time a document is recorded.  To facilitate this, the District maintains a deposit account that is regularly refilled to cover recording costs. Staff is seeking approval of $60,000 of budgeted funds for document recording during Fiscal Year 2025-2026.    

RECOMMENDATION: The Finance and Administration Committee recommends that the Board approve the expenditure of $60,000 for recording fees for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.

IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES:  Funds for this expenditure are included in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget.

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