ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
5.	AUTHORIZE THE GENERAL MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CARMEL VALLEY TRAIL AND SADDLE CLUB TO USE AN IRRIGATION WELL FOR MITIGATION PLANTINGS AND TO MAKE NON SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO THE DRAFT AGREEMENT
Meeting Date:		May 14, 2018	Budgeted:	Yes
From:		David J. Stoldt	Program/	Irrigation Program
		General Manager	Line Item No.:	2-1-1
Prepared By:		Thomas Christensen	Cost Estimate:	N/A
General Counsel Approval: N/A
Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on May 14, 2018 and recommended _______________.
CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378.

SUMMARY: On July 15, 1993 the District and the Carmel Valley Trail and Saddle Club (Trail and Saddle Club) signed an agreement that allowed the District to drill a well on the Trail and Saddle Club property. The original purpose of this well was to allow the District to irrigate riparian plantings at the DeDampierre Restoration Project along the Carmel River. The Trail and Saddle Club also has a connection to the well for irrigation on their property. This agreement has now expired and the District and the Trail and Saddle Club would like to renew the agreement so that mitigation and restoration plantings can continue to be irrigated. The District shares the electrical and maintenance costs with the Trail and Saddle Club on a pro rata basis, based on the amount of water use each party carries out.

RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with the Trail and Saddle Club to use the Trail and Saddle Club Irrigation Well for irrigation of riparian mitigation plantings and to make non substantive changes to the Draft Carmel Valley Trail and Saddle Club Well Use Agreement (Exhibit 5-A)

DISCUSSION: For many years, the District has been using the Trail and Saddle Club Irrigation Well to irrigate mitigation plantings that compensate for vegetation management activities in the Carmel River. New plantings are typically irrigated for up to five years before they are established enough to endure the summer months. These plantings are monitored and are reported in Mitigation Reports to the regulatory agencies.

IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: Funds for the use and maintenance of this well are included in the FY 2017-18 budget under “Riparian Mitigations,” line item 2-1-1 Operate and Maintain District Project Systems, Account 24-03-785012.

EXHIBIT

5-A Draft Carmel Valley Trail and Saddle Club Well Use Agreement

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