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1 COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Title: Contact: CC #: 7247 File #: Western Placer County Groundwater Management Plan Year 8 Implementation - Professional Services Agreement Kelye McKinney kmckinney@roseville.ca.us Meeting Date: 11/4/2015 Item #: RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL Adopt a resolution approving the Year 8 implementation budget for the Western Placer County Groundwater Management for a total of $218, of which Roseville s share is $50, After approving the budget and proposed allocation, adopt a resolution authorizing the Acting City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement with GEI Consultants, Inc. for Year 8 Implementation Projects. BACKGROUND The Western Placer County Groundwater Management Plan (GMP) was prepared in accordance with the California Groundwater Management Act, Assembly Bill 3030 (AB3030), and Senate Bill 1938 (SB 1938). The overall goal of the GMP is to maintain the quality and ensure the long-term availability of shared groundwater resources to meet backup, emergency, and peak demands without adversely affecting other groundwater uses within the GMP area. In order to promote regionally consistent and cooperative groundwater management goals and objectives, staff proposed development of a joint plan with Placer County Water Agency (PCWA). PCWA agreed to this approach and, in December 2005, the PCWA Board approved an agreement to share the cost of a joint GMP. Since then, the City of Lincoln (Lincoln) and California American Water Company (CalAm) have joined the efforts as partners. Although not a cost sharing partner, Placer County has also been an active participant in the development of the GMP. To achieve the overall goal, the GMP sets forth five management objectives and five primary plan components that identify the specific actions to implement for the purpose of maintaining the overall health of the groundwater basin. The five management objectives are: Management of the groundwater basin shall not have a significant adverse effect on groundwater quality; Manage groundwater elevations to ensure an adequate groundwater supply for backup, emergency, and peak demands without adversely impacting adjacent areas;

2 Participate in State and Federal land surface subsidence monitoring programs; Protect against adverse impacts to surface water flows in creeks and rivers due to groundwater pumping; and Ensure groundwater recharge projects comply with state and federal regulations and protect beneficial uses of groundwater. The five primary plan components to be implemented in support of the management objectives are: Stakeholder involvement which includes involving the public, other interested agencies, advisory committees in GMP development and implementation; Monitoring programs including groundwater elevation and quality monitoring, as well as land surface elevation monitoring; Groundwater resource protection which includes providing well construction, abandonment, and destruction policies as well as protection measures for wellheads and recharge areas, Groundwater sustainability including conjunctive management activities (banking and exchange of groundwater and surface water) and demand reduction; and Planning integration including the use of existing planning efforts such as the Water Forum Agreement and Urban Water Management Plan to coordinate groundwater planning efforts across jurisdictional boundaries. These objectives and components support the water supply and management objectives of the 1993 Placer County General Plan. A copy of the final version of the GMP is available for review in the City Clerk s office. With the adoption of the GMP by participating agencies, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for Implementation of the Western Placer County Groundwater Management Plan was developed. Parties to this agreement included the City, PCWA, Lincoln, and CalAm, who cooperatively implemented the primary GMP components as listed above. The City is the administering agency for the MOA and has authority to manage funds associated with the project, contract for legal and consulting services, and implement the GMP in accordance with the California Groundwater Management Act with confirmation from all other parties. Per Items 2, 7, and 8 of the MOA, an annual budget to implement elements of the GMP is required for expenditure for the upcoming year. Any fund balance will be carried over towards next year s implementation activities. A total of $62, will be carried over from previous years towards Year 8 s budget as show in Attachment A. The GMP partners agreed on the implementation tasks which include GMP program management, assistance related to implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management, water quality sampling, transducer purchase, installation and data analysis for 9 monitoring wells and continued monitoring of groundwater levels in western Placer County as required by the California State Groundwater Elevation Monitoring (CASGEM) program. The level of effort to complete these tasks is outlined in the scope of work provided by the GMP partners engineering consultant, GEI consultants, Inc. (GEI) in the amount of $218, A copy of the contract and the scope of work are included as Attachment B. Roseville, PCWA, and Lincoln will each contribute $50, towards the effort and CalAm will contribute $25, for Year 8. The remaining costs will be covered through carry-over budget available from past partner contributions to the program.

3 FISCAL IMPACT Funding capital for the WPCGMP Implementation was originally appropriated from the Roseville Water Operations Fund. The current approved budget for the project is sufficient for Roseville s share. Future percent participation will be determined by the partners when the particular annual budget is developed. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT / JOBS CREATED The implementation of Year 8 WPCGMP projects will continue the effort for protecting groundwater resources in western Placer County. This effort will facilitate the continuance of 1 FTE staff in profession/technical field. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The implementation of the Western Placer County Groundwater Management Plan will provide for the protection of groundwater resources within the South Placer area. The proposed budget adoption and contract authorization are not considered a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines 15378). Consequently no CEQA action is required. Respectfully Submitted, Kelye McKinney, Assistant Environmental Utilities Director Richard Plecker, Environmental Utilities Director Rob Jensen, City Manager ATTACHMENTS: Description Attachment A Western Placer County Groundwater Management Plan Implementation Budget Resolution Attachment B GEI Professional Services Agreement and Scope of Work

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6 RESOLUTION NO APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE AND GEI CONSULTANTS, INC. AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE IT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ROSEVILLE WHEREAS, a Professional Services Agreement regarding the Western Placer County Groundwater Management Plan Year 8 Implementation, by and between the City of Roseville and GEI Consultants, Inc., has been reviewed by the City Council; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Roseville that said agreement is hereby approved and that the City Manager is authorized to execute it on behalf of the City of Roseville. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of Roseville this day of, 20, by the following vote on roll call: AYES COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS: ATTEST: MAYOR City Clerk

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