REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 16, 2021
FROM
LEONARD X. HERNANDEZ, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
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Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 19-678 with Chino Basin Desalter Authority Related to Treatment Facilities and Services for the Chino Airport Groundwater Remedial Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 19-678 with Chino Basin Desalter Authority related to treatment facilities and services for the Chino Airport Groundwater Remedial Project, extending the project completion date from January 31, 2022 to January 31, 2023, and more clearly defining payment timeframes, with no change to compensation.
(Presenter: James E. Jenkins, Director, 387-8810)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of Amendment No. 1 will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). In accordance with the Agreement with Chino Basin Desalter Authority (CDA), the County will be responsible for allocated capital costs, well construction costs and operations and maintenance (O&M) costs associated with the Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) Treatment Plant, extraction wells and associated conveyances. To date, the Board of Supervisors (Board) has allocated $38 million of Discretionary General Funding for expenses associated with the groundwater investigation and remedial project, known as the Chino Airport Groundwater Remedial Project (Remedial Project), including $35 million in one-time funding, and $3 million in ongoing funding beginning in 2021-22. While Amendment No.1 does not impact the financial obligations of the Co...
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