REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
January 28, 2025
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Colton to Provide Potable Water Service to an Unincorporated Area of the County
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Find that the proposed Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Colton to provide potable water service to an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15302 - for negligible replacement of existing facilities, and Section 15061 - Common Sense Exemption.
2. Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding, including non-standard terms, with the City of Colton to provide potable water service to an unincorporated area of San Bernardino County, effective the date of Local Agency Formation Commission's approval of San Bernardino County's exemption request under Government Code Section 56133(e)(1), and in effect as long as water services are required to the area, unless amended and approved by both the County Board of Supervisors and City of Colton City Council.
3. Approve the Letter of Intent, which includes a $2,750 filing fee, requesting that the Local Agency Formation Commission determine the Memorandum of Understanding in Recommendation No. 2 is exempt from the provisions of Government Code Section 56133, as allowed under subsection (e).
4. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute the Letter of Intent, subject to County Counsel review.
5. Authorize the Assistant Executive Officer or Deputy Executive Officer to submit the Memorandum of Understanding and Letter of Intent to the Local Agency Formation Commission, on behalf of San Bernardino County.
6. Direct the Deputy Executive Officer to transmit the executed Letter of Intent to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 da...
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