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Santa Clara Valley Water District Efforts to Develop Purified Water Projects in Santa Clara County. - TO BE HEARD AT 4:00 P.M.
...Recommendations
As recommended by the Rules and Open Government Committee on April 7, 2021, accept the report regarding the status of the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s (Valley Water) Purified Water Project in Santa Clara County and direct the Administration to:
(a) Negotiate an amended or new Master Agreement between Valley Water and the City of San José relating to Valley Water’s Payment for City’s support services to the expedited purified water program for an amount adequate to fund all costs incurred by the City to support negotiation of new agreements including legal services and a facilitator.
(b) Coordinate with Valley Water to negotiate and enter into a three-party agreement with a mutually agreed upon consultant to facilitate negotiation meetings between the City and Valley Water for six months; and establish the executive steering committee comprised of representatives from the San Jose City Council and Valley Water Board, staff from each agency only if the negotiation with the facilitator requires additional guidance.
(c) Negotiate with Valley Water an agreement to fund the reservation of wastewater effluent for potential water reuse projects with terms and conditions substantially similar to the Partnership Agreement to Advance Resilient Water Reuse Programs in Santa Clara County between Valley Water and the cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View dated December 10, 2019.
(d) Return to the San José City Council in December 2021 for action/consideration on a reservation of wastewater effluent agreement with Valley Water.
(e) Following the reservation of wastewater effluent, engage Valley Water to negotiate an amended or new Ground Lease and Property Use Agreement for the existing Advanced Water Treatment Facility, concurrently with an amended or new Recycled Water Facilities and Programs Integration Agreemen...
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