Sonoma Valley Regional Water Resources*

Recommendations 6

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  Sonoma Water, the Valley of the Moon Water District, the City of Sonoma and Permit Sonoma work with the California Department of General Services to seek an agreement, by October 31, 2020, that potable water storage facilities at Sonoma Developmental Center shall remain active and available for sharing water. Response: Recommendations #1 will not be implemented because it is not reasonable. The potable water storage facilities at SDC are not active and are not available for sharing access during emergencies. The SDC Specific Plan and future development of SDC may result in restoration of an independent water supply at SDC, which would be beneficial for water agencies in Sonoma Valley and could lead to a future agreement for sharing water. This is a longer term initiative. The City is monitoring the efforts of the SDC Specific Plan and can participate actively when water options are considered. California Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CalWARN) 2007 Omnibus Mutual Assistance Agreement WHEREAS, the California Office of Emergency Services (OES), the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Department of Public Health (DPH) and the California Utilities Emergency Association (CUEA) have expressed a mutual interest in the establishment of a plan to facilitate and encourage water agency mutual assistance agreements between water agencies; and WHEREAS, the California Water Agency Response Network (CalWARN) was originally created to provide a forum for the development of mutual assistance agreements between water agencies in the OES Coastal Region of California; and later expanded to all water and wastewater agencies in the State of California, and WHEREAS, the CALIFORNIA WATER/WASTEWATER AGENCY RESPONSE NETWORK (CalWARN) 2007 OMNIBUS MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT is a continuation of the WARN 1996 OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID and 2001 OMNIBUS MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT and sets forth the mutual covenants and agreements for water and wastewater agencies to provide mutual assistance to one another in times of emergency; and WHEREAS, State OES regulates the SEMS program, and this agreement is consistent with SEMS, and that it is necessary to have a mutual assistance agreement in place to support requests to FEMA for costs of using assistance during an emergency, and WHEREAS, the water or wastewater agency hereto has determined that it would be in its best interests to enter into an agreement that implements that plan and sets forth procedures and the responsibilities of the agency whenever emergency personnel, equipment and facility assistance are provided from one agency to the other; and WHEREAS, no water or wastewater agency should be in a position of unreasonably using its own resources, facilities, or services providing such mutual assistance; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of WARN to revise this agreement as necessary and to annually publish a list of all water and wastewater agencies participating in this agreement, as posted on www.calwarn.org; and WHEREAS, such an agreement is in accord with the California Emergency Services Act set forth in Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 7 (Section 8550 et seq.) of the Government Code and specifically with Articles 14 and 17 (Section 8630 et seq.) of the Act. Now, THEREFORE, in consideration of the conditions and covenants contained therein, the City of Sonoma (Utility) agrees to become a party to the CalWARN 2007 Omnibus Mutual Assistance Agreement. Date: April 14, 2020 (signature) Name: (printed) Cathy Capriola Title: City Manager Please return an ORIGINAL signed copy of this page, plus the information requested on Emergency Contacts List to: Ms. Kelly Hubbard CalWARN, Region 1, Southern Chair Municipal Water District of Orange County 18700 Ward Street Fountain Valley CA 92728 Send a copy to the appropriate Region Chair: Region I, Southern Chair Municipal Water District of Orange Co Region IV, Inland Chair Kelly Hubbard Golden State Water 18700 Ward Street John Spitler Fountain Valley, CA 92728 3035 Prospect Park Drive Suite 60 (714) 593-5010 Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 khubbard@mwdoc.com (916) 853-3616 jpspitler@gswater.com Region II, Coastal Chair Alameda County Water District Region V, Inland South Chair Steven Dennis Please send to the State Steering 43885 South Grimmer Boulevard Committee Chair Fremont, CA 94537 (510) 668-6530 Region VI, Southern Chair Steve.Dennis@acwd.com Western Municipal Water District Tom McMillen Region III, Inland Chair 14205 Meridian Parkway Bella Vista Water District Riverside, CA 92518 Don Groundwater (951) 571-7252 11368 East Stillwater Way tmcmillen@wmwd.com Redding, CA 96003-9510 (530) 241-1085 dgroundwater@bvwd.org State Steering Committee Chair Raymond Riordan City of San Ramon 2662 Marsh Drive San Ramon, CA 94583 (925) 830-9019 rayriordan@comcast.net 1 Articles of Agreement 2 California Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network 3 WARN 2007 Omnibus Mutual Assistance Agreement 4 5 This AGREEMENT is made and entered into by those water and wastewater utilities which have 6 adopted and signed this agreement to provide mutual assistance in times of emergency in 7 accordance with the California Emergency Services Act and the California Disaster and Civil 8 Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement; and to provide reimbursement for equipment, supplies 9 and personnel made available on an emergency basis. 10 11 All of said water and wastewater utilities being herein referred to collectively as "the parties." 12 13 In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties agree 14 to provide mutual assistance to one another in times of emergency as follows: 15 16 17 ARTICLE I. PURPOSE 19 20 Recognizing that emergencies may require assistance in the form of personnel, equipment, and 21 supplies from outside the area of impact, the signatory utilities hereby establish an Intrastate 22 Program for Mutual Aid and Assistance. Through the Mutual Aid and Assistance Program, 23 Members coordinate response activities and share resources during emergencies. This 24 Agreement sets forth the procedures and standards for the administration of the Intrastate 25 Mutual Aid and Assistance Program and is available to all water and wastewater utilities, public 26 and private, in the State of California. 27 28 29 ARTICLE II. DEFINITIONS 31 32 A. Authorized Official – An employee or officer of a Member who is authorized to: (1) request 33 assistance; (2) offer assistance; (3) refuse to offer assistance or (4) withdraw assistance 34 under this. 35 36 B. Emergency - A natural or human caused event or circumstance causing, or imminently 37 threatening to cause impact to the operations of a member utility's system, loss of life, injury 38 to person or property, human suffering or financial loss, and includes, but is not limited to, 39 fire, flood, severe weather, earthquake, civil disturbance, riot, explosion, drought, volcanic 40 activity, spills or releases of oil or hazardous material, contamination, utility or transportation 41 emergencies, disease, blight, infestation, intentional acts, sabotage, declaration of war, or 42 other conditions which is, or is likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, 43 equipment, and facilities of a Member and requires mutual assistance. 44 45 C. Member - Any public or private water or wastewater utility that manifests intent to participate in the Mutual Aid and Assistance Program by executing this, the California 46 47 Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CalWARN) Agreement. Health, or associations, who are members of the Regional or State Steering Committees 2 and do not officially sign the WARN agreement. 3 4 E. Confidential Information - Any document shared with any signatory to this Agreement that 5 is marked confidential, including but not limited to any map, report, notes, papers, opinion, 6 or e-mail which relates to the system vulnerabilities of a Member or Associate Member. 7 8 F. Non-Responding Member - A Member that does not provide assistance during a Period of 9 Assistance under the Mutual Aid and Assistance Program. 10 11 G. Requesting Member – A Member who requests assistance under the Mutual Aid and 12 Assistance Program. 13 14 H. Responding Member – A Member that responds to a request for assistance under the 15 Mutual Aid and Assistance Program. 16 17 Period of Assistance – A specified period of time when a Responding Member assists a 18 Requesting Member. The period commences when personnel, equipment, or supplies 19 depart from Responding Member's facility and ends when the resources return to their 20 facility (portal to portal). All protections identified in the Agreement apply during this period. The specified Period of Assistance may occur during response to or recovery from an 22 Emergency. 23 24 J. National Incident Management System (NIMS) - A national, standardized approach to 25 incident management and response that sets uniform processes and procedures for 26 emergency response operations. 27 28 K. Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) - A standardized approach to 29 field command and jurisdictional management and response set forth by State of California 30 Code of Regulations for multi-agency or multi-jurisdictional response to an emergency. 31 32 33 ARTICLE III. ADMINISTRATION 35 36 The administration of the Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (WARN) will be 37 through WARN Regional Steering Committees (RSC) and the WARN State Steering Committee 38 (SSC). 39 40 The WARN RSCs will be established by representatives from the Members in that region. A 41 chair and co-chair will be elected and act as administrators for that region. The chair will 42 represent the region on the WARN SSC. Each WARN RSC will sponsor an annual meeting for 43 Members, maintain a data base of all water and wastewater utilities who have signed this 44 Agreement, and meet as a committee to address concerns and procedures for requesting mutual assistance in that region. The regions will be comprised of one or more of the six Office 45 46 of Emergency Services (OES) mutual aid regions. 47 48 The WARN SSC will include the chairs of the regional steering committees, and a 1 Association (CRWA) and California Sanitation Risk Management Authority (CSRMA). The SSC 2 will identify a Chair for the purpose of leading the SSC and act as a point of contact for the 3 WARN SSC. At a minimum, the WARN SSC will meet annually and issue a list of participating 4 utilities. The database will be maintained on the WARN website, managed by a volunteer 5 Member, as appointed by the SSC. 6 7 8 ARTICLE IV. PROCEDURES 10 11 A. In coordination with the Regional Steering Committees, emergency management and public 12 health system of the state, the State Steering Committee shall develop operational and 13 planning procedures for the Mutual Aid and Assistance Program. These procedures shall 14 be consistent with the Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) and the 15 National Incident Management System (NIMS), reviewed at least annually and updated as 16 needed by the State Steering Committee. 17 18 Requests for emergency assistance under this Agreement shall be directed to the 19 appropriate Authorized Official(s) from the list of Members. 20 21 C. Consistent with SEMS, when more than one County is impacted by a disaster, requests for 22 mutual assistance under this Agreement may be channeled through the CUEA Utility 23 Operation Center to ensure maximum effectiveness in allocating resources to the highest 24 priority needs. 25 26 27 ARTICLE V. REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE 29 30 In general, assistance will be in the form of resources, such as equipment, supplies, and 31 personnel. Assistance shall be given only when Responding Member determines that its own 32 needs can be met while rendering assistance. The execution of this Agreement shall not create any duty to respond on the part of any party hereto. A potential Responding Member shall not 33 be held liable for failing to provide assistance. A potential Responding Member has the 34 35 absolute discretion to decline to provide any requested assistance. 36 37 A. Member Responsibility - Members shall identify an Authorized Official and alternates; provide contact information including 24-hour access; and maintain resource information 38 made available by the utility for mutual aid and assistance response, as allowed by utility 39 policy. Such information shall be updated annually or as changes occur (whichever is 40 41 sooner), provided to the State Steering Committee, and uploaded into the statewide 42 database. 43 44 B. Member Request - In the event of an Emergency, a Member's Authorized Official may request mutual aid and assistance from a participating Member. Requests for assistance 45 can be made orally or in writing. When made orally, the request for personnel, equipment, 46 and supplies shall also be prepared in writing and submitted to the participating Member as 47 soon as practicable. Requests for assistance shall be directed to the Authorized Official of 1 C. Response to a Request for Assistance – Members are not obligated to respond to a 2 request. After a Member receives a request for assistance, the Authorized Official evaluates 3 whether or not to respond, whether resources are available to respond, or if other 4 circumstances would hinder response. Following the evaluation, the Authorized 5 Representative shall inform, as soon as possible, the Requesting Member whether it will 6 respond. If the Member is willing and able to provide assistance, the Member shall inform 7 the Requesting Member about the type of available resources and the approximate arrival 8 time of such assistance. 9 10 D. Discretion of Responding Member's Authorized Official – Execution of this Agreement 11 does not create any duty to respond to a request for assistance. When a Member receives 12 a request for assistance, the Authorized Official shall have sole and absolute discretion as to 13 whether or not to respond, or the availability of resources to be used in such response. An 14 Authorized Member's decisions on the availability of resources shall be final. 15 16 17 ARTICLE VI. RESPONSE COORDINATION 19 20 When providing assistance under this Agreement, the Requesting Member and Responding 21 Member shall be organized and shall function under the Standard Emergency Management 22 System and National Incident Management System protocols and procedures. 23 24 A. Personnel – Responding Member retains right to identify the employees who are willing 25 to participate and the resources that are available. 26 27 B. Control – While employees so provided may be under the supervision of the 28 Responding Member, the Responding Member's employees come under the direction 29 and control of the Requesting Member, consistent with the NIMS Incident Command 30 System to address the needs identified by the Requesting Member. The Requesting 31 Member's Authorized Official shall coordinate response activities with the designated 32 supervisor(s) of the Responding Member(s). Whenever practical, Responding 33 Member personnel must be self sufficient for up to 72 hours. The Responding Member's 34 designated supervisor(s) must keep accurate records of work performed by personnel 35 during the specified Period of Assistance. 36 37 C. Food and Shelter – When possible, the Requesting Member shall supply reasonable food 38 and shelter for Responding Member personnel. If the Requesting Member is unable to 39 provide food and shelter for Responding Member personnel, the Responding Member's 40 designated supervisor is authorized to secure the resources necessary to meet the needs of 41 its personnel. Except as provided below, the cost for such resources must not exceed the 42 State per diem rates for that area. To the extent Food and Shelter costs exceed the State 43 per diem rates for the area, the Responding Member must demonstrate that the additional 44 costs were reasonable and necessary under the circumstances. Unless otherwise agreed 45 to in writing, the Requesting Member remains responsible for reimbursing the Responding Member for all reasonable and necessary costs associated with providing food and shelter, 46 47 if such resources are not provided. 48 1 2 E. Status - Unless otherwise provided by law, the Responding Member's officers and 3 employees retain the same privileges, immunities, rights, duties and benefits as provided in 4 their respective jurisdictions. 5 6 F. Licenses and Permits – To the extent permitted by law, Responding Member personnel 7 who hold licenses, certificates, or permits evidencing professional, mechanical, or other 8 skills shall be allowed to carry out activities and tasks relevant and related to their respective 9 credentials during the specified Period of Assistance. 10 11 G. Right to Withdraw Resources - The Responding Member's Authorized Official retains the 12 right to withdraw some or all of its resources at any time for any reason in the Responding 13 Member's sole and absolute discretion. Notice of intention to withdraw must be 14 communicated to the Requesting Member's Authorized Official as soon as soon as is 15 practicable under the circumstances. 16 17 18 ARTICLE VII. COST REIMBURSEMENT 20 21 Unless otherwise mutually agreed in whole or in part by both parties, the Requesting Member 22 shall reimburse the Responding Member for each of the following categories of costs incurred 23 while providing aid and assistance during the specified Period of Assistance. 24 25 A. Personnel – Responding Member will make such employees as are willing to 26 participate available to Requesting Member at Requesting Member's expense equal to 27 Responding Member's full cost, i.e., equal to the employee's applicable salary or hourly 28 wage plus fringe benefits and overhead, and consistent with Responding Member's 29 collective bargaining agreements or other conditions of employment. All costs incurred 30 for work performed during the specified Period of Assistance will be included. The 31 Requesting Member shall be responsible for all direct and indirect labor costs. 32 33 B. Equipment – Use of equipment, such as construction equipment, vehicles, tools, pumps 34 and generators, shall be at Responding Member's current equipment rate and subject to the 35 following conditions: The Requesting Member shall reimburse the Responding Member for 36 the use of equipment during the specified Period of Assistance, including, but not limited to, 37 reasonable rental rates, all fuel, lubrication, maintenance, transportation, and 38 loading/unloading of loaned equipment. All equipment shall be returned to the Responding 39 Member as soon as is practicable and reasonable under the circumstances. 40 (a) At the option of Responding Member, equipment may be provided with an 41 operator. 42 (b) Equipment shall be returned to Responding Member within 24 hours after receipt of an oral or written request for return. 43 (c) Requesting Member shall, at its own expense, supply all fuel, lubrication and 44 maintenance for furnished equipment. 45 (d) Responding Member's cost related to the transportation, handling and 46 loading/unloading of equipment shall be chargeable to Requesting Member. 47 (e) In the event equipment is damaged while being dispatched to Requesting Member, 48 or while in the custody and use of Requesting Member, Requesting Member shall * 1 reimburse Responding Member for the cost of replacing such equipment with 2 equipment that is of at least equal capability as determined by the Responding 3 Member. If Responding Member must lease a piece of equipment while Requesting 4 Member equipment is being repaired or replaced, Requesting Member shall 5 reimburse Responding Member for such lease costs. 6 7 C. Materials and Supplies - Requesting Member shall reimburse Responding Member in 8 kind or at actual replacement cost, plus handling charges, for use of expendable or non- 9 returnable supplies. Other supplies and reusable items that are returned to Responding 10 Member in a clean, damage-free condition shall not be charged to the Requesting 11 Member and no rental fee will be charged; otherwise, they shall be treated as 12 expendable supplies. Supplies that are returned to the Responding Member with 13 damage must be treated as expendable supplies for purposes of cost reimbursement. 14 15 D. Payment Period – The Responding Member shall provide an itemized bill to the Requesting 16 Member for all expenses incurred by the Responding Member while providing assistance 17 under this Agreement. The Requesting Member shall send the itemized bill not later than 18 (90) ninety dates following the end of the Period of Assistance. The Responding Member 19 may request additional periods of time within which to submit the itemized bill, and 20 Requesting Member shall not unreasonably withhold consent to such request. The 21 Requesting Member agrees to reimburse the Responding Member from 22 receipt of an invoice for assistance provided under this Agreement. The Requesting 23 Member may request additional periods of time within which to pay the itemized bill, and 24 Responding Member shall not unreasonably withhold consent to such request, provided, 25 however, that all payment shall occur not later than one-year after the date a final itemized 26 bill is submitted to the Requesting Member. 27 28 E. Records - Each Responding Member and its duly authorized representatives shall have 29 access to a Requesting Member's books, documents, notes, reports, papers and records 30 which are directly pertinent to this Agreement for the purposes of reviewing the accuracy of 31 a cost bill or making a financial, maintenance or regulatory audit. Each Requesting Member 32 and its duly authorized representatives shall have access to a Responding Member's books, 33 documents, notes, reports, papers and records which are directly pertinent to this 34 Agreement for the purposes of reviewing the accuracy of a cost bill or making a financial, 35 maintenance or regulatory audit. Such records shall be maintained for at least three (3) 36 years or longer where required by law and as needed for federal reimbursement practices. 37 38 39 ARTICLE VIII. . ARBITRATION 41 42 If any controversy or claim arises out of, or relates to, the Agreement, including, but not limited to an alleged breach of the Agreement, the disputing Members shall first attempt to resolve the 43 44 dispute by negotiation, followed by mediation and finally shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment on the award 10 . ARTICLE IX. REQUESTING MEMBER'S DUTY TO INDEMNIFY 3 4 Pursuant to Government Code Section 895.4, and subject to Article X, Requesting Member 5 shall assume the defense of, fully indemnify and hold harmless Responding Member, its 6 Directors, Council Members, Supervisors, officers and employees, from all claims, loss, 7 damage, injury and liability of every kind, nature and description, directly or indirectly arising 8 from the Requesting Member's work hereunder, including, but not limited to, negligent or 9 wrongful use of equipment, supplies or personnel provided to Requesting Member or faulty 10 workmanship or other negligent acts, errors or omissions by Responding Member, or by 11 personnel provided to Requesting Member from the time assistance is requested and 12 rendered until the assistance is returned to Responding Member's control, portal to portal. 13 14 15 ARTICLE X. SIGNATORY INDEMNIFICATION 17 18 In the event of a liability, claim, demand, action or proceeding, of whatever kind or nature 19 arising out of the rendering of assistance through this Agreement, the parties involved in 20 rendering or receiving assistance agree to indemnify and hold harmless all Members whose 21 only involvement is the execution and approval of this Agreement, in the transaction or 22 occurrence which is the subject of such claim, action, demand or other proceeding. Such 23 indemnification shall include indemnity for all claims, demands, liability, damages and costs, 24 including reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs of defense, for injury, property damage 25 and workers compensation. 26 27 28 ARTICLE XI. WORKER'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS 30 31 The Responding Member is responsible for providing worker's compensation benefits and 32 administering worker's compensation for its employees. The Requesting Member is 33 responsible for providing worker's compensation benefits and administering worker's 34 compensation for its employees. 35 36 37 ARTICLE XII. NOTICE 39 40 Each party hereto shall give to the others prompt and timely written notice of any claim 41 made or any suit instituted coming to its knowledge, which in any way, directly or indirectly, 42 contingently or otherwise, affects or might affect them, and each Member shall have the right to participate in the defense of the same, as it considers necessary to protect its own 1 ARTICLE XIII. INSURANCE 3 4 Members shall maintain an insurance policy or maintain a self insurance program that covers 5 activities that it may undertake by virtue of membership in the Mutual Aid and Assistance 6 Program. 7 8 9 ARTICLE XIV. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 11 12 To the extent allowed by law, any Member or Associate Member shall maintain in the strictest 13 confidence and shall take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent the disclosure of any 14 Confidential Information provided to it by another Member pursuant to this Agreement. If any 15 Member, Associate Member, or third party requests or demands, by subpoena or otherwise, 16 that a Member or Associate Member disclose any Confidential Information provided to it under 17 this Agreement, the Member or Associate Member shall immediately notify the owner of the 18 Confidential Information and shall take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent the disclosure 19 of any Confidential Information by asserting all applicable rights and privileges with respect to 20 such information and shall cooperate fully in any judicial or administrative proceeding relating 21 thereto. 22 23 24 ARTICLE XV. EFFECTIVE DATE 26 27 This Agreement shall take effect for a new party immediately upon its execution by said 28 party. 29 30 31 ARTICLE XVI. WITHDRAWAL 33 34 Any party may terminate its participation in this Agreement by written notice to the Chair of the 35 appropriate RSC and to the SSC Chair. Withdrawal takes effect 60 days after the appropriate 36 officials receive notice. Withdrawal from this Agreement shall in no way affect a Requesting 37 Member's duty to reimburse a Responding Member for cost incurred during a Period of 38 Assistance, which duty shall survive such withdrawal. 39 40 41 ARTICLE XVII. MODIFICATION 43 44 No provision of this Agreement may be modified, altered or rescinded by individual parties to the 45 Agreement. Modifications to this Agreement require a simple majority vote of Members within 46 each region and unanimous agreement among the regions. The State Steering Committee will 3 1 . . 1 2 ARTICLE XVIII. SEVERABILITY 4 5 If any term or provision of this Agreement is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be 6 illegal or in conflict with any law, the validity of the remaining terms and provisions shall not be 7 affected, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced as if the 8 Agreement did not contain the particular term or provision held to be invalid. 9 10 11 ARTICLE XIX. PRIOR AGREEMENTS 13 14 To the extent that prior agreements among signatories to this Agreement for mutual assistance 15 are inconsistent with this Agreement, such agreements are hereby superseded. This 16 Agreement supersedes the 1996 Omnibus Mutual Aid Agreement, the WARN 1997 Omnibus 17 Mutual Aid Agreement, and the WARN 2001 Omnibus Mutual Aid and Assistance Agreement. 18 19 20 ARTICLE XX. PROHIBITION ON THIRD PARTIES AND ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS/DUTIES 22 23 This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Members and no other person or entity has rights 24 under this Agreement as a third party beneficiary. Assignment of benefits or delegation of 25 duties created by this Agreement to third parties that are not Members is prohibited and without 26 effect. 27 28 29 ARTICLE XXI. TORT CLAIMS 31 32 This Agreement in no way abrogates or waives any immunity or defense available under 33 California law. 34 35 36 ARTICLE XXII. INTRASTATE AND INTERSTATE MUTUAL AID AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 38 39 To the extent practicable, Members retain the right to participate in mutual aid and assistance 40 activities conducted under the State of California Intrastate WARN Mutual Aid and Assistance 41 Program and the Interstate Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and similar
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  Permit Sonoma establish, by August 31, 2020, a continuing dialog with water system managers for the City of Sonoma, the Valley of the Moon Water District, and the Sonoma Developmental Center to inform the SDC Specific Plan. Response: Recommendation #2 has been implemented. On August 25, 2020, a meeting scheduled via Zoom among staff of Permit Sonoma, the City of Sonoma (City), the Valley of the Moon Water District (VOMWD), Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) and Sonoma Water was conducted. On September 2, 2020, a meeting scheduled via Zoom among staff of Permit Sonoma, the City of Sonoma (City), the Valley of the Moon Water District (VOMWD) and Sonoma Water was conducted.
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  Sonoma Valley water agencies take an active role in the SDC Specific plan process, by September 30, 2020. Response: Recommendation #3 has been implemented. The City of Sonoma Public Works Director/City Engineer plans to attend the rescheduled SDC Specific Plan Workshop via Zoom. This workshop was originally scheduled on September 30, 2020, and was postponed due to the Glass Fire. The City will continue to monitor the SDC Specific Plan Process and participate as feasible and relevant to Sonoma.
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  Permit Sonoma communicate the results of the Water Supply Assessment to water system managers for the City of Sonoma and the Valley of the Moon Water District as soon as they become available. Response: Recommendation #4 has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. In response to the Grand Jury report, the City of Sonoma provided contact information to Permit Sonoma and established communication with Permit Sonoma staff so that Permit Sonoma can communicate the results of the Water Supply Assessment to City water system managers as soon as they become available. Explanation
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  The City of Sonoma and the Valley of the Moon Water District establish a mutual aid agreement that provides for ongoing cooperation on planning, services, projects and such other collaborative efforts that they deem to be mutually beneficial (e.g., sharing of such resources as staff, equipment and emergency water), with a copy of the mutual aid agreement to be sent to the Grand Jury by December 31, 2020. Response: Recommendation #5 has been implemented. VOMWD and City are both members of the California Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network (CalWARN). As CalWARN members, VOMWD and City have an established agreement for sharing water during emergencies through the CalWARN Mutual Aid and Assistance Program. Through the program, members coordinate response activities and share resources during emergencies. A copy of the Mutual Assistance Agreement signed by the City of Sonoma is included with the response.
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  The Valley of the Moon Water District and the City of Sonoma meet by October 31, 2020 to discuss the issuance of a regional 2020 Urban Water Management Plan rather than two separate ones. Response: Recommendation #6 has been implemented. VOMWD and City staff discussed potential issuance of a regional 2020 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) on August 18 and September 23, 2020. VOMWD invited City staff to join the virtual kickoff meeting on September 25, 2020, conducted by the consultant under contract to develop VOMWD's UWMP. Timeline for Implementation