HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-08-29; Municipal Water District; Resolution 1717RESOLUTION NO. 1717
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA,
DELEGATING AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE MANAGER TO EXECUTE PRE
EXCAVATION AGREEMENTS FOR TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES
TREATMENT AND MONITORING FOR DISTRICT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, or CMWD, is a subsidiary district of the City
of Carlsbad; and
WHEREAS, City Council Policy No. 83 -Tribal Cultural Resource Protection calls for the city to:
"recognize [the city's] responsibility to protect with improved certainty the important historical and
cultural values of current Tribal Cultural Resources within the city limits and to establish an improved
framework for the city's consultations with Native American Tribes that are traditionally and culturally
affiliated with the City of Carlsbad, including the San Luis Rey Band;" and
WHEREAS, the Carlsbad Tribal, Cultural, and Paleontological Resources Guidelines from 2017
require the execution of pre-excavation agreements prior to ground-disturbing activities that require
monitors to address potential impacts to tribal cultural resources; and
WHEREAS, the CMWD Board's execution of these agreements is required for the
implementation of Native American monitoring associated with Capital Improvement Program projects
that may impact tribal cultural resources; and
WHEREAS, the CMWD Board has determined that it is in the public interest to delegate certain
powers to the Executive Manager in accordance with the Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.12.035(L).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board of Directors
of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the Executive Manager is hereby delegated the authority to sign pre-excavation
agreements for water and recycled water Capital Improvement Program projects when
recommended by the District Engineer and upon the advice of the Office of the General
Counsel.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Joint Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad
and the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District of the City of Carlsbad, California
on the 29th day of August, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.
None.
None.
None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, President
SHERRY FREISINGER, Secretary
(SEAL)