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10
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
In the Proposed Budget Summary, account 7610 is named "OBMP - Implementation of 2020 Storage Mgmt. Plan." In the Engineering Services Budget Tables and Narrative, this account has been renamed to "Develop Storage and Recovery Master Plan." Assuming that the renaming of the account is the result of a change in scope for this account, would it be more appropriate to provide a new account number for an account that is funding a different scope of work?
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9
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
The 4/13/23 Financial Report B5 (pg. 13) shows account 6906.26 under budget by $88k (48%) as of February 2023; however, the Engineering Services Budget Tables do not show anything under Expected Carryover from 2022/23 for this budget item. Does Watermaster expect the full amount (~$277k) budgeted for this account in FY 2022/23 to be spent by June 30, 2023?
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8
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
The Legal Services Budget Memo for account 6072 states, "Certain Parties have requested that Watermaster not just update the Rules and Regulations, but undertake a wholesale rewrite. This budget item presents the level of effort for such a rewrite." On December 23, 2022, Watermaster sent an email to Parties with the following request: "During [the Fiscal Year 2021-2022] revision process, certain Parties requested that Watermaster undertake a broader rewrite of the Rules and Regulations. Funding for such a process was included in Watermaster's Fiscal Year 2022/23 Budget. At this time, Watermaster is soliciting input from the Parties as to any suggested amendments to Watermaster's Rules and Regulations." It appears that Watermaster received minimal input (one party posted on https://www.cbwm.org/pages/rulesregs; we're aware of one additional letter [ours]). Due to minimal interest, we recommend removal from this budget item the level of effort required for a wholesale rewrite.
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7
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
Does the budget for account 6907.45 include Watermaster legal expenses related to Parties' appeal of the Court's 11/18/22 ruling?
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6
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
The Legal Services Budget Memo for account 6907.45 states, "Work in 2023-2024 would include revision of the OBMP Implementation Plan, finalizing CEQA review, and seeking and obtaining necessary court approvals." As Parties have not reached consensus on amending the Peace Agreement, how does Watermaster propose to expend legal service funds to revise the OBMP Implementation Plan?
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5
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
Are the ~$25k in "Carried Over" expenses identified in the 4/13/23 Financial Report B5 (see pg. 22) being applied to engineering services account 7220 (i.e., did account 6906.15 get changed to 7220)?
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4
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
Would the deliverables resulting from the Agricultural Production Estimation engineering services work under account 5920 replace the need for expending the ~$373k of "Carried Over" expenses currently available for Agricultural Meter Installation, Calibration, and Testing under accounts 7540 and 7545 (see 4/13/23 Financial Report B5 pg. 25)?
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3
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
The 4/13/23 Financial Report B5 shows account 5925 under budget by ~$18k (30%) as of February 2023 (pg. 13) and also with ~$22k "Carried Over" from the FY 2020/21 and 2021/22 budgets (pg. 22); however, the Engineering Services Budget Tables do not show anything under Expected Carryover from 2022/23 for this budget item. Does Watermaster expect the full amount (~$102k) budgeted and "Carried Over" for this account in FY 2022/23 to be spent by June 30, 2023?
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2
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
What is Watermaster's projection for total "Carried Over" Expenses as of June 30, 2023 (i.e., a projected update to the table on 4/13/23 Financial Report B5 pg. 22)?
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ID
1
Date Submitted
2023-04-14
Name
Justin Scott-Coe
Party
Monte Vista Water District
Question
What is the projected "Carried Over" funding for the following accounts as of June 30, 2023: 6013, 6038, 6375.2, 6908.1, 7540, 7545, 5925, 6906.15, 7206.1, 7510, 7690.7, 7690.8? (This list is meant to represent the accounts with "Carry Over" funding in FY 2022/23 [4/13/23 Financial Report B5 pgs. 21-26] which are not identified for FY 2023/24 "Carry Over" funding in the Engineering Services Budget Tables.)
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