MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND AMONG THE CITY OF SAN JOSE, THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, AND THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY REGARDING PREPARATION OF A HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN/NATURAL COMMUNITY...May 5th, 2020
FiledMay 5th, 2020This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”) is made and entered into as of this ______ day of ____________ (“EFFECTIVE DATE”) by and among, the CITY OF SAN JOSE, a municipal corporation (“SAN JOSE”), the COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA, a political subdivision of the State of California (“COUNTY”), the SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, a public entity (“WATER DISTRICT”), and the SANTA CLARA VALLEY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, a public entity (“VTA”), all in connection with the proposed preparation of a Habitat Conservation Plan (defined below) pursuant to the Federal Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended [16 U.S.C. §§1531 et seq.; and “take” being defined in Section 3(19) [16 U.S.C. § 1532(19)] (“ESA”) and Natural Community Conservation Plan (defined below) pursuant to the Natural Community Conservation Planning Act, as amended [California Fish and Game Code § 2800, et seq.] (“NCCP Act”) and the California Endangered Species Act of 1984, as amended [California Fish and Game Code §§ 2050 et seq.]