REGIONAL â Following a consultantâs advice during a study session on strategic planning for flood-control projects, one Zone 7 Water Agency director expressed skepticism.
Held online Dec. 2, the study session featured a presentation by Derek Larsen, a principal at Larsen Wurzel Associates (LWA) in Sacramento. After Larsen provided his recommendations for a two-phase strategic plan at an estimated cost of $750,000 to $1.5 million, longtime board member Sandy Figuers challenged him.
âYou are asking us to spend $1 milliton to $2 million on bureaucratic doublespeak,â said Figuers.
Larsenâs recommendations came on the heels of a meeting with the board last September, when he took comments and fashioned them into a Request For Proposal (RFP) for a consultant to write up a strategic plan. Larsenâs recommendations include: an overview of the big picture for phase one; and a second phase with a focus on flood project planning, including finance planning. At th