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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09261989 - 2.2 2_00" TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FROM: J. MICHAEL WALFORD, CHIEF ENGINEER DATE: September 26, 1989 SUBJECT: Request for Waiver of System Capacity Charges from the East Bay Municipal Utility District for the Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Project. Specific Request(s) or Recommendation(s) & Background & Justification I. RECOMMENDATION DECLARE that the irrigation system for the Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks project is temporary, REQUEST a waiver of system capacity charges from the East Bay Municipal Utility District. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT The temporary irrigation system required for the Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Project will require six water meters at a cost of $49, 890. 00. Waiver of the system capacity charges would reduce the cost of water service to $12 , 090. 00. Continued on attachment: X yes Signature Recommendation of County Administrator Recommendation of Board Committee Approve Other: Signature(s) : Action of Board on: SEP 2 6 1989 Approved as Recommended_ Other Vote of Supervisors I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT'THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN Unanimous (Absent ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON Ayes: Noes: THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF Absent: Abstain: SUPERVISORS ON DATE SHOWN. Attested SEP 2 6 1989 Orig. Div. : PW (Design) Phil Batchelor, cc: County Administrator Clerk of the Board Attn: E. Kuevor of Supervisors and Auditor-Controller County Administrator PW Accounting Construction Community Development Attn: Gus Almquist GC/cw By bo:di.t9 Deputv/OlekA Page 2 bo:di.t9 III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND The Flood Control District in cooperation with the Corps of Engineers is implementing the Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Flood Control project which requires the installation of mitigation landscaping. The proposed landscaping consists of native riparian plant species which are expected to be self sustaining after an initial three (3) year establishment period. During the establishment period the plants must be irrigated. For this purpose, the District has requested the installation of six 1- 1/2 inch water meters from the East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) . EBMUD staff has estimated the actual cost of installing each meter to be $2 , 050. 00. In addition, EBMUD charges $6, 300.00 per meter, as a system capacity charge, for any service remaining in place for more than one year. Although the Corps of Engineers ' requires an elaborate irrigation system, it is nevertheless planned to be a temporary facility. On this basis, Flood Control District staff has requested a waiver from EBMUD eliminating the deposit and payment of the system capacity charges. EBMUD staff have expressed doubts about the temporary nature of the irrigation facilities and have reported that their regulations prohibit our requested waiver without the approval of their Board. It is important to the Flood Control District to reduce the cost of the landscaping project in order to: 1) limit our local cash contribution and 2) to preserve the potential for a positive benefit to cost value justifying subsequent upstream work. For its part, the EBMUD will benefit from our project, since the riparian planting will conserve water when properly established. Therefore, the Chief Engineer recommends that in addition to requesting a waiver of the system capacity charge, the Board give its assurance to the EBMUD Board that: 1) the Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks irrigation system is intended to be temporary and 2) if for any reason the use of the irrigation system extends beyond a period of three (3) years after the completion of planting, the Flood Control District will pay the system capacity charge. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION The District 's share of project costs have grown to exceed available funding, principally due to modifications mitigating environmental effects. The Districts' financial state will be further unbalanced if it is required to pay the system capacity charge. The EBMUD board may not acknowledge the importance to the District of a waiver of system capacity charges without the recommended Board request.