HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07222003 - C.10 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT
FROM: MAURICE SHIU, CHIEF ENGINEER
DATE: JULY 22, 2003
SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer or designee to execute the continuation of the
Joint Funding Agreement, dated October 1, 1999 with the United States Geological Survey for
stream gauging services in the amount of$8,550 for the period November 1, 2003 to October 31,
2004 and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer to make payment. San Ramon Area(District III).(Flood
Control District Fund 2505)Project No.: 7505-6178161
SPECIFIC REQUUES7 OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
T. Recommended Action:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer or designee to execute the continuation of the Joint
Funding Agreement(JFA), dated October 1, 1999, with the United States Geological Survey(USGS)for
stream gauging for the period November 1,2003 to October 31,2004,and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer
to make payment for the Flood Control District's share of the cost.
Continued on Attachment: X SIGNATURE: ,.
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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SIGNATURE(S): )
ACTION OF BO R.D bN ,;JULY 22, 2003 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED XX OTHER
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes
XX UNANIMOUS(ABSENT IV ) of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT: ABS'T'AIN: ATTESTED: .JULY 22, 2003
JOHN SWEETEN,Clerk of the Board
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Orig.Div: Public Works Flood Control of Supervisors and County Administrator
Contact: Malcolm Weston(313-2292)
cc: County Counsel
CAD By Deputy
PW Accounting&Flood Control
Auditor—Control-Contracts
SUBJECT: Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey
No.: 7505-6F8161
DATE: July 22, 2003
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II. Financiallmnact:
No impact to General Fund. The total cost of the stream gauging program for the period from November 1,
2003 to October 31, 2004 is $17,100. The Flood Control District's cost is $8,550 and USGS's cost is
$8,550. The Program will be funded entirely by Flood Control District fund 2505.
IIL Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
Since 1962, the USGS and the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District have
been sharing the operation and maintenance cost of the stream gauge on San Ramon Creek at San Ramon
under the USGS's Cooperative Water Resources Investigation Program.
Long term,continuous records of stream flow are essential to the calibration and verification of watershed
runoff data used by the District's Engineering Division for the design of all drainage improvements in the
County.
The continuous record collected at this site is also recognized for its unchanged upstream land use over the
past 40 years. As a result of this consistency, other agencies also use this stream flow record to calibrate
rainfall-runoff models. The Joint Funding Agreement(JFA)language is the same as the previous JFA dated
October 1, 1996.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
Non-approval of the agreement would result in the loss of opportunity to obtain shared data used to predict
storm runoff and to design flood control improvements.