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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08052003 - C.24 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,AS the Governing Board of the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District FROM: Maurice M. Shiu,Chief Engineer DATE: August 5, 2003 SUBJECT: Consulting Services Agreement with "Kids for the Bay's for the School Watershed Action Program (WO# 7517-6W7100) SPECFIC REQUESTS)OR 777,0MMENDAT17S)&BACKGROUND AND NSTMICATION I. Recommended Action: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or his designee to execute a contract with "Kids for the Bay" (a non-profit organization and a project of the Earth Island Institute)in the amount of$80,000 to provide services for the development, administration and implementation of the School Watershed Action Program for the Unincorporated County Clean Water Program, for the period September 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004. (County Stormwater Fees) (All Districts) II. Financial�Impact: There will be no impact to the General Fund. The County will fund this contract with stormwater utility assessment revenue. Continued on Attachment: x SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _ g'"-APPIROVE OTHER SIGNATURE S):- ACTION(OF B ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED.xx OTHER AUGUST 05, 2003 VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I hereby certify that this is a true and correct xx UNANIMOUS(ABSENT NONE ) Copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes AYES: NOES: of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTESTED: AUGUST" 05, 2003 RL: JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board G:1GrpData\FldCtltNPDES\BO\KFTB_Bo 02.03.doc Orig.Div:Public Works(Flood Control Engineering) of Supervisors and County Administrator Contact: Tonya Redfield,(925)313-2313 cc: B � � s Deputy Auditor Controller-Contracts CAO Mandl Billinge,"Kids for the Bay„ 1771 Alcatraz Avenue Berkeley,CA 94703 SUBJECT: Consulting Services Agreement with "Kids for the Bay" for the School Watershed Action Program(WO# 7517-6W7100) PAGE; 2 DATE: August 5,2003 111. Reasons for Recommendations and Background: The Unincorporated County Clean Water Program(CWP)is working to institute a comprehensive education program in Fiscal Year 2003-04 that targets all residents and users of watersheds as required under the County's Joint Municipal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System(NPDES)Stormwater Permit. CWP staff is recommending approval of a 9 month agreement with the "Kids for the Bay" (a non-profit, project of the Earth Island Institute)for the development, administration and implementation of the School Watershed Action Program in Unincorporated Contra Costa County. The"Kids for the Bay"(K.ftB)School Watershed Action Program is one component of the County's effort to meet the various provisions of the NPDES Stormwater Permit by targeting students, their teachers and school principals to educate them about stormwater pollution reduction concepts at the watershed level. KftB was founded in 1992 and over the past ten years has partnered with 750 teachers and 21,000 students. K tB works with schools to adopt their local urban creeks, use the creek as a stimulating educational resource, assess the creek habitat and organize restoration efforts. These efforts include community creek clean-up projects,planting creek-side trees and wildflowers,raising and releasing tree frogs. Students learn how their school neighborhoods connect with the local creek,the Delta,and the San Francisco Bay Estuary. They learn about sources of pollution to local water bodies. Students plan pollution reduction projects, including personal actions,letter writing campaigns and interviews with the environmental officials,who are invited to visit schools and discuss issues of pollution in the local.neighborhood. The anticipated outcome of the program will include: 1) Six hundred students will increase their awareness of urban runoff pollution and change their behaviors to reduce pollution at its source. 2) Twenty teachers will learn to use the local environment as an educational resource to stimulate students' learning and empower students to become environmental stewards. 3) The Watershed Action Program will be integrated into the curriculum and culture of the target schools. Principals, teachers, students and parents will learn the value of reducing urban runoff pollution and practice new behaviors in their schools and at home. SUBJECT: Consulting Services Agreement with "Kids for the Bay" for the School Watershed Action Program (WO# 7517-6W7100) PAGE: 3 DATE: August 5, 2003 IV. Consequences of Negative Action: The County will miss an opportunity to meet the San Francisco and Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board requests for watershed-wide stormwater pollution prevention education and volunteer activities per the Joint Municipal NPDES Stormwater Permit. .QNJRA C cot CREEK AND WATERSHED SYMPQSJUM Re: Invitation to the upcoming Contra Costa County Creek & Watershed Symposium and Request for Sponsors and Co-Sponsors Dear: A group of local government, regulatory agencies, and non-governmental organizations is in the process of planning a symposium to be held November 12, 2003 at 8:30 a.m. at Shadelands Arts Center in Walnut Creek on the subject of planning and managing creeks and watersheds in Contra Costa County. The preliminary title for the event is Progress, Opportunities and Challenges: Making a Difference in the Watersheds of Contra Costa County. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the forthcoming symposium and to invite your participation in and/or financial support for hosting what we hope will be a constructive and valuable event. More than three hundred people attended the first creek and watershed symposium in the spring of 1999, which led to the formation of the Contra Costa Watershed Form. The Watershed Forum is an association of organizations and individuals working on creek and watershed issues in Contra Costa County, including City and County agencies, special districts, watershed groups, environmental education organizations, landowners, and conservation advocacy organizations. Conceived by Watershed Forum participants, the 2nd symposium is being planned through the organization with hopes of expanding the process to include all organizations and individuals with an interest in this topic. The main purpose of this event is to review and analyze what has occurred in our watersheds since the first symposium, and to develop new ideas and plans for further improvements in the future. The guiding objectives for the symposium are: 1) Improve outreach on creek and watershed issues and seek to involve individuals and groups that have not been involved before; 2) Identify what the Forum and others (i.e. individual Forum participants) accomplished in the past four years and lessons learned 3) Identify creek and watershed funding sources/opportunities 4) Identify new science/techniques developed in the past four years 5) Identify new regulations developed in the past four years 6) Identify functions and responsibilities of creep-related organizations (Flood Control, Army Corps, Contra Costa County Clean Water, Contra Costa Clean Water Program, SWRCE,etc.) 7) Explore innovative policy ideas relating to creeks and watersheds In addition, the Watershed Form plans to release the Contra Costa Watershed Atlas at the November symposium. The Atlas will be countywide reference document on the creeks and watersheds of the County, and will include statistics, maps, contact information, and a bibliography of references for major watersheds. Your involvement in helping to pian and conduct this event would be most welcome. Please consider,joining this effort as a recognized Sponsor or Co-Sponsor: Symposium Sponsors provide one or more of the following: a) contribute$1000 or more to the symposium and/or related activities b) play a substantial role in, and contribute significant time to, planning, developing and hosting the creek and watershed symposium Symposium Co-Sponsors provide one or more of the following: a) contribute$100 or more to the symposium and/or related activities b) agree to send a representative to the creek and watershed symposium and assist with developing and hosting the symposium by either participating in finalizing the preliminary symposium agenda and other materials or setting up a poster or small display at the symposium Sponsors and Co-Sponsors identified by August 31, 2003 will be recognized in printed announcements for the symposium. If you would like to register your interest in sponsoring or co-sponsoring this event, wish to provide comments on the information in this letter, or would simply like to receive more information or help out, please contact Kae Ono at the Contra Costa County Community Development Department(phone (925) 335-1.230; Fax: (925) 335-1299; e-mail: kqgq@,cd.co.contra-costa.ca.us; address: 651 Pine Street, North Wing-Fourth Floor, Martinez, CA 94553). Please make your check payable to Contra Costa County community Development Department, Attn: Creek and Watershed Symposium. We hope this information on the upcoming Contra Costa County Creek and 'Watershed Symposium is helpful and that you will consider becoming involved. Please join in making this event a positive step towards improving our creeks and watersheds. Sincerely, Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier Chair, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors CULTINCSERV WE SA C3tEMENT 1.Si t Conditions. These Special Conditions are incorporated below by reference. (a) Public Agency: Contra Costa County Public Works Department (b) Consultants Name&Address:Kids for the Bay(a pmject of Earth Island Institute) 1771 AlcatrazAvenue Berkeley,CA 94705 (c) Project Name,Number&Location:'Kids for the Bay"School Watershed Action Program {d} Effective Date:September 1,2003 (e) Payment Limit(s):$80,000 (f) Completion Date(s):June 30,2004 (g) federal Taxpayers I.D.:94-288964 2. S ares. These signatures attest the parties'agreement hereto: Pt18LlC AGEIMCY CONSCJLTANT By: Maurice M.Shiu P Chief Engineer r i ale owl in ttw business of Business: (sole proprietorship,govern ncy, hip,corporatkon,etc.) If Corporartion, Y � { oral in titre ) J C;Consut nt: For rrf+o s,the contract must be signed by two officers.The first signature must be that of the chairman of the board,president or Lice-president,the second signature must be that of the secretary,assistant secretary,chief financial officer or assistant treasurer.(Civ.Code,Sec.1190 and Corps.Cade.Sec.313.) The acknowledgment glow must be sued by a Notary Public. CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT State of California } Ccurty of let W_e u } } ss_ On#se dates writte below, rrre, �'"t G `� �� pe�o'Ov appeared Ulm rwrs M Ad M2 Of vl v► of VV,`n 'f It"vt G r 5 d u ! a y c:. 2`C r t' known to me(car proved to me on the basis ofcit evidence)to be the person(s)whose narne(s)*are subscribed to within instrument and acknowledged to me that�Jsjatehhey the earns in rJtheir authort�sd capaaty(ies),and that by)�r1*ffi*rr signature(s)on the instrument the person(s),or the entity n behatf of which the person(s)ac3ed,executed the instrument. WITNESS my nd a official seal. 00 (Notary's Seal) ~ RIC THARPE COMM.#1408984 LU NOTARY PUBLIC-CALIFORNIA� x ALAMEDA COUNTY li �� My Comm.Exp,Mar.25,2007 �•"�rr+�srv+*M 3. EOM Effective on the above data,the above"named Public Agency and Consultant mutually agree and promise as follows: 4. ErM . Public Agency hereby employs Consubnf4nd Consultant accepts such employrnent,to perform the professional services dem herein,upon the terms and in oonsiderabon of the payrne+r is stated herein. 5. $owe gf Bernie Scope of service shall be as described in Appendix A.attached hereto and made a part hereof by this reference. 6. BMW Qa . Any document or wnftw report prepared herwnder by Crsns tnt,or a subcontractor,for Public Agency shah contain, In a separate section,the nurntrers and dollar ar oxft of this oo*sd and all ids relating to the preparation of such document or written refaort,provided that the payer nt 16nti Vocified in Sec.1(e)mosedis$5,000.When mult>pie dootnnernts or written reports are the subject or products of this agreement,the disclosure section may also contain a staumnent indicating that the total omtract arr-oo represents compensation nsation for multiple documents or winter reports. 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The issuance of a patent or copyright to Consultard or arry other person shall not~Public Agencys rights to the materials and res prepared or obtained in the performance of this Agreement.Public Agency reserves a license to use such materials and records without restriction or limttation,and Punic Agency shaft not be required to pay any additional fee or royally for such materials or records. The license reserved by Public Agency shaft continue for a period of fifty years from the debt of execution of this Agreement,unless extended by operation of law or otherwise. 24. In ftatfiaticxn. Consultant shaft defend,Indemnify,save and hold harmless Public Agency,Contra Costa County,itsttheir governing bodies,officers and employees from any and alt daims,costs and liability for arry damages,Injury or death arising directly or Indirectly from,or connected ted with, theprovided hereunder and due to,or clamed or r alleged to be due to,negligence or wilful misconduct of Consultant,Its officers, employees,agents,subconsuitants,or any person under'lts direction or control,save and exoept cdalms or litigation arising through the sole negligence or sole willful misconduct of Public Agency,and will make good to and rreinnburse the kxlemnitses for any expeenditrateQ,Including reasonable attorney's fees,the indemnitees may maks by recon of such matters and,If requested by any of the kidernnitm,will demand any such suits at the sole cost and else of Consultant Consuitaurt'+ebiigations under this section shaft exist regardless cd concurrent riegfigen4w willful misconduct on the part of the Public Agency or any odd person;provided,however,tisat Consultants obligation to irndernnify shall be fkrdted to the proportion of negligermv willful misconduct attributable to Consultard,Its suboonsuftantarr any person under Consultants direction or control. 25. He-Im SuccessM and Amgns. Except as provided otherwise in Section 20 above,this Agreemerd shah inure to the benefit of and bind the heirs, successors,e cutor~s,personal representatives and assigns of the parties_ 26. ,pubi'rc Endonsernerds. Contractor shaft not in Its capaaty as a contractor with Public Agency publicly endorse or oppose the use of any particular brand ram or commercial product without the prior approval of the Public Agencys governing board.In its Public Agency Contractor capacity, ity, Contractor shall not pub#dy attribute qualities or tack of qualities to a particular brand name or commardAl product in the absence of a well- established and widely-accepted scientific basis for such claims or without the prior approval of the Public Agencys governing emtng board.In b Pubic Agency contractor capacity,Contractor shag not participate or appear in any oommerciiii6tproduced advefternier s designed to promote a particular brand name or cwr nercdaf product,even If Contractor is not publicly endorskV a product,as long as the Cclydractoes presence In the advertisement can reasonably be Interpreted as an andorsemer#of the product by or on behalf of Public AQwvy.Notwittrstanding the foregoing, Contractor may express its views on products to other contractors,the Pubic Agency's governing board,its officers,or others who may be authortzed by the Public Agency's governing board or by law to receive such views. 27. Consultants must give consideration to DBE Purrs as spec x�i in 23 Citi 172AM Attachments.A,ppsndtx A,Appendix B Form approved by County Counsel(2M) G.lGrpDataiMCtPNPt3ES\PubEdC4ntractlKl M Contract 03.04.doc Appendix A Scope of Services KEDS for the BAY School Watershed Action Program I. INTRODUCTION KIDS for the BAY is a project of.Earth Island Institute,a nonprofit organization supporting a network of environmental projects. KIDS for the BAY(KftB)provides a vital environmental education service for teachers, children and the wider school community. We were founded in 1992 and over the past ten years we have partnered with 750 teachers and 21,000 students. Working with KftB,schools adopt their local urban creeks,use the creek as a stimulating educational resource, assess the creek habitat and organize restoration efforts. Students learn how their school neighborhoods connect with their local creeks,the Delta and the San Francisco Bay Estuary. They learn about sources of pollution that pollute the watershed and the wildlife living within, including the fish they eat. Students plan pollution reduction projects, including personal actions,letter writing campaigns,and interviews with environmental officials who are invited to visit schools and discuss pollution issues in local neighborhoods. IL PROGRAM GOALS I) Six hundred students increase their awareness of urban runoff pollution and change their behaviors to reduce pollution at its source. 2) Twenty teachers learn to use the local environment as an educational resource to stimulate students' learning and empower students to become environmental stewards. 3) The Watershed Action program is integrated into the curriculum and culture of our target schools. Principals,teachers,students and parents learn the value of reducing urban runoff pollution and practice new behaviors in their schools and at home. 111. APPROACH Multicultural Leadership The KftB staff will provide training and promotion within our organization to develop multicultural leaders in environmental education. KfU3 works to change the field of environmental education to focus on education through action,multicultural environmental education and environmental justice. Regional Initiatives KftB will work in collaboration with Aquatic Outreach Institute to coordinate services and provide more comprehensive support for teachers and students in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties throughout the term of the School Watershed Action Program. School-wide Impact `The KftB School Wide Impact Approach will focus on working with teams of teachers,school principals, students and parents. Teachers will work closely with KftB and support each other,share resources and MacWWh Hb:Kft.Fkopm1s.New Founda#fons,2003.CCCCwP.KFrBCoabwt03-04 Fokkr KF MApdxA-scp03n4.doc collaborate in environmental action projects. School principals support the teachers partnering with KftB and incorporate the program into their School Nide Development Plans. Parents are actively involved in student presentations and field trips. Curriculum KftB lessons use a mix of approaches to teaching in order to engage students'visual,auditory and kinesthetic learning styles,including: hands-on investigations,experiments,games,colorful maps and posters,sections of videos and group discussions. KftB's approach makes the curriculum accessible and equal for all students. Our programs include activities to break down stereotypes associated with scientists and environmentalists and encourage all children to achieve in these disciplines. KftB programs integrate science,mathematics and language arts into the theme of the local environment and teach the latest State Science Standards. Educational Themes (1)Biology,physics and chemistry of the San Francisco Bay-Delta ecosystem (2) Maintaining a healthy watershed ecosystem, (3) Pollution issues related to environmental justice (4) Urban run-off pollution prevention (5) Integrated pest management (6) Environmental stewardship and Community Action School Recruitment and Commitment Process The Program will initially target 4`h grade classes in urban schools that lack financial resources to fund watershed education programs and that are situated in close proximity to creeks,the Bay and the Delta. KRB will send out flyers, letters and brochures and contact schools via telephone to recruit interested teachers. Teachers will complete a written application form and participate in a meeting with staff in order to assess their level of commitment Teachers must apply in 4b grade level teams to be considered for a program. Those schools selected to participate will attend an orientation meeting with KftB staff and the principal and all will sign a contract that will outline the joint expectations and commit to integrating the program into the school curriculum. IV. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Target Audience KftB will partner with 20 fourth grade teachers and their 600 fourth grade students to deliver the Watershed Action program to schools in unincorporated Contra Costa County. Teacher Training—Learning Alongside Their Students Teachers will learn to teach the Watershed Action Program alongside their students. A KftB Program Director will meet with each class for a series of three full days of instruction and to develop an action project. Program Directors will demonstrate to the teacher how to organize hands-on aquatic science activities that word,for students in their local environment. Teachers will also have planning meetings with the Program Director to develop preparation and follow up activities from the Program Guide. Each teacher that completes this hands-on training program with their class will receive a Watershed Action'T'eacher's Program Guide and equipment kit. This experiential,in-depth training approach will ensure that teachers continue teaching the Watershed Action Program to each new class of fourth grade students year after year 2 Program Workshops/Projects Workshop##1; (one full day,in-class lessons with the teacher and students) Students and teachers will: * Learn how local creeks,the Delta,the Bay and the ocean connect to form the San Francisco Bay Estuary ecosystem * Create a three dimensional model of the Bay-Delta Estuary * Investigate Bay plant and animal life and food chains * Learn about sources of pollution and how they impact environmental health Understand the importance of preserving a healthy Watershed ecosystem for wildlife and people. W rksho (one full day,in-class lessons for the teacher and students in the local school neighborhood) Students and teachers will: • Learn how the school neighborhood is connected to the storm drain system,to local creeks,the Delta and the Bay,using posters,maps and the watershed diorama. • Complete a survey of the local neighborhood storm drain system and an inventory of local sources of urban runoff pollution. * Complete a neighborhood/storm drain clean up project. * Learn and commit to take personal action to reduce urban runoff pollution. * Select and begin to develop an environmental action project to reduce urban runoff pollution and improve the health of the watershed ecosystem. Workshop#3/Field Trip:(one full day of lessons for the teacher and students in a local creek,bay or delta habitat) * Students and teachers will: * Investigate animal and plant life of a local creek,bay or delta habitat. * Investigate the physical and chemical components of the habitat systems. * Make a positive connection with their local,natural environment and develop reasons to help take care of it. * County will assist with funding for field trip transportation as needed. Environmental Action Proiect Students and teachers will: * Complete an action project with the support of KRB Program Directors. Examples include: creek or bay clean up projects;presentations to families on personal actions to reduce pollution;creating books,posters and flyers about reducing pollution to distribute in the school and community;growing and planting creek-side trees and wildflowers;raising and releasing Pacific Chorus Frogs back into their creek homes,making green,alternative pesticides and releasing ladybugs as an environmentally safe approach to pest control. Follow Up K.ftB will fallow up with teachers in the year after their training to provide additional support needed as the teachers teach the program to their new students. 3 V. PERFORMANCE MEASURES Evaluation Process Kf€B staff will generate information for evaluations using the following tools: • Teacher evaluation meetings and written evaluation forms • Meetings with principals • Comments from parents attending events • Portfolios of students' work • Implementation of action projects demonstrating students' understanding of concepts and skills learned and behavior changes. Evaluations will take place throughout the school year and programs will be continually improved using feedback from participants. Final evaluations will take place at the completion of each program to make improvements for future implementation. Program reports will describe how objectives were met and the knowledge gained through the evaluation process. Highlights of programs will be communicated to all participants and constituents of KffB in our newsletter. Program Goal#1 Six hundred students will increase their awareness of urban runoff'pollution and change their behaviors to reduce pollution at its source. Performance Measure:Evaluate student's understanding of the problems of urban runoff pollution. Evaluate student's commitment to apply this understanding to their every day behaviors. Program Goal#Z Twenty teachers learn to use the local environment as an educational resource to stimulate students' learning and empower students to become environmental stewards. Performance Measure: Evaluate the percentage of teachers continuing to teach the KftB Estuary Action program each year. Program Goal#3 The Watershed Action program is integrated into the curriculum and culture of our target schools. Principals, teachers,students and parents learn the value of reducing urban runoff pollution and practice new behaviors in their schools and at home. Performance Measure: KRB staff will evaluate the sustained level of participation of target school communities in the Watershed Action program. 4 a� C7 V � o 8 't � o 0 CL is c y 'A O T 'N .0 a G e s .5 41 ' coo ° A ax v to 3A a 40 t . mu7 o _ EA Ole w + s 9 0. Era Lai 44 110§ a W c� c� CSU 2 & k k .A � / \ ƒ .\ f � � ƒ � § © � § \ � . � 7 « � 7 � 2 = A a 2 r g u _ � o � « 3 \ a « q 4 kk§ § � ( ® « � 2 � �k ti # � ■ � Appendix B Professional Services/Rates as of July 9, 2403 KIDS for the BAY School Watershed Action Program Personnel Expenses Title Hourly Est.Hours Total Executive Director $38.00 474 $18,000 Program Director $25.00 560 $14,000 Program Director $24.00 542 $13,000 Program Director $24.00 625 $15,000 Total Personnel Expenses $60,000 Responsibilities Executive Director: administer program,direct program and curriculum development Program Directors: develop programs,teach programs,train teachers Non-personnel Expenses Rent/overhead $14,000 Office Supplies and $ 4,000 Education Materials Travel $ 1,000 Copying&Mailing $ 1,000 Total Nan-Personnel Expenses $20,000 TOTAL BUDGET 80,000 Macintosh HD:M:P'roposats:New Foundations,2003:CCCCWf':KFrBConVwt03-04 Folder:KMApdxB-RtsQ3-04.doe