HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09222009 - C.13RECOMMENDATION(S):
AUTHORIZE the Director of Airports, or designee, to negotiate long-term license
agreements between the County, as Landlord, and the top ranked ranchers, in ranked order,
as the tenants for approximately 814 acres of designated Habitat Management Land at
Byron Airport as recommended by the Selection Subcommittee, Aviation Advisory
Committee and Board’s Airport Committee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no negative impact on the General Fund. The Airport Enterprise Fund could realize
license and other revenues if the license agreements are successfully negotiated.
BACKGROUND:
The Habitat Management Land (HML) areas total about 814 acres of County owned land
and entirely within the unincorporated County (see attached map). The County entered into
an easement with the Department of Fish and Game (Easement) for the conservation of the
HML when undertaking the development of the Byron Airport. The HML has been divided
into three (3) grazing areas
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/22/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Beth Lee (925)
646-5722
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: September 22, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: EMY L. SHARP, Deputy
cc:
C.13
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Keith Freitas, Airports Director
Date:September 22, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contra Costa Airports - Authorization to Negotiate Grazing License Terms for Approximately 814 Acres of
County-Owned Land at the Byron Airport, Byron
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
which have had three continuous grazing license tenants. In 2008, County staff revised
the license agreements for the HML to incorporate all the required parameters and
obligations contained within our Easement.
In July 2008, the Board authorized executing the revised license agreement with our
existing grazing license tenants for two years (ending in November 2010). The two years
would permit necessary grazing activities while allowing sufficient time to commence a
solicitation process for longer term license opportunities.
In March 2009, Airport staff put out a general solicitation for grazing license interest with
a response deadline of May 26, 2009. The County received nine (9) total letters of
grazing license interest.
On May 27, 2009, Airport staff sent the nine interested parties a Request for Proposals
(RFP) package that required responses by June 24, 2009. The County received a total of
six (6) RFP responses that could be reviewed, ranked and considered for a Byron Airport
grazing license opportunity.
A Selection Committee, comprised of three members of the County’s Aviation Advisory
Committee, 2 outside Range Managers and 1 Airport staff, reviewed the RFP submittals
and then interviewed the six prospective grazers. All six grazers were excellent and
worthy of consideration which made the ranking determination difficult for Selection
Committee members. The proposal ranking outcome was:
Ranking/Grazing License Proposer
1 Borges (Existing Tenant)
2 Kuhn (Existing Tenant)
3 Mendoza (New)
4 Martin (New)
5 Lopez (New)
6 Stewart (Existing Tenant)
The top two respondents were existing Byron Airport grazing tenants and Airport staff
confirmed their interest in continuing to graze their existing areas. Based on the ranking
outcome, the third pasture area (License Area II at 122 acres) would be available to a
new tenant (Mendoza). To create a back-up list, Airport staff requested interest of
respondents ranked 4 through 6 to graze the 122 acres and received positive responses
from the 5th and 6th ranked parties. The 4th ranked party declined the opportunity to
graze the 122 acre pasture.
The Aviation Advisory Committee reviewed this process and the ranked outcome at both
their June and July meetings; with some of the interested grazers in attendance. The
Board’s Airport Committee also reviewed this matter at their September meeting and
recommended forwarding this item to the full Board of Supervisors for consideration.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the license agreements are not approved, the County will have to implement alternative
measures for vegetation management in order to meet the conservation goals of the
Easement. Such alternative measures may result in increased cost to the County to
comply with the Easement.
ATTACHMENTS
Byron Airport Grazing