HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07272010 - C.72RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Redevelopment Director to execute and implement a
Funding Agreement with Contra Costa County General Services Department in the amount
of $1,000,000 for the Walden Green Phase II Project in Contra Costa Centre.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No General Funds are involved. The budget for the project is $1,000,000 equally split
between Redevelopment Agency and County Park Dedication Funds. Total budgeted funds
are proposed to cover costs for improvements, capitalized maintenance, preliminary and
final design, and construction management.
BACKGROUND:
Walden Green Phase II Project ("Project") expands upon the current Walden Green Project
located along the Iron Horse Corridor in the Contra Costa Centre Redevelopment Area. The
Project runs from Coggins Lane to Mayhew Way, a length of approximately 1/4 mile. As
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 07/27/2010 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: Jim Kennedy
335-7225
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: July 27, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc: General Services Department, County Administrators Office
C. 72
To:
From:David Twa, Redevelopment Agency Executive Director
Date:July 27, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Walden Green Phase II, Contra Costa Centre
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
with the Walden Green Phase I Project, Phase II will be designed in conjunction with a
Community Advisory Committee that was authorized by the Board of Supervisors on
March 23, 2010. The design will be consistent with the Iron Horse Corridor Management
Program, the licenses and easements for utilities within the corridor, and the County
contract with the State of California to preserve the corridor for future transit. The Project
includes landscape and trail improvements, including the use of native and drought
resistant plants. The Project may also include enhancements to existing Walden Green as
well.
The Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines.
ATTACHMENTS
Walden Green II GSD/RDA Funding Agreement
Exhibit A Walden Green Map