HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08212012 - C.01RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a permit for the temporary entry
and use of portions of the Contra Costa Canal System issued by the Contra Costa Water District required for the
Canal Road Bridge Replacement project, Bay Point area. County Project No. 0662-6R4080; Federal Project No.
BRLO 5928(108)
FISCAL IMPACT:
The project is completely funded by Federal Highway Bridge Program funds.
BACKGROUND:
The permit for temporary entry and use of the Contra Costa Canal System is needed so that the County survey crews
can perform a topographic survey to be used for design of a bridge replacement project on Canal Road over the
Contra Costa Canal. This permit is for survey work only and not for construction of the actual bridge project. In
addition to the topographic survey work, the County will also require access to
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/21/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Kevin Emigh, (925)
313-2233
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: August 21, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: STACEY M. BOYD, Deputy
cc:
C. 1
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:August 21, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Permit for Temporary Entry and use of Portions of the Contra Costa Canal System issued by Contra Costa Water
District, Bay Point area.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the Canal right of way in order to complete environmental studies as required by both the National Environmental
Policy (NEPA) and California Environmental Quality (CEQA) Acts. The Contra Costa Water District requires the
County to obtain a Permit for Temporary Entry and Use of their Canal System any time the County needs access to
these areas. The Contra Costa Water District has agreed to waive the permit fees as a courtesy.
The permit provided by the Contra Costa Water District requires the County to indemnify and hold the District
harmless from any and all liability, claims, injury, death, damages, and expenses arising from the activities for which
the permit is obtained including such loss, damage and expense resulting from the sole negligence of the District.
While it would be preferable to revise the provision requiring the County to indemnify the District in the case of the
District's sole negligence, it is staff's opinion that the possibility of this scenario is very remote through the limited
actions to be undertaken by the County under this permit. For this reason, we are recommending the permit be
approved in the present form.
Following successful completion of the environmental and preliminary engineering phase work as approved by this
Board in the future, the project will proceed to the final design and construction phases. The bridge replacement
project is needed to replace a deteriorating bridge that has become eligible for federal bridge replacement funds due to
its low sufficiency rating (37 out of 100) and its designation as "structurally deficient" in the latest Caltrans Bridge
Inspection Report dated December 1, 2010.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without this permit, the federal funding for the project will be in jeopardy.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.