HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09252012 - C.12RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2012/416 declaring October 2012 as Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Month; and
ACCEPT the following status report from the Public Works Department and the Contra Costa County Flood Control
& Water Conservation District (FC District) on the Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Program (CCSAP); and
DIRECT the Public Works Department and the FC District to continue with implementation and the annual campaign
of a Countywide sustainable CCSAP, including a follow-up report to this Board within one year.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Development of the CCSAP has cost approximately $100,000, which was funded by Flood Control Zone 3B funds.
Implementation is estimated to cost $300,000 and will be funded by FC District and Flood Control Zone funds.
Ongoing notices, maintenance, and other CCSAP elements will be incorporated into existing programs funded by the
FC District.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/25/2012 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: Tim Jensen (925) 313-2390
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 25, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: STACEY M BOYD, Deputy
cc: D. Twa, County Administrator, T. Geiger, County Counsel's Office, S. Hymes-Offord, Risk Management, B. Burkhart, CCTV, R. M. Avalon, Deputy
Public Works Director, M. Carlson, Flood Control, T. Jensen, Flood Control, C. Ricci, P.W. Administration, C. Windham, Flood Control
C. 12
To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works
Date:September 25, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Month and its Associated Program, Countywide. (100% Flood Control District
Funds) Project No. 7520-6B8311
BACKGROUND:
On March 1, 2011, the Board of Supervisors directed the FC District to develop a sustainable and impactive
outreach program to promote creek and channel safety throughout the County, after the drowning of two high
school students in the Walnut Creek channel. In response, the FC District formed a CCSAP team that developed a
strategy to achieve this goal.
On May 10, 2011, the CCSAP team was directed by this Board to develop program elements; continue its
outreach, development, and implementation; and referred the item to the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure
Committee.
On October 4, 2011, the Board declared October 2011 as the first Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Month,
accepted the status report from the FC District on the Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Program, approved
the implementation plan, and directed the FC District to continue with implementation and the annual campaign
of a sustainable Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Program, including a follow-up report to the Board in one
year, as recommended by the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee.
Last fall, FC District staff provided a report on the CCSAP to the City–County Engineering Advisory Committee,
the Public Managers Association, and the Conference of Mayors. During this time, stencils of the program’s
byline, “Stay Out, Stay Alive,” were refreshed and new ones placed in concrete flood control channels, as well as
the new “Stay Out, Stay Alive” signs installed at all Central County facilities. At the start of 2012, Watershed
Calendars with our creek and channel safety message were distributed, a safety evaluation of the channel and
drop structure near Bancroft Road was begun, a safety program brochure was produced, and a media advisory
was released on the one-year anniversary of the drowning incident. Subsequently, the program received positive
press coverage.
This summer, additional stencils and signs were installed in the remaining flood control facilities throughout the
County, coordination for ConFire rescue operation enhancements began, and a community meeting was held to
receive feedback on the program, specifically focusing on the Bancroft Road channel and drop structure safety
evaluation report prepared by an outside consultant. The consultant concluded that the existing drop structure and
channel appear to meet current industry safety standards and that the programs and improvements being pursued
by the FC District, and also those in collaboration with the Fire District, meet or exceed what other agencies are
doing.
This fall, implementation continues with the annual outreach to schools, plans for the installation of ConFire
rescue operation access improvements, and development of student videos, parent videos, and interpretive panels.
The Chief Engineer, FC District, recommends that the Board declare October 2012 as Creek and Channel Safety
Awareness Month, accept the above report, and direct the FC District to continue with implementation and the
annual campaign of a Countywide sustainable Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Program, including a
follow-up report to this Board in one year.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Members of the public may not receive important information about creek and channel safety.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The FC District will continue to work with the schools and youth-based groups within the County to educate
children about safety regarding creeks and flood control channels.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 2012/416