HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10012013 - C.07RECOMMENDATION(S):
ADOPT Resolution No. 2013/376 declaring October 2013 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 in one year.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Development and implementation has cost $350,000 to date, which was funded by FC District and Flood Control
Zone 3B funds. The final phases of implementation over this next year are estimated to cost $50,000 to be funded by
FC District and Flood Control Zone Funds. Ongoing notices, outreach, and maintenance 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: 10/01/2013 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
ABSENT: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: October 1, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: D. Twa, CAO, T. Geiger, County Counsel's Office, S. Hymes-Offord, Risk Management, B. Burkhart, CCTV, M. Carlson, Flood Control, C. Ricci,
P.W. Administration, C. Windham, Flood Control, S. Kowalewski, Deputy Chief Engineer
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To:Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:October 1, 2013
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 impactful
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 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 initiation of an annual
campaign of a sustainable Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Program, including a follow-up report to the
Board in one year.
On September 25, 2012, the Board of Supervisors received and approved the status report on the Creek and
Channel Safety Awareness Program, declared October 2012 as Creek and Channel Safety Awareness Month, and
directed 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.
This past year, we completed the annual outreach to schools, worked with ConFire on rescue operation access
improvements, and worked on development of student videos, parent videos, and interpretive panels. We will
continue working to complete these last few items over the next year.
The Chief Engineer, FC District, recommends that the Board declare October 2013 as Creek and Channel Safety
Awareness Month, accept the above report, and direct the Public Works Department and 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. 2013/376