HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09092014 - C.80RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE expenditure of $125,000 from restricted Suisun Bay/New York Slough Assessment District revenues to
partially fund the Contra Costa County Water Agency match to a Federal Army Corps of Engineers grant to conduct
various studies related to the San Francisco-to-Stockton Navigation Improvement Study, as recommended by the
Interim Conservation and Development Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact to the General Fund. $125,000 will come from the Suisun Bay/New York Slough Assessment District.
BACKGROUND:
The San Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvement Study is part of a long-term effort to improve deep draft
navigation from the San Francisco Bay to Stockton, California. The Port of Stockton (Port) is the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers' (USACE's) non-federal sponsor for the study, and Contra Costa County and the Western States Petroleum
Association (WSPA), including its member refineries, are contributing partners to the Port. The proposed navigation
improvements are composed of two reaches: the Western Reach, which spans from the West Richmond Channel to
the Avon Terminal in Contra Costa County; and the Eastern Reach, which spans from the Avon Terminal to the Port
in San Joaquin County. Both reaches are currently maintained to a depth of 35 feet mean lower low water (MLLW).
Throughout 2013 and early 2014, the local sponsors and partners held focused briefings with 25 agencies with
interest in channel deepening and facilitated two technical expert groups related to impacts and mitigation
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/09/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: Ryan Hernandez, 674-7824
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 9, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 80
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Interim Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:September 9, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Local Matching Funds for $1,500,000 Grant From the Army Corps of Engineers
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
measures for the deepening activities. The full scope of the channel deepening activities has been presented to the
multiple agencies and stakeholders who have been consulting with the local sponsors and USACE over the past year
and a half. The expressed federal optimized schedule for federal fiscal year 2013 is $1,500,000. Thus, the non-federal
matching funds are $375,000. Contra Costa County’s match is equal to one third of the non-federal sum and requires
a contribution in the amount of $125,000 with WSPA and the Port paying the remaining non-federal portion.
To continue the advancement of the navigation improvement study that includes preparation of an Environmental
Impact Report and a Director’s Report, the County is being asked to remit the matching funds as it did in April of
2012. The Department of Conservation and Development proposes to contribute the County's share from the Suisun
Bay/New York Slough Assessment District funds, which were collected for use in dredging-related work, including
studies. The Contra Costa County Water Agency and the Port of Stockton have a long history of working together on
various phases of the San Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvement Study, and the Conservation and
Development Interim Director recommends the Board of Supervisors authorize the commitment of $125,000 in
matching funds as described above.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the County, along with other agencies, does not provide the required 25% in matching funds, the Army Corps of
Engineers may appropriate the funds to other projects and this project will not move forward.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None.