HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11032015 - C.58RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to execute a contract
amendment with Richard A. Denton, Ph.D, PE, to extend the term from December 13, 2015 through December 31,
2017 and increase the payment limit by $80,000 to a new payment limit of $340,000 for water resource consulting
related to the Delta and the San Francisco Bay to Stockton Navigation Improvement Study.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The $80,000 cost will be covered by the combination of funds from the Contra Costa County Water Agency (80%)
and the Ship Channel Maintenance Assessment District (20%).
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Conservation and Development has a contract with Richard A. Denton, Ph.D, PE, of Richard
Denton and Associates, to provide water resources consulting for matters relating to the Delta. Dr. Denton provides
expert scientific review and comment on numerous items including the Bay Delta Conservation Plan/California
Water Fix (BDCP/CWF), the Bay-Delta Water Quality Control Plan, and the San Francisco Bay to Stockton
Navigation Improvement Study.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/03/2015 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: Ryan Hernandez,
925-674-7824
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: November 3, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 58
To:Board of Supervisors
From:John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:November 3, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment to Contract with Dr. Richard A. Denton, Water Resources Consultant
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Dr. Denton was hired on the basis of his technical expertise and his 42 years of experience in the areas of
hydraulics and water quality. Dr. Denton was previously Water Resources Manager for Contra Costa Water
District and has been involved in Bay Delta activities, including State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB)
water right and water quality hearings, since 1989. He has extensive experience analyzing Central Valley
operations and flow and salinity regimes in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The term of this contract currently expires on December 13, 2015. The Department seeks to extend his contract
for another two years, to expire on December 31, 2017, to ensure that he remains under contract to the County
through the completion of the BDCP/CWF planning process, a highly controversial project by the state and federal
agencies and water export contractors. The BDCP/CWF application to the SWRCB to change the point of
diversion is expected to begin by years end.
The Department also seeks to increase the maximum contract amount from its current level of $260,000 to
$340,000. The additional $80,000 will cover two additional years being added to the contract term.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The contract with Dr. Richard Denton will expire on December 13, 2015, leaving the Department without critical
expertise in water policy, Delta hydrology, water quality and fisheries during the public release of the BDCP/CWF
application to the State Water Resources Control Board.
ATTACHMENTS
Contract Amendment Agreement