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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11281989 - WC.1 WC1 A r T� BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Water Committee (,�1ra Supervisor Sunne W. McPeak and v��C�'IJJIGI Supervisor Tom Torlakson DATE: November 28, 1989 Wu* SUBJECT: Water-related Issues SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION 1 . Direct the Community Development Department to arrange a meeting with the Hoffman Company, the State Department of Fish and Game, the Army Corps of Engineers, the East Bay Regional Park District_ and the Fish and Wildlife Committee to verify compliance of development with wetlands protection at the Big Break area in Oakley. After this meeting the Community Development Department will report to the Water Committee regarding this issue. 2. Direct the Community Development Department and the Fish and Wildlife Committee to monitor the United Towing Wetlands issue and report back to the Water Committee. 3 . Request the East Bay Municipal Utility District and the Contra Costa Water District to do an assessment of the San Diego Water Authority Water Reclamation ordinance to determine applicability, and report back to a working session of the Water Committee. 4. Direct the Community Development Department to alert builders involved in the planning process to changes proposed to the County Water Conservation Landscape Guidelines. FINANCIAL IMPACTS None. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _X- YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE � z:THER V* Faakalpx SIGNATURE s : Supervisor Sunne McPeak Supervisor Tom Torlakson ACTION OF BOARD ON November 28, 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER _ VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT II AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: Community Development (Orig. Dept. ) ATTESTED _ gt� i989 County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR M382/7-83 By— + -�-•J ,DEPUTY REASONS FOR RECOM1ENDATION/BACKGROUND 1. The Fish and Wildlife Committee reported to the Water Committee during the October 16, 1989, meeting that as part of construction efforts for housing development, a contractor inadvertently graded and filled approximately four acres of wetlands in the Big Break area of Oakley. The Committee felt that replanting the area with native species suggested by the Community Development Department would not be adequate mitigation to the filling. There is also concern that some construction may also be occurring within the filled area. At the November 13 , 1989, meeting of the Water Committee, the Community Development Department reported that staff had contacted the developer, and was informed that the subject fill had been removed and the area was re-vegetated. The developer also indicated that repairs were completed to the specifications of the Army Corps of Engineers and the State Department of Fish and Game, and the names of agency representatives were submitted to confirm adequacy of repair. 2 . The area commonly known as the United Towing property is located west of the Avon Refinery, to the west of and adjacent to Pacheco Creek, and immediately north of Waterfront Road. The area is presently unincorporated. The Praxis Development Group owns the area, and has applied to the City of Martinez for annexation, a General Plan Amendment, rezoning, and has provided a development plan for industrial use. An initialstudy has recently been circulated for preparation of an Environmental Impact Report. This site may contain endangered species, and a portion of the site is comprised of wetlands areas. County concerns relative to the proposed development are further enumerated in the November 14 , 1989 , letter from the Director of the Community Development Department to the City of Martinez. some grading of this site has occurred by the applicant for the alleged purpose of weed abatement. On November 14, 1989, the County issued a Cease and Desist Order to stop grading operations. Since that time, the applicant and the County are under a verbal understanding that no more grading will occur. 3 . The San Diego Water Authority has produced a comprehensive Water Reclamation Ordinance, adopted by the City of San Diego on July 24, 1989. The Water Committee has reviewed this ordinance, and recommends that the Contra Costa Water District and the East Bay Municipal Utility District assess this ordinance for applicability to our County, and report back to a working session of the Water Committee after the new year. The Board adopted a water reclamation policy on January 23 , 1989, specifying that the potential for water- reclamation use should be considered for landscape irrigation, dual use systems, and on-site reservoirs in major new developments. 4. On July 24, 1989 , and October 24, 1989, the Board directed the Community Development Department to work with County Counsel on preparation of a Water Conservation Landscape ordinance based upon revised landscape guidelines. A preliminary draft ordinance was prepared and discussed at the Water Committee meetings of October 16, and November 13 , 1989. Agency comments were incorporated into the draft, and the ordinance is now under review by County Counsel. As the new landscape ordinance contains some changes from our current guidelines, it was determined that builders should be warned of these forthcoming revisions. j134:wat.brd 2.