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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12151992 - WC.1 WCA TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS : �; Contra _--� - FROM: WATER COMMITTEE •° Costa CQUnty SUPERVISOR TOM TORLAKSON, CHAIR SUPERVISOR SUNNE WRIGHT MCPEAK DATE: DECEMBER 15, 1992 SUBJECT: PORT OF STOCKTON ASSESSMENT DISTRICT SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS Declare that it is the intent of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors to assume local sponsorship responsibility for the portion of the Baldwin Ship Channel between Avon and New York Slough, with the understnading that local industry will be held responsible for costs associated with present and future maintenance of the channel. BACKGROUNDIREASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS At the request of industry located in the east County area, the County is looking into the potential for assumption of local sponsorship of a portion of the Baldwin Ship Channel located between Avon and New York Slough. The Stockton Port District, currently the local sponsor for this area, has set up an assessment district which includes assessments of local industry as part of this process. Industry has requested that any assessments necessary come from Contra Costa County rather than San Joaquin County. County Counsel, the County Administrator and the Community Development Department have been involved in efforts to review the potential for County take-over of local sponsorship for this portion of the channel. Currently, the Army Corps of Engineers San Francisco and Sacramento Districts are currently reviewing the CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) : /� . Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE" OTE SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT �.�L. TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES.. ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE . ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Roberta Goulart (510/646-2071) ATTESTED DEC 15 1992 CC: Community Development Dept. (CDD) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF County Administrator THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY , DEPUTY RG:gms wag:\W12-15-92 i 1 Port of Stockton Assessment District Continued - Page Two situation. Questions currently before the Corps are 1) can the County assume Local Sponsorship responsibilities for this section of the channel, and b) if not, can this section of the channel be written out of the current contract which the Corps holds with the Port of Stockton? The Port of Stockton has given the County 6 months to accomplish local sponsorship and financial assurance, prior to their assessment district going into effect and has requested a 90-day progress report, which is due December 21, 1992 . RG:gms wa2Abo\12-15-92 t � November 17, 1992 Supervisor Sunne McPeak Supervisor Tom Tourlakson Water Committee of the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Martinez, CA 94553 Re: Baldwin Ship Channel Dear Supervisors: The below listed industries that currently use the Baldwin Ship Channel, Avon to New York Slough (between the Benicia Bridge and the Antioch Bridge), are pleased that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is pursuing the effort to become the local sponsor of the Ship Channel. These industries are willing to provide financial support to the County under its obligations with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the event the County agrees to act as local sponsor for the Ship Channel. The industries propose to establish an account for use in paying authorized expenditures incurred by the County in its role as local sponsor. The authorized expenditures are to be the direct cost charged to the County by the Corps of Engineers for the maintenance dredging on the Baldwin Ship Channel, Avon to New York Slough: J The industries propose the following three-step method to provide funding: 1 . Initially, each industry will fund the account in the amount of $1 ,000 annually for a total of $7,000 annually. 2. If authorized expenditures exceed the funds available, each industry will increase its annual funding as needed up to $5,000 annually, for a total of $35,000 annually. 'Supervisors McPeak & Tourlakson November 17, 1992 Page 2 3. Should the total of the account at the maximum direct funding level be insufficient to pay the authorized expenditures, the industries will cooperate with the County to establish a mechanism such as a benefit assessment district for the collection of necessary funds to meet the authorized expenditures. The industries will cooperate with the County to establish an equitable method to share the cost and to collect the funds. Payment of bills from the Corps of Engineers are to be made by the bank or accounting firm that will hold the account. The bills from the Corps of Engineers are to be forwarded to the industries for approval. Payments are to be made on a timely basis so that no late fees or other charges are incurred. This letter is intended to set forth the industries' interests in providing financial support for the County's sponsorship. The obligations of all parties are subject to the completion of an agreement that is approved by the County and each of the industries. We hope this letter clearly sets forth the industries' willingness to cooperate with the County in its sponsorship of the Baldwin Ship Channel, Avon to New York Slough. Domtar Gypsum, Inc. Name Company The Dow Chemical Company Name Company Gaylord Container Corp. Name Company Pacific Gas & Electric Co. Name Company 'Supervisors McPeak & Tourlakson November 17, 1992 Page 3 Tosco Corporation Name Company USS Posco Industries Name Company Wickland Oil Martinez Limited Partnership. Name Company MDG:cjs 0788MG