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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 01281997 - C77 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra a FROM: FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMITTEE " Costa DATE: JANUARY 28, 1997 Cour y SUBJECT: REPORT ON LETTER TO RELEVANT AGENCIES ADVISING THAT THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN REESTABLISHED SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS AUTHORIZE Chair to sign a letter to relevant federal, state, and local public agencies stating that the Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee has been reestablished and requesting that these agencies provide the Fish and Wildlife Committee with the information and notices necessary to effectively advise the Board of Supervisors on fish and wildlife issues. FINANCIAL IMPACT None. REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors voted to reestablish the Fish and Wildlife Committee on December 13, 1994, and the new Fish and Wildlife Committee held its first meeting on February 28, 1996. During its first year, the Committee has devoted the majority of its efforts to organizational matters and information gathering. The Committee anticipates that its focus will shift to reviewing and advising on policy matters in the coming year, and, for this reason, wishes to maximize the amount of information it receives on current projects and policy issues. Currently, the Committee only receives such information when it is sent to the Board and referred to the Committee, and these materials often arrive after the relevant meeting dates or comment deadlines. It is also likely that agencies do not expect the County to have an interest in fish and wildlife issues, and, as a result, neglect to inform the County of such projects. To correct this problem and increase the amount of information available to the Fish and Wildlife Committee as it works to advise the Board of Supervisors, the Committee recommends that the Board of Supervisors issue a letter to relevant agencies stating that the County does have an interest in fish and wildlife issues and that the Fish and Wildlife Committee has been reestablished to advise the Board on such matters. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE: IlG Thomas K. tudley Chair, Fish & Wildlife Committee RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON January 28, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT none I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND AYES: NOES: CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: John Kopchik (510) 335-1227 ATTESTED .ran„ary 2A, 1997 cc: Community Development Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE County Administrator's Office BOARP OF SUPERVISORS AND Clerk of the Board, Maddy Book COU ADMINIS ATOR BY , DEPUTY :JK J:jkopc:f&wboagc.let The Board of SupervisorsCOntra CPhil lerkoatc hepar oard and County Administration BuildingCom+}� County Administrator 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Costa (510)335-1900 Martinez,California 94553-1293 County Jim Rogers,1st District 1 Gayle B.Uilkema,2nd District Donna Gerber,3rd District �.'•. Mark DeSaulnier,4th District Joe Canclamilla,5th District n, is STA COU"lT January 28, 1997 Dennis Pisila Contra Costa Water District 1331 Concord Avenue PO Box H2O Concord, CA 94524 Dear Mr. Pisila: The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has authorized this letter to make you aware that Contra Costa County reestablished its Fish and Wildlife Advisory Committee in 1996. The purpose of this committee is to advise the Board of Supervisors on fish and wildlife issues that may affect the County, make recommendations to the Board for the expenditure of funds accruing in the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund as a result of fines collected for fish and game violations, and address issues surrounding the enforcement of fish and game laws and regulations in the County. As the Fish and Wildlife Committee is a primary source of information to the Board of Supervisors on fish and wildlife issues, the Board requests that you notify the Fish and Wildlife Committee of opportunities for comment and review of fish and wildlife issues related to the activities of your agency. You may provide information and notices to the committee at the following address: Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee c/o John Kopchik Community Development Department 651 Pine Street, North Wing, Fourth Floor Martinez, CA 94553-0095 The Board of Supervisors is eager to facilitate public policy for the County that is responsive to fish and wildlife issues, and believes that the Fish and Wildlife Committee can help provide the means to achieve this goal. Your efforts to provide the committee with the information necessary to effectively advise on fish and wildlife issues would be greatly appreciated.' Thank you for your consideration of this matter. If you have any questions regarding this letter, please call John Kopchik, staff to the Fish and Wildlife Committee, at (510) 335-1227. Sincerely, Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier, Chair Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors MD:jk H:U V kopcyohn-oldV&wagcbd.let Mailing List for F&W Letter from Board Dennis Pisila Pat O'Brien, Director to Agencies Contra Costa Water District East Bay Regional Park District H:�kopc\1abel\F&Wagcbd.lst 1331 Concord Avenue 2950 Peralta Oaks Court 11/15/96 PO Box H2O PO Box 5381 Concord,CA 94524 Oakland, CA 94605-0381 John B. Lampe The Manager Roger Dolan, General Manager East Bay Municipal Utility District Dublin-San Ramon Services District Central Contra Costa Sanitary District 375- 11th Street 7051 Dublin Blvd. 5019 Imhoff Place PO Box 24055,Mail Slot 701 Dublin, CA 94566 Martinez,CA 94553 Oakland, CA 94623-1055 Greg Baatrup Dave Bauer, District Manager Harry Yahata, Interim Director Delta-Diablo Sanitation District Ironhouse Sanitary District Department of Transportation 2500 Pittsburg-Antioch Highway 450 Walnut Meadows Drive PO Box 23660 Antioch,CA 94509 PO Box 1105 Oakland,CA 94623-0660 Oakley, CA 94561-5793 Lt.Colonel Michael J.Walsh Roger K. Patterson, Regional Director David Kennedy, Director US Army Corps of Engineers US Bureau of Reclamation State Department of Water Resources 333 Market Street 2800 Cottage Way, MP-100 PO Box 942836 San Francisco, CA 94105-2197 Sacramento,CA 95825-1898 Sacramento, CA 94236-0001 Felicia Marcus, Region Administrator James M. Strock,Agency Secretary Dale Pierce, Deputy Field Supervisor US Environmental Protection Agency California Environmental Protection US Fish and Wildlife Service 75 Hawthorne Street Agency 3310 EI Camino Avenue, Suite 130 San Francisco,CA 94105 555 Capitol Mall#235 Sacramento, CA 95821-6340 Sacramento, CA 95814 C.F. Raysbrook, Interim Director Dr.Alec MacCall, Director Lester A. Snow, Executive Director State Department of Fish and Game National Marine Fisheries Service CALFED Bay-Delta Program 1416 9th Street, 12th Floor 3150 Paradise Drive 1416 Ninth Street, Suite 1155 Sacramento,CA 95814 Tiburon,CA 94920 Sacramento, CA 95814 John Caffrey,Chairman Will Bruins Tom Pinkon State Water Resources Control Board Regional Water Quality Control Board Regional Water Quality Control Board 901 P Street San Francisco Bay Region Central Valley Region PO Box 100 2101 Webster Street, Suite 500 3443 Router Road Sacramento, CA 95814 Oakland,CA 94612 Sacramento, CA 95827 Magaret R.Johnston Ms.Marcia Brockbank Tom Brumleve San Francisco Estuary Institute San Francisco Estuary Project Contra Costa Resource Conservation 1325 South 46th Street 2101 Webster Street, Suite 500 District Richmond, CA 94804 Oakland, CA 94612 5552 Clayton Road Concord, CA 94521 Dr. Charles Brezel,Manager Jessie Huff, Director Phil Harrington, Supervising CE Contra Costa Mosquito Abatement State Dept. of Toxic Substances Control Contra Costa County Flood Control &Vector Control District 700 Heinz Street, Suite 200 255 Glacier Drive 155 Mason Circle Berkeley,CA 94710 Martinez, CA 94553 Concord,CA 94520 John R. Banuelos, Director Raina Fulton, Regional Director Michael Fischer, Executive Director State Dept. of Boating &Waterways U.S. Forest Service Coastal Conservancy 1629"S"Street 701 N.Santa Anita Avenue 1330 Broadway, Suite 1100 Sacramento, CA 95814 Arcadia, CA 91006 Oakland, CA 94612 Nichael F. Byrne Larry Ferri, Diablo Sector The Manager State Dept. of Conservation Superintendent Department of Parks&Recreation Office of Land and Conservation Mt. Diablo State Park PO Box 2390 801 "K"Street,MS 13-71 PO Box 250 Sacramento,CA 95811 Sacramento,CA 95814 Diablo,CA 94528 Jeffrey Blanchfield Robert Hight, Executive Officer Robert Penny SF Bay Conservation Dev. Commission State Lands Commission Pulbic Utilities Commission 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 2011 100 Howe Avenue, Suite 100-South 505 Van Ness Avenue San Francisco, CA 94102 Sacramento,CA 95825-8202 San Francisco, CA 94102 Richard White, General Manager Lawrence Dahms, Executive Director Robert Gromm BART District Metropolitan Transportation Reclamation District#799 800 Madison Street Commission (Hotchkiss Tract) Oakland,CA 94607 101 Eighth Street PO Box 547 Oakland,CA 94607-4756 Bethel Island, CA 94511 Jeff Conway, District Manager Dave Balier David Grilli Reclamation District#800 Reclamation District#830 (Jersey Tract) Reclamation District#2025 (Byron Tract) 450 Walnut Meadows Drive (Holland Tract) PO Box 262 PO Box 1105 PO Box 1461 Discovery Bay,CA 94514 Oakley,CA 94561 Stockton, CA 95201-1461 David Grilli Brent Gilbert David Forkel Reclamation District#2036 Reclamation District#2059 Reclamation District#2026 (Palms Tract) (Bradford Tract) (Webb Tract) PO Box 1461 311 E. 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