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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 10141997 - C63 S E L COMM TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS costa County FROM: FISH AND WILDLIFE COMMITTEE O1 DATE: OCTOBER 14, 1997 ��s'A'covn� SUBJECT: 1996-'97 WORK SUMMARY AND 1997-'98 WORK PLAN SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPT report from the Fish and Wildlife Committe on its 1996-'97 Work Summary and 1997-'98 Work Plan. FISCAL IMPACT None. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS The attached document, entitled: "Contra Costa County Fish and Wildlife Committee 1996-'97 Work Summary and 1997-'98 Work Plan," is submitted by the Fish and Wildlife Committee to summarize past, present, and planned work, and to provide an opportunity for the Board to provide any additional guidance it may have. The current membership of the Fish and Wildlife Committee is as follows: District I: Skip Bateman, Secretary District II: Dan Pellegrini District III: Peter Margiotta District IV: Brett Morris, Vice-Chair District V: Frank Billeci, Jr. At-large: James Hale At-large: Susan Heckly At-large: Charles Morehouse At-large: Thomas Studley, Chair CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE:Wwcm 4 ur jomas K. Studley, Chair ish and Wildlife Committee _ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _ RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _ APPROVE _ OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON October 14, 1997APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X_ OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 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: John Kopchik, CDD (335-1227) ATTESTED OrtobPr- 14, 1997 Orig: Community Development Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF cc: CAO, attn: Claude Van Marter THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Clerk of the Board, attn: Maddy Book �ANDCOUNTYADMINISTRATOR BY 6J DEPUTY h:\jkopc\john-old\f&wbo97w.pin CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FISH & WILDLIFE COMMITTEE 1996297 Work Summary & 1997298 Work Plan October 14, 1997 COMMITTEE ROLE: Advise the Board of Supervisors on fish and wildlife issues that may affect Contra Costa County (CCC); make recommendations to the Board for the expenditure of funds from the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund pursuant to Fish and Game Code §13103; address issues surrounding the enforcement of fish and game laws and regulations in CCC; and consider other issues referred to the Committee by the Board. WORK TASKS: (Key: ✓ designates completed tasks; • designates future tasks; OD designates on-going tasks) (1) Organize Fish and Wildlife Committee: ✓ establish bylaws FW(adopts bylaws ViVg6 ✓ establish regular meeting time and place establishedfirston08/q6 ✓ review and modify Hoard-specified role for the committee Board approved modified role on 4/i/q6 ✓ establish attendance requirements FW(adopts bylaws 5/i5/g6 OD develop and refine Work Plan working document in constant development ✓ establish protocols for writing letters FW(receives(.Van Marter memo on 9/iq/q6 ✓ establish conflict of interest code FW(approves code for referral to the Board on ii/to/q6;Board approves code on INN • establish process for recommending appointments and reappointments to the FWC FW(to consider this issue late in 1991;FW(recommends(harles Morehouse to fill open at-large seat on 2/f8/q7;Board appoints Mr.Morehouse on 4/t/91 • Consider options for improving coordination with other Fish and Wildlife Committees on regional matters (2) Develop guidelines and procedures for selecting and distributing grants (approx. $50K in fund as of 8197): ✓ create application form to request funds from the FWC form approved 7/17/g6 and 8/to/97 ✓ advertise the availability of FWC funding FW( approved cover letter to be sent to mailing list and local newspapers on 9/t8/q6 and on 8/to/91;((Times printed article on to/5/96 ✓ establish a recommended time period for the submittal of funding requests FW(approved cover letter on q/i8/96 and 8ho/91 which invited funding applications from October i to December 31 ✓ establish policy for scheduling FWC review of funding requests FW(approves policy of one review cycle per year with specific criteria defining when exceptions can be made for projects with critical timing concerns on ON ✓ develop a philosophy or a set of priorities to guide evaluation of funding requests FW(approved cover letter on q/i8/q6 and on 8/io/97 which explains FW(funding priorities (3) Make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors for the appropriation of funds from the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund: XD review funding applications submitted during the suggested application window and make recommendations to the Board for the awarding of grants recommended Board funding for six of the nine projects which applied for funding during the application window 3/tq/97;Board approves on 5/to/q7 ✓ CaITIP (Fish & Game's anti-poaching/pollution campaign);contact=Liz Scwall $Soo ✓ Galindo Creek Partnership, Lindsay Museum; contact=Jeffrey Hicks $1,000 ✓ Improve songbird habitat and educational opportunities, John Muir National Historic Site; contact=David Blackburn $65o ✓ Martinez Regional Land Trust Teacher Training Program; contact=Tina Batt $i,800 ✓ Upper San Pablo Creek Monitoring Project; contact=Reginald Barrett $Soo ✓ Walnut Heights Elementary Pond Project; contact=SNAP/Donna Willy $1,708 OD work with agencies and individuals to plan and develop projects suitable for support from the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund ✓ computer program at County Administrator Office to track citations FW(recommendsallocation of$3too from Fish 8 Wildlife Propagation Fund on 2/18/97 to develop 2 computer programs 8 operate for i year;Board approves on V10/97 (4) Develop and prioritize list of potential projects to consider for: FWC initiation and planning; FWC support; and FWC funding: ✓ Project to transport salmon through the delta; contact=Tom Frazee presentation 4/io/96;FW(letter of support sent 5/u/q6/Board approves and sends letter of support)/t3/g6 ✓ CaITIP (D G's anti-poaching / anti-pollution campaign) sent letter inviting application for fundingio/16/g6 • Wood Duck Program (nest boxes) statusreportreceivedn/6/qS • Walnut Creek Stream Restoration Project • Fish ladders in Walnut Creek Work Plan & Work Summary Page 1 of 2 October 14, 1997 OD Certificates of Appreciation for significant contributions to the fish and wildlife resources of the County • Cannon Ball Express fire prevention video presentation 4/io/q6 • San Francisco Fishing in the City Program, CC County fishing access map presentation 3/iq/q7 (5) Improve enforcement of fish and game laws and regulations; Increase flow of money into the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund: OD status reports on Fish and Game Code enforcement in Contra Costa County regular presentations by(aptain Hagel,Lt.Bond,and game wardens OD Work with CDFG (Ed Nagel and Jim Bond) to identify the Fish and Wildlife Propagation Fund as a reasonable depository for fine money resulting from fish and game violations in Contra Costa County FW(met with Hagel(7/il/96)and Bond 0/17/96 and frequently sin(e) ✓ Facilitate installation of a computer data base to provide DA's with standardized briefs for Fish & Game Code violations similar to databases used for other penal codes Lt.Bond to ask State fish and Game(ommission to provide DA with the Title 14((R manual ✓ Computer program to track violations see(3),above • Work with County judges to limit the waiving of fish and game fines. • Establish a county game warden (warden/biologist?). • Work with District Attorney to increase the number of Fish & Game violations charged under the Fish & Game Code (6) Monitor and advise the Board on projects that may affect fish and game resources in the county: ✓ Develop letter to relevant agencies indicating FWC interest in reviewing fish and wildlife issues FW(approves letter and mailing listfor referral to Board on is/to/q6;Board approves and sends letters on 1/il/91 OD Mitigation requirements of past projects ✓ Palm Tract Mitigation Project status report received from Paul Durran, RMI Inc.., on 1/1Y97 and Yti/q7; FW( recommends that Board write letter requesting that spud ditches be replaced with"V"ditches in project nesting areas on 6/18/q7 • Dougherty Valley • Planting of striped bass by PG&E for mitigation of delta power plants ✓ Los Vaqueros presentations by Laurie Haag,((WD,and Tom Brumleve,((R(D,on grazing in los Vaqueros Watershed on 4/16N ✓ Grazing practices on Shell Marsh uplands FW(recommends that Board write letter to EBRPD requesting that grazing be removed from Shell Marsh uplands on 6/107 OD Shell Marsh Hydrology Restoration Project presentations by Karl Malamud Roam,((MAV(D,and Mike Rugg,Df6,on 4/16N, V11/97,and 08M;subcommittee formed on 08/91 • CALFED Bay-Delta Program • Central Valley Project Improvement Act • Delta Wetlands • Cowell Ranch • TVPOA • Biodiversity Project • PG&E pond and coal pile • opportunities for wetlands restoration • CC County Health Services Department activities related to fish and wildlife • CC County Department of Agriculture activities related to fish and wildlife (7) Develop policy recommendations ("white papers") on fish and wildlife issues: • Treatment of"nuisance" wildlife (e.g., rodents) • Encroachment of wildlife into suburbia (or is it vice-versa?) • Proposed legislation as provided by staff legislation subcommittee established;provides regular reports • Population growth in Contra Costa County and the effects on fish and wildlife resources h:\\f&wwrkp1.o97 Work Plan & Work Summary Page 2 of 2 October 14, 1997