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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05121987 - 2.3 TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM Contra Phil- Batchelor, Costa DATE'. County Administrator COUP May 7 , 1987 � ��y SUBJECT: FUNDING FOR WILDCAT AND SAN PABLO CREEKS SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(_S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Accept this report. 2. Approve continuation of Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Project with the inclusion - of a trapezoidal rock channel section on Wildcat Creek contingent upon funding sources outside the County being identified. 3. Direct staff of Public Works and Community Development to develop funding strategies which specifically include the East Bay Regional Park District, Coastal Conservatory, Flood Control District, Contra Costa- County Redevelopment Agency, , and Special District Augmentation Fund. 4. Authorize Chair to execute letter to East Bay Regional Park District Board of Directors encouraging financial assistance of $115,000 in connection with this project. 5. Direct Public Works Director to report back to the Board by its June 2 meeting on status of funding strategy and identification of the possibility and practicality of new revenue sources to continue the project. 6. Direct staff to pursue legislative alternative in securing future funding to support financing strategy of project. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The authorization to implement the trapezoidal rock channel will require an additional $115,000 and on annual maintenance cost of $3 , 500. This is addition to $300,000 previously committed but not funded because of en- hancements and additional right-of-way purchases necessary to complete this project. Providing the aforementioned funds through suggested funding sources may require reduction in Flood Control District projects and the scope of the North Richmond Redevelopment Agency efforts. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _ YES SIGNATURE: � RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OW BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 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: Public Works ATTESTED Community Development PHIL BATC LOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR East Bay Regional Parks District (Bob Doyle) State Department of Fish & Game (Carl Wilcox) BY ,DEPUTY M382/7-83 i t REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: x During its May 5, 1987 meeting, the Board of Supervisors accepted a report from the Public Works Director which indicated actions to be taken related to the appropriate design of a channel section on Wildcat Creek. The Board directed the County Administrator to pursue further potential revenue sources which supported the. concept of a trapezoidal rock channel. This type of channel had been recommended by the Wildcat and Pablo Creek Project Design Team. The team indicated their preference for this concept encompassing the environmental enhancements which the project has sought to continually incorporate. Staff of the County Administrator have met with Public Works and Community Development staff as well as representatives for Assemblyman Campbell' s Office and the East Bay Regional Park District to discuss possible funding strategies. Such strategies would allow for the inclusion of the trapezoi- dal rock channel section on Wildcat Creek. Staff from the park district is prepared to recommend to their Board that trust funds be made available to fully fund the $115,000 enhancement. A variety of funding strategies were discussed for the remaining $300, 000 shortfall. Such strategies are as follows: 0 Secure funding through monies provided by new and/or renewed legisla- tive action. Such legislation would be championed by Assemblyman Campbell. O Provide through the North Richmond Redevelopment Agency a loan to supplement the funding necessary for the trapezoidal rock channel, based on the concept that because of improvements made, the North Richmond Redevelopment area will receive certain amenities which embellish the attractiveness of the North Richmond area to possible development. O Allocate money from the Special District Augmentation Fund for the next 2-3 years, with a possible reduction in expenditures normally needed for other special district operations. O Reduce the Flood Control District appropriation for the next 2-3 years to secure funding of the project. Such funding could reduce the scope of the various flood control projects either presently ongoing or future enhancements. A combination of these alternatives should be pursued to make up the $300 ,000. Provision of the additional $115 ,000 will provide project integrity throughout the entire Wildcat and San Pablo system. The endorsement of the project as a trapezoidal rock channel section would accomplish that integrity.