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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra
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FROM: Supervisor Tom Torlakson Costa
July 13, 1993
County
DATE: _
REQUEST WATER COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER COUNTY PARTICIPATION IN A
SUBJECT: JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT AND
CONTRA COSTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE
"DELTA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CENTER"
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)A BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION: Refer to the Water Committee the issue of County
participation in a Joint Powers Agreement with the East Bay Regional
Park District and the Contra Costa Community College District.
BACKGROUND: In March 1992 the Board's Environmental Affairs
Committee endorsed the concept of establishing an ecological and
biological educational program focusing on wetlands and other unique
East County habitat nature study areas. The former Oakley Sanitation
District Board of Directors and now the new Ironhouse District have
offered their property for development of an interpretive center, to
be located on their property in the Oakley area and conjunctive use of
their wetlands areas and some district facilities .
A Task Force was created to study this issue. The Task Force was
comprised of representatives of the Ironhouse Sanitary District, the
East Bay Regional Park District, the Mount Diablo Audubon Society, the
Contra Costa Community College District, and teachers from various
East County School districts . Supervisor Torlakson has represented
Contra Costa County, and has served as Chair of this Task Force during
the last sixteen months . The Task Force has identified proposed
curriculum, and is in the process of forming a non-profit entity for
the purpose of fundraising.. ,The Task Force has worked cooperatively
with Ironhouse on an EIR for the districts future facility needs
including a complete analysis of the science center.
The Task Force has now reached the stage in its process where a
more formal structure is desired. In addition to creating the
non-profit entity, it has been determined that a Joint Powers
Agreement between Contra Costa County, the Community College District,
and the East Bay Regional Park District is now necessary. Each of
these agencies is now being requested to consider the concept of
entering into a JPA for the development of the Delta Environmental
Science Center. Upon gaining conceptual agreement from each of the
agencies, future meetings will be held to finalize the structure and
language of the JPA.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON /3 • ! 4 93 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED —'-`_ OTHER
The Board approved the above recommentation and DETERMINED to request East Bay
Regional Park District and Assemblyman Campbell to see if they can get this project
included in the 1994 park bond legislation,
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
±S UNANIMOUS(ABSE)isT,.. ) 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 Director ATTESTED
Water Committee - via Roberta Goulart PHIL CHEL .CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Administrator SUP
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AND COUNTY ADMJNISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
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