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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03141995 - 2.4 l.� rte: ,r 'BOARD OF SUPERVISORS -� Contra Phil Batchelor-, County Administrator .- FROM: Costa -� Couarch 9, 1995DA'°TE:SUBJECT: DESIGNATE A -MEMBER OFTHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO REPRESENT THE , COUNTY IN' WASHINGTON, D.C. ON HEARINGS -REGARDING THE BALDWIN SHIP CHANNEL PROJECT SPECIFIC REQUESTS)OR RECOMMENDATION(S).&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONAMEND the Water Committee report from February 14, 1995 (W C -2) , DESIGNATE another member of. the Board of Supervisors to represent the County at Congressional hearings later this month in Washington, D.C. 'regarding the Baldwin Ship Channel project to replace Supervisor Jeff. Smith, who is unable to attend the hearings, and AUTHORIZE travel.. and expenses for this purpose. BACKGROUND: On February 14, 1995, .the Board of- Supery sors approved a report fr,om the Water Committee (W.C. -2) Among,',other items., approval of the report appointed Supervisor Smith to represent the County at hearings in -Washington, . DX, on the Baldwin_ Ship Channel pro j ectSupervisor Smith has now indicated that ..he is unable to attend these hearings because of a conflict in his schedule. He istherefore, asking that the - Boarddesignate another Supervisor to represent the County at these hearingsCONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT:. YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES : ACTION OF BOARD ON MaY•r'b 14 P 19 9� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED xOTHER IT IS BY THE BOARD OARDERED that the Chair, Board of Supervisors , isAUTROR-IZED TO, DESIGNATE A Board Member to. represent 'the County a-t the .Con.gressional Hearings -in Washington, D C. on the Baldwin ShipChannel Project; and, travel and ' expens.esfor this purpose are AUTHORIZEDVOTE OF SUPERVISORS HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT 5 ) 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. ATTESTED March 14 s 1995 Contact: PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD'OF CC: County Administrator SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATORCommunity Development Director Roberta Goulart, staff - to the Water Committee BY ,DEPUTY nt M WC2 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS cmtra FROM: WATER COMMITTEE Supervisor Gayle Bishop, ChairCosta .,:,.•, Supervisor Tom Torlakson DATE: February 14, 1.995 ' SUBJECT: BALDWIN SHIP CHANNEL, PHASE III SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S') & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RE OMMENDATI NS 1. APPOINT Supervisor Jeff Smith as ContraCosta County Representative for the Baldwin Ship Channel (San Francisco-to-Stockton) deepening project, and AUTHORIZE travel and expenses for Supervisor Smith to attend Congressional Committee hearings in Washington: D.C. to provide testimony relative to continued funding and other issues for the Baldwin Ship Channel Phase 11.1 deepening project. 2. AUTHORIZE Roberta Goulart,Water Agency staff,travel and expenses to attend Congressional Committee hearings in Washington D.C. to provide staff support and testimony relative to continued funding and other issues for the Baldwin Ship Channel Phase lil project. 3. AUTHORIZE continued long-term, open ended County contracts with Mike Cheney (Maritime Engineering Consultant), and E. Del Smith (Lobbyist) for-their services on the Baldwin Ship Channel Project, for at -least $25,000 per year, (begun in January 1994) and continuing through the life of the project (through the year 2000). Financial lmp,pct Funds for travel to Congressional hearings in Washington D.C. have been previously allocated and are available within the Water Agency Budget. Congressional testimony is expected to be necessary to enable continuation of Federal funding through the Fife of the project (through the. year 2000.). Costs associated with the two consultant contracts noted above are paid by the Ship Channel Users (the project beneficiaries or.users are Exxon, Shell, Tosco, Wickland and Pacific Refining) CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURES) Supervisor Gayle Bishop, Chair Supervisor Tom Torlakson ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 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: Roberta Goulart (510) 646-2071 ATTESTED cc: Community Development Department PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE County Administrator's Office BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY: DEPUTY RG:rw RRG2:2-14WC2.5b.d 1:: aiir Al Board Order Baldwin Ship 'Channel, Phase III February 14, 1995 - Page2 - REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND 1. The third phase of the San Francisco-to-Stockton Ship Channel (Baldwin) Project is underway. Much work has been done by the County as the local sponsor and the Corps of Engineers (lead agency) on this project to date. Numerous design, sediment chemistry and volume tests have been run, and much modelling (both numeric and physica ) has been done to determine salinity impacts associated with the project. A combined. Environmental Impact Statement/Report.is being prepared, and will be out later this. year. These area number of issues outstanding, which are being addressed at both the local.and Federal levels. A number of issues remain to be worked out prior to construction of,this project in 1997, not the least of which is cost. 'This necessitates travel to.Washington D.C. On an annual basis to support funding requests for Corp's ongoing efforts as well as the need for construction funding, cost-sharing for upland disposal options, and other cost negotiation. 2. In 1994, the Ship Channel User.Group determined the need for continuation of.Mike Cheney's contract, previously handled through COLAS. As COLA6 no longer had an interest in handling the contract, the Board authorized contracts:for both Mike-Cheney and-Del Smith to be handled through the.County. These contracts are paid through the ship channel user group described above. cc: Community Development Department County Administrator's Office RRG2:2-14WC2.5bd i • r CONTRA COSTA COUNTY WATER AGENCY' CCCWA SAN FRANC=SCO To STOCKTON SHIP CHANNEL (BALDWIN SHIP CHANNEL) , PHASE I I I This is the third and Last phase of a channel deepenin 'Project. ect . g P j whish was begun in 19.65. {previous phases broken down into five components, have been completed} . The Army Corps of Engineers is the lead agency, with contra costo county filling the required local sponsor role. The third phase project extends roughly from the 'Richmond area to Avon- in east Contra Costa County. Portions of the channel which require deepening (as shown on the map) include the West Richmond Channel, the Pinole Shoal Channel, the Carquinez Strait Channel, and the Bulls Head Channel. The actual channel will be dredged from -38 feet to -45 feet (actually -4 8 feet due to required 31 overdraft requirement) MLLw. About 9 million cubic yards of material is estimated to be dredged, • g and requiring disposal. The project will allow larger vessels to travel unimpeded further. up the channel, thus reducing the need for -lghtering {or off- loading} activities in the. Bay. Preliminary work, such as -soil chemistry tests of the channel and berth areas has been -.done, and salinity t ests are ongoing, Salinity is a signi.fi.cant issue, and the Corps of Engineers is working with the other relevant agencies on appropriate testing and modelling scenarios. Salinity impacts of the project as well as disposal options remain the most problematic, an array of disposal options will be addressed in environmental documentation, including ocean, in-bay and upland disposal, {upland options include wetlands . creation and delta levee rehabilitation) , SCHEDULE Corps will beproviding realistic costs for project, disposal options, fall 19940 Environmental review (draft EIS/EIR) will commence in fall, 1995 . county Assessment District formation process will commence fall, 1995, giving the County the ability to assess users for the local sponsor's share of the project (35%) . 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