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"Rom: MAURICE M. SHIU, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
DATE: MARCH 20, 2001
SUBJECT: APPROVE RESOLUTION AND RECOGNIZE THE WILDCAT-SAN PABLO CREEKS
WATERSHED COUNCIL AS THE COORDINATING BODY FOR THE WILDCAT CREEK
AND SAN PABLO CREEK WATERSHEDS, WEST COUNTY AREA
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)Sr.BACKGROUND AND JUS•1'I1:ICATION
I. Recommended Action:
APPROVE the attached Resolution and RECOGNIZE the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Watershed Council
as the coordinating body for issues in the Wildcat Creek and San Pablo Creek Watersheds.
11. Financial Impact:
The estimated annual cost for County staff support is $11,000, which will be funded by Unincorporated
County Clean Water Program ($9,000), and Community Development ($2,000).
111. Reasons for Recommendations and Background:
The Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Design Team (Design Team) was established by the Board of Supervisors
in 1985 to resolve controversies concerning flood damage reduction improvements to Wildcat and San Pablo
Creeks. The Design Team has been regarded as a model for cooperative watershed problem solving by
pioneering the concept of consensus planning and collaboration among agencies and citizen groups to solve
technical, management, nnonitoring, and funding ' ues f a watershed.
Continued on Attachment: a SIGNATURE:
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON March 20, 2001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT )
AYES: NOES: I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: of an action taken and entered on the minutes of
Orig.Div: Public Wet ks(Admin Svcs) the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
Contact: Mitch Avalon(313-2203)
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cc: D.Eckerson,Flood Control ATTESTED: March 20, 2001
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CAO JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of
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SUBJECT: RECOGNIZE the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Watershed Council as the coordinating body for issues
in the Wildcat Creek and San Pablo Creek Watersheds, West County area.
DATE: March 20, 2001.
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The Design Team contained all the components of a broadly construed watershed council by including
among its members officials of federal, state, county and city agencies, officials of special districts and
school districts, and property owners, residents, businesses and industrial representatives, social, youth,
environmental, community interest and welfare citizen's organizations.
The Design Team has remained active and productive since its inception, and in the absence of other
coordinating entities, has historically addressed the concerns of the entire Wildcat Creek and San Pablo
Creek watersheds. The Design Team has addressed watershed concerns of flood damage reduction, water
quality, trail development and management, environmental education, erosion and sedimentation concerns,
wetland restoration and protection, and pollution and toxic waste cleanup.
The Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Design Team adopted the name Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Watershed
Council at their April 22, 1999 meeting and approved the following mission statement at their August 26,
1999 meeting: The Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Watershed Council is a forum for consensus planning among
various agencies, citizen's groups, and individuals, and is a resource for those who seek solutions to
technical, management, monitoring, and funding issues for the Wildcat Creek and San Pablo Creek
watersheds.
To help accomplish its mission, the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Watershed Council (Council) will make
efforts to expand its membership to include unrepresented upper watershed interests which currently may
not be involved in the:Design Team.
The Council voted at their January 20, 2000 meeting to request that .the County Board of Supervisors
recognize the Council as the coordinating body for any agency, district, property owner, resident, business
industry or citizen's organization to develop watershed plans, design and implement watershed-related plans
and projects, raise funds for such plans and projects and resolve a broad array of watershed issues. These
issues shall include but not necessarily be limited to: flood damage reduction, erosion control, watershed
and stream channel revegetation, stormwater and resources management, reduction of polluted runoff,
fisheries restoration, public parks recreation, trails, water pollution, toxic clean-up, and environmental and
public education. The Council may make recommendations to Contra Costa County, cities, districts,
councils, organizations, as appropriate, for the development, funding and/or implementation of said plans
and or projects, coordination and educational activities. No action of this Council shall supercede the
responsibilities, powers,jurisdiction, or autonomy of the County, cities, local agencies, districts, citizen
groups, state, or federal. agencies.
The Council has also requested that the County Community Development Department and the County Public
Works Department, which has co-chaired and provided staff assistance to the Design Team for the past 15
years, continue in these capacities for the Council. The Council will also be requesting recognition from the
cities of San Pablo, Richmond and Orinda, once the Board adopts the attached Resolution.
IV. Consequences of Negative Action:
Other groups will not be aware of the benefits of the Council, and coordination of watershed activities in
the Wildcat Creek and San Pablo Creek Watersheds will be limited, leading to potential mismanagement
of resources.
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A.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 20, 2001 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Gioia, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Glover and Uilkema
NOES: None
ABSENT:: None
ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO.: ?nn, /11 ti
SUBJECT: Recognize the Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Watershed Council.
WHEREAS, the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Design Team was established by the Board of
Supervisors of Contra Costa County in 1985 to resolve controversies concerning flood damage
reduction improvements to Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks, and
WHEREAS, the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Design Team has provided a statewide model for
cooperative watershed problem solving by pioneering the concept of consensus planning and
collaboration among agencies and citizen groups to solve technical, management, monitoring and
funding issues for the watershed, and
WHEREAS, the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Design Team contains all the components of a
broadly construed watershed council by including among its members officials of federal, state,
county and city agencies, and officials of special districts and school districts, and property owners,
residents, businesses and industrial representatives, social, youth, environmental, community interest
and welfare citizen's organizations, and
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an
action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 20, 2001
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator
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By , j Deputy
RESOLUTION NO. 2001/116
SUBJECT: Recognize the Wildcat and San Pablo Creeks Watershed Council.
DATE: March 20, 2001
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WHEREAS, the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Design Team has remained active and
productive since its inception fourteen years ago and in the absence of other coordinating entities,
has historically addressed the concerns of the whole Wildcat Creek and San Pablo Creek watersheds,
and
WHEREAS, the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Design Team has addressed watershed concerns of
flood damage reduction, water quality, trail development and management, environmental
education, erosion and sedimentation concerns, wetland restoration and protection, and pollution
and toxic waste clean-up, and
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
APPROVES renaming the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Design Team, the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks
Watershed Council and RECOGNIZES the Council as the coordinating body for any agency,
district, property owner, resident, business, industry or citizen's organization to develop watershed
plans, design and implement watershed related plans and projects, raise funds for such plans and
projects and resolve a broad array of watershed issues. These issues shall include but not necessarily
be exclusive to: flood damage reduction, erosion control, watershed and stream channel
revegetation, stormwater management, reduction of polluted runoff, fisheries restoration, public
parks, recreation, trails, water pollution, toxics clean-up and environmental and public education.
This coordinating body, so named the Wildcat-San Pablo Creek Watershed Council, shall make
recommendations to Contra Costa County, cities, districts, councils, or organizations, as appropriate,
for the development, funding and/or implementation of said plans and or projects, coordination and
educational activities.Nothing in this resolution supercedes the responsibilities, powers,jurisdiction
or autonomy of the County, cities, local agencies, districts, citizen groups, state or federal agencies
which participate in this coordinating and recommending council or otherwise have authority in the
watershed, and
13F IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Community Development Department and the
County Public Works Department, which co-chair and provide staff assistance to the Wildcat-San
Pablo Creeks Design Team, will continue in these capacities for the Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks
Watershed Council, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the newly formed Wildcat-San Pablo Creeks Watershed
Council make an effort to expand its membership to include unrepresented upper watershed interests
which currently may not be involved in the Design Team.
2001/116