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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05132008 - C.41 �.yEAt : - � Contra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa ' COUNT FROM: DENNIS M. BARRY, AICP, INTERIM DIRECTOR County DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT DATE: May 13, 2008 SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO GRANT FROM THE U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTIES BY THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION AUTHORIZE the Director of the Department of Conservation and Development, or his designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend an existing grant contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to: a) extend the contract by one year from September 30, 2009 to September 30, 2010; b)adjust the scope of the grant to provide additional land acquisition options; and c)increase the grant amount by $250,000, from a prior total of$991,631 to a new total of$1,241,631, to support land acquisition consistent with the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP) by the East Bay Regional. Park District (EBRPD). FISCAL IMPACT No impact to general fund. Most of the funding would be passed through the County to EBRPD land acquisitions from USBR. County costs to administer the pass-through, estimated to be less that $15,000, would be covered by the grant. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: x YES SIGNATURE: RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BO RD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE (S): ACTION OF BO DON Jt D APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED HER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 0Iv _) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE E ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Abigail Fateman (CDD) (925) 335-1272 ATTESTED ""A', J d�� JOHN ULLEN; CLERK OF. cc: Department of Conservation and Development BOARD OF SUPERVISORS LAND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY , DEPUTY i 41 Grant Agreement with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation May 13, 2008 Page 2 of 2 BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS Contra Costa County has an existing grant contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for$991,631 to fund acquisition of up to 690 acres of important habitat for threatened and endangered species in Eastern Contra Costa County. As the coordinating agency for coalition of local agencies involved in the HCP/NCCP, the County applied for and received this grant prior to formation of the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (Conservancy), the joint exercise of powers authority established to implement the HCP/NCCP. The existing contract provides that the County will use the grant funds to . assist with EBRPD's acquisition of any of three parcels on a willing seller basis. At the time the Board approved the existing grant contract, the Board declared its intent to transfer the responsibility for administering this grant to the Conservancy upon the Conservancy's request. The USBR is now proposing three changes to the existing contract: a) a one-year time extension for the expenditure of funds, b) addition of two parcels to the list of eligible parcels, and c) a $250,000 increase to the grant amount. These changes would occur through two separate contract amendments. One amendment would simply add one of the new properties. The other amendment would add the fifth parcel, extend the term, and increase the grant amount. This second amendment would also stipulate that the additional funds and not more than $300,000 of the existing funds be used for this fifth parcel. Staff are seeking authorization to execute all necessary documents to accomplish these two grant contract amendments. With the exception of up $15,000 of County staff expenses to administer the grant, all funds would be contributed toward willing-seller land acquisitions by EBRPD. The proposed acquisitions are consistent with the conservation priorities described in the HCP and would help to achieve conservation objectives for several endangered or threatened species.