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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Supervisor Gayle B. Uilkema, Chair
Supervisor Mary N. Piepho
DATE: April 21 , 2008
SUBJECT: Report on San Francisco-Stockton Ship Channel Deepening Project
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION
ACCEPT Report on and reaffirm SUPPORT for the San Francisco-Stockton Ship
Channel Deepening Project, as recommended by the Transportation, Water &
Infrastructure Committee
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact to the County from the abovementioned action.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR x RECOMM N ATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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Report on San Francisco-Stockton Ship Channel Deepening Project
April 21, 2008
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
During their meeting on April 28, 2008, the Transportation, Water & Infrastructure Committee
heard an update on the San Francisco-Stockton Ship Channel Deepening Project. Although
the County has been a Local Sponsor for the Baldwin Channel section of the project for
many years, the TWIC thought it appropriate to re-affirm support for the project. In 2004, the
Port of Stockton began planning for deepening of the Stockton section of the channel, and
has been included as a Co-local Sponsor for the (overall) project, and has been paying the
local sponsor's annual share of the costs. On this type of federal project, the local, or non-
federal sponsor must pay a portion of costs of the project; in this case it is 25% of the total
project costs (total project costs are approximately $130 million, with an anticipated local
share of approximately $35 million).
In 2007 and earlier this year, the Port took the lead, and working with the County, applied for
Proposition 1 B Bonds through the California Transportation Commission's Transportation
Corridor Improvement Program (TCIP). Although not final, it appears as though the Port and .
the County will receive $17.5 million out of a $35 million request ($17.5 million amounts to
one-half of the local costs for the project). The TWIC feels strongly that any (remaining)
funds to be paid as part of the local share of the project should be paid by the actual
beneficiaries of the deepening project. This would include the industries along the
channel that utilize the deeper water, and the Port of Stockton (which has already been
paying the current annual local share of costs).
The Project recently launched its environmental review process, through a Notice of Intention
under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and a Notice of Preparation through the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Meetings to obtain public comment on scope
and content of the Project were held at the County in late March, and in the City of Stockton
in early April. A scoping comment period is currently ongoing,.slated to end April 30, 2008.
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