HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 05012001 - 2001-184 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on May 1. 2001 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Gioia, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Glover, Uilkema
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None RESOLUTION NO. 2001/184
SUBJECT: Authorization to execute agreement with the State Water Resources Control
Board for the Strenzel Lane Erosion and Sediment Reduction Project. .
WHEREAS, the area known as the Strentzel Lane neighborhood just south of the
Martinez City limits in Contra Costa County historically floods due to the natural terrain
of the watershed; and
WHEREAS, the residents have been inconvenienced for extended periods due to
difficult access to their homes. The County has spent considerable funds on debris
cleanup from Sheridan Lane due to flooding following heavy rains; and
WHEREAS, in September 1999, the County, Friends of Alhambra Creek (FAC),
Alhambra Creek Watershed Planning Group, Alhambra Creek Improvement
Association, Contra Costa County Resource Conservation District, National Park
Service, City of Martinez, and local residents have applied for a State Water Resources
Control Board Section 319(h) grant to improve the drainage in the Strentzel Lane and
Sheridan Lane area of Martinez; and
WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board approved a grant for sediment
reduction and erosion control in February 2001; and
WHEREAS, Friends of Alhambra Creek is the lead agency in this project. The County is
involved as a partner providing the expertise on design, construction, engineering, and
coordination issues; and
WHEREAS, the County will cover the cost of construction of a storm drain along and
across Alhambra Valley Road; and
WHEREAS, the grant will be used to construct improvements that will reduce erosion
and amount of sediment entering Alhambra Creek; and
WHEREAS, the National Park Service is interested in protecting and enhancing the
RESOLUTION NO. 2001/184
John Muir gravesite property and is willing to provide right of way for drainage which will
alleviate the flooding on Sheridan Lane.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Contra Costa County Board of
Supervisors as the governing body of the Contra Costa County Public Works
Department, that the agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board for the
Strenzel Lane Erosion and Sediment Reduction Project has been CONSIDERED and is
hereby APPROVED and the Chair of the Board of Supervisors hereby authorizes the
Public Works Director to EXECUTE said agreement on behalf of the District.
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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: May 01, 2001
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
and County Administrator
By , Deputy
RESOLUTION NO. 2001/184