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To:	Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	November 15, 2011

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Execute grant documents with the California Department of Water Resources for the evaluation of Lower Walnut Creek levees. Project No. 7520-6B8280

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/15/2011

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Carl Roner (925) 313-2213
cc:	R. M. Avalon, Deputy Chief Engineer M. Carlson, Flood Control P. Detjens, Flood Control C. Roner, Flood Control C. Standafer, Flood Control C. Windham, Flood Control

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: November 15, 2011
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Flood Control and Water Conservation District, or designee, to execute all grant documents necessary to secure grant funding with the California Department of Water Resources (from state matching funds for Fiscal Year 2011/2012), to reimburse approximately $250,000 of the nonfederal funds expended by Flood Control District Zone 3B for the geotechnical evaluation of Lower Walnut Creek Levees, Martinez and Concord Areas. (100% California Department of Water Resources Local Levee Evaluation Program Grant Funds)

FISCAL IMPACT:

If approved, the grant will result in reimbursement of approximately $250,000 of FC District Zone 3B funds. The staff time needed to apply for this grant is approximately $10,000, also funded by FC Distict Zone 3B.

BACKGROUND:

The Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (FC District) has partnered with United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on the Lower Walnut Creek general reevaluation project. The purpose of this project is to transform the 1960’s-era USACE-constructed flood control channel into a more sustainable system. A portion of this study focused on the 8.5 miles of levees constructed as part of the original project. The levee evaluation portion of the study is complete, and no significant issues were found.

The FC District intends to submit a grant application to the California State Department of Water Resources (DWR) to request reimbursement of approximately $250,000 of FC District Zone 3B funds that were expended for the Lower Walnut Creek levee geotechnical evaluation. Starting in July 2008, the FC District and the USACE together expended approximately $500,000 on the levee evaluation. The USACE's federal contribution to this project satisfies DWR's grant match requirement, so the FC District will be requesting reimbursement of approximately $250,000 of the already-expended FC District Zone 3B funds.

Under Proposition 84 of 2006, which includes the Local Levee Assistance Program, the state has made available funds to reimburse local entities for levee evaluation. As the grant program allows reimbursement of recently completed levee studies, the FC District intends to apply for grant funds to cover its share of the levee portion of the study costs.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the FC District is not allowed to execute the grant documents, the FC District will not be able to recoup the nonfederal expenditure of $250,000.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.