RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Flood Control District), or designee, to execute the Proposition 1 Watershed Restoration Grant Program Grant Agreement Number Q2096013 (Grant Agreement) between the Flood Control District and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) in an amount not to exceed $1,350,000 to provide partial implementation funding for the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project, for the period of July 1, 2020, or upon Grantor approval, whichever is later, to March 15, 2024, Martinez area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Grant Agreement provides $1,350,000 in CDFW Proposition 1 funds. The total project implementation cost of $15.5 million includes matching funds totaling $15.3 million. Project funders include the US Environmental Protection Agency (7%), the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (45%), the Wildlife Conservation Board (8%), the National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Fund (6%), the State Department of Water Resources, Integrated Regional Water Management Program (9%), the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (9%), the CDFW Greenhouse Gas Fund (6%), CDFW Proposition 1 (9%), and Flood Control District Zone 3B Funds (1%).
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