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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	11/10/2016
Subject: RECEIVE report on the East Contra Costa Habitat Conservation Plan, and DIRECT staff to bring the report to the full Board of Supervisors.
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	10
Referral Name:	Monitor and report on the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan.
Presenter:	John KopchiK, DCD	Contact:	John Kopchik (925)674-7819

Information

Referral History:

Monitoring and reporting on the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP) is a standing referral for the Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) but the Committee has not received a report in the recent past.

Referral Update:

HCP/NCCP staff will give a presentation to TWIC at their November meeting. Some background from the ECCHCP website:

The East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan / Natural Community Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP or Plan) is intended to provide regional conservation and development guidelines to protect natural resources while improving and streamlining the permit process for endangered species and wetland regulations.

The Plan is designed primarily to streamline approvals for the future growth of the cities of Clayton, Pittsburg, Brentwood and Oakley, and unincorporated communities in the County such as Bay Point and Byron. Up to 11,853 acres of new urban development projects can obtain their endangered species permits under the Plan.

Development of New Homes and Businesses
The Plan is designed primarily to streamline approvals for the future growth of the cities of Clayton, Pittsburg, Brentwood and Oakley, and unincorporated communities in the County such as Bay Point and Byron. Up to 11,853 acres of new urban development projects can obtain their endangered species permits under the Plan.

Public Infrastructure
A variety of public infrastructure projects would benefit from the Plan; these include roads, flood protection projects, schools, neighborhood parks, and recreational trails (up to 1,126 acres in total). Specific rural transportation projects would receive permits under the Plan: the Buchanan Bypass, Byron Highway widening, and Vasco Road widening. Providing streamlined endangered species approvals for these needed projects would help accelerate congestion relief and support the continued economic development of the region.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE report on the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Conservation Plan, DIRECT staff to bring the report to the full Board of Supervisors.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

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