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To:	Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	November 12, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement between State of CA and Flood Control District for award of Climate Adaptation and Resilience Grant for Lower Walnut Creek Restoration.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/12/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Paul Detjens, (925) 313-2394
cc:	Paul Detjens, Flood Control Beth Balita, Finance Catherine 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 12, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE Climate Adaptation and Resilience Grant Program Agreement Number WC-1928KM (Agreement) between Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (Flood Control District) and State of California, acting by and through the Natural Resources Agency, Department Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) in the amount of $1,250,000 to provide partial implementation funding for the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project.

ADOPT Resolution No. 2019/630, accepting grant funds and authorizing the Chief Engineer, Flood Control District, or designee, to execute the Agreement and process other related documents.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The Grant Agreement provides State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Conservation Board funds up to $1,250,000.

BACKGROUND:

On September 11, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved the Flood Control District’s application to WCB for $1,250,000 of State Cap and Trade Funds for the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration project. WCB subsequently announced their intent to award these funds to the Flood Control District and have recently presented the Grant Agreement for signature. The WCB requires the Flood Control District execute the agreement before the WCB action to adopt the Agreement on their regularly scheduled quarterly meeting on November 21, 2019.

Under the Grant Agreement, the Flood Control District is obligated to defend and indemnify the State for third party claims arising out of the project and any breach of the Grant Agreement by the Flood Control District.

WCB has requested a Board resolution accepting the grant award and authorizing the Flood Control District to execute the Grant Agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without Board approval and adoption of the resolution, the Flood Control District will be unable to accept the $1,250,000 WCB grant.