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FINANCE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	03/27/2017
Subject: Funding Shortfall in the Wildcat/San Pablo Creeks Levee Remediation Project in North Richmond
Submitted For:	Julia R. Bueren
Department:	Public Works
Referral No.:	2/9/2015 C.89
Referral Name:	Funding Shortfall in the Wildcat/San Pablo Creeks Levee Remediation Project in North Richmond
Presenter:	Paul Detjens, Senior Civil Engineer	Contact:	Paul Detjens (925) 313-2394

Information

Referral History:

Referral was submitted to the full Board of Supervisors as an action item on February 9, 2016. The items was originally heard at the February 18, 2016 Committee meeting and continued to March 2016 with a request for an updated funding/grant submittal plan.

On March 15, 2016, staff presented a report to Finance regarding Flood Control's application for approximately $500,000 in State the Coastal Conservancy (SCC) Proposition 1 grant program. The application was to include $250,000 for the Wildcat /San Pablo Levee remediation project and the remainder was to go to Urban Tilth to create jobs for local youth and provide habitat assessment and creek restoration in the watershed. The amount was based on a recommendation from the SCC after the first unsuccessful attempt for the grant.

Referral Update:

The Coastal Conservancy grant was not awarded. Since that time, there has been an increase in the engineer’s construction cost estimate (due to increased material and labor costs), and the cost to comply with more stringent environmental permit requirements. The requested funds are now $990,000.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

CONSIDER approving request of $990,000 to cover the funding shortfall.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

Requesting of $990,000 in general fund reserves.

Attachments
Request for $990,000