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To:	Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	March 31, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Order with Hedgerow Farms, Inc. for the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/31/2020

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:	Trevor McGuire, (925) 313-2166
cc:	Paul Detjens, Flood Control Trevor McGuire, Flood Control 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: March 31, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Acting as the governing body of the Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent to execute, on behalf of the District, a purchase order with Hedgerow Farms, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $272,085 in Flood Control Zone 3B Funds, for the purchase of custom seed mixes of California native plants.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The purchase order will be funded by Flood Control Zone 3B Funds (Project No. 7520-6B8285).

BACKGROUND:

The Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project (Project) is a multi-benefit project that provides sustainable flood protection, creates and enhances wetland habitat, and provides long-term ecological resilience. The Project is currently scheduled for construction in 2020 and 2021. At the end of construction, revegetation with native seeds and plants is required in order to restore the native habitat. In order to have enough seeds and plants to adequately cover the restoration site, seed collection and plant propagation must occur in early 2020.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this Board Order is not approved, the Lower Walnut Creek Restoration Project will have insufficient plants and seeds for revegetation.