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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	April 28, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Funding Agreement to Disburse Navy Mitigation Funds to Build Segment 1A of the Great California Delta Trail

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/28/2020

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:

Robert Sarmiento (925) 674-7822

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: April 28, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute the Funding Agreement between the East Bay Regional Park District and Contra Costa County to disburse $100,000 in Navy Mitigation Funds to construct Segment 1A of the Great California Delta Trail.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No impact to the General Fund. (100% Navy Mitigation Fund)

BACKGROUND:

In the early 1990s, the United States Navy closed vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle access on the Port Chicago Highway through the Concord Naval Weapons Station. To mitigate this closure, the Navy paid the County $5 million for transportation improvements in the Port Chicago, Clyde, and Bay Point areas. As of 2008, $4 million had not been spent. With accumulated interest, the fund had grown to $8.6 million. To make use of these funds, in June 2008, the Board of Supervisors adopted the Navy Mitigation Fund Expenditure Plan (Expenditure Plan – Exhibit A). The current balance of the fund (as of March 2020) is $5,467,542.75.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Expenditure Plan identified a number of transportation improvement projects, along with the amount to be allocated to each project. One of these improvements is to the Great California Delta Trail from Bay Point Waterfront Park to Pittsburg ("Project"). The Project is defined as follows in the Expenditure Plan:

9) Build Great California Delta Trail from Bay Point Waterfront Park to Pittsburg
Project will provide seed money for construction of one segment of the trail.
Navy Fund Allocation: $1 million (partial funding)
Lead Agency: East Bay Regional Park District

Segment 1A of the Project will be inside the Bay Point Regional Shoreline, located just west of McAvoy Harbor off the Port Chicago Highway in Bay Point:

Specific improvements planned (Exhibit B) by the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) consist of the following:

* 525 feet of paved Class 3 trail between the Bay Point Regional Shoreline Park entrance and the existing staging area and planned 1.1 mile Harrier Loop Trail improvements,
* Improvements to an adjacent overflow parking lot will be improved, and
* Site furnishings, including salvage and (re)installation of park gate and traffic control.

These proposed improvements are consistent with the improvements identified in the 2001 Bay Point Regional Shoreline Land Use Plan (Exhibit C).

The Navy Mitigation Fund Expenditure Plan identifies $1,000,000 to be allocated for the Project. The EBRPD wishes to enter into a funding agreement (Exhibit D) with the County to receive $100,000 so that it can initiate construction of Segment 1A of the Project. The EBRPD will provide draft project plans to the County for review and comment.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If the funding agreement is not adopted, the East Bay Regional Park District will not have the funding to construct Segment 1A of the Great California Delta Trail.