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To:	Contra Costa County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	September 17, 2019

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Costa

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Subject:

Three Creeks Parkway Restoration Project, Marsh Creek — CA Dept. of Water Resources Integrated Water Management Plan Grant. Project No. 7562-6D8490

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/17/2019

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:	Gus Amirzehni, (925) 313-2128
cc:	Allison Knapp, Deputy Chief Engineer Tim Jensen, Flood Control Paul Detjens, Flood Control Gus Amirzehni, 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: September 17, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District (FC District), or designee, to apply for the Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) grant from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), in the amount of $850,000 for partial implementation of the Three Creeks Parkway Restoration Project, Brentwood area.

FISCAL IMPACT:

For the requested grant amount of $850,000 of DWR IRWM funds, the FC District will pledge $710,000 from FC Drainage Area 130 funds already budgeted for the project.

BACKGROUND:

The FC District has partnered with American Rivers, a nonprofit organization, to implement the Three Creeks Parkway Restoration Project, a multi-benefit flood management and ecosystem restoration project located along portions of Marsh Creek in the Brentwood area from the Union Pacific Railroad crossing near Sungold Park to Dainty Avenue. The project is funded through a combination of private and public grants and Flood Control Drainage Area 130 funds. Staff is seeking grant funding from the DWR IRWM Grant Program to supplement the FC District’s contribution toward the project.

The DWR requires participation in a regional IRWM group in order to be eligible for this type of Proposition 1 grant funding. The Three Creeks Parkway Restoration project is included in the list of projects in the East Contra Costa IRWM Plan. With DWR’s recent Proposition 1 grant solicitation, the East Contra Costa IRWM group has evaluated the projects in the IRWM Plan, and has selected eight projects, including the FC District’s project for a joint application to DWR for IRWM Grant funding.

If selected by DWR for funding, the FC District would return to the Board for authorization to enter into a grant agreement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Without the Board of Supervisors’ approval, the FC District will not be able to apply for the DWR IRWM Grant Program described above.