Consent-Community Services # 6.
Board of Supervisors
Natural Resources
- Meeting Date:
- 02/21/2023
- Brief Title
- Huff's Corner Project Funding Agreement Request
From:
Leslie Lindbo, Interim Director, Department of Community Services
Staff Contact:
Elisa Sabatini, Manager of Natural Resources, Department of Community Services, x5773
Supervisorial District Impact:
Districts 3 & 5
Subject
Adopt resolution requesting a new funding agreement from the California Department of Water Resources for the Huff's Corner Levee Raise and Channel Reconfiguration Project. (No general fund impact) (Lindbo/Sabatini)
Recommended Action
Adopt resolution requesting a new funding agreement from the California Department of Water Resources for the Huff's Corner Levee Raise and Channel Reconfiguration Project.
Strategic Plan Goal(s)
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Safe Communities - Disaster emergency preparedness and resiliency - Infrastructure |
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County Mandated Service - The County is the designated Local Maintaining Agency for this portion of Cache Creek and is obligated to operate and maintain this levee segment in accordance with state and federal standards. |
Reason for Recommended Action/Background
Yolo County independently operates, maintains, and repairs the Huff's Corner Levee System, which is on the right bank of Cache Creek, approximately 2,700 feet upstream from Interstate 5, adjacent to County Road 18 in Woodland. On April 9, 2019, the County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 19-46 accepting funds from the California Department of Water Resources ("DWR") for a State-Federal Flood Control System Modification Program project titled: Huff's Corner Levee Raise & Channel Reconfiguration Project ("Project"). On August 7, 2019, the County and DWR executed the funding agreement, Agreement No. 2019-FSRP-NA21-01 ("Project Agreement"), for the Project. The Project Agreement's scope of work involves raising the Huff's Corner Levee to its original design height and reconfiguring the Cache Creek channel to control erosional forces against the levee.
To date, the County has completed the following activities under the Project Agreement:
To date, the County has completed the following activities under the Project Agreement:
- Development of 100% designs for the levee raise and the in-channel reconfiguration components of the Project.
- Approval of the required California Environmental Quality Act documents.
- Execution of all applicable local, state, and federal permits.
- Completion of the in-channel reconfiguration component of the Project.
In December 2020, County staff and its consultant team notified DWR that the Project Agreement would not have the funding capacity to complete the levee raise portion of the Project due to unforeseen costs associated with construction, environmental mitigation, and securing land acquisition/Right-of-Way. In January 2023, DWR was able to secure additional monies from new funding source(s) to fund projects under its Flood System Repair Program. DWR has instructed County staff to submit a request for a new funding agreement, which will be funded from the new funding source(s) available to DWR, to ensure the Project is constructed in its entirety.
Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies)
Natural Resources Division staff has collaborated with the Office of County Counsel on this item.
Competitive Bid Process/Vendor Performance
N/A
Fiscal Impact
No Fiscal Impact
Fiscal Impact (Expenditure)
- Total cost of recommended action:
- $
- Amount budgeted for expenditure:
- $
- Additional expenditure authority needed:
- $
- On-going commitment (annual cost):
- $
Source of Funds for this Expenditure
- General Fund
- $0
Further explanation as needed:
There are sufficient appropriations in the FY 22/23 Cache Creek Resources Management Plan ("CCRMP") budget to accommodate any expenses for work completed under the new funding agreement that may occur during the remainder of FY 22/23. Additional expenses will be appropriated within the CCRMP budget for future Fiscal Years.
Attachments
Form Review
| Inbox | Reviewed By | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | crinde | 02/16/2023 11:53 AM |
| County Counsel | Hope Welton | 02/16/2023 11:54 AM |
- Form Started By:
- cliebler
- Started On:
- 01/10/2023 01:31 PM
- Final Approval Date:
- 02/16/2023