TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: CJ DiMaggio - District Manager
REPORT BY: Jeremy Sarrow - Watershed and Flood Control Operations Manager
SUBJECT: Approval of a budget amendment increasing appropriations to Rutherford Maintenance budget
RECOMMENDATION
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Approval of Budget Amendment increasing appropriations in the Flood District - Rutherford Maintenance budget by $60,000. (Fiscal Impact: $60,000 Expense; Flood District - Rutherford Maintenance; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 Vote]
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BACKGROUND
This division was created through the authorization of the Rutherford Reach Benefit Zone (Assessment District 2008-01) to establish a mechanism to provide continued annual funding for maintenance benefiting the residents and landowners within the Benefit Zone and to support the Rutherford Reach Restoration Project (Project). This division currently has a fund balance of approximately $531,800 and funds are drawn upon for the purpose of reducing bank erosion and maintaining the function of in-stream habitat enhancement structures and control target non-native invasive plant species within the Project reach.
This amendment is requested to address expenditures for components of two in-reach biotechnical streambank stabilization projects listed in the District’s 2026 Stream Maintenance Program but not previously budgeted: 1) use of imported aggregates and soils in lieu of native fill materials previously expected to be available to the project at no cost along 60 linear feet of eroding streambank on the Napa River near Opus One Winery, and 2) cost share with the landowner for stabilization of an eroding and incised 20-foot-high bank on the Napa River at the Rutherford Restoration Project site with willow pole staking, biodegradable geotextile fabric, and toe rock.
Requested Actions:
1. Approval of budget amendment increasing appropriations by $60,000 in the Flood District - Rutherford Maintenance budget for Maintenance - Infrastructure/Land and Engineer Services (Fund 8000, Sub-Division 8000502, Accounts 52525 and 52145) offset by use of its available fund balance.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
To complete maintenance activities in the upcoming fiscal year. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
None |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Routine maintenance activities in the upcoming fiscal year will not be completed |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.