TO: Napa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
FROM: Richard Thomasser - District Manager
REPORT BY: Jeremy Sarrow - Watershed and Flood Control Operations Manager
SUBJECT: Approve Funding Agreement No. 260130B (FC) with Clover Flat Land Fill, LLC
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve and authorize Agreement No. 260130B (FC) with Clover Flat Land Fill, LLC, to fund Construction of the Bale Slough-Bear Creek Restoration Project, Group B, and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $1,550,000 Expense and Revenue; Flood District - Watershed Projects; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote]
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BACKGROUND
Previously, at the August 13, 2024 Flood Board meeting, the District requested the Flood Board approve an authorize an agreement between the District and Clover Flat Land Fill, LLC (CFLF), allowing CFLF the right of first refusal to fund construction of the Bale Slough - Bear Creek Restoration Project - Group B ("Project"). The Flood Board approved and authorized the right of first refusal agreement at the meeting allowing the District to work with CFLF and other stakeholders to develop the funding agreement that is now before you for consideration for implementation of the Project.
The Bale Slough - Bear Creek Restoration Project will continue restoration activities within the Napa River watershed that were started with the Rutherford Reach Restoration Project and the recently completed Oakville to Oak Knoll Restoration Project. The 1.6-mile Project reach has been divided into three construction groups (A-C), encompassing fourteen (14) distinct restoration sites. The District has completed the environmental review of the Project as required by CEQA, and a Mitigated Negative Declaration was adopted. The project goals include reducing sediment loads and enhancing biological complexity throughout the river channel and riparian corridor. Construction of the Group A restoration sites was completed in 2023 and Group C is currently under construction an...
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