TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Richard Thomasser - Deputy Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Sarah Geiss - Staff Services Analyst I
SUBJECT: Agreement with Napa County Resource Conservation District for Monitoring and Reporting of Napa River Restoration Oakville to Oak Knoll, Group D, Phase II
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Public Works requests approval and authorization for the Chair to sign an Agreement with Napa County Resource Conservation District for a maximum of $37,000 for the term of September 21, 2021 through April 30, 2024 to obtain specialized environmental monitoring and reporting services for the Napa River Restoration Project Oakville to Oak Knoll, Group D, Phase II.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The County has been awarded an $800,000 grant from California State Water Resources Control Board to fund implementation of Group D, Phase II of the Napa River Restoration Oakville to Oak Knoll (OVOK) project as well as environmental monitoring along the Napa River. This agreement will allow Napa County Resource Conservation District to provide the monitoring services described in the grant agreement scope of work.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
Yes |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Public Works Fund 1000, Organization 1220500, Program 07002 |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
The monitoring will provide baseline data to evaluate effectiveness of the restoration project. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
None. The agreement with RCD will not continue past the term of the grant agreement providing the funding. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
Napa County would need to contract with another entity to perform the monitoring services. |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Vibrant and Sustainable Environment |
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Additional Information |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The OVOK Project is the subject of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH No. 2014012057), which was adopted by the Napa County Public Works Director on April 11, 2014. According to the Mitigated Negative Declaration, the proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not included, potentially significant environmental impacts in the following areas: Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Transportation/Traffic, Cultural Resources, and Air Quality. This project site is not on any of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government code section 65962.5.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Per the Napa River Sediment Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Monitoring Program Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) approved by the San Francisco Bay RWQCB in 2012, Napa Resource Conservation District staff will conduct bulk sediment sampling at 10 sites within the OVOK reach to provide a baseline dataset for long-term monitoring of fine sediment concentrations in the streambed. This sampling will be conducted using standard protocols so that it can be easily integrated into future monitoring efforts throughout the larger Napa River watershed. Bulk sediment sampling provides a direct measurement of particle-size distributions within the river’s substrate and will therefore be useful in gauging achievement of the project’s sediment reduction goals.