BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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SUBJECT: Title
Approve the Fiscal Year 2025 Schedule Adjustments to Projects in the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
Approve the Fiscal Year 2025 Schedule Adjustments to Projects in the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program.
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SUMMARY:
In November 2020, voters overwhelmingly approved the renewal of the Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program (Safe, Clean Water Program). The Safe, Clean Water Program included estimated schedules and has a Change Control Process allowing schedules to be adjusted with Board approval.
The construction schedules for Project D4: Fish Habitat and Passage Improvement, specifically the Ogier Ponds Separation from Coyote Creek Separation Project (D4.2), which addresses key performance indicator (KPI) #2, and Project E5: San Francisquito Creek Flood Protection, need to be adjusted.
These proposed adjustments are in addition to and subsequent to the schedule adjustments carried out as part of the Capital Improvement Program’s FY 2026-30 Five-Year Plan (CIP FY2026-30 Five-Year Plan), which the Board adopted on May 27, 2025.
Once approved, these and schedule adjustments based on the CIP FY2026-30 Five-Year Plan will be incorporated in the FY2025 Safe, Clean Water Program Annual Report. The reasons for the proposed schedule adjustments are detailed below:
Project D4: Fish Habitat and Passage Improvement (Ogier Ponds Separation from Coyote Creek Separation Project (Ogier Ponds Project; D4.2)
The start of the project construction has been delayed by one year. Instead of beginning in FY31 as reported in the FY24 Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program Annual Report, construction is now expected to start in FY32. The completion date has been pushed back by two years, shifting from FY32 to FY34.
The revised schedule aligns the start and end dates with the ADSRP's construction timeline. Construction of the Ogier Ponds Project will not begin until the ADSRP can effectively manage the output flow of the Anderson Reservoir, ensuring a safer and more efficient construction process. The updated timeline expects a three-year construction season. The Safe, Clean Water Program partially funds the project.
Project E5: San Francisquito Creek Flood Protection
The project is led by the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority (SFCJPA), of which Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) is a member agency. According to the latest schedule provided by SFCJPA, the start and completion of the "Upstream of Highway 101" segment (part of KPI #2) and the project closeout have been pushed back.
The project schedule has been adjusted due to several factors. The SFCJPA is currently updating hydraulic models and re-evaluating project alternatives to account for unexpected flooding that occurred during winter 2022-23. The SFCJPA plans to select an alternative in fall 2025. As a result, permitting, design, and construction activities are now delayed. Overall project construction completion is now anticipated to be delayed by approximately a year, from FY29 to FY30, compared to the schedule outlined in CIP FY2026-30 Five-Year Plan and about two years compared to the FY25 project schedule.
Additionally, the start of construction for the Newell Road Bridge Replacement, originally scheduled for FY25, has been postponed to FY26 due to delays in Caltrans permitting and funding.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY IMPACT:
There are no Environmental Justice and Equity Impacts associated with this item. Environmental Justice of the projects will be assessed and addressed in future board actions related to the individual projects.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
These schedule adjustments will be incorporated in the CIP’s Fiscal Years 2027-31 Five-Year Plan, and their financial impacts will be identified and analyzed during the plan's development.
CEQA:
The recommended action does not constitute a project under CEQA because it does not have a potential for resulting in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Proposed Project Schedule Adjustments
UNCLASSIFIED MANAGER: Manager
Luz Penilla, 408-630-2228