BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT:
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Review Proposed Changes to Projects under Priorities A, E, and F of the Renewed Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program and Consider Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Review proposed changes to projects under Priorities A, E, and F of the Renewed Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program; and
B. Consider setting a time and place for a Public Hearing on the proposed project changes.
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SUMMARY:
In recent years, infrastructure construction projects within the renewed Safe, Clean Water and Natural Flood Protection Program (Safe, Clean Water Program) have experienced significant cost escalation, adversely affecting the financial health of Fund 26. Consequently, in January 2023, in compliance with the Change Control Process (as defined in Attachment 1), the Board held a Public Hearing and approved staff recommendations to reduce funding allocations for some capital projects, including Project E2: Sunnyvale East and Sunnyvale West Channels Flood Protection (Project E2), while making a commitment to continue to reassess funding availability annually as part of the Capital Improvement Program's financial planning process.
In fiscal year 2023-24 (FY24), Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) resubmitted regulatory permit applications for Project E2 and expects to receive the permits by the end of 2024, making the project shovel-ready for construction in 2025. Project E2, which voters first approved in November 2000 as part of the Clean, Safe Creek and Natural Flood Protection Plan, entails upgrading approximately three (3) miles of the existing West Channel (Phase 1) to provide 1% (100-year event) flood protection for 47 acres of highly valuable industrial lands, including the Onizuka Air Force Base, and approximately 6.4 miles of th...
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