BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Amendment No. 1 to Grant Agreement No. A3974R, with Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District for the Hendrys Creek Restoration Project (Project).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Grant Agreement A3974R between the Santa Clara Valley Water District and Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District (MROSD) to;
i. Extend Agreement No. A3924R by 12 months, until June 30, 2020; and
ii. Reallocate the project budget from Task 5 with 37 percent going to Task 2, 61.3 percent to Task 4, and 1.7 percent to Task 6; and
B. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to execute Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. A3974R.
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SUMMARY:
On December 8, 2015, the Board awarded MROSD $484,650 under the 2016 Safe, Clean Water Priority D3 Grant Program. The grant enabled MROSD to implement the Hendrys Creek Restoration Project, which provides construction and improvements to the Hendrys Creek property located within the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve. The grant agreement was fully executed by the CEO on June 14, 2016 and was set to expire on June 30, 2019.
In requesting the 12-month extension, MROSD indicated that the permits required from the U.S. Army Corps, Regional Water Quality Control Board, and CA Department of Fish and Wildlife took longer than expected. Due to the delay in obtaining these permits, the earthwork construction to prepare the project site for planting revegetation was pushed from last year to this year. Since MROSD will begin planting after completion of the earthwork construction in October 2018, the current Agreement end date of June 30, 2019 will only allow for one season of planting. To maximize the chances of a successful restoration, MROSD needs two seasons; therefore, MROSD requests a twelve (12) month extension to June 30, 2020 to enable two full seasons of planting.
For the budget reallocation request, the approach originally outlined in the Agreement has changed du...
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