BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Consider Recommendations Relating to Permanente Creek Flood Protection Project, including the Rancho San Antonio County Park Detention Basin Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Receive an Overview and Update of the Project; and
B. Provide direction from the County Board of Supervisors to Administration to support the efforts of the Santa Clara Valley Water District to obtain regulatory permits from state and federal agencies for both maintenance and capital projects in a timely, efficient, and affordable manner.
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SUMMARY:
The Project will protect approximately 2,200 parcels by implementing flood detention and channel improvement elements over 10 linear miles of waterways. This Project is a prime example of the successful implementation of the principles of a watershed-wide planning approach and of a fruitful partnership and collaboration with multiple agencies, including the County of Santa Clara and its Parks and Recreation Department. The Project represents the culmination of the District's Natural Flood Protection planning process, a multi-objective approach to providing environmental quality, community benefit, and protection from creek flooding in a cost-effective manner.
Due to the wide geographical area covering a 17.5 square mile watershed and the goal to meet multiple objectives, the scope of work for this Project was complex and involved many stakeholders (i.e., County of Santa Clara, Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District, Cities of Mountain View, Los Altos, and Cupertino). Through multiple project task force and public meetings, interested members of the affected communities worked collaboratively with the District, the County, and representatives from natural resource agencies, and local cities, to develop the final Project. Ultimately, with the invaluable assistance of the County's Parks staff over the years and approval of an agreement in June 2013 under the leadership of ...
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