BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Update on United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Partnership Projects.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive and discuss information related to status of the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) projects where the District is the Local Sponsor, Co-Local Sponsor, or member of a Local Sponsor Agency.
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SUMMARY:
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Partnership Projects:
The District is currently partnering with the USACE on planning, design, and/or construction of six flood protection projects that will provide flood protection for up to 13,700 homes, schools and businesses in Santa Clara County. Staff updates the Board annually on all USACE partnership projects in preparation for upcoming legislative meetings in Washington, D.C., in which the District will be requesting federal funding for its projects. Key staff from the USACE San Francisco District Civil Works Branch will present information and address the Board's questions on the following projects:
1. Upper Guadalupe River Project Construction
2. South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study Design and next feasibility phase
3. Upper Berryessa Creek Project Construction
4. San Francisquito Creek Project Feasibility
5. Coyote Creek at Rock Springs Project Feasibility
6. Upper Llagas Creek Project Permitting and Construction
Annually, the USACE identifies its Federal appropriations request for each project with the intent of obtaining funds in the President's budget. Attachment 1 summarizes the funding requests for FY18 and FY19. The USACE fiscal year begins October 1 and ends September 30. The status of each of these projects is described in the PowerPoint presentation (Attachment 2).
Funding for the following projects has been included in the Federal FY18 Budget Request:
1. Upper Guadalupe River: $1.5M for construction
2. South SF Bay Shoreline: $10.7M for Phase I design and construction
$200k for Phase II...
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