BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Adopting the Final Initial Study/Negative Declaration, Project Approval, and Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Construction of the Uvas Creek Levee Rehabilitation Project Phase 1, Project No. 62084001, Task No. 5175, Contract No. C0643, (Gilroy) (District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Consider the environmental effects of the Uvas Creek Levee Rehabilitation Project as discussed in the Final Initial Study/Negative Declaration;
B. Adopt a Resolution ADOPTING THE FINAL INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE UVAS CREEK LEVEE REHABILITATION PROJECT;
C. Approve the Uvas Creek Levee Rehabilitation Project;
D. Adopt Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids for Construction of the Uvas Creek Rehabilitation Project, Phase 1 per the Notice to Bidders; and
E. Authorize the Designated Engineer to issue addenda, as necessary, during the bidding process.
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SUMMARY:
Background and Project Description
Staff has identified a need to proceed with approximately 30 erosion repair and animal damage repair projects from FY2018 through FY2022. One of the higher priority projects is the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) levee at Uvas Creek, downstream of Miller Avenue to end of the levee (Attachment 1) within the City of Gilroy (City).
Annually, USACE staff inspects the Uvas Creek Levee to assess the condition of the levee to determine if corrective work is required to ensure the integrity of the levees. Based on inspections, USACE ranked this portion of the levee as "Unacceptable" with a request to address the burrowing animal damage to the levee. Despite implementation of a long-term burrowing animal abatement program, animal burrows continue to persist throughout the levee's landside and riverside slopes along the entire length of the creek. If left unabated, the current condition may induce levee failure by sloughing, slumping, and...
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