BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Authorizing Acceptance of Grant Funding from Measure AA, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority's San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure, in the amount of $4,439,406, for the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project (Project No. 26444001), (San Jose), (District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Adopt the Resolution AUTHORIZING THE BOARD CHAIR TO EXECUTE A GRANT FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION AUTHORITY FOR THE GRANT OF FUNDS FOR THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE PROJECT, and accept the grant terms, conditions and requirements required by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority;
B. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to execute and file requests for disbursements with the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority; and
C. Delegate authority to the Chief Executive Officer to approve the award of future funding from the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority for the Shoreline Project on substantially similar terms as the Grant Funding Agreement.
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SUMMARY:
Overview of the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Study
The overall goal of the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project (Shoreline Project) is to safeguard and protect hundreds of homes, schools, and businesses along Santa Clara County's 18 miles of shoreline from the risk of coastal flooding. The Shoreline Project will also restore tidal marsh and related habitat that was lost due to former salt production activities, provide opportunities for continued recreational and public access along the bay shoreline, and takes into consideration protecting for sea level rise over a 50-year period (through Year-2067).
The Shoreline Project is being undertaken by the Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the State Coastal Conservancy (Conservancy). Authorization to conduct the...
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