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CONSIDER EXPENDITURE
TO CONTRACT WITH THE CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORPS FOR FALL 2017 VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES |
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Meeting
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August 14, 2017 |
Budgeted: |
Yes |
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From: |
David J. Stoldt
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Program/ |
Riparian
Mitigations |
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General
Manager |
Line Item
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2-1-4 |
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Prepared
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Thomas
Christensen |
Cost
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$14,000 |
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General Counsel Approval: N/A |
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Committee Recommendation: The Administrative Committee reviewed this item on August 14, 2017 and recommended _______________. |
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CEQA Compliance: This action does not constitute a project as defined by
the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378. |
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SUMMARY: The Board will consider authorizing staff
to contract with the California Conservation Corps (CCC), which will provide a
crew of approximately 14 workers to help District staff carry out vegetation
management activities on the Carmel River during the fall of 2017. Vegetation management this year will involve
cutting, removing, and dragging large tree limbs out of the river bed and
removing debris from the channel in preparation for potential high winter and
spring river flows. The amount of work required this year warrants the use of
CCC workers. This program is conducted
in accordance with the District’s “Guidelines for Vegetation Management and
Removal of Deleterious Materials for the Carmel River Riparian Corridor.”
RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the General Manager to enter into an agreement with the CCC to assist with Vegetation Management for a not-to-exceed amount of $14,000.
DISCUSSION: The District plans to perform in-channel
vegetation management this fall at fifteen sites along the Carmel River. After last winter’s high flows, many large
trees have fallen across the Carmel River.
If these trees are not cut into smaller sections there is an increased
risk of streambank erosion along riverfront properties in multiple locations if
winter flows rise above five-year return intervals (approximately 5,000 cubic
feet per second). Erosion can occur as
high flows are directed away from the center of the channel by vegetation and
debris dams into streambanks.
IMPACT TO STAFF/RESOURCES: Funds for this project are included in the FY
2017-18 budget under “Riparian Mitigations,” line item 2-1-4 Address Vegetation
Hazards and Remove Trash, Account 24-03-787040.
EXHIBIT
None
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