March 26, 2024
Public Works
DATE: March 26, 2024
TO: Mayor Martinez and Members of the City Council
FROM Daniel Chavarria, PE, Director of Public Works
Lina Velasco, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Grant
Resolution
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The City has received $4,600,000 from the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority to complete the
project. No impact to the General Fund is anticipated for completion of this project.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
March 16, 2021; May 2, 2023; July 11, 2023
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority approved a
$2,300,000 grant and another $2,300,000 augmentation
for the Terminal 4 Wharf Removal Project. The granting agencies require a Resolution be adopted by the grantee; therefore, City staff is seeking City Council approval to accept and appropriate the grant funds, including
authorizing the City Manager and designee to execute
any necessary grant documents to receive the funds.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
ADOPT a Resolution Accepting and Appropriating the
$4,600,000 in grant funds from the San Francisco Bay
Restoration Authority for Terminal Four Wharf Removal
Project – Public Works Department/Community
Development Department (Daniel Chavarria 510-620-
5478/Lina Velasco 510-621-1231).
AGENDA
REPORT
March 26, 2024
DISCUSSION:
The Terminal Four Wharf Removal project consists of completing construction documents, derelict pilings demolition, removing decking, demolishing two buildings, and constructing enhanced rock slope protection, as well as monitoring at Terminal Four located at Point San Pablo, north of Point Molate.
The project is needed because the deteriorating warehouse, piles, decking, and debris of Terminal Four Wharf currently poses a marine debris problem, a navigation hazard, and continues to degrade and impair water and habitat quality. A key aspect of this project is that it will remove the environmentally hazardous creosote-treated wooden pilings from the San Francisco Bay.
The Terminal Four site is owned by the City of Richmond and is managed by the Port of Richmond. The site is located on the western shore of Richmond, California, approximately 2.5 miles northwest of the eastern end of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, and just south of the tip of Point San Pablo.
The City has been planning the removal of the creosote-treated piles, deteriorated wharf decking, and structures at the Terminal Four site for a number of years. The State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) has provided support and assistance with this project since 2017, primarily through facilitating funding and taking the lead on early design and environmental review. The City is carrying out the implementation of the Terminal Four Wharf Removal Project as the property owner. A construction contract has already been awarded and work is in progress.
City staff has been working with the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (SFBRA) to seek an augmentation to the City’s previously approved grant to complete the project since the bids came in greater than previously anticipated. The SFBRA approved a $2,300,000 augmentation, for a total grant amount of $4,600,000. The additional funds will allow the City to complete full implementation of the project avoiding the need to revise or eliminate components of the project. Therefore, City staff is seeking City Council approval to adopt a Resolution accepting and appropriating the total $4,600,000 grant funds, including authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute any necessary grant documents. The City Council authorized and approved the grant funds on July 11, 2023; however, a Resolution is being requested by the granting agency after the fact in order to seek reimbursements.
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution Accepting & Appropriating Grant Funds Attachment 2 – SFBRA Grant Agreement
Attachment 3 – SFBRA Grant Agreement Amendment No. 1