Reso. No. xx-25
DocID #61563v1xx
RESOLUTION NO. xx-25
ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FLOOD
CONTROL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (DISTRICT) TO
REMIT $780,000 TO THE DISTRICT FOR THE CITY TO MEETS ITS PERMIT
OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE VIA VERDI PROJECT
WHEREAS, in February 2017, Via Verdi roadway, the sole ingress/egress to the Sobrante Glen residential neighborhood of 85 single family homes and about 100 apartment and condominium units, was damaged due to a landslide; and
WHEREAS, in response to the Via Verdi landslide, the City constructed an Emergency Access Road and worked with utility companies to relocate their facilities into the Emergency Access; and
WHEREAS, the City proposed to construc t a culvert in San Pablo Creek to eliminate the threat of future landslides and the City engaged with federal, state, and local regulatory agencies including the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (Water Board), to secure the appropriate regulatory permits for work in San Pablo Creek, adjacent to Via Verdi roadway; and
WHEREAS, the regulatory agencies required the City to implement bo th riparian vegetation and fish passage mitigation measures; and
WHEREAS, to meet the Via Verdi project regulatory permit fish passage mitigation requirements, the City of Richmond agreed to provide mitigation funds to the Contra Costa Flood Control District (District) for their proposed Wildcat Creek Fish Passage Implementation Project (Project); and
WHEREAS, in 2021, the fish passage portion of the Project was estimated to cost $780,000 ($650,000 Engineer’s Estimate plus a 20% construction contingency); and
WHEREAS, the prop osed mitigation will ensure that the proposed project will not substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self -sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal; and
WHEREAS, the Project consists of improving fish passage in Wildcat Creek by retrofitting an existing fish ladder, widening a sedimentatio n basin, and modifying a flood control structure, as shown in Attachment 3, and is located in the North Richmond Area; and
WHEREAS, the remittance of these funds requires City Council approval of a funding agreement with the District to sponsor the Project and authorization for the City Manager or their designee to sign the funding agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council finds the above recitals are true and correct and have served, together with the Agenda Report, as the basis fo r the findings and actions set forth in this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby authorizes the funding agreement in the amount of $780,000 to the District for the Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council designates the City Clerk as th e custodian of the documents and other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon which the decision herein is based. These documents may be found at the office of the City Clerk at the Richmond City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza, Richmond, California 94804.
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Reso. No. xx-25
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I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held January 20, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
Mayor
Approved as to form:
City Attorney