SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION AUTHORITY
CERTIFICATION OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS
I, Paul Johnson, Clerk of the Governing Board, certify that on June 14, 2024, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Governing Board adopted the following resolutions:
1. San Leandro Treatment Wetland for Pollution Reduction, Habitat Enhancement, and Shoreline Resiliency: Phase 2
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority hereby authorizes the disbursement of an amount not to exceed three million seven hundred thirty-four thousand four hundred eightynine ($3,734,489) dollars to the City of San Leandro to: 1) convert a 6.9-acre wastewater storage basin adjacent to San Leandro’s Water Pollution Control Plant to a multi-benefit freshwater treatment wetland that will remove wastewater-borne nitrogen, phosphorus, and contaminants of emerging concern, including completing final permitting for the conversion; and 2) develop a shared vision for community-based shoreline resilience planning efforts and scope a Shoreline Master Plan for the City of San Leandro, Alameda County. Prior to commencement of the project, the grantee shall submit for the review and written approval of the Executive Officer of the Authority the following:
1. A detailed work program, schedule, and budget.
2. Names and qualifications of any contractors to be employed in carrying out the project.
3. A plan for acknowledgement of Authority funding.
4. Evidence that all permits and approvals required to implement the project have been obtained.
5. Evidence that the grantee has entered into a project labor agreement consistent with San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Resolution 22.
Based on the accompanying staff recommendation and attached exhibits, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority hereby finds that:
1. The proposed project is consistent with the current Project Selection Criteria and Guidelines.
2. The proposed authorization is consistent with the purposes and objectives of Chapter
4.5 of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code, regarding the San Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program.
3. The Authority independently reviewed and considered the San Leandro Water Pollution Control Plant Treatment Wetland and Shoreline Resilience Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) adopted by the City of San Leandro on April 2, 2024, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and attached to the accompanying staff recommendation as Exhibit 5, public comment to the MND, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. The Authority finds that the project as designed and mitigated avoids, reduces or mitigates the potentially significant environmental effects to a less-than-significant level, and that there is no substantial evidence based on the record as a whole that the project may have a significant effect on the environment.
2. South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Phase 2: Eden Landing Implementation The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority hereby authorizes the disbursement of an amount not to exceed one million one hundred fifty-five thousand dollars ($1,155,000) for levee slope and transition zone enhancement to benefit western snowy plovers and marshdependent wildlife, as part of Phase 2 of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. Prior to commencement of the project, the grantee shall submit for the review and written approval of the Executive Officer of the Authority the following:
1. A detailed work program, schedule, and budget.
2. Names and qualifications of any contractors to be employed in carrying out the project.
3. A plan for acknowledgement of Authority funding.
4. Evidence that all permits and approvals required to implement the project have been obtained.
5. Evidence that the grantee has entered into agreements sufficient to enable the grantee to implement, operate, and maintain the project.
Based on the accompanying staff recommendation and attached exhibits, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority hereby finds that:
1. The proposed authorization is consistent with The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act, Gov. Code Sections 66700-66706.
2. The proposed authorization is consistent with The San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure (Measure AA)
3. Storytelling Shoreline Futures: Youth Visioning and Action The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority hereby authorizes the disbursement of an amount not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) to Mycelium Youth Network to develop and implement the Storytelling Shoreline Futures: Youth Visioning and Action project, which consists of: 1) empowering and educating approximately 12 youth on shoreline and climate justice issues through the power of storytelling; 2) conducting shoreline habitat restoration and enhancement; and 3) hosting a community event that will engage approximately 150-300 members in shoreline restoration activities, artmaking, and roleplaying games at three shoreline locations in Alameda and Santa Clara Counties. Prior to commencement of the project, the grantee shall submit for the review and written approval of the Executive Officer of the Authority the following:
1. A detailed work program, schedule, and budget.
2. Names and qualifications of any contractors to be employed in carrying out the project.
3. A plan for acknowledgement of Authority funding.
4. Evidence that all permits and approvals required to implement the project have been obtained.
5. Evidence that the grantee has entered into agreements sufficient to enable the grantee to implement, operate, and maintain the project.
Based on the accompanying staff recommendation and attached exhibits, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority hereby finds that:
1. The proposed authorization is consistent with The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act, Gov. Code Sections 66700-66706.
2. The proposed authorization is consistent with The San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure (Measure AA).
4. San Pablo Baylands Collaborative Protection an restoration (CPR) Project, Phase 3:
Camp 3 Ranch Acquistion
The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority hereby authorizes the disbursement of an amount not to exceed five million seven hundred thirty thousand dollars ($5,730,000) to Sonoma Land Trust to acquire the 1,480-acre Camp 3 Ranch property in Sonoma County (Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 128-491-013, 128-491-014, and 128-491-015) as Phase 3 of the San Pablo Baylands Collaborative Protection and Restoration Project, subject to the following conditions:
1. Prior to the disbursement of funds for the acquisition, the grantee shall submit for the review and approval of the Executive Officer of the Authority (Executive Officer):
a. All relevant acquisition documents including, without limitation, the appraisal, purchase and sale agreement, deed, escrow instructions, environmental or hazardous materials assessment, and title report;
b. A baseline conditions report; and
c. Evidence that sufficient funds are available to complete the acquisition.
2. The grantee shall pay no more than fair market value for the property, as established in an appraisal approved by the Executive Officer.
3. The property acquired under this authorization shall be managed and operated for the purposes of habitat restoration and protection and open space preservation, with the potential to allow limited public access and recreation that is compatible with those purposes. The property shall be permanently dedicated to those purposes by an appropriate instrument approved by the Executive Officer.
4. Authority funding shall be acknowledged by erecting and maintaining a sign on the property or in a nearby publicly viewable area, the design and location of which are to be approved by the Executive Officer.
Based on the accompanying staff report and attached exhibits, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority hereby finds that:
1. The proposed authorization is consistent with The San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act, Gov. Code §§ 66700-66706.
2. The proposed authorization is consistent with The San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure (Measure AA). _______________________
Paul Johnson, Clerk
San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority
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Date
6/17/2024