To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Supplemental Budget for Water Management (Budget Unit 251), Authorizing Resolution, and Request for Proposals for Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan for Humboldt Bay Transportation Infrastructure (Phase 1) (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors approves the resolution authorizing the Public Works Director, or a designee thereof, to enter into a grant agreement with the California Department of Transportation ("Caltrans") to receive funding from the 2018-2019 Caltrans Adaptation Planning Grant Program for preparation of the Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan for Humboldt Bay Transportation Infrastructure (Phase 1); authorize Public Works to issue the attached Request for Proposals; direct Public Works to bring the Agreement for Professional Services with the selected consulting firm back to the Board for review and approval; and approve the attached supplemental budget for budget unit 251 (4/5 Vote Required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Caltrans Adaptation Planning Grant; City of Eureka; Humboldt County Association of Governments (HCAOG); Road Fund
DISCUSSION:
In February 2018, Public Works applied to the Caltrans Adaptation Planning Grant program for a grant of Four Hundred and Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($425,000.00) to support the preparation of a sea level rise adaptation plan for the Eureka Slough hydrologic sub-unit of Humboldt Bay. This area includes segments of Highway 101, county and city roads, railroad, and the future Humboldt Bay Trail, along with Murray Field airport, utility transmission lines (gas, electrical, water), wastewater pump stations, and a mix of industrial, commercial, residential, agricultural and wildlife land use. Due to ground surface elevations, exposure to wind waves, and the condition of levees and embankments, this area is especially vulnerable to flooding hazards, with vulnerability expected to increase due to the p...
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