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S.A. - Page 2 of 29 Redwood City and Menlo Park, the Towns of Woodside and Atherton, and the unincorporated areas of San Mateo County. The drainage areas along the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel are subject to frequent flooding due to capacity constraints of the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel. These capacity issues generally arise when high tides align with large storm events. During a flood event, areas in Atherton, Redwood City, Menlo Park, and the County are impacted by flooded streets, residences, and businesses, particularly in areas adjacent to the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel. To address the flooding in the area, the City evaluated various flood improvement alternatives and initiated preliminary designs forthe Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel Flood Protection and Ecosystem Restoration Project (BC/AC Project) in 2011. The City reached out to the Coastal Conservancy to integrate the BC/AC Project with the Coastal Conservancy's efforts on the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project. This integrated project would direct stormwater to the South Bay Salt Ponds to both enhance the habitat within the ponds and serve as stormwater detention of the stormwater flows from the Bayfront Canal and Atherton Channel. The City obtained funding from Department of Water Resources (DWR) through an application submitted by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) for the Project. ABAG was awarded an Integrated Regional Water Management Grant (Grant) in the amount of $20 Million on February 14, 2014. On June 26, 2017, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a Local Project Sponsor agreement (LPS Agreement) with ABAG/SFEP, which would provide grant funding in the amount of $1,135,000. On December 17, 2018, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute Amendment 1 to the LPS Agreement, which increased the grant funding by an additional $103,000 and extended the grant term to December 31, 2020. The City also continued its efforts to coordinate with regional stakeholders, which resulted in additional collaboration with other agencies within the watershed. On October 2, 2017 the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an initial Memorandum of Understanding among the City of Redwood City, Town of Atherton, City of Menlo Park and the County of San Mateo. The initial Memorandum of Understanding had a not -to -exceed cap of $1,000,000 to cover expenditures related to planning, engineering, environmental permitting and right-of-way access rights for the BC/AC Project among the agencies. ANALYSIS Staff seeks City Council approval of two documents: an amendment to the Local Project Sponsor Agreement, and a new MOU developed among Redwood City, Menlo Park, Atherton, San Mateo County and the new Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (FSLRRD) to address project pre -construction, construction, and post -construction responsibilities and funding obligations through a five-year period following the completion of construction. These are described further below. Local Proiect Sponsor (LPS) Agreement Amendment The LPS Agreement allows the City to submit invoices to ABAG/SFEP, which in turn, will submit to DWR for reimbursement of costs incurred for construction of the BC/AC Project. Amendment 2 to the LPS Page 2 of 5 S11 City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 5