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6.1E Page 1 R.EPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council! From the, Cit Mana ~r July 28, 2008 SUBJECT Cost sharing agreement with the South Bayside System Authority for improvements to the Redwood Shores Levee Segment III RECOMMENDATION Approve, by motion, the proposed cost sharing agreement with the South Bayside System Authority (SBSA) for improvements to the Redwood Shores Levee Segment III and authorize the City Manager to execute the same. BACKGROUND The City has an on-going interest in securing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certification for all Redwood Shores levees. Levees within the undeveloped "Area H" parcel and Levee Segment III remain the two levee sections that require improvements to qualify for FEMA certification (see attached map). Segment III improvements could not be performed eight years ago as part of the City's Levee Improvement Program because regulatory agencies 1 and the SBSA could not finalize the alignment of the levee. Regulatory agencies want the levee relocated onto SBSA property, further from sensitive wildlife habitat. SBSA wants the levee to remain in its existing location which optimizes SBSA's usable land and provides protection for SBSA's . .internal...drainagesystem; ....However;the City's various existing permits issued. ..bythe regulatory agencies will not allow the levee configuration preferred by SBSA. As result, SBSA has agreed to be responsible for the permitting and the construction of the levee improvements in compliance with FEMA standards if the City agre.es to fund the project. The proposed agreement outlines roles and responsibilities of the SBSA and Redwood City for the improvements to the Redwood Shores Levee Segment III. If Council approves the proposed agreement, the City will transfer $565,000 to SBSA for the design, administration, and construction of levee improvements. This funding amount is consistent with the cost estimate provided by the design engineer. If unforeseen conditions occur that increase the costs beyond the funding amount, staff will renegotiate the overage with SBSA at that time and an amendment to the agreement will be presented for Council's approval. Any funds unexpended at the conclusion of the project will transfer back to the City. The levee will be designed such that it can be certified by the City to be compliant with FEMA regulations. The City will have oversight authority of the entire project, and the title of the improvements will be transferred to the City at the conclusion of the project. Completion of construction is anticipated before the end of this year. . 1 U.S. Corp of Engineers, U.S, Fish and Wildlife Services, California Fish and Game, Regional Water Quality Control Board, Bay Conservation and Development Commission, and the Environmental Protection Agency.