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<br />To the Ht>'n()table' CJty COUhCiI
<br />Fromth~ Ma1~t
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<br />August 28, 2006
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<br />Subject
<br />Agreement for Consulting Services with W,H. Fawcett for consulting related to the City's
<br />interest in the restoration of Bair Island, and restoring public access to the levees in
<br />Redwood Shores,
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<br />Recommendation
<br />Approve the Agreement for Consulting Services with W. H, Fawcett
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<br />Background
<br />In May, 2003, the City hired William "Buzz" Fawcett, then with the lobbying firm of Perkins
<br />Coie, LLC, based in Washington DC,. His initial scope of work focused on determining the
<br />feasibility of developing a workable plan to address habitat and public access issues for
<br />the Redwood Shores levees. The contract was for a period of six months.
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<br />At the end of the six month period, after numerous stakeholder meetings and research Mr.
<br />Fawcett concluded that a workable plan could be developed which could balance a
<br />renewal of public access to the Redwood Shores levees, with species conservation and
<br />protection. The central concept relied upon looking at the larger ecosystem encompassing
<br />the entire Bair Island complex, the Redwood Shores levees, and the U,S. Fish and Wildlife
<br />Service's (FWS) intent to restore Bair Island to tidal wetlands/habitat.
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<br />In January of 2004, Council authorized a contract amendment with Mr. Fawcett in the
<br />amount of a $7,500 per month retainer, with funding that had already been earmarked for
<br />Redwood Shores levees from GID 1-64 (Genera/Improvement District), to pursue this
<br />work program. In June, 2005, Mr, Fawcett became a sole practitioner of his own firm, at
<br />which time the City retained him at a reduced monthly retainer of $6,000 plus expenses.
<br />For several months in 2005, Mr. Fawcett did not invoice the City in anticipation of no
<br />immediate action during certain months while the Refuge and FWS were studying the
<br />Environmental/mpact Statement (EIS) comments. The City Manager extended the
<br />agreement with Mr. Fawcett in June, 2006 for a period of three months,
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<br />From 2004 through the first half of 2006, Mr. Fawcett worked closely with the City
<br />Council's Ad Hoc Committee on Bair Island/Levees Land Access and City staff. The
<br />critical tasks focused on the dual goals of assuring continued public access to portions of
<br />Bair Island with appropriate facilities to accommodate that access, as part if its restoration
<br />by the federal government, and of gaining a return of public access to certain levees in the
<br />Redwood Shores area which are currently closed to public access. In brief, those critical
<br />tasks included (but were not limited to):
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