DATE: November 8, 2016
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INITIATE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS FOR POND 20, LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERNMOST PORTION OF SAN DIEGO BAY
A) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH GREAT ECOLOGY IN THE AMOUNT OF $640,220 TO PREPARE 60% DESIGN DOCUMENTS AND SUBMIT MITIGATION BANKING PROSPECTUS DOCUMENTS TO THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FOR A WETLANDS MITIGATION BANK
B) RESOLUTION COMMENCING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR THE POND 20 SITE, INCLUDING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MITIGATION BANK AND ASSIGNMENT OF LAND USE DESIGNATIONS FOR THE ADJACENT DEVELOPMENT PARCELS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Pond 20 is a 95.13 acre undeveloped parcel of land located at the south end of San Diego Bay. Pond 20 is within the City of San Diego's (San Diego) Otay Mesa-Nestor Community, it is included in the City of Imperial Beach's (Imperial Beach) former Redevelopment Area and it is not currently included in the Port Master Plan. In July 2015, the Board directed staff to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a mitigation bank and to continue to analyze the development of a mitigation bank on approximately 80 acres of Pond 20.
The District received six responses to the RFP for mitigation banking. The RFP was bifurcated into two categories: 1) consultants who would assist the District in developing and maintaining a mitigation bank and 2) third-party developers who would build their own mitigation bank. A decision analysis ranked Great Ecology as the top consultant proposal and Burns & McDonnell/Wildlands as the top developer proposal.
On December 8, 2015, no decision was made on the RFP. However, the Board directed staff to conduct due diligence, which included conducting a feasibility assessment which included an evaluation of the demand for mitigation credits, regulatory requirements for long-term maintenance, and conceptual designs and construction estimates.
On June 15, 2016, the Mitigation Ad-hoc committee was formed to continue the due diligence efforts to validate assumptions tha...
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