DATE: December 11, 2018
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PRESENTATION AND UPDATE ON THE ENTITLEMENT PROCESS FOR A WETLAND MITIGATION BANK AT POND 20, SOUTH SAN DIEGO BAY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Pond 20 is a 95-acre undeveloped parcel located at the southernmost portion of San Diego Bay. Pond 20 is within the City of San Diego's Otay Mesa-Nestor Community. It is included in the City of Imperial Beach's former Redevelopment Area but is not currently included in the Port Master Plan. In July 2015, the Board directed staff to develop a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the development of a mitigation bank at Pond 20. In November 2015, the Board adopted the Pond 20 Economic Development Fund, BPC Policy No. 774.
In November 2016, the Board authorized an agreement to prepare design drawings, conduct a wetlands delineation, and prepare mitigation banking documentation, including the Prospectus and Bank Enabling Instrument. Additionally, the Board approved commencing environmental and California Coastal Act review.
The base line map, wetlands jurisdictional delineation, functional assessment methodology, preliminary design, and Prospectus are complete and have been submitted to the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE). Environmental review is underway.
Next steps to entitle the mitigation bank include completing the 60% design, conducting technical studies for environmental review including additional hydrodynamic modeling to meet state sea level rise guidance and complete design alternatives to avoid potential wetland jurisdictional areas.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Presentation and update on the entitlement of a wetland mitigation bank at Pond 20, south San Diego Bay.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
This presentation does not have a fiscal impact. The Environmental Conservation department budgeted $628,200 from the Environmental Fund this fiscal year (FY19) for mitigation banking.
COMPASS STRATEGIC GOALS:
This agenda item supports the following Strategic Goal(s).
* A Port that th...
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