DATE: November 5, 2019
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO AGREEMENT 244-2016AC WITH GREAT ECOLOGY TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MITIGATION BANK AT POND 20 IN THE AMOUNT OF $117,569 TO COMPLETE HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING AND FINALIZE THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS BANKING ENABLING INSTRUMENT INCLUDING REVISIONS BASED ON COMMENTS FROM THE INTERAGENCY REVIEW TEAM FOR A NEW TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $983,789 AND EXTENDING THE AGREEMENT UNTIL MARCH 31, 2020. FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020 IS BUDGETED
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Pond 20 is a 95-acre undeveloped parcel located at the southernmost portion of San Diego Bay within the City of San Diego's Otay Mesa-Nestor Community Planning District and the City of Imperial Beach's former Redevelopment Area. 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 the development of a mitigation bank at Pond 20.
On November 8, 2016, by Resolution No. 2016-178, the Board authorized an agreement with Great Ecology to prepare design drawings, conduct a wetlands delineation in support of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) jurisdictional determination, and prepare mitigation banking documentation, including the Prospectus and draft Bank Enabling Instrument. Additionally, the Board approved commencing environmental review.
The sixth amendment to the agreement with Great Ecology is needed, in the amount of $117,569, to conduct additional hydrodynamic models for 100-year flood events in the Otay River to analyze potential impacts and mitigation options to reduce potential flooding levels associated with the proposed mitigation bank for permitting, construction design, and environmental review; and to advance additional mitigation banking elements including and preparing Interagency Review Team (IRT) responses for inclusion in the final Bank Enabling Instrument.
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