GOVERNING BOARD REGULAR MEETING Wednesday, January 23, 2013 EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY 9:00 a.m. HABITAT CONSERVANCY City of Clayton Hoyer Hall in Clayton Community Library City of Brentwood 6125 Clayton Road City of Clayton Clayton, Ca 94517 City of Oakley City of Pittsburg AGENDA Contra Costa County 9:00 a.m. Convene meeting and adjourn to Closed Session Closed Session CS1) Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code, § 54956.9(b): One potential case. CS2) Conference with Real Property Negotiators Property: APN 080-070-014; 6041 Morgan Territory Road, Clayton, CA Agency Negotiators: John Kopchik and Abigail Fateman Negotiating Parties: Conservancy and East Bay Regional Park District Under negotiation: Price and payment terms CS3) Conference with Real Property Negotiators Property: APN 020-171-001 and 020-172-004; 8831 Byron Highway, Knightsen, CA Agency Negotiators: John Kopchik and Abigail Fateman Negotiating Parties: Conservancy and Ronald Nunn Family LP Under negotiation: Price and payment terms 9:45 a.m. Open Session Item 1 will not begin before 9:45 a.m. 1) Introductions. 2) Report on any actions taken in Closed Session. Page 1 of 4 3) Public Comment on items that are not on the agenda (public comment on items on the agenda will be taken with each agenda item). 4) Consider APPROVING the Meeting Record from the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (“Conservancy”) Governing Board Meeting of October 22, 2012. 5) Consider the following Governing Board administrative matters: a) WELCOME new Board Members and CONFIRM Conservancy Chair and Vice Chair for 2013. b) DETERMINE Governing Board meeting time and locations in 2013. c) APPROVE awarding a certificate to Assemblymember Jim Frazier to honor his service on the Governing Board of the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy. 6) Consider the following actions related to HCP/NCCP Mitigation Fees: RECEIVE presentation from Robert Spencer of Urban Economics on the East Contra Costa County HCP/NCCP Mitigation Fee Audit (December 2012) and HCP Fee Burden Analysis (December 2012). REVIEW and DISCUSS this matter and ACCEPT public comment on it. SCHEDULE an action on this matter for the next Conservancy Board meeting. 7) Consider DETERMINING representation on Public Advisory Committee (PAC) for 2013 8) Consider APPOINTING one Conservancy Board Member as the primary representative and one as the alternate to the East County Water Management Association Governing Board. 9) Consider AUTHORIZING the Executive Director to sign the sub-grant agreement with the Contra Costa Water District to receive $650,000 awarded for land acquisition and habitat restoration through the Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (IRMWP) grant process. 10) Consider APPROVING the 2013 Conservancy Work Plan. 11) Consider the following actions related to legislative matters: a) ADOPT the 2013 Legislative Platform; b) ADOPT Resolution 2013-01 to support working together with agencies from across California to request that the United States Congress increase overall funding of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Cooperative Endangered Species Fund from approximately $47 million to $80 million in the Fiscal Year 2014 Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; c) AUTHORIZE the Chair or staff, as appropriate, to communicate items on the Platform to relevant members and staff of the U.S Congress and the California Legislature, relevant federal and state agencies, potential advocacy partners and others; Page 2 of 4 d) AUTHORIZE payment of $5,000 as membership dues for the California Habitat Conservation Planning Coalition in 2013 12) Consider the following actions related to Conservancy finances: a) APPROVE the 2013 Conservancy Budget. b) AUTHORIZE staff to execute annual contracts for on-going consulting services with: . ICF Jones and Stokes: not to exceed $289,000 for the term from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013; . H.T. Harvey and Associates: not to exceed $260,000 for the term from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013; . Restoration Resources: not to exceed $50,000 for the term from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013; . Thunder Mountain Enterprises: not to exceed $50,000 for the term from January 1 2013 through December 31, 2013; . Monk and Associates: not to exceed $50,000 for the term January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. c) AUTHORIZE staff to execute a contract for legal services with Resources Law Group not to exceed $90,000 for a term from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. 13) Consider the following actions related to land acquisition: a) AUTHORIZE staff to execute a funding agreement with the East Bay Regional Park District (“EBRPD”) and a federal subgrant agreement with the California Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) for federal funds for acquisition of the Adrienne Galvin Property (APN 080-070-014; 6041 Morgan Territory Road, Clayton, CA, 94517). b) AMEND the authorization approved on October 22, 2012 related to the acquisition of the Alaimo Property (APN 094-100-011; 6110 Kirker Pass Road, Pittsburg CA, 94565) to substitute federal grant funds for the portion of the acquisition that was to have been funded with state grant funds. 14) Consider AUTHORIZING staff to execute a Participating Special Entity Agreement with Phillips 66 Pipeline LLC for the Phillips 66 Pipeline Repair Project 196,920.27.22. 15) Consider AUTHORIZING staff to execute a Participating Special Entity Agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the Pittsburg-Tesla 230 kV Transmission Line Reconductoring Project. 16) Consider AUTHORIZING the Executive Director to send a letter to the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) approving the sale and conveyance of 1.8 acres of land and 2.88 acres of access/maintenance easement from lands previously acquired for the HCP/NCCP Preserve System to Contra Costa County as needed for the construction and operation of the Vasco Road Safety Project. Page 3 of 4 17) Adjourn and. Next regular meeting TBA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have questions about this agenda or desire additional meeting materials, you may contact Maureen Parkes of the Contra Costa County Department of Conservation and Development at 925-674-7203. The Conservancy will provide reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities planning to participate in this meeting who contact staff at least 24 hours before the meeting. Page 4 of 4 Agenda Item #4 EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HABITAT CONSERVANCY DATE: January 23, 2013 TO: Governing Board FROM: Conservancy Staff SUBJECT: Governing Board Meeting Record for October 22, 2012. ________________________________________________________________________ RECOMMENDATION APPROVE the Meeting Record from the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (“Conservancy”) Governing Board Meeting of October 22, 2012. DISCUSSION Please find the draft meeting record attached. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Yes ACTION OF BOARD ON: January 23, 2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED______ OTHER___________________________________________________________________________________ VOTE OF BOARD MEMBERS UNANIMOUS I HEARBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: AND ENTERED ON THE MEETING RECORD OF THE CONSERVANCY GOVERNING BOARD NOES: ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ATTESTED ____________________________________________________________________ ABSTAIN: Catherine Kutsuris, SECRETARY OF THE EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HABITAT CONSERVANCY BY:____________________________________________________________, DEPUTY Page 1 of 1 Draft Meeting Record East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy Monday, October 22, 2012 City of Brentwood The Board convened the meeting at 2:00 p.m. and announced adjournment to closed session. 1) Introductions. (The attendance list only reflects the names of people who signed into the meeting attendance record) Governing Board members in attendance were: Joel Bryant City Council, City of Brentwood Hank Stratford City Council, City of Clayton Federal Glover Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors Salvatore Evola City Council, City of Pittsburg Other attendees (who signed the sign-in sheet): Joe Ciolek Agricultural-Natural Resources Trust of Contra Costa County Seth Adams Save Mount Diablo Stephanie Jentsch U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jim Gwerder Souza Realty and Development Nancy Wenninger East Bay Regional Park District Conservancy Staff members in attendance were: Catherine Kutsuris Secretary of the Conservancy Chris Beale Resources Law Group, Conservancy Attorney John Kopchik Conservancy Staff Krystal Hinojosa Conservancy Staff Abigail Fateman Conservancy Staff 2) Report on any actions taken in Closed Session. The Chair announced there were no actions to report. 3) Public Comment on items that are not on the agenda (public comment on items on the agenda will be taken with each agenda item). There were no public comments. 4) Consider APPROVING the Meeting Record from the East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservancy (“Conservancy”) Governing Board Meeting of August 20, 2012. The meeting record was approved. (4-0, Bryant, Evola, Glover, Stratford) 5) Consider ACCEPTING update from staff on the October 2, 2012 Public Workshop: East Contra Costa County Habitat Conservation Plan/Natural Community Page 1 of 3 Conservation Plan (HCP/NCCP) Amendment Ideas and Suggestions. Mr. Kopchik provided an overview of the workshop and summarized