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Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 Adopted Budget for County Service Area 53 - Arroyo Seco, Fund 080, Appropriation Unit PFP034, increasing appropriations by $74,766, funded by Fund 080 unassigned fund balance for storm drainage maintenance and repairs (4/5ths vote required).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the Auditor-Controller to amend the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 Adopted Budget for County Service Area 53 - Arroyo Seco, Fund 080, Appropriation Unit PFP034, increasing appropriations by $74,766, funded by Fund 080 unassigned fund balance for storm drainage maintenance and repairs (4/5th vote required).
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The drainage ditch adjacent to Arroyo Seco Road is filled with sediment from the Clark Road intersection downstream approximately 1.5 miles. The loss of conveyance capacity has resulted in increased flooding of Arroyo Seco Road during both the winter and summer months (when even irrigation runoff can result in flooding because the ditch has very little to no capacity remaining). The loss of conveyance capacity has also resulted in deterioration of the public road edge, and increased complaints from the public. It will cost approximately $269,000 to clean this segment of the drainage ditch. Drainage system maintenance is also needed downstream of Arroyo Seco Road including additional ditch clearing and pond excavation.
This project was not included in the FY 2021-22 budget as the scope and cost were still under development. The estimated project cost is $344,000, which includes $269,000 to clean the segment of the drainage ditch and $75,000 for pond excavation. The project will be completed under a job order contracting (JOC) project with the Gordian Group and Granite Construction. The requested appropriation increase will provide sufficient funding necessary to complete the drain...
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