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a. Approve and authorize the Housing and Community Development Director or Interim Director or designee to execute Amendment 1 to Grant Agreement WC-1947CA between the County of Monterey and the Wildlife Conservation Board for the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project (REF 140048) floodplain restoration design and implementation to increase the grant agreement amount of $2,500,000 by $4,736,000 for a total grant agreement amount of $7,236,000.
PRIOR CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) ACTION:
Approval of contract amendments and grant agreements is not a Project under CEQA. The Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the CRFREE Project was certified by the Board of Supervisors on January 20, 2020. The CRFREE Project was approved, and the corresponding Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on June 15, 2021.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Housing and Community Development Director or Interim Director or designee to execute Amendment 1 to Grant Agreement WC-1947CA between the County of Monterey and the Wildlife Conservation Board for the Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement (CRFREE) Project (REF 140048) floodplain restoration design and implementation to increase the grant agreement amount of $2,500,000 by $4,736,000 for a total grant agreement amount of $7,236,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Carmel River Floodplain Restoration and Environmental Enhancement Project (CRFREE Project) is a comprehensive effort to improve flood control and restore native riparian habitat, floodplain habitat, and hydrologic function to a portion of the lower floodplain along the Carmel River. Key aspects of the CRFREE Project are to: 1) Create notches in the levees along the south bank of the lower Carmel River, 2) Restore the south lower Carmel River floodplain, and 3) Buil...
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