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Reconsider the Elkhorn Tide Gate - Phase III Repairs project priority ranking for unfunded projects in the FY 2018/19-2022/23 (FY 18/19) Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Five-Year Plan.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Capital Improvement Committee support the Elkhorn Tide Gate - Phase III Repairs project funding priority ranking for unfunded projects in the FY 18/19 CIP.
SUMMARY:
On April 3, 2018, the Board approved funding in the amount of $175,932 to perform Phase I, installation of a temporary plug in tide gate No. 3 and Phase II, inspection of the remaining six tide gates. At that time, staff had provided a verbal rough estimate of $1,500,000 for Phase III which would include the permanent repairs for tide gate No. 3, as well as other permanent repairs for the remaining six tide gates, but needed information from the inspection to solidify the estimate for Phase III. Staff completed Phase I and Phase II of the original scope for $33,861 and is preparing to make permanent repairs, which were not initially part of the scope, to tide gate No. 1 and No. 3 utilizing the balance of the funds approved in April 2018 of $142,701. The inspection revealed that the remaining five tide gates are close to failing and need to be replaced. Staff is recommending replacement of the remaining five tide gates for Phase III with a revised cost estimate of $289,517. Due to the environmental impacts that may arise should any one of the tide gates fail, staff is requesting this Committee reconsider the priority ranking of this project to allow the Budget Committee to consider funding options for Phase III.
DISCUSSION:
In Mid-2017, the County of Monterey was asked to address an issue with a missing tide gate in the Elkhorn Slough. The tide gate, one of seven gates that helps stop the flow of saltwater from Elkhorn Slough into the Carneros Creek, which was presumed to have gone missing during the 2017 Winter Storms.
A cost proposal to permanently rep...
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