Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Ann M. Stillman, Director of Public Works
Subject: Amendment to the Funding Agreement Between the City of Belmont, City of San Carlos, and County of San Mateo for the Belmont Creek Restoration, Water Quality Improvement, and Flood Protection Project in Twin Pines Park
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to the Funding Agreement between the City of Belmont, City of San Carlos, and County of San Mateo to share costs and responsibilities related to the California Department of Water Resources Grant Funding Belmont Creek Restoration, Water Quality Improvement, and Flood Protection Project in Twin Pines Park.
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BACKGROUND:
Belmont Creek (Creek) originates in the City of Belmont (Belmont), flows through the Harbor Industrial Area (HIA), and forms the border between the City of San Carlos (San Carlos) and unincorporated County of San Mateo (County) before reaching Belmont Slough and the San Francisco Bay. The Creek within Belmont's Twin Pines Park (Park) has degraded over time due to increased urban runoff, channelization, invasive species, and other factors, causing bank erosion, tree fall, and loss of riparian vegetation and habitat, impairing water quality and exacerbating downstream flooding.
Because these concerns impact Belmont, San Carlos, and the County, the three agencies have been collaborating to address the issues. As an initial step, the agencies jointly funded the 2019 Belmont Creek Watershed Management Plan (WMP). The WMP and other studies have completed technical analyses of the Creek and determined that the Park reach of the Creek will continue to experience bank failures unless an engineered solution is implemented. The WMP identified restoration of the Creek within the Park as a priority project as it will reduce sediment being transferred downstream.
The Twin Pines Park Belmont Creek Restor...
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