County of San Mateo - File #: 19-606

• File #: 19-606
• Version: 1
• Type: Multi-Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/29/2019
• Departments: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISTRICT 2
• On agenda: 6/25/2019
• Final action: 6/25/2019
• Title: Adopt resolutions: A) Appointing two members of the County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors to the advisory committee of the San Mateo County Flood Control District and to the governing board of the proposed San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District upon the effective date of AB 825; and B) Acting as the Governing Board of the San Mateo County Flood Control District, appointing a standing seven-person advisory committee to oversee the transition of operations from the current Flood Control District to an independent district in accordance with AB 825
• Sponsors: Carole Groom

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/25/2019	1	BOARD OF SUPERVISORS	adopted	Pass

Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority

To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carole Groom, President
Subject: San Mateo County Flood Control District Advisory Committee

RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt resolutions:

A) Appointing two members of the County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors to the advisory committee of the San Mateo County Flood Control District and to the governing board of the proposed San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District upon the effective date of AB 825; and

B) Acting as the Governing Board of the San Mateo County Flood Control District, appointing a standing seven-person advisory committee to oversee the transition of operations from the current Flood Control District to an independent district in accordance with AB 825

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BACKGROUND:
On January 29, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Resolution No. 076380, in support of the "Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency Agency Proposal" (Proposal) for the new San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (District). The Proposal includes modifying the existing San Mateo County Flood Control District (SMCFCD) to enable additional water related activities, jurisdictional areas, and establish a new governance structure. The Board of Supervisors is the SMCFCD's governing board and the SMCFCD, which was created via special State legislation in 1959, utilizes County Public Works staff for its functions.

The Proposal recommends revising the 1959 San Mateo Flood Control District Act (Act) through special legislation (AB 825) to change the governance from the Board of Supervisors to a seven-member board consisting of five city/town council members nominated by C/CAG and two Board members nominated by the Board of Supervisors. With respect to the two members of the Board of Supervisors to be nominated to the new district board, one of the Supervisors must be "from the coastal area" of the County, as defined by the Board, and th...