Title:
Title
Cooperative Agreement: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services for the Lower American River Restoration Prioritization and Monitoring Project
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FileID
File ID: 2020-00993
Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to: 1) apply for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [BB1]Central Valley Project Improvement Act Title XXXIV [CVPIA-(b)(16)] funding for Fiscal Years (FY) 2020/21 through 2023/24, for an amount up to $1,305,400 for the Lower American River Restoration Prioritization and Monitoring Project; and 2) if awarded, a) accept federal funds in the amount awarded by the USFWS by executing the Cooperative Agreement and any subsequent modifications, b) establish the LAR Juvenile Salmonid and Habitat Monitoring (G14140700) grant project, and c) establish the revenue and expenditure budgets in the LAR Juvenile Salmonid and Habitat Monitoring (G14140700, Fund 7104) for the amount awarded.
FileName
Contact: Lilly Allen, Program Manager, (916) 808-1997; Virginia Smith, Program Specialist (916) 808-1995, Citywide & Community Support; City-County Office of Metropolitan Water Planning
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Application
3- Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The City-County Office of Metropolitan Water Planning (CCOMWP), also known as the Water Forum, recommends the City apply for funds made available through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Central Valley Project Improvement Act [CVPIA-(b)(16)] to fund activities related to the Lower American River Restoration Prioritization and Monitoring Project (Project) for the next three years. Matching funds are required, but USFWS has recognized prior FY2019/20 contributions to fulfill this requirement.
The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to monitor the effectiveness of previous habitat restoration projects on the salmon and steelhead populat...
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