HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.a. (Handout) Proposed Changes to the October 3, 2013 MinutesCENTRAL CONTRA COSTA SANITARY DISTRICT
Board Minutes of October 3, 2013
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1) PURSUING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH COCO SAN SUSTAINABLE FARM
COVERING A PORTION ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE PROPERTY FOR
AN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM, INCLUDING 10
PLANTABLE ACRES, WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE SOUTHERLY FIVE
PLANTABLE ACRES AND ADJOINING SIDE SLOPES MAY NEED TO BE
VACATED IF NECESSARY UPON 60 DAYS' NOTICE FROM THE DISTRICT;
2) FORMING AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO NEGOTIATE THE TERMS OF A
LEASE AGREEMENT WITH COCO SAN SUSTAINABLE FARM (STAFF
RECOMMENDATION);
3) DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
(RFP) FOR POTENTIAL USES OF THE REMAINING EASTERN PORTION OF
THE PROPERTY; AND
4) DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED WITH OBTAINING A LAND USE PERMIT
(LUP) FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY
Approval of items 1), 3) and 4) recommended by Enterprise Committee.
Environmental Services Division Manager Danea Gemmell presented a map of the 33-
acre Kiewit site, with the Buchanan Field Airport to the south, County Quarry to the
north, and Walnut Creek and Grayson Creek on either side. She noted that the
property contains hazardous materials storage limitations and airport safety (Zones 2
and 4) constraints, airport noise contours, airspace protection surfaces, and runway
protection zones. ESA Associates, the environmental consultant hired by the District,
recommended that the 3-acre_ Runway_ Protection_ Zone site be kept vacant, with no
plant life that could attract wildlife and impact the airport.
Ms. Gemmell listed the potential benefits to the District identified in the farm proposal:
demonstrating the use of recycled water for urban farming to increase public
awareness; providing goodwill to the community and enhancing public relations; and
offering public education and outreach opportunities for pollution prevention,
sustainable gardening, and use of less toxic products.
District Counsel Kent Alm noted that a nexus should be demonstrated between the
purpose and mission of the District and the use of the public funds, if public funds are
to be used for that purpose, since the District is a sanitary district and not a farming
agency.
Ms. Gemmell identified other possible uses for the property, such as truck staging and
ancillary operations for neighboring lessee, County Quarry, for up to 3 acres, a
temporary clean -fill operation for the Flood Control Levee Project, a permanent clean -
fill operation for revenue generation, and a contractor staging yard for possible use by
Caltrans for its Highway 4/680 interchange improvements project. She stated that staff
recommended that an ad hoc committee be formed to address conformance with
airport regulations and guidelines, insurance, performance standards, conditions of the
Land Use Permit from Contra Costa County, and other issues such as recycled water
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