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Consent-General Government # 9.
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| Board of Supervisors Meeting |
County Administrator |
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| Subject |
| Adopt resolution endorsing Yolo County's Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) application for replacing the County Road 40 low water bridge and delegating authority for the use of Reimbursable Agreement. (No general fund impact) (Blacklock/Tengolics) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt resolution endorsing Yolo County's Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP) application for replacing the County Road 40 low water bridge and delegating authority for the use of Reimbursable Agreement. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
Champion job creation and economic opportunities
Collaborate to maximize success
Preserve and ensure safe and crime free communities
Preserve and support agriculture
Protect open space and the environment
Provide fiscally sound, dynamic and responsive services |
| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
With this agreement the Yolo County Board of Supervisors endorses the County's application for funding to replace the County Road 40 low water bridge through the Federal Lands Access Program; certifies that Yolo County will provide sufficient maintenance funding for the facility for a period of 20 years or the life the constructed facility, whichever is greater; endorses that non-federal local match fund in the approximate amount of $210,000 will be made available within 90 days of notification of project short-list notification and delegates staff to authorize execution of maximum $10,000 Reimbursable Agreement within 15 days of project short-list notification. The local match would be drawn from the Planning and Public Works general fund road reserve and encumbered until the County is notified of the decision on the application.
The current low water crossing (built in the 1930s) has been determined by Caltrans to be unsafe for any type of transportation device in excess of zero tons. The Cache Creek crossing is the only access point from state Highway 16 to very popular recreation areas managed by the BLM and Yolo County Parks Division.
A creek crossing is important in this location for access to recreation opportunities on public land resources, visitor safety, and local economic viability. In addition, access over Cache Creek from Highway 16 is critical for activities associated with fire control and resource protection. Important destination sites and roads reached by a crossing over Cache Creek include: Yolo County Regional Parks, Cache Creek Wilderness Area, Buck Island rafting access and primitive camp ground, Fisk Creek Trail Head, Blue Ridge Trail Head, and Langs Peak and Fiske Creek Roads. On weekends in the spring and summer, rafting concessionaires utilize this access over Cache Creek to bring approximately 800 people a day to the Buck Island put-in site. Annual revenues generated from the seasonal rafting concessionaires alone are in excess of $35,000 to the BLM and between approximately $20,000-80,000 to Yolo County. In addition to the rafting opportunities, the general public likes to come to the region to hike, mountain bike, and hunt. Without a permanent creek crossing access, use of this area by the public is seriously limited. There is no known opposition to a new crossing over Cache Creek and public opinion supports Yolo County and the BLM working together to come up with viable solutions to correct the current situation.
Yolo County Road 40 (Road 40) is accessed from the Cache Creek Crossing. Road 40 was established in the late 1800s and the County of Yolo assumed responsibilities for road maintenance through a Yolo County Board of Supervisor approval action in 1898 making Road 40 a pre-FLPMA right-of-way. The County has been performing routine maintenance ever since. In March of 2009, Yolo County Board of Supervisors decided through board action to abandon maintenance responsibilities but keep the road open to the public. A successful FLAP application would result in funding for bridge replacement. |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| Throughout its efforts to address issues with CR-40 the County Administrator's Office has worked closely with the Bureau of Land Management, Department of General Services, Planning and Public Works, and Tuleyome. |
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| Source of Funds for this Expenditure |
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Explanation (Expenditure and/or Revenue) |
| Further explanation as needed: |
| This action will encumber $210,000 within the Planning and Public Works general fund road reserve. Additionally, should the County's application be successful the County will be responsible for maintenance on the facility for a period of 20 years or the life the constructed facility, whichever is greater. |
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