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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution to Approve Amendment No. 2 to a Consulting Services Agreement with NBS Consultants for Services Related to the Formation of a Special Financing District for the Neptune Drive Shoreline Flood Protection, Project 2016.0700; and to Transfer $40,000 from the General Fund Unrestricted Fund Balance Reserves to the Capital Improvement Fund Balance and Appropriate $40,000 from the Fund 210 Fund Balance to Account 210-28-200
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
This action provides for an increased scope of consulting services related to establishment of an assessment district to fund both the Neptune Drive Shoreline Flood Protection Project and a potential $2,700,000 Funding Gap in the Alameda County Flood Control District's Estudillo Canal Improvement Project.
Staff recommends the following:
* Approval of Amendment No. 2 to an existing Consulting Services Agreement with NBS Consultants that:
o Provides financial services and public outreach related to an assessment district to fund both the Neptune Drive Shoreline Flood Protection Project and a $2.7M Funding Gap in the Alameda County Flood Control District's Estudillo Canal Improvement Project;
o Increases the contract amount by $27,500, resulting in a total contract amount of $104,700; and
o Extends the existing contract to June 30, 2023.
* Appropriation of $40,000 from the General Fund Unrestricted Fund Balance Reserves to Account 210-28-200
BACKGROUND
The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) most recent flood insurance risk maps indicate increased risk of flooding to approximately 1,000 San Leandro properties. The maps indicate that there is a risk that water may enter the Mulford Gardens and Marina Faire neighborhoods via a low spot on the San Francisco Bay shoreline near the intersection of Neptune Drive and Marina Boulevard as well as by overtopping of the north levee along the Estudillo Canal. Improvements at both locations...
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