May 26, 2015 CC Meeting Handouts
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May 26, 2015 CC Meeting Handouts
SF Bay Area IRWMP Coordinating Committee Meeting Summary April 27, 2015 Location: StopWaste, Oakland 1. Roll Call—Appointed FA representatives present WS-WQ • Thomasin Grim, MMWD • Brad Sherwood, SCWA WW-RW • Linda Hu, EBMUD • Cheryl Munoz, SFPUC FP-SW • Mark Boucher, CCCFCWCD • Carol Mahoney, Zone 7 • Brian Mendenhall, SCVWD Watershed • Jennifer Krebs, SFEP • Harry Seraydarian, NBWA Other • Steve Ritchie, Chair, SFPUC • Norma Camacho, Vice Chair, SCVWD (by phone) Others Present: Gordon Becker, CEMAR Adrianne Carr, BAWSCA Mike Connor, EBDA/BACWA Ted Coughlin, Cal Water Teresa Eade, StopWaste Lorien Fono, BACWA Carole Foster, San Mateo DPW Christy Kennedy, RMC Andria Loutsch, CDM Smith Vivian Ma, City of East Palo Alto Carl Morrison, Morrison & Associates Michelle Novotny, SFPUC Molly Palmer, Stetson Engineers John Parodi, Point Blue Conservation Science Caitlin Sweeney, SFEP On the Phone: Tracy Hemmeter, SCVWD Jake Spaulding, SCWA Kellyx Nelson, San Mateo County RCD 2. Updates on Round 2 and Drought Round Jennifer Krebs reported that on Round 2, SFEP submitted the quarterly reports and invoice information to DWR on April 15th. DWR will send questions back that the Bay April 27, 2015 BAIRWMP CC Minutes 1 Area region needs to address, and an input sheet for the invoices. After they give us that sheet, we will submit it back to them completed, and we will get paid 90 days after that. DWR is also processing the amendment for Round 2. For the Drought Round, we got a draft contract from DWR and sent it out to all of the project proponents. They are asking for all budget, scope, and workplan changes, but have not yet heard from everybody. Our goal is to get it to DWR this Friday. Linda Hu noted they have some potential changes to the budget of a project in the Drought Round, and wondered how they should handle them in the process. Ms. Krebs replied that Ms. Hu should call her when they finalize the budget to see where they are in the process with DWR. 3. PSC Updates Harry Seraydarian reported that we received 45 project proposals totaling $270 Million by the deadline on April 20th. There were six regional projects, and the others are subregional, though some cover multiple regions. Seven people reviewed all 45 proposals. We took the results of those reviews and entered them into the scoring matrix. We scored for goals and objectives in the Plan, readiness to proceed, physical benefits, what we thought would be the benefit/cost ratio for the project, degree of collaboration, degree of integration, and overall impact and effect. The regional projects got the highest score. Mark Boucher compiled all the scores and developed a draft ranking matrix. The scoring was pretty consistent. The scores from the scorers who scored their own projects were deleted. The group decided not to comment on the draft PSP, and that we could meet the application due date of August 7th. The group identified the top 3 projects from the consolidated scoring, which were the Shoreline Resilience Program, the AQPI project, and the San Francisco Bay Region Stream Habitat and Improvement Program. The subregional targets for the remaining round are $8.53 million for the north, $9.15 million for the west, $7.45 million for the east, and $14.09 million for the south. That includes $2M for administration. The PSC also decided on proposal objectives. The first tier of objectives is to 1) achieve sub-regional balance, and 2) achieve a high scoring DWR proposal. The second tier objective is to work towards Functional Area balance and use of Bay Area scoring, and the third tier is to have a manageable proposal and grant. Mike Connor asked what the current Functional Area distribution is based on past rounds. Michelle Novotny replied the current distribution for all Prop 84 funds is as follows: • Water supply/water quality: $34 million • Wastewater/recycled water: $28.7 million April 27, 2015 BAIRWMP CC Minutes 2 • • Stormwater/flood protection: $9.3 million Habitat/watershed protection: $9.1 million Mr. Seraydarian continued his description. The PSC considered various conceptual options, including the highest scoring proposals, the best sub-regional projects, adjusted proposals for subregional balance, and the highest scoring proposals using DWR criteria. They emphasized capital investment, not planning or research. They give 2 extra points if the project could count as fulfilling the “human right to water,” and within project scoring they give 3 points if the project was a drought preparedness project and 2 points if it was a DAC. They will develop options further once we get responses to questions from certain projects. The following are questions being sent out tomorrow for 20 projects: • Could you accept a lesser amount, and if so how much? • For the regional entities, how would you allocate the reduced amount by subregion? • Would the project go forward by 2019 without this grant funding? • Would your project be eligible under Prop 1? • Please define the primary and secondary benefits that you will include and how you will quantify if included in the grant application. The PSC will be meeting Monday, May 4th from 10am-1pm. We will consider another option – possibly identifying top priority projects in each subregion and identifying what’s left over from that for regional projects. That option would help the south meet their allotment. Mr. Seraydarian then posed the following policy questions for the CC: • Would the CC be comfortable giving $20M to one project? • What percent would you allocate for regional vs subregional projects? • Are there any options we should remove? • How much emphasis should we put on DACs? • How much emphasis should we put on the Human Right to Water? Brian Mendenhall asked how certain we are that DWR is only considering primary and secondary benefits. For scoring, we benefited projects that could show benefits in multiple areas. Mr. Seraydarian replied we did that because we were looking through the lens of the Bay Area plan. Carl Morrison noted we’re not the only region in the funding area. Mr. Seraydarian stated we potentially compete with East Contra Costa. The worst case scenario is that they have a human right to water drought preparedness project that scores higher than our proposal. So, we have to at least look at the projects that would give us a higher score. April 27, 2015 BAIRWMP CC Minutes 3 Mr. Morrison stated East Contra Costa has not been participating with us for a long time. Mr. Connor said that, to his knowledge, at this point East Contra Costa doesn’t have anything in play. Mr. Ritchie noted that just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you. No one from Contra Costa has been present at the CC. The only anxiety that Jerry Brown expressed is that projects other than water supply were being prioritized. Mark Boucher noted that the East County has applied many times, but they have to split the funding between 12 funding regions, so it’s not worth it for them. Thomasin Grim stated we do have one experience of that coming up to bite us. Mr. Seraydarian asked the group what should be the maximum amount allocated for any one project. He’s primarily looking at AQPI. Are we willing to give more than half of the money to that project? Mr. Ritchie asked whether there is any precedent on this. Mr. Seraydarian said the only thing that is potentially similar was conservation funding in Prop 50. Ms. Krebs noted that conservation cumulatively has gotten more than $20 Million in Prop 84 funding to date, including a lot in Round 1 (possibly up to $12M). Mr. Seraydarian said that in the past we’ve tried to get different projects in the mix. Brad Sherwood said we should answer that question based on the merit of the project. Mr. Seraydarian stated it’s like comparing apples and oranges. The SCWA and SFPUC and SCVWD strong proponents. Does BAFPAA like this project? Mr. Boucher replied yes, BAFPAA is a strong project proponent. Mr. Connor noted there is a $19.9 Million Functional Area balance for flood control. Teresa Eade said we need to look at the competitiveness of our proposal for DWR if we put all our eggs in one basket. Carol Mahoney said we should look at how information falls out before the next PSC meeting. April 27, 2015 BAIRWMP CC Minutes 4 Mr. Ritchie stated that, because there are multiple benefits to the project in multiple geographical locations, it really acts like several projects even though it’s couched as one project. Mr. Seraydarian brought up the question of what percent of funding should be regional vs. sub-regional. We assigned a percentage in Round 2. In this case, two regional projects could suck up all the money. Lorien Fono asked how DWR views an application with 2 projects instead of 5. Mr. Morrison replied that DWR generally wants to administer fewer projects. Mr. Seraydarian said if there’s an issue with AQPI, it’s about making sure it’s funding implementation. He then asked whether any of the options are not worth pursuing. The options include: 1) Top scoring – all flood and watershed 2) Top subregional, option 4 geographical balance, option 5 DWR scoring. Ms. Grim said we should strike the “High Scoring DWR Option” and instead put it in an overlay and use it to inform decision-making. The group agreed we should not select the High Scoring DWR Option. Linda Hu noted that whatever option we select, we need to screen it through DWR’s criteria to make sure we have a strong proposal. Ms. Foster said that scoring is one of our Tier 1 priorities, so we need to keep those projects in the mix. Seraydarian – how much emphasis on human right to water and DAC? The next PSC meeting will be from 10am to 1pm on Monday May 4th at StopWaste. 4. Discussion of Regional Proposal Submissions The six regional project proponents each had an opportunity to give a short synopsis of their projects. John Parodi with Point Blue Conservation Science described the STRAW program, which engages students in restoring wetland habitat. The group asked him what that actual on the ground implementation would be, and he responded that if fully funded the project would restore 62 acres, including re-vegetation along denuded channels, flood control, unclogging culverts, erosion control, etc. Mr. Seraydarian then asked whether Mr. Parodi would consider habitat restoration to be a capital investment, and Mr. Parodi replied he would. April 27, 2015 BAIRWMP CC Minutes 5 Gordon Becker with CEMAR then discussed the Bay Region Stream Habitat Improvement Program, which involves restoring stream habitats around the Bay Area in order to benefit salmonids. Mr. Seraydarian asked whether CEMAR has any South Bay projects. Mr. Becker replied that the monitoring program will involve San Francisquito Creek, which is partly in the South Bay. Also the Alameda Creek diversion dam will be laddered in the future, and they might be able to place a monitoring component in the South. Amy Hutzel with the State Coastal Conservancy discussed the Regional Shoreline Resilience Program, which is a $26 million proposal including 3700 acres of bayland restoration, various types of tidal habitats to benefit endangered species, transitional habitat for adaptation to sea level rise and existing high tide issues, and innovative reuse of sediment and fresh water. Mr. Seraydarian asked Ms. Hutzel whether the Hayward Marsh project is still viable, and she replied that she would check. Also, he asked her to define what the project could do with less funding. Mr. Morrison discussed the Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Index, which is a prediction tool to use atmospheric rivers to determine how much precipitation will fall where and assist system operators to better respond to storms. The project also has wastewater and water supply benefits, and could potentially assist natural resources through better stream gauges. Teresa Eade with StopWaste then discussed the Accelerating Sustainable Landscape Adoption project, which is the highest scoring for the lowest cost on the project list. It would establish a regional public agency council to provide policies for sustainable landscape and standards, capitalizing on the drought to support rapid uptake of droughttolerant landscaping. Mr. Seraydarian asked what the on-the-ground capital investment implementation would be. Ms. Eade said they will be paying to hold these forums, money to switch projects to be showcase landscapes, and technical assistance for policy adoption. Mike Connor discussed the BACWA Regional Nutrient Removal project, which focuses on nutrient removal, a significant capital requirement on water quality in the Bay Area. One of the strategies is to use wetlands, so also has a wetlands aspect to it. The project would fund a set of moored sensors in the South Bay where the nutrient problem is the most serious, and they would also figure out what actions are working to make the best benefit and would do a set of optimization projects. 5. StopWaste Presentation on Quantity Quotes Stephanie Stern with StopWaste then gave an informational presentation on Quantity Quotes. Quantity Quotes is an online marketplace where you can submit bulk purchases April 27, 2015 BAIRWMP CC Minutes 6 of 10 units or more for various products. StopWaste took the program over from the US Department of Energy, and they have added all the WaterSense products. It’s possible to get multiple bids easily, which drives down the cost of items, and it’s also possible to get in touch with vendors that you might otherwise not have thought to work with, with no cost to you or the vendors. Your information as the purchaser is not shared with the vendor. The actual purchase takes place through your normal purchasing channels, not through QuantityQuotes. It is easy to use and free. You can register and try it out without any obligation to make the purchase. We are continually expanding and adding to the system. If you have feedback on the type of products or vendors you’d like to see, please let us know. You can also combine with other agencies to put in a bigger request to drive down prices. Go to Quantityquotes.net for more information. Mr. Mendenhall asked whether the system has a link to local rebates. Ms. Stern replied that’s a direction they’d like to go in, but right now the program is available nationally and therefore doesn’t have that kind of localized information. Mr. Connor asked what kind of discounts purchasers get through the program, and Ms. Stern said they didn’t have that data. Ms. Mahoney asked whether they have any cross-reference with local business, and she and Ms. Novotny noted both of their agencies have local purchase requirements which limit the entities from which they can purchase. Ms. Eade replied that since it’s a national database, the local information is not available. It might be worthwhile to do a presentation with multi-family developers and to refer the private sector to this tool. 6. Announcements and Next Steps Mr. Morrison announced that the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water will be hearing SB 758 on atmospheric rivers, and Mark Boucher will be testifying in favor of the bill. April 27, 2015 BAIRWMP CC Minutes 7 Bay Area IRWMP April 24, 2015 Project Screening Committee Draft Meeting Summary I Introductions -See participant list at end -No additions to agenda Reviewed prior action items ( indicates completed or opportunity provided)- April 6 Action-Any PSC member who identifies issue in PSP should send comment to Harry (none received) Action –Jennifer will report back on workshop with any issues we should consider for comments. Action- Jennifer will ask for DWR clarification on monitoring ( see below) Action- Carl M. and Leigh S. volunteered to develop scoring spreadsheet for 2015 using 2014 as starting point II DWR Draft PSP Monitoring* DWR requires monitoring plan for every project unless you already have a monitoring plan. * DWR will not pay out funds until monitoring plan received. * Annual submittal does not require providing monitoring results DWR Workshop-Proposals due August 7, No research unless followed by implementation, Need to comply with Sustainable GW Act( Med./ High), Water agencies need to meet 20 by 2020, Can include DAC project even if not in plan, Must comply with CASGEM, Must have adopted Plan, Similar to drought round-Full workplan(not summary), more in depth budget, similar scoring – project scoring includes drought points Questions Should we comment on August 7 date?-Conclusion of Group – No- we can meet date. Question to Group ( Jennifer)- Can we have Horizon start reviewing projects common to options early? Group- Yes –wait until PSP finalized Is Horizon available to review specific projects if requested by PSC? - Yes –wait until PSC finalized. III Draft Scoring Matrix *Group walked through matrix and scoring factors Consensus-Matrix is fine – may modify (add factors) later IV Project Scoring *Mark Boucher walked through his consolidated matrix provided as handout - 9 reviewers total (7 reviewed all projects, 2 west reviewers split review of west projects only) - Averages based on number of reviewers of that project - Mark’s observation was that scores were pretty consistent overall - Mark did not have time to drop scoring for reviewers of own projects Action – Mark will drop those scores for projects where reviewer (agency/ entity) was also project proponent (MMWD- 5, CCFC-2, Marin Co- 2, BACWA- 1 regional) Top 3 projects from draft consolidated scoring (Highest possible score- 25) -Bay Area Shoreline Resilience Program (22.86) -San Francisco Bay Area Advanced Quantitative Precipitation Information (AQPI) System (21.29) -The San Francisco Bay region Stream Habitat Improvement Program (20.29) Question- What are sub-regional targets? After drought Round based on Matt’ last spread sheet North-$ 8.53m, West- $9.15 m, East- $7.45 m, South- $ 14.09 m. Does this include dropping Rinconada? ( Believe so, not positive) Action- Jennifer will check accuracy of sub –region target numbers with Matt Scoring issues *One project claimed to have attempted to submit but was unsuccessful-Napa River Restoration, Bio-assessment, Education & Smart Water Meter Project. Thomasin scored – 10 points. Harry proposed that American Canyon Smart meter proposal may be a legitimate “Human Right to Water“ Project given circumstances. Group did not support considering that component separately given overall low score and American Canyon not submitting on own. *How do we evaluate individual projects in “regional” proposals? IV Policy Options/ Issues for CC The group discussed Objectives for 2015 Round. Consensus- Objectives Tier 1- High Scoring DWR proposal, Sub regional balance Tier 2- Use ranking (scoring), Functional Area Balance Tier 3- Manageable proposal and grant (number of projects) Jennifer provided summary of DWR Scoring (Page 25 of PSP) Proposal Scoring – 7 points (2 points for human right to water – one point /project) Project Scoring- 22 points (3 points for drought preparedness) Questions Should we screen out any projects at this point? (no- wait) What is definition of Human Right to Water? - “…human consumption, cooking and sanitary purposes” Action- Carl will contact Tracie Billington for clarification on Human Right to Water What are potential “Human right to water projects on list? - San Mateo RCD component - East Palo Alto - Calistoga Recycle Conceptual Options-identified by group 1) Highest Scoring 2) Flood/ Stormwater and Habitat /Watershed 3) Best Sub-regional projects 4) Adjusted regional proposals for geographic balance 5) Highest scoring using DWR criteria Policy issues 1) Would CC be comfortable giving $20 million to one project? 2) Is funding to all sub-regional projects acceptable as an option? 3) Questions to project proponents? Will DWR fund AQPI? VII Wrap Up *Reviewed agreements and actions *Next meeting- April 27- 10-1 EBMUD Participants Mark Boucher, Chris Choo (Phone), Mike Connor, Teresa Eade, Laurien Fono (Phone), Carole Foster, Thomasin Grim, Linda Hu, Judy Kelly, Jennifer Krebs, Carl Morrison, Cheryl Muñoz, Michelle Novotny, Harry Seraydarian, Jake Spaulding (Phone), David Williams Bay Area IRWMP April 27, 2015 Project Screening Committee Draft Meeting Summary I Introductions -See participant list at end -No additions to agenda Reviewed prior action items ( indicates completed or opportunity provided)- April 24 Action – Mark will drop those scores for projects where reviewer (agency/ entity) was also project proponent Carryover Action- Jennifer will check accuracy of sub –region target numbers with Matt Action- Carl will contact Tracie Billington for clarification on Human Right to Water (Category really for communities with limited water and limited affordable options) II Project Scoring *Mark presented revised scoring with reviews by project proponents deleted- very little change * Group decided to not formally screen out any projects based on scoring (options below focused on a subset of projects) Group Conclusion-Scoring results are fine, no need to add factors III Conceptual Options *Group walked through conceptual options identified at last meeting and identified projects for each option 1) Highest Scoring -Shoreline, AQPI, Stream Habitat, San Francisquito Creek, Sustainable Landscape 2) Flood/ Stormwater and Habitat /Watershed Shoreline, AQPI, Stream Habitat, San Francisquito Creek, STRAW 3) Best Sub-regional projects North-Napa River, NBWRA, Lower Lagunitas 2020 turf replacement East- DERWA Recycled, Alameda/Contra Costa Livestock, Lower Walnut Creek, Pacheco Marsh South- Anderson Dam, Coyote Creek Trail, City of Milipitas Recycle West- San Bruno GW, Coastal San Mateo, EPA GW supply South/West- San Francisquito Creek 4) Adjusted regional proposals for geographic balance Subregion North West East South Regional Total Shoreline AQPI Habitat Total Draft target $6m (Novato 4, BMK-2) $ 4.25 m( SFr & Ravenswood) $9m (Eden 4m, Hayward 5m) $ 6m ( Mtn. View) $5m $ 6m $ 5m $ 5m $21 m $15.3 $11.15 m $ 16 m $ 11 m $ 1.33 m $ 54.78 m $ 8.53 m $ 9.15 m $ 7.45 m $ 14.09 m $ 25.25 m $4.3 m $.9 m $ 2m $1.33 m $ 8.53 m *Time did not permit developing allocation for geographic targets $ 39.22 m 5) Highest scoring using DWR criteria *Used scores for Readiness and Benefits and added points for completion date of 2019 (1 point), Drought Preparedness (3 points) and DAC (3 points) Coastal San Mateo, EPA GW supply, San Francisquito Creek, San Bruno GW Dev. AQPI, San Francisco GW-Lake Merced, DERWA Recycled Water, NBWRA, Central Redwood City Recycle Water, Coastal San Mateo. 6) Sub-region Priority projects(first) + Regional projects * Suggested at this meeting and not developed IV Questions for Project Proponents • Group agreed to send following general questions to 20 projects identified in options above. Questions 1) Could you accept a lesser amount? If so how much? Regional: How would you allocate the reduced amount by Sub-region? 2) Would the project go forward by 2019 without this grant funding? 3) Would your project be eligible under Prop 1? 4) Please identify the primary and secondary benefits your project provides and how you will quantify them if your project is included in the grant application. Action –Thomasin will send question to identified project proponents by Tuesday and ask for response by Thursday 4/30 Group identified following specific questions for regional proposals Shoreline- Is Hayward marsh still a viable project? AQPI- How low can you go? -Also asked at PSC meeting How is money allocated and to who? (No clear answer) What is maximum acceptable to SCVWD to meet target? ($ 5-6 m) Habitat- Any Projects in South? Stop Waste and STRAW- What is the on the ground implementation that would be considered capital investment? Action- Harry will ask questions of regional project proponents at CC meeting V Policy Options/ Issues for CC Group identified following questions for CC: 1. What is the maximum to allow for any one project? 2. What percent would you allocate for regional vs. sub-regional? 3. Are any of the options not worth pursuing? 4. How much emphasis should we put on potential DAC projects? 5. Should we emphasize human right to water (ex. Coastal San Mateo)? VI Wrap Up *Reviewed agreements and actions *Next meeting- May 4- 10-1 Stop Waste- 1537 Webster Street, Oakland Participants Mark Boucher, Mike Connor, Teresa Eade, Laurien Fono, Carole Foster, Thomasin Grim, Linda Hu, , Jennifer Krebs, Liang Lee(phone), Carol Mahoney, Brian Mendenhall, Carl Morrison, Michelle Novotny, Harry Seraydarian, Leigh Sharp(phone), Brad Sherwood Bay Area IRWMP May 4, 2015 Project Screening Committee Draft Meeting Summary I Introductions -See participant list at end -No additions to agenda Reviewed prior action items ( indicates completed or opportunity provided)- April 27 Carryover Action- Jennifer will check accuracy of sub –region target numbers with Matt Action –Thomasin will send question to identified project proponents by 4/28 and ask for response by 4/30 Action- Harry will ask questions of regional project proponents at CC meeting II Conceptual Options *Group walked through conceptual options identified at last meeting and reached following conclusions 1) Highest Scoring -Given target of $39,240,435 for projects this option would be limited to two projects- Shoreline and AQPI - Weaknesses in option- NO Drought, DAC, or Human Right to Water points - No consensus on eliminating as Conceptual Option 2) Flood/ Stormwater and Habitat /Watershed - Given target of $39,240,435 for projects this option would be limited to 3 starting projects-Shoreline, AQPI, Stream Habitat, and maybe others to be identified. - This option was not refined further- group focused on two “feasible” options- see below - No consensus on eliminating as Conceptual Option Action-All PSC members should review compilation of responses to questions distributed by Thomasin on April 30 and identify any projects they think should be further considered in Option 2 before next meeting on May 13. 3) Best Sub-regional projects - This option was not refined further- was partially included in “Feasible” Option below 4) Regional Projects with Sub- regional Balance - This option was not refined further- group focused on two “Feasible” Options- see below 5) Highest scoring using DWR criteria -This Option was not refined further-was partially included in “Feasible” Option below 6) Sub-region Priority projects(first) + Regional projects - Group refined below Issues How do we acknowledge sub-regional benefits of “regional” projects in developing regional/ sub-regional balance? Further review of Coastal San Mateo Project -The group had a number of questions addressed by RCD representatives What is breakdown for funding various components in project? -Drought component total- $ 1.84 m request, $ .4m is for domestic repairs, rest for Ag, match exists - Sediment/ Flood- 2 projects used for match, not asking for grant funds - Habitat/Restoration- rest of funds What is drought status after rains? (Gauge height same as last year- some people trucking water) How did you score in Drought round? (Scored highest of Bay Area projects- 19.3) Are you a DAC or not? Note- Jennifer checked with DWR and they will modify scoring to give DAC points if DAC is 25 % of project area (or population served): (RCD indicated they would meet either measurement). *RCD representatives emphasized the linkage of ag and domestic use in the project area III Refine Options *Group developed following “Feasible” Options-Both require further refinement to meet geographic targets Highest Scoring/ DWR Score Hybrid (aka -Carol’s Option {in 5/1 email from Carol} or 6a) -Add top score from matrix to top DWR score and rank, allocate regional total, add 3 sub-regional projects from ranking and allocate towards geographic targets North East West South (Carol) Total Minimum AQPI ?4-5 m ?4-5 m ?4-5 m ? 5-6 m $ 18.9 M $ 16.5-20.9 m Shoreline $ 3.25 m $ 4 m $ 3m $4m $ 14.75M ( $.5 m $19.1 m mgmt.) San Francisquito $.625 m $ .625 m $ 1.25 m $1m SAN Mateo $ 1.9 m $ 1.9 m $1.9 m Drought Anderson $ 2.2 .m $ 2.2 m $ 2m EPA GW** $2.8 m $ 2.8 m $ 2.8 m Total $ 40.55 m TARGET $ 8.53 m $ 7.45 m $ 9.15 m $14.09 m $39,240,435 **EPA GW Added to Carol’s original list Best Sub-regional projects plus Regional (aka Brian’s Option refined or 6b) *Group set target for Sub-regional projects – 40% (~ 2 top projects /sub-region) and Regional- 60% Picked top projects for sub-regional using combined scores above and projects included in request for answers. North East West South Total Other San Francisquito $ 1m $ 1m $ 2m $ 1m Anderson $ 2.2 m $ 2.2 2.0 m -min San Mateo $ 1.9 m $ 1.9 m 1.9 min Drought Lower Walnut $ 9m $ 9 m -min Creek DERWA $ 2.5 m $ 2.5m -Min 2020-MMWD $ .8 min Total Subregional NBWRA $ 3.9 min $15, 696,174 Shoreline ? ? ? ? Total-Regional AQPI ? ? ? ? $ 23, 544.261 Action – Mark will contact Lower Walnut Creek proponents about minimum Action –Tracy will clarify SCVWD view on AQPI share attributable to South Bay Action- Harry will contact SCC about attending May 13 PSC meeting Action-Jennifer will ask Horizon to compare 10 projects identified in two hybrid options to Draft PSP Scoring and rank them 1 through 10 using DWR scoring criteria and best professional judgement and send to PSC by May 12. *Group agreed Horizon time should be limited to 25 hours total and they can call proponents and ask questions. IV Policy Options/ Issues for CC *Group did not get to the policy questions but did address some indirectly in development of “feasible“ options. V Wrap Up *Reviewed agreements and actions *Next meeting- May 13- 12:30-3:00 EBMUD-375 11th St., Oakland Participants- Mark Boucher, Teresa Eade, , Carole Foster, Thomasin Grim, Tracy Hemmeter (phone), Joe Issel, Jennifer Krebs,, Carol Mahoney, Brian Mendenhall(phone), Carl Morrison, Cheryl Munoz, Kellyx Nelson, Michelle Novotny, Harry Seraydarian, Leigh Sharp(phone), Brad Sherwood, Jake Spaulding (phone) Bay Area IRWMP May 13, 2015 Project Screening Committee Draft Meeting Summary I Introductions -See participant list at end -No additions to agenda Reviewed prior action items ( indicates completed or opportunity provided) May 4 actions Carryover Action- Jennifer will check accuracy of sub –region target numbers with Matt Action-All PSC members should review compilation of responses to questions distributed by Thomasin on April 30 and identify any projects they think should be further considered in Option 2 before next meeting on May 13. Action – Mark will contact Lower Walnut Creek proponents about minimum Action –Tracy will clarify SCVWD view on AQPI share attributable to South Bay Action- Harry will contact SCC about attending May 13 PSC meeting Action-Jennifer will ask Horizon to compare 10 projects identified in two hybrid options to Draft PSP Scoring and rank them 1 through 10 using DWR scoring criteria and best professional judgement and send to PSC by May 12. II Refine (Feasible) Options Incorporate Input from Horizon Group reviewed summary chart from Horizon with ranking based on DWR scoring. -noticed minor discrepancies in ranking and scores Group discussed “Human Right to Water” and concluded we should make our case with best projects we have in application. Revisit proponent responses as necessary - Horizon misinterpreted summary of projects included for NBWRA - Group revisited Lower Walnut Creek- proponent could not reduce request dramatically and offered an alternative project that was submitted under 1-E and was ready to go. Group decided to not consider since the new project was not evaluated in original submittals. Incorporate sub-regional balance Group first focused on Option 6a (aka –Carol’s option or hybrid- Highest scoring and DWR) Shoreline -Questions were raised about timing for completion of Ravenswood in West - Matt emphasized $19.1 million minimum request was to include 6 projects - Group suggested considering one project in each sub-region - Tentative revised shoreline proposal- South – Mtn. View, North- BMK or Novato, East- Eden or backup –(Albany and/or Bay Point), West- Ravenswood (or San Francisquito Creek). Group agreed on Tentative Target for Shoreline - $15 million Total Action- Matt will evaluate whether San Franciscquito Creek can replace Ravenswood in Shoreline proposal AQPI - Group considered input from Carol and SCVWD -Group agreed on Tentative Target of $ 19 million total Suggestion Should DAC project costs be allocated to regional pot? -Group did not agree with suggestion that sine DAC projects benefit region in application therefore costs should be allocated to the regional pot. • Identify issues - Can Ravenswood be replaced by San Francisquito Creek in West? (San Francisquito Creek may have permit issues) - East Recycling representatives would like an option that includes recycling ( DERWA) Action- Cheryl Munoz and Linda Hu will discuss project option in East with Mark Boucher and Carol Mahoney - East Contra Costa is having a meeting next week to discuss possible project submittals Group generated following table as a feasible option incorporating sub-region targets North East West South Total Target AQPI $ 4.25 m $ 4.25 m $ 5.5 m $ 5m $ 19 m $ 19 m Shoreline 3.5 m $ 3m ($ 3.5) $ 4m ($ 14 m * + SCC -~ .42 $ 15 m m) San Francisquito S. M. RCD Anderson EPA GW 2020 TotalTarget $ .5 m $ 1.65 m .78 $ 8.53 m $ 8.53 m $ 1.5 m $ 7.25 $ 7.25 m $ 9.15 $ 9.15 m $ .5 m $4.59 $ 14.09 $ 14.09 m $ 1m $ 1.65 $ 4.59 m $ 1.5 m $ 39. 02 m ( $ 238 k available) $ 39,240,435 Note- Shoreline in effect reduced to less than $ 12 m if San Francisquito replaces Ravenswood? If Ravenswood stays West sub-region is way over target II Evaluate Options -Group did not do this explicitly but did deliberate importance of objectives such as Functional Area balance, versus including drought projects in submittal. III Policy Options/ Issues for CC Group quickly reviewed policy issues given recent dialogue 1. What is the maximum to allow for any one project? ( $19 m- AQPI) 2. What percent would you allocate for regional vs. sub-regional? ( Option developed allocates3. Are any of the options not worth pursuing? ( none eliminated but only one developed) 4. How much emphasis should we put on potential DAC projects? ( including 2-3 in developed option) 5. Should we emphasize human right to water (ex. Coastal San Mateo)? ( We should make best case with identified projects) V Wrap Up *Reviewed agreements and actions *Next meeting- May 19- 10:30-1:30 SFPUC San Francisco, 525 Golden Gate Participants-, Rhodara Biogtan, Chris Choo( phone),Paul Detjens, Teresa Eade, , Carole Foster(phone), Matt Gearhart, Thomasin Grim, Tracy Hemmeter (phone), Linda Hu, Joe Issel, Jennifer Krebs, Andria Loutsch(phone), Carol Mahoney(phone), Brian Mendenhall, Carl Morrison, Cheryl Munoz, Michelle Novotny, Sara Rosendahl, (phone), Harry Seraydarian,, Brad Sherwood, Jake Spaulding (phone), Leah Walker, Ben Wallace. Bay Area IRWMP May 19, 2015 Project Screening Committee Draft Meeting Summary I Introductions -See participant list at end - Added “allocation of costs for application” to agenda Reviewed prior action items ( indicates completed or opportunity provided) May 13 actions Action- Matt will evaluate whether San Franciscquito Creek can replace Ravenswood in Shoreline proposal Action- Cheryl Munoz and Linda Hu will discuss project options in East with Mark Boucher and Carol Mahoney II Refine (Feasible) Options Questions- Shoreline Can San Francisquito replace Ravenswood? _ Yes- San Francisquito Creek is closer to being complete though Ravenswood is a larger project. Does San Francisquito have permit issues? - RWQCB took 2 years to issue permit-now complete. Can SCVWD shift funds to Shoreline (Mountain View)?S Yes-SCVWD agreed to shift $.5 m from Anderson to Mountain View Question-Administration costs Can SFEP reduce cost of project administration given number of projects? Action – Jennifer will check to see if 5% administration costs can be reduced given small number of projects Questions-DERWA Project Should DERWA be included in East projects? Argument for: Unprecedented drought-should include recycle project Arguments against: BACC decided to try and balance Functional Area funding in last round; Recycling has received fair share in prior rounds; DERWA received $ 4m in Drought Round; top 2 regional projects ( AQPI and Shoreline) are in Flood/Stormwater and Habitat/watersheds Functional Areas and both ranked higher than DERWA in original scoring; AQPI is a drought response tool. Question-Eligibility Can State bond money go to federal agency (or entity outside state?)?- OK if subcontractor; SCC has done it. Action- Jennifer will double check on eligibility for federal agencies or entities outside state Question-Application Costs Can we ask for reimbursement for application consultant costs? Action- Jennifer will follow up on asking for reimbursement of consultant costs Fine tuning allocations *The group added back in the full corrected targets for each sub-region. *The group evaluated a number of options to shift funds to Shoreline to get closer to the original target of $15 million. -This included considering changes to sub-regional allocations for AQPI which was dropped. -The group eventually agreed to shift the allocation for San Franciscquito between the South and West from 50/50 to 25/75 given the more immediate flood benefits to East Palo Alto. This allowed additional funding for Mountain View in the South and a small reduction for San Mateo RCD. *Minor excess funds in each sub-region were allocated to 2020 in North, Shoreline in East, EPA GW in West and Shoreline in South. Recommended Proposal to CC North East AQPI $ 4.25 m $ 4.25 m Shoreline 3.5 m $3,206,037 San Francisquito S. M. RCD Anderson EPA GW 2020 $781,563 Total$8,531,563 $7,456,037 Note-San Francisquito will be included in Shoreline West $ 5.5 m See note $ .75 m $ 1.4 m $ 1,506,050 $9,156,050 South $ 5m $ 4,756,785 $ .25 m $4.09 m $14,096,785 Total $ 19 m $ 11,462,822 $1m $ 1.4 m $ 4.09 m $ 1,506,050 $781,563 $39,240,435 III Evaluate Options *Group compared recommended projects to objectives. -Proposal achieves sub regional targets and includes projects that will score well with DWR system including 4-5 “drought” projects, 2 or 3 possible DAC projects, and possibly 2 “human right to water” projects. - Proposal gets closer to Functional Area parity and includes top scoring projects from original Bay Area ranking. - Proposal includes 6-9(if Shoreline split out) projects and is certainly manageable for application and grant. IV Prepare for CC Discussion CC presentation *Group suggested incorporating major milestones in the 5 PSC meetings since projects were submitted on April 20. - Ranked Projects using Bay Area scoring matrix, Agreed on Objectives, Identified Conceptual Options - Developed scoring matrix for DWR ranking, Populated options with top projects (20), Identified general questions for project proponents and specific questions for regional proposals, Identified policy issues - Reviewed options and developed two hybrids and identified best projects for each hybrid which reduced projects to 10, asked Horizon to rank the 10 projects based on DWR scoring system. - Refined feasible options and incorporated sub-regional targets, set targets for large regional projects, reduced to one feasible option with questions on certain projects and identified issues. - Further refined allocations to projects to address issues. Reached agreement on 6 proposals and funding levels- AQPI, Shoreline (may be 4 projects), Anderson, San Mateo RCD, EPA GW, and 2020. *Include overall rationale for projects selected and a summary of who is unhappy. Action-Harry will develop handout for CC meeting on PSC deliberations and recommendation Backup Plan- Group discussed possible contingencies in case projects drop during application process or during DWR review. Conclusion- Emergency meeting of PSC if needed. First consider more funding to remaining projects recognizing constraints with sub-regional targets and match. V Communications to Project Proponents Action-Harry and Carl will draft communication to project proponents based on presentation to CC VI Wrap Up Rules for allocation of costs for application • Bigger projects such as AQPI and Shoreline should pay more • Smaller projects pay less • Minimum should be $5 k *Reviewed agreements and actions, *Next meeting- TBD Participants-, Rhodara Biogtan, Mark Boucher, Chris Choo( phone), Carole Foster, Matt Gearhart, Thomasin Grim, Joe Issel, Jennifer Krebs, Andria Loutsch(phone), Carol Mahoney, Len Materman (phone), Brian Mendenhall, Carl Morrison, Cheryl Munoz, Molly Petrick, Sara Rosendahl, (phone), Harry Seraydarian,, Brad Sherwood, Jake Spaulding (phone) .