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Scope of Work: San Leandro Shoreline Marshlands Ongoing Biological Assessment and Management Services . East and Bunker Marshes in 2004: Qualitative Overview . Spartina Control Task 2: Annual Cordgrass Control Effort (North Marsh) If necessary, ESA will coordinate with the Invasive Spartina Project's efforts at cordgrass control in the Robert's Landing area. If possible, ESA will collect quantitative data on the location, vigor and types of cordgrass present in North Marsh prior to implementation of control efforts. Cordgrass populations in the other marshes will also be assessed on a qualitative level. ESA will explore the possibility of obtaining outside funding for future cordgrass control efforts, e.g., from the California Coastal Conservancy. Task 3: Marsh Inspections ESA will conduct regular inspections of marsh conditions at the City's request. Inspections will include, but not be limited to, investigations of the impending levee breach and collection of baseline conditions within Bunker Marsh designed to facilitate assessment of potential changes in conditions resulting from levee failure Task 4: Complete Operations Manual Task 4 entails development of a systematic and user-friendly manual intended for general application, to provide consistency in approach to the Shoreline Marshlands even when responsible personnel change. Like its previous draft version, it would include sections on tide gate maintenance and operation; cordgrass control; public access and non-native predator control; relationship to other management areas (Citation Marsh, DMMS); and long-term monitoring. The Manual covers the entire Shoreline Marshlands, including East and Bunker Marshes in addition to North Marsh, and the attached budget reflects time for an updated field assessment of these areas. The Manual, which will be scheduled for revision every five years, will discuss additional programs or actions which might enhance the Marshlands from an ecological point of view or as a City asset, such as coordinating/facilitating reintroduction of native species, e.g. Suaeda californica, and increasing public education/involvement. It is important that, for this product to be useful to the City, it be reviewed and accepted in a way formal enough to persist through time, and not be lost as a simple consultant's report. At a minimum, ESA will prepare this in a binder format (including all appendices) and submit 12 copies for transmittal to other City staff and departments. We would complete Tasks 1 through 4 no later than December 31, 2006. Our budget is a time- and-materials scope of work, not to exceed $29, 913. Please see attached budget for details. San Leandro Shoreline Marshlands 2 Scope of Work: Ongoing Biological Assessment and Management Services Environmental Science Associates I 201205 Submittal Date: May 26, 2006