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<br />Removal of Material from the DMMS <br /> <br />Impacts of the Dredging Process <br /> <br />. By permit requires removal one year after <br />dredging <br />. Budgeting (removal at City cost) <br />. Permits BCOC, RWQCB <br />. Testing <br />. Securing a disposal site <br />. Transport <br />. Restoration of the OMMS to a shorebird habitat <br /> <br />. Restricted Marina access <br />. Restrictions to the Bay Trail <br />. Truck traffic on local streets <br />. Dust and noise <br />. Environmental concerns <br /> <br />2$ <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br />The Next Dredge Cycle <br /> <br />Outstanding Questions <br /> <br />27 <br /> <br />Will COE allow partial dredge using existing funds? <br />- COE has indicated in the past that only fully-funded projects <br />would proceed, but some softening of this position may be in the <br />future <br />_ Start-up costs for project are very high. making smaller projects <br />very cost ineffective <br />Would dredging be cheaper if City did work Meif? <br />_ The actual cost for the COE doing the work is unknown <br />- City overhead costs are probably less than COE, but as the work <br />must be performed to COE standards under the same permit <br />conditions, there is no Indication that the City would realize <br />significant savings by doing the work Itself <br />How long will Manna last wllhout further dredging? <br />- No clear answer, however deep draft boats, sailboats. etc. are <br />Impacted now. They can enter and exit only at high tide <br />- Boats with shallower drafts are less impacted. but at extreme low <br />tides there is !.lQ access now. <br />26 <br /> <br />. Cost <br />- $2.5M Federal Channel (federal estimate) <br />- $1 ,5M Berths and other non-federal areas (City cost) <br />- $2,5M Disposal costs (City cost) <br />. Current Funding available <br />- $675k in federal funding earmarked <br />- $500k potential additional earmark (suspended) <br />- Federal funding unlikely <br />. Current Funding Shortfall - $5.825,000 <br />. Schedule if funding available <br />- Summer of 2008 <br /> <br />Outstanding Questions <br /> <br />Outstanding Questions <br /> <br />How would a partial dredging (spot dredging) relieve the current <br />access problem? <br />- A removal of 3 feet from the high spots would provide 1 to 2 <br />years of relief <br />Given that the Manna harbor provides rescue access to the bay In <br />the case of an airport emergency, will the Port of Oakland provide <br />funding to assist in dredging? <br />- The City has requested financial assistance from the Port <br />- The Port wrote a letter of support to Senators Boxer and <br />Feinstein, Representative Stark and Congressmen Vlsclosky <br />requesting $2,5m In funding from the Corps of Engineers <br />- The Port is not able to allocate any of its funding to the City of <br />San Leandro, Left.over funds from Corps projects are allocated <br />to ports designated by the Federal government <br /> <br />Can San Leandro work collaboratlvely with other harbors In similar <br />situations, such as Petaluma and Napa? <br />- The City Is exploring the feasiblllly of a spot dredging project for <br />multiple harbors that would allow sharing of administrative costs <br />and overhead <br />- The City of Petaluma dredged recently In response to last yea(s <br />fiooding, and obtained FEMA funding for the project. Dredging Is <br />not currently a high priority for Petalurna , as Ills no longer <br />making payments on Its CaIBoat loans as it Is also sufterlng <br />losses from Its harbor operations. <br /> <br />29 <br /> <br />'" <br />