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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: March 3, 2008 TO: John Jermanis, City Manager FROM: Michael Bakaldin, Public Works Director M$ BY: Delmarie Snodgrass, Marina Manager SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL John . Jermanis Ci ~ anager RESOLUTION APPROVING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE (USFWS) AND THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO TO ALLOW USFWS TO FULLY IMPLEMENT THE 2006 CALIFORNIA SEA- BLITE (SUAEDA CALIFORNICA) REINTRODUCTION PLAN, SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA ON CITY LANDS AT ROBERT'S LANDING. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The MOU between the USFWS and the City of San Leandro is a 5 year agreement allowing limited access to USFWS, their contractors, and volunteers, solely for purposes of reintroducing California sea-Mite to a portion of its historic range and for conducting research, status surveys, and monitoring actions to ensure its success in the wild, as described in the 2006 California Sea- blite (Suaeda californica) Reintroduction Plan, San Francisco, California. The USFWS will utilize its own resources, including expenditure of its funds, in pursuing the objectives of the California Sea-Mite (Suaeda californica) Reintroduction Plan. It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the USFWS and the City for the reintroduction of the California Sea- blite (Suaeda Californica) to the Robert's Landing area. BACKGROUND Analysis California sea-Mite (Suaeda californica) is an endangered species listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Robert's Landing is within the historic range of California sea-Mite and has been determined to provide suitable habitat in several locations for the reintroduction of the plant, in an effort to prevent its extinction Reintroduction and stewardship thereof would be conducted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). According to Peter R. Baye, PhD, "Roberts Landing is the largest naturally formed sand beach in the East Bay south of the Bay Bridge, and the largest suitable habitat for reintroduction in the San Francisco Estuary. It has the potential to support a larger dynamic and persistent population of California sea-Mite than any other site known." (Suaeda SFB reintro plan, pg 32) Reintroduction is planned to occur along the high beach, above normal tides. Five transplanted colonies will be introduced in the first