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City of San Leandro Heron Bay Maintenance Assessment District No. 96-3 Page 5 B. Mitigation and Monitoring Mitigation of the Heron Bay project was accomplished by construction of wetlands, tidal wetlands, and upland or high ground for wildlife habitat. In order to verify that the habitat is healthy and in order to identify maintenance requirements a monitoring report is prepared annually. For Fiscal Year 2015/2016 a monitoring report will be prepared by a consultant and funded by the District. C. District Reserve Fund A Maintenance Reserve Fund is maintained by the District in the amount of $300,000 to fund capital improvements and unexpected or emergency repairs. There have not been any withdrawals from the reserve fund this past fiscal year and none are anticipated for the coming fiscal year. D. Capital Improvement Projects Levee Maintenance 2015-16 The nature of the levees that protect the Heron Bay marshland is such that they require periodic maintenance; specifically, the heavy stone rip rap that prevents erosion shifts, settles, or washes away and needs to be replaced. This work is most efficiently done by an outside contractor in large quantities. In fiscal year 2009-10 the Heron Bay Levee Maintenance account was established. Provided that there are funds available, the District will contribute to the account each year. The District has contributed $372,000 towards the maintenance of the levee, which appears sufficient to address areas of the levee City staff has identified that need repair. Any unused funds will be returned to the District. City staff, through a consultant, is in the process of obtaining permits from various regulatory agencies in preparation of constructing the levee sections identified for repair. Based on the multiple agencies involved in granting the permits for this project, it is not a surprise that obtaining all the required permits would take such a long time. However, staff has started assembling the construction documents. Upon the issuance of the necessary permits, City staff on behalf of the District will complete the design within prescribed permit guidelines, bid and contract for the construction of the repairs. Based on past experience from the last levee repair, in the same general vicinity, it is anticipated that construction window to be allowed by the permitting agencies will be sometime in late Summer into early Fall. Because the permits are yet to be issued, there will not be enough time to bid and start work in the said allowed period for construction. Hence, it is anticipated that construction will be in Fall 2016. .