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<br />City of San Leandro Heron Bay Maintenance Assessment District No. 96-3 Page 5 <br />B. Mitigation and Monitoring <br /> Mitigation of the Heron Bay project was accomplished by construction of wetlands, tidal <br /> wetlands, and upland or high ground for wildlife habitat. In order to verify that the habitat <br /> is healthy and in order to identify maintenance requirements a monitoring report is <br /> prepared annually. <br /> <br />C. District Reserve Fund <br /> A Maintenance Reserve Fund is maintained by the District in the amount of $300,000 <br /> to fund capital improvements and unexpected or emergency repairs. There have not <br /> been any withdrawals from the reserve fund this past fiscal year and none are <br /> anticipated for the coming fiscal year. <br /> <br />D. Capital Improvement Projects <br /> <br />Levee Maintenance 2017/2018 <br />The nature of the levees that protect the Heron Bay marshland is such that they require <br />periodic maintenance; specifically, the heavy stone rip rap that prevents erosion shifts, <br />settles, or washes away and needs to be replaced. This work is most efficiently done by <br />an outside contractor in large quantities. In fiscal year 2009-10 the Heron Bay Levee <br />Maintenance account was established. Provided that there were funds available, the <br />District contributed to the account each year. To date, the District has contributed <br />$372,000 towards the maintenance of the levee, which appears sufficient to address areas <br />of the levee City staff has identified that need repair. Any unused funds will be returned to <br />the District. <br /> <br />City staff, through a consultant, is in the process of obtaining permits from various <br />regulatory agencies to repair levee sections identified for maintenance. Upon the <br />issuance of the necessary permits, City staff on behalf of the District, will bid and construct <br />the project within permit prescribed guidelines. Experience from past levee repairs and <br />related work indicate that the permitting agencies allow work in the area only in Fall <br />between September and end of December. It is anticipated, therefore, that current repairs <br />will be conducted in Fall 2017. <br /> <br />Entryway Landscape <br />Plan to rehabilitate the landscaping at the entrance to the development along Lewelling <br />Blvd, between Wicks Blvd and the roundabout, started in Fiscal Year 2013/2014. <br />Completion of this project has been delayed in order to coordinate with the HOA’s plans <br />to install a new monument sign and possibly a new check-in/security building. It is <br />anticipated that the project will be completed in the coming fiscal year. City Staff is working <br />with Stopwaste.org to investigate the possibility of receiving grant funds to offset portions <br />of the landscape upgrade, with the intent of utilizing Bay Friendly Landscape Guidelines. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />226