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<br />City of San Leandro Heron Bay Maintenance Assessment District No. 96-3 Page 5 <br /> <br />B. Mitigation and Monitoring <br />Mitigation of the Heron Bay project was accomplished by re-construction of marshlands, <br />tidal marshlands, and upland or high ground for wildlife habitat. In order to verify that the <br />habitat was healthy, and in order to identify maintenance requirements, a monitoring report <br />was prepared annually and submitted to the involved regulatory agencies for the first 10 <br />years after marsh re-construction, at which point the restoration of the marshlands was <br />considered a success and formal monitoring has ended. <br /> <br />C. District Reserve Fund <br />The goal of the District is to maintain a Maintenance Reserve Fund in the amount of <br />$300,000 to fund capital improvements and unexpected or emergency repairs. With the <br />current scheduled Capital Improvement Projects, withdrawals from the reserve fund are <br />anticipated for the coming fiscal year. <br /> <br /> <br />D. Capital Improvement Projects <br />Shoreline Trail Repairs <br />Purchase and install rock along the shoreline of the maintenance area to stabilize the <br />shoreline trail after storm damage in December 2024 and to prevent future erosion from <br />high tide due to sea-level rise. <br /> <br />Hydrology Study <br />A comprehensive study of the marshlands’ hydrology has not been conducted since the <br />start of the re-construction in the mid-1990s. To ensure the optimal health of the tidal <br />community, as well as the marshlands’ connectivity with Estudillo Channel and San <br />Francisco Bay, a new hydrological study is recommended. This study is funded in FY <br />24/25 and will commence FY 25/26. <br /> <br />Long Beach Restoration Design Project <br />City has completed a comprehensive restoration study for the Long Beach Restoration <br />Project and now will embark on securing grant funding for the design, permitting and <br />construction phases. The Long Beach Shoreline, the last remaining sandspit in the Bay <br />Area serves as a critical wildlife habitat for the native California species and provides <br />essential support for the adjacent marsh ecosystem. Failure to restore and protect Long <br />Beach from erosion and breaches may result in the loss of favorable habitat (sandspit and <br />marsh) for endangered and threatened species. The City plans to hire a consultant to seek <br />and write grants for the funding of the construction of the Long Beach Restoration Project. <br /> <br />Interpretive Signs <br />The interpretive sign project will be on hold until further notice pending funding availability. <br />Design and construct 6 interpretive signs along the Heron Bay trail to replace existing <br />signs that are in disrepair. Content and graphics to be recreated from photographs and <br />printed onto new panels for installation on new sign structures.