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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: December 1, 2008 <br />TO: Stephen L. Hollister, Interim City Mana r <br />FROM: Uchenna Udemezue, P.E., Director <br />Engineering and Transportation D <br />SUBJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: <br />APPROVED AND <br />FORWARDED <br />TO CITY COUNCIL <br />Stephen L. Hollister <br />Interim City Manager <br />MATTER REGARDING THE LONG TERM VIABILITY AND FUTURE OF THE SAN <br />LEANDRO MARINA AND A MOTION BY COUNCIL TO SELECT OPTION III FOR <br />DEALING WITH THE MARINA DREDGING ISSUE AND DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO <br />WORK WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO PROCEED WITH DREDGING <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION <br />After considering all information and facts, the Shoreline-Marina Committee has concluded that <br />Option III is the optimal path for the future of the Marina. At its last meeting, the Committee <br />agreed to recommend the same to the City Council. <br />Staff recommends that Council adopt a Minute Order selecting Option III and directing City <br />Staff to work with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) to partially dredge the Marina. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Typically, the San Leandro Marina Federal Channel (Channel) is dredged on a four-year cycle <br />and the harbor/dock area (Harbor) is dredged on an eight-year cycle. Materials from these <br />dredging operations are deposited on the City's Dredge Materials Management Site (DMMS) and <br />removed under permit after one to two years. <br />The typical $2,000,000 cost of dredging the Channel was always covered by the COE, with the <br />$1,300,000 cost of dredging the Harbor borne by the City. Cost of removing the materials from <br />the DMMS, which has ranged from $1,500,000 to $4,000,000 depending on the cycle and <br />material quantity, has always been the responsibility of the City. The Channel was last dredged <br />in 2001 and the Harbor in 1997. Since then, obtaining federal funds for dredging has become <br />very difficult and coupled with the City's dwindling resources; it has not been possible to dredge <br />in recent years. <br />As a result, dredging currently will entail removing 310,000 cubic yards of material instead of a <br />more typical 180,000 cubic yards. Dredging this larger quantity will cost $3,000,000 and its <br />