To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE First Amendment to Temporary License to Use County Property between Contra Costa County and The Watershed Project, Concord Area
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute first amendment to Temporary License to Use County Property with The Watershed Project, to allow it to use a portion of a County-owned parcel located on Kirker Pass Road and identified as Assessor’s Parcel Number 117-320-001 for the purpose of conducting water quality monitoring from November 1, 2025, through October 31, 2026
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
On October 22, 2024, this Board approved a Temporary License to Use County Property allowing The Watershed Project to conduct monthly water quality monitoring as part of a larger water quality monitoring project for a year on a portion of an unnamed tributary to Mount Diablo creek that flows through the County owned parcel located on Kirker Pass Road, identified as Assessor’s Parcel No. 117-320-001, in Concord (Licensed Premises). The monitoring consists of probes and visual observation. The data collected is part of a larger water quality monitoring project conducted by the Watershed Project. The Watershed Project would like to extend its use. Nothing will remain on the property following each entry.
By approving the first amendment to Temporary License to Use County Property, the Watershed Project will have access to Licensed Premises to perform survey work. The licensee will indemnify the County from any liabilities that arise from its activities.
County staff have determined that granting the license will not substantially conflict or interfere with the County’s use of the property.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If license is not approved, the Watershed Project will not be able to conduct its water quality monitoring.