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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1987 - 166 - Authorizing ea engineering science and technology inc to prepare a response to ferc's letter to the city of redding dated april 23, 1987 E . t S RESOLUTION NO. Ye-7- 149(a A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING AUTHORIZING EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, INC. TO PREPARE A RESPONSE TO FERC' S LETTER TO THE CITY OF REDDING DATED APRIL 23, 1987, REQUESTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LAKE REDDING POWER PROJECT, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $15, 000 . 00 , AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redding as follows: 1 . That the City Council of the City of Redding hereby authorizes EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. (EA) to prepare a response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission' s letter to the City of Redding dated April 23 , 1987 , requesting additional information on the Lake Redding Power Project, at a cost not to exceed $15, 000 . 00 , as outlined in the letter from EA to the City of Redding dated May 7, 1987, a true copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. 2 . That the City Manager of the City of Redding is hereby authorized and directed to sign all necessary documentation on behalf of the City of Redding in connection therewith, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest the signature of the City Manager and to impress the official seal of the City of Redding on the aforesaid documents, when appropriate. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of c\ A S the City of Redding on the 19th day of May , 1987, and was duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Fulton, Gard, Johannessen, & Dahl NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Carter ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None MIKE DAHL, Mayor City of Redding ATTEST:/7J> ETH'L A. NICHOLS, City Clerk. by Connie Strohmayer, Deputy FORM APP VED: RANDALL A. HAYS City Attorney Glelby Walter P. McNeill, Deputy -2- • • • EnEA ENGINEERING, Western Regional Operations SCIENCE, AND 41 Lafayette Circle TECHNOLOGY, INC. Lafayette,California 94549 (415)283-7077' 7 May 1987 Mr. Rick Coleman City of Redding Electric Department 760 Parkview Avenue Redding, California 96001 Re: Responses to FERC letter dated April 23, 1987 Dear Rick: I am writing in response to your request for analysis of what would be required to respond to the April 23, 1987 letter from Dean L. Shumway ()a RC) to Robert M. Christofferson, requesting additional information on the Lake Redding power projects. The letter requests additional information items ( 1 )(a), ( 1 )(c), ( 1 )(d), (2)(a), (2)(c) and (2)(d) of FERC's January 8, 1987 letter to Redding, with a specific information about items ( 1 )(a) and ( 1 )(c) due within 60 dayslof April 23, 1987. For items ( 1 )(a) [quantification of impacts to chinook salmon rearinglhabitat] and ( 1 )(c) [quantification of impacts to steelhead and rainbow trout spawning, incubation, rearing, and adult holding habitat], FERC acknowledges that the existing data are uncertain, but declines to grant a 1-year extension. As a resolution, they ask that Redding consult with NMFS, USFWS, and CDFG on the availability of appropriate chinook salmon, steelhead, and=rainbow trout rearing data [and presumably also steelhead and rainbow trout spawning, incubation and adult holding data]. The response to item ( 1 )(a) will be achieved by the Lake Redding Power Project spawning gravel studies (under separate contract) if there is sufficient information available from the agencies for the preparation of suitability index curves. EA proposes to telephone and write letters to NMFS, USFWS, and CDFG, followed up by personal visits, to obtain all available information for preparing steelhead and rainbow trout spawning, incubation, and adult holding area suitability index curves for the Sacramento River. EA then proposes to schedule a group meeting with the agencies for their review and comment on the suitability index curves prepared by EA from their data, and to establish which additional information they may feel is necessary. In the event insufficient data are available, [almost a certainty] FERC requests a proposed schedule for filing the responses to items ( 1 )(a) and ( 1 )(c) and agency continents on the schedule. EA would then develop the work scope and schedule for collecting and analyzing the additional data and preparing a report and would schedule a second group meeting with the agencies BALTIMORE 0 CHICAGO 0 CINCINNATI 0 LINCOLN 0 NEW YORK 0 SAN FRANCISCO • EA ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY INC. Rick Coleman 7 May 1987 Page Two to review the scope and schedule. Item ( 1 ) (d) requested by FERC is the agency' s comments to all of this, which would be received in the form of letters and included in the report. The FERC letter does not give a deadline for the responses to (2)(a), (c), and (d), nor does it provide any clarification on the specific information wanted by FERC staff, but we assume that it was their intent for Redding to respond in parallel to the response for items ( 1 )(a) and ( 1 )(c). In order to respond to (2)(a), (c), and (d), EA will consult directly with FERC staff (including, if necessary, a meeting at FERC headquarters) to find out exactly what information FERC feels it needs to determine the feasibility of successfully enhancing spawning, incubation, and rearing habitat downstream of the project and to determine the amount of such habitat that could be reasonably created and maintained throughout the life of the project. Any further studies must be predicated on a clear understanding of the FERC's informational needs, because the EIR made as detailed an analysis as is reasonable with the existing information and the agencies have responses by stating that no mitigation would be acceptable. Once FERC's informational needs are established, EA would develop a study plan meeting these needs to run in parallel with the studies to resolve questions ( 1 )(a) and ( 1 )(c) . EA would review the study plan with the agencies and solicit comments at the group meetings described for the responses to, ( 1 )(a) and ( 1 )(c) . - I The cost of this effort would be based on time and materials, and would not exceed $10, 000 if no trip to FERC is made, and $15,000 if a FERC trip is required. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely yours, J. Emil Morhardt, Ph.D. Vice President JEM/sls