San Luis Obispo County
Flood Control and Water Conservation District
Flood Control Zone 1/1A Advisory Committee Meeting
Meeting Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 -- 3:00 to 5:00 pm
Meeting Location: Sheriff's South Patrol Station, 1681 Front Street Oceano, CA
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Welcome and Introductions: Starting at 15.02
Members in Attendance: Gary Kobara, Vicky Cardoza, Linda Austin, Stan Ikeda, Will Clemens, Charlie Lackie, Diana Lackie
Others in Attendance: Karen White (public), Nathan Claud (Public Works), Francesca Devlin (Public Works)
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Gary Kobara, Chairman
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Public Comment
Vicky Cardoza: Question on TRM Levee/exterminators. Nathan Claud: Will answer during the Maintenance section of meeting
Stan Ikeda: Question of cost of remote and in-person meetings Nathan Claud: It was explained that if we wish to still have a virtual option when we go back to in person meetings there will be associated cost increases. The exact cost is not known at this time. The Committee unanimously agreed that they would not like to incur
those costs at the meeting held on 1/18/2022
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Announcements
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Review and approval of Past Minutes:
January 18, 2022
Motion to approve: Linda Austin Approved by unanimous vote.
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Advisory Committee
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Channel Maintenance Activities
The current contract with KD Janni has been extended through June. We will be working on another amendment that will extend the contract through 2025 and increase the total an additional
$930,838.59. This amount is within our allocated budget. It will go to the Board of Supervisors for approval in late May or early June.
Mugwort was planted by our environmental staff around flap gates 5
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Nathan Claud, Public Works
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and 6 for slope stabilization.
Herbicide was sprayed in the upper portion of the project in January. KD Janni is planning another application soon.
We have planted another test plot on the outer slopes of the at Creek rd. We are trying three different planting scenarios to see which has the greatest success. We tried 2” of mulch with hydroseed, 2” of mulch with hydroseed and carex plugs, no mulch with hydroseed and plugs and hydroseed alone. Our environmental staff has been watering biweekly to see if we can get some success. The plan is to see which method will give us the best success and emulate the method on the entire south levy during the “rainy season”
A crew will be cutting the outer slopes of the levy on Thursday.
Vicki Cardoza: has concern over squirrels ruining the levee. TRM is not squirrel proof, but we are treating for them. We have contracts with Western exterminators to treat for them. We can’t treat within the creek bc of the red legged frogs. We are seeing if we can make an impact, but do not have data yet
Vicki Cardoza: recommended crab grass for vegetation
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Meadow Creek Update
April 7 - Meeting with the Science panel to brainstorm alternatives (District, Consultant, Science Panel)
Late April – Meet to choose 3 alternatives (District, Consultant, Science Panel)
Early May – Public Workshop* (Public, District, Consultant) Date to be announced soon. All zone 1/1A residents will receive a mailer. It will be posted on the Zone 1/1A calendar at Slocounty.ca.gov.
Gary Kobara: Carpenter Creek needs to be opened to keep things not from flooding
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Nathan Claud, Public Works
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Open Forum (Questions / Suggestions for next agenda):
Next meeting May 16 3:00 pm
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Adjourn 15.45
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 Submitted by: Francesca Devlin, County Staff
Contact: County Public Works Dept, Rm 206, County Government Center, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408
Phone: 805-781-5252 Website: www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Public-Works and follow the links to Committees & Programs, Flood Control Zones, Zone 1/1A
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County of San Luis Obispo