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Campbell said a July 4 federal bill had cleared a path for congressional appropriations activity and that House Energy and Water Development subcommittees are advancing work plans that could include Corps projects important to the agency. He told the board that some projects, including reaches F and G of the Natomas Basin project, will need continued federal funding and that SAFeco staff and partners are coordinating with congressional and Senate offices to pursue FY2026 and FY2027 funding.

Campbell reported the agency is progressing on levee-certification packages. Four levee systems (American River north and south levees, Robla Creek and Dry Creek) are prepared for certification and reports will be provided to land-use entities in the coming months. Three additional packages (including Natomas, Beach Lake South and Magpie Creek) remain under development. Campbell said Natomas Reach A slurry-wall work is ongoing and multiple slurry-wall headings are on site; contractors aim to finish the work by the end of the year if possible.

Campbell noted work on local pump stations: city work at Pump Station 89 (Sump 89) is modifying piping to meet levee elevations and the county-led Sweeney Creek Pump Station project has mobilized a contractor after demolition of the prior facility. He said Magpie Creek design is continuing with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as part of American River Common Features.

On statutory compliance and schedule risk, Campbell said Senate Bill 5 requires meeting a 200-year level of protection and described proposed legislation introduced by Sen. Ashby (referred to in the meeting as \"SB 6 39\") that would allow entities more time to reach certification through 2030. Campbell said the bill was headed to the Appropriations Committee and that SAFeco is tracking the proposal to provide additional time if needed.

Board questions: Director Kaplan asked whether Ashby's bill and the need for federal funding were linked. Campbell said they are not the same thing: the bill would extend certification timelines, but insufficient federal funding by critical milestones could still force further conversations and schedule changes. He said the Corps is considering phasing or breaking larger reaches into smaller pieces to make work more fundable.

Why this matters: Certification and federal funding timelines affect development approvals, levee protection status and the schedule for construction of flood-protection projects that serve parts of Sacramento County.

Ending: Campbell said SAFeco and its partners will continue coordination with the Corps, congressional offices and local land-use entities to pursue funding and complete certification packages; the board did not take formal action on these informational items at the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SAFCA - 7/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Executive Director Jason Campbell briefed the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency on federal appropriations prospects for Corps projects, ongoing levy certification efforts tied to Senate requirements, and local construction progress on Natomas slurry-wall work, Sweeney Creek Pump Station demolition and Magpie Creek design.","taxTitle","Sacramento County, California","taxId",2889,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6549761,"SAFeco approves consent calendar and sets FY25—/26 assessment rate at $6.4 million",107,1248000,1355000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5429131-bd649baf7e056ad490b6b9f0012d5b2f&start=1248&end=1355","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5429131-bd649baf7e056ad490b6b9f0012d5b2f/thumbnail_1248000.jpg","/articles/6549761/Sacramento-County/California/SAFeco-approves-consent-calendar-and-sets-FY2526-assessment-rate-at-64-million","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6549761-3d01c13d0d1deb7884c302a2257af1ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1774710910&Signature=nJ0hDQYEgnmaWLniOuJA7P4ncTRvghgYQ5eiljkE1oBmJwqBP5XwiFiaV3RgjKYIYn4OeiMh9ZXGtbXWmg6T8QH~1reEGVojxoIF7sOlw-2q3SSRair7bf9DTQdMjem3qo93g4D18hFkAoyyU9WxezXEfVGarDsSlCawFIZxmXo70SldbazYj9qWu7vbw7vgFE64FAFzFaA-2dhMSO7Clpp3M~Tc3hxVsl7aVoPCOWc-MyI36d6k-p3oKNVSfAInVP6NVOcbhsO6QYwRR50C18WudMbtc2JtRun422NwtBpAMKH-WpDoDZW8C~SVTDWTIKRH851ZQKMwj2nDRD9yWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency on July 17 unanimously approved its consent calendar (items 1 through 11) and adopted Resolution No. 2,526,086 to approve the supplemental assessment roll and set the fiscal year 2025\u0000/26 assessment rate for Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Operations and Maintenance Assessment District No. 1 at $6,400,000.

At the start of the meeting Chair Kennedy confirmed a quorum and the board proceeded to the consent matters. A director moved and another seconded the motion to approve consent items 1 through 11; the board voted \"aye\" with none opposed or abstaining and the chair announced the items were approved.

The board then opened a public hearing on the supplemental assessment roll, which funds the agency's general operations through an assessment district operating under the state Water Code. Executive Director Jason Campbell explained the assessment district funds the agency's general fund and that the proposed rate would raise $6,400,000, a figure consistent with the adopted budget. The board reported no written or oral public comments for the hearing.

After closing the hearing, a director moved and a second seconded adoption of Resolution No. 2,526,086. The board voted \"aye,\" with no opposition or abstentions, and the chair announced the resolution adopted. No amendments or conditions were recorded in the meeting minutes.

Votes at a glance: - Consent calendar (items 1\u0000\u00111): motion to approve carried; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Resolution No. 2,526,086: motion to open and close the public hearing and adopt the supplemental assessment roll and set FY2025-26 assessment at $6,400,000: outcome: approved (voice vote).

Why this matters: The assessment district provides the agency's operating revenue. Setting the assessment roll and rate enables SAFeco to fund operations and carry out levee and pump-station oversight and other maintenance activities for the coming fiscal year.

Ending: With the assessment rate set and the consent calendar approved, the board received and filed the remaining agenda items and adjourned the meeting.","The Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency unanimously approved consent items 1\u0000\u00111 and adopted Resolution No. 2,526,086 setting the FY2025-26 operations and maintenance assessment at $6,400,000 for Assessment District No. 1 after a public hearing with no comments.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6549765,"Volunteers, environmental groups urge SAFeco to support creek cleanups and reconsider Corps—rock-trench design",386,162000,548000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5429131-bd649baf7e056ad490b6b9f0012d5b2f&start=162&end=548","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5429131-bd649baf7e056ad490b6b9f0012d5b2f/thumbnail_162000.jpg","/articles/6549765/Sacramento-County/California/Volunteers-environmental-groups-urge-SAFeco-to-support-creek-cleanups-and-reconsider-Corpsrock-trench-design","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6549765-cb17b4a5af096bbcea0fa6d8ae488150/orig.mp4?Expires=1774710910&Signature=h7UYe8bibNGWZDcjC61qs2JZ6Xgu13hCRAqBtBxcJoTitjdcfxtXJqiURuaSB3A7PXYC~K7X64-f4VOVqdJV6ViV1zLwa0U5gsJ5vzi-xeyfK0tIbDS5stzESyCw2r2tagbDYg7hp2bRi0Up0xX-Re6JdGKGOsIxiliZKEBGiYNNPYUKtCGpqBCpV6OIUBIisfT--lqglv43cwll5kSDr-V0hT~heyNtzLybSHD05~lqt~NfghE5SYWRDK5l9bNMvYK~CGJRWK0blRRn5h~oBXO8vunKND5CSjr-cUTPNbG-K2jPNLPsPSiZb03yK-TYo-aVYI1ofCvxsnGsejDR2w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Speakers at the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency meeting on July 17 urged the agency to join local efforts to clear decades of debris from creeks that feed the American River and to press the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for alternatives to a rock-lined bank-protection design in Contract 3B.

Community volunteers and nonprofit advocates said the creek channels near SAFeco property are clogged with trash and illegal-encampment debris that volunteers are removing by hand. Lisa Sanchez, a volunteer with River City Waterway Alliance, told the board, \"We need a partnership of all of these agencies working together to include SAFeco to help us with that.\" Sanchez described removing an estimated 800-pound mattress and other heavy debris during a recent cleanup.

The public comments also focused on the Corps' planned bank-protection technique for the Lower American River, referred to in meeting remarks as \"launchable rock trenches\". Nancy Niskerin, a resident of College Greens East, cautioned against the approach, saying the design risks removing riparian trees and soil that form habitat on the riverbank and could create large maintenance needs if the rock \"launches.\" Pete Spalding, representing American River Trees, said his group has submitted a 22-page technical memorandum illustrating bioengineering alternatives and asked SAFeco and partner agencies to consider surgical, targeted approaches that minimize tree removal.

Why this matters: The American River Parkway and its tributary creeks are widely used and considered an environmental and recreational asset in the region. Board members present for the meeting include representatives who also sit on related regional bodies; speakers urged the agency to use its property and influence to coordinate a multi-agency cleanup and to press the Corps for less-destructive erosion-control alternatives.

Discussion details: Lisa Sanchez said volunteers have contacted multiple agencies, including the city and county, the American River Flood Control District, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board and Fish and Game, but described the responses as finger-pointing over responsibility. \"Everybody just says it's not their responsibility to clean the debris that lands in the creek channels,\" Sanchez said.

Nancy Niskerin described engineering tests and environmental tradeoffs for trench-filled revetments and warned that excavation to install those trenches can disturb top-bank vegetation. \"This trench that's 23 by 27 feet filled with quarry rock... If it never launches, hallelujah. But it's taken away the biome, the trees, the soil, the habitat,\" she said.

Pete Spalding said American River Trees supports targeted alternatives and has shared its technical memo with the Corps, the Central Valley Flood Protection Board and Department of Water Resources. \"The American River Parkway is the greatest asset that this region has,\" Spalding said, urging the board to \"take the time to do this right.\" He said his group will push at a separate meeting to remove Contract 3B from approval documents until alternatives are fully considered.

Board response: Board members did not take formal action on the public comments during the meeting. Several directors present also serve on related flood-control bodies; Pete Spalding noted Directors Holloway and Johns are members of the American River Flood Control District. Agency staff did not announce a new course of action during the public-comment item.

What remains unsettled: Speakers asked SAFeco to help coordinate cleanup work and to press for alternative engineering approaches for Contract 3B; the Corps' planned design and any formal approvals or contract schedules were not altered at the meeting. Requests for targeted preservation of heritage trees and reduced parkway impacts remain open as public advocates seek additional review and potential changes in project documents.

Ending: Public commenters urged SAFeco to use its convening role with partner agencies to resolve responsibility for creek debris and to ask the Corps to revisit bank-protection alternatives. The board moved on to other agenda items without adopting new policy or directing a specific next step on the Contract 3B concerns.","At the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency July meeting, volunteers and local advocacy groups urged SAFeco to help clean debris from creeks and questioned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' proposed \"launchable rock trench\" approach in Contract 3B, pressing for bioengineered alternatives and a pause in approvals.","actionData","errors"]

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SAFeco reports federal funding prospects, levy certification progress and work on Natomas and pump stations

SAFeco approves consent calendar and sets FY25—/26 assessment rate at $6.4 million

Volunteers, environmental groups urge SAFeco to support creek cleanups and reconsider Corps—rock-trench design