Background & Objective. The White River Partnership (WRP) consists of a collection of private and public entities working together to develop and implement a comprehensive approach toward the conservation of a healthy riparian ecosystem for the White River and tributaries in both Colorado and Utah. In 2016, the WRP (the Partnership) held its first official stakeholder meeting to initiate increased communication and information sharing between local and regional entities already working on natural resource related issues along the White River in Utah and Colorado. At this meeting, an informal survey was conducted to better assess the needs of attendees to help conduct their work more effectively, and the level of interest among attendees in developing a formal partnership to further facilitate the sharing of resources and information. Attendees agreed that formalizing the Partnership would be advantageous to all and that could be achieved by formalizing the Partnership in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). This document codifies the formation of a partnership to address riparian resource challenges: The White River Partnership. In Utah, lands directly adjacent to the White River are predominantly federal public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Tribal lands also comprise a significant portion of land ownership in Utah along the White River. There are some state trust lands managed by the School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (XXXXX), and some small pockets of privately-owned lands. The whole of the White River in Utah is contained in Uintah County. In Colorado, lands adjacent to the White River are predominantly privately owned, with small pockets of BLM lands. The Towns of Rangely and Meeker also own a small portion of land along the White River, and some lands are managed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. While most of the White River watershed in Colorado is in Rio Xxxxxx County, a small portion of the headwaters occur in Garfield County. Riparian ecological health affects substantial portions of the landscape, both natural and developed resources. Of primary concern along the White River corridor are the significant infestations of the woody invasive species Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) and to a lesser extent tamarisk (Tamarisk spp.) because of their negative impacts on plant and wildlife diversity, wildlife and stream habitats, wildland fire fuels accumulation and hazard, and recreational and cultural use of the river. Significant i...
Background & Objective. In January 2015, Nueces County received a grant to acquire 3,680 acres of undeveloped land on Padre Island in northern Kleberg County. Prior to acquisition, the property was owned by the Texas General Land Office which purchased it through a Federal Highway Administration grant in 1995. Since then, the land has been unmanaged with practically no law enforcement and has been subjected to illegal dumping, recreational shooting with suspected lead munitions, and indiscriminant vehicular traffic in dunes and wetlands. The full extent of these uncontrolled impacts has not been quantified, but may be affecting the hydrology, flora, and fauna needed to sustain healthy wetland ecosystems; infringing upon the critical habitat of endangered species and placing uncontrolled contaminants into the environment. The availability of CBBEP funds will help Nueces County augment existing federal and state regulatory compliance by developing scientifically based and locally enforceable ordinances to protect environmentally sensitive areas and manage the currently uncontrolled recreational uses. The new property is very valuable ecologically. It borders Padre Island National Seashore and contains approximately 6 miles of gulf beaches, 2.3 miles of estuarine mud flats and Laguna Madre shoreline, freshwater emergent wetlands, large expanses of coastal prairie, and other barrier island habitats. According to the Information, Planning, and Conservation System (IPaC), the property potentially supports many threatened, endangered, or rare species known to occur on Padre Island and contains designated critical habitat for the piping plover, a Federal and State-listed threatened species. Other Federal and State-listed endangered and/or threatened species within the subject area include the Xxxx’x Xxxxxx sea turtle, green sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, leatherback sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, red knot, northern aplomado falcon, and Xxxxxxx’x pipit. In addition, many State-listed threatened and/or rare species are known to occur on Padre Island. The Coastal Parks Department of Nueces County is committed to the conservation of these threatened, endangered, and rare species. Aside from listed species, examples of other resources and issues that need to be addressed in the site’s habitat management plan include freshwater wetlands (which are rapidly being impacted by development in other areas of the barrier island) and the need to control invasive species such as Brazilian pepper...
Background & Objective. The City of Pueblo is seeking proposals for professional services contract for the surveying, engineering, and platting of a four (4) lot subdivision and related rights-of-way, as well as vacating several streets within the proposed subdivision as outlined in the Scope of Services.
Background & Objective. The following requirements are for a Maintenance of On-Board Video Surveillance System (OBVSS) between City and Contractor. The equipment for maintenance includes a Bus Security Camera System comprised of fixed onboard cameras and digital video recorders (DVRs) with removable storage. Any OBVSS out of warranty or falling out of warranty during the term of Resultant Agreement (having the meaning “the final contract embodying all contract documents, terms, conditions and obligations”) shall be covered under this Attachment. Contractor shall provide pricing for the vehicles falling out warranty appropriately. Contractor shall also ensure there are enough technicians to perform the work as the fleet size increases or ages and shall add or remove technicians as needed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Contracted repairs and services will be covered under the Resultant Agreement. The objective of this SOW is to preserve and maintain the OBVSS system in a complete and continually functioning condition for which the system was designed. To support this goal, Contractor shall ensure that the maintenance and repair services described in this scope are of the outmost quality, and repairs are performed per manufacturer specifications and in a timely fashion to get the system back to the green operational status light. Sub-standard services shall be considered a breach or failure to perform, and the City reserves the right to terminate the SOW for default. Contractor shall coordinate closely with City personnel on all work orders for best times and locations to perform services so as not to disrupt the normal functions of City operations and existing OBVSS system or have parts of the existing OBVSS system non-operational. The Contractor agrees to provide the post-warranty maintenance, repair, and support services for the City’s fleet of vehicles as specified in this SOW.
