FY 1999 proposal 198710002

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198710002 Narrative Narrative

Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleProtect & Enhance Coldwater Fish Habitat in the Umatilla River Basin
Proposal ID198710002
OrganizationOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW)
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameTroy Laws
Mailing address73471 Mytinger Lane Pendleton OR 97801
Phone / email5412762344 / umatfish@oregontrail.net
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 1999
Province / SubbasinLower Mid-Columbia / Umatilla
Short descriptionProtect and enhance coldwater fish habitat on private lands in the Umatilla River basin in a manner that achieves self-sustaining salmonid populations and their associated habitat by utilizing natural stream functions to the fullest extent.
Target speciesSummer steelhead, spring/summer chinook, coho, and resident fishes.
Project location
LatitudeLongitudeDescription
Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

RPA

Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

Reviewing agencyAction #BiOp AgencyDescription

Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 1999 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 1999 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 1999 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

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ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 1999 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 1999 cost
Personnel FY99 budget; 2-FTE’s & 1 seasonal @ 36 mo.; ODFW Administrative & Engineering assistance, 6 mo. $106,578
Fringe FY99 OPE @ 38% $40,499
Supplies FY99 Office S&S. $5,859
Operating FY99 (O&M & new implementation) Field S&S, Vehicles, equipment operation, milage, etc. $32,418
Capital 1)10-12yd Dump Truck, 1) 12-15ton 30ft. equipment trailer & 1) 16ft. utillity trailer $45,000
Tag n/a $0
Travel FY99 contract review meetings, I & E activities, professional development. $3,625
Indirect Adminstrative overhead @ 22.9%, note: subcontracts listed below are not subject to this charge. $53,581
Subcontractor Various equipment, construction, and fence contractors; Umatilla County Weed Control; Bioengineering consultanting services; Project material vendors $33,000
$320,560
Total estimated budget
Total FY 1999 cost$320,560
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 1999 budget request$320,560
FY 1999 forecast from 1998$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind
Other budget explanation

Schedule Constraints: a) Catastrophic natural events (e.g. floods, storms, etc.). b) Change of landownership & level of commitment to the project by new landowner, c) Compliance with state & federal environmental laws (ODSL, ODEQ, COE,etc.) d) Political/funding constraints.


Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

Recommendation:
Return to Sponsor for Revision
Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:

Technical Issue: Concern that the costs are excessive to achieve the O&M objectives. Technically, it is important to maintain the past investments, but within reasonable cost.

Technical Issue: Need to describe the management strategies, objectives, and tasks that may have changed since FY98.

Technical Issue: Address the fact that the objectives do not indicate doing new work, yet the narrative describes new fence (which is not shown in the materials budget).

Technical Issue: Also – need to expand the monitoring to address cover the adaptive management discussed in the proposal.


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:

Increase due to availability of increased FEMA funding
Recommendation:
Adequate after revision
Date:
Jun 18, 1998

Comment:

The revised proposal placed an emphasis on soft engineering and wider buffers to protect a 50-year floodplain. Comments on the original proposal (before revision) suggested that results should be measured in terms of fish and their life histories. In addition, the project history was insufficiently described, methods were vague, administration costs were high, the core purpose was not expressed well, and site-specific projects and watershed analysis were not described. However, these shortcomings were substantially improved in the revised proposal.
REVIEW:
NW Power and Conservation Council's FY 2006 Project Funding Review
Funding category:
expense
Date:
May 2005
FY05 NPCC start of year:FY06 NPCC staff preliminary:FY06 NPCC July draft start of year:
$300,264 $300,264 $300,264

Sponsor comments: See comment at Council's website