Zone 3 Advisory Board Meeting: January 13, 2026
Flood Zone 3
Advisory Board Meeting
Marin County Civic Center RM 143D
3501 Civic Center Drive
San Rafael, CA 94903
January 13, 2026
6:30 PM-8:30 PM
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The Marin County Flood Control & Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors encourages a respectful dialogue that supports freedom of speech and values diversity of opinion. Advisory Board members, staff, and the public are expected to be polite and courteous, and refrain from questioning the character or motives of others. Please help create an atmosphere of respect by not booing, whistling, or clapping; by adhering to speaking time limits; and by silencing your cell phone.
Draft Agenda
Item 1. Call to Order
Item 2. Roll Call
Item 3. Summary of Action Minutes: July 8, 2025
Item 4. Open Time for Items not on the Agenda
Item 5. District Staff Reports (Information Item)
A. Annual Preventive Maintenance Plan
B. Zone 3 Projects in Marin City
C. Proposed Cardinal Road Levee Project
D. Bothin Marsh Evolving Shoreline
E. Crest Marin Pump Station
F. Sycamore Pump Station
G. Review Operations Budget
6. Business
Recommended Actions:
1) Recommend the District Board of Supervisors increase the Zone 3 current year professional services budget by $250,000 for real estate consultants for the Cardinal Road Levee Project.
2) Recommend District Board of Supervisors increase the current year professional services budget by $50,000 for a comprehensive survey of sediment levels and top of bank in the USACE-built sections of Coyote and Nyhan Creek and nearby Bothin Marsh.
3) Recommend the District Board of Supervisors increase the Zone 3 current year professional services budget by $60,510 for design tasks to bring the Crest Marin Pump Station structure up to code and stabilize the bank of Nyhan creek around the outfall.
4) Recommend the District Board of Supervisors increase the professional services budget by $704,439 to prepare construction plans for the Marin City Pump Station and design an automated tide gate for use until pump station construction funding can be secured.
5) Recommend increasing the Mill Valley funding agreement by $700,000 to cover increased construction costs for Sycamore Pump Station. This requires a current year budget adjustment of $700,000 for construction services.
6) Recommend Zone 3 operate Sycamore Pump Station following renovation and accept necessary right-of-way.
7) Recommend the District Board of Supervisors adopt the Zone 3 Operations budget for Fiscal Years 2026-27 and 2027-28.
7. Schedule Next Meeting
8. Adjourn
A copy of the agenda can be faxed or emailed upon request by calling (415) 473-6530. Agendas and related material are also available online on the Marin Flood District website.
All public meetings and events sponsored or conducted by the County of Marin are held in accessible sites. Requests for accommodations may be made by calling (415) 473-6530 (Voice), CA Relay 711, or by email at FloodInquiry@MarinCounty.gov at least four workdays in advance of the event. The County will do its best to fulfill requests received with less than two business days’ notice. Copies of documents are available in alternative formats upon request.
How to Provide Public Comment
Before the meeting: email comments to FloodInquiry@MarinCounty.gov no later than 2pm on the day of the meeting including your name, meeting date, and item it is in reference to.
At the meeting: comments can be provided during each agenda item following these procedures and time limits.
- Flood District Staff report – typically less than 30 minutes
2. Advisory Board questions to staff – no defined limit
3. Public Testimony to Advisory Board – 3 minutes per speaker. If written public testimony is brought to the meeting, it is not necessary to read the entire text into the minutes, it will be attached to the minutes automatically.
4. Deliberation by the Advisory Board – no defined limit.
5. Decision by Board – no defined limit