Smith Canal Task Force
Activities of the Smith Canal Project

Preparation and Assessment
July 8, 2003	Letter to Smith Canal residents
July 14 to 17, 2003	Boat abatement of 5 boats
July 19, 2003	Skim garbage, junk and debris from water Note: 4.8 tons of garbage
July 26, 2003	Friends of Smith Canal Clean-up (abated 3 additional boats and 2 docks)
August 2003	Initiate code enforcement activity (garbage, junk and debris, dilapidated structures)
Clean-up of Waterway & Abatement of Identified Hazards
July 26, 2003	Friends of Smith Canal Clean-up Note: removed 5 tons of garbage
July 30, 2003	Preliminary review of code issues
July 31, 2003	Abatement of car from 7/26/03 clean-up
August 7, 2003	Abatement of second car identified 7/31/03
September 22, 2003	Side Scan Sonar completed
November 4-5, 2003	Abatement of 16 cars in canal (and training exercises)
Code Enforcement Activities
July 31, 2003	Delayed enforcement for jurisdictional meeting
October 14, 2003	Jurisdictional meeting with Army Corp of Engineers, San Joaquin County, Fish & Game, Reclamation District #828, and Reclamation District #1614
November 2003	Code Enforcement sweep to begin violation warnings sent out
February 2004	Complete sweep by March 1, 2004
Abatement (docks, property, garbage, junk, debris)
March 2004	Coordination of abatement activities beginning in March
May 2004	Completion of abatement activities
Abate Heavy Vegetation
May 2004	Coordinate with Fish & Game removal of uprooted trees, etc.
March 2004	Initiate tree plan with Parks and Recreation
Final Clean-Up
May 2004	Friends of Smith Canal Clean-up
June 2004	Work with vendor to remove any debris from prior activities
September 2004	Friends of Smith Canal Coastal Clean-up
Financing of Maintenance and Repair
January 2004	Apply for CIP project
	Apply for abandoned watercraft grant
	Update on SJAFCA Funding
March 2005	Initiate funding discussions for ongoing capital and maintenance costs