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ByAndreByik abyik@redbluffdailynews.com @andrebyik on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff City Council delayed a vote to con- sider approving a proposed boat launch facility at River Park pending further review of the project's environmental impact. At its meeting Tuesday, coun- cil members were presented with comments from state agencies that recommended further explanation of how cer- tain aspects of the proposed project would affect air qual- ity, biological and cultural re- sources, recreation and trans- portation. The boat launch facility would include a two-lane con- crete boat ramp extending into the Sacramento River, new rest- rooms, a picnic pavilion, pedes- trian pathway, additional park- ing and other improvements. The City Council in June approved a $1.7 million grant agreement with the state De- partment of Parks and Recre- ation, Division of Boating and Waterways to go toward the project. The state Wildlife Conserva- tion Board has shown "strong support" of approving its own grant of about $970,000 to also go toward the project, accord- ing to a city staff report. The board is scheduled to consider approving its grant Aug. 28, but first it needs council approval of the project as well as an en- vironmental document, which council members also were scheduled to approve Tuesday. The city's environmental re- view, which was prepared by an agency in Redding, found that the project would have a less than significant impact on the environment, given that mit- igation efforts are taken. The environmental study was dis- tributed to state agencies to re- view, and came back with com- ments and recommendations to shore up the document. Council members voted to revisit the matter Aug. 19. Councilman Rob Schmid, noting that leaves a little over a week to get the Wildlife Con- servation Board what it needs, asked whether the environmen- tal document would be revised to include responses and reso- lutions to comments provided by state agencies by that date. "That is our belief and hope," Community Development Di- rector Scot Timboe said. He said that the city paid an agency — Quercus Consultants — about $7,000 to prepare the document. The $1.7 million Division of Boating and Waterways grant, Timboe said, is believed to be contingent on approval of a grant by the Wildlife Conser- vation Board. The boat launch facility is labeled as the second phase of improvements to boating at the park. The first phase, which has yet to receive a go-ahead by the U.S. Army Corps of Engi- neers, would extend the exist- ing boat launch at River Park. The boat launch at the park has been unusable since 2011, when the gates of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam were perma- nently raised by court order. RED BLUFF COUNCILDELAYSBOAT LAUNCH PROJECT APPROVAL Stateagenciesrecommendfurtherreviewofenvironmentalimpact ANDREBYIK—DAILYNEWS The existing boat launch at River Park in Red Bluff has been unusable since 2011, when the gates of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam were permanently raised by court order. RED BLUFF A 43-year-old man threatened to harm himself with a large kitchen knife after an argument with his mother, prompting a more than two-hour standoff with police. The man's mother, 61, called 911 around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday to report she had been in a verbal argument with her son when he armed himself with a large knife, threatened to harm himself and barricaded himself in his bedroom, according to a press release issued Thursday morning by Red Bluff Police Department. Police responded to 820 Kimball Road to find the man "in a very agitated and volatile state," the release said. With help from Tehama County Sheriff Deputies, officers contained the man to his room and negotiations began. After negotiating for more than two hours with the man, he came out of his room and was detained without incident. A large kitchen knife was later collected and held for safekeeping. THREAT Manwithknifehasstandoffwithcops Situation began a er an argument between suspect and his mother Life...................A4 Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 Obituaries....... A7 Sports.............. B1 Weather ..........B8 INDEX Review your statements for unexplained charges of $9.84 and contest them — they could be a scam. PAGEA4 SCAM ALERT Watchoutfor$9.84 credit card charges Law sets new standards for calories, fats, sugar and sodium for foods sold at schools. PAGE A3 SCOTT MARCUS Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act in effect Thousands of military veter- ans in long waits for medical care will be eligible to switch to private doctors. PAGE A8 WASHINGTON Vets' health gets boost under new law Move aims to protect Ameri- cans, civilians from advancing Islamic militants; humanitar- ian aid propped up. PAGE A7 WORLD Obama authorizes airstrikes in Iraq A dog competition this Satur- day and Sunday is sure to make a splash with a dock jumping event in downtown Red Bluff. Splash Dogs will be staging the competition at Reynolds Ranch & Farm Supply, 501 Madison St., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The25thanniversarycelebration will feature food, raffles, prizes, samples and fun for the whole family. Adoptions will be offered by De- serving Pets, Tehama County An- imal Services and Veterans and Shelter Pets. For more information about the weekend's events, call 527-1622. Splash Dogs is a sanctioning body for dock jumping and dock diving events. Splash Dogs tracks overall event and individual rank- ings as well as offering a multi level titling program for all participants. More information is available at splashdogs.com. TO DO Dog contest to make a splash PHOTO COURTESY OF SPLASH DOGS Formoreinfo:Contact Jessie Woods 528-8000 Thisadpublishedaspartofaneventco-sponsorshipagreementwithTheDailyNews MoneydoesnotbuyHappiness,howeverGenerositycan. 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