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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board adopt Resolution 005-2014 regarding site improvement grant funding from the California Tahoe Conservancy related to the Tahoe Basin Environmental Improvement Program stating that the County:
1) Supports the assurances of the Programs;
2) Agrees to implement the Project in a manner consistent with the Programs' objectives;
3) Agrees to manage and maintain the Project over its 20 year life; and
4) Supports the request to the Conservancy for funding the proposed work in the Tahoe Basin.
FUNDING: California Tahoe Conservancy.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no change to Net County Cost. The California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) grant funding request amount of $211,000 will be programmed within the 2014 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and FY 14/15 FY Operational Budget.
Background
The Lake Tahoe Boulevard Erosion Control/Stream Environment Zone Project (Project) is intended to provide a critical link in the regional bicycle path network and to stabilize soil, restore stream environment zones and improve storm water quality within the Project area. The Project supports the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency’s (TRPA) and Tahoe Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (TMPO) 2010 Lake Tahoe Region Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (BPP) by proposing to install a Class 2 bicycle facility along Lake Tahoe Boulevard from Clear View Drive to Sawmill Road. The purpose of the BPP is to provide access to local businesses, schools, and offices for bicyclists and pedestrians, to reduce vehicular transportation, and to enhance recreational opportunities within the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Project also supports TRPA’s Environmental Improvement Program (EIP) and the CTC’s March 1987 Report on Soil Erosion Control Needs and Projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin by installing low impact Best Management Practices (BMPs).
The Project lies within portions of TRPA’s Plan Area Statements Industri...
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