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Transportation Department recommending the following pertaining to the Angora 3 Erosion Control (JN 95160/95161) and Fisheries Enhancement Projects (95164):
(1) Authorize said Department to carry out said Projects;
(2) Certify that the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration is adequate for said Projects; and
(3) Authorize the Director of said Department, or his designee, to sign said Addendum.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $0.00
Funding
Budgeted $ 0.00
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $ 0.00
Total Funding Available $ 0.00
Change To Net County Cost $ 0.00
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
There is no Fiscal Impact associated with this agenda item. There is no Net County Cost.
Background:
The Transportation Department (Department) prepared an Initial Study and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) in the fall of 2005 based on a conceptual project design to comply with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and to qualify for California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) grant funding for the Angora 3 Erosion Control and Fisheries Enhancement Project (Project).
The IS/MND evaluated environmental impacts based on conceptual Project design and was supported by a completed environmental checklist. The IS/MND was originally released for public review between December 8, 2005 and January 6, 2006. However, based on comments received from partner agencies, the Department agreed to recirculate the IS/MND to provide for additional review by the public. The recirculated IS/MND was approved on March 21, 2006 by the Board (State Clearing House # 2005122039) for the Project which was filed with the Recorder/Clerk's office and a Notice of Determination was filed on March 24, 2006, consistent with the CEQA Guidelines.
In August 2007, the Department prepared an Addendum to the previously approved IS/MND to refle...
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