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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board consider the following actions pertaining to the CSA 5 Erosion Control Project, CIP 95157:
1) Adopt the California Environmental Quality Act Mitigated Negative Declaration;
2) Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Appendix A of the Initial Study/Mitigation Negative Declaration); and
3) Approve the CSA 5 Erosion Control Project as described in the California Environmental Quality Act document.
FUNDING: United Stated Forest Service (USFS) funds (97%) and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Water Quality Mitigation funds (3%).
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION:
Community Development Agency, Transportation Division (Transportation), recommends the Board consider the following actions pertaining to the CSA 5 Erosion Control Project (Project), CIP No. 95157;
1) Adopt the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND);
2) Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Appendix A of the Initial Study/Mitigation Negative Declaration); and
3) Approve the CSA 5 Erosion Control Project as described in the CEQA MND.
The recommended Board actions are based on the following findings:
A) The CEQA document on file with the Clerk of the Board and on the Community Development Agency, Transportation Division website, http://edcgov.us/DOT/CEQA.aspx , was prepared pursuant to Public Resources Code §21000 et seq., and the State CEQA Guidelines.
B) There is no substantial evidence that the Project, as mitigated, will have a significant effect on the environment.
C) The MND for the Project reflects the lead agency’s (County's) independent judgment and analysis.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Transportation proposes to construct water quality improvements in the Tahoma area as part of the Project. The Project proposes to replace and upgrade drainage structures within the existing stormwater conveyance system in order to increase the quality of stormwa...
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