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Community Development Agency, Transportation Division, recommending the Board consider the following actions pertaining to the Meyers Stream Environment Zone/Erosion Control Project, CIP 95179:
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 Meyers Stream Environment Zone/ Erosion Control Project as described in the California Environmental Quality Act document.
FUNDING: Project is funded by United States Forest Service (52%) (Federal Funds), State Water Resources Control Board (35%), Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Stream Environment Zone Mitigation (12%), and California Tahoe Conservancy (1%).
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency, Transportation Division (Transportation), recommends the Board consider the following actions pertaining to the Meyers Stream Environment Zone/ Erosion Control Project (Project), CIP 95179:
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/MND); and
3) Approve the 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 Transportation website, http://edcgov.us/DOT/CEQA.aspx, was prepared pursuant to Public Resources Code §21000 et seq., and 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 Meyers area as part of the Project. The Project proposes to replace, install, and upgrade drainage structures within ...
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