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Transportation Department recommending the Board take the following actions pertaining to the Rubicon 5 Erosion Control Project (JN 95178):
1) Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Project;
2) Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Appendix A of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Document);
3) Approve the Rubicon 5 Erosion Control Project as described in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA/ MND) Document; and
4) Authorize the Director of Transportation or his designee to sign the Notice of Determination.
FUNDING: United States Forest Service Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, California Tahoe Conservancy and Tahoe Regional Planning Agency grant funds.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
The Department has secured $209,623 from the United States Forest Service (USFS) Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit - Erosion Control Grant Program, $295,000 from the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC) and $50,000 from the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) Water Quality (WQ) Mitigation Funds in Planning and Design funding. Also, the Department has secured $460,000 in construction money from the USFS Erosion Control Grant Program.
Approval of this Mitigated Negative Declaration will not result in any fiscal impact to the General Fund. The Project is included in the 5-Year EIP. There is no net cost to the County General Fund associated with this agenda item.
Recommended Findings:
The Department is requesting that the CEQA document be adopted based upon the following findings:
A. The CEQA document was prepared in accordance with CEQA, Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq., and the CEQA Guidelines.
B. There is no substantial evidence that raises a fair argument that the project, as mitigated, will have a significant effect on the environment.
C. The Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Rubicon 5 Erosion Control Project reflects the lead agency's independent judgment and analysis.
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