PREPARED BY: RONALYN NONATO DATE OF MEETING: 6/19/17
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) ADOPTING THE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PHASE OF THE RANDY LANE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND (2) DIRECTING STAFF TO FILE A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION IN THE CONTRA COSTRA COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Administration/Operations section is an adopted policy item under the FY 2015-17 City Council Priority Workplan, effective October 1, 2016.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This resolution adopts the completion of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) determination report, technical studies, and regulatory permit applications. A Notice of Determination will be file with the Contra Costa County Clerk's Office.
BACKGROUND
The City's drainage is conveyed to either San Pablo Creek or Wildcat Creek, which both discharge into the San Pablo Bay. Historically, the City has experienced minor to severe flooding issues near the Randy Lane area. The area floods three to five times a year during the rainy season. Flooding occurs at the drop inlet (DI) located on Randy Lane near the intersection with Giant Road.
In April 2016, City contracted with Water Works Engineers (WWE) to conduct a study to identify, analyze, develop and compare options in resolving the drainage/flooding issues at this location. This Drainage Analysis Technical Memorandum (Memo) summarized the analysis and recommended upgrades to the drainage system to decrease the chance of future flooding incidents. On July 7, 2016, the City released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for engineering consultants to perform the civil engineering drainage design, environmental CEQA report, technical studies, regulatory permitting, geotechnical analysis...
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