PREPARED BY: CHARLES CHING, A2CM DATE OF MEETING: 12/18/17
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO ACCEPTING WORK PERFORMED BY STRAWN CONSTRUCTION FOR THE NEW SAN PABLO LIBRARY AS COMPLETE SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONS AND DIRECTING THAT A NOTICE OF COMPLETION BE PREPARED AND FILED WITH THE COUNTY RECORDER
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Amenities / Quality of Life is an adopted policy item(s) under the FY 2018-21 City Council Priority Workplan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
Based on information provided in the San Pablo Library Project Categorical Exemption document that was prepared prior to the construction of the San Pablo Library and for which there has been no change in impacts or circumstances : a) the project qualifies for an exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (i.e., Class 32) and, as a result, would not have a significant effect on the environment; b) the analysis shows there are no exceptions to qualifying for the infill exemption, as identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2; and as a separate and independent basis; and; c) the project qualifies for streamlined CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 because there are no project-specific effects which are particular to the project or its site that were not already evaluated in the 2011 certified San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan EIR.
BACKGROUND
The City of San Pablo ("City") has long partnered with the County of Contra Costa to provide its citizens with a local branch of the County library system. Generally, the City has been responsible for securing space for a local library branch and paying rent, maintenance and operational costs related to the space, while the County provides all library services at that location.
The San Pablo library branch was located at 2300 El Portal Drive, Suite C, within the College Center shopping center. The City rents the...
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