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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa
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FROM: WATER COMMITTEE (�`
SUPERVISOR TOM TORLAKSON, CHAIR County
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SUPERVISOR SUNNE WRIGHT McPEAK
DATE: April 7, 1992
SUBJECT: REPORT ON CALIFORNA-OREGON TRANSMISSION PROJECT
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Authorize Chair to sign a letter to the Western Area Power
Administration strongly suggesting that transmission line impacts
within the County should also be mitigated within County
boundaries, and recommending the following sites for further
consideration: Little Frank's tract, Northeast (NE) corner of
Jersey Island, NE corner of Veale tract, west central portion of
Holland tract, and NE corner of Palm tract.
2 . Direct County Counsel to work with the Community Development
Department on determination of an appropriate vehicle in ordinance,
resolution, or other format to provide strong County policy
regarding in-county mitigation for impacts occurring in-county.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The California-Oregon Transmission project consists of the addition
of ' a - 500 KV transmission line from southern Oregon to central
California. In many areas this requires not only a new
.transmission line, but also an additional corridor right-of-way.
The additional transmission line corridor was determined to be
necessary to offset the potential for loss of electrical power due
to earthquake or other problems. A new transmission line corridor
was determined to be necessary in the portion of the project
passing through the ' East County area. An Environmental Impact
Statement/Report was completed for this project in 1988. A water
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: XX YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
Supervisor Tom Torlakson, Chair Supervisor Sunne Wright MOPeak
ACTION OF BOARD ON April APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
Mr. Jim Feider, 1825 Bell Street, Sacramento, appeared and presented the views of
the Western Area Power Administration.
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT III TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Orig: Community Development Dept. (CDD) ATTESTED April 7, 1992
cc: County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY , DEPUTY
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