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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa
FROM: VAL ALEXEEFF County Sr"` U`
DIRECTOR, GROWTH MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
DATE: July 15, 1997
SUBJECT: POLICY ON REFERRAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS FOR
TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TO THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
ADOPT a policy to refer, as routine matter, environmental notices and documents for
transportation projects which may impact the County's transportation system to the Board
of Supervisors' Transportation Committee through December 31, 1997.
FISCAL IMPACT
None to the General Fund.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Board of Supervisors periodically receives environmental notices and documents for
transportation projects which may have an impact on the County's transportation system.
In most cases these environmental notices and documents are also sent to both the
Community Development and Public Works departments, but the time frame for
responding to these environmental notices and documents is often limited.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: x YES SIGNATURE
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 15, 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
SHOWN.
Contact: Patrick Roche, CDD (510/335-1242) ATTESTED July 15, 1997
cc: Dennis Barry, CDD PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Michael Walford, PWD THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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POLICY ON REFERRAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICES AND DOCUMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS TO THE
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
July 15, 1997
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BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS (continued)
Referral of such environmental notices and documents to the Transportation Committee
would allow for early consultation with the Board members designated for transportation
issues while still allowing staff to prepare a timely comment letter on an environmental
notice or document for a transportation project. In general, the staff prepared comment
letter seeks to ensure that impacts on the County's transportation system are accurately
and fully analyzed, appropriate mitigation measures are identified, and sometimes specific
mitigation measures are suggested to reduce the project's impact on the transportation
system.
Staff notes that the County has recently received a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement/Report for the State Route 4 West Gap Closure Project from Caltrans. Staff is
preparing to comment on this environmental document and review these comments with
the Transportation Committee subject to the adoption of this referral policy.