City Council
MEETING DATE: 1/28/2015
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Mitigated Negative Declaration for Date Palm Drive Improvements North of Interstate 10
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for Capital Improvement Project No. 8668, for Construction of Improvements to widen Date Palm Drive North of I-10 to Varner Road, subject to the findings outlined in the staff report.
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BACKGROUND:
The project proposes improvements within the Date Palm Right-of-Way, between Varner Road to the north and Interstate 10 to the south, a segment of approximately 0.68 miles. The proposed road improvements will ultimately result in six 12-foot travel lanes (three in each direction) and two 5-foot marked Class II bicycle lanes (one on each side of the road) separated by a 12-foot median. The first phase of the project will reconstruct two travel lanes and a painted median.
Once the environmental review process is completed, the City will complete the final design and engineering needed to construct the improvements. Upon completion of the design and engineering work, the widening improvements will be ready for construction. It is anticipated that construction will begin in late Spring of 2015.
DISCUSSION:
An Initial Study was completed in accordance with the City's Guidelines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act. The Initial Study was undertaken for the purpose of deciding whether the project may have a significant effect on the environment. On the basis of such Initial Study, City Staff has concluded that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment, and has therefore prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration.
The Initial Study and draft Mitigated Negative Declaration was circulated to all Responsible Agencies. The review period was October 28, 2014 to November 17, 2014. Three comme...
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