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AGENDA REPORT C1W OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
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TO: The Honorable City Council �ON:
FROM: Kenneth C. Gilbert, Director of Public Dbrks
DATE: April 7, 1997 (Council Meeting 4- 16 -97) 1
SUBJECT: Consider Resolution No. 97 - Approving the Mitigated
Negative Declaration and Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring
Program for the Spring Road Bridge Replacement Project
DISCUSSION
A. Project Defined
The City Engineering Department is about to complete the design
for a project to replace the Spring Road Bridge. The
construction of this project is scheduled to proceed as soon as
the construction of Science Drive between Los Angeles Avenue
and Peach Hill Road has been completed.
B. Negative Declaration
1. Preparation / Review
The City retained the services of a consultant to prepare
the subject Negative Declaration. Notice of the draft
document and related Initial Study, was provided in
accordance with the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act CEQA. Also, the draft document
was distributed for comment to all appropriate agencies in
accordance with the requirements of (CEQA).
2. Comments / Responses
The review period for the document ended on February 24,
1997. Comments were received from four (4) agencies listed
below. Substantive comments are addressed in Exhibit 1.
Substantive
Agency Comments
Caltrans x
County Planning
State Clearing House
U. S. Department of the Army x
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Spring Road Bridge
Negative Declaration
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3. Monitoring Program
The subject Mitigated Negative Declaration sets forth a
Mitigation Monitoring Program to be followed during the
construction of the project, in order to ensure that the
mitigation measures defined in the document are implemented.
The Mitigation Measures to be monitored by this program
reflect standard mitigation measures required by the city
for all like projects.
4. Approval
The approval of this document does not require a public
hearing. However, even though the review period has ended,
additional comments may be received at or prior to the City
Council's consideration of this matter. If any substantive
comments are received, it is recommended that those comments
be addressed prior to approval of the document. It is
anticipated that any such substantive comments could be
addressed by staff at the City Council meeting.
5. Copy of Document
A copy of the Mitigated Negative Declaration has been
distributed to the City Council under separate cover.
6. Resolution
The attached Resolution approves the subject Mitigated
Negative Declaration and adopts the attached Mitigation
Monitoring Program.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached
Resolution approving the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the
subject project and adopting the attached Mitigation Monitoring
Program.
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Exhibit 1
Summary of Comments & Responses
to Mitigated Negative Declaration
Agency Comments Response
Caltrans Mitigation Measure 12: Restriping at the Other options are identified in
intersection of Los Angeles Avenue and Mitigation Measure 12, including
Tierra Rejada Road to provide a double the use of Science Drive as an
left turn lane for west -to -south traffic alternate route.
is not possible.
• The possible increase in traffic at New Traffic impacts at this location
Los Angeles Avenue and the Freeway was are addressed by the Temporary
not addressed. Closure Traffic Study.
U. S. Any A permit may be required from the U. S. Any It is the intent of the City to
Corp of Engineers. submit an application for any
permits required from this agency.
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