To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: Resolution of Necessity Hearing for the I-680/SR4 Interchange Project - Phase 2A & 4, Martinez/Pacheco area
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
OPEN the public hearing and ask if any notified property owners wish to be heard as to the four items specified in Section B below; CONSIDER all testimony and public comments received prior to the close of the hearing; and CLOSE the public hearing.
Upon completion and closing of the hearing, MAKE the findings and determinations listed under Section B below, and ADOPT the attached Resolution of Necessity to acquire the required property and property interests by eminent domain. Project No.: 4660-6X4175.
CONSIDER the Initial Study and Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (the "CEQA/NEPA document") prepared by the State of California, Department of Transportation - the lead agency - for the I-680/SR4 Interchange Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2006082017); and DETERMINE that the Project will not have any significant effects on the environment, as disclosed in the CEQA/NEPA document.
DIRECT the Public Works Director, or designee, to file a CEQA notice of determination with the County Clerk-Recorder and the State Clearinghouse and AUTHORIZE payment to the Clerk-Recorder in the amount of $50 for the required filing fee.
FISCAL IMPACT:
In eminent domain actions the judgment will be the price paid for the property and may include court costs, which are regarded as a roughly calculable expense of property acquisition. Costs of acquisition in this case are 100% reimbursable from the Contra Costa Transportation Authority.
BACKGROUND:
A. Proposed Project
The Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) propose to construct Phases 2A and 4 improvements for the Interstate...
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