To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE a License Agreement between Contra Costa County and The Watershed Project, Concord Area.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to execute a License Agreement with The Watershed Project, to allow it to use a portion of a County-owned parcel located on Kirker Pass Road and identified as Assessor's Parcel Number: 117-320-001 for the purpose of conducting water quality monitoring from October 22, 2024, through October 31, 2025. Project Number: WO7233.
DETERMINE that the granting of this License is in the public interest and will not substantially conflict or interfere with the County's use of its property.
DETERMINE that the activity will not have a significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) and Article 19, Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines.
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development (DCD) to file a CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) with the County Clerk.
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director or designee to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to DCD for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The Watershed Project would like to conduct monthly water quality monitoring as part of a larger water quality monitoring project for a year on a portion of an unnamed tributary to Mount Diablo Creek that flows through the County owned parcel located on Kirker Pass Road, identified as Assessor's Parcel Number: 117-320-001, in Concord (Licensed Premises). The monitoring consists of probes and visual observation. The data collected is part of a larger water quality monitoring project conducted by the Watershed Project. Nothing will remain on ...
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