To: Board of Supervisors
From: Warren Lai, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Report Title: APPROVE the Pinehurst Road Erosion Repair at Milepost 1.7 Project and take related actions under CEQA
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE the Pinehurst Road Erosion Repair at Milepost 1.7 Project and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Moraga area. [County Project No. 0672-6U2208, DCD-CP#26-09] (District II).
DETERMINE that this activity is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c).
DIRECT the Director of Department of Conservation and Development (DCD), or designee, to cause a CEQA Notice of Exemption (NOE) to be filed with the County Clerk and State Clearinghouse, and
AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to arrange for payment of a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the NOE.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Estimated Project cost: $ 2,549,260 (100% Local Road Funds)
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this project is to repair the road shoulder and embankment along the eastbound lane of Pinehurst Road which was damaged by the 2023 winter storms. The embankment will be repaired by removing loose debris, constructing a soldier pile retaining wall, rebuilding the embankment, installing roadway drainage systems, reconstructing the roadway surface, completing associated site grading, and installing erosion control measures.
The project is exempt from CEQA because it consists of the repair and reconstruction of an existing street, drainage system, and associated embankment failure, with the addition of two soldier pile walls with root wad revetment and boulder toe armoring involving negligible expansion of use beyond that previously existing pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Delay in approving the project may result in a delay of design and construction...
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