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Adopt a resolution to certify the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Monterey County Government Center East and West Wings Renovation Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution to certify the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the Monterey County Government Center East and West Wings Renovation Project.
SUMMARY:
Resource Management Agency (RMA) - Public Works is seeking certification of the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) prepared for the Monterey County Government Center East and West Wings Renovation Project (SCH No. 2003011115) (Attachments 2 and 3). The SEIR supplements the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) which was prepared for the Monterey County Government Center and certified on October 16, 2003 by the Board of Supervisors (Attachment 1) (Resolution No. 03-346). RMA-Public Works is requesting only that the Board certify the Final Supplemental EIR at this time and is not seeking approval of the project. Staff will return to the Board of Supervisors for consideration of a project after tenant occupancy has been determined and funding has been identified.
The SEIR was prepared to assess potential archeological and historical impacts of the East and West Wings Renovation Project (E&W Wings Renovation). The E&W Wings Renovation project was analyzed as part of the 2003 EIR for the Monterey County Government Center. This SEIR was prepared to address new information which was not known and could not have been known in 2003. The SEIR replaces Section 3.3 of that 2003 EIR.
DISCUSSION:
The 2003 EIR (Attachment 1) evaluated environmental impacts related to the construction of a new three-story County Administration building; renovations of the North Wing of the Courthouse; renovations of the East and West Wings of the Courthouse; a pedestrian promenade and parking modification.
The 2003 EIR evaluated a reasonable ran...
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