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Adopt a resolution to:
a. Ratify and extend the County Administrative Officer's Proclamation of a Local Emergency to repair approximately 1,200 linear feet of roadside culverts and ditches that are filled with sediment as a result of accelerated erosion on nearby fields. The culverts and ditches drain westerly beginning 0.35 miles west of the intersection of Blackie Road and Rolling Meadows Lane; and,
b. Find the repair work statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) for emergency projects (4/5th vote required). (ADDED VIA ADDENDUM)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Ratify and extend the County Administrative Officer's Proclamation of a Local Emergency to repair approximately 1,200 linear feet of roadside culverts and ditches that are filled with sediment as a result of accelerated erosion on nearby fields. The culverts and ditches drain westerly beginning 0.35 miles west of the intersection of Blackie Road and Rolling Meadows Lane; and,
b. Find the repair work statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(c) for emergency projects.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The ratification of this emergency proclamation will allow for timely repairs to approximately 1,200 linear feet of roadside culverts and ditches that are filled with sediment as a result of accelerated erosion on nearby fields. The culverts and ditches drain westerly beginning 0.35 miles west of the intersection of Blackie Road and Rolling Meadows Lane. Blackie Road now floods, in this area, during small rainfall events that have a high probability of occurring multiple times throughout the winter season. Until action is taken to address these safety concerns, flooding and sedimentation will continue to impact public safety.
The aforesaid conditions of extreme peril necessitated the proclamation of a local emergency which was sig...
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