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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-001 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING UP TO $1,268,400 OF HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (HSIP) CYCLE 6 GRANT
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
On April 29, 2013, Caltrans Division of Local Assistance announced Cycle 6 Call for Projects for the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) based upon anticipated federal safety funding in the upcoming 2014 Federal Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (FSTIP) starting in October 2013. On July 16, 2013, by Resolution 2013-139, Council authorized staff to submit applications for two projects. The State recently notified staff that the City has been awarded two grants totaling up to $1,268,400 for:
1) Traffic Signal Modifications at four intersections: Fourth Avenue/"J" Street; Hilltop Drive/"L" Street; Third Avenue/"H" Street; Third Avenue/"I" Street; and
2) Expansion of Adaptive Traffic Signal System at: East "H" Street between Hidden Vista Drive and Tierra Del Rey; and Telegraph Canyon Road between Canyon Plaza Driveway and Buena Vista Way.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed activity for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the activity is not a "Project" as defined under Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines because the governmental administrative activity consists of acceptance of grant monies for projects that have not been fully defined and as such, this action would not result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. Therefore, pursuant to Section 15060(c)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines the activity is not subject to CEQA. Thus, no environmental review is required. Although environmental review is not required at this time, once the scope of individual projects to be funded have been fully defined, environmental review will be required for each pro...
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