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RESOLUTION NO. 2017-018 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ESTABLISHING A NEW CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT "COASTAL CACTUS WREN HABITAT RESTORATION 2016" (OP229), AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2016/2017 CIP PROGRAM BUDGET, AND APPROPRIATING $49,972 IN SANDAG GRANT FUNDS THEREFOR (4/5 VOTE REQUIRED)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.
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SUMMARY
On March 7, 2016, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) issued a Call for Projects (CFP) for grant funding under the TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP) to support environmental land management projects. In October, the City Council approved the grant application and staff submitted a grant proposal (see Attachment 2) to fund an eighteen-month land management program to restore and enhance degraded coastal cactus wren habitat within the City's Otay Ranch Preserve Management Area (Otay Ranch Preserve). The grant was approved by the EMP Working Group, the SANDAG Transportation Committee, the Regional Planning Committee, the Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee, and the Board of Directors.
Tonight's action appropriates $49,972 in grant funds provided by SANDAG to the fiscal year (FY) 2016-17 CIP program budget to implement the restoration program within the Otay Ranch Preserve.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Environmental Notice
Environmental Notice
The Project qualifies for a Class 4 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land) of the California Environmental Quality Act State Guidelines.
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Environmental Determination
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that the project qualifies for a Class 4 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15304(d) (Minor Alterations to Land) of the State CEQA Guidelines. Consistent with Section 15304(d), the proposed project involves minor alterations to la...
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