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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	January 12, 2010

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

APPROVE the Vasco Road Camino Diablo Intersection Improvements Project, and CEQA

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/12/2010

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Kimani Birden (925) 313-2190
cc:	Emma Kuevor, Affirmative Action Officer Stephen Ybarra, Auditor Controller Sylvia Alcantar, CDC Karen Fernandez, Finance Marlon Epps, Environmental

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 12, 2010
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the Vasco Road Camino Diablo Intersection Improvements Project (Byron) and FIND the project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1(c) Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, and


DIRECT the Director of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk, and

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director to arrange for payment of a $25 fee to the Department of Conservation and Development for processing, and a $50 fee to the County Clerk for filing the Notice of Exemption, and

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the project.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The estimated project cost is $1.7 million. This project is funded by Prop 1B (60%) and Local Road Funds (40%).

BACKGROUND:

This project is necessary to reduce the northbound queue during the evening rush hour traffic, to warn drivers of the queuing ahead on Vasco Road at the Camino Diablo intersection, and reduce the westbound queue on Camino Diablo during the morning peak rush hour traffic. These improvements are also needed to help reduce the number of collisions related to queuing on Vasco Road at the Camino Diablo intersection.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Delay in approving the project will result in a delay of design and construction and may jeopardize funding.