RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
APPROVE related actions under the California Environmental Quality Act; and DETERMINE that the activity is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Article 5, Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines;
DIRECT the Director of Conservation and Development to file a Notice of Exemption with the County Clerk;
AUTHORIZE the Chief Engineer 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-Recorder for filing the Notice of Exemption.
DIRECT the Real Estate Division to have the above referenced Grant of Easements recorded in the office of the County Recorder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The activity is funded by the Flood Control Permit Number 608-14, East Bay Regional Park District.
BACKGROUND:
The District issued a permit to the Park to do work within the District’s easement as part of the Park’s Breuner Marsh Restoration and Public Access Improvement Project (Project). As part of the Project, the District’s access along the Rheem Creek was removed. As a result, the District requires and the Park agrees to provide two access easements to replace the District’s access to Rheem Creek.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District will not have adequate access to Rheem Creek.