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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	April 10, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

APPROVE the Curb Ramp Project in Alamo and Kensington and take related actions under CEQA.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/10/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Sandeep Singh, (925) 313-2022
cc:	Ave Brown, Environmental Services

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: April 10, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the Curb Ramp Project in Alamo and Kensington (Project), Alamo and Kensington areas. [County Project No. 0662-6U4001, DCD-CP#18-10] (Districts I and II).


DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1(c) Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, and

RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)

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

AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director or designee 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.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Estimated Project cost: $67,000. 100% Gas Tax Funds.

BACKGROUND:

The project is located in two unincorporated portions of Contra Costa County including Stone Valley Road in Alamo on the west side of the intersections with Todd Court and Shandelin Court where four curb ramps will be installed, and Arlington Avenue in Kensington on the northwest side of the intersection with Westminster Avenue where one curb ramp will be installed. The purpose of this Project is to improve accessibility according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by installing a total of five curb ramps at the selected intersections to provide access for mobility impaired users.The construction process for curb ramps will consist of minor clearing and grubbing, saw-cutting, base rock placement and compaction, formwork construction, and concrete placement. A shrub at the intersection of Arlington and Westminster Avenues will be removed. Excavation will not go below existing base rock.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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