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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Brian M. Balbas, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	September 15, 2020

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County

Subject:

APPROVE the Crockett Area Guardrail Upgrades Project and take related actions under CEQA.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/15/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:	Alex Nattkemper (925) 313-2364
cc:	Alex Nattkemper Ave' Brown

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: September 15, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the Crockett Area Guardrail Upgrades Project (Project) and AUTHORIZE the Public Works Director, or designee, to advertise the Project, Crockett area. [County Project No. 0662-6R4105/Federal Project No. HSIPL 5928(157), DCD-CP#20-11] (District V)


DETERMINE the Project is a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 2(c) Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Article 19, Section 15302(c) 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: $1,800,000. (55.6% Highway Safety Improvement Program Funds; 44.4% Local Road Funds)

BACKGROUND:

The purpose of this project is to improve safety along several roadways in the Crockett area by upgrading existing guardrails and end treatments to current Caltrans standards. The project consists of installing approximately 12,000 linear feet of new guardrails to replace existing, outdated guardrails at 39 locations. Guardrail end treatments will also be upgraded at these locations.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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