City Council

10E. SANDAG Update on the Batiquitos Lagoon Double Tracking Project, and\nRequests related to City-Owned Parcels at La Costa Avenue and N. Coast\nHighway 101. Environmental Considerations: The action being considered\nby the City Council is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) because it is not a "project" under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA\nGuidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of\ngovernment that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the\nenvironment. SANDAG has filed a Notice of Exemption for the BLDT project,\nState Clearing House Number 2024061076. Contact Person: Director of\nEngineering Bankston\nRecommended Action: 1) Receive Update from SANDAG on the Batiquitos\nLagoon Double Tracking Project (BLDT); 2) Authorize SANDAG access to the\nBLDT project site on North County Transit District (NCTD) parcels through\n12/6/24, 2:22 PM encinitas.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=7&event_id=4515\nCity-owned Parcels at La Costa Avenue and N. Coast Highway 101, which\nwould eliminate the need for a large retaining wall and allow for revegetation\nof NCTD land adjacent to the City's parcels; 3) Approve SANDAG's offer to\ncomplete site improvements as mitigation for community impacts and\nauthorize staff to negotiate an MOU reflecting this agreement; and 4)\nConsider SANDAG's request for non-standard construction hours.\n2024-12-11 Item 10E SANDAG BLDT & City Parcels