Torrance
City Council
Agenda Item I
8I.Public Works – Adopt Categorical Exemption under California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15269(b) and Authorize
Payment for Emergency Storm Drain Repair at 226th Street and
Maple Avenue. Expenditure: $348,205.28 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:
1. Adopt Categorical Exemption under California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15269(b) of the
guidelines for the Emergency Storm Drain Repair at 226th Street
and Maple Avenue; and
2. Authorize direct payment to Clarke Contracting Corporation of
Lawndale, CA (Clarke), in the amount of $348,205.28, for the
emergency repairs performed in April 2026 to the storm drain at
226th Street and Maple Avenue.