City Council

8. AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO TWO AGREEMENTS WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MAINTENANCE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROPOSED SOUNDWALLS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 210, BETWEEN FAIR OAKS AVENUE AND WILSON AVENUE (Public Works Dept.) Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council: (1) Acknowledge that the proposed project in the agenda report is determined by the California Department of Transportation to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and categorically excluded from the National Environmental Policy Act pursuant to a Categorical Exemption/Programmatic Categorical Exclusion Determination Form initially authorized in 2006, with multiple re-validations through 2020, and find the proposed agreements in the agenda report to be categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1, Existing Facilities); and (2) Authorize the City Manager to execute two agreements with California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), for maintenance responsibilities within Caltrans’ and City’s rights-of-way respectively for proposed soundwalls at various locations along Interstate 210 (I-210) between Fair Oaks Avenue and Wilson Avenue.