City Council

10A. Public Hearing on the Wales Drive/Crest Drive Connection. Environmental Considerations: City staff are laying out two options for City Council consideration. Option 1 is a minor alteration to public facilities and essentially return the area to pre-project conditions. This option is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (c) of the CEQA Guidelines. This section exempts projects characterized as minor alterations to public facilities, involving negligible or no expansion of the existing use. If option 2 is preferred by City Council, additional analysis will be conducted in order to determine any CEQA impacts.Contact Person: Engineer II Stryker Recommended Action: 1) Hold a Public Hearing to discuss options for the final disposition of the Wales Drive/Crest Drive connection which was opened to provide access during emergency repairs at Lake Drive; 2) Direct Staff to implement one of the two options outlined at the Wales Drive/Crest Drive connection; and 3) Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023-55, titled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Encinitas Amending the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget" to fund the costs associated with the option selected by City Council. 2023-05-17 Item 10A Crest & Wales Drive Public Hearing