Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Deborah Bazan, Director of Project Development Unit
Subject: Certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the County Government Center Campus Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Adoption of Statement of Overriding Considerations.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the County Government Center Campus Development Project as complete and adequate pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act; and adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations related to an environmental impact identified in the FEIR that cannot be mitigated to less than significant.
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BACKGROUND:
The proposed County Government Center Campus Development Project (Project) includes, but is not limited to, construction of: (1) a County Office Building 3 (COB3); (2) a County Parking Structure 2 (PS 2); and (3) a County Center Promenade and Plaza (Promenade).
COB 3 will be located at the site directly east of the Hall of Justice, bordered by Marshall Street to the South and Middlefield Road to the east. Based on current concept design, it is anticipated that COB 3 will be an elevated structure, approximately 186,000 square feet (SF) in size, house four levels of office and common space, and stand six stories, with a portion of the sculptured roof reaching a maximum height of 112 feet. The ground level will consist of outdoor public space with a large enclosed multi-function chambers for meetings of the Board of Supervisors and other County boards and commissions. The building footprint will utilize a significant portion of the site, requiring relocation of the Lathrop House, demolition of the vacant First American Title Company and Lebsack building, and possible demolition of the Superior Court Traffic and Small Claims Building. It is anticipated th...
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