Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: James C. Porter, Director of Public Works
Subject: Certification of the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration, for the Middlefield Road Improvement Project [County Project No. OD420, Project File No. E4931]
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution certifying the Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration, dated August 2018, for the Middlefield Road Improvement Project.
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BACKGROUND:
On November 5, 2002, your Board approved Phase II of the Middlefield Road Underground Utility District, which included Middlefield Road from Fifth Avenue to MacArthur Avenue. Phase I of the Middlefield Road Underground Utility District from the Atherton Town Limit to Fifth Avenue was completed in 2002. Placing overhead utility lines underground was identified as a high priority and supported by the North Fair Oaks Community Council before the Underground Districts were formed.
In November of 2011, your Board adopted the North Fair Oaks Community Plan (Plan). A major component of that Plan is the improvement of Middlefield Road between Pacific Avenue and Fifth Avenue to create a more attractive street with improved pedestrian and bicycle amenities. Subsequently, on July 9, 2013 your Board approved funding (approximately $12.5M of Measure K funding over four years) for the Middlefield Road Improvement Project in the North Fair Oaks area from Pacific Avenue to Fifth Avenue coupled with improvements to the South County Health Clinic (and Redwood Junction) Entrance and Intersection Improvements.
On October 21, 2014 the North Fair Oaks Community Council (Council) presented your Board with recommendations regarding the improvements of Middlefield Road between Pacific Avenue and Fifth Avenue and requested that the County proceed with the next steps for the Middlefield Road Improvement Project. The Council's recommendations included improving Middlefield Road ...
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