Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Callagy, County Manager
Adam Ely, Project Development Unit Director
Subject: Addendum to EIR for County Government Center Development Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution considering and approving the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report for the San Mateo County Government Center Campus Development Project.
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BACKGROUND:
In March 2017, this Board considered recommendations for capital improvements contained in Feasibility and Master Plan Studies to efficiently and responsibly address: (1) the County's reliance on increasingly aged and outdated facilities and associated elevated maintenance and operational costs; (2) the County's substantial reliance on leased space subject to market-based cost growth; (3) upcoming deferred maintenance costs including for mandatory seismic compliance; (4) anticipated staff growth and staff relocations; (5) rising environmental standards; and (6) locational, service, and programming improvements to better serve residents.
This Board, thereafter, directed staff to pursue various projects, including the County Office Building 3 Project (COB3), which is part of the overall County Government Center Campus Development Project, which includes relocation of the Lathrop House and construction of County Government Center Parking Structure 2.
The COB3 project anticipates construction of an approximately 207,000 square foot office building for approximately 600 County employees, containing multiple levels of offices, workspaces, conference rooms, and shared amenities, along with the Board of Supervisors chambers. COB3 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. The project will include a new public promenade to connect COB3 with existing County facilities. Consistent with County priorities, C...
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