REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 19, 2020
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
BY: JASON MILLER, PE, Supervising Professional Engineer
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Shields Avenue Bankside Trail Project from Fresno Street to First Street (Council District 7):
1. Adopt Environmental Assessment No. P20-01778, dated October 21, 2020, a determination that the proposed project for the Mid-Town Trail qualifies for the streamlined analysis set forth in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183 (Projects Consistent w/ a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning)
2. RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Public Works Director or designee to negotiate and execute all right-of-way acquisition documents and agreements necessary to complete the Shields Avenue Bankside Trail Project from Fresno Street to First Street
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Environmental Assessment No. P20-01778 and the resolution authorizing the Public Works Director or designee to negotiate, sign and execute, on behalf of the City, all right-of-way acquisition documents and agreements between the City, Fresno Irrigation District (FID) and Westlands Water District (WWD) necessary to complete the Shields Avenue Bankside Trail from Fresno Street to First Street.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City received federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) program and local Measure "C" funding to construct a Class I multipurpose trail along the south side of Shields Avenue from Fresno Street to First Street. The City has agreed to acquire from WWD, on behalf of FID, right-of-way required to mitigate anticipated Herndon Canal maintenance access, equipment loading and unloading, and staging issues created by the Project.
As part of the WWD right-of-way acqu...
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