REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 24, 2019
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
THROUGH: BROCK D. BUCHE, PE, PLS, Assistant Director - UP&E
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
BY: ROBERT A. DIAZ, Supervising Engineering Technician
Department of Public Utilities - Utilities Planning & Engineering
SUBJECT
Title
Actions pertaining to Clovis Hills Community Church of Clovis to add a preschool to its location without breaching the allocated water supply stipulated in the extra-territorial service agreement (Fresno County):
1. Adopt findings of Categorical Exemption under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15301/Class 1
2. Approve the First Amendment to the Extra-Territorial Emergency Service and Offsite Infrastructure Agreement with Clovis Hills Community Church of Clovis, a California Corporation
3. Authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno
Body
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that City Council adopt findings of Categorical Exemption; approve the First Amendment to the Extra-Territorial Emergency Service and Offsite Infrastructure Agreement with Clovis Hills Community Church of Clovis (Clovis Hills); and authorize the Director of Public Utilities, or designee, to sign the amendment on behalf of the City of Fresno (City).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Clovis Hills Community Church desires to build a preschool at the property, which currently is supplied water by the City of Fresno Department of Public Utilities, Water Division. The existing extra-territorial service agreement restricts expansion, as Clovis Hills has a limited surface water supply available for transfer to the City of Fresno to offset associated potable water demands. Approval of the First Amendment to the Extra-Territorial Emergency Service and Offsite Infrastructure Agreement with Clovis Hills permits building a preschool without breachin...
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