REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MICHAEL CARBAJAL, Director
Department of Public Utilities
BY: CHERYL BURNS, Senior Management Analyst
Department of Public Utilities - Administration
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to a Solar Energy Ground Lease between City of Fresno and Fresno Community Solar Developers, LLC., at the Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility (Council District 3):
1. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. P21-02498 dated November 10, 2021, and Addendum to Mitigated Negative Declaration No. P21-02498 dated November 23, 2021, prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15070 through 15075, and find based on the City's own independent judgment and analysis, that with the mitigation incorporated, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment.
2. Approve the Agreement for Solar Energy Ground Lease between City of Fresno and Fresno Community Solar Developers, LLC., to lease 74.41 acres of land at the Fresno Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility to generate solar energy under the California Public Utilities Commission Disadvantaged Communities-Green Tariff Program.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration No. P21-02498 dated November 10, 2021, and Addendum to Mitigated Negative Declaration No. P21-02498 dated November 23, 2021, prepared pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15070 through 15075, and find based on the City's own independent judgment and analysis, that with the mitigation incorporated, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment.
2. Approve the Agreement for Solar Energy Ground Lease between City of Fresno and Fresno Community Solar Developers, LLC., to lease 74.41 acres of land at the Fresno Clovis Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility to generate solar energy under the California Public Utilities Commission Disadvantaged Communities-Gr...
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