DATE: March 17, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Public Works
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Adopting an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Approving the Plans, Specifications, and Call for Bids for the Water Line Replacement Project FY 2024, Project No. 07072
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council adopts the attached resolution (Attachment II) that:
1) Adopts the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) (Attachment III) prepared in compliance with the requirements of the state environmental regulations; and
2) Approves the plans and specifications for the Water Line Replacement Project FY24, Project No. 07072, and calls for construction bids to be received on May 5, 2026
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SUMMARY
The City has completed the environmental analysis for the construction of the Water and Sewer Line Replacement Project FY24 (Project) in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The current Capital Improvement Program (CIP) includes funding to replace and/or improve main lines in the City's water distribution and sewer collection systems. Combining both water and sewer projects into one analysis allows for better design efficiencies and economies of scale. A draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) has been prepared and circulated for public review. The City received three public comments upon completion of the thirty-day review period but none of them required making changes to the design. The sewer main improvement part of the Project is currently under design and will be issued for bidding separately.
The Water Line Improvement Project will improve water supply reliability by replacing approximately 15,000 linear feet of existing cast iron and asbestos cement (ACP) pipes ranging from 6 to 12-inch with new 8 or 12-inch polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or earthquake resistant ductile iron (ERDIP) pipes. This project takes pl...
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