BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code ? 84308 Applies: Yes ? No ?
(If "YES" Complete Attachment A - Gov. Code ? 84308)
SUBJECT: Title
Adopt a Resolution Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report, Adopting the Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, for the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project; and Approve the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project, Project No. 26174043 (San Jose, Districts 2, 3, and 6).
(*Previously listed as Item 3.4)
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Consider the Environmental Effects of the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project as discussed in the Final Environmental Impact Report;
B. Adopt the Resolution CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE COYOTE CREEK FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT AND ADOPTING CEQA FINDINGS OF FACT, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM for the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project; and
C. Approve the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project.
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SUMMARY:
Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) staff recommends considering the potential environmental effects presented in the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (Attachment 1) and adopting a resolution (Attachment 2) certifying the Final EIR for the Coyote Creek Flood Protection Project (CCFPP or Project) and adopting the Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
Certification of the Final EIR is necessary to approve and implement flood risk reduction elements of the CCFPP.
Background and Project Description
The CCFPP's primary objective is to provide protection from floods up to the level that occurred on February 21, 2017, equivalent to approximately a 5% flood (also referred to as a 20-year event), along Coyote Creek, between Montague Expressway and Tully Road, in San Jose. The CCFPP involves construction of multiple floodwalls, pass...
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