BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Adopt Resolution Setting Time and Place of a Public Hearing on the Engineer's Report and CEQA Exemption Determination for the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation of Flocculation and Sedimentation Basins Project, Project No. 93764004, (San Jose) (District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt the Resolution SETTING TIME AND PLACE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND CEQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION FOR THE PENITENCIA WATER TREATMENT PLANT REHABILITATION OF FLOCCULATION AND SEDIMENTATION BASINS PROJECT to occur on October 27, 2020, at 6:00 PM by teleconference Zoom meeting.
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SUMMARY:
The objective of the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant (PWTP) Rehabilitation of Flocculation and Sedimentation Basins (Project) is to extend the useful life and increase the reliability of the PWTP. The Project will remove and replace all process-related mechanical and electrical equipment, inspect and refurbish the basin concrete coatings, and upgrade the drive motor assemblies in all three (3) of the flocculation and sedimentation basins at the PWTP.
Attachment 1 contains the resolution to set the time and place for the public hearing.
Engineer's Report and CEQA Exemption Determination
Section 12 of the District Act requires the Board to conduct a public hearing to consider all written and oral objections to the proposed project when: 1) the project is new construction; and 2) the project is funded by a single or joint zone of benefit. As the proposed Project meets both conditions, staff prepared an Engineer's Report for the purpose of public disclosure. The Engineer's Report is provided in Attachment 2.
In addition, staff has determined that the proposed Project would be exempt from CEQA review because it qualifies for a Categorical Exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301; Existing Facilities [Class 1 - operation, repair, maintenance, minor alteration of existing structures and facilities].
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