BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Conduct Public Hearing on the Engineer's Report and CEQA Exemption Determination for the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation of Flocculation and Sedimentation Basins Project, Approve CEQA Exemption Determination, Adopt Resolution Approving the Engineer's Report, and Approve the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation of Flocculation and Sedimentation Basins Project, Project No. 93764004 (San Jose) (District 3). (PREVIOUSLY LISTED AS ITEM 2.6)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Conduct Public Hearing on the Engineer's Report and the CEQA Exemption Determination for the Penitencia Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation of Flocculation and Sedimentation Basins Project (Project);
B. Close the Public Hearing;
C. Approve the CEQA exemption determination for the Project;
D. Adopt the Resolution APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR THE PENITENCIA WATER TREATMENT PLANT REHABILITATION OF FLOCCULATION AND SEDIMENTATION BASINS PROJECT; and
E. Approve the Project.
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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.
CEQA Exemption
CEQA provides a Categorical Exemption for the restoration or rehabilitation of deteriorated or damaged structures, facilities, or mechanical equipment to meet current standards of public health and safety (CEQA Guidelines ? 15301; Existing Facilities [Class 1 - operation, repair, maintenance, minor alteration of existing structures and facilities].
Filing of Notice of Exemption
Staff has reviewed the proposed Project for CEQA compliance and concluded that it qualifies...
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