BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Adopt Resolution Setting Time and Date of Public Hearing on the Engineer's Report and CEQA Exemption Determination for the Pacheco Pumping Plant Electrical Current Limiting Fuse & Hydraulic Valve Operation System Upgrades, Small Capital Improvements, San Felipe Reach 1, Project No. 91214010, (Merced County, District 1).
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RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt the Resolution SETTING TIME AND DATE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND CEQA EXEMPTION DETERMINATION FOR THE PACHECO PUMPING PLANT ELECTRICAL CURRENT LIMITING FUSE & HYDRAULIC VALVE OPERATIONS SYSTEM UPGRADES, to occur on February 09, 2021, at 1:00 PM by teleconference Zoom meeting.
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SUMMARY:
The District's 5-Year Capital Improvement Program includes annual funding for small capital improvement projects for raw and treated water transmission and water treatment. Capital investments are designated as "small capital projects" if they cost less than $2.5M, can be completed within two fiscal years, and require no right of way acquisition.
The objective of the Project is to reduce the risk of an unplanned event that could result in an occupational injury (electrical arc flash); asset damage (pump motor failure); or pumping plant shutdown (hydraulic valve operating system (HVOS) controls systems failure).
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 has prepared an Engineer's Report (Attachment 2) for the purpose of public disclosure.
In addition, staff has determined that the proposed Project would be exempt from CEQA review because it qualifi...
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