TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from Long Beach Unified School District, owner of the property at 1100 Iroquois Avenue, for the installation of public utilities; and
Accept a Categorical Exemption based on California Environmental Quality Act, Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, Sections 15301 and 15314, minor alterations to existing structures and minor additions, respectively. (District 3)
DISCUSSION
Long Beach Unified School District, owner of the property at 1100 Iroquois Avenue, is constructing a new 16-classroom building that will replace two permanent and two portable buildings. The new building will consist of nine standard classrooms, three science labs, and four Career Technical Education classrooms. To accommodate the new use, it is necessary that an easement be granted to the City to allow for the installation of a double-check detector valve (Attachment A). This new line will provide backflow prevention to protect water supplies from contamination.
City staff conducted a review of affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easement. The proposed easement is in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Title 14, Chapter 3, Article 19, Sections 15301 and 15314, minor alterations to existing structures and minor additions, filed December 21, 2017 (Attachment B).
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda T. Vu on January 2, 2019 and by Budget Analysis Officer Julissa José-Murray on January 31, 2019.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
An easement processing fee in the amount of $3,195 was deposited in the General Fund (GF) in the Public Works Department (PW). There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
CRAIG A. BECK,
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER
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