CITY OF
LONG
January 4, 2022
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Department of Public Works
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 5th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 (562) 570-6383
C-24
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from 1542 Seabright Holdings. Inc., a California Corporation, and the owner of the property 1542 Seabright Avenue, for the installation of public utilities; and, Accept Categorical Exemption No. CE-21-154. (District 7)
DISCUSSION
1542 Seabright Holdings Inc., a California Corporation and owner of the property at 1542 Seabright Avenue, is installing a new fire line pursuant to the approved Long Beach Water Department construction drawing. A fire line service Double Check Detector Assembly will be installed on the property. To accommodate the installation, it is necessary that an easement be granted to the City of Long Beach (City) to allow for the installation of a double check detector valve (Attachment A). These devices provide backflow prevention to protect water supplies from contamination. The Department of Public Works requests the City Council to authorize acceptance of an easement deed to accomplish this purpose.
City staff conducted a review of the affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easement.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA Guidelines, Categorical Exemption No. CE-21-154 was issued for the project (Attachment B).
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Erin Weesner-McKinley on December 9, 2021 and by Budget Operations and Development Officer Rhutu Amin Gharib on December 7, 2021.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
An easement processing fee in the amount of $3,387.78 was deposited in the General Fund Group in the Public Works Department. This recommendation has no staffing impact beyond the normal budgeted scope of duties and is consistent with existing City Council priorities.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
January 4, 2022
There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation
Respectfully submitted,
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DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
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ATTACHMENTS: A- EASEMENT SKETCH
8-CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION No. CE-21-154
APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
CITY MANAGER
ATTACHMENT A
Revised August 2019
TO: Office of Planning & Research FROM: D epartment of Development Services 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121
Sacramento, CA 95814
411 W. Ocean Blvd, 3rd Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
L.A. County Clerk
Environmental Fillings
12400 E. I
mperial Hwy., Room 1201
Norwalk, CA 90650
Exemption N
umber: __________________
Project Title (Application Number): _________________________________________________________ Project Location – Specific: _______________________________________________________________ Project Location – City/County: City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California Description of Nature, Purpose and Beneficiaries of Project:
Public Agency Approving Project: City of Long Beach, California Person or Agency Carrying Out Project:
Exempt Status: (Check One)
Ministerial (Sec 21080(b)(1); 15268);
Declared Emergency (Sec 21080(b)(3); 15269(a));
Emergency Project (Sec 21080(b) (4); 15269(b)(c));
Categorical Exemption. State type and section number:
Statutory Exemption. State code number:
Reasons why project is exempt:
Lead Agency
Cont
act Person: _____________________________________ Contact Phone: _____________________ Signature: ______________________________ Date:______________ Title: ________________________ CEQA Notice of Exemption
Department of Development Services | Planning Bureau
411 W. Ocean
Blvd., 2nd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-6194 longbeach.gov/lbds