CITY OF
LONG
March 21, 2023
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-27
Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to accept an easement deed from HKJ Gold, Inc., a California Corporation, and owner of the property owner at 5599 Atlantic Avenue, for the installation of public utilities; and,
Accept the Notice of Exemption from CEQA Number CE-22-142. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
HKJ Gold, Inc., owner of the property located at 5599 Atlantic Avenue, is installing a new fire line pursuant to an approved Long Beach Utilities Department construction drawing (Attachment A). A fire line service Double Check Detector Assembly will be installed on the property. These devices provide backflow prevention to protect water supplies from contamination. To accommodate the installation of the Double Check Detector Assembly, it is necessary that the property owner grant an easement to the City of Long Beach (City) for the installation at the property (Attachment B). The Public Works Department is asking the City Council to authorize acceptance of an easement deed to accomplish this purpose.
City staff conducted a review of affected agencies and there were no objections to the proposed easement.
In conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Categorical Exemption Number CE-22-142 was issued on August 30, 2022 (Attachment C). The Public Works Department is requesting City Council to accept Categorical Exemption Number CE-22-142.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Vanessa S. Ibarra on March 6 2023 and by Budget Management Officer Nader Kaamoush on March 2, 2023.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action on this matter is not time critical.
FISCAL IMPACT
An easement processing fee in the amount of $3,213 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
March 21, 2023
There is no local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully submitted,
LJ:~
ERIC LOPEZ
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
ATTACHMENTS: A-APPROVED LONG BEACH WATER DEPARTMENT DRAWING
B - EASEMENT DESCRIPTION AND SKETCH
C- CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION
APPROVED:
THOMAS B. MODICA
CITY MANAGER
6/16/22
FUGD271566
6/23/22
137'
6'-0" 16'-0" 90'-0" 118'-6"
6'-0"
90'-0"
AMES 3'-6"
RECEIVED FOR 2nd
CHK 2022-12-02
JN 2022085
ATTACHMENT B
TO: Office of Planning & Research FROM: Departme nt 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. Imperial
Hwy., Room 1201
Norwalk, CA 90650
Exemption Number: ___
_______________
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
Contact Per
son: _____________________________________ Contact Phone: _____________________ Signature: ______________________________ Date:______________ Title: ________________________ CEQA Notice of Exemption
Development Services
Planning Bureau
411 West Ocean Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802 562.570.6194
ATTACHMENT C