City Council
259 N. Wilma Avenue
Ripon, CA 95366
MEMO
To: Honorable City Council
From: Ken Zuidervaart, Planning Director
Date: 04/09/2024
Subject: Mitigated Negative Declaration Environmental Doc RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Lower Stanislaus River Bike Trail project and direct staff to file the Notice of Determination.
BACKGROUND:
This document is an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Lower Stanislaus River Trail Project (project) in Ripon, California. The project site is located along and north of the Stanislaus River in the southern portion of Ripon (See figure 1 below). This IS/MND has been prepared in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). For the purposes of CEQA, the City of Ripon (City) is the Lead Agency for the project.
The project proposes to apply a 2.5-inch asphalt surface and aggregate base material to approximately 11,380 linear feet of existing dirt paths along the north bank of the Stanislaus River. The project would complete an existing Class 1 bike/walking path. The proposed paving work would occur on two segments:
1) From the existing bicycle path east of the State Route (SR) 99 bridges westerly to an existing paved trail near the end of South Stockton Avenue, and 2) From the end of Jack Tone Road westerly to the southwestern corner of the Jack Tone Golf Course.
Figure 1
Attachments:
1. FINAL ISMND 3_27_24