Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION APPROVING NOTICE OF EXEMPTION NO. NOE04-23 FOR THE GREATER DOWNTOWN BIKE AND PEDESTRIAN CONNECTIVITY, PROJECT NO. WT22051/PROJECT NO. ATPSB1L-5008(200) The project will construct bicycle facilities and pedestrian improvements along the following street segments: Lincoln Street from Harding Way to Turnpike Road; Rose Street from Pershing Avenue to California Street; Aurora Street generally from Park Street to Fifth Street; and Fifth Street from Aurora Street to California Street. The project will add Class II and Class III buffered bicycle facilities, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, reconstruct curb ramps to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, install/enhance crosswalks, and install new signage; and This project will receive State Active Transportation Program (ATP) and Measure K Smart Growth Incentives Program funding. The ATP grant program requires the project obtain California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) clearance before the next request for Plans, Specifications, and Estimates funding can be submitted to the California Transportation Commission; and The project is in conformance with the City’s General Plan, pursuant to California Government Code, section 65402, and is categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA as specified under section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines, because this is a discretionary project under the City’s jurisdiction and qualifies as a project which has been determined to not have a significant effect on the environment; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Council authorizes staff to request funding for design from the California Transportation Commission for the Greater Downtown Bike and Pedestrian Connectivity, Project No. WT22051/Project No. ATPSB1L-5008(200).
The City Council approves the filing of Notice of Exemption No. NOE04-23 under CEQA for the Greater Downtown Bike and Pedestrian Connectivity, Project No. WT22051/Project No. ATPSB1L-5008(200), a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by this reference. //
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The City Manager is hereby authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED April 18, 2023 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Stockton
ELIZA R. GARZA, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton