REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 6, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Special Districts
BEAHTA R. DAVIS, Director, Regional Parks
SUBJECT
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Mitigated Negative Declaration and Plans and Specifications for the Camp Switzerland Lift Station Project
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Adopt the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Camp Switzerland Lift Station Project.
2. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan for the Camp Switzerland Lift Station Project.
3. Approve the Camp Switzerland Lift Station Project as defined in the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration.
4. Approve the plans and specifications for the Camp Switzerland Lift Station Project.
5. Authorize the Director of the Department of Public Works - Special Districts to advertise the Camp Switzerland Lift Station Project for competitive bids.
6. Direct the Department of Public Works - Special Districts to file and post the Notice of Determination for the Camp Switzerland Lift Station as required under the California Environmental Quality Act.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Reimbursement of eligible expenditures for the Camp Switzerland Lift Station (Project) will be funded through an allocation from the County’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund for eligible costs as approved by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on September 27, 2022 (Item No. 46). Sufficient appropriation for the Project is included in the Department of Public Works - Special Districts (Department) ARPA Capital Improvement Projects 2024-25 budget and will be included in future recommended budgets, as needed.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department provides water and sewer system design, construction, operations, and maintenance support services to the County’s Regional Parks Department, which includes Camp Switzerland at Lake Gregory Regional Park (Camp).
The Project will construct a redundant dual pump/pipe sewer lift station to move sewage from the Camp’s low point to the existing gravity sewer lines.
In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an Initial Study (IS) was prepared to identify potential impacts that the Project may have on the environment. The IS concluded that all potentially significant environmental impacts resulting from the Project’s construction can be mitigated to a less-than-significant level. Therefore, a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Project is warranted.
The MND was circulated on May 23, 2024, to the responsible and trustee agencies, interested organizations and individuals, and the State Clearinghouse for the 30-day comment period as specified in the CEQA Guidelines. Comments were received and responded to via a Response to Comments, which is in Section 2 of the IS/MND.
As all the potential environmental impacts can be adequately mitigated during Project construction, the Department recommends approval of this item.
PROCUREMENT
Upon Board approval of this item, the Project will be advertised in accordance with Section 22037 of the California Public Contract Code. The Department anticipates returning to the Board in October 2024 with a recommendation for award of the Project’s construction contract.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Aaron Gest and Suzanne Bryant, Deputies County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 12, 2024; Finance (Jessica Trillo, 387-4222, and Elias Duenas, 387-4052, Administrative Analysts, and Guy Martinez, ARPA Compliance Officer, 387-5428) on July 19, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Paloma Hernandez-Barker, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on July 22, 2024.