REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
SITTING AS THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE FOLLOWING:
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 3, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director and Chief Flood Control Engineer, Department of Public Works and San Bernardino County Flood Control District
SUBJECT
Title
California Environmental Quality Act Emergency Finding for Repairs on County Roads, Bridges, and Flood Control Facilities Due to Line and Bridge Fire Local Emergencies
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Acting as the governing body of San Bernardino County:
a. Find that the local emergency declared by the Chief Executive Officer, while serving as the Director of Emergency Services, on September 7, 2024, and ratified by the Board of Supervisors on September 10, 2024 (Item No. 87), proclaimed the existence of a local emergency within San Bernardino County as a result of the Line Fire and continued the emergency.
b. Find that the local emergency declared by the Chief Executive Officer, while serving as the Director of Emergency Services, on September 10, 2024, and ratified by the Board of Supervisors on September 12, 2024 (Item No. 1), proclaimed the existence of a local emergency as a result of the Bridge Fire and continued the emergency.
c. Find that emergency repair work due to the Line and Bridge Fire Local Emergencies to various County roads and bridges is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, Section 15269, Subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) Emergency Projects.
d. Direct the Department of Public Works to file Notice of Exemptions in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. Acting as the governing body of San Bernardino Flood Control District:
a. Find that the local emergency declared by the Chief Executive Officer, while serving as the Director of Emergency Services, on September 7, 2024, and ratified by the Board of Supervisors on Sep...
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