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Consider recommendations regarding a Cooperative Agreement and Construction of Measure A Safe Routes to School and Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects, First, Second, and Third Districts, as follows: (4/5 Vote Required)
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Cooperative Agreement with SBCAG for Measure A South Coast Safe Routes to School and Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects for County-sponsored projects receiving funds from the South Coast Cycle 5 Measure A Safe Routes to School and Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs;
b) Authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to approve and execute amendments to the Measure A Cooperative Agreement within the scope and term of the Agreement: 1) to extend deadlines for the timely use of funds for individual projects as set forth in Section 1.8 of the Agreement; and 2) to accept additional funding for individual projects resulting from the reconciliation of excess funds process set forth in Section 1.11 of the Agreement;
c) Approve and authorize the Director of Public Works or designee to advertise for bids for the projects as described in the Cooperative Agreement;
d) Approve a Budget Revision Request No. 0008562 to appropriate Measure A Grant funding ($355,000.00), Measure A Local Streets and Roads ($255,000.00), and Community Service Area 31 ($100,000.00) to these projects for Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and
e) Find these projects exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to 14 Cal. Code of Reg. Section 15301(c) as the proposed project(s) consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that previously existing, including but not limited to existing highways and streets, sidewalks, gutters, bicycle and pedestrian trails, and similar facilities, and approve the filing of the Notice of Exemption on that basi...
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