TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Solid Waste
MEETING DATE: September 19, 2016
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Katharine L. Elliott
PHONE:
234-6885
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Mike Sweeney
PHONE:
468-9710
ITEM TYPE: Noticed Public Hearing
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: 2 hrs.
AGENDA TITLE:
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Noticed Public Hearing - Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt Resolution Certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Central Coast Transfer Station, Adoption of Findings of Fact, Adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring Program, and Approval of the Implementation of the Project (Joint Meeting with the Fort Bragg City Council)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Resolution certifying the Central Coast Transfer Station EIR, adopt Findings of Fact, adopt a Mitigation Monitoring Program, approve the implementation of the project; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On August 13, 2013, the Board of Supervisors selected Highway 20 as a preferred alternative for the Central Coast Transfer Station and directed preparation of an EIR. On February 9, 2015, a draft Environmental Impact Report was prepared and issued; on June 30, 2015, a final Environmental Impact Report was prepared for certification by the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors and a public hearing was set for July 21, 2015. That public hearing was continued to allow for consultation with the two State agencies that submitted comments directly prior to the hearing. A revised draft of the EIR was prepared, which incorporates the original draft EIR by reference but amended and superseded six of its chapters. A public hearing was held before the Fort Bragg City Council on June 16, 2016.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The Caspar Transfer Station is necessary to accommodate commercial solid waste collection trucks and allow long-haul direct transfer to a destination landfill. Pursuant to the Caspar Joint Powers Agreement, siting and development of a pr...
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