To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING PROJECT APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE INITIAL STUDY / NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF THE NORTHBOUND AVIATION BLVD AT ARTESIA BLVD RIGHT TURN LANE IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT, JOB NO. 40780 IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH.
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2005-034, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 2020-XX-IES-ND-00X FOR THE ADDITION OF A NORTHBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE FROM AVIATION BOULEVARD TO ARTESIA BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Northbound Aviation Blvd at Artesia Blvd Right Turn Lane Improvements Project, Job No. 40780 (Project) is a Measure R project funded by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (METRO) that was initiated in response to an implementation measure of the City's General Plan Circulation Element to improve traffic conditions at the Aviation Boulevard and Artesia Boulevard intersection that operates at a level of service (LOS) "F" during peak hours. The Project is included the South Bay Cities Council of Government (COG) Goods Movement Study as a priority one project and will improve regional connectivity by facilitating traffic movement through the intersection.
Development of the project will require a right of way acquisition along the western boundary of the gas station property located on the south east corner of that intersection. During a gas station redevelopment project in the early 1990's soil samples taken indicated the presence of hydrocarbons in the soil exceeding allowable limits. Remediation efforts were undertaken and completely resolved by action of the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board in 1996. Although resolved, the property's history excludes a Categorical Exemption CEQA finding by City staff that is more typical for this type of project....
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