DATE: March 12, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Development Services Department
TITLE: RESOLUTION ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED FOR THE COAST HIGHWAY BRIDGE REPLACEMENT PROJECT
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the proposed Coast Highway Bridge Replacement Project.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The Coast Highway Bridge over the San Luis Rey River was constructed in 1929. In accordance with a federally mandated Bridge Inspection Program managed by Caltrans, a 2011 bridge inspection report was conducted by the Caltrans Division of Structures Maintenance and Investigation. The report listed bridge deficiencies at several locations in the city, including Oceanside's Coast Highway Bridge. It identified several structural deficiencies caused by prevalent steel corrosion.
On March 4, 2015, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 12-R0619-1 to approve acceptance of federal-aid funds for 88.47% of costs associated with engineering services and future construction of the proposed Project, as well as a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Moffat & Nichol Inc., in an amount not to exceed $5,393,910, for the proposed Project's design. Two no-cost amendments to the PSA have been filed for the re-allocation of contingency funds to compensate the consultant for additional work.
The proposed project includes replacing the existing Coast Highway Bridge with a new concrete bridge designed in conformance with local, state, and federal environmental planning policies using Highway Bridge Program funds. In accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Article 6, Sections 15070 to 15075, an MND was prepared to assess the proposed project's potential impacts on the environment and the significance of those impacts.
The Draft MND was circulated ...
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