Approve Contract for Native Plant Habitat Management and Landscape Maintenance at Central and North Region Landfills
Summary
SCH Number
2022050554
Public Agency
Orange County Waste & Recycling
(OCWR)
Document Title
Approve Contract for Native Plant Habitat Management and Landscape Maintenance at Central and North Region Landfills
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
5/26/2022
Document Description
Approval of Contract with Helix for landscape and native habitat management & maintenance services at Central & North Region landfills, including services at closed landfill sites supports regulatory compliance and ongoing post-closure maintenance activities. Services include general landscaping and vegetation management services and maintenance of habitat mitigation areas and irrigation systems.
Contact Information
Name
Aimee Halligan
Agency Name
Orange County Waste & Recycling
Job Title
Administrative Manager I
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Huntington Beach, La Habra, Orange
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide, Countywide, Southern California
Other Location Info
La Veta, La Habra, Yorba, Reeve Pit, Villa Park, Gothard, Cannery closed landfill sites
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1 Section 15301; Class 4 Section 15304; Class 7 Section 15307; and Class 8 Section 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed action allowing for native habitat management & landscape maintenance services at various closed sites (La Veta, La Habra, Yorba, Reeve Pit, Villa Park, Gothard, Cannery) is Categorically Exempt (Class 1) from the provisions of CEQA pursuant to section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines, since section 15301 exempts projects that consist of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographic features, involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination. The proposed action is also separately and independently Categorically Exempt (Class 4) from CEQA pursuant to section 15304 of the CEQA Guidelines, since section 15304 (Minor Alterations to Land) exempts projects involving minor alterations to land. The proposed action is also separately and independently Categorically Exempt (Class 7) from CEQA pursuant to section 15307 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources), since section 15307 exempts actions taken by a public agency for the protection of natural resources. The proposed action is also separately and independently Categorically Exempt (Class 8) from CEQA pursuant to section 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment), since section 15308 exempts actions taken by a public agency for the protection of the environment. This contract will allow for native habitat management and landscape maintenance services at Central and North Region landfills, and work at closed sites will only serve to enhance environmental protection and site integrity associated with ongoing closed-site maintenance activities, in conformance with environmental protection requirements pursuant to monitoring, reporting and compliance agreements for ongoing closed site maintenance, which is consistent with a Class 1, Class 4, Class 7 and Class 8 Categorical Exemption determination.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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