Colgan Creek Notice of Unrecorded Grant Agreement
Summary
SCH Number
2024060159
Public Agency
Sonoma County Water Agency
Document Title
Colgan Creek Notice of Unrecorded Grant Agreement
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
6/6/2024
Document Description
The project consists of granting a Notice of Unrecorded Grant Agreement (Project) to allow the City of Santa Rosa (City) to be eligible for the Wildlife Conservation Board grant award to fund the construction of public art and installation of monarch and pollinator habitat for Phase 3 of the Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Project. The Restoration Project will restore and enhance 1.3-mile stretch of Lower Colgan Creek in southwest Santa Rosa. In addition, the Notice of Unrecorded Grant Agreement (Agreement) would allow the Wildlife Conservation Board staff access to Phase 3 of the Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Project through the terms of the Agreement. An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was certified by the City of Santa Rosa (as Lead Agency) for the Santa Rosa Citywide Creek Master Plan (Master Plan) in March 2007 and updated and adopted by the City Council in August 2013. The Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Plan implements a portion of the Master Plan by providing habitat benefits for wildlife, increase groundwater infiltration and water quality, and decrease flooding along Sonoma Water’s flood control channel. The proposed project has been determined to be consistent with the Sonoma County General Plan. Sonoma Water operates and maintains this section of Colgan Creek for flood control purposes. The Project would not adversely impact Sonoma Water’s maintenance activities.
Contact Information
Name
Connie Barton
Agency Name
Sonoma County Water Agency
Job Title
Senior Environmental Specialist
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Santa Rosa
Counties
Sonoma
Regions
Citywide, Northern California
Other Location Info
Boron Avenue downstream to Dutton Meadow, Santa Rosa, CA.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
21080. Division Application to Discretionary Projects; Nonapplication; Negative Declarations; Environmental Impact Repor
Reasons for Exemption
CEQA Statute 21080 and 21080.28(b) provides that the specific actions such as physical changes to the environment or changes in the use of the land are a reasonable foreseeable consequence of the acquisition, sale, or other transfer of the interests in land, or granting or acceptance of funding. The granting of a Notice of Unrecorded Grant Agreement would allow the City to preserve and restore the existing natural conditions and for park purposes would provide habitat benefits for wildlife, increase groundwater infiltration and water quality, and decrease flooding along the Sonoma Water’s flood control channel. The Project would not have a significant effect on the environment or cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an historical resource.
County Clerk
Sonoma
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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