Civicorps Trail Maintenance Grant Project
Summary
SCH Number
2024110676
Public Agency
East Bay Regional Parks District
Document Title
Civicorps Trail Maintenance Grant Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/20/2024
Document Description
Repair existing trails to improve public safety and attain East Bay Regional Park District (Park District) trail standards. Work will include, but is not limited to, repairing trail tread and drainage features; vegetation clearance; step installation, repair, and/or replacement; and signage installation. The project includes repairs to three trails (see attached map) within the Park District’s trail network that are currently closed due to storm damage and public safety considerations:
1. Garin / Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks – South Fork Trail – In the Dry Creek side of the parks, sections of this trail require tread repair or removal of slide debris generated by past storms. Treads or stairs will be added on the steepest sections to increase safety for park users.
2. Garin / Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks – Dry Creek Trail – In the Garin side of the parks, this is the most used single track hiking trail that connects Garin to Dry Creek Pioneer. Work includes adding treads or stairs and rock to several sections to help with trail navigation. Additional trail posts will be installed to improve wayfinding and prevent social trail creation.
3. Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area / Alameda Creek Regional Trails – Spur Trail – Work includes trail clearance on an existing half-mile spur trail in Quarry Lakes. A concrete v-ditch running alongside one edge of the trail is partially silted in and will be cleared. Trees abutting the trail will be trimmed for trail clearance, and dead trees and debris will be removed to reduce wildfire fuels.
Contact Information
Name
Tonya Covarrubias
Agency Name
East Bay Regional Park District
Job Title
Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Fremont, Hayward
Counties
Alameda
Regions
Countywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area
Cross Streets
Mission Blvd.
Zip
94544
Jobs
3
Other Location Info
Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area
2100 Isherwood Way, Fremont, CA 94536
Other Information
Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Parks
1320 Garin Avenue, Hayward, CA 94544
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 15301-Existing Facilities, Section 15302, and 15304
Reasons for Exemption
Section 15301 – Existing Facilities. Class I categorical exemption for the repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of existing public trails, involving no expansion of use resulting from the implementation of this project. Due to recent storm damage and landslides, debris and brush removal are needed along some sections of trails. Trail treads will also be replaced or repaired as needed.
Section 15302 – Replacement or Reconstruction. Class 2 categorical exemption for replacement of new stair treads to serve the same purpose and capacity and improve public user navigation of the trail.
Section 15304 – Minor Alterations to Land. Class 4 categorial exemption of minor public alterations in the condition of land, and/or vegetation which do not include the removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees. The project includes the removal of overgrown vegetation and storm debris from existing trails with no expansion of former use.
County Clerk
Alameda
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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