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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 7, 2015 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING - RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AN <br />ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL <br />IMPACT STATEMENT/ ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />REPORT FOR THE BRISTOL STREET <br />IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BETWEEN CIVIC <br />CENTER DRIVE AND WASHINGTON AVENUE <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, , G) <br />CITY MAN ER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving the Addendum to th e <br />Environmental Impact Report pertaining to the Bristol <br />Center Drive and Washington Avenue. <br />DISCUSSION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />. T000 p, <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Final Environmental Impact Statement/ <br />Street Improvement Project between Civic <br />Bristol Street is a major north -south transportation facility which is designated as a major arterial <br />highway in the City's Circulation Element of the General Plan. Improvement of the 3.9 -mile <br />Bristol Street segment from Warner Avenue to Memory Lane has been a long -term priority <br />project that is being constructed in several phases. Improvements include widening the street <br />from two to three lanes in each direction, raised landscape medians, bike lanes, and sidewalks. <br />In 1990, the City Council authorized embarking on these proposed improvements with the <br />approval of the Bristol Street Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact <br />Report (FEIS /EIR) (EIS No. 89 -01). A copy of the FEIS /EIR is attached (Exhibit 1) and is also <br />available for review in the Clerk of the Council office. <br />Since the adoption of the 1990 FEIS /EIR, there have been no substantial changes in the project <br />scope. Minor design modifications for improvements between Civic Center Drive and Washington <br />Avenue (Exhibit 2) were considered, including addressing climate change issues. These <br />modifications are identified in the Addendum to the FEIS /EIR (Exhibit 3) in accordance with the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The design modifications to the project segment <br />include the following: <br />75B -1 <br />