NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION California Environmental Quality Act

CITY OF CONCORD

1950 Parkside Drive, MS/

Concord, CA 94519 PHONE: (925) FAX: (925)

Pursuant to the State of California Public Resources Code and the “Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970” as amended to date, this is to advise you that the City of Concord has prepared an initial study on the following project.

PROJECT [project name]

LOCATION/ADDRESS [location] [address]

APPLICATION NUMBERS [application number]

APN(s) [APN]

GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION AND ZONING [GP designation] and [zoning]

PROJECT APPLICANT [project applicant]

DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT [type here]

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING [type here]

DECLARATION Based on the Initial Environmental Impact Analysis dated [IEIA date], the staff has determined:

This project does not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, nor to substantially reduce, threaten or eliminate plant, fish or animal communities, or important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory.

This project will not have a detrimental effect upon either short-term or long-term environmental goals.

This project will not have impacts that are individually limited, nor cumulatively considerable.

This project will not have environmental impacts that will cause substantial adverse effect upon human beings, either directly or indirectly.

This project will not adversely impact wildlife resources, and is therefore exempt from the fee requirements of Section 711.2 of the Fish and Game Code.

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The project site does not appear on any of the lists enumerated under Section 65962.5 of the Government Code including, but not limited to lists of hazardous waste facilities, land designated as hazardous waste property, and hazardous waste disposal sites, and the information in the Hazardous Waste and Substances Statement required under subsection (f) of that section.

The aforementioned findings are contingent upon the following mitigation measures (if indicated) which have been incorporated into this project: See attached mitigation measures. None required.

PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD [beginning date] to [hearing date] the public and all affected agencies are hereby invited to review the Negative Declaration and Initial Environmental Impact Analysis with mitigation measures and submit written comments. Such comments may be submitted prior to or during the Commission’s hearing(s).

PUBLIC HEARING DATES PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 p.m. – [meeting date] 7:00 p.m. – [meeting date] 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA Council Chamber Council Chamber

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY The Negative Declaration and Initial Environmental Impact Analysis with mitigation measures and other supporting environmental documents are available for public review at the City of Concord Permit Center, Planning Division, located at 1950 Parkside Drive, Building D, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED BY City of Concord Contact: [project planner] Title: [title] 1950 Parkside Drive, MS/ Telephone: (925) 671-[extension] Concord, CA 94519 Fax: (925)

Signature Date [date signed]

COMMENTS DUE BY [due by date] The attached Mitigated Negative Declaration dated [document date] is being referred to your agency/City department for review and comment. Your written comments should be received prior to, or be submitted verbally during the Public Hearing. If you have any questions, please contact the Contact Person above.

ATTACHMENTS Exhibit A - Negative Declaration and Initial Environmental Impact Analysis Exhibit B - Mitigation Measures

SUPPORTING ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS [list supporting documents, if any]

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DISTRIBUTION LIST

CITY DEPARTMENTS BUILDING & NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC WORKS-ENGINEERING SERVICES Vance Phillips Jim Forsberg Mario Camorongan Callie Foster Struggs (front page only) Cathy Munneke Bob Clarke Amy Hodgett Deborah Raines PUBLIC WORKS-MAINTENANCE SERVICES COMMUNITY & RECREATION SERVICES Helen Bean Bruce Good Joan Carrico Florence Weiss Shea Halligan INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICE DEPARTMENT FIELD OFFICE(S) Abul Hossain Jerry Bowles Northern John Rego John Templeton (front page only) Southern Valley

FEDERAL AND STATE Federal Housing Administration Department of Housing and Community Office of Historic Preservation Federal Transit Administration Development Seismic Safety Commission Department of Conservation Department of Parks and Recreation State Clearinghouse Department of Fish and Game Department of Water Resources State Lands Commission Department of Forestry and Fire Governor’s Office of Planning and US Army Corps of Engineers Protection Research US EPA, Wetlands Regulatory Office Department of Health and Drinking Water Office of Emergency Services US Fish and Wildlife Service REGIONAL Association of Bay Area Governments Mt. Diablo Audubon Society Sonoma State University Bay Area Air Quality Management District Mt. Diablo Unified School District Regional Water Quality Control Board - California Native Plant Society OES/PTAB, Hazmat Unit San Francisco East Bay Regional Park District Save Mount Diablo Local Agency Formation Commission Sierra Club, Bay Chapter COUNTY CCC Assessor’s Office CCC Health Services Department CCC Public Works Department CCC Airport Land Use Commission CCC Fire Protection District CCC Resource Conservation District CCC County Clerk CCC Flood Control District CCC Water District CCC Environmental Health Department CCC Mosquito and Vector Control District LOCAL City of Clayton City of Pleasant Hill Contra Costa Times - City Hall Reporter City of Martinez City of Walnut Creek City of Pittsburg California State University at Hayward TRANSPORTATION Amtrak Contra Costa County Airports Contra Costa Transportation Authority BART Planning Contra Costa Commute Alternative Metro Transportation Commission BART Environmental Compliance Division Network TRANSPAC Caltrans Contra Costa Transit Authority TRANSPLAN UTILITIES Astound Broadband Central Contra Costa County Sanitary District Comcast Concord Disposal PG&E Seren Innovations SBC

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TO EXPEDITE SUBMITTAL OF YOUR COMMENTS, YOU MAY RESPOND BY FACSIMILE TO (925)

This Agency/City department has comments, see attached. This Agency/City department has no comments.

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