HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-09-11 Public Hearing Notice - Mid Valley Basin Drainage Storm Drain ImprovementsNotice of Availability and
Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration
for the City of Palm Desert
Mid Valley Basin Drainage/Storm Drain Improvements
The City of Palm Desert (City) has prepared an Initial Study for the Mid Valley Basin Drainage/Storm Drain
Improvements, which recommends that a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) be issued, and the City
has authorized the release of the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration for public review and comment
for the above project.
The City of Palm Desert is proposing to make improvements to the Mid Valley drainage system
infrastructure, located southwest of the intersections of Cook Street with Gerald Ford Drive and Interstate
10. South of, and adjacent to Interstate 10, is the Mid Valley Basin where the City proposes to regrade and
widen the Channel. A new Underground Storm Drain will be installed within the Gerald Ford Drive right -of-
way. The final component is a proposed basin on approximately four acres of property located between the
Channel and Gerald Ford. The proposed project has been divided into two phases. Phase 1 of the proposed
project will be focused on the Mid Valley Basin, while the new basin and underground storm drain are set
for implementation in Phase 2.
The City has prepared an Initial Study (IS) and MND to evaluate the project impacts and has concluded the
project will not have any significant negative impacts on the environment upon implementation of the
recommended mitigation measures.
A copy of the Initial Study and all other material which constitutes the record of proceedings upon which
the City based its decision to adopt this MND may be obtained at the City’s website at
https://www.palmdesert.gov/build-develop/projects-in-development). The CEQA-required public review
period of the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration begins September 8, 2026 and ends on October
7, 2026 (30+days ending on a standard business day). Written comments on the Initial Study should be
submitted to Lucero Leyva at the mailing address listed above no later than October 7, 2026 by 5:00 PM.
Ms. Leyva may be contacted at lleyva@palmdesert.gov or 760-776-6465.
The City has scheduled this matter to go before the City’s City Council on October 22, 2026 to discuss and
possibly adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and approve the project. The technical and
environmental issues related to this project may be discussed at this meeting. Please contact M s. Lucero
Leyva by mail at 73510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, California 92260; email at lleyva@palmdesert.gov;
or, by phone at 760-776-6465 if you have questions regarding the City’s review process for considering the
Mitigated Negative Declaration.