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LEAD AGENCY:
CONTACT PERSON:
CITY OF PALM DESERT
NOTICE OF INTENT
TO ADOPT A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Haystack Stormwater Channel Rehabilitation Project
Project No. CDR00003
City of Palm Desert
73510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Nick Mellon i,
Development Services Department
(760) 346-0611
F I L E D I P O S T E D
County of Riverside
Peter Aldana
Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder
E-202301007
09/22/2023 01 :00 PM Fee : $ 0 .00
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PROJECT TITLE: Haystack Stormwater Channel Rehabilitation Project
PROJECT LOCATION: East of State Highway 74, west of Portola Avenue, immediately
north of Haystack Road.
APNs: 630-025-050 & 052 ; 630-190-051 & 054 ; 628-290-013
Portion of the SE ¼ of Section 30 , portion of S ½ of Section 29 ,
Township 5 South , Range 6 East , San Bernardino Basel i ne and
Meridian
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Haystack Channel has been in place for several decades and
was constructed to intercept north-flowing tributary flows crossing Haystack Road and to convey
them to the Portola Avenue culvert and into a series of golf course drainage system systems
farther east. The Project proposes approximately one mile of improvements to rehabilitate the
port ion of the channel extending from Alamo Drive eastward to the Portola Avenue culvert. These
improvements are intended to capture and convey nuisance water to dra i ns located between
Alamo Drive and Heliotrope Drive, to optimize the hydraulic capacity of the culverts crossing
unde r Alamo Drive , Heliotrope Drive , and Portola Avenue , as well to remediate dimin ished
channel capacity and protect storm drain outlets east of Heliotrope Drive .
FINDINGS/DETERMINATION: In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the City has conducted an Initial Study for this Project which analyzes the potent ial
impacts it may have on the environment. The result of this study shows that any potentially
significant impacts of the Project on the environment be mitigated to a less-than-significant level
and a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for this Project.
PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD: A 30-day public review period for the Draft Mit igated Negative
Declaration will commence at 8:00 a .m. on September 25 , 2023 , and end on October 24 , 2023 , at
5:00 p.m. for interested indiv iduals and public agencies to submit written comments on the
document. Any written comments on the Mitigated Negative Declaration must be received at the
above address within the public review period. In addition , you may ema il comments to the
following address : nmelloni@palmdesert.gov. Copies of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Initial Study are available for review at the above address and on the City 's website at
https ://www.palmdesert.gov/departments /planning/projects.
PUBLIC MEETING: This matter has been tentatively set for public hearing before the Palm
Desert City Council on October 26 , 2023 , at 4 :00 p.m . in the Council Chamber at 73510 Fred
Waring Drive , Palm Desert .