REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the Interagency Recycled Water Service Agreement with the City of Mountain View to Provide Recycled Water Service to the LinkedIn Campus in Mountain View
Report
BACKGROUND
In 2019, LinkedIn Corporation completed construction of four dual-plumbed buildings at 700-800 East Middlefield Road in Mountain View (LinkedIn Campus). LinkedIn expressed strong interest in using recycled water for its new campus; however, the City of Mountain View currently lacks recycled water infrastructure in the area. Mountain View is in the process of developing a master plan to extend recycled water service to the site in the future. In the meantime, the City of Sunnyvale has a 16-inch recycled water main running along where the LinkedIn property fronts Maude Ave, with sufficient capacity to meet LinkedIn's request for 25,000 gallons per day. Mountain View approached Sunnyvale about a temporary recycled water service arrangement to supply available recycled water from Sunnyvale until Mountain View extends its recycled water system to LinkedIn.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan Policy EM- 1.2: Maximize recycled water use for all approved purposes both within and in areas adjacent to the City, where feasible.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15303(d) which exempts the construction and location of limited numbers of new, small facilities or structures including water main, sewage, electrical, gas, and other utility extensions of reasonable length to serve such construction. The project is also exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15282(k) which exempts the installation of new pipeline or maintenance, repair, restoration, removal, or demolition of an existing pipeline as set forth in Section 21080.21 of the Public Resources Code, as long as the project does not exceed one mile in length.
DISCUSSION
Staff drafted a temporary interagency recycled wat...
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