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Adoption of the Negative Declaration for the Fairfax High School Major Modernization Project
Office of Environmental Health & Safety
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Brief Description:
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(Adoption of the Negative Declaration for the Fairfax High School Major Modernization Project) Recommends adoption of the Negative Declaration for the Fairfax High School (Board District 4, Region West) Major Modernization Project. prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; Public Resources Code ?21000 et seq.) and State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 ?15000 et seq.).
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Recommendation
Action Proposed:
Review and adopt the Negative Declaration (ND) for the proposed Fairfax High School Major Modernization Project (Project) prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA; Public Resources Code ?21000 et seq.) and State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 ?15000 et seq.). An initial Study/Negative Declaration was prepared for the Fairfax High School Major Modernization Project. Environmental review of the Project found that there would be no significant impacts as a result of construction and operation of the Project.
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Background:
On October 12, 2021, the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education (Board) approved the project definition for site due diligence, planning, and feasibility activities necessary at Fairfax High School (Fairfax HS or Campus) for a major modernization project (Board Report No. 85-21/22). Subsequently, on January 14, 2025, the Board approved the Design-Build Contract Award to Pinner Construction Co., Inc. in partnership with DLR Group Inc. for the major modernization project (Board Report No. 100-24/25) with a contract value of $142,998,000.
The proposed Project is located on a 23.63-acre school campus at 7850 Melrose Avenue within the City of Los Angeles (Board District 4, Region...
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