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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 1b: The Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program for the Huntington Drive Capacity Improvement ProjectSTAFF REPORT Development Services Department DATE: January 3, 2012 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Jason Kruckeberg, Assistant City Manager /Development Services Director: Philip A. Wray, Deputy Director of Development Services /City Engineer SUBJECT: ADOPT THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE HUNTINGTON DRIVE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN ACCESS PERMIT AND LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO ENTER ARCADIA COUNTY PARK TO PERFORM WORK INCIDENTAL TO THE WIDENING OF HUNTINGTON DRIVE AND AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SALES AND PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO PURCHASE PROPERTY LOCATED IN ARCADIA COUNTY PARK ADJACENT TO HUNTINGTON DRIVE FOR THE WIDENING OF HUNTINGTON DRIVE Recommended Action: Approve SUMMARY The City's 2005 Transportation Master Plan identified several intersections that are functioning at or below acceptable Levels of Service (LOS). In 2009, the City selected as its next highest priority intersection improvement project the intersections along Huntington Drive at Colorado Place, Santa Clara Street, and Santa Anita Avenue. The project will add lanes to these intersections thereby increasing vehicle capacity and the LOS. The project is entitled the Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements and was budgeted in fiscal years 2009/10 and 2010/11. One of the most critical elements of this project is the widening of the eastbound segment of Huntington Drive at the Santa Clara Street intersection to add a second right turn lane. The widening requires the acquisition of a strip of land from the County of Los Angeles. The proposed strip to be acquired is 5041 square feet, 12 -feet wide and approximately 383 -feet long, and is currently occupied by grass, a driveway approach and a tree. The acquisition process has taken an unusually long time because of several unusual circumstances and a complicated process. Staff Report January 3, 2012 Page 2 City staff has spent over a year and a half clearing up a title issue on the property and working with the County on many steps they require. Several issues required further study including the need for a full environmental evaluation, the location of the parking lot driveway relative to the widening, the impact of the widening on several park trees and a segment of missing sidewalk. The County and the City have now reached an agreement on the project scope that includes additional work to satisfy the County's concerns. Concurrent with the various design issues, the County prepared a Sales and Purchase Agreement for the property. The City and the County have agreed on a purchase price of $20,164. The County also prepared a Permit and License Agreement for the City which will allow the City to enter onto the County's park property to perform incidental work. Both agreements have been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney. BACKGROUND The Huntington Drive Capacity Improvement project evolved out of the 2005 City of Arcadia Transportation Master Plan. The Plan identified several intersections that are at or below Level of Service (LOS) "D" and will continue to deteriorate if no action is taken. The highest priorities from the master plan were the three intersections along Santa Anita Avenue at Foothill Boulevard, Duarte Road and Live Oak Avenue and the intersection of Huntington Drive and Sunset Boulevard. Previous projects have improved these intersections and their accompanying LOS. The next highest priority intersections in need of improvements are along Huntington Drive at Colorado Place, Santa Clara Street, and Santa Anita Avenue. The Plan recommends adding lanes to these intersections thereby increasing vehicle capacity and the LOS. Staff prepared a project scope to include all three intersections referred to as the Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements. The project specifically includes: 1) a third through lane in westbound Huntington Drive at Colorado Place, 2) a second right -turn lane in northeast bound approach of Huntington Drive at Santa Clara Street, and 3) a second left-turn lane on both northbound and southbound approaches of Santa Anita Avenue at Huntington Drive. The project also includes reconstruction of medians, parkways and channelizing islands, traffic signal improvements and striping modifications (see attached map). In 2007, the City of Arcadia applied for and received a grant from Metro through the Call- for - Projects program to share the project cost. The total estimated project cost in 2007 was $3,456,000 and the City received $1,463,000 in grant funds which represents approximately 40 %. The project was initially budgeted in the fiscal year 2009/10 and in early 2010; the City entered into a Professional Services Agreement with KOA Corporation for the project Staff Report January 3, 2012 Page 3 design services. Services included surveying and right -of -way verification, preparation of a traffic analysis, preparation of conceptual design alternatives and construction cost estimates for each alternative, preparation of construction drawings and technical specifications and assistance to staff during the bidding and construction phases. DISCUSSION One of the most critical elements of this project is the widening of the eastbound segment of Huntington Drive at the Santa Clara Street intersection to add a second right turn lane. The widening requires the acquisition of a strip of land from the Arcadia County Park owned by the County of Los Angeles. The proposed acquisition size is 5041 square feet, 12 -feet wide and approximately 383 -feet long, and is currently occupied by grass, a driveway approach and a tree. The Acquisition process has taken an unusually long time because of several unusual circumstances and a complicated process. The land required by the City is not part of the greater Arcadia County Park land owned by the County. It is part of a separate parcel of land within but along the edge of the County Park. The legal owner of the parcel according to recorded documents is the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR). The County believes that they are the record owner through an agreement with the Railroad many years ago but no transaction was ever recorded. Under these circumstances the County was not willing to assume the ownership role in a partial land sale and asked the City to work with the UPRR to determine ownership. The UPRR could provide no evidence that they had ever relinquished the title and after several months of correspondence, they determined that they have no ownership interest in the parcel. They proceeded to issue a document disclaiming any right, title or interest in the property. As a result of the UPRR disclaimer, the County accepted the ownership of the parcel. They then proceeded to review the City's plans and raised several issues requiring further study by the City. These issues included the need for a full environmental evaluation, the location of the parking lot driveway relative to the widening, the impact of the widening on several park trees and a segment of missing sidewalk. The City prepared additional studies and met on two occasions with County officials at the site to discuss their issues. After several months of correspondence, the County and the City reached an agreement on the project scope that includes additional work to satisfy the County's concerns. Several months were spent preparing an Initial Study (IS) and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) at the County's request. As part of the Study, the County asked the City to obtain a Cultural Resources Assessment of the land because of their concern that the City's action could jeopardize the park's status as a Cultural Landmark. The City contracted an environmental firm to perform the assessment and as a result there Staff Report January 3, 2012 Page 4 is no impact to the park. The IS has been finalized and the MND includes the additional work requested by the County as mitigation measures. The measures are: 1. Protect the "Arcadia County Park" sign and re- landscape the surrounding area 2. Perform a nesting bird survey if the project impacts adjacent trees between the months of March and September 3. Remove at least three trees and replace all trees at a two -to -one ratio 4. Install a stop sign at both parking lot exits onto Huntington Drive 5. Construct sidewalk to close the existing gap at the northerly driveway. The IS and MND have been noticed and made available for review for the thirty day period required under CEQA. The review period closed on December 20, 2011. Only one comment letter was received, from the Native American Heritage Commission, and no significant issues have been raised. Concurrent with the environmental work, the County prepared a Sales and Purchase Agreement for the property. The City obtained an appraisal that placed the value of the land at $19,156. The county requested a slight adjustment in the appraisal that raised the purchase price to $20,164. The County has accepted the appraisal and the City and County have agreed on the adjusted purchase price. In addition to the Sales and Purchase Agreement, the County also prepared a Permit and License Agreement for the City which will allow the City to enter onto the County's park property to perform incidental work. The Permit and License Agreement includes a clause that the Licensee agrees never to assail, contest or resist said title to the property. Although the title could be questioned in the future, this agreement expires upon completion of the City's work on County property so the impact of the clause is minimal. Both agreements have been reviewed and approved by the City Attorney. ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT An Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration have been prepared and noticed for review in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. FISCAL IMPACT The fiscal years 2009/10 and 2010/11 Capital Improvement Programs have appropriated $2,800,000 for the Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements. Included in the budget is the cost for the land acquisition and related services. There is sufficient funding to cover the land acquisition costs. Staff Report January 3, 2012 Page 5 RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the Council adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program for the Huntington Drive Capacity Improvement Project and authorize the City Manager to enter into an Access Permit and License Agreement with the County of Los Angeles to enter Arcadia County Park to perform work incidental to the widening of Huntington Drive and authorize and direct the City Manager to execute a Sales and Purchase Agreement with the County of Los Angeles to purchase property located in Arcadia County Park adjacent to Huntington Drive for the widening of Huntington Drive. Approved by: JK: PAW:pa Attachments: Donald Penman, City Manager 1. Project Map 2. Acquisition Map 3. Initial Study 4. Mitigated Negative Declaration with Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program HUNTINGTON DRIVE CAPACITY IMPROVEMENTS 1 I I ENGINEER: 1 ■ CONSTRUCTION START DATE: SCALE: NTS ADM HUNTINGTON 'R CT PROJECT L � 1O KOA Co RATION cs, PLANNING a ENGINEERING 1055 Corporate COrtbar Drive. S Monterey Patt California 01754 - Telo ( ) 260-4103 Fa ( ) 260-' ,r`', CITY OF ARCADIA 240 WEST HUNTINGTON DRIVE ARCADIA, CA 91007 INITIAL STUDY 1. Project Title: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements 2. Lead Agency Name and Address: City of Arcadia Development Services Department Community Development Division / Planning Services 240 West Huntington Drive — Post Office Box 60021 Arcadia, CA 91066-6021 Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements 3. Contact Person and Phone Number: Mr. Phil Wray, Deputy Development Services Director/ City Engineer Phone (626) 574-5411 Fax (626) 447-7866 4. Project Location: West Huntington Drive; from Santa Anita Avenue to Colorado Place, and the following intersections (see Figure 1, Project Location): 1. Huntington Drive and Colorado Place 2. Huntington Drive and Santa Clara Street 3. Huntington Drive and Santa Anita Avenue Figure 1: Project Location Legend ••••■ Project location • • • • t CEQA Env. Checklist (Form "J") Part 1 Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements 5. Project Sponsor's Name and Address: City of Arcadia, Development Services Department / Engineering Division 240 West Huntington Drive — Post Office Box 60021 Arcadia, CA 91066 -6021 6. General Plan Designation: The project is to improve public streets and intersections that are not designated in the General Plan for land use development. The surrounding properties, with the exception of the Arcadia Community Regional Park (Arcadia Park or County Park) to the south of the subject site, are designated for Commercial Uses, with a Downtown Overlay. An approximately 12' wide by 410' long strip of property (5,041 square feet) strip of the County Park will be acquired as part of the project, and it has a land use designation of Open Space — Outdoor Recreation. 7. Zoning Classification: The project is to improve public streets and intersections that are not zoned for land use development. The portion of the County Park to be acquired for the project is zoned S -2, Public Purpose and will become part of the Huntington Drive public right -of -way. 8. Description of Project: (Describe the whole action involved, including but not limited to later phases of the project, and any secondary, support, or off -site features necessary for its implementation. Attach additional sheet(s) if necessary.) This project will widen and reconstruct Huntington Drive between Colorado Place and Santa Anita Avenue with the following improvements: 1. A third travel lane in westbound Huntington Drive at Colorado Place. 2. A right turn lane in northbound Huntington Drive to eastbound Huntington Drive at the Santa Clara Street intersection. 3. Second left turn lanes on both northbound and southbound Santa Anita Avenue. 4. Reconstruction of the median islands and redesign of the merge lanes along Huntington Drive between Colorado Place and Santa Anita Avenue at the intersections of Huntington Drive /Colorado Place and Huntington Drive /Santa Anita Avenue. 5. Modify traffic signals at the three intersections as necessary to upgrade the equipment and to accommodate the additional lanes. 6. The City will replace all parkway amenities that are removed, i.e. sidewalks, curb, ramps, etc. as part of this project. 7. Two trees will be replaced for every tree removed. 8. The City will install "STOP" signs at both Arcadia Park parking lot exits onto Huntington Drive. 9. The City will install an ADA compliant sidewalk where sidewalk is currently lacking between the last parking stall and the northerly parking lot exit. 10. The City will protect the existing 'Arcadia Park" sign near the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Clara Street, and the City will replace all the landscaping around the sign. CEQA Env. Checklist (Form "J ") Part 1 -2- Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements To accommodate these improvements, a land acquisition is necessary from Los Angeles County to widen the Huntington Drive right -of -way for an approximately 12' wide by 410' long strip of property (5,041 square feet) along the north side of the Arcadia County Park at 405 S. Santa Anita Avenue. 9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: (Briefly describe the project's surroundings.) The portion of Huntington Drive to be widened and improved is located in a commercial area in the Arcadia Redevelopment Project Area. The surrounding uses consist of restaurants, a car dealership, Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia Community Regional Park, general commercial office and retail uses, and medical offices. 10. Other public agencies whose approval is required: (e.g., permits, financing approval, or participation agreement) The land acquisition required to widen the Huntington Drive right -of -way must be approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors after holding a public hearing because the subject land is a portion of the Arcadia Community Regional Park (County) . Consequently, the County and the City must comply with the requirements of the Public Park Preservation Act. In addition, the City must obtain an access permit and license agreement from the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation to perform the following work related to the project on Arcadia Park property: the removal of three (3) trees; minor grading; construction of a new connecting ADA- compliant sidewalk to parking lot's sidewalk; installation of two stop signs at two parking lot exits; adjustment of driveway grades; relocation and adjustment of irrigation; replanting of sod within work zone; and final planting of six (6) new trees (minimum 36 inch box trees). The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is providing a majority of the funding for this project. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages. Aesthetics Biological Resources Greenhouse Gas Emissions Land Use / Planning Population / Housing Transportation / Traffic Agriculture Resources Cultural Resources Hazards & Hazardous Materials Mineral Resources Public Services Utilities / Service Systems (] Air Quality ❑ Geology / Soils ❑ Hydrology / Water Quality [� Noise ❑ Recreation ❑ Mandatory Findings of Significance DETERMINATION (To be completed by the Lead Agency) On the basis of this initial evaluation: ® 1 find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared, I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. CEQA Env. Checklist (Form "J ") Part 1 -3- Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements D I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. O I find that the proposed project MAY have a "potentially significant" or "potentially significant unless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed. O I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, nothing further Is required. /s/ November 10, 2011 Signature Date Thomas Li, Associate Planner Printed Name EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: For: Phil Wray, Deputy Development Services Director/ City Engineer 1) A brief explanation is required for all answers except "No Impact" answers that are adequately supported by the information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses following each question. A "No Impact" answer is adequately supported if the referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved (e.g. the project falls outside a fault rupture zone). A "No Impact" answer should be explained where it is based on project - specific factors as well as general standards (e.g. the project will not expose sensitive receptors to pollutants, based on a project - specific screening analysis). 2) All answers must take account of the whole action involved, including off -site as well as on -site, cumulative as well as project - level, indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as operational impacts. 3) Once the lead agency has determined that a particular physical impact may occur, then the checklist answers must indicate whether the impact is potentially significant, less than significant with mitigation, or less than significant. "Potentially Significant Impact" is appropriate If there is substantial evidence that an effect is significant. If there are one or more "Potentially Significant Impact" entries when the determination is made, an EIR is required. 4) "Negative Declaration: Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated" applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from "Potentially Significant Impact" to a "Less than Significant Impact." The lead agency must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level (mitigation measures from Section XVII, "Earlier Analyses," may be cross - referenced). 5) Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section 15063(c)(3)(D). In this case, a brief discussion should identify the following: a) Earlier Analyses Used. Identify and state where they are available for review. b) Impacts Adequately Addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis. CEPA Env. Checklist (Form "J ") Part 1 -4- Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements c) Mitigation Measures. For effects that are "Less than Significant with Mitigation Measures Incorporated," describe the mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they address site - specific conditions for the project. 6) Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate Into the checklist references to information sources for potential impacts (e.g. general plans, zoning ordinances). Reference to a previously prepared or outside document should, where appropriate, include a reference to the page or pages where the statement is substantiated. 7) Supporting Information Sources. A source list should be attached, and other sources used or individuals contacted should be cited in the discussion. 8) This is only a suggested form, and lead agencies are free to use different formats; however, lead agencies should normally address the questions from this checklist that are relevant to a project's environmental effects in whatever format is selected. 9) The explanation of each issue should identify; a) the significance criteria or threshold, if any, used to evaluate each question; and b) the mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the impact to less than significance. CEQA Env. Checklist (Form "J ") Part 1 -5- 1. AESTHETICS - Would the project; a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact ❑ ❑ ❑ The project site is within an urbanized area in Arcadia's Central Business District area. The topography of the project site and surrounding area is flat with no substantial topographical variation. There are no adjacent properties where a potential scenic vista would be obstructed. Furthermore, the proposal is to reconstruct and widen Huntington Drive to improve traffic flow; no structures will be constructed to cause a visual obstruction. Therefore, there will be no impacts to any scenic vistas. b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a State scenic highway? There are no designated scenic highways within the City of Arcadia. The nearest designated State scenic highway is the Angeles Crest Highway approximately 15 miles away. Therefore, there will be no impacts to state scenic resources. At least three trees at the Arcadia County Park will be removed for this project, but they will be replaced at a minimum two to one ratio, and they are not within a State scenic highway. The area from which the trees will be removed is relatively heavily wooded for an urban area and the removal of even several trees would not impact the setting of this part of the Arcadia County Park. No buildings will be impacted by this proposal. c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of 0 ❑ ® ❑ the site and its surroundings? No structures will be constructed to alter the visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings. There is an existing "Arcadia County Park" sign adjacent to the project area at the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Clara Street. Any damage to the sign or the landscaping around the sign would potentially degrade the visual character or quality of the site. The City must follow the standard condition below to protect and enhance the aesthetic value of the sign. SC 1.c The City will protect the "Arcadia County Park" sign in place at the corner of Huntington Dr. and Santa Clara St. The City will replace all the landscaping around the sign. d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? The project will relocate existing street lights and traffic signals to accommodate the street widening. No new lights are to be provided; so there will not be any new source of substantial light or glare. ❑ ❑ ❑ 2. AGRICULTURE AND FOREST RESOURCES - Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland) to non - agricultural use? (The Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program in the California Resources Agency to non - agricultural use? ❑ ❑ ❑ The City of Arcadia is a developed urban area and contains no Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance. Therefore, the project would not convert farmland to non - agricultural use. b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? CEQA Checklist -6- ❑ ❑ ❑ El 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact There is no agricultural use zoning or a Williamson Act contract in the City of Arcadia. Therefore, the proposed project would not have the above impacts. c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land ❑ ❑ ❑ (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? The City of Arcadia has no timberland or Timberland Production land and has no land zoned for forest land. There is no farmland in the City of Arcadia, and the project will not convert farmland to non - agricultural use. i2/ d) Result in the loss of forest and or conversion of forest land to non - forest use? 0 ❑ ❑ El The City of Arcadia is a developed urban area, and has no forest land to be converted to non - forest use. e) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, ❑ 0 ❑ El due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non - agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non- forest use? There is no farmland in the City of Arcadia. Therefore, the project would not convert farmland to non - agricultural use. 3. AIR QUALITY - Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations. Would the project: a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air ❑ quality plan? ►.1 The City of Arcadia is located within the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB), which includes Los Angeles and Orange Counties, and portions of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. The air quality in the SCAB is managed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), which funded the development of the West San Gabriel Valley Air Quality Plan. In 1993, the Cfty of Arcadia adopted Resolution 5725, accepting the principles of the plan and agreeing to use the plan in the development of a local air quality program. Such a program is promoted through different approaches as outlined in the Resource Sustainability Element Chapter of the City's General Plan. The proposal is to reconstruct and widen Huntington Drive at three intersections, and does not include uses that are cited by SCAQMD as a sensitive receptor. The project will not result in any increase in developments and uses. The surrounding land uses of the subject site will remain consistent with the growth expectations for the region, and would not have any impacts that conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan. b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? /1 The South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) continues the trend of long -term improvement in air quality and air quality measurements within this region are better than both the State and Federal air quality standards on a regular basis. In Arcadia, local air quality problems are largely the result of pollutants upwind of the city. The project is to reconstruct and widen Huntington Drive, which is consistent with one of the City's goals to improve the efficiency of the City's circulation system and reduce vehicle emissions. The project will not violate any air quality standard or contribute to an existing or projected air quality violation. CEQA Checklist -7- 4 -03 c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non - attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions which exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact incorporation Impact Impact ❑ ❑ ❑ The South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) is a non- attainment area for Ozone (O &, Fine Particulate Matter (PM2 &, Respirable Particulate Matter (PM10), and Carbon Monoxide (CO), and is in a maintenance area for Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2). The project will not result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant as the project will not increase the intensity of the existing and approved land uses of the area. d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant ❑ ❑ ❑ concentrations? The SCAQMD Air Quality Guidance Document lists schools, hospitals, and residences as sensitive receptors. To a limited degree, there are sensitive receptors near the project site. The Methodist Hospital is located approximately 2,000 feet to the southwest of the project site; the nearest schools are Barnhart School, Arroyo Pacific School, and First Avenue Middle School located approximately 1,500 feet, 800 feet, and 1,200 feet, respectively, from the project site; and there are single - family residences located approximately 250 feet from the project site. This project is designed to improve the traffic flow, which will reduce travel times and vehicle emissions. No unusual emissions will result from the project. Also, the project will not put sensitive receptors any closer to sources of pollutants. The allowable uses in the surrounding areas will remain consistent with the growth expectations for the region, and will not have an impact that conflicts with or obstructs implementation of the applicable air quality plan. e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of ❑ ❑ ❑ people? The project will be constructed using conventional methods and equipment. No unusual odors will be created. 4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES - Would the protect: a) Have a substantial adverse impact, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? ❑ ❑ ❑ in Arcadia, biological sensitive areas occur along existing creeks, upper watershed areas, existing flood control and infiltration facilities, and in natural hillside areas within the northerly portion of the city. These areas have generally been preserved as open space for public safety purposes or as wildlife habitat areas. The project site is located adjacent to existing public rights -of -way; i.e., an approximately 12 -foot wide by 410 -foot long (5,041 square feet) strip along the north side of the Arcadia County Park is to be acquired for street widening. The project site is not near any of the aforementioned biological resources, and is not known to contain any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species. Therefore, the project will not have the above impacts. b) Have a substantial adverse impact on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, and regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service? ❑ ❑ ❑ There are no designated riparian habitats or other sensitive natural communities within the City of Arcadia. The project site is located within an area that is not proximate to sensitive biological resources. Therefore, the project will not have the above impacts. CEQA Checklist -8- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands ❑ El as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including but not limited to, marsh, vemal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption or other means? There are no federally protected wetlands within the City of Arcadia. The project site is not proximate to sensitive biological resources. Therefore, the project will not have the above impacts. d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident ❑ ❑ it ❑ or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of wildlife nursery sites? There are no known native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species within the City of Arcadia. Therefore, the project will not have the above impacts. A pre- construction survey is required for nesting species, should this project have a start time into February/March. While March is the established start time for nesting, February 1 is an accepted start time for raptor nesting, which due to the tall trees to be removed, apply to the removals. SC 4.d if project related site disturbance occurs during the core nesting period (March 1 through September 15), a qualified biologist shall perform a preconstruction breeding /nesting bird survey. The survey shall be completed no more than seven days prior to the initiation of clearance /construction work. If breeding /nesting birds are located within 300 feet of the limits of disturbance, a 300 -foot buffer shall be flagged around the nest and no project activities shall occur within the area until the nest has been determined to no longer be active. e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological ❑ resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? 0 ❑ The City of Arcadia has an ordinance to protect oak trees within the city. The project will not conflict with that ordinance as no oak trees will be affected by the project. However, Arcadia has a general policy to preserve mature trees whenever possible. In the event that any tree is removed as a result of this project, the City will plant two trees for every tree removed. With this mitigation measure in place, the project wilt not have a significant impact on tree preservation policies or ordinance. MM 4.e The City shall plant two trees for every tree removed as a result of the street widening. f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Conservation Community Plan, or other approved local, regional or state habitat conservation plan? ❑ ❑ ❑ There are no adopted Habitat Conservation Plans, Natural Conservation Community Plans, or other approved habitat conservation plan within the City of Arcadia. Therefore, the project will not have the above impacts. 5. CULTURAL RESOURCES - Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a ❑ ❑ ® ❑ historical resource as defined in § 15064.5? CEQA Checklist -9- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Potentially Significant Impact Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporation Less Than Significant No Impact Impact The proposed project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in § 15064.5. Although Arcadia County Park is a historical resource, the proposed project will not directly or indirectly affect any of the ten buildings and structures that have been identified as contributing to the significance of the resource. Furthermore, the integrity of the Park area that is proposed to be altered has been previously compromised by earlier street improvement projects and there are no historic (pre -1962) features within the project area. b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an ❑ archaeological resource pursuant to § 15064.5? The proposed project is not anticipated to cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to § 15064.5. There are no known archaeological sites within the project area. Furthermore, the entire project area has been disturbed by development, including installation of a roadway and non- native landscaping with related irrigation systems. However, if buried cultural materials are encountered during earthmoving operations associated with the project, all work in that area should be halted or diverted until a qualified archaeologist can evaluate the nature and significance of the finds. If the landowner rejects the recommendations of the MLD, the landowner shall rebury the remains with appropriate dignity on the property in a location that wilt not be subject to further subsurface disturbance (PRC Section 5097.98). Implementation of the above action would reduce significant adverse impacts to a less than significant level. No mitigation is required. SC 5.b If buried cultural materials are encountered during earthmoving operations associated with the project, all work in that area should be halted or diverted until a qualified archaeologist can evaluate the nature and significance of the finds. ❑1 ❑ c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resou site or unique geologic feature? e or The subject site Is not known to contain any paleontological or unique geological resources. Should any construction activity encounter any such unrecorded paleontological resources, all work in the area would cease and a qualified paleontologist or geologist shall be retained by the development sponsor to assess the significance of the find, make recommendations, and prepare appropriate field documentation. Implementation of the above action would reduce potential impacts to paleontological resources to be less than significant SC 5.c Should any construction activity encounter any paleontological resources, all work in the area would cease and a qualified paleontologist or geologist shall be retained by the development sponsor to assess the significance of the find, make recommendations, and prepare appropriate field documentation. d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of 0 formal cemeteries? CEQA Checklist -10- 4-03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation impact Impact There are no known human remains within the project area and none are anticipated to be found, However, if human remains are encountered, State Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the County Coroner has made a determination as to origin and disposition pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. The County Coroner must be noted of the find immediately. If the remains are determined to be prehistoric, the Coroner will notify the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), which will determine and notify a Most Likely Descendant (MLD). With the permission of the landowner or his/her authorized representative, the MLD may inspect the site of the discovery. The MLD shall complete the inspection within 48 hours of notification by the NAHC. The MLD may recommend scientific removal and nondestructive analysis of human remains and items associated with Native American burials. Therefore, in the event that burials are discovered during any excavation activities the implementation of the above action would reduce significant adverse impacts to a less than significant level No mitigation is required. SC 5.d If human remains are encountered, State Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the County Coroner has made a determination of origin and disposition pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. The County Coroner must be notified of the find immediately. if the remains are determined to be prehistoric, the Coroner will notify the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), which will determine and notify a Most Likely Descendant (MLD). With the permission of the landowner or his/her authorized representative, the MLD may inspect the site of the discovery. The MLD shall complete the inspection within 48 hours of notification by the NAHC. The MLD may recommend scientific removal and nondestructive analysis of human remains and items associated with Native American burials. 6. GEOLOGY AND SOILS - Would the project: a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse ❑ ❑ ❑ effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the ❑ ❑ p most recent Alquist - Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based an other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42. ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? p ❑ ❑ iii) Seismic- related ground failure, including liquefaction? ❑ ❑ 0 iv) Landslides? ❑ ❑ ❑ The City of Arcadia contains two local fault zones: the Raymond Hill Fault and the Sierra Madre Fault. The extremely thick alluvial deposits which underlie the seismic study area are subject to differential settlement during any intense shaking associated with seismic events. This type of seismic hazard results in damage to property when an area settles to different degrees over a relatively short distance, and almost all of this region is subject to this hazard, but building design standards do significantlly reduce the potential for harm. The project site is not located within an Alquist Priolo Study Zone area, or any other designated earthquake hazard zone; nor is it located on a hillside where landslides may occur. Since the project is for street widening and is located in a fully - developed area, the project will not have a significant impact in exposing people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects involving fault rupture, strong seismic ground shaking, ground failure, and landslides. b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the Toss of topsoil? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ CEQA Checklist -11- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact The project will not involve any activity to create unstable earth conditions. The standard condition below shall be followed in the event of unstable earth conditions discovered during construction, as further soils studies shall be conducted. SC 6.b Soil compaction testing shall be conducted before the road construction occurs. c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that ❑ ❑ ❑ would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off -site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse? The City of Arcadia is located on an alluvial plain that is relatively flat and expected to be stable. The project site is a flat site and will not result in an on- or off -site landslide. The project does not include any excavation, grading or filling of any sloped areas. co d) Be located on expansive soil as defined in Table 18 -1 -B of the 0 ® ❑ Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? c1 The subject site consists of alluvial soil that is in the low to moderate range for expansion potential as defined in Table 18- 1 -B of the Uniform Building Code. The project will not have the above impact. e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative waste water disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of waste water? The subject site is in a fully - developed area that utilizes the local sewer system. Soil suitability for septic tanks or alternative waste water disposal systems is not applicable to this project. 7. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS - Would the project: a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ►� The proposal is a street reconstruction and widening project to improve the efficiency of the City's circulation system, which is consistent with the City's policy to improve local and regional air quality by reducing vehicle emissions. During construction, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will result from construction equipment, vehicle trips, and energy usage. However, emissions will be below the significance threshold of 3,000 metric tons per year established by SCAQMD. b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for ❑ ❑ ❑ the purpose of reducing the emission of greenhouse gases? The City of Arcadia has adopted policies under the City's General Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with SB 375 and AB 32, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. The proposed street reconstruction and widening project is designed to improve the traffic flow on Huntington Drive and at major intersections, which will reduce travel times and vehicle emissions. The project will not conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emission of greenhouse gases. 8. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS - Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? CEQA Checklist ❑ ❑ 0 El -12- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact The project does not include the routine transport, use or disposal of hazardous materials, and will not have the above impact. b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? 1A\ The project does not involve the use of hazardous materials and will not create the potential for a significant hazard to the public or the potential release of hazardous materials into the environment. c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely ❑ hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? Within one - quarter mile of the project site are a college preparatory school (Arroyo Pacific Academy) and First Avenue Middle School. However, the project does not involve the use of hazardous materials and would not emit hazardous materials, substances, or waste, and therefore will not have this impact. d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment? ❑ ❑ ❑ El The subject site is not included on a list of hazardous material sites and will not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment. e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? ❑ ❑ ❑ The subject site is not located within an airport land use plan or within two miles of a public airport or public use airport. Therefore, there would not be any airport related safety hazards for people residing or working at the subject site. f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? ❑ ❑ ❑ There is no private airstrip near the project site, and the project will not have any impact on the since the subject proposal is a street reconstruction and widening project to improve traffic flow. It would not change the uses of the surrounding site and would not result in a safety hazard for people in the project area. g) impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? CEQA Checklist ❑ ❑ ❑ -13- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact The City's Fire Department coordinates emergency operations and manages the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), a central command post to manage emergency response. As part of its emergency planning and response program, the City identified "critical facilities" that serve an essential or important function in disaster situations and/or contain concentrations of population. These are places from which emergency operations and response can be conducted. Several of these facilities are within close proximity to the subject site. By reconstructing and widening the subject portion of Huntington Drive to improve traffic flow, the project would improve access to these facilities. Therefore, the project would not negatively impact the adopted emergency response plan or evacuation plan. h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of Toss, injury or ❑ ❑ ❑ death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands? IZI California's Public Resource Code and Government Code 51175 -89 directed the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) to map areas of significant fire hazards based on fuels, terrain, weather, and other relevant factors. CAL Fire created a mapping system that identifies Fire Hazard Zones, and has created a map showing areas that are considered to be Very High Fire Hazards Zones in Arcadia. The map has been officially adopted by the City, and the City has targeted these areas to implement stringent wildland fire mitigation strategies. The subject site does not fall within any fire hazard zones, and is not within close proximity to any wildlands and will not have the above impact. 9. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY - Would the protect: a) During project construction, will it create or contribute runoff water that would violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements, including the terms of the City's municipal separate stormwater sewer system permit? ❑ ❑ ❑ r4 The Clean Water Act provides control over urban runoff and storm water discharges through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System ( NPDES). The NPDES permit protects public health and aquatic life. At the local level, cities must ensure provision of vegetated swales, buffers, and infiltration areas in new development projects. Additional approaches include designing sidewalks, roads, and driveways utilizing alternative materials to minimize impervious surfaces. The NPDES permit program controls water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants. For Arcadia, the NPDES permit is issued by the Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region. The NPDES program coordinates the actions of all incorporated cities within this region (except Long Beach) and Los Angeles County to regulate and control storm water and urban runoff into Los Angeles County waterways and the ocean. in support of the NPDES permit and the obligation to keep waterways clean by reducing or eliminating contaminants from storm water and dry weather runoff, the City is required to implement the most effective combination of best management practices for storm water/urban runoff pollution control. The City has a storm water education program, an aggressive inspection team that issues notices of violation for water quality violations, and requires the use of best management practices in residential, commercial, and development-related activities to reduce runoff The project is subject to NPDES requirements to ensure compliance with the water quality standards and waste discharge requirements, and therefore will not have the above impact. A Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) will be prepared for project construction. b) After the project is completed, will it create or contribute runoff water that would violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements, including the terms of the City's municipal separate stormwater sewer system permit? ❑ ❑ ❑ The project is subject to NPDES requirements and will be designed and constructed to ensure compliance with the water quality standards and waste discharge requirements, and will not have this impact. c) Provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff from ❑ ❑ ❑ CEQA Checklist -14- G1 4-03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact delivery areas; loading docks; other areas where materials are stored, vehicles or equipment are fueled or maintained, waste is handled, or hazardous materials are handled or delivered; other outdoor work areas; or other sources? The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway and intersections, and will be designed and constructed so as not to provide additional sources of polluted runoff from parking lots, delivery areas, loading docks, etc., and will not have this impact. d) Discharge stormwater so that one or more beneficial uses of receiving waters or areas that provide water quality benefit are impaired? Beneficial uses include commercial and sportfishing; shellfish harvesting; provision of freshwater, estuarine, wetland, marine, wildlife or biological habitat; water contact or non - contact recreation; municipal and domestic supply; agricultural supply; and groundwater recharge. e) Discharge stormwater so that significant harm is caused to the biological integrity of waterways or water bodies? f) Violate any other water quality standards or waste discharge requirements? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ The project will comply with NPDES requirements to ensure that no water quality standards or waste discharge requirements are violated. The project will not have this impact. 9) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table level (Le., the production rate of pre - existing nearby wells would drop to a level which would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted)? 01 0 The project is to reconstruct and widen a portion of an existing roadway (Huntington Drive) to improve traffic flow. The project will not affect or deplete groundwater supplies or interfere with groundwater recharge as there will be no increase in the intensity of land uses. The widened roadway will reduce the permeable area of the project site. However, the impact will be insignificant since it is a small area that is currently part of a County Park and will not deplete groundwater supplies or significantly interfere with groundwater recharge. h) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a manner which would result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off -site? ❑ ❑ ❑ The project is to reconstruct and widen a portion of an existing roadway (Huntington Drive) to improve traffic flow. The project will not alter existing drainage patterns and will not result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off -site. The project will not have this impact. i) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattem of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, or substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or off -site? CEQA Checklist ❑ ❑ ❑ -15- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation impact Impact The project is to reconstruct and widen a portion of an existing roadway (Huntington Drive) to improve traffic flow. The project will not alter existing drainage patterns and will not increase the rate or amount of surface runoff and will not result in flooding on- or off -site. The project will not have this impact. j) Significantly increase erosion, either on or off -site? 0 ❑ ❑ The project is located in a fully - developed area and will be constructed to prevent on and off -site erosion. The project will not have this impact. k) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the 0 ❑ 0 capacity of existing or planned stone water drainage systems? The project is to reconstruct and widen a portion of an existing roadway (Huntington Drive) to improve traffic flow. The project will not create or contribute runoff water and will not affect the capacity of existing or planned storm water drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff. 1) Significantly alter the flow velocity or volume of stormwater runoff in a manner that results in environmental harm? ❑ ❑ ❑ ►, The project will comply with NPDES requirements and will be designed so as not to cause significant alteration of any flow velocity or volume of storm water runoff, and will avoid any such environmental harm. m) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? ❑ ❑ ❑ Runoff from streets, parking areas, and other developed lands often carry some level of pollutants. However, The project is subject to all NPDES requirements to ensure protection of water quality. n) Place housing within a 100 -year flood hazard area, as mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation map? A series of flood control channels within the city convey storm water to regional facilities to the south. Due to this system, there are currently no areas within the City that are within a 100-year floodplain. The subject site is within the Santa Anita Dam Inundation Zone. Dam failure may be caused by a seismic event or an unprecedented intense storm that lasts over an extended period of time. Such an event could lead to the inundation of the subject site but is highly unlikely to occur. The project site does not have any housing and will not place any housing in a flood hazard area and therefore will not have the above impact. ❑ ❑ ❑ o) Place within a 100 -year floodplain structures which would impede or redirect flood flows? ❑ ❑ ❑ 1 As discussed above, there are currently no areas within the City that are within a 100-year floodplain. Also, no structures are proposed, and the project will not diminish, impede or redirect flood flow. p) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam? ❑ ❑ El As mentioned, the subject site is within the Santa Anita Dam Inundation Zone. Dam failure could be caused by a seismic event or intense storm that lasts over an extended period of time. Such an event could lead to the inundation of the subject site, but is highly unlikely to occur, and therefore, will not expose people to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving flooding. CEQA Checklist -16- 4-03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact q) Expose people or structures to inundation by seiche, tsunami or ❑ ❑ ❑ El mudflow? The City of Arcadia is not located near any large inland bodies of water or the Pacific Ocean and will not be inundated by a seiche or tsunami. The subject site is on a flat alluvial plain that will not generate a mudflow. 10. LAND USE AND PLANNING - Would the project: a) Physically divide an established community? ❑ ❑ ❑ 11 The subject site is a fully - developed area located in the Arcadia Redevelopment Project Area; the surrounding uses consist of restaurants, a car dealership, Santa Anita Race Track, Arcadia County Park, and general commercial office, retail and medical uses. The subject proposal is to reconstruct and widen a roadway and intersections to improve traffic flow and access to and from the area, and would not physically divide an established community. b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation of ❑ ❑ ❑ an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? Fri The project is to reconstruct and widen public roadways and will not conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulations. c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or natural ❑ ❑ ❑ community conservation plan? There is no habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan on the subject site. Therefore, the project could not conflict with such plans. 11. MINERAL RESOURCES - Would the project: a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state? ❑ ❑ ❑ There are no known mineral resources on the subject site that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state. b) Result in the Toss of availability of a locally - important mineral ❑ ❑ ❑ resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan or other land use plan? The subject site is not designated in the General Plan as a mineral resource recovery site. Therefore, the proposal would not have the above impact. 12. NOISE - Would the project result in: a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? CEQA Checklist -17- 4-03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact The project is to reconstruct and widen a portion of an existing roadway (Huntington Drive) to improve traffic flow at three intersections. There may be short term noise impacts resulting from construction. However, the construction must comply with the City's noise ordinance, and construction is limited to the hours between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive groundborne ❑ ❑ F1 ❑ vibration or groundborne noise levels? The project is to reconstruct and widen a portion of an existing roadway (Huntington Drive) to improve traffic flow at three intersections and will not increase noise levels as the use is to remain the same. Construction will be performed so as not to generate excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels. c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow and will not increase noise levels as the uses are to remain the same. Therefore, there is no substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project. d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? ❑ ❑ ❑ The project is a roadway improvement project and will accommodate and enhance the existing and approved uses proximate to the subject site and will not increase noise levels. There will be no permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity. e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where ❑ ❑ ❑ such a plan has not been adopted, within two miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the protect expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? The subject site is not located within an airport land use plan or within two miles of a public airport or public use airport. f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? ❑ ❑ ❑ There is no private airstrip near the project site. The project would not change the uses of the surrounding site and would not impact the noise levels for people residing or working in the project area. 13. POPULATION AND HOUSING - Would the project: a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or Indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? 0 ❑ ❑ El The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow in a fully- developed area. It will not induce substantial population growth. b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, necessitating 0 0 ❑ CEQA Checklist -18- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation impact Impact the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? There is no permanent housing on the subject site. c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the ❑ ❑ construction of replacement housing elsewhere? There are no residents on the subject site. 14. PUBLIC SERVICES — Would the project: a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services: Fire protection? ❑ 0 ❑ Police protection? ❑ ❑ ❑ Ei Schools? ❑ 0 ❑ Parks? ❑ ❑ C1 ❑ Other public facilities? ❑ ❑ ❑ /.1 kA The project is to reconstruct and widen a portion of an existing roadway (Huntington Drive) to improve traffic flow at three intersections. It will not cause substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities. A small portion of the Arcadia County Park will be acquired for additional right -of -way. However, the project will not cause significant adverse physical impacts to the use of the park. 15. RECREATION — Would the project: a) Increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or ❑ ❑ other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? The subject proposal is adjacent to and includes a portion of the Arcadia County Park. The project will reconstruct and widen the roadway (Huntington Drive) at three intersections. The project is designed to improve traffic Clow. The improvements will reduce traffic delays at the intersections, but will not directly promote the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities to cause substantial physical deterioration of the facility. b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which have an adverse physical effect on the environment? ❑ ❑ ❑ El The project requires the acquisition from Los Angeles County of an approximately 12' wide by 410' long strip of property along the northern edge of the Arcadia County Park at 405 S. Santa Anita Avenue, which is a public park zoned for Public Purpose (S -2), but it will not require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities. CEQA Checklist -19- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact 16. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC - Would the project: a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy establishing ❑ ❑ ❑ measures of effectiveness for the performance of the circulation system, taking into account all modes of transportation including mass transit and non - motorized travel and relevant components of the circulation system, including but not limited to intersections, streets, highways and freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and mass transit? Huntington Drive is considered one of the principal travel corridors in the City of Arcadia with up to eight lanes of traffic. This particular section of Huntington Drive has four to six lanes. A traffic analysis was conducted in 2010 to study the capacity of the subject intersections under current conditions and 2030 base conditions, and future conditions with potential improvements under the proposed project. The analysis concluded that the subject intersections will have a reduced Level of Service (LOS) by the year 2030. During weekday peak hours, the intersection of Huntington Drive and Colorado Place would experience a reduction from LOS B to C; Santa Clara Street and Huntington Drive would worsen from LOS C to D; and Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive would worsen from LOS D to E. With the subject improvements, the intersection of Huntington Drive and Colorado Place would have LOS A during the a.m. peak hour, and LOS C during the p.m. peak hour; Santa Clara Street and Huntington Drive would have LOS B during the a.m. peak hour, and LOS C during the p.m. peak hour; and Santa Anita Avenue and Huntington Drive would have LOS E during the a.m. peak hour, and LOS D during the p.m. peak hour. The subject proposal will improve the efficiency of the circulation system, which is consistent with the goals of the Arcadia General Plan. Therefore, the proposal would not conflict with measures of effectiveness for the performance of the circulation system. b) Conflict with an applicable congestion management program, including, but not limited to, level of service standards and travel demand measures, or other standards established by the county congestion management agency for designated roads or highways? ❑ ❑ ❑ The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) adopted their most recent Congestion Management Program (CMP) in 2004. For the purposes of the CMP, a significant impact occurs when the proposed project increases traffic demand on a CMP facility by 2% of capacity (V /C = 0.02), causing LOS F (V /C > 1.00). if the facility is already at LOS F, a significant impact occurs when the proposed project increases traffic demand on a CMP facility by 2% of capacity (V /C = 0.02). As discussed in response 16.a, the subject proposal will improve the efficiency of the circulation system, and therefore does not conflict with the CMP. c) Result in a change in air traffic pattems, including either an increase in traffic levels or a change in location that results in substantial safety risks? ❑ ❑ ❑ The proposal is to improve vehicular traffic flow and will not change air traffic patterns. d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? CEQA Checklist ❑ ❑ ❑ -20- 4 -03 File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation impact Impact The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow. The design of the intersection is to promote safe and efficient traffic flow. It will not change the types of vehicles traveling on the street nor generate incompatible uses. To enhance driver safety, the City will install "STOP" signs at the two parking lot exits onto Huntington Drive that proximate the project site. Also, to enhance pedestrian safety, the City will replace all parkway amenities that are removed as part of this project, and install a sidewalk where there is currently a gap between the last parking stall and the northerly parking lot exit. SC 16.d -1 The City will replace all parkway amenities that are removed, i.e. sidewalks curb ramps etc. as part of this project. SC 16.d -2 The City will install "STOP" signs at both parking lot exits onto Huntington Dr. SC 16.d -3 The City will install a sidewalk where there is currently a gap between the last parking stall and the northerly parking lot exit. ej Result in inadequate emergency access? ❑ ❑ ❑ /i4 The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow. It would result in improved emergency access to the nearby hospital and will not obstruct or reduce access to emergency services. f) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance or safety of such facilities? The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow. The City will replace the sidewalks that will be removed as a result of this project, and install sidewalks at the Arcadia County Park along Huntington Drive where there is an existing gap to improve pedestrian access; it does not eliminate public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities, and will not conflict with alternative transportation opportunities. ❑ ❑ ❑ 17. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS - Would the project: a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the applicable ❑ ❑ ❑ Regional Water Quality Control Board? The California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, is the local board with jurisdiction over Arcadia. This board has established the Basin Plan which (i) designates beneficial uses for surface and ground waters, (10 sets narrative and numerical objectives that must be attained or maintained to protect the designated beneficial uses and conform to the state's anti - degradation policy, and (111) describes implementation programs to protect all waters In the region. /1 The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow. The project will not change the density of the uses and will not exceed the wastewater treatment requirements. Any future development is also subject to the requirements as set forth in the Basin Plan. b) Require or result in the construction of new water or wastewater ❑ ❑ ❑ treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow. The project will not change the density of the uses and will not result in the need for new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities. CEQA Checklist -21- 4-03 c) Require or result in the construction of new storm water drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? Local Stormwafer management facilities, such as the storm drains within the area roadways, are the City's responsibility, while regional facilities are the responsibility of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works (DPW). The City municipal storm drain facilities will be maintained and improved in conformance with the City of Arcadia Drainage System Technical Memorandum. File No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant With Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation impact Impact ❑ ❑ ❑ The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow. The City will relocate and replace catch basins and pipes impacted by the project. The project will not change the density of the uses and will not result in the need for new storm water drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities. d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from ❑ ❑ ❑ existing entitlements and resources, or are new or expanded entitlements needed? In making this determination, the City shall consider whether the protect is subject to the water supply assessment requirements of Water Code Section 10910, et seq. (SB 610), and the requirements of Government Code Section 664737 (SB221). The project is a roadway widening project. For the purposes of compliance with Senate Bill 610 and Senate Bill 221, the subject proposal does not qualify as a "project". A `project" means any of the following: 1) A proposed residential development of more than 500 dwelling units. 2) A proposed shopping center or business establishment employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 500,000 square feet of floor space. 3) A proposed commercial office building employing more than 1,000 persons or having more than 250,000 square feet of floor space. 4) A proposed hotel or motel, or both, having more than 500 rooms. 5) A proposed industrial, manufacturing, or processing plant, or industrial park planned to house more than 1,000 persons, occupying more than 40 acres of land, or having more than 650,000 square feet of floor area. 6) A mixed -use project that includes one or more of the projects specked in this subdivision. 7) A project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by a 500 dwelling unit project. If a public water system has fewer than 5,000 service connections, then `project" means any proposed residential, business, commercial, hotel or motel, or industrial development that would account for an increase of 10 percent or more in the number of the public water system's existing service connections, or a mixed -use project that would demand an amount of water equivalent to, or greater than, the amount of water required by residential development that would represent an increase of 10 percent or more in the number of the public water system's existing service connections. The project is consistent with existing use of the subject site, and will not conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation. e) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the project determined that it has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the provider's existing commitments? The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow. The project will not change the density of the uses and will not increase the wastewater treatment demand. Any future development shall also be subject to the requirements as set forth in the Basin Plan. ❑ ❑ ❑ f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to ❑ ❑ ❑ El accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? CEQA Checklist -22- 4 -03 Fite No.: Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than Significant Mitigation Significant No Impact Incorporation Impact Impact The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to Improve traffic flow. During construction, the contractor will be required to recycle useable material to reduce waste. The project will not change the density of the uses and will not increase the need for landfill capacity. g) Comply with federal, state and local statues and regulations related to solid waste? ❑ ❑ ❑ rl The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow. The project will not change the density of the uses and will not violate any federal, state or local statues and regulations relating to solid waste. Any future development shall also be subject to the requirements as set forth in the Basin Plan. 18. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self- sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? ❑ ❑ ❑ The project is consistent with the General Plan, and does not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment. It will not reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species since it is located in a fully - developed area. b) Does the project have the potential to achieve short -term environmental goals to the disadvantage of long -term environmental goals? The subject proposal is derived from a traffic analysis based on a projected long -term deficiency. The improvements will achieve long -term environmental goals to provide a more efficient circulation system. c) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ( "Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? ❑ ❑ ❑ The project is consistent with the General Plan, and will not have negative impacts on the environment; neither individually limited, nor cumulatively considerable since it is located In a fully - developed area. d) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? ►Z1 The project is consistent with the General Plan. The project is to reconstruct and widen an existing roadway to improve traffic flow and will not have environmental effects that will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings. CEQA Checklist -23- 403 Standard Conditions, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements This Standard Conditions, Mitigation and Monitoring Program (MMRP) for the Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements project, has been prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA — Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.), the CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., Title 14, Chapter 3, Sections 15074 and 15097) and the City of Arcadia CEQA Guidelines. A master copy of this MMRP shall be kept in the Planning Services office and shall be available for viewing upon request. This program also includes Standard Conditions (SC). They are existing regulations that are imposed by the City, County, State, federal agencies or special districts and compliance with these regulations is largely the responsibility of the project applicant/developer. The SCs are not considered as mitigation measures under CEQA. Rather, they are expected to be implemented as a matter of course by the City and other regulatory agencies. Where mitigation measures are required, CEQA law requires the preparation of a mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMRP) to monitor the implementation of mitigation measures. The mitigation measures identified in the MMRP has been developed in sufficient detail to provide the necessary information to identify the party or parties responsible for carrying out the mitigation measure, when the mitigation will be implemented, and who will verify that the mitigation has been implemented. The proposed project will reconstruct/widen Huntington Drive between Colorado Place and Santa Anita Avenue with the following improvements: 1. A third travel lane in westbound Huntington Drive at Colorado Place. 2. A right turn lane in northbound Huntington Drive to eastbound Huntington Drive at the Santa Clara Street intersection. 3. Second left turn lanes on both northbound and southbound Santa Anita Avenue. 4. Reconstruction of the median islands and redesign of the merge lanes along Huntington Drive between Colorado Place and Santa Anita Avenue at the intersections of Huntington Drive /Colorado Place and Huntington Drive /Santa Anita Avenue. 5. Modify traffic signals at the three intersections as necessary to upgrade the equipment and to accommodate the additional lanes. 6. The City will replace all parkway amenities that are removed, i.e. sidewalks, curb, ramps, etc. as part of this project. 7. Two trees will be replaced for every tree removed. 8. The City will install "STOP" signs at both County Park parking lot exits onto Huntington Drive. 9. The City will install a sidewalk where sidewalk is currently lacking between the last parking stall and the northerly parking lot exit. 10. The City will protect the existing "Arcadia County Park" sign near the corner of Huntington Drive and Santa Clara Street, and the City will replace all the landscaping around the sign. To accommodate these improvements, a right -of -way acquisition is necessary from Los Angeles County for an approximately 12' wide by 410' long strip of property along the northwest corner of the Arcadia County Park at 405 S. Santa Anita Avenue. This MMRP includes mitigation measures in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Matrix on the following pages that correspond to the final Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the project. The matrix lists each mitigation measure by environmental topic and indicates the frequency of monitoring and the responsible monitoring entity. Mitigation measures may be shown in submittals and may be checked only once, or they may require monitoring periodically during and /or after construction and grading. Once a mitigation measure is complete, the responsible monitoring entity shall date and initial the corresponding cell and comment on the effectiveness of the mitigation measure. Wherever the term "project applicant" is used in the MMRP, it shall be deemed to include each and all successors in interest of the project applicant. Standard Conditions, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Matrix Huntington Drive Capacity Improvements Standard Conditions (SC) and Mitigation Measures (MM) Mitigation Monitoring Timing Responsible Monitoring Entity Mitigation Measure Complete? Effectiveness Section 1- Aesthetics SC 1.c The City will protect the "Arcadia County Park" sign in place at the corner of Huntington Dr. and Santa Clara St. The City will replace all the landscaping around the sign. Following completion of grading and construction activity and prior to final inspection Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department Section 4 — Biological Resources SC 4.d If project related site disturbance occurs during the core nesting period (March 1 through September 15), a qualified biologist shall perform a preconstruction breeding /nesting bird survey. The survey shall be completed no more than seven days prior to the initiation of clearance /construction work. If breeding /nesting birds are located within 300 feet of the limits of disturbance, a 300 -foot buffer shall be flagged around the nest and no project activities shall occur within the area until the nest has been determined to no longer be active. Prior to construction and grading Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department MM 4.e The City shall plant two trees for every tree removed as a result of the street widening. Following completion of grading and construction activity and prior to final inspection Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department Section 5— Cultural Resources SC5.b If buried cultural materials are encountered during earthmoving operations associated with the project, all work in that area should be halted or diverted until a qualified archaeologist can evaluate the nature and significance of the finds. Duration of grading and construction Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department SC 5.c Should any construction activity encounter any paleontological resources, all work in the area would cease and a qualified paleontologist or Duration of grading and construction Engineering Services and Public Works Services Standard Conditions (SC) and Mitigation Measures (MM) Mitigation Monitoring Timing Responsible Monitoring Entity Mitigation Measure Complete? Effectiveness geologist shall be retained by the development sponsor to assess the significance of the find, make recommendations, and prepare appropriate field documentation. Department SC 5.d If human remains are encountered, State Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the County Coroner has made a determination of origin and disposition pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. The County Coroner must be notified of the find immediately. If the remains are determined to be prehistoric, the Coroner will notify the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), which will determine and notify a Most Likely Descendant (MLD). With the permission of the landowner or his /her authorized representative, the MLD may inspect the site of the discovery. The MLD shall complete the inspection within 48 hours of notification by the NAHC. The MLD may recommend scientific removal and nondestructive analysis of human remains and items associated with Native American burials. Duration of grading and construction Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department Section 6 — Geology and Soils SC 6.b Soil compaction testing shall be conducted before the road construction occurs. Prior to construction Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department Section 16 — Transportation/Traffic SC 16.d -1 The City will replace all parkway amenities that are removed, i.e. sidewalks curb ramps etc. as part of this project. Following completion of grading and construction activity and prior to final inspection Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department SC 16.d -2 The City will install "STOP" signs at both parking lot exits onto Huntington Dr. Following completion of grading and Engineering Services and Public Works Standard Conditions (SC) and Mitigation Measures (MM) Mitigation Monitoring Timing Responsible Monitoring Entity Mitigation Measure Complete? Effectiveness geologist shall be retained by the development sponsor to assess the significance of the find, make recommendations, and prepare appropriate field documentation. Department SC 5.d If human remains are encountered, State Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that no further disturbance shall occur until the County Coroner has made a determination of origin and disposition pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. The County Coroner must be notified of the find immediately. If the remains are determined to be prehistoric, the Coroner will notify the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), which will determine and notify a Most Likely Descendant (MLD). With the permission of the landowner or his /her authorized representative, the MLD may inspect the site of the discovery. The MLD shall complete the inspection within 48 hours of notification by the NAHC. The MLD may recommend scientific removal and nondestructive analysis of human remains and items associated with Native American burials. Duration of grading and construction Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department Section 6 — Geology and Soils SC 6.b Soil compaction testing shall be conducted before the road construction occurs. Prior to construction Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department Section 16 — Transportation/Traffic SC 16.d -1 The City will replace all parkway amenities that are removed, i.e. sidewalks curb ramps etc. as part of this project. Following completion of grading and construction activity and prior to final inspection Engineering Services and Public Works Services Department SC 16.d -2 The City will install "STOP" signs at both parking lot exits onto Huntington Dr. Following completion of grading and Engineering Services and Public Works Standard Conditions (SC) and Mitigation Measures (MM) Mitigation Monitoring Timing Responsible Monitoring Entity Mitigation Measure Complete? Effectiveness construction activity and prior to final inspection Services Department SC 16.d -3 The City will install a sidewalk where Following Engineering there is currently a gap between the completion of Services and last parking stall and the northerly grading and Public Works parking lot exit. construction activity and prior to final inspection Services Department