R-10236RESOLUTION NO. 102~~, (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADOPTING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE
PALISADES BLUFF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, a Notice of Intent to Adopt an Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated
Negative Declaration for improvement of the Palisades Bluff was published in the Santa
Monica Daily Press on February 5, 2007, in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of Santa Monica CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Study and Proposed Draft Negative Declaration were made
available for public comment for 30 days, beginning on February 5, 2007, and ending on March
7, 2007; and
WHEREAS, On August 14, 2007, the City Council, as Lead City Agency, reviewed the
Initial Study .and Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the Initial Study for the Palisades Bluff
Improvement Project identified potentially significant impacts, with respect to geology and
soils, construction effects, biological resources, hydrology and water quality, cultural
resources, aesthetics and. neighborhood effects and that these impacts would be reduced to
less than significant levels with the incorporation of mitigation measures imposed on the
project.
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SECTION 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, together
with any comments received during the public review process, prior to acting on the project.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds, based on the whole record before it, including
the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration, and any comments received, that with
incorporation of the proposed mitigation measures there is no substantial evidence that the
project will have a significant effect on the environment, and that the Mitigated Negative
Declaration reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis. Therefore, the City
Council hereby approves the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
SECTION 4. Consistent with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6 (a) (1), the City
Council adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, which is included as
Attachment A, to mitigate or avoid significant effects of the project. on the environment and
ensure compliance during project implementation.
SECTION 5. Consistent with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6 (a) (2), the
documents which constitute the record of proceedings for approving this project are located in
the Environmental & Public Works Management Department, Civil Engineering and
Architecture Division, 1437 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, California. The custodian of
these records is Spiros Lazaris, Civil Engineer.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
AS TO FORM:
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Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program
Santa Monica Palisades Sluffs
Improvement Project IS/MND
Prepared for:
City of Santa Monica EPWM
Civil Engineeringand Architecture Department
1918 Main Street, Suite 300
Santa Monica, CA 90405
Prepared by:
Rincon Consultants, Inc.
790 East Santa Clara Street
Ventura, California 93001
July 2007
Santa Monica Palisades Bluffs Improvement Project IS/MND
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
This document is the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Santa Monica Palisades Bluffs Improvement
Project proposed in the City of Saz1ta Monica, California. Public Resources Code Section 21081.6(a) requires that a Lead Agency
adopt an MMRP prior to approving a project in order to mitigate or avoid significant impacts that have been identified in an Intial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration. The purpose of the MMRP is to ensure that the required mitigation measures identified in
the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration are implemented as part of the overall project implementation. In addition to
ensuring implementation of mitigation measures, the MMRP provides feedback to agency staff and decision-makers during project
implementation, and identifies the need for enforcement action before irreversible environmental damage occurs.
The following table summarizes the mitigation measures for each issue area identified in the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the Santa Motuca Palisades Bluffs Improvement Project. The table identifies each mitigation measure; the action
required for the measure to be implemented; the time at which the monitoring is to occur; the monitoring frequency; and the agency
or party responsible for ensuring that the monitoring is performed. In addition, the table includes columns for compliance
verification. These columns would be filled out by the monitoring agency or party and would document monitoring compliance.
Where an impact was identified to be less than significant, no mitigation measures were required.
This MMRP will be used by City staff or the City's consultant to determine compliance with permit conditions. Violations of these
conditions may cause the City to revoke the operating permit.
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Santa Monica Palisades Bluffs Improvement Project IS/MND
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
Mitigation Measure/Condition of Approval Action Required When Monitoring Monitoring Responsible Compliance Verification
to Occur Frequency Agency or
Party Initial Date Comments
AESTHETICS
AES-1 Vegetated Covering of Groutcrete. Areas of Installation of vegetation After groutcrete Periodically Landscape
large groutcrete implementation shall be revegetated covering, and verification application. after Architect
with native hydroseed, or covered with a native by landscape architect that groutcrete approved by
vegetation mat or blanket. The vegetated covering shall vegetation covering application, Santa Monica
use native species matching the existing bluff habitat obscures difference and upon EPWM, Civil
including but not limited to: Atriplex spp. [spp, means between treated and
project
Engineering and.
several species], Saltbushes; Calysfegia cyclostegi, untreated areas. completion. Architecture
Morning Glory; Calysfegia macrostegia; Castille/a affinis,
Indian Paintbrush; Chorizanthe orcuttiana, Spineflower;
Coreopsis gigantean, Giant Coreopsis; Coreopsis
maritime, Sea-Dahlia; Dudleya spp.; Encelia californica,
California; Erigeron glaucus, Seaside Daisy; Eriophyllum
staechadifolium, Wooly Sunflower; Haploppappus spp,
Goldenbush; Malacotrhix saxati/is; Marah macrocarpus,
Wild Cucumber; Opuntia littoralis, Cholla; and Rhus
integrifolia, Lemonadeberry. The revegetation shall be
used to soften and blend the treated areas with the
surrounding natural areas to ensure that a viewer from
Pacific Coast Highway or the California Incline would not
be able to discern the difference between the treated
and natural areas and shall be subject to the review and
approval of a licensed landcape architect. This
treatment process shall first only be undertaken in areas
that are not visible from Pacific Coast Highway or the
California Incline and shall only be undertaken in other
areas if the initial treatment rocess is successful.
BIOLOG ICAL RESOURCES
BIO-1 Nesting Season Survey. If the construction of Survey for active nests Within one week Once prior to Santa Monica
the proposed bluff improvements are to occur during the within 250 feet of proposed prior to any project EPWM, Civil
nesting season (March 1 through September 15), a improvements. construction activity Engineering and
search for active nests shall be conducted within one occurring during occurring Architecture
week prior to construction by a qualified biologist. If March 1- during nesting
active nests are located within 250 feet of the proposed September 15. season.
improvements and are potentially sensitive, then
construction work should be delayed in that area until
after the nesting season or until the young are no longer
de endent u on the nest site.
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to Occur Frequency Agency or
Party Initial Date Comments
CONSTRUCTION EFFECTS
CON-1 Construction Traffic Management Plan. In Review and approval of Prior to issuance of Once prior to Santa Monica
consultation with Caltrans, the City shall prepare and construction traffic permits. issuance of EPWM Building
implement a Construction Traffic Management Plan to management plan. permits. and Safety
provide for traffic management during bluff improvement Division
activities. The TMP shall focus on informing the
motoring public and affected parties of construction Periodically
activities and dates. This plan shall be subject to review Field verification during During during
and approval by the City and, at a minimum, shall construction. construction. construction.
include the following:
• A public information program to advise
motorists of impending construction
activities (e.g., mailed notices to properties
in the surrounding area, portable message
signs, and information signs at the
construction site);
• Approval from the City for any construction
detours or construction work requiring
encroachment into public rights-of-way, or
any other street use activity (e.g., haul
routes);
• Timely notification of construction
schedules to all affected agencies (e.g.,
Police Department, Fire Department,
Department of Environmental and Public
Works Management, and Department of
Planning and Community Development);
• Coordination of construction work with
affected agencies five to ten days prior.to
start of work;
• A traffic control plan for the streets
surrounding the work area, including
specific information regarding the project's
construction and activities that will disrupt
normal traffic Flow;
• Avoiding dirt and demolition material
hauling and construction material delivery
durin the mornin and afternoon eak
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party Initial Date Comments
traffic periods and cleaning of streets and
equipment as necessary;
• Scheduling and expediting of work to
minimize disruption of and interference
with the adjacent vehicular and pedestrian
traffic Flow. Weekday daytime work on City
streets shall primarily be pertormed
between the hours of 9:00 AM and 3:00
PM;
• Limiting of queuing of trucks to onsite to
the extent feasible;
• Scheduling of preconstruction meetings
with affected agencies to properly plan
methods of controlling traffc through work
areas;
• Storage of construction material and
equipment within the designated staging
area and limitation of equipment and
material visibility to the public;
• Provision of off-street parking for
construction workers, which may include
the use of a remote location with shuttle
transport to the site, if determined
necessary by the City of Santa Monica;
and
• The City of Santa Monica shall coordinate
construction activity associated with the
Bluffs project with activities associated with
the California Incline Replacement Project.
In particular, improvements associated
with the Bluffs Improvement project shall
be completed prior to the commencement
of construction activities associated with
the California Incline.
CULTURAL RESOURCES
CR-1 Stop Work Order. If cultural resource remains Review and approval of If cultural Once for Santa Monica
or paleontological resources are encountered during cultural resource resources are review of the EPWM, Civil
construction or land modification activities, the assessment and, if encountered cultural Engineering and
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applicable procedures established under CEQA shall be necessary, verification of during grading or resources Architecture.
followed. In this event, work shall stop, and the City compliance with any construction. assessment
shall be notified at once to assess the nature, extent, remediation plan. and, if
and potential signifcance of any cultural or necessary,
paleontological resources. If such resources are periodically
determined to be significant, appropriate actions to during
mitigate impacts to the resources shall be implemented. remediation.
Depending upon the nature of the find, mitigation could
involve avoidance, documentation, or other appropriate
actions to be determined by a qualified archaeologist.
CR-2 Procedures for Discovery of Human Verifcation that procedures In the event that If necessary, Santa Monica
Remains. If human remains are unearthed, State in Section 7050.5 of the human remains periodically EPWM, Civil
Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 requires that no California Health and are discovered during Engineering and
further disturbance shall occur until the County Coroner Safety Code are followed. during grading or construction. Architecture
has made the necessary fndings as to origin and construction.
disposition pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
5097.98. If the remains are determined to be of Native
American descent, the coroner has 24 hours to notify
the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC).
The NAHC will then identify the person(s) thought to be
the Most Likely Descendent (MLD) of the deceased
Native American, who will then help determine what
course of action should be taken in dealing with the
remains.
HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
HAZ-1 Aerially Deposited Lead (ADL)Soil Sampling and analysisof Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica
Sampling. Prior to issuance of permits for the proposed suspected soil. of permits. issuance of EPWM, Civil
Bluff improvements, a Preliminary Site Investigation Determination of proper permits. Engineering and
shall be performed in compliance with Caltrans ADL handling and disposal of Architecture
Testing Guidance (March 16, 2001). The Preliminary contaminated soil if found.
Site Investigation shall include soil borings in the
locations of future Bluff improvement borings to a
minimum depth of 2.5 feet below ground surface (bgs)
using hand auger sampling methods. All soil samples
from the ADL investigation shall be analyzed for the
presence of total lead following EPA Test Method 6010.
The regulatory criteria for determining whether soils are
to be classified as "hazardous waste' for materials
handling and disposal purposes based on metal content
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are contained in the California Code of Regulations Title
22, Section 66261.24. The Total Threshold Limit
Concentration (TTLC) for ADL is 1,000 milligrams per
kilogram (mg/kg) and the Soluble Threshold Limit
Concentration (STCL) for lead is 5.0 milligrams per liter
(mg/q. In the event that ADL is discovered in excess of
TTLC or STLC, the soil shall be excavated, put into 55-
gallon drums, and transported to a licensed landfill for
proper disposal. In addition:
• Handling of materials containing ADL shall
result in no visible dust migration. The
contractor shall have a means of dust
control available at all times while handling
material in work areas containing ADL.
• Project construction activities shall be
conducted in compliance with Caltrans
Guidelines associated with aerially
deposited lead. This requirement shall be
included in construction contracts.
HAZ-2 Construction Monitoring. During the drilling Qualified environmental During bore hole Ongoing. Santa Monica
of the boreholes into the Bluffs as a part of the proposed scientists shall be onsite to drilling. Civil
Bluffs improvement project (to the west of the four monitor and sample soil Engineering and
former gasoline service stations) a 40-hour Hazwoper- during bore hole drilling. Architecture
trained environmental scientist shall be onsite to monitor
the soil for hydrocarbons and volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). These contaminants may be
present in the soil or groundwater from an
undocumented release from one of the four former
gasoline service stations. The environmental scientist
shall examine the excavated soil that is coming out of
the boring for visual and olfactory indications of
contamination. In addition, the scientist shall use a
photoionization detector (PID) to measure VOC
concentrations within the worker breathing zone and in _
the excavated soil to screen for contamination. If
contaminants are suspected, soil samples shall be
obtained and analyzed to determine whether there are
contaminants, and if present, to determine the type and
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concentrations of contaminants. The sampling results
are to be used to make a determination as to where to
transport the material for offsite disposal, or to determine
if the soils can be used onsite. If contaminants are
detected, the results of the soil sampling shall be
forwarded to the local regulatory agency (City of Santa
Monica Environmental Program Division. The agency
shall review the data and determine if any additional
investigation or remedial activities are deemed
necessary.
HAZ-3 Procedure for Suspected Contaminants. If Sampling and analysis of In the event that If necessary Santa Monica
contamination is identified in the water that is to be suspected groundwater draining periodically EPWM, Civil
discharged from the Bluffs slope that will be collected discharge, if necessary. groundwater is during Engineering and
through the proposed drainage system, it shall be discolored, construction. Architecture
treated prior to discharging to the storm drain system. odgrous or
Please note that any discharge to the storm drain suspected of
system requires and NPDES permit issued by the contamination.
Regional Water Quality Control Board. Treatment
options include the use of granulated activated carbon.
The water being discharged from the slope would be
piped into the carbon units. The system would be
gravity fed to allow the water to flow through the
canisters for treatment of organic chemicals. Periodic
monitoring and maintenance of the carbon filtration
system would be needed in accordance with an NPDES
permitthat would need to be obtained from the Regional
Water Quality Control Board.
NOISE
N 1 Diesel Equipment Mufflers. All diesel Field verification of During Periodically Santa Monica
equipment shall be operated with closed engine doors compliance. construction. during EPWM, Civil
and shall be equipped with factory recommended construction. Engineering and
mufflers.
Architecture
N 2 Electrically-Powered Tools. Electrical power Field verification of During Periodically Santa Monica
shall be used to run air compressors and similar power compliance. ~ construction. during EPWM, Civil
tools. construction. Engineering and
Architecture
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N 3 Timing Restrictions. The noisiest phases of Field verification of During Periodically Santa Monica
construction shall be restricted to between the hours of compliance. construction. during EPWM, Civil
10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, in construction. Engineering and
accordance with Section 4.12.110(d) of the Santa Architecture
Monica Municipal Code.
N-4 Additional Noise Attenuation Techniques. Field verification of During Periodically Santa Monica
For all noise generating construction activity on the compliance. construction, during EPWM, Civil
project site, additional noise attenuation techniques shall construction. Engineering and ,
be employed to reduce noise levels to City of Santa Architecture
Monica noise standards. Such techniques may include,
but are not limited to, the use of sound blankets on noise
generating equipment and the construction of temporary
sound barriers between construction sites and nearby
sensitive receptors.
N-5 Construction Sign Posting. In accordance Field verifcation of During Periodically Santa Monica
with Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.12.120, the compliance. construction, during EPWM, Civil
project applicant shall be required to post a sign construction. Engineering and
informing all workers and subcontractors of the time Architecture
restrictions for construction activities. The sign shall
also include the City telephone numbers where
violations can be reported and complaints associated
with construction noise can be submitted.
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of August, 2007.
~ Richard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 1023;~(CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 14th day of August, 2007, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Genser, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Connor, Shriver
Mayor Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem Katz
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: None
ATTEST:
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Maria Stewart, Ci Clerk