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R-505ATTACHMENT B RESOLUTION NUMBER 505 (RAS) (Redevelopment Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE SANTA MONICA PLACE REMODEL PROJECT WHEREAS, Santa Monica Place was approved by the Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") of the City of Santa Monica after a project specific EIR was certified in 1976, and thereafter the Santa Monica Place project obtained all necessary permits and was constructed in compliance with them; and WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Civic Center Specific Plan EIR, certified by the City Council on June 28, 2005, is a Project EIR forthe proposed Amendment to the Downtown Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, environmental review of the proposed Santa Monica Place Remodel Project is a tiered review under the California Environmental Quality Act; and WHEREAS, a Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Santa Monica Place Remodel Project ("Project") was published on July 24, 2007 in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"); and WHEREAS, the Draft Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration was circulated for a 30-day public comment period, which ended on August 24, 2007; and WHEREAS, on August 30, 2007, the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration was published; and WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency ("Agency') of the City of Santa Monica has reviewed and considered the proposed mitigated negative declaration together with comments received during the public review process in its decision-making process; 1 NOW, THEREFORE, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Agency has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Santa Monica Place Remodel Project together with comments received during the public review process prior to approving the Project. SECTION 2. The Agency finds on the basis of the record before it that there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant effect on the environment and that the Final Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgement and analysis of the Agency. SECTION 3. Consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(c), the documents which constitute the record of proceedings upon which this decision is based are located in the Planning and Community Development Department, 1685 Main Street, Room 212, Santa Monica, California. The custodian of these documents is the Planning Division Manager. SECTION 4. Consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15074(d), the Agency adopts the Mitigation Monitoring Program, which is included as Attachment A, to mitigate or avoid significant environmental effects of the Project, and to ensure compliance with required conditions of approval during Project implementation. SECTION 5. The addition of project conditions (including requirements that the Project applicant notify the Agency of its intent to appeal Project property assessments and consent to Agency participation in any assessment appeals for the Project property; to replace sidewalks and pavement on 2"d Street, 4th Street, and Colorado Avenue; install new and additional lighting and new trees on Colorado Avenue; and remove and replace the interior stairs and the 2 elevators in parking structure 7 and the elevator in parking 2 eff44 structure 8 are not substantial revisions to the Project and do not require recirculation of the Mitigated Negative Declaration as provided in CEQA Guidelines Section 15073.5(c)(3). SECTION 6. The Secretary of the Agency shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: M SHA OUTRI G eral C sel Attachment A: Mitigatiori Monitoring and Reporting Program 3 eff44 Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Santa Monica Place Remodel Project IS/MND Prepared for: City of Santa Monica 1918 Main Street, Suite 300 Santa Monica, CA 90405 Prepared b~: Rincon Consultants, Inc. 790 East Santa Clara Street Ventura, California 93001 July 2007 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 Place Remodel Project proposed in the City of Santa 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 Initial 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 Monica Place Remodel 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. City of Santa Monica 2 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 Low-Glare Materials. Development shall Implementation of glare- Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica include screening of mechanical equipment and use of reducing building of permits. issuance of Planning and low-reflective roofng materials to reduce potential visual components demonstrated permits. Community and glare impacts. on building plans. Development Department and AES-2 Shielded Exterior Lighting. The applicant Architectural shall design exterior building lighting to ensure that no Review Board light projects on adjacent sites. Such lighting shall incorporate "cut-ofP' shields as appropriate to prevent an increase in lighting at adjacent and nearby uses. AES3 Shielded Landscape Illumination. Landscape illumination and exterior sign lighting shall be accomplished with low-level, unobtrusive fixtures. Such lighting shall be creatively shielded to direct light pools awa from off-site viewers. CONSTRUCTION EFFECTS CON-1 Fugitive Dust Control Measures. The Implementation of fugitive Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica following shall be implemented during construction to dust control measures. of permits. issuance of Planning and minimize fugitive dust and associated particulate permits. Community emissions: Development • All material excavated orgraded should be Department sufficiently watered to prevent excessive Field verifcation during Periodically amounts of dust. Watering should occur at construction. During during least three times daily with complete coverage, construction. construction. preferably at tfie start of the day, in the late moming and after work is done for the day • All grading, earth moving or excavation activities shall cease during periods of high winds (i.e., greater tfian 20 mph measured as instantaneous wind gusts) so as to prevent excessive amounts of dust • All material transported on and off-site should be securely covered to prevent excessive amounts of dust • Soils stockpiles shall be covered City of Santa Monica 3 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 • Onsite vehicle speeds shall be limited to 15 mph • Install wheel washers where vehicles enter and exit the construction site onto paved roads or wash off trucks and any equipment leaving the site each trip • Sweep streets at the end of the day using SCAOMD Rule 1186 certified street sweepers or roadway washing trucks if visible soil is carried onto adjacent public paved roads (recommend water sweepers with reclaimed water) • All active portions the construction site shall be sufficiently watered three times a day to prevent excessive amounts of dust. CON-2 Ozone Precursor Control Measures. The Implementation of ozone Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica following shall be implemented throughout construction precursor control of permits. issuance of Planning and to reduce emissions of ozone precursors ROC and measures. permits. Community NOx: Development • Low VOC coatings shall be used on all Department remodeled components Periodically Field verification during During during • Equipment engines should be maintained in construction. construction. construction. good condition and in proper tune as per manufacturer's specifications; • Schedule construction periods to occur over a longer time period (i. e. lengthen from 60 days to 90 days) during the smog season so as to minimize fhe number of vehicles and equipment operating simultaneously; and • Use new technologies to control ozone precursor emissions as they become readily available. CONS NOx Control Measures. Throughout Implementation of NOx Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica construction, off-road and on-road diesel equipment control measures. of permits. issuance of Planning and shall use cooled exhaust gas recirculation to reduce permits. Community emissions of nitrogen oxides. Development Department City of Santa Monica 4 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 Parly Initial Date Comments Field verification during construction. CON 4 Final Review of Construction Traffic Review and approval of Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica Management Plan. The final Construction Worksite Construction Traffic of permits. issuance of Planning and Traffic Control Plan shall be subject to review and Management Plan. permits. Community approval by the City. The Plan shall include, but not be Development limited to, the fallowing: Department • Construction traffic along Santa Monica Boulevard shall be discouraged during peak hours (weekday 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.) construction traffic may not use Santa Monica Boulevard. Trucks staging on 2nd Street shall turn right onto Broadway rather than continuing north on 2nd Street to Santa Monica Boulevard. It may be necessary to close the left turn lane from westbound Broadway to accommodate this change. To the extent possible, truck trips should be scheduled outside of peak traffic hours. CON-5 Construction Parking Plan. The following Review and approval of Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica mitigation measures are recommended to address the Construction Traffic of permits. issuance of Planning and construction period impacts identified above. Management Plan. permits. Community Development Department • Before issuance of a building permit, the applicant shall submit and obtain approval of a Construction Parking Plan from the City of Santa Monica Planning and Community Development Department that contains the following provisions: • Construction employee parking shall not be allowed to reduce the availability of public parking spaces in Structures 7 and 8 below existing occupancy. If construction activity does impact the availability of ublic arkin ,construction workers should shall be City of Santa Monica 5 Santa Monica Place Remodel Project IS/MND Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Mitigation Measure/Condition of Approval Action Required When Monitoring to Occur Monitoring Frequency Responsible Agency or Compliance Verification Party Initial Date Comments required to park in an off-site location with available parking (such as the Civic Center Parking Structure) and, if sufficiently far away, be shuttled to the work site. One of two methods could be used to determine existing parking occupancy: 1. The results of the occupancy survey already conducted by Crain and Associates in June 2007 could be used. This would result in a need to parking construction workers in an off-site location on weekends throughout the construction period and on weekdays during the last few months with high levels of finishing workers. 2. An additional Parking Demand Analysis could be performed in advance of or during the mall closure in order to assess the reduction in parking demand in the two structures due to closure of retail tenants during construction. If the results of the Parking Demand Analysis demonstrate that the estimated or actual downtown visitor parking occupancy of Structures 7 and 8 during closure is or will be less than that identified in the June 2007 parking occupancy survey, the Construction Plan may be modifed to allow additional construction parking in the structures so long as the occupied number of public parking spaces is maintained. • At present, mall employees park in Structures 7 and 8 on weekdays and in both Structures 7 and 8 and Structure 5 on weekends (up to 278 mall employees are presently allowed to park in Structure 5 on weekends). , Many of the existing mall retail employees will not be employed at the mall during the construction period when the mall shops are closed. During closure of levels 4, 5 and 6 in Structure 7 during the demolition hase, remainin mall em to ee arkin should be City of Santa Monica 6 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 Parly Initial Date Comments relocated from Parking Structures 5, 7, and 8 to the Civic Center Parking Structure or an alternative available location outside the downtown area of Santa Monica on weekends (Saturday and Sunday). This mitigation measure may only address 250 to 278 of the roughly 353 space deficit projected in Table 6 for the demolition phase. It is reasonable to assume, though, that the remaining 75 to 100 space deficit would be more than made up by the reduction in Santa Monica Place patrons that would occur during the period when the mall is closed. • Restriping of Structures 7 and 8 should be conducted by temporarily closing one level at a time in the structures, on weekdays only, during the lower-demand period between the demolition phase and the finishing phase in the last few months when a high level of workers will be present. • The demolition phase and its associated closure of levels 4, 5, and 6 in Structure 7 should not be conducted at the same time that existing downtown public parking structures are closed for retrofit or replacement as part of the Santa Monica downtown parking program. GEOLOGY AND SOILS GEO-1 Seismic Risk Reduction Building Verifcation that structures Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica Requirements per UBC and CBC Code. Design and are engineered to of permits. issuance of Civil construction of the Santa Monica Place remodel shall withstand expected ground permits. Engineering be engineered to withstand the expected ground acceleration and that all and acceleration that may occur at this site. The calculated structures comply with Architecture. design base ground motion for the site shall take into provisions of the UBC and consideration the soil type, potential for liquefaction, CBC. and the most current and applicable seismic attenuation methods that are available. All on-site structures shall comply with applicable provisions of the Uniform Building Code and the California Building Code. City of Santa Monica 7 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 GEO-2 Soil Testing for Expansion Potential. Prior Soil sampling of final sub- Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica to issuance of a building permit, soil samples of final grade areas. of permits. issuance of Civil sub-grade areas and excavation sidewalls shall be permits. Engineering collected and analyzed for their expansion index. For and areas where the expansion index is found to be greater Architecture than 20, the appropriate grading and foundation designs shall be engineered to withstand the existing conditions. The expansion testing may be omitted if the grading and foundations are engineered to withstand the presence of highly expansive soils. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS HHS-1 Asbestos Containing Material A qualified asbestos Prior to issuance Once prior to Santa Monica (ACM) Testing. Prior to issuance of a sampling company shall of permits. issuance of Civil demolition or renovation permit for the Santa conduct an ACM survey. permits. Engineering Monica Place shopping mall, an ACM survey and shall be performed by a licensed asbestos Architecture sampling company. All testing procedures shall follow California and Federal protocol. The asbestos survey report shall quantify the areas of asbestos containing materials ursuant to California and Federal standards. HHS-2 ACM Removal Procedure. Prior to any Asbestos trained and Prior to demolition Once prior to Santa Monica demolition or renovation, onsite structures that contain certified personal or renovation. demolition of Civil ACM must have the ACMs removed according to proper abatement shall perform renovation. Engineering abatement procedures recommended by the asbestos asbestos abatement. A and consultant. All abatement activities shall be in final report detailing the Architecture compliance with California and Federal OSHA,~and with abatement procedures the South Coast Air Quality Management District shall be prepared. requirements. Only asbestos trained and certified abatement personnel shall be allowed to perform asbestos abatement. All ACMs removed from onsite structures shall be hauled to a licensed receiving facility and disposed of under proper manifest, if needed, by a transportation company certified to handle asbestos containing materials. Following completion of the '~, asbestos abatement, the asbestos consultant shall '' provide a report documenting the abatement ', procedures used, the volume of ACM removed, where the material was moved to, and include transportation and disposal manifests or dump tickets. Each City of Santa Monica 8 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 abatement report shall be prepared for the property owner or other responsible party, with a copy submitted to the City of Santa Monica. HHS-3 Lead-based Paint Testing. Prior to the A licensed lead-based Prior to the Once prior to Santa Monica issuance of a permit for the renovation or demolition of paint consultant shall be issuance of a the issuance Civil any structure, a licensed lead-based paint consultant contracted to evaluate the permit for the of a permit for Engineering shall be contracted to evaluate the structure for lead- structure for lead-based renovation or the and based paint. If lead-based paint is discovered, it shall paint. If lead-based paint demolition of any renovation or Architecture be removed according to proper abatement procedures is discovered, it shall be structure. demolition of recommended by the consultant. All abatement removed according to any structure. activities shall be in compliance with California and proper abatement Federal OSHA, and with the South Coast Air Quality procedures recommended Management District requirements. Only lead-based by the consultant. paint trained and certified abatement personnel shall be allowed to perform abatement activities. All lead-based paint removed from these structures shall be hauled and disposed of by a transportation company licensed to transport this type of material. Ih addition, the material shall be taken to a landfll or receiving facility licensed to accept the waste. Following completion of the lead based paint abatement, the lead based paint consultant shall provide a report documenting the abatement procedures used, the volume of lead based paint removed, where the material was moved to, and include transportation and disposal manifests or dump tickets. Each abatement report shall be prepared for the property owner or other responsible party, with a copy submitted to the City of Santa Monica. HHS-4 Phase I Environmental Site Assessment. A Phase I environmental Prior to demolition Once prior to Santa Monica Prior to demolition and development, a Phase I site assessment shall be and development. demolition Civil environmental site assessment shall be performed to performed by qualified and Engineering determine the likelihood of contaminants. The Phase I environmental scientists to development. and ESA shall follow the current ASTM standard (ASTM E determine the likelihood of Architecture 1527-05). All recommendations contained within the contaminants Phase I Environmental Site Assessment shall be implemented according to standard regulatory procedures. HHS-5 Hazardous Materials Contingency Plan. All Implementation of a During excavation Periodically Santa Monica demolition and remodeling conducted at the Santa hazardous materials and demolition during Civil Monica Place mall shall have a contingency plan to be excavation Engineering City of Santa Monica 9 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 implemented in the event that contaminants or structural features that could be associated with contaminants or hazardous materials are suspected or discovered. The contingency plan shall identify appropriate measures to be followed if contaminants are found or suspected. The appropriate measures shall identify personnel to be notified, emergency contacts, and a sampling protocol to be implemented. The excavation and demolition contractors shall be made aware of the possibility of encountering unknown - hazardous materials, and shall be provided with appropriate contact and notification information. The contingency plan shall include a provision stating at what point it is safe to continue with the excavation or demolition, and identify the person authorized to make that determination. 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 Planning and and shall be equipped with factory recommended construction. Community mufflers. Development De artment 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 Planning and tools. construction. Community Development Department N3 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 Planning and 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday, in construction. Community accordance with Section 4.12.110(d) of the Santa Development Monica Municipal Code. Department City of Santa 10 Santa Monica Place Remodel 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 N-4 Additional Noise Attenuation Techniques. Field verification of During Periodically Santa Monica For all noise generating construction activity on the compliance. construction. during Planning and project site, additional noise attenuation techniques construction. Community shall be employed to reduce noise levels to City of Development Santa Monica noise standards. Such techniques may Department 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 verification of During Periodically Santa Monica with Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 4.12.120, compliance. construction. during Planning and the project applicant shall be required to post a sign construction. Community informing all workers and subcontractors of the time Development restrictions for construction activities. The sign shall Department also include the City telephone numbers where violations can be reported and complaints associated with construction noise can be submitted. City of Santa Monica 11 Adopted and approved this 11th day of September, 2007. Richard Sloom, Chair I, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 505 (RAS) was duly adopted at a special meeting of the Redevelopment Agency held on the 11th day of September, 2007, by the following vote: Ayes: Agency members: Genser, McKeown, O'Connor, Shriver Chair Bloom, Chair Pro Tem Katz Noes: Agency members: None Abstain: Agency members: None Absent: Agency members: Holbrook ATTEST: -- ~ ~~ Maria M. Stewart, A ency Secretary 3