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Council Meeting: August 11, 1992
AUG 11 1992
Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and city Councl1
FROM: City staff
SUBJECT: Adoption of a Resolution Certifying the Final
Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for the Proposed
Cloverfield Boulevard Widening Project
Introduction
This staff report provides city council wlth information
regarding status of the Cloverfield Boulevard \Hdening proj ect
(Santa Monica Freeway to north of Colorado Avenue) including the
recommendation that Council adopt a resolution certifying the
Final Environmental Impact Report (Attachment A) and direct staff
to proceed with property acquisition, design and advertisement of
the project improvements.
Background
Cloverfield Boulevard is a north/south Highway situated in the
southeast quadrant of the city of Santa Monica. The Boulevard is
located between Santa Monlca Boulevard on the north and Ocean
Park Boulevard on the south.
Cloverfield Boulevard north of the Santa Monica Freeway is one of
the City's most important arterial roadways as it serves not only
the Special Office District but also the hospital area and
slgnificant employment and resldential areas on the east side of
the city.
The approved ErR for the Hater Gardens Development
recommended widening of Cloverfleld Boulevard from the Santa
Monica Freeway to north of Colorado Avenue as one of the
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mitigation measures for the existing and projected traffic from
that development and the general cOMMercial area that it
includes.
Participation in widening of Cloverfield Boulevard was included
in three separate development agreements including Water Gardens,
the Arboretum (Lowe Development) and Colorado Place.
The proposed project includes pavement widening on both the
easterly and westerly sides of Cloverfield, partial narrowing of
26th street between Cloverfield Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard,
east bound on-ramp and west bound off-ramp modifications at the
Santa Monica Freeway which may lnclude the addl tion of an HOV
lane on the on-ramp and removal of the two lane constriction on
the off-ramp. The project also includes new street trees, new
sidewalks, relocated street 11ghts, upgraded and synchronized
traffic signals, and modifications to the existing storm drainage
system to accommodate the widening.
On October 25, 1988, City Council authorized staff to proceed
with initial studies required to determine the feasibl1ity of
widening Cloverfield Boulevard to provide an additional lane of
traffic in each direction~ authorized the city Manager to
negotiate and execute any contracts necessary to initiate the
proposed traffic improvements; and appropriated $200,000 from
traffic mitigation fees paid by the Water Gardens development to
fund surveys, appraisals and environmental study contracts. Upon
completion of these studles, Staff was to return to Councll for
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authorization to proceed with the constructlon phase of the
project.
Subsequent to the CounCll's action ln late 1988, staff undertook
preliminary engineering of the wldening project which included
survey of all existing improvements, field and underground
utillty investigations, initial alignment studies, right-of-way
acquisition drawings and descriptions, striping and geometric
plans, and preliminary property appraisals.
After the preliminary deslgns were complete, the envlronmental
review process began. This process included the study of
alternatives to the widenlng of Cloverfield Boulevard. A
detailed analysis of that process follows.
CEQA Compliance
The environmental revievl process began in March, 1991 with the
preparation of an Initial Study for the proposed project. The
Initlal Study determined that the proposed project could have a
signlficant adverse impact on the environment and that an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) should be prepared. On April
18, 1991, a Notice of Preparation of an ErR was issued and
published in the Evenlng Outlook. A publlC scoping meeting was
held on April 27, 1991, for the purpose of identifying areas of
concern and to develop alternatlves for the proposed project EIR.
On April 23, 1992, a Draft EIR was released for a 45 day public
review period ending on June 8, 1992. During this period, eleven
comment letters were submitted. Comments were received from the
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California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), City of Los
Angeles, Mid-City NeIghbors, Land Use Commlttee of Friends of
Sunset Park, and other Santa MonIca resldents. Most comments
addressed traffic and circulation issues, neighborhood impacts,
and funding sources. Comment letters in support of the proposed
project were also received, including a second letter from
Caltrans received on July 17, 1992 (see Attachment B). The Final
EIR includes responses to all comments and was released on July
29, 1992.
The Final ErR concludes that implementation of the proposed
project will generate short-term I significant construction
related impacts for traffic1 alr quality, and noise; ho\vever,
these short-term Impacts can be mitIgated and therefore no
signifIcant impacts \vould occur as a result of the proj ect.
There would be no long-term negative environmental impacts, nor
significant adverse cumulative impacts. The significant impacts
prior to mitigation and proposed mitigatIon measures for the
proposed Cloverfield Boulevard widening project are discussed
below.
The Final EIR also includes analysis in the areas of traffic and
circulation, alr quality, noise, publIC serVIces and utilities,
neighborhood effects, fiscal impacts, risk of upset, construction
effects and right of way. The Final EIR concludes that all
potentially significant impacts can be mitlgated.
Traffic
PreparatIon of the Final EIR on the Cloverfield Boulevard
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Widening Project began in March, 1991. since that time, the city
Council has mandated that all future traffic analyses shall
utilize the Highway Capaclty Manual (HCM) methodology. However,
because the Cloverfield traffic study was undenlay prior to the
decision of council, the Cloverfleld ErR uses the critical
Movement Analysis (CMA) methodology to analyze the traffic
impacts.
A comprehensive trafflC analyses was completed for the
Cloverfield Boulevard Widening Project Final EIR. Analyses of
existing and future traffic conditions were performed at 29
intersections during AM and PM peak periods. The traffic
analyses uses the term "Level of Service" (LOS), which describes
the quality of trafflc flow. LOS A through C represents good,
relatively unrestricted traffic flow conditions. LOS D is
typically the level for which a metropolitan area street system
is deslgned. LOS E represents volumes at or near the capacity of
the highway which will result in possible stoppages of momentary
duration and fairly unstable flow. LOS F occurs when a facility
is overloaded and is characterized by stop-and go traffic with
stoppages of long duration. The study results indlcated that in
1991, there was one intersection operating at Level of Service E,
and one intersection at Level of Service F operating during the
AM peak period. Durlng the PM peak period, flve lntersections
operated at Level of Service E, and three intersections at Level
of Service F.
The standard of significance used in evaluating traffic impacts
in the Final ErR, consldered a signlficant lmpact when the
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increase in Volume/Capacity ratio was 0.02 or greater, or the
intersection was projected to operate at a level of service of E
or F either before or after the additlon of project traffic.
The future traffic impacts of planned development (the year
2002/with no Cloverfleld widening), were compared to the existing
1991 traffic conditions. Based on this comparison, during the AM
peak hour period, six of the intersections will be operating at
Level of Service E, and another flve will be operating at Level
of service F. During the PM peak hour period, three
intersections wll1 be operating at Level of Service E, and nine
will be operating at Level of Service F.
The future traffic impacts .nth the .....ddening were compared to
future traffic impacts without the widening. This analysis
concluded that during the AN peak perlod four of the eleven
Level of Service E and F intersections will be improved to a
Level of Service D or above. Durlng the PM peak period, three of
the twelve Level of Service E and F intersections will be
improved to a Level of Service D or above. only one
intersection, located at the intersection of Cloverfield
Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard, will be significantly
impacted durlng the PM peak perlod by the proposed project
improvements. This impact can be mJ.tigated by installing an
eastbound right-turn-only lane on Santa Monica Boulevard at
Cloverfield Boulevard. Implementation of this mitigation measure
will reduce this impact to a less-than-signlfJ.cant level, and
result in beneficlal impacts.
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Air Quality
The Final EIR analyzes the short and long term air quality
impacts of the proposed project. Wlthout mitigation, the
pollutant emissions projected to occur from the short-term
construction-related activlties of the proposed project may
temporarily exceed federal and state standards.
Short-term construction-related activities such as clearing,
excavation and grading operations f vehicle traffic on unpaved
ground, and wind blowing over exposed earth surfaces may generate
dust at and near the proj ect site. These construction-related
activities are considered a significant impact during the
construction period. This significant impact can be mitigated by
following measures that have been developed by the South Coast
Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Implementation of the
proposed mitigation would reduce this lmpact to a
less-than-significant level.
Noise
The Final EIR analyzes the existing noise conditions, short-term
construction-related noise impacts, and 10ng-terr.1 impacts from
vehicular traffic noise for the proposed project area. The
long-term noise impacts were pro] ected to occur from increased
traffic flow capacity. These impacts were determined to be not
signlficant.
However, increased ambient noise levels associated with temporary
construction activities of the proposed project would result in
significant, short-term noise impacts. This signlficant impact
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can be mitigated by requiring contractors to submit evidence that
all construction vehicle or equipment within 1,000 feet of a
dwelling shall properly operate and maintain mufflers, locate
stockpiles and vehlcle staging areas as far as practicable from
dwellings, and comply with the City of Santa Monica noise
ordinance.
Implementation of thlS Mitigation measure would
reduce this impact to less-than significant.
EIR Alternatives
section VI of the Final EIR analyzed four alternatives to the
proposed project:
1) No Project;
2) Reversible Lanes~
3) One Way Streets, and
4) New Freeway Ramps at 20th Street.
The evaluation of these alternatives compared to the proposed
Cloverfield Boulevard ~'>11dening proj ect, are based on potential
adverse
environmental
impacts
and
attainment
of
project
objectives.
The proj ect object i ves a re as follows: 1) improve
traffic circulation in the area; 2) improve traffic safety; 3)
reduce pollution resulting from idling cars; 4) make existing and
approved developments easily accesslble; and 5) minimize traffic
impacts on residential areas caused by new developments.
No Proiect
This alternative assumes that Cloverfield Boulevard would remain
unchanged from existing conditions, but development in the
surrounding area would continue as presently expected. The
environmental impacts to utillties and publlC servlces, fiscal,
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and rlsk of upset sectionsl associated with the proposed project
would not occur.
As previously discussed in the traffic section of the Final ErR,
the future traffic analyses results for the No proj ect
alternative indicates that there v,ill be some degradation in
overall traffic operatlng conditions.
This alternative would result in adverse air quality impacts,
noise and neighborhood impacts greater than the proposed project.
This alternative does not meet the proJect objectives.
Reversible Lanes
This alternative would use present lane configurations and
implement "reverslble lanes" on Cloverfleld Boulevard.
Reversible lanes could be achieved manually, or by special
striping and overhead signage. The center traffic lane along
C10verfield Boulevard could provide an additional (three total)
northbound lanes in the morning peak period, and could be
reversed for the afternoon peak period for southbound lanes. The
lane configuratlons for the AM and PM peak trafflc period are
identified in the Final EIR. This alternative would have the
same neighborhood effects as the proposed projectl and no impacts
to Risk of Upset are expected.
Compared to the project, this alternative would cause additional
significant traffic impacts at two study intersections during the
AM peak period, and an additional intersectlon during the PM peak
period.
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Al though there are some potential advantages, reversible lanes
can be confusing, require additional surveillance and enforcement
and can be labor intensive. The short-term effect of motorist
confusion with thlS alternative would be potentially slgnificant.
This alternative as a means of addressing the long-term traffic
congestion problems is not a practical approach to the problem.
However, this alternative lS expected to lncrease the Level of
Service beyond the No Project alternative.
This alternatlve has potentially
quality, noise, and utilities and
greater than the proposed proj ect.
meets the project objectives.
slgnlficant impacts on air
public services that are
This alternative generally
one-tvay Streets
This al ternati ve assumes conversion of portions of Cloverfield
Boulevard, 26th street, and Broadway to a one-way operation to
form a "loop" of one-,.,ay streets ",ith traffic flowing in a
counterclockwise dlrectlon around the loop. Some additional
widening may need to occur and traffic signals would need to be
modified. Thls alternative lS expected to have fewer impacts
than the proposed project for utllities and public services, risk
of upset, and total costs.
The changes to the street system and traffic flow patterns would
cause significant impacts at five intersections during the AM
peak period, and at two intersections in the PM peak period.
Compared to the proposed project, thls alternative would have
three more intersections operatlng at Level of SerVlce F in the
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AM peak period, and the same number of Level of F lntersections
during the PM peak period. This alternative does not provide
significant advantages over the proposed project, and the adverse
impacts of this alternative would increase travel distances and
diverted traffic may use short-cuts though other residential
areas.
Although the short-term construction related impacts to air
quallty and noise are less than the proposed project, the
increased vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and diversion into
residential neighborhoods, ~ay result in greater air quality and
noise impacts than the proposed proJect. As a result, the
neighborhood effects are potentially greater than the proposed
project.
The long-term impacts of this alternative meet project objectives
1,2,3 and 4, whereas, the long-term nelghborhood inpacts do not
meet objective 5.
New Freeway Ramps
This alternative assumes that new freeway ramps would be added at
20th street to compliment the easterly freevlay ramp movements
that exist at Cloverfield Boulevard. A ,.lestbound off-ramp and
eastbound on-ramp would be added to provide a "full diamond"
interchange at 20th street. Also, a variation of this
alternative, the installation of frontage roads along the freeway
between the eXlsting ramps at Cloverfield Boulevard and 20th
Street, in lieu of the new ramp was analyzed.
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This alternative compared to the no project alternatlve, would
significantly impact three of the traffic study intersections
during both the AM and PM peak periods. Additionally four
intersections would be significantly impacted during the PM peak
period. Also, this alternatlve compared to the Project
alternative, would cause an addltional two intersections to
operate at Level of Service F in the AM peak period, and one
additional intersection during the PM peak period. The
additional Level of Servlce F operating intersections, would have
greater air quality impacts than the proposed project.
Although, this alternative would lessen traffic in surrounding
areas and provide needed linkages, it would increase ramp
demands, require addltional trafflc slgnal phaslng, and cause
significant degradation of operating conditions without providing
an easy or inexpensive means to resolve these requirements. The
fiscal impacts of this alternative would require a economic
feasibility study to analyze the potential cost benefits.
This alternative would have short-term construction-related
impacts, and the long-term impacts would meet project objectives
1,2,3 and 5.
The Final EIR concluded that the proposed Cloverfield Boulevard
Widening Project is the most beneficial traffic project compared
to the alternatives analyzed.
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Budqet/Fiscal Impact
As of June 30, 1992, the mitigation fee balance from the Water
Gardens and Colorado Place developments less funds to Finance
continuing traffic mitgation-related Capital Improvement projects
totals $5,612,288.
The cost of the proposed project including right-of-way
acquisition, widening of Cloverfield Boulevard and Freeway on/off
ramp modifications lS estimated at $6,000,000.
Currently funds in the amount of $3,527,125 are avallable for
this project in the following budgeted elF Accounts:
Account No.
Amount
01-770-415-25191-8917-99145
01-770-416-25190-8917-99145
TOTAL
3,436,070
91,055
$3,527,125
It is requested that city council appropriate an additional
$2,472,875 from the mitigation fee balance in order to complete
the
project
as
proposed:
$2,472,875
to
Account
No.
01-770-415-25191-8917-99145.
Recommendation
It lS recommended that the Clty Council:
1.
Adopt
the
attached
resolution
certifying
the
Final
Environmental Impact Report for the Cloverfleld Boulevard
Widenlng Project.
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2. Authorize the City Manager to complete the design of the
proj ect lmprovements, negoti ate and purchase the necessary
right-of-way and advertise the project for bidding.
3. Appropriate $2,472,875 from the traffic mltigation fee
balance to the capital improvement account specified above.
Prepared by: Stan Scholl, Director of General Services
Tony Antich, city Engineer
Suzanne Frick, Planning Manager
Patrice Holiway, Assistant Planner
Attachments: Resolution Certifying Final EIR (Attachment A)
state of California Department of Transportation
Letter dated July 17, 1992 (Attachment B)
FEIR (Attachment C)
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DISTR'CT 7 120 SO SPRING 5,
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Ci'tY Eng~neer
C~'ty of 5an~a Mon~ca
P. O. Box 2200
1685 Ma~n Street.
5an~a Mon~ca. CA 90407-220lJ
5ubJec~: DElE - ~i~y of ~an~a Mon~ca
CloverIleld ooulevara Wlaen~ng
Dear h!'. A.nt~cn:
'E1.~S 1-eT.T.E'!"' serves as C.lar~ilCa!;10Ii cr :Jur vune ':'992
le~'ter. Afte!' severa~ ,eiepnone conVereaT.l0n~ Wl~n Cl'ty
staff aoou~ qUeS'tl0ns anc ~ta'tements 1D our -June 1992
let'ter. Gal trans 1.5 suppor't~ ve 0= the- proposea ClovE'rf~eld
Boulevara and freeway on/off ramps w1den1ng.
It 1.6 our understandJ.1lg 'that tne City of San't.a t1on1ca wl11
unaerta..ke the funding ot th(> on/off :ramps ana W1.11 perform
the work under a Perm~t T.ha"t Calt-rans w1l1 13BUe. The C1ty
of Santa Mon~ca lS plann~ng TO awara both ~he wlden1ng of
Cloverfield Boulevard ano the on/off ramps as G 61ng~e
con"trac~. However. 1 ~ may be necessarr to pnasE" the WorK
(Le. complete one port~on foliowed with anoT.her portion as
opposed ~o construct1nL every~h1nF a~ once' ~0 lnsure 0
mlnJ.IIlUID 0= :inCOnVen1enct" 7'> -cne publl.C Cal1:;rans ST.aII ,.nl_
worK "Goge~ner Wl tn Cl ty 21..a= - t" :-oon:n,na~E- 'Lne conS1:.rUC'tlo;l
pnaslng.
After reeva~uat1ng our preVl0US commen~s ana our pnone
converBatlon~7 we are convlnceo that any of our comments can
oe mitigated 1n Qe5~gn. we wlll meeT ner~ a~ Caltrans In
Mr. Doug Fa~ll.ng s off1C~. column 3-5G on July 20. ~992 a~
9:00 A.M
If YOU nave any QUeatlons. piease Cion - T. heS1 't.a1:.e LO call. me
~t (213) 897-4738.
Slncerely.
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~'" Bot)GoODEL~. Ch:Lei
Advance Plann~ng
CC: Ken Nelson. DePUT-Y I'1reCtOI
Doug Fa~l~nb. ?ro~ecL. Deve~opmen~ brancn
Ron ^OB1nBK~. Env1rOnmen~Q~ ~Lann1ng
Wilford Mel~on. 0en10r lranBpor~a~1on Planner
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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NUMBER 8469(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRO~ENTAL IMPACT REPORT ON
THE CLOVERFIELD BOULEVARD WIDENING PROJECT
WHEREAS, a Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact
Report was issued on April 18, 1991; and,
WHEREAS, on April 29, 1991, a public scoping meeting was
held to identify environmental issues and concerns; and,
\~EREAS, a Notice of Completion of a Draft Environmental
Impact Report was published on April 23, 1992; and,
WHEREAS, from April 23, 1992 to June 8, 1992, the Draft
Environmental Impact Report was made available for public review
and,
WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report reviews and
analyzes potential environmental effects of the proposed project;
and,
WHEREAS, in July, 1992, the Final Environmental Impact
Report was published; and,
WHEREAS,
the Final Environmental
Impact Report has
determined that the environmental significant impacts of the
proJect can be mitigated, and the project will have no
significant adverse cumulative impacts; and,
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WHEREAS, the Environmental Impact Report and all notices
~lTere prepared in compliance Hi th the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), and the city of Santa Monica CEQA Guidelines:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City council finds that the Final
Environmental Impact Report adequately reviews and analyzes
potential environmental effects of the proposed project.
SECTION 2. The City council makes the following findings,
consistent with Article VI, section 12 of the city of Santa
Monica CEQA Guidelines and section 15091 of the state of
California CEQA Guidelines.
(a) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the
proj ect could result in a s ignif icant impact to short-term air
quality in the area during construction (Final EIR, sections 4.2
and 4. 5). Al though the pollutant emiss ions proj ected to occur
from the short-term construction-related activities of the
proposed project may temporarily exceed federal and state levels,
the air quality impacts can be mitigated by using measures that
have been developed by the South Coast Air Quality }1anagement
District (SCAQMD). consistent with Article VI, section 12 of the
City CEQA guidelines and Sections 15091 of the state CEQA
Guidelines, the City finds that the following changes or
mitigation measures have been required in the project which will
mitigate or avoid the potential significant environmental effects
identified with respect to air quality impacts:
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(1) During clearing, grading, earth moving or excavation:
(a) Control fugitive dust by regular watering, paving
construction roads, or other dust preventive measures
as defined in District Rule 403,
(2) After clearing, grading, earth moving or excavation:
(a) Wet the area down sufficiently enough to form a
crust on the surface with repeated soakings, as
necessary, to maintain the crust and prevent dust
pick up by the wind,
(b) Street sweeping, should silt be carried over to
adjacent pUblic thoroughfares.
(3) During construction:
(a) Use water trucks or sprinkler systems to keep all
areas where vehicles move damp enough to prevent dust
raised when leaving the site,
(b) Wet down areas in the late morning and after work
is completed for the day.
(4) Use low sulfur fuel (.05% by weight) for construction
equipment.
(5) All vehicles shall maintain smog certification.
(6) Phase and schedule construction activities to avoid
high ozone days, consistent with AQMD standards.
(7) Discontinue construction during second stage smog
alerts in accordance with AQMD requirements.
These measures will avoid or substantially lessen the potential
for significant adverse impacts to short-term air quality, and
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thus mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effects
identified in the Final EIR (Sections 4.2 and 4.5).
(b) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the
proj ect could result in a significant impact to noise in the
area, associated with short-term construction activities (Final
EIR, Section 4.3 and 4.5). Consistent with Article VI, Section
12 of the city CEQA Guidelines, the City finds that the following
changes or mitigation measures have been required in the project
which will mi tigate or avoid the potential significant
environmental effects identified with respect to noise impacts:
(1) Prior to construction, the contractor will submit
evidence to the City, that:
(a) All construction vehicles or equipment, fixed or
mobile, operated within 1,000 feet of a dwelling shall
be equipped with properly operating and maintained
mufflers.
(b) stockpiling and/or vehicle staging areas shall be
located as far as practicable from dwellings.
(2) Contractor shall be required to comply with the City
of Santa Monica noise ordinance relating to the days
and hours of construction activity.
These measures will avoid or substantially lessen the potential
for significant adverse impacts to short-term noise impacts of
the area, and thus mitigate or avoid the significant
environmental effects identified in the Final EIR (Section 4.3
and 4.5).
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(c) The Final EIR made the finding that without
mitigation, implementation of the proj ect will cause a
significant impact to traffic circulation and overall degradation
in the Level of Service at the intersection of Cloverfield
Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard during the PM peak traffic
period (Final EIR, Section 4.1 and 4.5). Consistent with Article
VI, Section 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and Section 15091 of
the state CEQA Guidelines, the project will undertake the
following change or mitigation measure which will mitigate or
avoid the potential significant environmental effects identified
with respect to traffic and circulation impacts:
(1) Install an eastbound right-turn-only lane on
Santa Monica Boulevard at Cloverfield Boulevard.
This measure will avoid or substantially lessen the potential for
significant adverse impacts to the traffic and circulation impact
of the area, and thus mitigate or avoid the significant
environmental effect identified in the Final EIR (Section 4.1 and
4.5) .
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section
21091.6, the mitigation measures required by this Resolution
shall be monitored by the City to ensure their compliance during
project implementation in accordance with the requirements of the
EIR's mitigation monitoring program (Final EIR, section 8).
SECTION 4. The City council certifies that the
environmental review for the project was conducted in full
compliance \'lith state and City CEQA Guidelines, that there was
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adequate public review of the Draft Environmental Impact Report,
that the City Council has considered all comments on the Draft
Environmental Impact Report and responses to comments, that the
Final Environmental Impact Report adequately discusses all
significant environmental issues, and that the City Council has
considered the contents of the Final Environmental Impact Report
in its decision-making process.
SECTION 5 .
The document entitled Cloverfield Boulevard
widening project Final Environmental Impact Report attached
hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by this reference is
hereby certified.
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.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~W'\...~
ROBERT M. MYERS U
City Attorney
legaljClovnois
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Adopted and approved this 11th day of August, 1992.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8469(CCS)
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on August 11, 1992 by the following
Council vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Holbrook, Katz, Olsen,
Vazquez, Zane
Noes: Councilmembers: Genser
Abstain: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
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