sr-052510-1iRedevelopment Agency Meeting: May 25, 2010
Agenda Item: ~=Z
To: Mayor and City Council
Chairperson and Redevelopment Agency
From: AndyAgle, Housing and Economic Development Director
Barbara Stinchfield, Community and Cultural Services Director
Subject: Temporary Parking Lot at 1680 Main Street
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Redevelopment Agency ("Agency"):
1. extend the lease between the Agency and City of Santa Monica to defer removal
of site improvements at 1680 Main Street until 2012 and continue use of the
parking lot for separate, minor temporary events; and
2. authorize the Executive Director to negotiate and execute an amendment to
Lease No. 9028 (RAS) with the City.
Staff recommends that the City Council ("City"):
1. authorize the City Manager to execute an amended Lease No: 9028 (RAS) with
the Agency;
2. authorize the City Manager to execute a modification to the License Agreement
No: 9029 (CCS) with Cirque du Soleil (CDS) to defer repair and restoration of the
leased- portion of the Civic Center Site in the event of a return engagement or
remove the obligation for repair and restoration if CDS does not return; and;
3. direct the Community and Cultural Services Department to ensure that in
evaluating proposals for the event season beginning in September 2011, a
primary consideration will be the repair and restoration of the Civic Center. Site.
Executive Summary
The City currently leases approximately 2.5 acres of Agency-owned property at 1680
Main Street (former RAND north lot) for use by Cirque de Soleil (CDS) as temporary
parking to mitigate CDS's displacement of parking in the 1550 beach parking lot. On
October 13, 2009, Council directed staff to explore the use of the lot to support special
events following CDS's departure. The current Lease will expire on May 31, 2010 and
requires removal of soil protection materials, lighting, and parking control improvements
paid by Cirque du Soleil (CDS). This staff report identifies the necessary actions to
ensure continued use of the parking lot to support temporary, special events through
Spring 2012, when construction of the Palisades Garden Walk Park is expected to
commence.
Background
The Agency owns approximately 11 acres of land within the City's Civic Center. This
area is bounded by Main Street to the east, Ocean Avenue to the west, the extended
Olympic Drive to the south, and the Santa Monica freeway to the north. On
November 14. 2006, Council adopted a policy to permit short-term leasing of Civic
Center property for the purpose of generating revenue to support the planning and
design of Palisades Garden Walk Park. On January 27, 2009, the Agency approved the
interim use of approximately 2.5 acres of the Civic Center property (Civic Center Site)
and authorized the Agency's Executive Director to execute a Lease with the City;
Council also approved a License Agreement between the City and Cirque du Soleil
(CDS) for use of the Civic Center Site for temporary public parking. On
October 13, 2009, Council directed staff to explore opportunities to extend the
temporary public parking.
CDS, in accordance with the License Agreement, improved the Civic Center Site with
soil protection materials and installed extensive improvements including signage,
lighting, parking controls and equipment. Following conclusion of KOOZA in Santa
Monica and prior to expiration of the Lease and License Agreement, CDS was required
to repair and restore the temporary parking lot to its original condition. The expiration
date for repair and restoration of the Civic Center site was extended from
January 31, 2010 to May 31, 2010 to provide time for completing the attached
environmental analysis of the temporary use of the site.
Discussion
CDS has committed $377,000 in improvements for the temporary parking lot, including
$94,000 for the removal of the protective membrane and surface. The gross parking
revenues received from operations in October through December were approximately
$66,000, with 25 percent of the gross proceeds going to the City and 75 percent to
CDS. The funds generated are insufficient to fully cover the cost of removing the site
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improvements. However, an opportunity exists to continue use of the lot to generate
additional revenues that would fund the removal costs and support special, temporary
events as well
Given its history with Santa Monica and the successful run of KOOZA by the Pier, CDS
has expressed interest in returning to Santa Monica in 2011 or early 2012. The City's
Extended Events process, however,- does not allow piecemeal consideration of
proposals received for the event season, which runs from September 2011 to May
2012. Pursuant to the Extended Events guidelines, staff will be initiating a Request for
Proposals (RFP) process to receive proposals for the 2011 events season. Proposals
received by August 31, 2010 will be reviewed in September 2010. The requirement for
any extended event to repair and restore the Civic Center Site would be included in the
Request for Proposals (RFP). If the City receives a more competitive proposal than that
of CDS, the recommended proposal would be required to remove the site improvements
by 2012 and reimburse CDS for any improvements that could be sold. If the City does
not receive proposals from CDS or another party, the City would be required to pay for
the removal of the improvements in 2012.
Prior to issuing the RFP, a report on Cirque du Soleil's economic impact within the City
will be circulated to stakeholders for review and comment. Any changes to the Extended
Event process recommended as a result of the findings of the economic impact study
would be transmitted to Council for action prior to issuing the RFP.
To allow for the potential future use of the temporary parking lot as previously directed
by the City Council, staff recommends amending the existing Lease between the
Agency and City to specify a new term, for an additional two years, concluding on
March 31, 2012. Also, staff recommends amending the License Agreement between
the City and CDS to stipulate deferment of removal and repair and restoration of the
parking lot or remove the obligation if CDS does not return. The provision for revenues
to be split between CDS and the City will no longer apply and all revenue from operation
of the lot will go to the City.
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City staff has discussed the future use of the lot with California Coastal Commission
(CCC) staff. CCC staff has explained that an amendment to the existing exemption for
the parking lot would satisfy CCC needs, and that the amendment may include a
provision for the removal of the lot, to allay concerns that replacement of the parking
might be required.
CEQA Compliance
An Addendum to the original documentation for the Civic Center Specific Plan (CCSP)
has been prepared and is included as Attachment A. This Addendum includes a
description of the revised plan as it is currently proposed and a comparison of the
impacts of the revised plan to those identified in the environmental documentation
previously certified/adopted by the City of Santa Monica on June 28, 2005. Given the
proposed modification is a temporary, interim use within a portion of the Palisades
Garden Walk Special Use District that allows the City to utilize, on an intermittent basis,
an existing impermanent parking lot, the proposed temporary changes to the CCSP
would not generate new significant environmental impacts or exacerbate impacts
identified in the 2005 Civic Center Specific Plan Final EIR.
Financial/Budget Impacts
Additional revenues will be generated with the future operation of the Civic Center Site
as a temporary public parking lot. Costs related to operations and maintenance, and
possibly the removal of the improvements, will be funded with proceeds from parking
revenues. The net revenues over the two year period, less 10 percent for operations
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and maintenance, are estimated to be approximately $100,000, based on the frequency
of Pier events that could benefit from this temporary parking. Revenues will be
deposited in account 01224.404176.
Prepared by: Tina Rodriguez, Redevelopment Administrator
Approved: Forwarded to Council:
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Andy Agle, Director Rod Gould
Housing and Economic Development -City Manager
Approved:
Barbara Stinchfield, Director
Community and Cultural Services
Attachment A: Addendum for the Project
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ATTACHMENT A
ADDENDUM
FOR THE TEMPORARY CIVIC CENTER PARKING LOT
PROJECT AT 1680 MAIN STREET
INTRODUCTION
This document is an Addendum to the environmental documentation prepared for
the City of Santa Monica Civic Center project. The Addendum has been prepared
in accordance with the relevant provisions of the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) of 1970 (as amended) and the State CEQA Guidelines as
implemented by the City of Santa Monica. According to Section 15164 of the
State CEQA Guidelines, an addendum to a previously certified. EIR or Negative
Declaration is the appropriate environmental document in instances when "only
minor technical changes or additions are necessary" and when the -new
information does not involve new significant environmental effects beyond those
identified in the EIR.
Specifically, Sectiori 15164 (b) of the State CEQA Guidelines states that it is
appropriate for a Lead Agency to prepare an addendum when some or all of the
following criteria are met:
(1) Only minor technical changes are needed to make the analysis in the
prior EIR (or MND) sufficient;
(2) The changes to the Project Description are non-significant and contain
elaborations upon or clarifications to components of a project that were
described in a conceptual or schematic manner in the original EIR;
(3) No new previously unanticipated environmental impacts are
anticipated and other impacts studied are either non-significant or were
contemplated, described and mitigated in the prior CEQA document for
which the Addendum is being prepared (Guidelines Section 15164
(d),and no additional substantial mitigation planning is necessary for
project implementation--clarification and refinement of mitigation
planning is acceptable (Guidelines Section 15164(e)).
As discussed below, the change being contemplated involves a minor revision to
the previously proposed plans, with no increase in development intensity. In
addition, as supported by the analysis below, the proposed revision would have
no new significant environmental effects. As such, the addendum is the
appropriate environmental document under CEQA. All mitigation measures
identified in the previously certified EIR shall apply to the current proposal. In
addition, the adopted Mitigation Monitoring Plan from the previous CEQA
documents shall remain effective for the current project.
This Addendum includes a description of the revised plan as it is currently
proposed and a comparison of the impacts of the revised plan to those identified
in the environmental documentation previously certified/adopted by the City of
Santa Monica on June 28, 2005.
ORIGINAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
Project Location
The Civic Center Specific Plan (CCSP) Area consists of approximately 67 acres
in downtown Santa Monica.. As shown on Figure 1, the Specific Plan Area is
bounded by Fourth Street on the east, Ocean Avenue on the west, Pico
Boulevard on the south and Colorado Avenue to the north. Main Street bisects
the Plan Area in a north to south direction.
Civic Center Specific Plan Comprehensive Update, Downtown
Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Associated Development EIR Project
Description
The project studied in the original CCSP EIR, certified June 28, 2005, consisted
essentially of an amendment to the CCSP, which was first adopted in 1993 and
amended in 2000. The amendment to the CCSP revised the planning policies
and land use and development regulations for the the CCSP area. It included
revisions to the land use mix in the traditional Civic Center area, and also studied
the incorporation of the Santa Monica Place shopping center property into the
overall planning area. The project also included an amendment to the Land Use
and Circulation Element of the General Plan to state that the Santa Monica Place
Special Use District would be governed by the policies and standards contained
in the CCSP rather than in the Bayside District Specific Plan. Subsequently, an
addendum to the original CCSP EIR was adopted in April 2008. The addendum
made modifications to the development standards for the Village Special Use
District. The CCSP project as evaluated in the 2005 EIR. prepared for plan
amendments which would allow for the development of the following:
• 16.4 acres of public open space
• 775 units of mixed-use multi-family housing with 20,000 square feet of retail
along Ocean Avenue and Olympic Drive
• 150,000 square feet of public and .community facilities including a new
100,000 square feet of city services building, expansion of the Civic
Auditorium building, and an early childhood center
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• 560,000 square feet of reconfigured or reconstructed commercial retail,
85,000 square feet of new office space, and 450 multifamily dwelling units on
the Santa Monica Place site
• Street system improvements including the extension of Olympic Drive to
Ocean Avenue, the extension of 2nd Street to Olympic Drive, the closure of
Main Street between Colorado Avenue and Olympic Drive, the extension of
Civic Center Drive to Main Street, and a traffic circle at the intersection of
Main Street with the extended Civic Center Drive
• New parking facilities to serve the proposed uses including subterranean
parking beneath the mixed-use residential units, beneath the redeveloped
Santa Monica .Place, beneath the city services building, and beneath the
auditorium expansion. Additionally, small surface parking lots would be
provided to serve the early childhood center and park uses and the existing
Civic Auditorium surface parking lot would be eliminated
Special Use Districts. The proposed CCSP divided the Civic Center area into the
following six Special Use Districts (SUDs), each with specific policies and
property development standards aimed at achieving the overall vision for the
area:
• Village Special Use District
• Palisades Garden Walk Special Use District
• Santa Monica Place Special Use District
• Civic Core Special Use District
• Civic Auditorium Special Use District
• Colorado Avenue Special Use District
Subsequent to certification of the CCSP EIR, the Council eliminated Santa
Monica Place and the associated 450 housing units from the CCSP area, leaving
365 units for development within the Village Special Use District.
The following is the. project information from the original CCSP EIR for the
Palisades Garden Walk Special Use District, which is the focus of the proposed
changes that are the subject of this addendum. The Palisades Garden Walk
Special Use District comprises the northwest portion of the Specific Plan Area,
the portion north of Olympic Drive and west of Main Street.
Allowed Uses. The Palisades Garden Walk SUD includes the four-acre Palisades
Garden Walk park and existing Ocean Lodge Hotel. The Plan calls for the former
RAND property north of Olympic Drive and west of the Second Street extension
to be set aside for public open space. The open space would extend the
characteristic bluffs and arroyo landscaping of Palisades Park into the Civic
Center, and create an informal open space.
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The four-acre Palisades Garden Walk would extend the pedestrian and bicycle
experience of the park and the adjacent streetscape diagonally to connect with
the Ocean Park neighborhood and Santa Monica High. This park is envisioned
as a place that would be attractive for strolling, jogging, sitting and viewing, with
opportunities for integrated public art. Up to 15,000 sf (with a maximum footprint
of 10,000 sf) of additional restaurant or park-related buildings would be allowed
within the area, which could include a "tavern in the green" restaurant and
interpretive facilities in the southwest corner of the park. The .intent is that
outdoor dining will help activate Palisades Garden Walk.
Setbacks and Buildina Height. Structures would not exceed two floors and 25
feet in height and would be set back from Ocean Avenue by a minimum of 20
feet. Structures would also be set back from the centerline of Olympic Drive by a
minimum of 120 feet to preserve the view corridor from Fourth Street to Pacific
Terrace.
Architectural Treatment. The proposed CCSP requires that the design of all
buildings within the district appear as pavilion-like structures that allow for a
generous flow of activities from interior to exterior spaces. The use of verandas,
terraces, patios and public art is encouraged. Food concessions, such as a park-
related restaurant,. interpretive center, and support facilities (e.g., restrooms,
maintenance, concession, storage, etc.) would be permitted. This could include
the expansion of the existing Chez Jay restaurant.
Other Sites. The CCSP includes policies and development standards for the
existing, privately-owned Ocean Lodge Hotel, located near the corner of Olympic
Drive and Ocean Avenue. These policies provide-that any future redevelopment
be carefully designed to compliment the adjacent Palisades Garden Walk, that
total permitted development shall not exceed 7,500 square feet and 25 feet in
height, and that all structures be set back from Ocean Avenue and Olympic Drive
to preserve the view corridor from Fourth Street to Pacific Terrace.
CEQA Process /Environmental Impact Report
An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared for the original project in
accordance with Section 15087 of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA). Guidelines. Two Notices of Preparation (NOP) were filed with the
California Office of Planning and Research and distributed to involved public
agencies and interested parties for 30-day public review periods that concluded
on February 18, 2003 and May 10, 2004. Public scoping .meetings were held on
January 21, 2003 and April 15, 2004. Copies of the Draft EIR were made
available fora 45-day public review period, which closed on July 22, 2004. A total
of 13 comment letters on the draft EIR were received. These comment letters, as
well as the response to comments, were included in the Final EIR.
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The EIR addressed the potential environmental effects of the proposed project.
The scope of the EIR included environmental issues determined to be potentially
significant based on the Initial Study and responses to the NOP. The
environmental analysis, particularly in the traffic and circulation section,
categorized build-out of the project into four major geographical components in
order to associate specific mitigation measures, such as signal improvements,
with specific development projects.
The environmental study determined that the proposed project would have
minimal or no impacts for the following five environmental categories: Biological
Resources, Mineral Resources, Economic and Social Impacts, Recreation and
Agriculture Resources. Because potential effects in these impact areas were
found not to be significant, further analysis of these impacts was not required or
provided in the -EIR.
The NOP identified potentially significant effects in the following impact areas
associated with the construction or operation of the proposed project, which were
addressed in detail in the EIR:
• Aesthetics
• Air Quality
• Construction Effects
• Cultural Resources
• Geology and Soils
• Hazards and Hazardous Materials
• Hydrology and Water Quality
• Land Use and Planning
• Noise
• Population and Housing
• Public Services
• Shadow Effects
• Transportation and Circulation
• Utilities
• Neighborhood Effects
The EIR analyzed the issues referenced above and identified potentially
significant environmental impacts, including site-specific and cumulative effects
of the project in accordance with the provisions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines.
The EIR also recommended feasible mitigation measures, where possible.
Significant and mitigable .impacts were found in the areas of Aesthetics,
Construction Effects, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards and
Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning,
Noise, Transportation and Circulation, Utilities and Neighborhood Effects.
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Significant and unavoidable impacts that could not be mitigated-were identified in
the EIR and addressed ih the adopted CEQA findings and statement of
overriding considerations as follows:
• Cultural Resources -immitigable significant impacts to cultural resources
if a large Moreton Bay Fig is removed or unsuccessfully relocated;
• Traffic/Circulation - immitigable significant traffic impacts to nine
intersections including PCH /California Incline, Ocean Avenue /Colorado
Avenue ,Fourth Street /Broadway, Fourth Street /Colorado Avenue,
Fourth Street / I-10 Off-ramp, Fourth Street / I-10 On-ramp, Lincoln
Boulevard / I-10 Off-ramp, Lincoln Boulevard/ Pico Boulevard, and Fifth
Street /Colorado Avenue; immitigable significant traffic impacts at one
CMP arterial monitoring intersection, Lincoln Boulevard / Pico Boulevard;
immitigable significant neighborhood traffic impacts on Fourth Street
between Pico Boulevard and Ocean Park Boulevard and between Ocean
Park Boulevard and the southern City limits;
• Air Quality -immitigable significant air quality impacts related to ROG,
NOx and CO emissions from vehicle trips, natural gas use, and landscape
maintenance equipment;
• Construction Effects -immitigable significant impacts to air quality from
NOx emissions during demolition and construction and ROC emissions
during application of architectural coatings; and
• Neighborhood Effects -immitigable significant impacts identified above
related to Air Quality, Construction Effects and Transportation and
Circulation.
The Final EIR for the Civic Center Specific Plan was completed in October of
2004. The Specific Plan, EIR and related actions were reviewed by the Civic
Center Working Group on May 3, 2005 and by the Planning Commission on
May 18, 2005. On June 28, 2005, the City Council certified the EIR, adopted
CEQA findings and a statement of overriding considerations, and adopted the
Specific Plan amendments.
PROPOSED PROJECT MODIFICATION -TEMPORARY CIVIC CENTER
PARKING LOT USE
As part of the original project approval, six acres of Civic Center property
bounded by Ocean Avenue to the east, Main Street to the west, Olympic Drive to
the south and the Santa Monica Freeway to the riorth was set aside specifically
for the future Palisades Garden Walk park. The vision for this area is to develop
open space that creates a special place that celebrates. the horticultural and
artistic characteristics of Santa Monica and extends the bluff and arroyo
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landscape of Palisades Park into the Civic Center. It is also envisioned to
contain a "tavern on the green" restaurant and interpretative facilities that could
be incorporated into the southwest corner of the park. In February 2010, the City
selected James Corner, a New York-based landscape architect with Field
Operations, to design the Palisades Garden Walk park. It is expected that
preparation of design plans for the park will commence in the near future and will
be ready to implement by spring of 2012.
The City seeks to use a 2.5 acre portion of the future park land on a temporary
basis to absorb overflow parking for intermittent cultural and minor temporary
events to be held in the 1550 lot and/or the Pier deck that would generate the
need for replacement parking that would be provided in the temporary Civic
Center lot. The special events in the 1550 lot and Pier deck would be consistent
with those permitted under the Extended Event Policy and/or the Community
Event Ordinance. These consist of the weekly Twilight Dance Series events held
on the Pier during the summer months and approximately 10 additional special
events. In addition, the temporary Civic Center parking lot would be used for
staging for filming in and around the beach and Pier. These events will utilize the
temporary parking lot only for the period before park construction is scheduled to
begin, thus concluding in the spring of 2012.
The project site currently contains an impermanent parking lot originally
constructed by Cirque du Soleil for use as replacement parking during its
occupation last fall. The temporary intermittent use of the surface parking lot will
have no more impact than that identified for the restaurant and park parking that
already were assumed and analyzed for this site. Indeed, due to shifting
construction schedules, the temporary parking lot use is determined to have less
intensity than the uses anticipated during this time frame. All needed
infrastructure is currently in place and there are no physical modifications being
proposed for the area. This modification will not alter or otherwise affect the
standards for Palisades Garden Walk park or "tavern on the green" restaurant as
projected through the Civic Center Specific Plan.
Please see Figure 1 for the currently existing temporary parking lot site plan.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PROJECT MODIFICATION
The following discussion examines the environmental impacts of the proposed
modifications:
Aesthetics
The area of development and type of use will only change on a temporary basis.
There is no further construction planned for the existing parking lot. The Final
EIR analyzed potential aesthetic impacts related to the project and found all
impacts to be less than significant. The proposed modification to the project
includes the temporary use of 2.5 acres of an existing impermanent parking lot
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will only be visible to the public on a temporary basis. Therefore, the visual
character and architectural character of the project will not be adversely altered
with the proposed modifications.
Air Quality
The temporary use of the existing impermanent parking lot does not involve
demolition of any existing structure or any new construction. With no increase in
construction related emissions, the revised project would not result in air quality
impacts in comparison to those associated with the adopted Specific Plan
analyzed in the 2005 EIR. Therefore, the proposed modification would not affect
air quality impacts of the air quality analysis as presented in the 2005 Final EIR.
Construction Effects
The changes to use allocation, building size, setbacks, open space, and
vehicular circulation from the approved project to the current proposal would not
affect the construction effects analysis in the 2005 EIR. There is no further
construction proposed through this modification for the 2.5 acre project site.
Construction traffic, noise and other impacts associated with the modified
development would be similar to those analyzed in the 2005 EIR.
Cultural Resources
The project site is located in a developed urban center, and is part of the
approved Santa Monica Civic Center Specific Plan Area. The changes to use
allocation, building size, setbacks, private and common open space, and
vehicular circulation from the approved project to the current proposal would not
affect the analysis previously performed in the CEQA documents for cultural
resources. All mitigation measures- recommended for the previous proposal
would apply once the project is under construction. No additional mitigation is
necessary to address the intermittent temporary parking use proposed before
construction of the Palisades Garden Walk park.
Geology and Soils
The changes to use allocatioh, building size, setbacks, private and common open
space, and vehicular circulation from the approved project to the current proposal
would not affect the analysis previously preformed in the CEQA documents for
geology and soils. The overall footprint and excavation envelope for the
proposed modified project are similar to the project analyzed in the 2005 EIR. All
mitigation measures recommended for the previous proposal would apply.
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
The current proposal involves a temporary change in use in a comparatively
small portion of Civic Center property. The changes from the approved project
would not affect the analysis of .hazards and hazardous material impacts
conducted for the previously approved project. The overall land .uses, project
footprint and excavation envelope for the proposed modified project are
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ultimately unchanged and similar to the project analyzed in the 2005 EIR.. When
the temporary parking lot was being developed, the soil was treated with soil
protection materials that will be removed along with all other materials. All
mitigation measures recommended for the previous proposal would apply.
Hydrology and Water Quality
As the temporary parking lot surface was developed with permeable materials, its
impact to surface water quality would be similar to that addressed in previous
CEQA documentation. The changes from the approved project would not affect
the analysis of hydrology or water quality.
Land Use and Planning
The current proposal involves the temporary intermittent use of a minor portion of
planned Civic Center open space. The EIR certified in 2005 for the most recent
Specific Plan amendments concluded that the amended CCSP would be
generally consistent with the intent of the General Plan and with the Civic Center
(CC) and Downtown Commercial (C3) zoning districts; the changes associated
with the currently proposed modification would not alter this conclusion as the
temporary parking lot would be removed in January, .2012 before park
construction will begin for the planned open space. There are no proposed
changes to the land use regulations such as setback requirements, open space
requirements and building heights contained in the Civic Center Specific Plan.
Impacts would remain less than significant.
Noise
The proposed modifications to the temporary use of open space would not create
additional noise as compared to that analyzed for the previously approved
project. Noise impacts associated with the proposed modified project would be
temporary and would not produce additional noise than what was assumed for
the restaurant use in the EIR. All mitigation measures recommended for the
previous proposal would apply once the project is under construction. No
additional mitigation is necessary to address the intermittent temporary use.
Population and Housing
The proposed modifications to the temporary use of open space as overflow
parking on an intermittent basis would not create additional building space and
therefore would not affect the previous analysis of population and housing
impacts. Impacts would remain less than significant.
Public Services
Public service impacts associated with the approved project were determined to
be less than significant. The revised project would not affect the analysis for the
previously approved project, particularly as the proposed change in use will only
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apply to a minor portion of planned open space for a limited amount of time.
Impacts would remain less than significant.
Traffic Circulation and Parking
The temporary parking lot use does not propose new construction or the
expansion of an existing use. The existing parking lot would be used
intermittently on a temporary basis for a limited number of cultural and temporary
use events. It has been determined that the parking lot itself would not generate
increased traffic or additional trips. Under the original 2005 EIR, impacts were
studied for the restaurant projected to be located within the Palisades Garden
Walk Special Use District. Given that the impacts for the restaurant were found
to be less than significant and that construction schedules have shifted so that
the restaurant and temporary parking lot will not exist concurrently, impacts
would remain less than significant.
Utilities and Service Systems
The revised project would not change the impact analysis or conclusions related
to municipal services or infrastructure. no additional change to waste water,
water supply, and solid waste will occur. Therefore, the proposed modification
would not affect public service impacts as analyzed and presented in the Final
2005 EIR.
Mandatory Findings of Significance
The revised project would not substantially change the analysis or mandatory
findings of significance that were adopted for the previously approved CCSP.
CONCLUSION
Given the proposed modification is a temporary, interim use within a portion of
the Palisades Garden Walk Special Use District that allows the City to utilize, on
an intermittent basis, an existing impermanent parking lot, the proposed
temporary changes to the CCSP would not generate new significant
environmental impacts or exacerbate impacts identified in the 2005 Civic Center
Specific Plan Final EIR.
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