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City Council Meeting: March 22, 2022 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11409 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA MAKING FINDINGS
NECESSARY TO ADOPT A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS
AND THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM
FOR THE PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHNS HEALTH CENTER PHASE II MASTER PLAN
PROJECT EIR
WHEREAS, a Draft Environmental Impact Report was published on July 30, 2019
for a period of 45 days, and a Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) was
published on January 19, 2022 which analyzes the environmental effects of the
Providence Saint John’s Health Center Phase II Master Plan Project; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica City Council, as Lead City Agency, reviewed the
Final EIR and considered the information contained in the Final EIR, including all
comments on the Draft EIR and responses to comments; and
WHEREAS, on March 22, 2022, the City Council certified that the Final
Environmental Impact Report was prepared in full compliance with State law and the
CEQA Guidelines.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Consistent with Section 15128 of the State CEQA Guidelines, Chapter
6 of the Final EIR determined that the following environmental impacts were not
considered potentially significant and were not analyzed in detail in the Final EIR:
Agricultural and Forest Resources, Biological Resources, Mineral Resources, Utilities
(electric power, natural gas, and communications), and Wildfire.
SECTION 2. Consistent with Section 15091 and 15092 of the State CEQA
Guidelines, and as analyzed in the Final EIR, the City Council finds that impacts would be
less than significant without mitigation for aesthetics, operational air emissions (specifically
those issues related to potential conflicts with applicable air quality plans as well as carbon
monoxide hotspots and odors), energy consumption, geologic and seismic related risks,
construction and operational greenhouse gas emissions, hazards on schools and those
related to emergency access, hydrology/water quality, land use/planning, construction-
related and operational noise levels, population and housing, public services, tribal
resources, utilities and service systems (specifically water supply, wastewater treatment,
and solid waste), and transportation issues related to potential conflicts with plans,
policies, or regulations as well as geometric design hazards and emergency access.
SECTION 3. Consistent with Sections 15091 and 15092 of the State of California
CEQA Guidelines and as analyzed in the Final EIR, the City Council finds that most
impacts resulting from the project can be reduced to a less than significant level. More
specifically, significant environmental effects as identified below can feasibly be avoided
and have been eliminated or substantially lessened to less than significant.
(a) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation, the project could result in
significant adverse impacts to archaeological resources. Consistent with Section 15091
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and 15092 of the State CEQA Guidelines and as detailed in the Final EIR, the City Council
finds that the following applicable mitigation measures have been required for the project
that will reduce the project’s cultural archaeological resources impacts to below levels of
significance:
MM-ARCH-1: Prior to the issuance of a demolition permit for the S1, S2, S3, S4
and S5 sites, the Applicant shall retain an archaeologist who meets the Secretary of
the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards (Qualified Archaeologist) and a
Native American monitor from a tribe that is culturally and geographically affiliated
with the Project site (according to the Native American Heritage Commission
contact list for this project) to provide construction monitoring services for the
Project. The Qualified Archaeologist, or an archaeological monitor working under
their direct supervision, and the Native American monitor shall monitor all ground
disturbance, such as clearing/grubbing, grading, trenching, or any other
construction excavation activity, associated with Sites S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5 to a
maximum depth of 6 feet (depth at which archaeological sensitivity decreases). The
archaeological monitor shall be familiar with the types of resources (prehistoric and
historic) that could be encountered. The frequency of archaeological and Native
American monitoring shall be determined by the Qualified Archaeologist and shall
be based on the rate of excavation and grading activities, the materials being
excavated (younger sediments vs. older sediments), and the depth of excavation,
and if found, the abundance and type of archaeological resources encountered.
Full-time archaeological and Native American monitoring may be reduced to part-
time inspections, or ceased entirely, at any depth above 6 feet if determined
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adequate by the Qualified Archaeologist. Prior to commencement of excavation
activities, an Archaeological Sensitivity Training shall be given for construction
personnel. The training session shall be carried out by the Qualified Archaeologist
and Native American monitor, and will focus on how to identify archaeological
resources that may be encountered during earthmoving activities and the
procedures to be followed in such an event.
MM-ARCH-2: In the event that historic (e.g., bottles, foundations, refuse
dumps/privies, etc.) or prehistoric (e.g., hearths, burials, stone tools, shell and
faunal bone remains, etc.) archaeological resources are unearthed, ground-
disturbing activities shall be halted or diverted away from the vicinity of the find so
that the find can be evaluated. An appropriate buffer area shall be established by
THE Qualified Archaeologist around the find where construction activities shall not
be allowed to continue. Work shall be allowed to continue outside of the buffer
area. All archaeological resources unearthed by Project construction activities shall
be evaluated by the Qualified Archaeologist. If the resources are prehistoric or
Native American in origin, the Applicant shall coordinate with the City, Qualified
Archaeologist, and Native American representatives regarding the treatment and
curation of any prehistoric archaeological resources. Additionally, if a discovery is
outside of Sites S1, S2, S3, S4, or S5, the Qualified Archaeologist shall determine
the level of archaeological monitoring that is warranted during future ground
disturbance in other portions of the Project Site. If a resource is determined by the
Qualified Archaeologist to constitute a “historical resource” pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15064.5(a) or a “unique archaeological resource” pursuant to
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PRC Section 21083.2(g), the Qualified Archaeologist shall coordinate with the
Applicant and the City (and Native American representatives for prehistoric
resources) to develop a formal treatment plan that would serve to reduce impacts to
the resource. The treatment plan established for the resource shall be in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5(f) for historical resources and
PRC Sections 21083.2(b) for unique archaeological resources. Preservation in
place (i.e., avoidance) is the preferred manner of treatment. If preservation in place
is not feasible, treatment may include implementation of archaeological data
recovery excavations to remove the resource along with subsequent laboratory
processing and analysis. Any archaeological material collected shall be curated at a
repository that meets the standards outlined in 36 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) 79.9., if such an institution agrees to accept the material. If no institution
accepts the archaeological material, they shall be donated to a local school or
historical society in the area for educational purposes, or to an affiliated tribe for
prehistoric materials, to be determined by the Qualified Archaeologist in
consultation with the City, and with Native American representatives for materials
that are prehistoric in nature. Disposition of human remains and associated
funerary objects shall be determined through consultation with the Most Likely
Descendant (MLD) and landowner (see MM-ARCH-4).
MM-ARCH-3: Prior to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy for the Phase II
buildings on Sites S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5, as applicable, the Qualified
Archaeologist shall prepare a final report and appropriate California Department of
Parks and Recreation Site Forms at the conclusion of archaeological monitoring.
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The report shall include a description of resources unearthed, if any, treatment of
the resources, results of the artifact processing, analysis, and research, and
evaluation of the resources with respect to the California Register of Historical
Resources and CEQA. The report and the Site Forms shall be submitted by the
Project applicant to the City, the South Central Coastal Information Center, and
representatives of other appropriate or concerned agencies to signify the
satisfactory completion of the development and required mitigation measures.
MM-ARCH-4: If human remains are encountered unexpectedly during
implementation of the Project, State Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5
requires that no further disturbance shall occur at the affected
excavation/construction site until the County Coroner has made the necessary
findings as to origin and disposition pursuant to PRC Section 5097.98. If the
remains are determined to be of Native American descent, the coroner has 24
hours to notify the NAHC. The NAHC shall then identify the person(s) thought to be
the Most Likely Descendent (MLD). The MLD may, with the permission of the
landowner, or his or her authorized representative, inspect the site of the discovery
of the Native American remains and may recommend to the owner or the person
responsible for the excavation work means for treating or disposing, with
appropriate dignity, the human remains and any associated grave goods. The MLD
shall complete their inspection and make their recommendation within 48 hours of
being granted access by the land owner to inspect the discovery. The
recommendation may include the scientific removal and nondestructive analysis of
human remains and items associated with Native American burials. Upon the
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discovery of the Native American remains, the landowner shall ensure that the
immediate vicinity, according to generally accepted cultural or archaeological
standards or practices, where the Native American human remains are located, is
not damaged or disturbed by further development activity until the landowner has
discussed and conferred, as prescribed in this mitigation measure, with the MLD
regarding their recommendations, if applicable, taking into account the possibility of
multiple human remains. The landowner shall discuss and confer with the
descendants all reasonable options regarding the descendants' preferences for
treatment.
Whenever the NAHC is unable to identify a MLD, or the MLD identified fails to
make a recommendation, or the landowner or his or her authorized representative
rejects the recommendation of the descendants and the mediation provided for in
Subdivision (k) of Section 5097.94, if invoked, fails to provide measures acceptable
to the landowner, the landowner or his or her authorized representative shall inter
the human remains and items associated with Native American human remains
with appropriate dignity on the property in a location not subject to further and future
subsurface disturbance.
(b) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the project could result in
significant adverse impacts related to paleontological resources. Consistent with Section
15091 and 15092 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines and as detailed in the Final
EIR, the City Council finds that the following mitigation measures have been required for
the project that will reduce the project’s impacts related to paleontological resources to
below levels of significance:
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MM-GEO-1: Prior to start of any ground-disturbing activities (i.e., demolition,
pavement removal, pot-holing or auguring, boring, drilling, grubbing, vegetation
removal, brush clearance, weed abatement, grading, excavation, trenching, or any
other activity that has potential to disturb soil) for each construction site, the
Applicant shall retain a Qualified Paleontologist meeting the Society of Vertebrate
Paleontology standards (SVP, 2010). The Qualified Paleontologist shall conduct
construction worker paleontological resources sensitivity training for appropriate
construction personnel. The training session shall focus on the recognition of the
types of paleontological resources that could be encountered within the Project
area and the procedures to be followed if they are found. The Applicant shall
ensure that construction personnel are made available for and attend the training
and retain documentation demonstrating attendance.
MM-GEO-2: Full-time paleontological resources monitoring shall be performed by a
qualified paleontological monitor under the direction of the Qualified Paleontologist
(SVP, 2010) for ground disturbance in undisturbed soils below a depth of 6 feet.
Full-time monitoring may be reduced to part-time inspections, or ceased entirely, if
determined adequate by the Qualified Paleontologist. Monitors shall have the
authority to temporarily halt or divert work away from exposed fossils, in a radius of
at least 50 feet, in order to recover the fossil specimens. Any significant fossils
collected during Project-related excavations shall be prepared to the point of
identification and curated into an accredited repository with retrievable storage.
Monitors shall prepare daily logs detailing the types of activities and soils observed,
and any discoveries. The Qualified Paleontologist shall prepare a final monitoring
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and mitigation report to be submitted to the City.
MM-GEO-3: If construction or other Project personnel discover any potential fossils
during construction, regardless of the depth of work or location, work at the
discovery location shall cease in a 50-foot radius of the discovery until the Qualified
Paleontologist has assessed the discovery and made recommendations as to the
appropriate treatment. If the find is deemed significant, it shall be salvaged following
the standards of the SVP (2010) and curated with a certified repository.
(c) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the project could result in
significant adverse impacts related to hazards/hazardous materials. Consistent with
Section 15091 and 15092 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines and as detailed in
the Final EIR, the City Council finds that the following applicable mitigation measures have
been required for the project that will reduce the project’s impacts related to
hazards/hazardous materials to below levels of significance:
MM HAZ-1: Additional Assessment/Remediation – Site S3 and Site 2D/E.
Prior to the issuance of a grading permit for each site - of Site S3 and Site 2D/E,
additional assessment in the form of soil and soil vapor sampling shall be
conducted to determine whether there is any soil or groundwater contamination
associated with the former service station uses at these sites, once the existing
on-site buildings/structures are demolished. If the additional assessment reveals
concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and/or other hazardous
substances above applicable California Human Health Screening Levels
(CHHSL), soil remediation and health and safety measures required by the
applicable regulatory agencies [e.g., California Department of Toxic Substances
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(DTSC), Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB), etc.]
shall be implemented by the Project Applicant during construction, which will be
included in a Soils Management Plan and a Health and Safety Plan, as
applicable (refer to Mitigation Measures HAZ-2 and HAZ-3).
The additional assessment shall also include a survey to determine the presence
of any underground storage tanks (UST) associated with the former on-site gas
stations. If a UST is discovered, the Applicant shall notify the SMFD prior to tank
removal and prepare a work plan for UST removal. The work plan shall be
approved by the SMFD and shall identify methods/procedures to remove or
neutralize any flammable materials and vapors in the UST prior to transport, and
establish to the satisfaction of the SMFD that no release of hazardous materials
has occurred or that the release of hazardous materials is otherwise addressed
in the SMP. The UST shall be properly disposed of by a licensed contractor in
accordance with applicable regulations.
MM HAZ-2: Soil Management Plan (SMP): Should the assessments required
under MM HAZ-1 above for Site S3 and Site 2D/2E reveal chemicals of concern
above applicable CHHLs and for excavation activities associated with Site 2C
and Site 2D/E, the Project Applicant shall retain a qualified environmental
consultant to prepare a SMP, which will be submitted to DTSC, RWQCB, and/or
City of Santa Monica Fire Department for review and approval prior to the
commencement of excavation and grading activities. The recommendations of
the applicable oversight agency shall be incorporated in the SMP. The SMP shall
be implemented during excavation and grading activities on the identified Site to
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ensure that any contaminated soils are properly identified, excavated, and
disposed of off-site, as follows:
The SMP shall be prepared and executed in accordance with South Coast Air
Quality Management District (SCAQMD) Rule 1166, Volatile Organic Compound
Emissions from Decontamination of Soil. The SMP shall require the timely testing
and sampling of soils so that contaminated soils can be separated from inert soils
for proper disposal. The SMP shall specify the testing parameters and sampling
frequency. During excavation, Rule 1166 requires that soils identified as
contaminated shall be sprayed with water or another approved vapor
suppressant, or covered with sheeting during periods of inactivity of greater than
an hour, to prevent contaminated soils from becoming airborne. Under Rule
1166, contaminated soils shall be transported from the Project Site by a licensed
transporter and disposed of at a licensed storage/treatment facility to prevent
contaminated soils from becoming airborne or otherwise released into the
environment.
During the excavation phase, the Applicant shall remove and properly dispose of
contaminated materials in accordance with the provisions of the SMP. If soil is
stockpiled prior to disposal, it will be managed in accordance with the Project's
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan, prior to its transfer for treatment and/or
disposal. All impacted soils would be properly treated and disposed of in
accordance with SCAQMD Rule 1166, Volatile Organic Compound Emissions
from Decontamination of Soil, as well as applicable requirements of DTSC and
LARWQCB.
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A qualified environmental consultant shall be present on the Site during grading
and excavation activities in the known or suspected locations of contaminated
soils or the UST, and shall be on call at other times as necessary, to monitor
compliance with the SMP and to actively monitor the soils and excavations for
evidence of contamination.
MM HAZ-3: Health and Safety Plan (HASP): Should the assessments required
under MM HAZ-1 above reveal chemicals of concern above applicable clean-up
goals, the Applicant shall commission a HASP to be prepared in compliance with
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Safety and Health
Standards (29 Code of Federal Regulations 1910.120) and Cal-OSHA
requirements (CCR Title 8, General Industry Safety Orders and California Labor
Code, Division 5, Part 1, Sections 6300-6719) and submitted for review by the
Department of Building and Safety. The HASP would address, as appropriate,
safety requirements that would serve to avoid significant impacts or risks to
workers or the public in the event that elevated levels of subsurface gases are
encountered during grading and excavation. The HASP would also address
potential vapor encroachment from the soil contamination into the subterranean
levels of the building. As necessary, gas monitoring devices would be in place to
alert workers in the event elevated gas or other vapor concentrations occur when
basement slab demolition or soil excavation is being performed. Contingency
procedures would be in place in the event elevated gas concentrations are
detected, such as the mandatory use of personal protective equipment,
evacuation of the area, and/or increasing ventilation within the immediate work
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area. Workers would be trained to identify exposure symptoms and implement
alarm response. Construction fencing would be installed around development
areas to restrict public access from surrounding properties and other phases of
the Project Site, further reduce the potential for contaminated soils to become
airborne, and provide additional distance between the public and excavation
activities to allow for gas and vapor dilution. Vapor suppression measures also
would be identified consistent with the SMP, as necessary, to avoid health
hazards to adjacent properties. The HASP would have emergency contact
numbers, maps to the nearest hospital, gas monitoring action levels, gas
response actions, allowable worker exposure times, and mandatory personal
protective equipment requirements. The HASP would be signed by all workers
involved in the demolition and excavation of on-site soils to demonstrate their
understanding of the risks of excavation.
MM-HAZ-4 Asbestos Containing Materials: Pursuant to SCAQMD
requirements, testing for presence of ACM shall be conducted in the CFDC,
JWCI, and SJF Buildings prior to demolition of these structures. Any ACM found
in these buildings, and the previously confirmed ACM in the vacant on-site
apartments and associated parking structure, shall be removed by a licensed and
certified asbestos abatement contractor prior to demolition of these buildings
pursuant to SCAQMD Rule 1403 and Cal-OSHA Asbestos Regulations.
MM-HAZ-5 Lead Based Paints: Testing for the presence of LBP shall be
conducted in the CFDC, JWCI, and SJF Buildings prior to demolition of these
structures. Any LBP found in these buildings, and the previously confirmed LBP
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in the vacant on-site apartments and associated parking structure, shall be
removed by lead-certified personnel following the Cal-OSHA lead standards
contained in CCR Title 8, Section 1532.1 and lead-safe work practices prior to
demolition of these buildings. An environmental contractor with California
Department of Public Health certified workers shall be retained to carry out the
work in compliance with the regulations that govern LBP.
(d) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the project could result in
significant adverse impacts with respect to utilities - wastewater. Consistent with Section
15091 and 15092 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines and as detailed in the Final
EIR, the City Council finds that the following mitigation measure is required for the project
that will reduce the project’s wastewater impacts to below levels of significance:
MM-WW-1: Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, within 30 days of filing a
Planning Application for any Phase II development, Saint John’s shall meet and
confer with the City Engineer to discuss the timing and content for preparation of an
updated sewer study to be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer, unless
determined in the City Engineer’s sole and absolute professional judgment to be
unnecessary. Such study would determine if future flows associated with the Phase
II development proposed in the Planning Application (during dry and wet weather
conditions) would cause the City’s 12-inch and 21-inch sewer lines on Broadway
and any other downstream sewer lines to exceed the hydraulic planning criteria on
page 47 in the City’s 2017 Sanitary Sewer System Master Plan or its successor
thereto. The primary criteria used to establish adequately-size sewer capacity is if
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the Peak Wet Weather Flow depth to diameter ratio is less than 0.75 and the
minimum velocity is 2 ft/s.
If the sewer study (as approved by the City) determines that there will be
exceedances of the hydraulic planning criteria due to the Phase II development
proposed in the Planning Application, Saint John’s shall perform sewer upgrades
prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy for such Phase II Building(s), to the
satisfaction of the City Engineer, including, without limitation:
a) Installing a new adequately-sized sewer line(s) along Broadway and 20th
Street to convey sewer flows generated from the applicable Phase II
Development Site; or
b) Upsizing the existing 12-inch sewer on Broadway to 18-inch from 21st Street
to 20th Street and re-activating and placing in service the existing 12-inch
VCP line (currently abandoned) along 20th Street from Broadway to
Colorado Avenue to diver sewer flows from the Broadway 21-inch VCP
sewer line to the Colorado 21-inch sewer line. The currently abandoned 12-
inch VCP line, may need to be replaced pending future engineering design
and offsite plans by Saint John’s.
Saint John’s may recommend the most cost-efficient City-approved sewer upgrade
alternative that addresses the downstream deficiencies. All reports and plans shall
also be approved by the Water Resources Engineer prior to issuance of building
permit for the applicable Phase II Building. Any required upgrades shall be
completed prior to Certificate of Occupancy for the applicable Phase II
Development.
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SECTION 4. Consistent with Section 15091, 15092, and 15093 of the State of
California CEQA Guidelines, the City Council finds that significant adverse environmental
effects in the areas of (1) construction-related and operational criteria air pollutant
emissions, (2) historic cultural resources, (3) ground-borne vibration during construction,
(4) neighborhood effects due to traffic, and (5) transportation (specifically traffic impacts on
intersection level of service and street segments) cannot feasibly be avoided or mitigated
to below a level of significance. Nevertheless, these impacts are found to be acceptable
due to overriding considerations as discussed in Section 6.
(1) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation, combined operational and
construction emissions of the Project would exceed the South Coast Air Quality
Management’s District operational emissions threshold for NOx. Consistent with Section
15091 and 15092 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines and as detailed in the Final
EIR, the City Council finds that the implementation of the following mitigation measure
would address impacts, but would not reduce impacts to less than significant levels.
Therefore, impacts on air quality would remain significant and unavoidable.
MM AIR-1: Construction equipment operating at each Phase II
development site shall be subject to the following requirements, which will be
included in applicable bid documents and successful contractor(s) must
demonstrate the ability to supply such equipment:
• The Project shall require all off-road diesel equipment greater than 50
horsepower (hp) to meet USEPA Tier 4 Final off-road emission standards
(or equivalent) to reduce diesel particulate matter and NOX emissions during
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construction activities. If equipment cleaner than Tier 4 is widely and
commercially available at the time of building permit issuance, the Project
applicant shall require the use of such equipment for construction.
• Dumpers/tenders, forklifts, pumps, sweeper/scrubbers and plate
compactors shall be powered by non-diesel fuels, such as gasoline,
compressed natural gas or electricity.
(2) The Final EIR determined that the Providence Saint John’s Cancer Institute
(formerly the John Wayne Cancer Institute Building) and Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Memorial Child & Family Development Center (CFDC), are considered historical resources
pursuant to CEQA. Consistent with Section 15091 and 15092 of the State of California
CEQA Guidelines and as detailed in the Final EIR, the City Council finds that the
implementation of the following mitigation measures would address impacts, but would not
reduce impacts to less than significant levels. Therefore, impacts on historic resources
would remain significant and unavoidable.
MM HIST-1: Recordation of the JWCI and CFDC. Prior to any demolition or
ground disturbing activity on the 2I and S4 properties, the Applicant shall retain a
Qualified Preservation Professional (defined as an architectural historian, historic
architect, or historic preservation professional who satisfies the Secretary of the
Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for History, Architectural History, or
Architecture, pursuant to 36 CFR 61) to prepare a Historic American Buildings
Survey (HABS) Short Format Report I. The HABS shall record the history of each
property (the JWCI and CFDC), as well as important events or other significant
contributions to the patterns and trends of history with which each property is
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associated, as appropriate. Each property’s physical condition, both historic and
current, shall be documented through site plans; historic maps and photographs;
available original and/or current as-built drawings; large format photographs; and
written data and text. Each building’s exteriors, representative interior spaces,
character-defining features, as well as its setting and contextual views, shall be
documented. Field photographs and notes shall also be included. All
documentation components shall be completed in accordance with the Secretary of
the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Architectural and Engineering
Documentation (HABS standards) to the satisfaction of the City of Santa Monica’s
Historic Preservation Officer and the HABS administrator for the Library of
Congress HABS collection. An electronic copy (pdf) of the HABS documentation
shall be submitted to the City for review. Once approved, an electronic copy (pdf)
shall be transmitted to the Library of Congress HABS administrator for review.
Upon approval, the original archival HABS documentation shall be submitted to the
Library of Congress for inclusion in the HABS collection, and archival copies shall
be sent to the Santa Monica Public Library. The Applicant may complete the HABS
documentation for both the JWCI and CFDC together or separately so long as the
documentation for the CFDC is completed prior to demolition or ground disturbing
activity on the 2I Site and the documentation for the JWCI is completed prior to any
demolition or ground disturbing activity on the S4 Site.
MM HIST-2: Interpretive Exhibit(s). The Applicant shall retain a Qualified
Preservation Professional (defined as an architectural historian, historic architect, or
historic preservation professional who satisfies the Secretary of the Interior’s
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Professional Qualification Standards for History, Architectural History, or
Architecture, pursuant to 36 CFR 61) to develop and implement a permanent
publicly accessible interpretive exhibit(s) (Exhibit), in consultation with the
Applicant, that captures and incorporates the important history, associations, and
significance of the JWCI and CFDC, (as applicable), within the larger context of
medical history, so that the significance of these resources is preserved and
retained for the education and benefit of current and future generations. The
Exhibit’s requirements shall be outlined in a technical memorandum, including the
requirements for maintenance and operation of the Exhibit’s elements. The
interpretive Exhibit shall be aimed at actively illustrating the following:
• The growth and development of the JWCI and/or CFDC within the larger
context of local, state and national medical history.
• The Exhibit should also document the construction history and architectural
significance pertaining to the respected architects, Weldon J. Fulton (JWCI) and
John Maloney (CFDC), for each property.
• The historical associations and significance of Dr. Evis Coda (CFDC).
The Exhibit shall include each of the following:
• A permanent on-site exhibit, maintained by the Applicant to be installed at an
on-site location or locations within the Project selected by the Applicant with the
approval of the qualified preservation consultant and City of Santa Monica planning
department.
• A professionally conducted oral history program documenting the personal
experiences of JWCI patients, and CFDC families and staff members, respectively,
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which will be utilized within the Exhibit and later archived at the Santa Monica
History Museum.
The Applicant shall commission a Qualified Preservation Professional to prepare a
technical memorandum detailing the Exhibits’ requirements and implementation
schedule and this memorandum shall be reviewed by interested parties, such as
the Santa Monica History Museum and the Santa Monica Conservancy, and shall
be prepared to the satisfaction of the City of Santa Monica. Once work on the 2I
and S4 sites, as applicable, has commenced, the Applicant shall submit biannual
reports prepared by a Qualified Preservation Professional documenting the
progress of the Exhibit’s implementation, and the Applicant shall submit
documentation illustrating full implementation of the Exhibit to the City within 3
years of completion of construction of the 20th Street Medical Building (2I) and
Education & Conference Center and East Ambulatory & Research Building (S4),
respectively.
MM HIST-3: Construction Monitoring. Due to the potential for damage from
excavation and construction activities, as well as vibration, to 2208/2210 Santa
Monica Boulevard, and in association with implementation of Mitigation Measure
MM NOISE-1, the Qualified Preservation Professional shall monitor construction
activities associated with the Project at regular intervals during shoring and
excavation of Site S4 to address any unanticipated damage to 2208/2210 Santa
Monica Boulevard that may require preservation treatment, and minimize potential
damage to historic materials on 2208/2210 Santa Monica Boulevard. The Qualified
Preservation Professional shall document the construction monitoring process in
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digital photography, as well as monitoring logs, and prepare a final monitoring
report to be submitted to the City’s planning department.
(3) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation, project construction could
result in significant adverse impacts related to construction vibration on off-site buildings
sensitive medical uses. Consistent with Section 15091 and 15092 of the State of California
CEQA Guidelines and as detailed in the Final EIR, the City Council finds that the
implementation of the following mitigation measures would address impacts, but would not
reduce impacts to less than significant levels. Therefore, impacts related to construction
vibration would remain significant and unavoidable.
MM NOISE-1: To reduce the potential for construction-related vibration
effects to building structures, prior to the issuance of a building permit for a Site,
PSJHC shall perform an inventory of the structural condition of buildings within 50
feet of Project construction on that Site. Based on the surveyed building’s structure
and condition, an acoustic specialist will determine the appropriate structural
damage potential criteria based on the Caltrans Transportation and Construction
Vibration Guidance Manual (Caltrans 2013), as provided in Table 4.13-3, and for
each piece of construction equipment, establish a standoff distance from the
applicable building. The construction contractor(s) shall restrict the use of
equipment within the minimum applicable standoff distances to not exceed the
building’s applicable structural damage criteria. If construction is required within
these minimum applicable distances, alternative equipment and methods, such as
small bulldozers (less than 300 horsepower), smaller or alternative construction
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equipment, or alternative methods shall be used to reduce potential vibration levels
to less than the building’s applicable structural damage criteria.
MM NOISE-2: To reduce the potential for construction-related vibration
effects to any vibration sensitive medical uses, prior to the issuance of a building
permit for Sites 2C, 2I, 2D/E, S1, S3 and S4, PSJHC shall perform an inventory of
vibration-sensitive medical equipment and rooms/suites in the hospital and in the
following nearby Medical Office Buildings along Santa Monica Boulevard and
Broadway:
• For Site 2C: 2001 Santa Monica Boulevard, 2021 Santa Monica Boulevard,
and 2020 Santa Monica Boulevard.
• For Site 2I: 1919 Santa Monica Boulevard, 2001 Santa Monica Boulevard,
2021 Santa Monica Boulevard, and 2020 Santa Monica Boulevard.
• For Site 2D/E: 2208, 2216, 2232 Santa Monica Boulevard.
• For Sites S1 & S3: 2001 Santa Monica Boulevard, 2021 Santa Monica
Boulevard, 2020 Santa Monica Boulevard, and 2020 Broadway.
• For Sites S4 & S5: 2021 Santa Monica Boulevard, 2020 Santa Monica
Boulevard, and 2208, 2216, 2232 Santa Monica Boulevard.
PSJHC shall notify both the building owner/property manager and the building’s
medical office tenants in writing of PSJHC’s need to inventory the building/tenant
suite for vibration-sensitive medical equipment and rooms/suites with vibration-
sensitive medical operations and to conduct the simulation(s).
For the buildings identified to contain vibration sensitive medical uses and where
determined to be potentially exposed to adverse vibration effects associated with
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construction activities by a qualified acoustical specialist, a construction simulation
survey shall be undertaken on the applicable Project Site replicating representative
construction activities, such as the use of an excavator or the dropping of a heavy
weight. The simulations shall be undertaken in an appropriate number of locations,
as determined by an acoustical specialist to allow evaluation of the proposed
construction activities. Use of the vibration-sensitive equipment will be monitored by
the applicable medical team during this exercise.
The applicable medical team will confer with the construction team, including an
acoustical specialist, after the simulation. If the simulation results indicate that either
(a) construction vibration would exceed manufacturer’s specifications for vibration-
sensitive medical equipment or (b) hospital operating rooms or critical working
areas would exceed the “Weighting factors for satisfactory magnitudes of building
vibration with respect to human response” in ANSI/ASA S2.71-1983 (reaffirmed in
2012), Table A.1, then a detailed mitigation plan shall be prepared unless both the
applicable medical team and the construction team agree that the construction
vibration is not impacting medical equipment/procedures in a particular medical
suite despite the manufacturer’s specifications or weighting factors. If a mitigation
plan is required, the construction team, including an acoustical specialist, shall
prepare such plan relevant to such equipment or operations that is practicable for
both the construction team and the applicable medical team. This will involve a
combination of the judicious selection of construction equipment and techniques to
minimize vibration at source, the sympathetic scheduling of the hours of
construction and medical equipment usage/operations, the use of vibration isolation
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tables for particularly sensitive medical equipment/operations and the possible
temporary relocation of affected medical equipment/operations.
PSJHC shall use good faith efforts to secure the voluntary cooperation of the
building owner/property manager and the building’s medical office tenants in
allowing PSJHC to perform the inventory, schedule the simulation(s), monitor the
vibration-sensitive medical equipment or operations during the simulation(s), and
provide input on practicable measures to include in the mitigation plan.
Mitigation Measure NOISE-1 would provide adequate vibration reductions for
structural damage at on- and off-site buildings, by restricting the distances of heavy
vibration-generating equipment from structures to the minimum distances provided by MM
NOISE-1, or alternative equipment or methods, to not exceed the applicable structural
damage criteria for each building. Thus, potentially significant construction vibration
impacts would be reduced to a less than significant level.
Mitigation Measure NOISE-2 would prevent construction vibration impacts to
sensitive medical equipment at Medical Office Buildings not owned/controlled by PSJHC
and PSJHC medical uses that participate in Mitigation Measure NOISE-2 through location
inventory, simulation testing, equipment relocation, equipment isolation, not conducting
construction during active use of equipment, or alternative construction methods. Thus,
potentially significant construction vibration impacts at participating Medical Office
Buildings not owned/controlled by PSJHC would be reduced to a less than significant
level. However, for any Medical Office Buildings not owned/controlled by PSJHC that do
not participate in Mitigation Measure NOISE-2, Project construction vibration could result
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in impacts to vibration sensitive medical equipment. Therefore, the impact is
conservatively concluded to be significant and unavoidable at these medical office
buildings.
(4) It should be noted that after publication of the Draft EIR, on June 9th, 2020
the City adopted vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as the metric for analyzing the
transportation impacts of projects that are subject to CEQA, to align with the
requirements of Senate Bill (SB 743). VMT measures the cumulative distance of
automobile travel, taking into account the origin and destination of a particular trip.
Typically, development located at a greater distance from other land uses and in areas
without transit generates more VMT than development near other land uses with more
robust transportation options. Since the Project’s Notice of Preparation and Draft EIR
predate the adoption of the VMT thresholds, the Project’s analysis of transportation
effects used the former level of service (LOS) standards. The Final EIR determined that
without mitigation, the project would result in significant and unavoidable at fourteen
study intersections and six segments under Interim Year (2031) and/or Future Year
(2042) conditions. Consistent with Section 15091 and 15092 of the State of California
CEQA Guidelines and as detailed in the Final EIR, the City Council finds that the
implementation of the following mitigation measures would address impacts, but would
not reduce impacts to less than significant levels. Therefore, impacts related to
neighborhood traffic and transportation levels of service would remain significant and
unavoidable:
MM-TR-1: Prior to issuance of a building permit for the S4 building (Phase A4 or
B4), the Project Applicant shall seek approval from the City of Los Angeles to
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reconfigure the existing northbound and southbound approaches of Intersection 70
(Centinela Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard) to provide one left-turn lane and
one shared through/right-turn lane at each approach (unless such reconfiguration
has already occurred). The reconfiguration would involve the removal of three or
four on-street parking spaces at both the northbound and southbound approaches,
including a commercial loading zone on the northbound approach, and restriping of
the northbound and southbound approaches. The Project Applicant shall not be
required to pursue right of way acquisition. The Project Applicant shall seek
approval from the City of Los Angeles in good faith for at least 90 days and shall
not be required to implement this reconfiguration if the City of Los Angeles does not
provide approval within this time period. If the City of Los Angeles approves
implementation of this mitigation measure, the Project Applicant shall complete to
implementation of this improvement prior to Certificate of Occupancy for the S4
building (Phase A4 or B4).
MM-TR-2: Prior to issuance of a building permit for the 2D/2E building (Phase
A5 or B5), the Project Applicant shall seek approval from the Big Blue Bus and
Metro, to relocate the eastbound Big Blue Bus bus stop from the near side of
Intersection 77 (Bundy Drive and Santa Monica Boulevard) and consolidate it with
the existing Metro bus stop on the far side of the intersection (unless such
reconfiguration has already occurred). The Project Applicant shall seek approval
from Big Blue Bus and Metro in good faith for at least 90 days and shall not be
required to further pursue consolidation of the bus stops if the parties cannot reach
agreement within the 90-day time period. Prior to issuance of a building permit for
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the 2D/2E building (Phase A5 or B5), the Project Applicant shall also seek approval
from the City of Los Angeles to reconfigure the eastbound approach of Intersection
77 (Bundy Drive & Santa Monica Boulevard) to add a separate right turn lane,
resulting in one left-turn lane, two through lanes and one right-turn only lane (unless
such reconfiguration has already occurred). The Project Applicant shall not be
required to pursue right of way acquisition. The Project Applicant shall seek
approval from the City of Los Angeles in good faith for at least 90 days and shall
not be required to implement this reconfiguration if the City of Los Angeles does not
provide approval within this time period. If the City of Los Angeles approves
implementation of this mitigation measure, the Project Applicant shall complete this
implementation measure prior to Certificate of Occupancy for the 2D/2E building
(Phase A5 or B5).
MM-TR-3: Prior to issuance of a building permit for the earlier of the S1 or S3
buildings in Phase B2 or the 2I building in Phase A2, if the Martin Expo Town
Center Project has not restriped (or is not committed to restripe) the northbound
approach at Intersection 79 (Bundy Drive & Olympic Boulevard) to provide dual left-
turn lanes (or if this intersection has not otherwise been restriped), the Project
Applicant shall seek approval from the City of Los Angeles to undertake this
restriping. The Project Applicant shall seek approval from the City of Los Angeles in
good faith for at least 90 days and shall not be required to implement this
reconfiguration if the City of Los Angeles does not provide approval within this time
period. If the City of Los Angeles approves implementation of this mitigation
measure, the Project Applicant shall complete this implementation measure prior to
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Certificate of Occupancy for the earlier of the S1 or S3 buildings in Phase B2 or the
2I building in Phase A2.
MM-TR-4: Prior to issuance of a building permit for earlier of the S1, S2 and S3
buildings in Phase A1 or the earlier S2 and 2C buildings in Phase B1, the Project
Applicant shall seek approval from the City of Los Angeles and Caltrans to restripe
the southbound approach at Intersection 81 (Bundy Drive & I-10 Eastbound On-
Ramp) to add a second left-turn lane (unless such restriping has already occurred).
This would entail removing on-street parking from the southbound approach on
Bundy Drive. The Project Applicant shall seek approval from Caltrans and the City
of Los Angeles in good faith for at least 90 days and shall not be required to
implement this restriping if the City of Los Angeles and Caltrans, as applicable, do
not provide approval within this time period. If the City of Los Angeles and Caltrans
approve implementation of this mitigation measure, the Project Applicant shall
complete this implementation measure prior to Certificate of Occupancy for the
earlier of S1, S2 and S3 buildings in Phase A1 or the S2 and 2C buildings in Phase
B1.
Impacts at the following intersections would be significant and unavoidable as
feasible mitigation is not available to reduce the impacts at these intersections to less than
significant levels due to lack of additional adequate right-of-way area, inconsistency with
adopted City policies, and/or because they would result substantial secondary impacts.
Intersections:
• 20th Street & Arizona Avenue
• 20th Street & Pico Boulevard
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• 23rd Street & Arizona Avenue
• 23rd Street & Broadway
• Cloverfield Boulevard & Olympic Boulevard
• Cloverfield Boulevard & I-10 Eastbound On-Ramp
• Centinela Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard
• Centinela Avenue & I-10 Westbound On-Off Ramps
• Bundy Drive & Santa Monica Boulevard
• Bundy Drive & Olympic Boulevard
• Bundy Drive & Ocean Park Boulevard
• Bundy Drive & I-10 Eastbound On-Ramp
• Barrington Avenue & Wilshire Boulevard
• Barrington Avenue & Santa Monica Boulevard
Street Segments
• Arizona Avenue west of 17th Street
• Arizona Avenue west of 20th Street
• 23rd Street north of Wilshire Boulevard
• 23rd Street north of Arizona Avenue
• 23rd Street north of Santa Monica Boulevard
• 23rd Street south of Ocean Park Boulevard
SECTION 5. The Final EIR analyzed five alternatives to the originally proposed
project.
• Alternative 1 – No Project/No Build: Per CEQA Guidelines Section
15126.6(e)(2), the No Project/No Build Alternative analysis discusses the
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existing conditions at the time the Notice of Preparation (NOP) was
published (April 7, 2017) and compares impacts of the No Project/No
Build Alternative to the Project. Under the No Project/No Build
Alternative, the Project would not be developed. Rather, the existing on-
site uses (e.g., medical, medical office, laboratory, day care, and vacant
residential totaling 110,055 square feet of floor area, along with the
existing entry plaza and surface parking) would remain unchanged.
• Alternative 2 – Tier 1 Only: Alternative 2 assumes development of the
Phase II Development Sites with healthcare and related uses at the Tier
1 densities and heights with associated parking (e.g., not at the Tier 2
densities and heights permitted by the SSMC with the provision of
specified community benefits).
• Alternative 3 – Reduced Healthcare Uses with Tier 2 Housing on South
Campus: This alternative represents a reduction in the healthcare uses
compared with the proposed Project and a reduction in open space, with
an overall increase in the total floor area to accommodate residential
development on the South Campus.
• Alternative 4 – Reduced Master Plan: Alternative 4 represents a
reduction in the Phase II Master Plan, with a reduction in height such that
all new buildings would be no greater than 70 feet consistent with the
Zoning Ordinance’s HMU Tier 2 maximum height.
• Alternative 5 – Partial Master Plan: This alternative represents a
reduction in the Phase II Master Plan, with the assumption that only
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some phases of the Master Plan would be implemented. Under
Alternative 5, total development on the Saint John’s Campus would be
reduced as compared to the Master Plan.
The Final EIR found that the No Project Alternative would be environmentally
superior to the project on the basis of the minimization or avoidance of physical
environmental impacts. Notwithstanding, without redevelopment of the Project Site,
Alternative 1 would not contribute to City efforts to implement the goals and objectives of
the HSP nor meet the Project’s objectives.
The CEQA Guidelines require that if the environmentally superior alternative is the
No Project alternative, that the EIR also identify an environmentally superior alternative
among the other alternatives. Consistent with Section 15091, 15092, and 15093 of the
State of California CEQA Guidelines, and as detailed in Final EIR Chapter 5.0, the City
Council finds that, based on the other project alternatives, Alternative 5 would include less
development than the Project, such that the level of most of the impacts would be less
under Alternative 5. In addition, Alternative 5 would avoid the significant unavoidable
historical resources impacts to the John Wayne Cancer Institute building that would occur
under the proposed Project and other alternatives studied, and would result in significant
unavoidable operational level of service impacts to fewer intersections and street
segments than these other alternatives. Therefore, Alternative 5 (Partial Master Plan) is
identified as the environmentally superior alternative. However, it is noted that Alternative
5 would not meet all the Project objectives. In particular, Alternative 5 would not: (1)
provide the range and/or extent of medical services to be provided under the Project due
to its reduced amount of floor area (Objective 1); (2) accommodate all the Phase II
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development vested by the DA or provide 35 percent of the Project Site as open space
(Objective 3); (3) provide a comprehensive circulation plan on the entirety of the Phase II
Development Sites (Objective 4); or (4) reduce VMT to the same extent of the Project due
to lower-density development than the Project in close proximity to transit (Objective 5). It
would also not be as effective as the Project in meeting the balance of the Project
objectives. Further, while Alternative 5 would result in direct reductions in impacts to the
environment, it would have greater impacts than the Project in terms of a lack of support
for applicable City goals and policies that are intended to support the continued operation
of PSJHC, accommodate future growth, and promote sustainable development patterns to
reduce VMT. The Project, as proposed, would better achieve these City goals and
policies, and would provide a higher level of community benefits.
SECTION 6. The preceding Findings, although based primarily on conclusions in
the Final EIR, have not attempted to describe the full analysis of each environmental
impact contained in the Final EIR. Instead, the Findings incorporate by reference the
discussions and analyses in the Final EIR and supporting reference documents
supporting the Final EIR’s determinations regarding the nature and severity of the
impacts of the LUCE and mitigation measures designed to address those impacts. In
making these findings, the City Council ratifies, adopts, and incorporates into these
findings the analysis and explanation in the Final EIR and ratifies, adopts, and
incorporates in these findings the determinations and conclusions of the Final EIR.
SECTION 7. The Final EIR found that the project would result in significant
unavoidable adverse impacts in the areas of construction vibration, historic resources, and
transportation. Consistent with Section 15093 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines,
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the City Council hereby makes a Statement of Overriding Considerations and finds that
the benefits of the project outweigh its unavoidable environmental impacts based on the
reasons stated below. The benefits identified are each one, in and of themselves, sufficient
to make a determination that the adverse environmental effects are acceptable.
1. The proposed Third Amendment, including all exhibits attached thereto, is
consistent with the objectives, policies, general land uses and programs specified in the
general plan and any applicable specific plan, in that Providence Saint John’s Health
Center is a non-profit healthcare facility located in the Healthcare District Land Use
Designation. The vision for this land use designation is to create a cohesive
environment that supports the continued vitality of the City’s hospitals, responds to the
evolving needs of the health care community, and improves the way health care
facilities relate to surrounding residential and commercial areas. The Phase II Master
Plan and Third Amendment is consistent with Land Use and Circulation Element
(LUCE) Goal D28: Allow for the continued improvement of the Healthcare District and
the ongoing responsible expansion of the Saint John’s Health Center (St. John’s) and
Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center (SMUCLA). Specifically, the Phase II Master Plan
and Third Amendment to the Development Agreement present a comprehensive Master
Plan that addresses all development on the north and south campuses for a 17 year
period and provides for substantive review of individual buildings closer to the time of
construction in order to create the cohesive environment that supports the vitality of the
health care district and also protects adjacent residential neighborhoods. The proposed
Phase II Master Plan and Third Amendment to the Development Agreement is also
consistent with LUCE Goal LU7: Support the continued vitality of the City’s hospitals to
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meet the healthcare needs of the City and the larger region, and implement strategies to
reduce vehicle trips. Specifically, development standards in the Master Plan and the
procedural requirements set forth in the Third Amendment to the Development
Agreement ensure that a mix of medical research and hospital health care uses are
vested (permitted) for a period of 17 years to allow phased implementation of health
care facilities that are responsive to changing health care needs in the community.
Moreover, Saint John’s Health Center will be required to continue to implement a
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Program to reduce vehicle trips in the area
and associated parking demand and the Master Plan includes pedestrian and bicycle
enhancements to promote alternative modes of travel and better connections to public
transit. Accordingly, the Phase II Master Plan is therefore consistent with LUCE
Circulation Policy T19.2 which seeks appropriate TDM requirements for new
development. Furthermore, the project is consistent with LUCE’s overall land use
policies by providing community benefits for the area, including but not limited to,
affordable housing, mobility improvements, visitor accommodations, publicly-accessible
open spaces, and programs to address the needs of vulnerable populations in the
community.
2. The proposed Third Amendment, including all exhibits attached thereto, is
compatible with the uses authorized in the district in which the real property is located in
the Healthcare Mixed-Use (HMU) District and with the existing uses on site. The
existing Health Center includes hospital, medical research and related medical uses;
the Master Plan proposes the same mix of uses and includes visitor accommodations, a
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new childcare center, education and conference center uses, and medical office. These
uses are all permitted uses in the HMU District.
3. The proposed Third Amendment, including all exhibits attached thereto, is
in conformity with the public necessity, public convenience, general welfare, and good
land use practices, in that the Master Plan allows for the redevelopment of certain
components an existing Health Center campus and diversifies medical uses and
services would benefit Santa Monica residents and the broader region. The project is
consistent with the Land and Use Circulation Element vision for the area. The proposed
Master Plan supports orderly, phased, and integrated development at the health care
campus. Key components the Master Plan include a cohesive circulation and multi-
modal mobility strategy for vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles; providing sufficient on-
site parking; establishing development standards that address the specific needs of a
health care campus; and requiring necessary utilities, publicly-accessible open space
areas, and infrastructure to improve connections between the Health Center and the
surrounding neighborhood. Moreover, the Master Plan and Third Amendment will
provide community benefits including affordable housing, publicly-accessible open
space on the parcel, and monetary contributions that would support critical behavioral
health initiatives and provide services to individuals who are homeless and other
vulnerable populations.
4. The proposed Third Amendment, including all exhibits attached thereto,
will not be detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare, in that the Master Plan
would allow for the redevelopment of the Providence Saint John’s Health Center in a
manner that is consistent with the LUCE vision for the area (the Healthcare District Land
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Use Designation). The proposed project will be located in an urbanized area and is
consistent with other health care uses, include Saint John’s acute care and in-patient
hospital on the north campus and does not have the potential to disrupt the urban
environment or cause health or safety problems. The proposed Master Plan provides a
minimum of 10 new residential units, with all 10 units being deed restricted affordable
units, a new Child and Family Development Center, new medical research facilities, and
ambulatory and acute care facilities. The project will feature critically-needed medical
and research uses, and a variety publicly-accessible open spaces on the property. The
project will also provide community benefits including the aforementioned deed-
restricted affordable housing as well as a requirement to monetary grants and provide
in-kind health services to support programs provide homelessness services and
services for other vulnerable populations in the community.
5. The proposed Third Amendment, including all exhibits attached thereto,
will not adversely affect the orderly development of the property, in that the proposed
Phase II Master Plan and Third Amendment establishes a long-range, orderly, and
phased framework to redevelop and expand critically needed medical research and
health care facilities to serve the community and as such is consistent with recognized
urban design principles that reflect the goals and policies of the City of Santa Monica
which were established through a long range planning process and are reflected in the
Land Use and Circulation Element of the City’s General Plan. Further, the project will be
subject to a construction mitigation plan that will be reviewed and approved prior
issuance of a building permit for the project.
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6. The proposed Third Amendment, including all exhibits attached thereto,
will have a positive fiscal impact on the City in that the City will benefit from creating an
orderly, phased, and comprehensive plan for buildout of the Phase II development
program for Providence Saint John’s Health Center. The Master Plan will support of
orderly development of the site, predictable phasing of project construction, and secure
negotiated community benefits that will preserve and expand community access to the
high quality health care provided by Saint John’s; promote economic investment in
Santa Monica through the creation of construction jobs and permanent high quality jobs
in the health care industry; and attract investment in medical research and health care
through the construction of new state-of-the-art facilities. It is estimated that the
proposed Third Amendment to the Development Agreement would also provide
significant community benefits through the provision of substantial funding for the City’s
behavioral health initiatives and required funding to other non-profit organizations in the
community who provide critically needed programs to provide social and health care
services to vulnerable populations in the community; and
In addition to the aforementioned economic benefits provided by the Project to the City,
the Project applicant will provide the following significant project features and community
benefits required by Exhibit R-1 of the Development Agreement, which are incorporated
herein by reference:
• Homelessness and Services to Other Vulnerable Populations
• Childcare Program
• Monetary Contribution for Santa Monica Behavioral Health Initiatives
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• Child and Family Development Center Youth and Family Program
• Community Access to Phase II Community Oriented Facilities
• Phase II Open Space including Publicly Accessible Open Space and 24/7
Pedestrian Connections
• Phase II Vehicle, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Improvements
• Enhanced Transportation Demand Management Program
• Phase II Local Hiring Programs
• Neighborhood Protection Measures
• Phase II South Campus Affordable Housing
• Internship and Nurse Residency Program
• Equal Opportunity Subcontracting
SECTION 8. Consistent with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the City
Council adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, which is included as
Chapter 11 of the Final EIR, to mitigate or avoid significant effects of the project on the
environment, as detailed in Sections 3 and 4 of this resolution, and to ensure compliance
during project implementation.
SECTION 9. Consistent with Section 21081.6(d) of the California Environmental
Quality Act, the documents which constitute the record of proceedings for approving this
project are located in the Community Development Department, 1685 Main Street, City
Hall East, Santa Monica, California. The custodian of these documents is Rachel Kwok,
Environmental Planner.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JOSEPH LAWRENCE
Interim City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 22nd day of March 2022.
Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11409 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 22nd day of March 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Negrete
ATTEST:
Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk
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