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R-7930 e e RESOLUTION NO. 7930(CCS) (City council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT WITH ADDENDUM AND SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ON THE SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT PARKING STRUCTURES PROJECT LOCATED AT 1900 PICO BOULEVARD WHEREAS, a Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report was issued in July 1988; and WHEREAS, a Notice of Completion of a Draft Environmental Impact Report was published in October 1988, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the City of Santa Monica CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, in January 1989, the Final Environmental Impact Report was published; and WHEREAS I on May 17, 1988 the Planning Commission reviewed the Final Environmental Impact Report and made a recommendation for certification to the City Council subject to an Addendum Report being incorporated; and WHEREAS in September 1989, a Notice of Completion of Draft Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Report was published in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the City of Santa Monica CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS I in November 1989, a Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Report was published; and - 1 - e e WHEREAS, on November 7, 1989, the City Council, as Lead city Agency, reviewed the Final Environmental Impact Report that includes an Addendum and a Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Report. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION l. The City council has reviewed and considered the Final Environmental Impact Report that includes an Addendum and a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report on the Santa Monica college Parking structures Project located at 1900 pico Boulevard prior to acting on the project. SECTION 2. The City Council certifies that the environmental review for the project was conducted in full compliance with state and City CEQA Guidelines, that there was adequate public review of the Draft Environmental Impact Report, and Draft Supplement to the Environmental Impact Report, that it has considered all comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report and Supplement and responses to comments, that the Final Environmental Impact Report that includes an Addendum and the supplemental Impact Report adequately discusses all significant environmental issues, and that the City Council has considered the contents of the Final Environmental Impact Report in its decision-making process. - 2 - - e SECTION 3. The City Council makes the following findings, consistent with Article VI, Sections l2 and 13 of the city of Santa Monica CEQA Guidelines and sections l5091 and l5093 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines. In addition to the EIR, the record upon which these findings are made includes the following, of which the City Council takes administrative notice: Request for Development Proposals, Santa Monica College Parking structures, Santa Monica, California, July 24, 1988; Santa Monica Planning Commission staff Report and attachments, May 1989; Santa Monica City Council Staff Report and attachments, November 1989. (a) (l) The City Council finds that there are no feasible, reasonable and available alternatives or further mitigation measures to the project that would significantly and substantially reduce the impact on the environment while accomplishing the College's goals and objectives for development of 1200 additional parking spaces to meet the existing parking demands of students, faculty and visitors. (2) Further, the City council finds that the project will relieve parking and traffic problems in the surrounding neighborhood and will not result in unmitigated significant impacts. (b) (1) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the project could result in a significant impact to traffic and circulation. One intersection analyzed is projected to have a significant impact during the a.m. peak hour period, however the intersection can be mitigated to a level of nonsignificant impact - 3 - e . (FEIR p. 60). Consistent with Article VI, section 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and section 15091 of the state CEQA Guidelines, the project will undertake the following mitigation measures which will avoid or substantially lessen the potential adverse environmental effects identified with respect to traffic circulation: 1) the installation of a raised center median divider along sixteenth street adjacent to the Lot Four Parking structure exit that will physically prevent left turn exiting along Sixteenth Street, 2) the college will maintain and enforce its Transportation Demand Management Plan through operation of rideshare parking lots and the distribution of TDM promotional materials and related traffic measures that are intended to reduce traffic impacts and minimize neighborhood traffic intrusions, 3) signaqe at the Sixteenth Street exit of Lot Four that indicates right-turns only. (2) Further, the city Council finds that the Development Agreement includes the following specific measures which will substantially reduce, although not fully eliminate, the adverse effects identified in the Final EIR: The District will pay the City one-fourth (1/4) of the cost of acquisition and installation of traffic signal improvements at the intersection of Pice Boulevard and 16th Street and for the left turn signal at the extension of 17th street at Pico Boulevard as may be required by the city, if the city determines such signal improvements are needed. These measures will significantly avoid or reduce the potential impact on traffic circulation, therefore the City council finds - 4 - e e that, as substantially mitigated by the above specified requirements, the potential impact on circulation is acceptable and will not be significant as provided in CEQA. (c) (l) The Final EIR determined that the development of the project could result in an adverse, but not significant, impact to air quality (FEIR pp. 14-22). The preparation of the site for building construction could result in an adverse impact to air quality due to construction related exhaust emissions and fugitive dust emissions. In addition, carbon monoxide mobile emission concentrations could result in intermittent impacts for persons that are the most sensitive to increased emissions. However, the impacts at all sites analyzed are considered to be less than significant. (2) Further, the City Council finds that the Development Agreement includes the following specific measures which will minimize any potential effects of the proposed project with respect to air quality: Equipment engines shall be kept in proper tune to reduce exhaust emissions. Such equipment shall not be operated during first or second stage smog alerts, during excavation, the site shall be watered at least twice daily to prevent excessive dust, and watering shall be increased during periods that wind speeds exceed 15 miles per hour, mud and dirt shall be removed from the surrounding streets and publicly used sidewalks on a daily basis. These measures will significantly avoid or reduce the potential impact on air quality, therefore the City Council finds that, as - 5 - e e sUbstantially mitigated by the above specified requirements, the potential impact on air quality is acceptable. (d) (1) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the project could result in adverse, but not significant, shade and shadow impacts (pp 34-38). The structures will cast shadows onto Pico Boulevard and campus facilities during summer and winter solstice periods. Consistent with Article VI, Section 12 of the city CEQA Guidelines and Section 15091 of the state CEQA Guidelines, the project will undertake the following mitigation measures which will avoid or substantially lessen the potential adverse, although not significant, effects identified with respect to shade and shadow impacts: Project Parking Structure located on Lot Eight will be set back a minimum of one hundred twenty four (124) feet from the sixteenth Street curbline; both structures shall provide landscaping setbacks adjacent to exterior property lines. (2) Further, the City Council finds that the Development Agreement includes the following specific measure which will minimize any potential shade and shadow impacts identified in the Final EIR: The Parking structure located on Lot Eight will be set back a minimum of one hundred twenty four (l24) feet from the Sixteenth street curbline. This measure will significantly avoid or reduce the potential shade and shadow impacts, therefore, the City council finds that, as substantially mitigated by the above specified requirements, the potential shade and shadow impacts are acceptable. - 6 - e e (e) (l) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the project could result in an adverse, but not significant, impact to noise (FEIR pp. 23-30). Construction activities would temporarily generate high noise levels on and adjacent to the site, intermittently over the entire period of project construction. In addition, future noise levels on and around the project site may incrementally increase due largely to the projected pattern of vehicular traffic on local roadways. In no case would the completed project increase noise levels by more than 0.8 dBA over the levels associated with the baseline conditions. (2) Further, the City Council finds that the Development Agreement includes the following specific measures which will substantially reduce, although not fully eliminate, the significant effects identified in the final EIR: Pavement treatments shall be applied to each Parking structure to mitigate noise effects as follows: Pavement to be hand trowel finished with magnesium trowel. Finish shall be in rotary pattern to obtain sweated swirl finish. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for either structure, District shall submit a vehicle alarm plan for review and approval by City Manager which shall address measures the District shall take to mitigate noise from vehicle alarms within both Parking structures. These measures will significantly avoid or reduce the potential impact on noise, therefore the City Council finds that, as substantially mitigated by the above specified requirements, the potential impact on noise is acceptable. - 7 - e e ( f) ( l) The Final EIR determined that the project will not result an adverse or significant impact to light and glare (pp 31-33). The replacement of the high intensity lighting that exists on the two surface parking lots designated for construction of the parking structures can be viewed as a beneficial impact. Consistent with Article VI, section 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and section 1509l of the state CEQA Guidelines, the project will undertake the following mitigation measures which will minimize any potential effects of the proposed structures: minimize night-time lighting effects by muting lighting and directing it on-site, locate parking structures exits and entrances away from homes, prohibit second and third floor openings on the west wall of both structures, prohibit exterior illuminated signage, require use of concrete and other non-reflective building construction materials. These measures will significantly avoid or reduce the potential light and glare impacts of the proposed project, therefore the City council finds that, as substantially mitigated by the above specific requirements, the potential light and glare impacts are acceptable. (2) Further, the City Council finds that the Development Agreement includes the following specific measures which will minimize any potential effects of the proposed project on the local visual environment: Exterior lighting of each Parking structure shall be shielded and directed away from surrounding residential uses, openings on each level of the - 8 - e e parking structures shall be designed to eliminate direct exterior penetration of headlights of vehicles within the structures, Materials used for the roofs and exterior facades of each Parking structure shall be of a non-reflective nature. These measures will significantly avoid or reduce the potential impact on the neighborhood, therefore the city Council finds that, as SUbstantially mitigated by the above specific reQUirements, the potential light and glare impacts are acceptable. (g) (l) The Final EIR determined that the project will not result in an adverse or significant impact to the local neighborhood (pp. 71-74). The project's architectural design is consistent with the existing college campus and is compatible wi th surrounding structures. The structures will incorporate landscaping which will act as a visual shield. The structures will contain interior lighting that is directed away from the adjacent residential land uses. Consistent with Article VI, Section 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and Section 15091 of the state CEQA Guidelines, the project will undertake the following mitigation measures which will significantly avoid or reduce the potential non-significant impact on the neighborhood: Develop signage and traffic barriers that will direct traffic away from residential streets, coordinate the vehicle parking patrol of the structures, implement a landscaping program to screen structures, direct lighting away from residential land uses, develop low-scale signage that is veiled to limit visual impacts, incorporate ingress/egress instructions into College TDM - 9 - fa e materials and information, provide minimum landscaping setbacks on both structures. These measures will significantly avoid or reduce the potential impact on the neighborhood, therefore the city Council finds that, as substantially mitigated by the above specific requirements, the potential neighborhood impacts are acceptable. (2) Further, the City Council finds that the Development Agreement includes the following specific measures which will avoid or reduce the potential effects of the proposed project on the local neighborhood: Vehicles hauling dirt or other construction debris from the site shall cover any open load with a tarpaulin or other secure covering to minimize dust emissions, The District shall maintain a staging area on the property for use by construction firms and vehicles, the District shall design traffic patterns for construction vehicles, in order to minimize the impact of construction activities on adjacent streets, prior to construction bidding, the District shall prepare a construction period mitigation plan which shall address construction hours, noise mitigation, and the location of construction staging areas, the District shall cooperate with the City's Department of General Services in order to develop other mutually acceptable means for minimizing project impacts. These measures will significantly avoid or reduce the potential impact on the neighborhood, therefore the City council finds that, as substantially mitigated by the above specific requirements, the potential neighborhood impacts are acceptable. - 10 - e It (h) The Final EIR determined that without mitigation the project could result in an adverse, but not significant, recreation impact (FEIR pp. 67-70). The development of the project will require relocation of the College's softball field. Consistent with Article VI, Section 12 of the CIty CEQA Guidelines and Section l509l of the state CEQA Guidelines, the proj ect will undertake the following mitigation measure which will avoid or substantially lessen the potential adverse environmental effects identified with respect to recreation: The College District and City of Santa Monica Department of Parks and Recreation staff will negotiate the relocation of the softball field to a new softball field site that will serve students and local community groups. This measure will significantly avoid or reduce the potential impact on the neighborhood, therefore the City council finds that, as substantially mitigated by the above specific requirement, the potential recreation impact is acceptable. (i) Further the City Council finds that the Development Agreement includes the following enforcement measure to provide periodic review of compliance with mitigation measures contained in the Environmental Impact Report and Development Agreement: The City shall review the Development Agreement at least once during every twelve (12) month period from the date the Agreement was executed. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 2l0Bl.6, the mitigation monitoring and reporting program is outlined in Attachment 1 of this Resolution. - II - e e SECTION 4. In the event any of the adverse environmental effects identified in the Final EIR are not considered substantially mi tigated wi thin the meaning of Article VI, Section 13 of the City CEQA Guidelines, and Section 15093 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the City council finds that the benefits of the project outweigh its unavoidable environmental risks for the following reasons: ( l) The proj ect is expected to increase the supply of on-street parking spaces available for surrounding resident and business use. (2) The project is expected to increase enforcement and use of the College's TDM plan. (3) The project will provide campus parking in a park-like setting with adequate open space and landscaping provided. (4) The project will result in the implementation of circulation improvements that will facilitate the movement and flow of traffic in the vicinity of the parking structures. (5) The project will significantly increase on-site parking resources which will address a documented parking deficiency. SECTION 5. The City council certifies that the environmental review for the project was conducted in full compliance with state and City CEQA Guidelines, that there was adequate public review of the Draft and Supplemental Environmental Impact Reports, that the City Council has considered all comments on the Draft and Supplemental Environmental Impact Reports and responses to comments, that the Final Environmental Impact Report adequately discusses all significant environmental issues, and that the city Council has - 12 - e e considered the contents of the Final Environmental Impact Report in its decision-making process. SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~.\--- ~ ROBERT M. MYERS City Attorney ATTACHMENT- Mitigation Monitoring Program w/EF44492a November 7, 1989 - 13 - e A+tQc.Mrret" t6 12~so{utoV1 MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM Development Agreement Between The Santa Monica Community College District And The City of santa Monica As required in section 11 (Enforcement; Periodic Review of Compliance with Agreement) of the Development Agreement between the Santa Monica Community College District and the City of Santa Monica, the City will review the terms of the Development Agreement on an annual basis to determine the College's compliance with all provisions of the Agreement, including requirements relating to environmental mitigation. According to the Agreement, the College is required to demonstrate good-faith compliance with the Agreement during each such periodic review. During such annual review, the City shall obtain/provide assurances that each condition referenced below and defined in the Agreement has been met. The City department listed next to each condition number shall be responsible for ensuring that compliance is obtained. The date of compliance shall be noted herein. A copy of this checklist shall be maintained in the project file in the offices of the City Planning Division in Room 212 of City Hall, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, and shall be made available for public inspection upon request. The responsible department shall conduct single or periodic monitoring, as appropriate, to ensure condition compliance. If a condition requires on-going action, the College shall report in its annual report how compliance is achieved. The responsible City department will verify compliance. Each responsible department may require the College to supply data as are needed to verify compliance. REQUIREMENT/DEPARTMENT l. Section 3: Project Design/ Planning Division DATE COMPLIANCE DEADLINE Prior to approval of working drawings 2. section 4: Uses/ Planning Division 3. section 5: Timing of construction/ Planning Division Prior to approval of working drawings within 14 days from receipt of construct- tion Plans 4. Section 6: Project Mitigation Measures A. Physical Mitigation/ Building Division B. Air quality during construction/Building Div Prior to issuance of Cert. of Occupancy On-going during con- struction C. Vehicle Alarm Plan/ City Manager Prior to issuance of Cert. of Occupancy - 1 - e e D. Water conservation/ Planning Division Prior to issuance of Cert. of Occupancy E. Traffic during construc- tion/General Services On-going during con- struction F. Energy Conservation/ Building Division Prior to issuance of Building permit G. Accessibility/Building Division Prior to issuance of Building permit 5. section 7: General Services Requirements/General Services Prior to issuance of Building Permit 6. Section ll: Periodic Review of Agreement/Community & Economic Development Department On annual basis on Anniversary date of approval of Agreement pc/fmmpco DKW:bz - 2 - ~. e e Adopted and approved this 7th day of November, 1989. ~/~~ yor I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 7930(CCS) was duly adopted by the City Council of the city of Santa Monica at a meeting thereof held on November 7, 1989 by the following council vote: Ayes: Councilmembers: Abdo, Katz, Reed, Mayor Zane Noes: Councilmembers: Genser, Jennings Abstain: Councilmembers: None Absent: Councilmembers: Finkel ATTEST: L ~ ~ City w cl4t'k "-.._-..:.~.... -'-- - ----