Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Capitol Annex Project State Clearinghouse No. 2019049066 Prepared for California Department of General Services 707 3rd Street, MS-509 West Sacramento, CA 95605 Stephanie Coleman, Senior Environmental Planner Prepared by Ascent Environmental, Inc. 455 Capitol Mall, Suite 300 Sacramento, CA 95814 Sean Bechta, Project Manager January 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................................................................. iii 1 INTRODUCTION (REVISED) ............................................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 Background and Purpose of the Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report ...................................1-1 1.2 Content and Summary of the Recirculated Draft EIR ........................................................................................... 1-2 1.3 Environmental Review Process for the Recirculated Draft EIR ........................................................................... 1-3 3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION (REVISED) ................................................................................................................................ 3-1 3.1 Project Background and Need...................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Project Objectives.............................................................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.3 Project Location ................................................................................................................................................................ 3-2 3.4 Characteristics .................................................................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.5 Potential Permits and Approvals Required .............................................................................................................3-17 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES 4.4 Utilities and Service Systems (Revised) .................................................................................................................. 4.4-1 4.12 Archaeological, Historical, and Tribal Cultural Resources (Revised) ...........................................................4.12-1 4.15 Aesthetics, Light, and Glare (Revised) ...................................................................................................................4.15-1 5 CUMULATIVE IMPACTS (REVISED) ................................................................................................................................ 5-1 5.1 Introduction to the Cumulative Analysis ................................................................................................................... 5-1 5.2 Cumulative Setting ........................................................................................................................................................... 5-2 5.3 Analysis of Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................................................................... 5-7 8 REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8-1 9 REPORT PREPARERS (RECIRCULATED DRAFT EIR)...................................................................................................... 9-1 Appendices Appendix A – Scope of the Recirculated Draft EIR Appendix B – Public Resources Code, Division 13, Chapter 6.7, Judicial Review of Capitol Building Annex and State Office Building Projects Figures Figure 3-1 Regional Location ............................................................................................................................................................. 3-3 Figure 3-2 Site Location ....................................................................................................................................................................... 3-4 Figure 3-3 Project Components (Revised)..................................................................................................................................... 3-5 Figure 3-4 Visitor/Welcome Center Conceptual Sketches (Revised) ................................................................................... 3-7 Figure 4.12-1 Photograph of the State Capitol Building and Capitol Park (west end) ca. 1885–1895 (view to south) ............................................................................................................................................................. 4.12-11 Figure 4.12-2 Historic Architectural Resources Study Area .................................................................................................... 4.12-17 Joint Committee on Rules and California Department of General Services Capitol Annex Project Recirculated Draft EIR i Table of Contents Ascent Environmental Figure 4.15-1 Capitol View Protection Act Height Restrictions .............................................................................................. 4.15-3 Figure 4.15-2 Viewpoint Locations ................................................................................................................................................... 4.15-8 Figure 4.15-3 Existing Visual Conditions of the Project Site - Representative Photographs ........................................ 4.15-9 Figure 4.15-4 Existing Visual Conditions of the Project Site - Representative Photographs ...................................... 4.15-10 Figure 4.15-5 Existing Visual Conditions of the Project Site - Representative Photographs ....................................... 4.15-11 Figure 4.15-6 Existing Visual Conditions of the Project Site - Representative Photographs ...................................... 4.15-12 Figure 4.15-7 Existing Visual Conditions of the Project Site - Representative Photographs ...................................... 4.15-13 Tables Table 4.4-1 Utilities Providers for the Project Area ...................................................................................................................4.4-6 Table 4.4-2 Maximum Contracted Annual Surface Water Diversion (afy) for the City of Sacramento ...................4.4-7 Table 4.4-3 City of Sacramento Current and Planned Annual Water Demand and Sources of Supply .................4.4-8 Table 4.4-4 Landfill Capacity ........................................................................................................................................................... 4.4-11 Table 4.4-5 Estimated Solid Waste Generated by Operation of the Proposed Project ............................................. 4.4-16 Table 4.12-1 Built Environment Resources Located in the Study Area ............................................................................ 4.12-19 Table 5-1 Geographic Scope of Cumulative Impacts .............................................................................................................. 5-2 Joint Committee on Rules and California Department of General Services ii Capitol Annex Project Recirculated Draft EIR Ascent Environmental List of Abbreviations LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AB Assembly Bill ADA Americans with Disabilities Act af acre-feet afy acre-feet per year BMP best management practices C&D construction and demolition CALGreen California Green Building Standards Code Caltrans California Department of Transportation CAP Capitol Area Plan CARB California Air Resources Board CBC California Building Code CBD Central Business District CCR California Code of Regulations cfs cubic feet per second CHBC California State Historical Building Code CHP California Highway Patrol CHRIS California Historical Resources Information System City City of Sacramento CRHR California Register of Historical Resources CSGBD California State Government Building District CSO Combined Sewer Overflow CSS Combined Sewer System CSSIP Combined Sewer System Improvement Plan CWA Clean Water Act CWTP Combined Wastewater Treatment Plant DGS California Department of General Services Draft EIR Draft Environmental Impact Report EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EV electric vehicle Final EIR Final Environmental Impact Report FWTP Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant GSF gross square feet HVAC heating, ventilation, and air conditioning JRC Joint Rules Committee kV kilovolt LEED v4 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design version 4 LID Low Impact Development light-emitting diode LED Joint Committee on Rules and California Department of General Services Capitol Annex Project Recirculated Draft EIR iii List of Abbreviations Ascent Environmental LTCP Long Term Control Plan MCL maximum contaminant levels mgd million gallons per day MLD Most Likely Descendant MOU memorandum of understanding MTP/SCS Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy NAHC Native American Heritage Commission NCIC North Central Information Center NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NRHP National Register of Historic Places OPR Governor’s Office of Planning and Research PCC Public Contract Code PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric