Appendix J Public Service and Utilities Coordination
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Appendix J Public Service and Utilities Coordination November 13, 2019 10140 Tim McHargue Fire Chief Colton Fire Department 303 East Street Colton, California 92324 909.307.5100 [email protected] Re: Request for Fire-Rescue Protection Service Information for the Northside Specific Plan EIR Dear Mr. McHargue: The City of Riverside, as the proponent and Lead Agency for the Northside Specific Plan, has contracted Dudek to prepare a Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Dudek is in the process of preparing the Public Services and Facilities section of the EIR. The EIR analysis must address any physical environmental impacts related to the provision of new or physically altered government facilities to service the project. We are sending this letter to you to solicit information regarding public services for this California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis. Below is a summary of the project and questions intended to obtain information needed to complete the CEQA analysis. The Northside Specific Plan Area (SPA) is approximately 1,700 acres and generally bound by the La Loma Hills to the north, State Route 60 and downtown Riverside to the south, Interstate 215 and the Hunter Industrial Park to the east, and the Santa Ana River to the west (Figure 1, Vicinity Map). The Northside Specific Plan includes land within both the City of Riverside and the City of Colton, as well as the County of Riverside. Approximately 329 acres is located within the City of Colton, within the Pellissier Ranch area. The majority of the SPA is currently developed, with uses consisting of residential, transit and bus stations, two schools, parks, public agency offices, recreation facilities, business and office parks, industrial enterprises, neighborhood-serving commercial establishments, sport facilities and cultural landmarks. The undeveloped land is primarily within the Pellissier Ranch area, and the former Riverside Golf Course within the City of Riverside. Refer to Figure 2, Existing Land Uses, for the existing land use designations. The proposed Northside Specific Plan is intended to guide future development and redevelopment within the Northside Neighborhood. Various community workshops have been completed to obtain input on the vision for the area. Based on this input and other planning information, the proposed Northside Specific Plan land uses were developed for 17 identified subareas, as shown in Figure 3, Proposed Land Uses. The estimated proposed land uses would result in a buildout of the following: 6,880–8,748 dwelling units in Subareas 1, 3–7, and 9–13 2,430 dwelling units in Colton Residential Overlay 3.9 to 4.2 million square feet of Commercial, Office, Business/Office Park, and Light Industrial Uses 1.8 million square feet of Business Park in Pellissier Ranch 10140 1 November 2019 Mr. Tim McHargue Re: Request for Fire-Rescue Protection Service Information for the Northside Specific Plan EIR 8 acres of Trujillo Adobe Heritage Village 232 acres of park and open space, both private and public In addition to these land use changes, the Northside Specific Plan includes updates to the planned transportation network to accommodate “complete street” concepts. Mobility options in pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly corridors would be expanded. The project is also intended to minimize truck traffic through residential and commercial retail areas, including traffic-calming measures along Main Street and Center Street. Two options are included for Orange Street: one that includes a connection through to the north to the City of Colton and one that terminates the roadway within the City of Riverside. Other notable mobility changes include the provision of new arterials in the City of Colton, including one parallel to the Highgrove Channel, which would connect Riverside Avenue and Roquet Ranch (Pellissier Road). Overall, these mobility improvements are proposed with the consideration of the land use visions for the surrounding areas. We are soliciting information from you in regards to the a potential for the proposed project to result in the need for new or expanded public service facilities beyond those already included in the project. Below is a list of questions that would assist us in providing adequate background information and determining if the project would cause a significant physical environmental impact under CEQA: 1. Please confirm that there are four fire stations in the City of Colton. Station 211 on 303 East E Street Station 212 on 1511 North Rancho Avenue Station 213 on 1100 South La Cadena Drive Station 214 on 1151 South Meadow Lane 2. The closest City of Colton fire station to the SPA is Station 213, and the Colton Fire Department (CFD) map indicates this station would serve as the primary response station to the SPA. Please confirm. 3. Confirm the CFD primary service/response area is 16 square miles. Please identify other jurisdictions with which the CFD has mutual-aid agreements. 4. What are the current full-time staff levels at CFD? 5. Confirm the major CFD’s equipment includes three Type-1 paramedic engines, one paramedic truck, one Type-3 engine, and one OES Type-1 engine. 6. Confirm that the CFD utilizes response times to determine fire and emergency service adequacy. Confirm the CFD’s performance standard for fire protection services and emergency medical services is 6 minutes and 30 seconds, 90% of the time. 7. What is CFD’s current 90th percentile average response time to calls for service within the City and for the primary station that would service the project? 8. Are there any existing plans for new or expanded fire facilities by the City of Colton that would potentially serve the Northside Specific Plan area? Please identify the timing and implementation criteria of any such plans. 9. Would overall implementation of the Northside Specific Plan directly or cumulatively affect CFD’s ability to meet its service goals in a manner that would require a new or expanded station or other physical environmental change to provide service? 10. If the project would affect CFD’s ability to provide adequate service, what additional physical improvements or other means would be required to provide adequate service? 10140 2 November 2019 Mr. Tim McHargue Re: Request for Fire-Rescue Protection Service Information for the Northside Specific Plan EIR The City of Riverside would appreciate a response to this questionnaire no later than November 27, 2019. Please include any additional information you feel may be relevant to the proposed project. If you would like to meet to discuss these items, please let us know and we can arrange a meeting. I greatly appreciate your assistance. If you have any questions or need clarification, I can be reached at [email protected], or at 760.271.3587. Additionally, Project Manager Dawna Marshall can be reached at [email protected] or at 760.479.4290. Sincerely, __ ____ Carolyn Somvilay Environmental Analyst cc: Jay Eastman, AICP – Principal Planner, City of Riverside Mark Tomich, AICP – Development Services Director, City of Colton 10140 3 November 2019 1. Please confirm that there are four fire stations in the City of Colton. Correct x Station 211 on 303 East E Street x Station 212 on 1511 North Rancho Avenue x Station 213 on 1100 South La Cadena Drive x Station 214 on 1151 South Meadow Lane 2. The closest City of Colton fire station to the SPA is Station 213, and the Colton Fire Department (CFD) map indicates this station would serve as the primary response station to the SPA. Please confirm. Correct 3. Confirm the CFD primary service/response area is 16 square miles. Please identify other jurisdictions with which the CFD has mutual-aid agreements. The primary service/response area is 16 square miles. Colton Fire Department has automatic aid/mutual aid agreements with San Bernardino County Fire, City of Loma Linda Fire and California Department of Forestry. 4. What are the current full-time staff levels at CFD? 1 Fire Chief, 1 Fire Marshal, 3 Battalion Chiefs, 12 Captains, 12 Engineers, 12 Firefighter Paramedics 5. Confirm the major CFD’s equipment includes three Type-1 paramedic engines, one paramedic truck, one two Type- 3 engines, and one OES Type-1 engine. 6. Confirm that the CFD utilizes response times to determine fire and emergency service adequacy. Confirm the CFD’s performance standard for fire protection services and emergency medical services is 6 minutes and 30 seconds, 90% of the time. Correct 7. What is CFD’s current 90th percentile average response time to calls for service within the City and for the primary station that would service the project? CFD’s response time to calls within the city is 7 minutes, 38 seconds. Station 213 response time to calls is 8 minutes, 26 seconds. 8. Are there any existing plans for new or expanded fire facilities by the City of Colton that would potentially serve the Northside Specific Plan area? Please identify the timing and implementation criteria of any such plans. Currently there are no plans for new or expanded fire facilities that would service the Northside Specific Plan area. The Fire Department and City of Colton has discussed the possibility of relocating station 213, to a location just south of the Santa Ana River. This relocation would be to replace the existing deteriorating station 213, located at 1100 S. La Cadena Drive. The potential time frame discussed was no sooner than five years and pending a funding source. 9. Would overall implementation of the Northside Specific Plan directly or cumulatively affect CFD’s ability to meet its service goals in a manner that would require a new or expanded station or other physical environmental change to provide service? Yes, the increase in the volume of calls and added threat from the increase of dwellings and the 1.8 million square feet of unknown industrial type.