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RESPONSES TO COMMENTS ON CEQA INITIAL STUDY PROPOSED NEW MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES FACILITY 20 ALLEN STREET, MARTINEZ, CA CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECT #CP09-39 SCH #2009052027 January 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Chapter I INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1 A. Purpose of the CEQA Response Document ........................................................................1 B. Environmental Review Process...........................................................................................1 C. Report Organization ............................................................................................................2 Chapter II COMMENT LETTERS AND RESPONSES .................................................................3 A. State, Regional, and Local Agency Comments ...................................................................5 B. private individuals .............................................................................................................19 Chapter III INITIAL STUDY TEXT CHANGES ........................................................................23 Chapter IV MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM............................25 List of Tables TABLE 1 MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM ............................................................... 26 APPENDICES Appendix A: Historic Architecture Evaluation Report January 2010 i CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECT #CP09-39 PROPOSED NEW MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES FACILITY RESPONSES TO COMMENTS DOCUMENT January 2010 ii Chapter I INTRODUCTION ♦ ♦ ♦ A. PURPOSE OF THE CEQA RESPONSE DOCUMENT This document, together with the Initial Study, is the environmental documentation for the Proposed New Mental Health Recovery Services Facility proposed by the Contra Costa County Health Services Department (Project #CP09-39). The Initial Study identifies the likely environmental consequences of the project and recommends mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate significant impacts. The Health Services Department has agreed to effectively implement those mitigation measures. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Response to Comments Document presented herein responds to public comments on the Initial Study, adds one additional mitigation measure, and provides a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the project. According to CEQA (as amended January 1, 2007), lead agencies are required to consult with public agencies having jurisdiction over a proposed project and to provide the general public with an opportunity to comment on the environmental document. For this project, Contra Costa County is the lead agency. This Response to Comments document has been prepared to respond to comments received on the Initial Study and to clarify any errors, omissions, or misinterpretations of the analysis or findings in the Initial Study. This document, together with the Initial Study, will constitute the environmental documentation if the Board of Supervisors certifies it as complete and adequate under CEQA. B. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS The Initial Study was made available for public review from May 7- June 8, 2009. The general public was advised of the availability of the Initial Study through newspaper publishing and property owners within 300 feet of the project site were notified by mail. Public agencies and interest groups were also notified by mail, including the State of California. During the public review period on the Initial Study, three written comment letters were submitted. A copy of those comments and responses to the comments can be found in Chapter II of this Response to Comments document. January 2010 1 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECT #CP09-39 PROPOSED NEW MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES FACILITY RESPONSES TO COMMENTS DOCUMENT This CEQA documentation for the project will be presented to the Board of Supervisors at their meeting scheduled for January xx, 2010. Before acting on the project (i.e., adoption of the recommendation to for acquisition of the 20 Allen Street property), the Board must certify the adequacy of the CEQA documentation for the project and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (see Chapter IV of this Response to Comments document). C. REPORT ORGANIZATION This Response to Comments document presented herein consists of the following chapters: Chapter I: Introduction. This chapter includes a discussion of the purpose and organization of the Response to Comments document. Chapter II: Comment Letters and Responses. This chapter contains the names of individuals and agencies commenting on the Initial Study and reproductions of letters and emails received on the Initial Study. The comments are numbered in the margins of the comment letters and responses are keyed to the comment numbers. Where revisions to the Initial Study are appropriate, these are summarized and the actual text changes are shown in Chapter III. Chapter III: Draft Text Changes and Errata. Corrections or clarifications based on comments received on the Initial Study are contained in this chapter, including language that has been added to or deleted from the Initial Study R. Underlined text represents language that has been added to the Initial Study; text in strikeout has been deleted from the Initial Study. Errata are also shown in this chapter. Chapter IV: Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. This chapter identifies mitigation measures referenced in the Initial Study as necessary to avoid or reduce the project’s potentially significant impacts and provides a program for implementation and monitoring of these measures. The timing and entity responsible for monitoring are identified. January 2010 2 Chapter II COMMENT LETTERS AND RESPONSES ♦ ♦ ♦ This chapter includes a reproduction of each letter (including emails) that addressed the DEIR and was received during the public review period. Each letter is followed by responses to comments made in the letter. COMMENT NUMBER A. State, Regional and Local Agency Comments 1. City of Martinez .................................................................................................... A1-1 to A1-16 2. California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research...................................................... A2-1 B. Private Individuals 1. Mark Glieden............................................................................................................B1-1 to B1-3 January 2010 3 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECT #CP09-39 PROPOSED NEW MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES FACILITY RESPONSES TO COMMENTS DOCUMENT January 2010 4 CONTRA COSTA COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROJECT #CP09-39 RESPONSES TO COMMENTS DOCUMENT PROPOSED NEW MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY SERVICES FACILITY A. STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL AGENCY COMMENTS January 2010 5 (/q*) City of Uartinez 525 HenriettaStreet. Martinez. Cl'94553-2394 (92s)372-3sls FAX(92s) 372-02s7 June3, 2009 DarwinMyers Departmentof Conservationand Development CommunityDevelopment Division ContraCosta County 651 PineStreet, North Wing,4'n Floor Martinez.CA 94553 DearMr. Myers: The City of Martinezreceived a copy of an lnitialStudy for a proposedMental Health RecoveryServices Facility to be constructedat20 Allen Street(APN: 372-182-006) May 11,2009. Citystaff has reviewedthe documentand havethe followingcomments. The commentsare organizedbased on the InitialStudy format and numberingsystem. GeneralComments: . The projectlocation information and analysisneeds to includethose locations withinthe existingContra Costa Regional Medical Center (2500 Alhambra Avenue)wherenew parkingareas are to be constructedor alterationsto existing onesare to be made,as thereis the potentialof an environmentalimpact to thosespecific locations, as wellas the surroundingareas (e.9. impacts to traffic volume,circulation, aesthetics, etc.). The plansattached to the InitialStudy are conceptualplans only. They lack sectionsand detailsthat mightaffect our commentson the project. The proposalto have five curb cuts appearsto be excessivefor this site. The projectdescription includes the acquisitionof the site from the current owners. lf the Countydoes nottake ownership of the site,City review and approvalwould be requiredfor anyproject proposed at thissite and would affect the leadagency status in regardsto CEQAreview. l. AestheticsB and C (alsorelates to BioloqicalResources E): Thevisual effects of tree removalfor the constructionof the newparking facility at the northeastcorner of B Streetand Alhambra Avenue and the new building at20 AllenStreet, as wellas the effectsof the proposedbuilding itself, have not beenadequately evaluated: o Site plan showinq..ees not provided.A site plan,showrng all treeswith a 6.5" diameteror greater-identifyingspecies-proposed for removal,or where gradingis proposedunder drip lines, needs to be providedfor bothsites. Using Cityregulations as a guide,preservation of CoastLive Oaks and Coast Redwoods(natives) should be giventhe highestpriority. Lossof treespotentiallv siqnificant. Loss of oaks,redwoods, and otherconfers alongAlhambra Avenue from construction of a new parkingfacility at B Street couldbe seenas a "potentiallysignificant impact" as thesetrees provide significantscreening of the mainmedical building and parkedcars from this lower-densityand largelyresidential portion of AlhambraAvenue (removal of the modularbuilding from the cornerof B Streetand AlhambraAvenue
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