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Reedley College Center for Fine and Performing Arts Project (State Clearinghouse No California Environmental Quality Act Initial Study Reedley College Center for Fine and Performing Arts Project (State Clearinghouse No. 2019069080) Reedley, California Lead Agency and Project Sponsor: State Center Community College District 1171 Fulton Street Fresno, CA 93721 Contact: George Cummings, District Director of Facilities Planning Phone: (559) 243-7191 Email: [email protected] Prepared by: ODELL Planning &Research, Inc. 49346 Road 426, Suite 2 Oakhurst, California 93644 (559) 472-7167 www.odellplanning.com November 2020 State Center Community College District Reedley College Center for Fine and Performing Arts Project TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary 1 A. Project Background Information 6 1. Project Title, Lead Agency, and Lead Agency Contact Information 6 2. Project Location 6 3. Project Setting 9 4. Project Description 12 5. Actions Required to Implement Project 15 6. Request for Preliminary Comment 15 7. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required 15 B. Environmental Factors Potentially Affected 16 C. Determination 16 D. Evaluation of Environmental Impacts 17 1. State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G: Environmental Checklist Form 17 2. Existing Laws, Regulations, Policies, and Mitigation Measures 17 E. Environmental Checklist 19 1. Aesthetics 19 2. Agricultural and Forestry Resources 21 3. Air Quality 23 4. Biological Resources 29 5. Cultural Resources 32 6. Energy 34 7. Geology and Soils 35 8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions 38 9. Hazards and Hazardous Materials 39 10. Hydrology and Water Quality 42 11. Land Use and Planning 45 12. Mineral Resources 46 13. Noise 46 14. Population and Housing 51 15. Public Services 52 16. Recreation 52 17. Transportation 53 18. Tribal Cultural Resources 58 19. Utilities and Service Systems 59 20. Wildfire 62 21. Mandatory Findings of Significance 63 F. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting 64 1. Purpose 64 2. Lead Agency 64 3. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Coordinator 64 State Center Community College District Reedley College Center for Fine and Performing Arts Project 4. Monitoring and Reporting Procedures for Design-, Site Clearing-, and Construction Mitigation Measures 64 5. Monitoring and Reporting Procedures for Operational- and Maintenance-Related Mitigation Measures 64 G. Names of Persons Who Prepared or Participated in Preparing the Initial Study 65 1. Lead Agency 65 2. Environmental Consultants 65 H. Sources Consulted 66 List of Figures Figure 1: Regional Location 7 Figure 2: Project Site 8 Figure 3: Site Plan 13 Figure 4: Elevations 14 List of Tables Summary Table of Mitigation Measures 1-5 Table A-1: Project Location 6 Table B-1: Environmental Factors Potentially Affected 16 Table 3-1: Air Quality Definitions 23 Table 17-1: Project Fair Share of Future Roadway Improvements 55 Appendices Appendix 1: Air Quality & Greenhouse Gas Impact Analysis Appendix 2: Historic Resources Survey Report Appendix 3: Noise & Groundborne Vibration Impact Analysis Appendix 4: Traffic Impact Analysis State Center Community College District Reedley College Center for Fine and Performing Arts Project Executive Summary State Center Community College District (“SCCCD” or “District”) is proposing to develop and operate the Reedley College Center for Fine and Performing Arts Project (“project”), to be located at the Reedley College campus in the City of Reedley. The project includes construction and operation of a performing arts center located on approximately four acres at the northwest corner of Reed Avenue and College Driveway. The proposed Center for Fine and Performing Arts building would include the following facilities: an auditorium with seating for 500-550 patrons; a 1,000 square-foot art gallery; an indoor lobby area configurable to accommodate up to 150 people as a sit-down dinner venue; a concessions area; a green room; a box office; a conference room; restrooms; and miscellaneous areas for storage and equipment. The project also includes an outdoor plaza that would function as a congregational area and may be used as an area for outdoor events and performances; this area would include landscaping, lighting, and possibly public art. The project is planned to begin construction in spring 2021 and estimated to begin operation between late 2022 and early 2023. Based on the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (CEQA Guidelines), the purpose of this Initial Study is to provide SCCCD with environmental information on the project to use as the basis for deciding whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Report or a Negative Declaration for the project. This Initial Study concluded: 1. The Initial Study identified potentially significant environmental effects of the project in the following subject areas: aesthetics, air quality, biological resources, cultural resources, geology and soils, noise, transportation, and tribal cultural resources. SCCCD can avoid or reduce these impacts to an insignificant level by incorporating in the project the mitigation measures listed below in the Summary Table of Mitigation Measures (Table 1). 2. The project would have a less than significant impact or no impact on many of the environmental resources and conditions evaluated in the Initial Study. The Initial Study explains why there would be no impacts or the impacts would be less than significant. 3. Based on items 1 and 2, the District should adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project. TABLE 1 Summary Table of Mitigation Measures Aesthetics Aesthetics: Mitigation Measures to Reduce and Control Project-Related Light and Glare AE-1. All parking area lighting shall have full cut-off type fixtures. A full cut-off type fixture is a luminaire or lighting fixture that, by design of the housing, does not allow any light dispersion or direct glare to shine above a 90-degree horizontal plane from the base of the fixture. Full cut-off type fixtures must be installed in a horizontal position as designed. AE-2. All external signs and lighting shall be lit from the top and shine downward except where uplighting is required for safety or security purposes. The lighting shall also be, as much as physically possible, contained to the target area. AE-3. Project lighting features shall be designed to prevent direct glare and minimize spill over illumination on neighboring non-college properties. Air Quality Air Quality: Mitigation Measures for to Reduce Localized Pollutant Concentrations The following measures shall be implemented to reduce potential exposure of sensitive receptors to localized pollutant concentrations of fugitive dust associated with project construction: AQ-1. On-road diesel vehicles shall comply with Section 2485 of Title 13 of the California Code of Regulations. This regulation limits idling from diesel-fueled commercial motor vehicles with gross vehicular weight ratings of more than 10,000 pounds and licensed for operation on highways. It applies to California and non-California based vehicles. In general, the regulation specifies that drivers of said vehicles: 1 State Center Community College District Reedley College Center for Fine and Performing Arts Project a. Shall not idle the vehicle’s primary diesel engine for greater than 5 minutes at any location, except as noted in Subsection (d) of the regulation; and, b. Shall not operate a diesel-fueled auxiliary power system to power a heater, air conditioner, or any ancillary equipment on that vehicle during sleeping or resting in a sleeper berth for greater than 5.0 minutes at any location when within 1,000 feet of a restricted area, except as noted in Subsection (d) of the regulation. AQ-2. Off-road diesel equipment shall comply with the 5-minute idling restriction identified in Section 2449(d)(2) of the California Air Resources Board’s In-Use Off-road Diesel regulation. The specific requirements and exceptions in the regulations can be reviewed at the following web sites: www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/truck-idling/2485.pdf and www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2007/ordiesl07/frooal.pdf. AQ-3. Heavy-duty, off-road diesel-fueled equipment (50 horsepower or greater) shall be fitted with diesel particulate filters, per manufacturer’s recommendations, or shall meet Tier 4 emissions standards. AQ-4. Signs shall be posted at the project site construction entrance to remind drivers and operators of the state’s five-minute idling limit. AQ-5. To the extent available, replace fossil-fueled equipment with alternatively-fueled (e.g., natural gas) or electrically-driven equivalents. AQ-6. Construction truck trips shall be scheduled, to the extent possible, to occur during non- peak hours. AQ-7. The burning of vegetative material shall be prohibited. AQ-8. The proposed project shall comply with SJVAPCD Regulation VIII for the control of fugitive dust emissions. Regulation VIII can be obtained on the SJVAPCD’s website at website URL: https://www.valleyair.org/rules/1ruleslist.htm. At a minimum, the following measures shall be implemented: a. All disturbed areas, including storage piles, which are not being actively utilized for construction purposes, shall be effectively stabilized of dust emissions using water, chemical stabilizer/suppressant, covered with a tarp or other suitable cover or vegetative ground cover. b. All on-site unpaved roads and off-site unpaved access roads shall be effectively stabilized of dust emissions using water or chemical stabilizer/suppressant. c. All land clearing, grubbing, scraping, excavation, land leveling, grading, and cut & fill activities shall be effectively controlled of fugitive dust emissions utilizing application
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