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Cultural Resources Inventory Report For CULTURAL RESOURCES INVENTORY REPORT FOR PORTIONS OF THE RICHMOND PROPERTIES RICHMOND, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA March 2013 PREPARED FOR: Tetra Tech, Inc. 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 500 Oakland, CA 94612 PREPARED BY: Barb Siskin, M.A., RPA Erica Schultz, M.H.P Kruger Frank, B.A. Garcia and Associates 1 Saunders Avenue San Anselmo, CA 94960 MANAGEMENT SUMMARY This report presents the results of the cultural resources investigation, which included the identification of archaeological resources and cultural landscape features, for portions of the University of California’s Richmond properties in Richmond, Contra Costa County, California. Within the 133-acre area comprised of these properties, the University of California proposes to consolidate the biosciences programs of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and to develop additional facilities for use by both the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and University of California, Berkeley, and other institutional or industry counterparts for research and development focused on energy, environment, and health. The Phase 1 development plan would construct the first three buildings within a smaller 16-acre area on these properties. Due to the involvement of the United States Department of Energy, the proposed Phase 1 development is a federal undertaking as defined by Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and its implementing regulations, 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 800. Therefore, only the smaller 16-acre area is subject to Section 106 regulations in order to take into account the effect of the undertaking on any historic property (i.e., district, site, building, structure, or object) that is included in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. This cultural resources investigation was conducted to identify archaeological resources and cultural landscape features that may meet the definition of a historic property under the National Historic Preservation Act, per 36 CFR 800.4. Built environment resources, such as buildings and structures, are addressed in a separate historic properties survey report. The United States Department of Energy is the lead federal agency under Section 106. This investigation also complies with the California Environmental Quality Act (Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations 15064.5). The 133-acre is subject to programmatic-level analysis under CEQA, while the smaller 16-acre area (where specific project construction will occur) will be subject to project-level analysis under CEQA. The University of California is the lead agency under CEQA. This investigation included background research for the 133-acre area, which is considered the Study Area. The Area of Potential Effects is the smaller 16-acre area, which is considered the Phase 1 development plan area. Since the Area of Potential Effects is subject to Section 106 regulations, this area required a field survey as well as background research. Pursuant to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, 36 Code of Federal Regulations Part 800.4, this report documents the methods used to identify all historic properties within the Area of Potential Effects. Findings for this report are based on the following: A cultural resources records search and historic map review for the Study Area at the Northwest Information Center of the California Historic Resource Inventory System at California State University, Sonoma; the initiation of Section 106 consultation with Native American groups and individuals identified by the Native American Heritage Commission (36 CFR Part 800.2(a)); an inventory survey of the Area of Potential Effects; and, documentation of newly identified cultural resources (i.e., archaeological resources and cultural landscape features) within the Area of Potential Effects on California Department of Parks and Recreation 523 forms. I The results of the records search indicate that there is one previously recorded prehistoric shellmound, CA-CC0-157, within the Study Area. The field survey resulted in the identification of two newly identified historic period cultural resources within the Area of Potential Effects, GANDA-622-01 (Eucalyptus Stands 1 and 2), which consists of historic period landscape features, and GANDA-ISO-622-01, an isolated historic period bottle. These resources were formally recorded on Department of Parks and Recreation 523 forms, but not evaluated for their potential for eligibility for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and California Register of Historical Resources. This inventory report includes the methods and results of background research consisting of a records search and a literature review; geoarchaeological, prehistoric, ethnographic, and historical background information; a field survey; a geoarchaeological sensitivity analysis; and consultation with the Native American Heritage Commission and potentially interested Native American groups and individuals; as well as recommendations for any subsequent archaeological work to meet the requirements of Section 106 and 36 Code of Federal Regulations 800.4. This investigation addresses only archaeological resources and cultural landscape features within the Area of Potential Effects. The identification and evaluation of the built environment resources have been addressed in a separate report. While this investigation did not result in the identification of any newly or previously documented prehistoric archaeological resources within the Area of Potential Effects, the geoarchaeological analysis, environmental setting, and close proximity of several prehistoric shellmounds to the Area of Potential Effects and Study Area indicate that the Area of Potential Effects has a high sensitivity for the presence of buried and surface prehistoric resources. In addition, there is evidence of historic use of the site based on results of the background research and field survey; therefore, there is the potential for the presence of historic period archaeological resources as well. This cultural resources investigation adheres to the California Office of Historic Preservation’s Archaeological Resource Management Reports Recommended Contents and Format (1990); the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation (48 CFR 44716); and the United States Army Corps of Engineers’ Guidelines for Compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (2012). II TABLE OF CONTENTS MANAGEMENT SUMMARY.....................................................................................................................I FIGURES .................................................................................................................................................... IV 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................. 1 DEFINITION OF THE AREA OF POTENTIAL EFFECTS - PHASE 1 DEVELOPMENT AREA .................................. 2 DEFINITION OF THE STUDY AREA ............................................................................................................... 2 PROJECT LOCATION .................................................................................................................................... 7 PROJECT DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................................ 7 2.0 REGULATORY CONTEXT................................................................................................................. 9 FEDERAL REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 9 STATE REGULATIONS.................................................................................................................................10 3.0 BACKGROUND....................................................................................................................................13 EXISTING ENVIRONMENT...........................................................................................................................13 PREHISTORIC CONTEXT .............................................................................................................................13 ETHNOGRAPHIC CONTEXT .........................................................................................................................21 HISTORIC CONTEXT ...................................................................................................................................22 4.0 PREFIELD RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION METHODS AND RESULTS .........................25 RECORDS SEARCH METHODS.....................................................................................................................25 RECORDS SEARCH RESULTS ......................................................................................................................25 HISTORIC MAP REVIEW .............................................................................................................................28 GEOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................28 NATIVE AMERICAN CONSULTATION ..........................................................................................................28 5.0 FIELD METHODS AND RESULTS...................................................................................................29
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