Old Sacramento State Historic Park Draft General Plan/ Final Environmental Impact Report
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Old Sacramento State Historic Park Draft General Plan/ Final Environmental Impact Report Response to Comments State Clearinghouse #2010092068 California Department of Parks and Recreation December 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction ............................................................................................. 1-1 Chapter 2: List Of Commenters ................................................................................. 2-1 Chapter 3: Master Responses .................................................................................... 3-1 3.1 Master Response 1: Bike Facilities and Improvements ................................. 3-2 3.2 Master Response 2: I Street Modifications ................................................... 3-6 3.3 Master Response 3: Two Park Model ............................................................ 3-7 3.4 Master Response 4: Competition vs. Complimentary Programs................... 3-8 3.5 Master Response 5: Use of the Big Four Building ........................................ 3-10 3.6 Master Response 6: Horse-Drawn Streetcar Route ..................................... 3-10 3.7 Master Response 7: Gold Rush and Commerce Block ................................. 3-11 3.8 Master Response 8: Planning Boundary ...................................................... 3-13 3.9 Master Response 9: Excursion Train Information ....................................... 3-14 3.10 Master Response 10: Loss of Open Space ................................................... 3-15 3.11 Master Response 11: Representation on the Plan ...................................... 3-16 3.12 Master Response 12: Purpose of State Park General Plans/Scope of Analysis and Level of Detail ................................................................ 3-17 Chapter 4: individual Comments and Responses ........................................................ 4-1 Letter 1 Raymond Schwartz ........................................................................................ 4-2 Letter 2 Genevieve Sparks ........................................................................................... 4-4 Letter 3 Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates .............................................................. 4-8 Letter 4 California Department of General Services ................................................. 4-17 Letter 5 Department of Water Resources ................................................................. 4-19 Letter 6 Historic Old Sacramento Foundation ........................................................... 4-27 Letter 7 Cornelis Hakim ............................................................................................. 4-39 Letter 8 City of Sacramento ....................................................................................... 4-42 Letter 9 Department of Transportation .................................................................... 4-61 Old Sacramento State Historic Park General Plan Final EIR | Page i TABLE OF CONTENTS DECEMBER 2013 Letter 10 Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District ...................... 4-64 Letter 11 Central Valley Flood Protection Board ........................................................ 4-66 Letter 12 William L. Withuhn ...................................................................................... 4-69 Letter 13 Philip J. Harvey ............................................................................................. 4-71 Letter 14 James Moon ................................................................................................. 4-74 Letter 15 David Larson ................................................................................................. 4-76 Letter 16 Old Sacramento Business Association ......................................................... 4-78 Letter 17 Diane Elliott and Bradley Brooks ................................................................. 4-92 Letter 18 Sacramento Old City Association ............................................................... 4-106 Letter 19 California State Railroad Museum Foundation ......................................... 4-108 Letter 20 Mary A. Helmich ......................................................................................... 4-115 Letter 21 Land Park Community Association ............................................................ 4-139 Letter 22 Robert E. Baxter ......................................................................................... 4-149 Letter 23 Sacramento Fire Department .................................................................... 4-154 Letter 24 Delta Protection Commission .................................................................... 4-156 Letter 25 Friends of the Sacramento River Parkway ................................................. 4-160 Letter 26 Department of Toxic Substances Control .................................................. 4-165 Letter 27 Crocker Art Museum .................................................................................. 4-168 Letter 28 Tim Castleman ........................................................................................... 4-170 Letter 29 California State Lands Commission ............................................................ 4-172 Chapter 5: Recommended Changes to the General Plan ............................................ 5-1 Table Table 2-1: List of Written Comments Received ........................................................................... 2-1 Exhibits Exhibit 1.2: Planning Context in Old Sacramento and the Sacramento Railyards .................... 5-11 Exhibit 4.1: General Plan Management Zones .......................................................................... 5-15 Exhibit 4.2: Conceptual Master Plan ......................................................................................... 5-16 Page ii | Old Sacramento State Historic Park General Plan Final EIR ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ADA Americans with Disabilities Act CCR California Code of Regulations CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CFR Code of Federal Regulations City City of Sacramento CSRM California State Railroad Museum CSRMF California State Railroad Museum Foundation CPRR Central Pacific Railroad CVFPB Central Valley Flood Protection Board DWR California Department of Water Resources EIR Environmental Impact Report FCSSR Flood Control System Status Report FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency HOSF Historic Old Sacramento Foundation LOS level-of-service OSBA Old Sacramento Business Association OSSHP Old Sacramento State Historic Park PRC Public Resources Code RHM Railroad History Museum RTM Railroad Technology Museum SB Senate Bill SPFC State Plan of Flood Control SSIA State Systemwide Investment Approach State Parks California Department of Parks and Recreation ULDC Urban Levee Design Criteria USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Old Sacramento State Historic Park General Plan Final EIR | Page iii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS DECEMBER 2013 This page intentionally left blank. Page iv | Old Sacramento State Historic Park General Plan Final EIR CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION This page intentionally left blank. CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION On May 30, 2012, California State Parks released to the general public and public agencies the Preliminary General Plan/Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Old Sacramento State Historic Park (OSSHP) and California State Railroad Museum (CSRM). The General Plan will guide development and future management of OSSHP. It contains a comprehensive and integrated set of goals and guidelines for the development and long-term management of OSSHP, focused on the activities and facilities in the park, protection of historical and cultural resources, provision of visitor experiences and opportunities, administration and operations, and integration with the surrounding Downtown area. The Draft EIR included with the Preliminary General Plan contains the environmental analysis of potentially significant effects resulting from implementation of the proposed General Plan. Together, the Draft EIR and this document, the Final EIR, including the response to comments, constitute the Environmental Impact Report for the OSSHP General Plan. In accordance with Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21091 and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15087, a 45-day public review period for the Preliminary General Plan/Draft EIR was provided. The public was advised of the availability of the Preliminary General Plan/Draft EIR through legal notices placed in local newspapers, and through emails, direct mailings, and notification on the State Park planning web site. A Notice of Availability was posted with the Sacramento County clerk/recorder, and a public notice was published in the Sacramento Bee. Copies of the Preliminary General Plan/Draft EIR were also made available for review at the following locations: California State Railroad Museum, California State Parks Northern Service Center, Sacramento Central Library, the Belle Cooledge Community Library in the Land Park neighborhood of Sacramento, and on the State Park Planning web site. The public review period for the Preliminary General Plan/Draft EIR ended on July 16, 2012. During the public review period comments were received from several agencies and individuals. This document provides responses to the written comments received during the public review period. The focus of the response to comments is on the disposition