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Appendix 4.3 Biological Resources Appendix 4.3 Biological Resources 4.3.1 Preliminary Tree Survey of APM Alignment (TBD) 4.3.2 Preliminary Tree Survey of Potential Support Facility Sites (TBD) 4.3.3 Tree Inventory Inglewood Transit Connector Project Tree Inventory Prepared for: Meridian Consultants 920 Hampshire Road, Suite A5 Westlake Village, CA 91361 805.367.5720 www.meridianconsultants.com Prepared by: Pax Environmental, Inc. Certified DBE/DVBE/SBE 226 West Ojai Ave., Ste. 101, #157 Ojai, CA 93023 805.633.9218 www.paxenviro.com December 10, 2018 Inglewood Transit Connector Project Section Page Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Project Location ............................................................................................. 1 1.2 Project Description and Background .............................................................. 1 1.3 Regulatory Setting ......................................................................................... 1 Survey Methodology ............................................................................................... 2 Results ..................................................................................................................... 3 References ............................................................................................................... 4 Tables Page 1 Tree species observed in the project alignment .................................................. 3 ATTACHMENTS APPENDIX 1 TREE POINT LOCATION MAP APPENDIX 2 TREE POINT DATA APPENDIX 3 TREE INVENTORY PHOTOGRAPHS i Tree Inventory Inglewood Transit Connector Project INTRODUCTION This tree inventory has been prepared to support California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis of the Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) Project proposed by the City of Inglewood. This information is reported in accordance with accepted scientific and technical standards that are consistent with the requirements of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). 1.1 PROJECT LOCATION The proposed Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) Project would include transit improvements that would be constructed in an area of the City of Inglewood within the public right-of-way from Market Street at the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line; south to the intersection of Market Street and Manchester Boulevard; east to the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and Prairie Avenue; then south to the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Century Boulevard. The proposed Project would also include a Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) and Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF). These facilities would be constructed adjacent to the right-of-way in one of four potential sites along the project alignment. 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND The proposed Inglewood Transit Connector (ITC) Project would include transit improvements that would be constructed in an area of the City of Inglewood within the public right-of-way from Market Street at the Metro Crenshaw/LAX Line; south to the intersection of Market Street and Manchester Boulevard; east to the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and Prairie Avenue; then south to the intersection of Prairie Avenue and Century Boulevard. The proposed Project would also include a Maintenance and Storage Facility (MSF) and Intermodal Transportation Facility (ITF); these facilities would be constructed adjacent to the right-of-way in one of four potential sites along the project alignment. The study area boundary, which encompasses all areas potentially affected by the project alignment and associated facilities, is provided on the first page of Appendix 1. 1.3 REGULATORY SETTING The City of Inglewood Municipal Code includes a Protected Tree Ordinance (Chapter 12: Planning and Zoning, Article 32: Tree Preservation) that is applicable to all types of existing or new development. Protected trees include those of specific species or size that may not be reshaped, altered, damaged, relocated or removed without first obtaining a Tree Removal and Cutting Permit from the City of Inglewood. Trees meeting the following specifications are subject to the ordinance. A) Trees having a minimum trunk diameter of eight inches measured fifty-four inches above the ground. When measuring a multi-trunk tree, the diameters of the largest three trunks shall be added together. 1 Tree Inventory Inglewood Transit Connector Project B) Street trees or other required trees such as those required as a condition of approval, Use Permit,or other zoning requirement, regardless of size. C) All memorial trees dedicated by an entity recognized by the City, and all specimen trees that define a neighborhood or community. D) Trees of the following species that have reached a minimum of four inches diameter trunk size: 1) Big Leaf Maple (Acer macrophyllum) 2) California Buckeye (Aesculus californica) 3) Madrone (Arbutus menziesii) 4) Western Dogwood (Cornus nuttallii) 5) California Sycamore (Platanus racemosa) 6) Coast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) 7) Canyon Live Oak (Quercus chrysolepis) 8) Blue Oak (Quercus douglassii) 9) Oregon White Oak (Quercus garryana) 10) California Black Oak (Quercus kelloggii) 11) Valley Oak (Quercus lobata) 12) Interior Live Oak (Quercus wislizenii) 13) California Bay (Umbellularia californica) E) A tree or trees of any size planted as a replacement for a protected tree. SURVEY METHODOLOGY Field surveys were conducted on November 15, 16 and 18, and December 6, 2018 by Pax Senior Biologist, Sam Stewart. Data was recorded on all trees meeting the specifications under subheadings A and D of the Protected Tree Ordinance, including any trees with a diameter at breast height (DBH) exceeding eight (8) inches regardless of species, and/or any of the fourteen listed species with a DBH of at least four (4) inches observed within the alignment boundary provided by Meridian Consultants. Data collection included a determination of species, geographic positioning system (GPS) coordinates, tree DBH (54.5 inches above the ground), and a description of tree health (poor, fair, or good as determined in the field). Health grade was based on appearance and the presence or absence of disease, structural damage including but not limited to cracked or split trunk(s), compromised roots, decay, and/or stunted or imbalanced growth. RESULTS A total of 549 protected trees were recorded within the project alignment boundary during the survey. Recorded trees included 25 non-native, ornamental species, and 2 California native, 2 Tree Inventory Inglewood Transit Connector Project ornamentally-planted species. It should be noted that the aerials used to map tree locations are somewhat outdated given the only available orthographically-corrected maps predate recent construction work on the Los Angeles Stadium at Hollywood Park and adjacent Prairie Avenue. For this reason, many of the trees shown on the aerial are no longer present. A list of species and quantities observed is provided in Table 1 below. Maps showing the locations of each of the trees on aerials are provided in Appendix 1. Tree point data, including DBH, GPS point, and health grade are provided in Appendix 2. Representative photographs of each of the tree species observed within the project alignment boundary are provided in Appendix 3. Table 1: Tree species observed in the project alignment. Common Name Scientific Name Quantity Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolius 25 Cajeput Melaleuca quinquenervia 10 California fan palm Washingtonia filifera 2 Callery pear Pyrus calleryana 4 Canary Island pine Pinus canariensis 23 Carrotwood Cupaniopsis anacardioides 8 Chinese elm Ulmus parvifolia 15 Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis 1 Coral tree Erythrina caffra 14 European hackberry Celtis australis 2 Evergreen ash Fraxinus uhdei 2 Fern pine Podocarpus gracilior 5 Giant yucca Yucca elephantipes 2 Gold medallion tree Cassia leptophylla 1 Italian Cypress Cupressus sempervirens 1 Italian stone pine Pinus pinea 1 Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia 24 Liquidambar Liquidambar styraciflua 10 Little-leaved Fig Ficus microcarpa 71 Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora 4 Mexican fan palm Washingtonia robusta 222 Narrow-leaved eucalyptus Magnolia grandiflora 25 Peruvian pepper Schinus molle 1 Queen palm Syagrus romanzoffiana 41 Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis 33 Red flowering gum Eucalyptus ficifolia 1 Western sycamore Platanus racemosa 1 Grand Total 549 3 Tree Inventory Inglewood Transit Connector Project REFERENCES Hatch, Charles R. 2007. Trees of the California Landscape. University of California Press, Berkeley & Los Angeles, California. Jepson Flora Project. 2018. Jepson eFlora. Berkeley, California: University of California. Accessed November 18, 2018. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_name_data.pl USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture). 2018. “California.” State PLANTS Checklist. Accessed November 18, 2018. http://plants.usda.gov/dl_state.html. 4 Tree Inventory APPENDIX 1 TREE POINT LOCATION MAP 1 2 3 N Prairie Ave Prairie N 4 5 6 7 9 8 10 11 W Manchester Blvd 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 W Century Blvd 21 22 Service Layer Credits: Airbus,USGS,NGA,NASA,CGIAR,NCEAS,NLS,OS,NMA,Geodatastyrelsen,GSA,GSI and the Legend 0 0.25 0.5 Miles Mapbook Pages ¯ Kilometers 0 0.25 0.5 Project Date: 12/6/2018 Coordinate System: NAD 1983 UTM Zone 11N Projection: Transverse Mercator 1 2 (! (! 3 4 (! (! 5 (! 7 8 9 (! (! (! (!(! 6 13 10 (! (! (! (! 12 11 15 14 (! 16 (! 17 (! 18 ! ( 19 (! 20 (! 21 22 23 (! (! (! 24
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