Buildings, Technology, Academics/Athletics (BTA) V Capital Levy Program Draft Non-Project SEPA Checklist Seattle Public Schools is committed to making its online information accessible and usable to all people, regardless of ability or technology. Meeting web accessibility guidelines and standards is an ongoing process that we are consistently working to improve. While Seattle Public Schools endeavors to only post documents optimized for accessibility, due to the nature and complexity of some documents, an accessible version of the document may not be available. In these limited circumstances, the District will provide equally effective alternate access. For questions and more information about this document, please contact the following: Rebecca Asencio Planning Manager, Capital Projects and Planning [email protected] While the BTA V Capital Levy Program Draft State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Non-Project Checklist is accessible and ADA compliant, the attached figures and appendices which support the checklist contain complex material that are not accessible. The following is a description of what is contained in the figures and appendices: Figure 1 – District Map Figure 1 is a map of the Seattle Public School District that shows the locations of all schools. The schools that are discussed in the non-project SEPA checklist are highlighted in yellow on the map. Appendix A –Transportation Technical Report for the BTA V Programmatic SEPA Checklist Appendix A consists of the Transportation Technical Report for the BTA V Capital Levy Program that was prepared by Heffron Transportation, Inc. The report describes the affected environment and potential transportation-related impacts that may occur with projects included in the BTA V Capital Levy Program. The report provides a program level (non-project) analysis of the types and ranges of impacts that could be expected from implementation of the BTA V program capacity and facility improvement projects, including roadways, traffic volumes, traffic operations, parking, and non-motorized facilities. This concludes the description of the Final SEPA Checklist figures and appendices for the BTA V Capital Levy Program Non-Project SEPA Checklist. BTA V Capital Levy Program Draft Programmatic SEPA Checklist May 2021 PREPARED FOR: SEATTLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2445 THIRD AVENUE SOUTH SEATTLE, WA 98134 PREPARED BY: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATES (ESA) 5309 SHILSHOLE AVENUE NW, STE. 200 SEATTLE, WA 98107 CONTENTS ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST ....................................................................................................................... 1 A. Background ............................................................................................................................................. 1 B. Environmental Elements ...................................................................................................................... 13 1. Earth ............................................................................................................................................... 13 2. Air ................................................................................................................................................... 16 3. Water ............................................................................................................................................. 17 4. Plants.............................................................................................................................................. 20 5. Animals........................................................................................................................................... 22 6. Energy and Natural Resources ....................................................................................................... 24 7. Environmental Health .................................................................................................................... 26 8. Land and Shoreline Use ................................................................................................................. 31 9. Housing .......................................................................................................................................... 38 10. Aesthetics ....................................................................................................................................... 38 11. Light and Glare ............................................................................................................................... 40 12. Recreation ...................................................................................................................................... 42 13. Historic and Cultural Preservation ................................................................................................. 45 14. Transportation ............................................................................................................................... 51 15. Public Services ................................................................................................................................ 55 16. Utilities ........................................................................................................................................... 56 C. Signature .............................................................................................................................................. 57 D. Supplemental Sheet for Non-project Actions ...................................................................................... 58 E. References ............................................................................................................................................ 66 F. Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................... 68 G. Figure .................................................................................................................................................... 70 APPENDIX Appendix A Transportation Technical Report FIGURE Figure 1 Seattle District School Location Map ...................................................................................... 71 TABLES Table 1 Proposed Projects for BTA V Capital Levy Program .................................................................. 8 Table 2 School Site’s Zoning, Current Land Use, and Adjacent Land Uses .......................................... 31 Table 3 BTA V Capital Levy Program School Facilities within or adjacent to a Mapped Environmentally Critical Area .................................................................................................. 35 Table 4 SPS Facilities Adjacent to a City of Seattle Park ...................................................................... 43 Table 5 Historic Information about BTA V Capital Levy Program Project Sites ................................... 46 Table 6 Applicable Historic and Cultural Resources Regulations and Laws ......................................... 49 May 2021 Page i DRAFT Programmatic SEPA Environmental Checklist PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK Page ii May 2021 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST A. BACKGROUND 1. Name of the proposed project, if applicable: BTA V Capital Levy Program 2. Name of Applicant: Seattle Public Schools (SPS) 3. Address and phone number of applicant and contact person: Rebecca Asencio Seattle Public Schools 2445 Third Avenue S Seattle, WA 98134 Office (206) 252-0551 4. Date checklist prepared: May 2021 5. Agency requesting checklist: Seattle Public Schools (SPS) 6. Proposed timing or schedule (including phasing, if applicable): This is a programmatic planning checklist that provides information on projects that may be included in the February 2022 Seattle Public Schools’ (SPS) Building, Technology, and Academics/Athletics Capital Levy V Program (BTA V Capital Levy Program) ballot measure. The timing for individual projects under the BTA V Capital Levy Program would vary according to the type of project. Projects involving a building addition or replacement may take up to several years to complete. The construction phase for athletic field projects (such as installing new field lighting at currently unlighted fields or the replacement of existing synthetic turf) would generally take approximately 1 to 3 months. Maintenance and repair projects may begin as soon as funding and planning are complete and may take several weeks to several months. 7. Do you have any plans for future additions, expansion, or further activity related to or connected with this proposal? If yes, explain. Projects identified in this BTA V Capital Levy Program checklist for levy funding may be constructed at a future date. However, as was the case for projects listed in the prior capital levies for SPS, the BTA V Capital Levy Program would be subject to approval by a public vote, and development at any of the schools or school facilities would be subject to additional project-level review under the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA), as appropriate. May 2021 Page 1 DRAFT Programmatic SEPA Environmental Checklist A SEPA project-level review is being prepared by SPS for the proposed replacement of Rainier Beach High School, and that document is expected to be available for public comment and review in spring 2021. The school replacement project was included in the prior Building Excellence (BEX) V Capital Levy Project list of projects to fund but did not include athletic field