ADDENDUM TO AN ADOPTED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT SCH #2006032058 The City of Sacramento, California, a municipal corporation, does hereby prepare, make declare, and publish the Addendum to a certified Environmental Impact Report for the following described project: Project Name: Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan Original Project: Railyards Specific Plan Update (P15-040) The City of Sacramento, Community Development Department, has reviewed the proposed project and on the basis of the whole record before it, has determined that there is no substantial evidence that the project, as identified in the attached addendum, would have a significant effect on the environment beyond that which was evaluated in the previously certified environmental impact report (EIR). A Subsequent EIR is not required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (Sections 21000, et. Seq., Public Resources Code of the State of California). This Addendum to a certified EIR has been prepared pursuant to Title 14, Section 15164 of the California Code of Regulations; the Sacramento Local Environmental Regulations (Resolution 91- 892) adopted by the City of Sacramento. A copy of this document and all supportive documentation may be reviewed or obtained online at http://www.cityofsacramento.org/Community-Development/Planning/Environmental/Impact- Reports. Environmental Services Manager, City of Sacramento, California, a municipal corporation Date: January 19, 2021 By: _________________________________________ Scott Johnson, Senior Planner 1 SACRAMENTO VALLEY STATION AREA PLAN Addendum and Environmental Checklist Prepared for January 2021 City of Sacramento Department of Public Works and Community Development Department 300 Richards Boulevard, 3rd Floor Sacramento, CA 95811 SACRAMENTO VALLEY STATION AREA PLAN Addendum and Environmental Checklist Prepared for January 2021 City of Sacramento Department of Public Works and Community Development Department 300 Richards Boulevard, 3rd Floor Sacramento, CA 95811 2600 Capitol Avenue Suite 200 Sacramento, CA 95816 916.564.4500 esassoc.com Bend Orlando San Jose Camarillo Pasadena Santa Monica Delray Beach Petaluma Sarasota Destin Portland Seattle Irvine Sacramento Tampa Los Angeles San Diego Oakland San Francisco TABLE OF CONTENTS Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan Page Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1 Project Location ....................................................................................................................... 3 Background .............................................................................................................................. 6 2007 RSP EIR .................................................................................................................. 6 2016 Railyards Specific Plan Update Subsequent Environmental Impact Report .......... 8 Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan ............................................................................ 10 Project Elements ............................................................................................................ 12 Program Level Development Review .................................................................................. 21 Required Discretionary Actions ...................................................................................... 35 Environmental Checklist ....................................................................................................... 36 Explanation of Checklist Evaluation Categories ............................................................ 36 Discussions and Mitigation Sections .............................................................................. 38 Land Use, Population, and Housing ............................................................................... 39 Issues Previously Determined to be Less than Significant ............................................ 44 Environmental Analysis .................................................................................................. 46 Aesthetics ....................................................................................................................... 46 Air Quality ....................................................................................................................... 56 Biological Resources ...................................................................................................... 66 Cultural Resources ......................................................................................................... 75 Energy ............................................................................................................................ 82 Geology and Soils .......................................................................................................... 85 Global Climate Change .................................................................................................. 90 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ............................................................................... 100 Hydrology and Water Quality ....................................................................................... 105 Noise 109 Public Services ............................................................................................................. 120 Transportation/Traffic ................................................................................................... 125 Utilities and Service Systems ....................................................................................... 140 List of Figures Figure 1 Regional Location ...................................................................................................... 4 Figure 2 Project Vicinity ............................................................................................................ 5 Figure 3 Project Site ................................................................................................................. 7 Figure 4 Conceptual Rendering of the Proposed Multi-Modal Transit Center ....................... 14 Figure 5 Conceptual Rendering of the Bus Mobility Center ................................................... 17 Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan i ESA / 201900481 City of Sacramento January 2021 Addendum to a Certified Environmental Impact Report Table of Contents Page Figure 6 Total Residential VMT ............................................................................................ 132 Figure 7 Total Work VMT ..................................................................................................... 133 List of Tables Table 1 2007 Railyards Specific Plan Land Use Designations and Allowable Uses ................ 6 Table 2 Previously Analyzed Development for the Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan Site .................................................................................................................. 9 Table 3 Proposed Transit Center Space Distribution .............................................................. 12 Table 4 SVS Area Plan Conceptual Development Program ................................................... 21 Table 5 City of Sacramento Population and Housing Trends, 2007-2020.............................. 43 Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan ii ESA / 201900481 City of Sacramento January 2021 Addendum to a Certified Environmental Impact Report SACRAMENTO VALLEY STATION AREA PLAN Addendum and Environmental Checklist Introduction The City of Sacramento is proposing a plan for the buildout of the Sacramento Valley Station planning area, located within the Railyards Specific Plan area, which is a key underutilized site within the Railyards and Central City that would link the Downtown, Railyards District, Old Sacramento, and West Sacramento via the existing and proposed I Street Bridge. The Sacramento Valley Station Area Plan would develop a sustainable transit-oriented development, a new multi- modal transit hub, and complementary development intended to encourage higher density uses through the plan area and maintain critical multi-modal links with surrounding areas, and would amend the Railyards Specific Plan. For the City to consider amendment to the Railyards Specific Plan, the City must ensure that, if needed, environmental review consistent with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines has been completed. Because the City has previously complied with CEQA for the Railyards project and the new discretionary action before the City would be a change in an already-approved project, the City can rely on information in the certified EIR, the subsequent addendum, and the subsequent EIR previously prepared for the Railyards Specific Plan area, to the extent they remain adequate. Consistent with the requirements of CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, the City must, therefore, determine whether any changed circumstances or “new information of substantial importance” will trigger the need for a subsequent EIR. As described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, a lead agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously adopted EIR if some changes or additions to an EIR certified for a project are necessary, but none of the of conditions identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 have occurred. No subsequent EIR shall be prepared for that project unless the lead agency determines, based on substantial evidence in the light of