Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Draft Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report APPENDIX Y CULTURAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM State Clearinghouse Number: 2010011062 Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum February 6, 2012 Prepared for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority One Gateway Plaza Los Angeles, CA 90012 State Clearinghouse Number: 2010011062 Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum This technical memorandum was prepared by: ICF International 811 West Seventh Street Suite 800 Los Angeles, CA 90017 for: CDM 523 West Sixth Street Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90014 Revision 5 Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Summary ................................................................................................................................................. 1 2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 6 2.1 No Build Alternative ........................................................................................................................... 6 2.2 Transportation System Management (TSM) Alternative ................................................................. 8 2.3 State Route 60 (SR 60) Light Rail Transit (LRT) Alternative ............................................................. 9 2.3.1 Operating Hours and Frequency ................................................................................................................ 9 2.3.2 Proposed Stations....................................................................................................................................... 9 2.3.3 Maintenance Yard ..................................................................................................................................... 11 2.4 Washington Boulevard LRT Alternative .......................................................................................... 11 2.4.1 Proposed Stations..................................................................................................................................... 13 2.4.2 Maintenance Yard ..................................................................................................................................... 13 3.0 Methodology For Impact Evaluation ................................................................................................... 15 3.1 Regulatory Framework ..................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.1 Federal ...................................................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.1.1 National Environmental Policy Act ................................................................................... 16 3.1.1.2 Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act .................................................... 16 3.1.1.3 Antiquities Act ................................................................................................................... 17 3.1.1.4 The Archaeological Resources Protection Act .................................................................. 17 3.1.1.5 The American Indian Religious Freedom Act................................................................... 17 3.1.1.6 Section 4(f) of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 ....................................... 18 3.1.1.7 The Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act ........................................................... 18 3.1.1.8 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act............................................... 18 3.1.2 State .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.1.2.1 California Environmental Quality Act ............................................................................... 18 3.1.2.2 California Public Resource Code 5097 .............................................................................. 19 3.1.2.3 Paleontological Regulatory Setting ................................................................................... 19 3.1.2.4 CEQA ................................................................................................................................. 20 3.1.2.5 State CEQA Guidelines Sec. 15064.5(a)(3J ...................................................................... 20 3.1.3 Local .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.1.3.1 City of Whittier ................................................................................................................... 20 Page i Revision 5 Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report Eastside Transit Corridor Phase 2 Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum 3.2 Thresholds of Significance ............................................................................................................... 21 3.2.1 Federal ...................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.2.1.1 National Register of Historic Places ................................................................................. 21 3.2.1.2 Federal Impact Criteria ...................................................................................................... 22 3.2.2 State .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.2.2.1 CEQA Regulations (Section 15064.5) ............................................................................... 23 3.2.2.2 California Register of Historical Resources ...................................................................... 23 3.2.2.3 Public Resources Code 21083.2 ........................................................................................ 24 3.2.2.4 State Impact Criteria ......................................................................................................... 25 3.3 Area of Potential Effects ................................................................................................................... 25 3.4 Methodology .................................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.1 Identify Consulting and Interested Parties ................................................................................................ 26 3.4.1.1 Native American Groups and Individuals ........................................................................ 26 3.4.2 Identify Potential Historic Properties ........................................................................................................ 29 3.4.2.1 Federal ............................................................................................................................... 30 3.4.2.2 State ................................................................................................................................... 32 3.4.2.3 Paleontological Resources ................................................................................................ 33 4.0 Affected Environment ........................................................................................................................... 34 4.1 Consulting and Interested Parties ................................................................................................... 34 4.2 Identify Potential Historic Properties .............................................................................................. 35 4.2.1 Records Search ......................................................................................................................................... 35 4.2.2 Field Survey ............................................................................................................................................... 38 4.2.2.1 Historic and Architectural Resources ............................................................................... 38 4.2.2.2 Archaeological Properties ................................................................................................. 39 4.2.2.3 Paleontological Review ...................................................................................................... 39 4.3 Historic Context ............................................................................................................................... 41 4.3.1 Introduction: Definition of the Project Area .............................................................................................. 41 4.3.2 Prehistoric Overview of the Project Area .................................................................................................. 41 4.3.3 Historic Overview of the Project Area ....................................................................................................... 42 4.3.4 Agricultural Land Uses in the Project Area ............................................................................................... 44 4.3.5 Residential and Industrial Development of the Project Area ...................................................................