APPENDICES Appendix A Initial Study INITIAL STUDY Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center/Marina Point Mixed-use Development Project State Clearinghouse #2008012056 Prepared for City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division 835 East 14th Street San Leandro, CA 94577 Prepared by PBS&J 353 Sacramento Street, Suite 1000 San Francisco, CA 94111 (415) 362-1500 August 11, 2008 KAISER PERMANENTE SAN LEANDRO MEDICAL CENTER/MARINA POINT MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Initial Study - Environmental Checklist Form 1. Project Title: Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center/Marina Point Mixed-Use Development 2. Lead Agency Name and Address: City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division 835 East 14th Street San Leandro, CA 94577 3. Contact Person and Phone Number: Kathleen Livermore, AICP, Planning Manager (510) 577-3350 4. Project Location: The proposed project encompasses a 65-acre site situated in the west central area of the City of San Leandro in Alameda County (see Figure 1). The project area is bounded by the Interstate 880 (I-880) freeway right-of-way to the east, Marina Boulevard to the north, Merced Street to the West, and Fairway Drive to the South. 5. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address: N. Mick Meldrum, Jr. ICI Development Company 2222 East 17th Street Santa Ana, CA 92705 Nora R. Klebow Kaiser Foundation Hospitals 1100 San Leandro Boulevard, Suite 200 San Leandro, CA 94577 6. General Plan Designation: General Industrial 7. Zoning: IG(S)-Industrial General Project Description: The City of San Leandro, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (Kaiser), and ICI Development Company (ICI), are undertaking review of a significant project to be located on a 65-acre site near I-880 and Marina Boulevard. The northern approximately 30 acres of the site would be developed with a 387,000-square foot retail project (consisting of large format stores, multi-tenant retail uses, restaurants, soft goods, and service-oriented retailers) and a mixed-use residential project (consisting of up to 250 one- and two-bedroom apartments and 25,000 square feet of retail uses). The southern approximately 35 acres of the site would include up to 865,000 square feet of medical uses to be developed by Kaiser. The medical uses to be developed by Kaiser would include a 434,000-square foot, six-story, 262-bed hospital; a 400,000-square foot, six-story hospital support building; a 35,000- square foot central utility plant; a 20,000-square foot outdoor service yard; and parking necessary to meet projected demand, estimated to be no more than 2,510 stalls. Parking facilities could include surface parking and an additional 800-stall, five-story parking structure. Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center/Marina Point Mixed-use Development Project Initial Study Page 1 P:\Projects - All Employees\D40000.00+\D41268.00 ICI San Leandro\Initial Study\Kaiser San Leandro Medical Center-Marina Point IS.DOC The project will also include the following roadway improvements: the widening of Merced Street to the east along the project site frontage; an eastern extension of Republic Avenue into the project site and the signalization of the Republic Avenue/Merced Street intersection; and a new signalized intersection at the main entrance to the proposed mixed-use development site along Merced Street. The project site is currently owned by Kaiser and is occupied by the former Albertson’s supermarkets distribution and maintenance center and various warehouse distribution and industrial uses. Prior to the submittal of this application, Kaiser had submitted a separate application to the City of San Leandro for the demolition and grading of all structures on the Kaiser site. Therefore, for the purposes of this analysis, it is assumed that the Kaiser portion of the project site will be cleared of structures and rough graded prior to or concurrently with the approval of the project. Potential development of the site with the ICI development and the medical uses would require the creation of a new General Plan land use designation and zoning district. Affected Assessor’s Parcel Numbers include: 077A-0647-001-38; 077A-0647-001-37; 077A-0647-001- 36; 077A-0647-001-35; 077A-0647-001-34; 077A-0647-001-27; 077A-0647-009-27; 077A-0647-009- 32; 077A-0647-009-35; 077A-0647-009-37; 077A-0647-009-42; 077A-0647-009-45; and portions of 077A-0647-012-01; 077A-0647-012-02; 077A-0647-012-03. 8. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: The project area is bounded by the I-880 freeway right-of-way to the east, Marina Boulevard to the north, Merced Street to the West, and Fairway Drive to the South. The site is served by the Marina Boulevard and the Davis Street interchanges with I-880. The land uses immediately surrounding the project site are primarily industrial and commercial. Land uses east of I-880 include residential; a commercial shopping center; and the San Leandro Ball Park and Pacific Recreation Complex. Residential land uses are also present further west and further south of the project site. 9. Other public agencies whose approval is required (e.g. permits, financing approval, or participation agreement): Alameda County Congestion Management Agency Regional Water Quality Control Board for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Alameda County Airport Land Use Commission Federal Aviation Administration ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a “Potentially Significant Impact” as indicated by the checklist on the following pages. Aesthetic Agriculture Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology & Soils Hazards & Hazardous Materials Hydrology & Water Quality Land Use & Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population & Housing Public Services Recreation Transportation/Traffic Utilities & Services Systems Mandatory Findings of Significance Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center/Marina Point Mixed-use Development Project Initial Study Page 2 P:\Projects - All Employees\D40000.00+\D41268.00 ICI San Leandro\Initial Study\Kaiser San Leandro Medical Center-Marina Point IS.DOC San Pablo Bay 1 0 1 8 0 SAN RAFAEL RICHMOND 5 8 0 2 4 Marina Blvd Marina Blvd OAKLAND 8 0 5 8 0 ALAMEDA SANFRANCISCO 880 SAN LEANDRO Project DALYCITY Location San Francisco P a c i f i c 1 0 1 B a y 8 8 0 O c e a n SANMATEO 9 2 1 2 8 0 N o t t o S c a l e Merced Blvd PROPOSED MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT eagarden StT veARepublic d PROPOSED CENTERMEDICAL Fairway Dr veAAladdin NORTH Source: Google Earth Pro, 2008. NOT TO SCALE FIGURE 1 ojecrt LimitsP Project Location Map D41268.02 Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center/Marina Point Mixed-use Development Project August 11, 2008 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS Potentially Significant Potentially without Less than Significant Mitigation Significant No Issues: Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Source I. AESTHETICS– Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic 1, 2 vista? b) Substantially damage scenic resources, 1, 2, 3, 4 including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? c) Substantially degrade the existing visual 1, 2 character or quality of the site and its surroundings? d) Create a new source of substantial light or 1, 2 glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? Discussion a-b) The proposed project site is in a relatively flat area of northwest San Leandro. The surrounding area is characterized by one- and two-story concrete warehouses. Most buildings extend to the sidewalk. However, there are periodic breaks in the street façade due to the presence of surface parking lots. There is limited natural landscaping in the project vicinity. A small cluster of mature trees is on the northeast edge of the project site near I-880 as well as limited ornamental landscaping in the form of mature trees surrounding buildings and parking lots. The project site is visible from I-880 on the east and areas immediately east of I-880, as well as from surrounding roadways and adjacent development. Distant views to and from the project site are limited due the flat topography and the presence of buildings. However, the East Bay Hills are visible from some areas of the project site. There are no designated scenic vistas or scenic resources on or adjacent to the project area. I-880 is not a designated state scenic highway in the project vicinity. Accordingly, the proposed project would have no impact on scenic resources nor damage scenic resources within a state scenic highway. c) The proposed project could change the visual character and quality of the project site. The proposed development of the project site would introduce more intensive uses, thereby introducing visual elements and features that could contrast with the existing visual landscape creating a potentially significant impact. Accordingly, the EIR will discuss the visual effects of the proposed project on existing development in the project vicinity. This discussion will include the creation of visual simulations. d) Existing lighting in the vicinity of the project site is characterized by low-intensity security and safety lighting along walkways, within parking lots, and at building entrances. Although no lighting plans have been created for the proposed project, development at the project site would include nighttime and security lighting characteristic of existing development. However, the new buildings may involve lighting designs or construction materials that could increase potential light and glare impacts for neighboring uses and motorists. This could be considered a potentially significant impact. Therefore, the EIR will discuss potential light and glare impacts associated with the proposed project. Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center/Marina Point Mixed-use Development Project Initial Study Page 5 P:\Projects - All Employees\D40000.00+\D41268.00 ICI San Leandro\Initial Study\Kaiser San Leandro Medical Center-Marina Point IS.DOC Potentially Significant Potentially Unless Less than Significant Mitigation Significant No Issues: Impact Incorporated Impact Impact Source II.