5100 Long Beach Boulevard Project Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by City of Long Beach 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor Long Beach, California 90802 Contact: Cynthia de la Torre, Planner IV prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 250 East 1st Street, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, California 90012 May 2020 5100 Long Beach Boulevard Project Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared by City of Long Beach 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 3rd Floor Long Beach, California 90802 Contact: Cynthia de la Torre, Planner IV prepared with the assistance of Rincon Consultants, Inc. 250 East 1st Street, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, California 90012 May 2020 This report prepared on 50% recycled paper with 50% post-consumer content. Table of Contents Table of Contents Initial Study ............................................................................................................................................. 1 1. Project Title ......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Lead Agency Name and Address ......................................................................................... 1 3. Contact Person and Phone Number ................................................................................... 1 4. Project Sponsor’s Name and Address ................................................................................. 1 5. Project Location .................................................................................................................. 1 6. Existing Setting .................................................................................................................... 1 7. General Plan Designation .................................................................................................... 5 8. Zoning.................................................................................................................................. 5 9. Description of Project ......................................................................................................... 5 10. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting ..................................................................................13 11. Required Approvals ...........................................................................................................13 12. Other Public Agencies Whose Approval is Required ........................................................13 13. Have California Native American Tribes Traditionally and Culturally Affiliated with the Project Area Requested Consultation Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.3.1? ........................................................................................................................13 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .........................................................................................15 Determination ......................................................................................................................................15 Environmental Checklist .......................................................................................................................17 1 Aesthetics ..........................................................................................................................17 2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ..................................................................................21 3 Air Quality .........................................................................................................................23 4 Biological Resources ..........................................................................................................33 5 Cultural Resources ............................................................................................................37 6 Energy ...............................................................................................................................39 7 Geology and Soils ..............................................................................................................45 8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ...............................................................................................49 9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ....................................................................................57 10 Hydrology and Water Quality ...........................................................................................61 11 Land Use and Planning ......................................................................................................65 12 Mineral Resources ............................................................................................................67 13 Noise .................................................................................................................................69 14 Population and Housing ....................................................................................................81 15 Public Services ...................................................................................................................83 16 Recreation .........................................................................................................................87 17 Transportation ..................................................................................................................89 Initial Study – Mitigated Negative Declaration i City of Long Beach 5100 Long Beach Boulevard Project 18 Tribal Cultural Resources ..................................................................................................93 19 Utilities and Service Systems ............................................................................................95 20 Wildfire..............................................................................................................................99 21 Mandatory Findings of Significance ................................................................................101 References ..........................................................................................................................................105 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................105 List of Preparers ..........................................................................................................................111 Tables Table 1 Project Details ..................................................................................................................... 6 Table 2 Health Effects Associated with Criteria Pollutants ...........................................................24 Table 3 SCAQMD Regional Significance Thresholds ......................................................................25 Table 4 SCAQMD LSTs for Construction Emissions ........................................................................26 Table 5 Construction Emissions .....................................................................................................28 Table 6 Operational Emissions ......................................................................................................29 Table 7 Electricity Consumption in the SCE Service Area in 2018 .................................................39 Table 8 Natural Gas Consumption in SCG Service Area in 2018 ....................................................39 Table 9 Estimated Fuel Consumption during Construction ...........................................................40 Table 10 Estimated Project Annual Transportation Energy Consumption ......................................41 Table 11 2030 GHG Efficiency Thresholds by Land Use for the City of Long Beach ........................51 Table 12 Estimated Construction GHG Emissions ...........................................................................52 Table 13 Combined Annual Emissions of Greenhouse Gases .........................................................53 Table 14 Consistency with Applicable SCAG RTP/SCS GHG Emission Reduction Strategies ...........54 Table 15 Sound Level Measurement Results ...................................................................................71 Table 16 Exterior Noise Limits .........................................................................................................73 Table 17 Interior Noise Limits ..........................................................................................................74 Table 18 Comparison of Existing and Existing plus Project Traffic Noise ........................................76 Table 19 Construction Noise Levels by Phase..................................................................................77 Table 20 Vibration Levels for Construction Equipment ...................................................................79 Table 21 Enrollment and Capacity at School Serving the Project Site .............................................85 Table 22 Water Supply and Demand in Single and Multiple Dry Years (AF) ...................................97 Table 23 Cumulative Projects List ..................................................................................................102 ii Table of Contents Figures Figure 1 Regional Location ................................................................................................................ 2 Figure 2 Project Location .................................................................................................................