TOWN OF WINDSOR JAGUAR WAY EXTENSION PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST AND INITIAL STUDY MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED BY: METROPOLITAN PLANNING GROUP 499 HUMBOLDT STREET SANTA ROSA, CA 95404 MAY 2020 M-GROUP [Page Intentionally Left Blank] Town of Windsor Jaguar Way Extension Project TOWN OF WINDSOR JAGUAR WAY EXTENSION PROJECT CEQA ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST AND INITIAL STUDY Project Title: Jaguar Way Extension Project Lead agency name and address: Town of Windsor 8400 Windsor Road Bldg. 100, Windsor, CA 95492 Contact person and phone number: Alejandro Perez, Senior Civil Engineer (707) 838-5318 Project Location: Jaguar Way between Starr Road on the west and Windsor Road on the east, Town of Windsor Sonoma County, CA (APNs: 066-180-060, 066-180-064, 164-030-052, 164-440-006, 164-440-005, and 066-180-GAP) Project sponsor’s name and address: Town of Windsor 9291 Old Redwood Highway, Windsor, CA 95492 Property Owners: Town of Windsor and Windsor Unified School District General Plan Designation and Zoning: N/A (Public Right of Way) Description of project: The Jaguar Way Extension Project (Project) consists of an approximately 0.5 mile-long roadway extending between Starr Road on the west and Windsor Road on the east, including an overcrossing of Starr Creek. Jaguar Way Extension would provide two vehicle travel lanes (one in each direction), multi- modal access for pedestrian and bicycles, and connectivity to existing and planned uses along Jaguar Way. Surrounding land uses and setting; The project site is situated north of Windsor High School and briefly describe the project’s south of Keiser Park. The western portion of the project site surroundings: bisects Starr Creek. The existing Starr Creek Park is located south of the proposed roadway, east of Starr Creek. Existing single-family residential homes are located north and south of the proposed roadway, adjacent to Starr Road towards the western limit of the project area, and north of the proposed roadway, just west of Windsor Drive. Downtown Windsor is approximately 0.25 miles to the northeast and Highway 101 is approximately 0.5 miles to the west. Other public agencies whose approval is California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Regional required (e.g. permits, financial Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB), Sonoma Water (SW), approval, or participation agreements): Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Have California Native American tribes Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, Middletown Rancheria, traditionally and culturally affiliated with Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR), Kashia Band of the project area requested consultation Pomo Indians of Stewarts Point, Dry Creek Rancheria Band of pursuant to Public Resources Code Pomo Indians, Mishewal-Wappo Tribe of Alexander Valley, and section 21080.3.1? If so, has consultation Lytton Rancheria of California were notified on February 8, begun? 2018. Although other Tribes responded to the notice, only FIGR requested consultation, which was completed in 2018. i IS/MND Town of Windsor Jaguar Way Extension Project [PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] ii IS/MND Town of Windsor Jaguar Way Extension Project TOWN OF WINDSOR JAGUAR WAY EXTENSION PROJECT TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE # 1. INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND, AND PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................. 1 1.1. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE .............................................................................................................2 1.2. PROJECT BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................4 1.3. PROJECT DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................................................6 2. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED .......................................................................... 21 3. DETERMINATION ..................................................................................................................................... 23 4. EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ....................................................................................... 25 4.1. AESTHETICS .......................................................................................................................................................... 25 4.2. AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY RESOURCES ............................................................................................................ 29 4.3. AIR QUALITY ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 4.4. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES ....................................................................................................................................... 38 4.5. CULTURAL RESOURCES .......................................................................................................................................... 46 4.6. ENERGY ................................................................................................................................................................ 49 4.7. GEOLOGY AND SOILS ............................................................................................................................................ 52 4.8. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ............................................................................................................................... 57 4.9. HAZARDS/HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ........................................................................................................................ 59 4.10. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY ........................................................................................................................ 66 4.11. LAND USE AND PLANNING .................................................................................................................................... 71 4.12. MINERAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................................ 74 4.13. NOISE .................................................................................................................................................................. 75 4.14. POPULATION AND HOUSING .................................................................................................................................. 82 4.15. PUBLIC SERVICES .................................................................................................................................................. 84 4.16. RECREATION ......................................................................................................................................................... 86 4.17. TRANSPORTATION ................................................................................................................................................. 87 4.18. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES ............................................................................................................................... 98 4.19. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS .......................................................................................................................... 101 4.20. WILDFIRE ........................................................................................................................................................... 105 4.21. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE (CAL. PUB. RES. CODE §15065) ............................................................ 106 5. REFERENCE DOCUMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 109 6. MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM ................................................................... 111 TABLE OF FIGURES FIGURE 1: REGIONAL LOCATION ................................................................................................................................. 11 FIGURE 2: PROJECT VICINITY ........................................................................................................................................ 13 FIGURE 3: GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ......................................................................................................................... 15 FIGURE 4: ZONING ........................................................................................................................................................ 17 FIGURE 5: AIRPORT LAND USE SAFETY ZONES .......................................................................................................... 19 iii IS/MND Town of Windsor Jaguar Way Extension Project LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1: AIR QUALITY SIGNIFICANCE THRESHOLDS ................................................................................................ 32 TABLE 2: CONSTRUCTION RISK IMPACTS AT THE OFFSITE MEI .............................................................................. 35 TABLE 3: AIRPORT SAFETY ZONE LAND USE COMPATIBILITY STANDARDS ........................................................... 62 TABLE 4: SUMMARY OF COLLISION RATES AT THE STUDY INTERSECTIONS ......................................................... 91 TABLE 5: SUMMARY OF EXISTING AND PLANNED BICYCLE FACILITIES ................................................................. 92 TABLE 6: INTERSECTION