PHASE I HISTORICAL/ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES SURVEY ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NUMBER 0261-161-17 19672 Kendall Drive, near the City of San Bernardino San Bernardino County, California For Submittal to: County of San Bernardino Land Use Services Department, Planning Division 385 North Arrowhead Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92415 Prepared for: Wilhite Langley, Inc. 21800 Barton Road, Suite 102 Grand Terrace, CA 92313 Prepared by: CRM TECH 1016 East Cooley Drive, Suite A/B Colton, CA 92324 Bai “Tom” Tang, Principal Investigator Michael Hogan, Principal Investigator June 11, 2019 CRM TECH Contract No. 3482 Title: Phase I Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey: Assessor’s Parcel Number 0261-161-17, 19672 Kendall Drive, near the City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California Author(s): Bai “Tom” Tang, Principal Investigator Deirdre Encarnación, Archaeologist/Report Writer Salvadore Boites, Archaeologist Nina Gallardo, Archaeologist/Native American Liaison Consulting Firm: CRM TECH 1016 East Cooley Drive, Suite A/B Colton, CA 92324 (909) 824-6400 Date: June 11, 2019 For Submittal to: County of San Bernardino Land Use Services Department, Planning Division 385 North Arrowhead Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92415 (909) 387-8311 Prepared for: Jeremy Langley Wilhite Langley, Inc. 21800 Barton Road, Suite 102 Grand Terrace, CA 92313 (951) 686-5100 USGS Quadrangle: Devore and San Bernardino North, Calif., 7.5’ quadrangles (a portion of the Rancho Muscupiabe land grant; T1N R5W, San Bernardino Baseline and Meridian) Project Size: Approximately one acre Keywords: Glen Helen area, northern San Bernardino Valley; no “historical resources” under CEQA MANAGEMENT SUMMARY Between April and June 2019, at the request of Wilhite Langley, Inc., CRM TECH performed a cultural resources study on an approximately one-acre parcel of mostly undeveloped land in the Glen Helen area near the City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California. The subject property of the study, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0261-161-17, is located at 19672 Kendall Drive, on the northeastern side of the street near the intersection of Little League Drive, in a portion of the Rancho Muscupiabe land grant lying within T1N R5W, San Bernardino Baseline and Meridian. The study is a part of the environmental review process for the proposed construction of a paved trailer truck parking lot on the property. The County of San Bernardino, as the lead agency for the project, required the study pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The purpose of the study is to provide the County with the necessary information and analysis to determine whether the proposed project would cause substantial adverse changes to any “historical resources,” as defined by CEQA, that may exist in or near the project area. In order to identify such resources, CRM TECH conducted a historical/archaeological resources records search, contacted Native American representatives, pursued historical background research, and carried out an intensive-level field survey of the entire project area. Through the various avenues of research, this study did not encounter any “historical resources” within or adjacent to the project area. However, the State of California Native American Heritage Commission states that the Sacred Lands File maintained by the commission indicates the presence of unspecified Native American cultural resource(s) in the general vicinity of the project location and refers further inquiry to nearby tribal organizations. In accordance with current CEQA guidelines, the identification of potential tribal cultural resources is beyond the scope of this study and needs to be addressed through government-to-government consultations between the County of San Bernardino and the pertinent Native American groups pursuant to Assembly Bill (AB) 52. Based on these findings, CRM TECH recommends to the County of San Bernardino a tentative conclusion of No Impact on cultural resources, pending the completion of the AB 52 consultations. No additional cultural resources investigation is recommended for the project unless construction plans undergo such changes as to include areas not covered by this study. However, if buried cultural materials are encountered inadvertently during any earth-moving operations associated with the project, all work within 50 feet of the discovery should be halted or diverted until a qualified archaeologist can evaluate the nature and significance of the finds. i TABLE OF CONTENTS MANAGEMENT SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. i INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................ 1 SETTING .............................................................................................................................................. 4 Current Natural Setting ..................................................................................................................... 4 Cultural Setting ................................................................................................................................. 5 Prehistoric Context........................................................................................................................ 5 Ethnohistoric Context ................................................................................................................... 5 Historic Context ............................................................................................................................ 6 RESEARCH METHODS ..................................................................................................................... 7 Historical/Archaeological Resources Records Search ...................................................................... 7 Native American Participation .......................................................................................................... 7 Historical Background Research....................................................................................................... 7 Field Survey ...................................................................................................................................... 8 RESULTS AND FINDINGS ................................................................................................................ 8 Historical/Archaeological Resources Records Search ...................................................................... 8 Native American Participation ........................................................................................................ 10 Historical Background Research..................................................................................................... 10 Field Survey .................................................................................................................................... 11 DISCUSSION ..................................................................................................................................... 12 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................... 13 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................... 14 APPENDIX 1: Personnel Qualifications ............................................................................................ 16 APPENDIX 2: Correspondence with the Native American Hertitage Commission .......................... 20 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1. Project vicinity...................................................................................................................... 1 Figure 2. Project area ........................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 3. Aerial view of the project area. ............................................................................................ 3 Figure 4. Current natural setting of project area .................................................................................. 5 Figure 5. Previous cultural resources studies within the scope of the records search ......................... 9 Figure 6. The project area and vicinity in 1893-1894 ........................................................................ 11 Figure 7. The project area and vicinity in 1936 ................................................................................. 11 Figure 8. The project area and vicinity in 1952-1954 ........................................................................ 11 Figure 9. Modern office building in the project area ......................................................................... 12 ii INTRODUCTION Between April and June 2019, at the request of Wilhite Langley, Inc., CRM TECH performed a cultural resources study on an approximately one-acre parcel of mostly undeveloped land in the Glen Helen area near the City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California (Fig. 1). The subject property of the study, Assessor’s Parcel Number 0261-161-17, is located at 19672 Kendall Drive, on the northeastern side of the street near the intersection of Little League Drive, in a portion of the Rancho Muscupiabe land grant lying within T1N R5W, San Bernardino Baseline and Meridian (Figs. 2, 3). The study is a part of the environmental review process for the proposed construction of a paved