City of Mendota Mendota Community Center Project Draft Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration August 2019 Prepared for: City of Mendota Prepared by: Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group 286 W. Cromwell Avenue, Fresno, California 93711 COPYRIGHT 2019 by PROVOST & PRITCHARD CONSULTING GROUP ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group expressly reserves its common law copyright and other applicable property rights to this document. This document is not to be reproduced, changed, or copied in any form or manner whatsoever, nor are they to be assigned to a third party without first obtaining the written permission and consent of Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group In the event of unauthorized reuse of the information contained herein by a third party, the third party shall hold the firm of Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group harmless, and shall bear the cost of Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group's legal fees associated with defending and enforcing these rights. Report Prepared on behalf of: City of Mendota Contact: Cristian Gonzalez 643 Quince Street Mendota, CA 93640 [email protected] (559) 655-4298 Report Prepared by: Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group Briza Sholars, Environmental Project Manager, QA/QC Michael Osborn, Engineering Project Manager Brooke Fletcher, Biologist, Assistant Planner Mallory Serrano, GIS/ Assistant Planner Jackie Lancaster, Assistant Planner/Administrative Support Contact: Briza Sholars (559) 449-2700 [email protected] City of Mendota Mendota Community Center Project Table of Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations .......................................................................................................................................... vi Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.1 Regulatory Information .............................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.2 Document Format ...................................................................................................................................... 1-1 2 Chapter 2 Project Description ............................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1 Project Background and Objectives ......................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.1 Project Title ................................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.2 Lead Agency Name and Address ............................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.3 Contact Person and Phone Number ......................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.4 Project Location ........................................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.5 Latitude and Longitude ............................................................................................................... 2-1 2.1.6 Description of Project ................................................................................................................. 2-1 2.1.7 Other Public Agencies Whose Approval May Be Required .................................................. 2-2 2.1.8 Consultation with California Native American Tribes ........................................................... 2-2 Environmental Factors Potentially Affected...................................................................................................... 2-7 Chapter 3 Impact Analysis ............................................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1 Aesthetics ...................................................................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 3-1 3.1.2 Impact Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2 Agriculture and Forestry Resources ......................................................................................................... 3-3 3.2.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 3-3 3.2.2 Impact Assessment ...................................................................................................................... 3-4 3.3 Air Quality .................................................................................................................................................... 3-6 3.3.1 Environmental Setting ................................................................................................................. 3-6 3.3.2 Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 3-6 3.3.3 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-10 3.4 Biological Resources ................................................................................................................................ 3-14 3.4.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-14 3.4.2 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 3-15 3.4.3 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-17 3.5 Cultural Resources ................................................................................................................................... 3-19 3.5.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-19 3.5.2 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-20 \\ppeng.com\pzdata\clients\Mendota_City of-3336\333619006-Community Center\_DOCS\_PLANNING\Env Doc\Draft ENV\Draft IS.MND.docx City of Mendota Mendota Community Center Project 3.6 Energy ........................................................................................................................................................ 3-21 3.6.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-21 3.6.2 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-21 3.7 Geology and Soils ..................................................................................................................................... 3-23 3.7.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-23 3.7.2 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-24 3.8 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ................................................................................................................... 3-27 3.8.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-27 3.8.2 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 3-28 3.8.3 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-31 3.9 Hazards and Hazardous Materials ......................................................................................................... 3-34 3.9.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-34 3.9.2 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-35 3.10 Hydrology and Water Quality ................................................................................................................ 3-37 3.10.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-37 3.10.2 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-38 3.11 Land Use and Planning ........................................................................................................................... 3-41 3.11.1 Environmental Setting .............................................................................................................. 3-41 3.11.2 Impact Assessment ................................................................................................................... 3-42 3.12 Mineral Resources 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