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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-0751 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-75 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM (MMRP) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FILE A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION (NOD) WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR THE WIDENING OF 40TH STREET BETWEEN JOHNSON STREET AND ELECTRIC AVENUE (SSO4-014) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. A Mitigated Negative Declaration is hereby adopted for the widening of 40th Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue (SSO4-014), as described in the Initial Study marked Exhibit "A", Response to Comments marked as Exhibit `B" and the Mitigated Negative Declaration marked Exhibit "C", attached hereto and incorporated herein. SECTION 2. The Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for said Project, attached hereto as Exhibit "D" is hereby adopted. SECTION 3. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to file a Notice of Determination, attached hereto as Exhibit `B", for said Project with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of San Bernardino County. 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (MND), ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM (MMRP) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO FILE A NOTICE OF DETERMINATION (NOD) WITH THE CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FOR THE WIDENING OF 40TH STREET BETWEEN JOHNSON STREET AND ELECTRIC AVENUE (SSO4-014) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and City Council of the City of San Bernardino at a Joint Regular Meeting thereof, held on the 21St day of March 2018, by the following vote, to wit: Council Members: MARQUEZ BARRIOS VALDIVIA SHORETT NICKEL RICHARD MULVIHILL AYES NAYS X k X 5 � 11 k X ABSTAIN ABSENT Georgeann J4anna, M , City Clerk The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this 21 St day of March 2018. � c R. Carey Davi , Mayor City of San Bkmardino Approved as to form: Gary D. Saenz, City Attorney ti ra)r-L �-"' — By: •z 2 EXHIBIT "A" INITIAL STUDY FOR THE WIDENING OF FORTIETH STREET FROM JOHNSON STREET TO ELECTRIC AVENUE PROJECT Prepared for: City of San Bernardino 290 North T" Street San Bernardino, California 92401 Prepared by: Tom Dodson & Associates 2150 North Arrowhead Avenue San Bernardino, California 92405 (909) 882-3612 November 2017 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction................................................................................................... Environmental Factors Potentially Affected .................................................. Determination............................................................................................... Environmental Checklist Form..................................................................... I. Aesthetics..................................................................................... II. Agricultural and Forestry Resources ............................................ III. Air Quality..................................................................................... IV. Biological Resources.................................................................... V. Cultural Resources....................................................................... VI. Geology and Soils........................................................................ VII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions........................................................ VIII. Hazards and Hazardous Materials ............................................... IXI. Hydrology and Water Quality....................................................... X. Land Use and Planning................................................................ XI. Mineral Resources....................................................................... XII. Noise............................................................................................ XIII. Population and Housing............................................................... XIV. Public Services............................................................................. XV. Recreation.................................................................................... XVI. Transportation / Traffic................................................................. XVII. Tribal Cultural Resources............................................................. XVIII. Utilities and Service Systems....................................................... XIV. Mandatory Findings of Significance ............................................. Summary of Mitigation Measures References APPENDICES Appendix 1 —Air Quality Appendix 2 — IPaC Appendix 3 — Cultural Resources Appendix 4 — Soils Appendix 5a -c — Hydrology Data INITIAL STUDY ................................ ................................ 1 4 ................................ 5 ................................ 6 ................................ 8 ................................ 10 ................................ 12 ................................ 22 ................................ 24 ................................ 27 ................................ 30 ................................ 33 ................................ 36 ................................ 40 ................................ 41 ................................ 42 ................................ 47 ................................ 48 ................................ 50 ................................ 51 ................................ 54 ................................ 56 ................................ 59 ....................... 61 ............. I......... 66 TOM DODSON $ ASSOCIATES Page ii Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project TABLE OF CONTENTS FIGURES Figure 1 Regional Location Figure 2 Site Location Figure 3 Site Plan Figure II -1 Farmland Map Figure IV -1 Potential Habitat for Sensitive Wildlife Figure VI -1 Alquist-Priolo Study Zone Figure VI -2 Regional Faults Figure VI -3 Geologic Hazards Overlays Figure VIII -1 GeoTracker (page 1) Figure VIII -2 GeoTracker (page 2) Figure VIII -3 GeoTracker (page 3) Figure VIII -4 GeoTracker (page 4) Figure VIII -5 San Bernardino International Airport Planning Boundaries Figure VIII -6 Fire Hazard Areas Figure IX -1 100 -Year Floodplain Figure IX -2 Seven Oaks Dam Inundation Figure XI -1 Mineral Resources Zone Figure XII -1 Future Roadway Noise Contours TABLES INITIAL STUDY Table III -1 Ambient Air Quality Standards................................................................................. 13 Table III -2 Project Area Air Quality Monitoring Summary (2011-2015) ..................................... 16 Table III -3 Daily Emissions Thresholds..................................................................................... 17 Table III -4 Construction Activity Equipment Fleet..................................................................... 17 Table III -5 Construction Activity Emissions, Maximum Daily Emissions ................................... 18 Table III -6 LST and Project Emissions...................................................................................... 19 Table VII -1 Construction Emissions............................................................................................ 32 Table XII -1 Noise Levels of Construction Equipment at 25, 50 & 100 Feet from the Source..... 46 TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page iii Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM INTRODUCTION INITIAL STUDY 1. Project Title: Initial Study for the Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project 2. Lead Agency Name: City of San Bernardino Address: 290 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401 3. Contact Person: Chantal Power Phone Number: (909) 384-7272 x3328; power ch(a)-sbcity.org 4. Project Location: The proposed project is located on Fortieth Street between Johnson Street to Electric Avenue (92407) within the City of San Bernardino in California. Figure 1 shows the regional location and Figure 2 shows the site location. 5. Project Sponsor's City of San Bernardino, Department of Public Works, 290 North Name and Address: "D" Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401 6. General Plan Designation: The Project will primarily take place within existing right-of- way. Roadways are considered infrastructure that do not have specific general plan land use designations. However, the widening of Fortieth Street will require encroaching on some existing properties, all of which along Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street are designated as Commercial General –1 (CG -1). 7. Zoning: As stated above, the Project will take place within existing right-of-way, which is considered infrastructure and does not have specific zoning classifications. However, the widening of Fortieth Street will require encroaching on some existing properties, all of which along Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street are zoned as Commercial General – 1 (CG -1). 8. Project Description: The City of San Bernardino is proposing to widen Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street. Fortieth Street is currently a two-lane road—consisting of one lane in each direction—through the Project area. Limited widening has previously occurred in some areas within the Project area. The City seeks to enhance the capacity of Fortieth Street by widening it to four lanes (ultimate width) from Electric Avenue (easternmost point) to Johnson Street (westernmost point). Additionally, the City proposes to upgrade the existing traffic signal at Fortieth and Electric Avenue with an enhanced signal and a revised sidewalk and crosswalk configuration. When the Project is completed, Fortieth Street will be a four -lane arterial street from Kendall Drive to the west and Valencia Avenue to the east. At present the Electric Avenue intersection is an unusual shape, with a forced right -turn lane at Fortieth Street traveling west. Under the proposed Project, this intersection will be modified to TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 1 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY remove the forced right -turn lane and convert it into a through lane for the new four -lane road. Expansion of the roadway to four -lanes at this location will require widening of the pavement, construction of curb and gutter, and significant modifications to or removal of some property owner constructed facilities. Along the north portion of Fortieth Street, several property boundaries will be modified to incorporate land that extends into the proposed expanded right- of-way into the Project footprint, Figure 3 illustrates the areas proposed within the proposed four -lane right-of-way. Additionally, several trees will be removed as part of the street widening. Please refer to Figure 3 for an illustration of the following Project components. The Project will require relocating two existing fire hydrants: one at the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Electric Avenue, and another at the southeast corner of Severance Avenue. The Project will upgrade the existing bus stop and construct a new bus pad on the south side of Fortieth Street between Newmark Avenue and Severance Avenue. The Project proposes to construct two catch basins on both sides of Fortieth Street just to the west of Electric Avenue. Several overhead power lines will be relocated underground due to their current position within the proposed new right-of-way. These overhead lines are proposed to be undergrounded prior to construction. Construction Scenario Plans, Specifications, and Estimate will be complete December 2017. Right of way acquisition will be complete December of 2018. The Project will be constructed in two phases. The first phase will involve utility relocation, and the second phase will involve demolition and widening the street. Hours of work will be from 7:00 AM to 3:30 PM on weekdays. The estimated start date for Phase 1 is December 2019, with anticipated completion in January 2020. For the undergrounding of the overhead power lines, an estimated eight personnel will be required. Equipment will include one or more of the following: boom truck, excavator, backhoe, concrete backfill truck, and miscellaneous service and delivery truck. Phase 2 of the construction project is anticipated to start in January 2020 and conclude in July 2020. The anticipated construction crew will consist of ten to twenty personnel on site during the construction period. Demolition will include removal of trees and structures on the north side of 40th Street just west of Electric Avenue. For demolition of structures and tree removal, an anticipated eight personnel will be required on site. Equipment will include one or more of the following: bull dozer, hydro -hammer, front-end loader, dump truck, chipper, water truck, and service truck. Major pieces of equipment to be engaged during construction will include one or more of the following: pavement grinder and saw cut machines, earth excavators, backhoe, boom truck, grader, water truck, front-end loader, compaction equipment, and service truck and delivery vehicles for deposit of aggregate base and asphalt concrete and Portland cement concrete. The contractor will maintain one lane open in each direction throughout the construction process, as well as access at all times for emergency vehicles and access to all driveways, mailboxes, and the bus stop. The project will likely result in the export of earth from construction of the new widened street, estimated at 2,000 cubic yards (CY). TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 2 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY 9. Surrounding land uses and setting: • To the north of the right-of-way alignment the land use is Commercial General (CG -1); • To the east of the right-of-way alignment the land uses are Residential Suburban (RS) and Residential Medium (RM); • To the south of the right-of-way alignment the land use is Commercial General (CG -1); and • To the west of the right-of-way alignment the land uses are Commercial General (CG -1) and Public Flood Control (PFC). The actual land use of several properties adjacent to the alignment differs from that which is identified in the General Plan. Specifically, the properties along the northeast portion of Fortieth Street are designated for Commercial General, but contain single-family residences at present, and are therefore non -conforming uses. 10. Other agencies whose approval is required (e.g., permits, financing approval, or partici- pation agreement.) • Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan/Water Quality Management Plan); • South Coast Air Quality Management District; • San Bernardino County Fire Department; • Land Use Services -Building and Safety/Code Enforcement; • Public Health -Environmental Services; • City of San Bernardino Code Enforcement; and • any other responsible agency that may have discretionary authority over all or a portion of the project. 11. Have California Native American tribes traditionally and cultural affiliated with the project area requested consultation pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.3.1? If so, has consultation begun? Yes. AB 52 consultation was initiated in June of 2017. On June 27, 2017, an email was received from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians requesting a copy of the cultural report. A follow up email was received on September 12, 2017 from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians once they reviewed the cultural report. Mitigation is provided to minimize impacts to Native American Cultural Resources under issue 17 Tribal Cultural Resources. Note: Conducting consultation early in the CEQA process allows tribal governments, lead agencies, and project proponents to discuss the level of environmental review, identify and address potential adverse impacts to tribal cultural resources, and reduce the potential for delay and conflict in the environmental review process. (See Public Resources Code section 21083.3.2.) Information may also be available from the California Native American Heritage Commission's Sacred Lands File per Public Resources Code section 5097.96 and the California Historical Resources Information System administered by the California Office of Historic Preservation. Please also note that Public Resources Code section 21082.3(c) contains provisions specific to confidentiality. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 3 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY 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. ❑ Aesthetics ❑ Biological Resources ❑ Greenhouse Gas Emissions ❑ Land Use / Planning ❑ Population / Housing ® Transportation / Traffic ® Mandatory Findings of Significance ❑ Agriculture and Forestry Resources ® Cultural Resources ® Hazards & Hazardous Materials ❑ Mineral Resources ❑ Public Services ® Tribal Cultural Resources ® Air Quality ® Geology / Soils ® Hydrology & Water Quality ® Noise ❑ Recreation ® Utilities / Service Systems TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 4 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project DETERMINATION (To be completed by the Lead Agency) On the basis of this initial evaluation, the following finding is made: INITIAL STUDY The proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. Although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, ® there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. The proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. The proposed project MAY have a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed. 0 Although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, nothing further is required. Tom Dodson & Associates Prepared by Lead Agency (signature) Date Date October 31. 2017 TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 5 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS: 1) A brief explanation is required for all answers except "No Impact' answers that are adequately supported by the information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses following each question. A "No Impact' answer is adequately supported if the referenced information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved (e.g., the project falls outside a fault rupture zone). A "No Impact' answer should be explained where it is based on project -specific factors as well as general standards (e.g., the project will not expose sensitive receptors to pollutants, based on a project - specific screening analysis). 2) All answers must take account of the whole action involved, including off-site as well as on-site, cumulative as well as project -level, indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as operational impacts. 3) Once the lead agency has determined that a particular physical impact may occur, then the checklist answers must indicate whether the impact is potentially significant, less than significant with mitigation, or less than significant. "Potentially Significant Impact' is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect may be significant. If there are one or more "Potentially Significant Impact" entries when the determination is made, an EIR is required. 4) "Negative Declaration: Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated" applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from "Potentially Significant Impact' to a "Less Than Significant Impact." The lead agency must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level (mitigation measures from "Earlier Analyses," as described in (5) below, may be cross-referenced). 5) Earlier analyses may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section 15063(c)(3)(D). In this case, a brief discussion should identify the following: a) Earlier Analysis Used. Identify and state where they are available for review. b) Impacts Adequately Addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis. c) Mitigation Measures. For effects that are "Less than Significant with Mitigation Measures Incorporated," describe the mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they address site-specific conditions for the project. 6) Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate into the checklist references to information sources for potential impacts (e.g., general plans, zoning ordinances). Reference to a previously prepared or outside document should, where appropriate, include a reference to the page or pages where the statement is substantiated. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 6 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY 7) Supporting Information Sources: A source list should be attached, and other sources used or individuals contacted should be cited in the discussion. 8) This is only a suggested form, and lead agencies are free to use different formats; however, lead agencies should normally address the questions from this checklist that are relevant to a project's environmental effects in whatever format is selected. 9) The explanation of each issue should identify: a) the significance criteria or threshold, if any, used to evaluate each question; and b) the mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the impact to less than significance. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 7 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated I. AESTHETICS: Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, E] 1:1 ® ❑ but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character ❑ ❑ ® ❑ or quality of the site and its surroundings? d Create a new source of substantial or light glare g 9 ❑ ❑ ® which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in El the area? SUBSTANTIATION a. Less Than Significant Impact – Adverse impacts to scenic vistas can occur in one of two ways. First, an area itself may contain existing scenic vistas that would be altered by proposed project. A review of the project area determined that there are no scenic vistas located internally within the project footprint of the widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue. Therefore, implementation of the widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue, with associated improvements, is not expected to impact any important scenic vistas within the project area. A scenic vista impact can also occur when a scenic vista can be viewed from the project area or immediate vicinity and a proposed project may interfere with the view to a scenic vista. The City of San Bernardino General Plan identifies "Kendall Hills, San Bernardino Mountains, the hillsides adjacent to Arrowhead Springs, Lytle Creek Wash, East Twin Creeks Wash, the Santa Ana River, Badger Canyon, Bailey Canyon, and Waterman Canyon" as areas that could benefit from sensitive treatment of the land within the City (City GP, pg. 12-22). The Project is not located within any of the areas identified above, nor will the widening of Fortieth Street cause any permanent impacts to views of the areas identified above. Given that no identified scenic vistas are within the vicinity of the Project alignment and that the visual effects of street widening would not substantially alter the views in the Project footprint in the long-term, implementation of the proposed modification is not expected to cause any substantial adverse effects on any important scenic vistas. This potential impact is considered a less than significant adverse aesthetic impact. No mitigation is required. b. Less That Significant Impact – The project footprint does not include a section of road that is located within a scenic highway. According to the City of San Bernardino General Plan, the majority of scenic highways are located in the mountain region to the north and east of the City. The project footprint includes several trees, which will require removal as a result of the proposed widened right-of-way; however, the City of San Bernardino does have a tree ordinance that protects trees. This ordinance-19.28.100—states that "In the event that more than 5 trees are to be cut down, uprooted, destroyed, or removed within a 36 month period, a permit shall first be issued by the Department" (Community Development). The proposed project may remove more than 5 trees, and should this occur the City will obtain a permit to remove these trees as a means of widening this roadway corridor, which is considered a benefit to the City. Thus, through obtaining a permit to remove these trees, if deemed necessary, the Project will not result in substantial damage to a scenic resource. Additionally, no rock outcroppings or historic buildings exist on the site that could be considered a scenic resource. Consequently, no significant adverse impact to a scenic resource will occur. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 8 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY C. Less Than Significant Impact — The widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue, with associated improvements, is not anticipated to substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings. In essence, one urban roadway segment will be replaced by a slightly altered roadway segment. The majority of the visual change will occur in the form of a wider street, but the buildings adjacent to the street are anticipated to remain essentially unchanged. The Project will include roadway improvements, which may enhance the visual character of the site due to the poor condition of the roadway at this location. Therefore, any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant and no mitigation is required. d. Less Than Significant Impact — The only new lighting associated with this Project would be the installation of any additional new streetlights. The Project will re -lamp existing street light standards with Type C Standard Lamp Heads (3 total); remove existing Luminaire and mast arm from the existing power pull (4 total); and install new street light standard with 6 Type B and 5 Type C lights. This amount and type of street lighting is congruent with the City's General Plan Community Design and Utilities Element (Policy 5.2.1 and 9.6.4), and would not create excessive light or glare, particularly in this section of Fortieth Street, which is in an area with very few existing streetlights and contains mixed use with residential and commercial uses. These streetlight improvements would be consistent with that which would be expected in any mixed use corridor and therefore will not result in a significant lighting impact to any nearby residents. No reflective materials or coatings are associated with this Project. Due to the Project's location within an existing urban setting, and the lack of substantial new lighting, it is not anticipated that this project will create any substantial new sources of light or glare. No significant impact associated with lighting or glare can be identified and no mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 9 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Less Than Potentially Significantwith Significant Impact Mitigation Incorporated II. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES: In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state's inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment project; and forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland ❑ ❑ Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency, to non-agricultural use? b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or a ❑ ❑ Williamson Act contract? c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code section 12220(8)), timberland (as defined by Public ❑ ❑ Resources Code section 4526), or timberland zoned Timberland Production (as defined by Government Code section 51104(g))? d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion ofi El El forest land to non -forest use? e) Involve other changes in the existing environment I ❑ ❑ which, due to their location or nature, could result in jl conversion of Farmland, to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non -forest use? SUBSTANTIATION INITIAL STUDY Less Than Sign cant Impact No Impact or Does Not Apply No Impact— The majority of the Project will occur within and adjacent to existing road rights-of-way on Fortieth Street. Neither the Project footprint or the surrounding area are designated for agricultural use; no agricultural activities exist in the project area; and there is no potential for impact to any agricultural uses or values as a result of project implementation. According to the maps prepared pursuant to the farmland mapping and monitoring program of the California Resources Agency, no prime farmland, unique farmland, or farmland of statewide importance exists within the vicinity of the proposed project (Figure II -1). No adverse impact to any agricultural resources would occur from implementing the proposed project. No mitigation is required. b. No Impact — There are no agricultural uses currently within the Project footprint or on adjacent properties. A majority of the Project will occur within the existing roadway on Fortieth Street, though TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 10 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY the surrounding properties are designated for Commercial General — 1 (CG -1) and are classified as Commercial General — 1 (CG -1). No potential exists for a conflict between the proposed project and agricultural zoning or Williamson Act contracts within the project area. No mitigation is required. C. No Impact — Please refer to issues a) and b) above. The project site is in an urbanized area and neither the land use designation (Commercial General — 1) nor zoning classification (Commercial General — 1) supports forest land or timberland uses or designations. No potential exists for a conflict between the proposed project and forest/timberland zoning. No mitigation is required. d. No Impact — There are no forest lands within the project area, which is because the project area is completely urbanized. No potential for loss of forest land would occur if the project is implemented. No mitigation is required. e. No Impact — Because the project site and surrounding area do not support either agricultural or forestry uses and, furthermore, because the project site and environs are not designated for such uses, implementation of the proposed project would not cause or result in the conversion of Farmland or forest land to alternative use. There is no farmland or forest land located in the vicinity of the project roadway alignment. No adverse impact would occur. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 11 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact I Does Not Apply Incorporated j III. AIR QUALITY: Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations. Would the project: a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the ® ❑ ❑ applicable air quality plan? b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute ❑ ® El El to an existing or projected air quality violation? c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non -attainment under an applicable federal or state El® El El ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions which exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial ❑ ❑ number of people? SUBSTANTIATION: The following information utilized in this section was obtained from the technical study "Air Quality and GHG Impact Analysis, 40th Street Widening Project, San Bernardino, California" prepared by Giroux & Associates dated September 9, 2017 and is provided as Appendix 1 in this Initial Study. a -c. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The proposed project is located within the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB). The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCQAMD) has jurisdiction over air quality issues and regulations within SCAB. The SCQAMD has published its CEQA Air Quality Handbook (CEQA Handbook) that identifies thresholds of significance for emissions to assist local agencies if a project's emissions could pose a significant threat to air quality and air quality standards. Air Quality Standards Existing air quality is measured at established SCAQMD air quality monitoring stations. Monitored air quality is evaluated and in the context of ambient air quality standards. These standards are the levels of air quality that are considered safe, with an adequate margin of safety, to protect the public health and welfare. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and California Ambient Air Quality Standards (CAAQS) currently in effect are shown in Table III -1. The determination of whether a region's air quality is healthful or unhealthful is determined by comparing contaminant levels in ambient air samples to the state and federal standards presented in Table III -1. The air quality in a region is considered to be in attainment by the state if the measured ambient air pollutant levels for 03, CO (except 8 -hour Lake Tahoe), SO2, NO2, PM10, PM2.5, and visible reducing particles are not to be exceeded at any time in any consecutive three- year period; all other values are not to be equaled or exceeded. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 12 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Table III -1 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS INITIAL STUDY TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 13 California Standards National Standards Pollutant Average Time Concentration 3 a 3,s Method Primary 3s Secondary ' Method , 1 Hour 0.09 ppm 180 /m3) Ultraviolet _ Same as Ultraviolet 0.070 ppm 0.075 ppm Ozone (03) Photomet ry Primary Standard Photomet ry 8 Hour 1137 py/m3+ 147 /m3) 24 Hour 50 pg/m3 150 /m3 Respirable - Gravimetric or Same as Inertial Separation Particulate Annual Beta Attenuation - Primary and Gravimetric Matter (PM 10) Arithmetic 20 pg/m3 Standard Analysis Mean 24 Hour - - 35 pg/m3 Same as Inertial Separation Annual Gravimetric or Beta Fine Particulate Primary and Gravimetric Matter (PM2.5) Arithmetic 12 pg/m3 Attenuation 15 pg/m3 Standard Analysis Mean 1 Hour 20 ppm 35 ppm - 23 mg/m3) (40 mg/m3) Carbon Non -Dispersive Non -Dispersive - 9 ppm 9 ppm Monoxide 8 Hour 10 m/m3) Infrared Photometry (10 mg/m3) Infrared Photometry (NDIR) (CO) (NDIR) 8 Hour 6 ppm (7 g/m3) - - Lake Tahoe 1 Hour 0'18 ppm 100 ppb (339 N /m3 ) (118 pg/m3) - Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) 3 Gas Phase Chemiluminescence Gas Phase Chemiluminescence Annual 0,030 ppm 0.053 ppm Same as Prima Primary Arithmetic Mean 57 ( Ng/m3 ) 100 ( Ng/m3 ) Standard 1 Hour 0.25 ppm 75 ppb +655 g/m3 (196 pg/m3) - 3 Hour - - 0.5 ppm (13001 /m3) Ultraviolet Sulfur Dioxide s Ultraviolet Flourescense; Spectrophotometry 0.14 ppm (SO2) 0.04 m ppm 24 Hour (105 pg/m3) Fluorescence (for certain - (Paraosaniline — ..............._..�i_ ... areasl Method) i Annual 0.030 ppm Arithmetic - (for certain - Mean areas)' 30 -Day 1.5 pg/m3 - - - Average 1.5 pg/m3 Lead 8 ,o,,, Calendar Atomic Absorption - (for certain Same as High Volume Quarter areas 11 Primary Sampler and Atomic 0.15 pg/m3) Rolling _ Standard Absorption 3 -Month Avg Beta Attenuation and Visibility Reducing 8 Hour See footnote 12 Transmittance through Particles s Filter Tae No Federal Sulfates 24 Hour 25 pg/m3 Ion Chromatography Hydrogen 1 Hour 0.03 ppm Ultraviolet Sulfide (42 pg/m3) Fluorescence Standards ChVinyl 70 24 Hour 0. 1 pm3 Gas Chromatography TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 13 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Footnotes 1 California standards for ozone, carbon monoxide (except Lake Tahoe), sulfur dioxide (1 and 24 hour), nitrogen dioxide, suspended particulate matter — PM10, PM2.5, and visibility reducing particles, are values that are not to be exceeded. All others are not to be equaled or exceeded. California ambient air quality standards are listed in the Table of Standards in Section 70200 of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations. 2 National standards (other than ozone, particulate matter, and those based on annual averages or annual arithmetic mean) are not to be exceeded more than once a year. The ozone standard is attained when the fourth highest eight hour concentration in a year, averaged over three years, is equal to or less than the standard. For PM10, the 24-hour standard is attained when the expected number of days per calendar year, with a 24-hour average concentration above 150 pg/m3, is equal to or less than one. For PM2.5, the 24-hour standard is attained when 98 percent of the daily concentrations, averaged over 3 years, are equal to or less than the standard. Contact U.S. EPA for further clarification and current federal policies. 3 Concentration expressed first in units in which it was promulgated. Equivalent units given in parentheses are based upon a reference temperature of 25C and a reference pressure of 760 torr. Most measurements of air quality are to be corrected to a reference temperature of 26C and a reference pressure of 760 torr; ppm in this table refers to ppm by volume, or micromoles of pollutant per mole of gas. 4 Any equivalent procedure which can be shown to the satisfaction of the ARB to give equivalent results at or near the level of the air quality standard may be used. 5 National Primary Standards: The levels of air quality necessary, with an adequate margin of safety to protect the public health. 6 National Secondary Standards: The levels of air quality necessary to protect the public welfare from any known or anticipated adverse effects of a pollutant. 7 Reference method as described by the EPA. An "equivalent method" of measurement may be used but must have a "consistent relationship to the reference method" and must be approved by the EPA. 8 To attain the 1 -hour national standard, the 3 -year average of the annual 98th percentile of the 1 -hour daily maximum concentrations at each site must not exceed 100 ppb. Note that the national 1 -hour standard is in units of parts per billion (ppb). California standards are in units of parts per million (ppm). To directly compare the national 1 -hour standard to the California standards the units can be converted from ppb to ppm. In this case, the national standard of 100 ppb is identical to 0.100 ppm. 9 On June 2, 2010, a new 1 -hour SO2 standard was established and the existing 24-hour and annual primary standards were revoked. To attain the 1 -hour national standard, the 3 -year average of the annual 99th percentile of the 1 -hour daily maximum concentrations at each site must not exceed 75 ppb. The 1971 SO2 national standards (24-hour and annual) remain in effect until one year after an area is designated for the 2010 standard, except that in areas designated nonattainment for the 1971 standards, the 1971 standards remain in effect until implementation plans to attain or maintain the 2010 standards are approved. Note that the 1 -hour national standard is in units of parts per billion (ppb). California standards are in units of parts per million (ppm). To directly compare the 1 -hour national standard to the California standard the units can be converted to ppm. In this case, the national standard of 75 ppb is identical to 0.075 ppm. 10 The ARB has identified lead and vinyl chloride as 'toxic air contaminants' with no threshold level of exposure for adverse health effects determined. These actions allow for the implementation of control measures at levels below the ambient concentrations specified for these pollutants. 11 The national standard for lead was revised on October 15, 2008 to a rolling 3 -month average. The 1978 lead standard (1.5 j.tg/m3 as a quarterly average) remains in effect until one year after an area is designated for the 2008 standard, except that in areas designated nonattainment for the 1978 standard, the 1978 standard remains in effect until implementation plans to attain or maintain the 2008 standard are approved. 12 In 1989, the ARB converted both the general statewide 10 -mile visibility standard and the Lake Tahoe 30 -mile visibility standard to instrumental equivalents, which are "extinction of 0.23 per kilometer" and "extinction of 0.07 per kilometer" for the statewide and Lake Tahoe Air Basin standards, respectively. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 14 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Baseline Air Quality INITIAL STUDY Existing and probable future levels of air quality in the project area can be best inferred from ambient air quality measurements conducted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) at its Central San Bernardino monitoring station. This station measures both regional pollution levels such as dust (particulates) and smog, as well as levels of primary vehicular pollutants such as carbon monoxide. Table III -2 summarizes the last five years of the published data from the Central San Bernardino monitoring station. Ozone and particulates are seen to be the two most significant air quality concerns. Ozone is the primary ingredient in photochemical smog. Slightly more than 10 percent of all days exceed the California one-hour standard. The 8 -hour state ozone standard has been exceeded an average of 70 times a year, or 19 percent of all days, in the past five years. The federal 8 -hour standard is exceeded on slightly less than 11 percent of all days. For the last five years, ozone levels have neither improved nor gotten noticeably worse. While ozone levels are still high, they are much lower than 10 to 20 years ago. Attainment of all clean air standards in the project vicinity is not likely to occur soon, but the severity and frequency of violations is expected to continue to slowly decline during the current decade. In addition to gaseous air pollution concerns, San Bernardino experiences frequent violations of standards for 10 -micron diameter respirable particulate matter (PM -10). High dust levels occur during Santa Ana wind conditions, as well as from the trapped accumulation of soot, roadway dust and byproducts of atmospheric chemical reactions during warm season days with poor visibility. Table 3 shows that almost 12 days per year in the last five years experienced a violation of the State PM -10 standard. However, the three -times less stringent federal standard has been exceed only once in the past five years (during a regional wildfire event, which is excluded from making a non -attainment finding). A substantial fraction of PM -10 is comprised of ultra -small diameter particulates capable of being inhaled into deep lung tissue (PM -2.5). Peak annual PM -2.5 levels are sometimes almost as high as PM -10, which includes PM -2.5 as a sub -set. Approximately 4 days per year experience a violation of the 24-hour standard of 35 µg/m3. While many of the major ozone precursor emissions (automobiles, solvents, paints, etc.) have been substantially reduced, most major PM -10 sources (construction dust, vehicular turbulence along roadway shoulders, truck exhaust, etc.) have not been as effectively reduced. Prospects of ultimate attainment of ozone standards are better than for particulate matter. More localized pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, etc. are very low near the project site because background levels, never approach allowable levels. There is substantial excess dispersive capacity to accommodate localized vehicular air pollutants such as NOx or CO without any threat of violating applicable AAQS. Air Quality Planning The proposed project does not directly relate to the AQMP in that there are no specific air quality programs or regulations governing roadway (infrastructure) improvement projects. Conformity with adopted plans, forecasts and programs relative to population, housing, employment and land use is the primary yardstick by which impact significance of planned growth is determined. The SCAQMD, however, while acknowledging that the AQMP is a growth -accommodating document, does not favor designating regional impacts as less -than -significant just because the proposed development is consistent with regional growth projections. Air quality impact significance for the proposed project has therefore been analyzed on a project -specific basis. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 15 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Table 111-2 AIR QUALITY MONITORING SUMMARY (2011-2015) (ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DAYS STANDARDS WERE EXCEEDED) INITIAL STUDY Pollutant/Standard 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Ozone 1 -Hour > 0.09 ppm (S) 40 41 22 38 52 8 -Hour > 0.07 ppm (S) 66 74 53 76 79 8- Hour > 0.075 ppm (F) 39 54 36 21 57 Max. 1 -Hour Conc. (ppm) 0.135 0.124 0.139 0.121 0.134 Max. 8 -Hour Conc. (ppm) 0.121 0.109 0.112 0.099 0.117 Carbon Monoxide 1 -Hour > 20. ppm (S) 0 0 0 0 0 1 -Hour > 9. ppm (S, F) 0 0 0 0 0 Max 8 -Hour Cone. (ppm) 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.4 na Nitrogen Dioxide 1 -Hour > 0.18 ppm (S) 0 0 0 0 0 Max. 1 -Hour Conc. (ppm) Respirable Particulates (PM -10) 0.069 0.067 0.072 0.070 0.071 24 -Hour> 50 µg/m3 (S) Estimated 12.3 6.6 11.5 12.0 19.2 24 -Hour > 150 µg/m3 (F) 0 0 0 0 7.1 Max. 24 -Hr. Conc. (µg/m3) 54. 51. 98. 131. 180. Fine Particulates (PM -2.5) Estimated 24 -Hour > 35 µg/m3 (F) 7.3 0.0 3.3 0.0 6.9 Max. 24 -Hr. Conc. (µg/m3) 65.0 34.8 55.3 32.2 53.5 S=State Standard; F=Federal Standard; Source: Central San Bernardino SCAQMD Air Monitoring Summary (5203) data:.www.arb.ca.gov/adam/ Air Quality Impact Because of the chemical complexity of primary versus secondary pollutants, the SCAQMD has designated significant emissions levels as surrogates for evaluating regional air quality impact signi- ficance independent of chemical transformation processes. Projects with daily emissions that exceed any of the following emission thresholds are recommended by the SCAQMD to be considered significant under CEQA guidelines. These daily emissions thresholds are included in Table III -3. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 16 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Table III -3 DAILY EMISSIONS THRESHOLDS INITIAL STUDY Pollutant Construction Operations ROG 75 55 NOx 100 55 CO 550 550 PM -10 150 150 PM -2.5 55 55 Sox Lead 150 3 150 3 Source: SCAQMD CEQA Air Quality Handbook, November, 1993 Rev. Construction Activity Impacts Ca1EEMod was developed by the SCAQMD to provide a model by which to calculate both construction emissions and operational emissions from a variety of land use projects. It calculates both the daily maximum and annual average emissions for criteria pollutants as well as total or annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Although exhaust emissions will result from on and off-site equipment, the exact types and numbers of equipment will vary among contractors such that such emissions cannot be quantified with certainty. Estimated construction emissions were modeled using CalEEMod2016.3.1 to identify maximum daily emissions for each pollutant during project construction. Construction was modeled in CalEEMod2013.2.2 using the construction schedule and equipment types specified by the project engineer as shown in Table 111-4. Table III -4 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY EQUIPMENT FLEET Phase Name and Duration Equipment Demolition (2 months) 1 Generator for Chi 1 Loader/Backhoe 1 Dozer 1 Hydro -ha mer Ri( Utility Relocation (2 months) 2,000 CY Earthwork Export 250 Haul Truck Trips 1 Boom Truck 1 Excavator 1 Trencher 3 Loader/Backhoe Paving: (5 months) 1 Pavement Grinder 1 Paver 1 Roller 1 Concrete Saw 1 Boom Truck 1 Grader 1 Loader/Backhoe Utilizing this indicated equipment fleet and durations shown in Table III -4 the following worst case daily construction emissions are calculated by CalEEMod and are listed in Table III -5. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 17 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Table III -5 CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY EMISSIONS MAXIMUM DAILY EMISSIONS (POUNDS/DAY) Maximal Construction Emissions ROG NOx CO SO2 PM-10PM-2.5 2018 2.6 23.6 19.3 1 0.0 7.6 1 3.9 --- .................— - -- SCAQMD Thresholds75 100 550 150 150 1 55— Peak daily construction activity emissions are estimated be below SCAQMD CEQA thresholds without the need for added mitigation. Construction equipment exhaust contains carcinogenic compounds within the diesel exhaust particulates. The toxicity of diesel exhaust is evaluated relative to a 24-hour per day, 365 days per year, 70 -year lifetime exposure. The SCAQMD does not generally require the analysis of construction -related diesel emissions relative to health risk due to the short period for which the majority of diesel exhaust would be generated. Health risk analyses are typically assessed over a 9-, 30-, or 70 -year timeframe and not over a relatively brief construction period due to the lack of health risk associated with such a brief exposure. Localized Significant Thresholds The SCAQMD has developed analysis parameters to evaluate ambient air quality on a local level in addition to the more regional emissions -based thresholds of significance. These analysis elements are called Localized Significance Thresholds (LSTs). LSTs were developed in response to Governing Board's Environmental Justice Enhancement Initiative 1-4 and the LST methodology was provisionally adopted in October 2003 and formally approved by SCAQMD's Mobile Source Committee in February 2005. Use of an LST analysis for a project is optional. For the proposed project, the only source of possible LST impact would be during construction. LSTs are applicable for a sensitive receptor where it is possible that an individual could remain for 24 hours such as a residence, hospital or convalescent facility. LSTs are only applicable to the following criteria pollutants: oxides of nitrogen (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), and particulate matter (PM -10 and PM -2.5). LSTs represent the maximum emissions from a project that are not expected to cause or contribute to an exceedance of the most stringent applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard, and are developed based on the ambient concentrations of that pollutant for each source receptor area and distance to the nearest sensitive receptor. LST screening tables are available for 25, 50, 100, 200 and 500 -meter source -receptor distances. For this project the nearest sensitive receptors are the residential uses and school, adjacent to the project site such that the most conservative 25 -meter distance was modeled. LST pollutant screening level concentration data is currently published for 1, 2 and 5 -acre sites for varying distances. For this project, the thresholds for a 3.6 -acre site, as modeled in CalEEMod, were interpolated. The following thresholds and emissions in Table III -6 are therefore determined (pounds per day): TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 18 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Table III -6 LST AND PROJECT EMISSIONS (POUNDSIDAY) *Excludes on -road travel for truck haul (demo and grading), employee commuting and vendor deliveries LSTs were compared to the maximum daily construction activities. As seen above, emissions will meet the LSTs for construction thresholds without the need for additional mitigation Construction activities are not anticipated to cause dust emissions to exceed SCAQMD CEQA thresholds. Nevertheless, emissions minimization through enhanced dust control measures is recommended for use because of the non -attainment status of the air basin. . The following mitigation measures shall be implemented as Best Available Control Measures (BACMs) under SCAQMD Rule 403: AIR -1 Fuqitive Dust Control The following measures shall be incorporated into Project plans and specifications for implementation: • All clearing, grading, earth -moving, or excavation activities shall cease when winds exceed 25 mph per SCAQMD guidelines in order to limit fugitive dust emissions. • The contractor shall ensure that all disturbed areas within the Project are watered with complete coverage of disturbed areas at least two times a day, preferably in the mid-morning, afternoon, and after work is done for the day. Additional watering can be applied if fugitive dust is observed leaving the project site. • The contractor shall ensure that traffic speeds on the Project site are reduced to 10 miles per hour or less. • Plans, specifications and contract documents shall direct that a sign must be posted on-site stating that construction workers shall not idle diesel engines in excess of rive minutes. • During grading activity, all construction equipment greater than 150 horse- power shall be California Air Resources Board (CARB) Tier 3 Certified. • Only "Zero -Volatile Organic Compounds" paints (no more than 150 gram/liter of VOC) and/or High Pressure Low Volume (HPL1O applications consistent with South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1113 shall be used when reservoirs are painted, if painted onsite. • Install and maintain track out control devices in effective condition at all access points where paved and unpaved access or travel routes intersect (e.g., install wheel shakers, wheel washers, and limit site access.) • All roadways, driveways, sidewalks, etc., shall be completed as soon as possible. In addition, reservoir pads shall be installed as soon as possible after grading, unless seeding or soil binders are used in travel areas. • When materials are transported off-site, all material shall be covered, effectively wetted to limit visible dust emissions, and at least six inches of freeboard space from the top of the container shall be maintained. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 19 LST 3.6 acre/25 meters CO NOx PM -10 PM -2.5 Central San Bernardino Valley LST Threshold 1,360 220 1 10 6 Max On -Site Emissions* 19 24 1 8 4 Exceeds Threshold? No 1 No i No No *Excludes on -road travel for truck haul (demo and grading), employee commuting and vendor deliveries LSTs were compared to the maximum daily construction activities. As seen above, emissions will meet the LSTs for construction thresholds without the need for additional mitigation Construction activities are not anticipated to cause dust emissions to exceed SCAQMD CEQA thresholds. Nevertheless, emissions minimization through enhanced dust control measures is recommended for use because of the non -attainment status of the air basin. . The following mitigation measures shall be implemented as Best Available Control Measures (BACMs) under SCAQMD Rule 403: AIR -1 Fuqitive Dust Control The following measures shall be incorporated into Project plans and specifications for implementation: • All clearing, grading, earth -moving, or excavation activities shall cease when winds exceed 25 mph per SCAQMD guidelines in order to limit fugitive dust emissions. • The contractor shall ensure that all disturbed areas within the Project are watered with complete coverage of disturbed areas at least two times a day, preferably in the mid-morning, afternoon, and after work is done for the day. Additional watering can be applied if fugitive dust is observed leaving the project site. • The contractor shall ensure that traffic speeds on the Project site are reduced to 10 miles per hour or less. • Plans, specifications and contract documents shall direct that a sign must be posted on-site stating that construction workers shall not idle diesel engines in excess of rive minutes. • During grading activity, all construction equipment greater than 150 horse- power shall be California Air Resources Board (CARB) Tier 3 Certified. • Only "Zero -Volatile Organic Compounds" paints (no more than 150 gram/liter of VOC) and/or High Pressure Low Volume (HPL1O applications consistent with South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1113 shall be used when reservoirs are painted, if painted onsite. • Install and maintain track out control devices in effective condition at all access points where paved and unpaved access or travel routes intersect (e.g., install wheel shakers, wheel washers, and limit site access.) • All roadways, driveways, sidewalks, etc., shall be completed as soon as possible. In addition, reservoir pads shall be installed as soon as possible after grading, unless seeding or soil binders are used in travel areas. • When materials are transported off-site, all material shall be covered, effectively wetted to limit visible dust emissions, and at least six inches of freeboard space from the top of the container shall be maintained. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 19 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY • All streets shall be swept at least once a day using SCAQMD Rule 9986 certified street sweepers if visible soil materials are carried to adjacent streets. • The contractor or builder shall designate a person or persons to monitor the dust control program and to order increased watering, as necessary, to prevent transport of dust offsite. • Post a publicly visible sign with the telephone number and person to contact regarding dust complaints. This person shall respond and take corrective action within 24 hours. • Any on-site stockpiles of debris, dirt or other dusty material shall be covered or watered three times daily. • Use electric construction equipment where technically feasible, i.e., a competent electronic version of the equipment is commercially available. Similarly, ozone precursor emissions (ROG and NOx) are calculated to be below SCAQMD CEQA thresholds during construction. However, because of the non -attainment for photochemical smog, the use of reasonably available control measures for diesel exhaust is recommended. The following mitigation measures shall be implemented: AIR -2 Exhaust Emissions Control • Utilize well -tuned off-road construction equipment. • Establish a preference for contractors using Tier 3 -rated or better heavy equipment. • Enforce 5 -minute idling limits for both on -road trucks and off-road equip- ment. With the implementation of these mitigation measures, any Project -related construction impacts will remain less than significant. Operational Impacts As previously stated, the proposed project is a roadway improvement project; once constructed; the proposed roadway will not in and of itself emit any pollutants. The proposed improved roadway will provide a wider, safer and more efficient corridor for passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians to travel within. Thus, the project does not propose any new uses that will generate additional air emissions from the widened and improved roadway alignment. It is forecast that operational air emissions will be similar to those that would occur without the project. Therefore, this project will not result in any significant new long-term air quality impacts and no mitigation is required. d. Less Than Significant Impact— Sensitive Receptors Some people are especially sensitive to air pollution and are given special consideration when evaluating air quality impacts from projects. These groups of people include children, the elderly, and individuals with pre-existing respiratory or cardiovascular illness, and athletes and others who engage in frequent exercise. Structures that house these persons or places where they gather to exercise are defined as "sensitive receptors"; they are also known to be locations where an individual can remain for 24 hours. The nearest sensitive receptors are the houses along the widened roadway alignment. Based on the data compiled in Table III -6, the LST analysis indicates that the Project would not exceed the SCAQMD localized significance thresholds during construction or operations. Therefore sensitive receptors would not be adversely affected during Project construction and because the roadway would function in a similar manner as it does at present once constructed, sensitive receptors would not be adversely affected during operations. Impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 20 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project e. Less Than Significant Impact — Odors INITIAL STUDY Substantial odor -generating sources include land uses such as agricultural activities, feedlots, wastewater treatment facilities, landfills or various heavy industrial uses. The Project is a roadway improvement project and does not propose any such uses or activities that would result in potentially significant source odor impacts during either construction or operation of the roadway. Impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 21 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY SUBSTANTIATION: The following information utilized in this section of the Initial Study was obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service IPaC Trust Resources Report generated on March 24, 2017, pertaining to the Widening of Fortieth Street between Johnson Street and Electric Avenue footprint only. This document is provided as Appendix 2 to this document. a. No Impact — The Project footprint of the widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue, with associated improvements is entirely urbanized. The footprint consists of the existing Fortieth Street roadway and adjacent sidewalk and businesses, and does not contain natural habitat or a potential to support any candidate or special status species. There are several landscape trees within the area of potential effect (APE); however, none are considered native or species of concern. With no habitat or species of concern located within the project area, the implementation of the Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project has no potential to impact any native biological resources. No mitigation is required. b. No Impact — The Project footprint and surrounding area does not contain any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community resources. Therefore, no adverse impact to riparian habitat or any native biological resources would occur from implementing the proposed project. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 22 Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in ❑ ❑ ❑ local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified El❑ Elin IK local or regional plans, policies, regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the ❑ ❑ ❑ IK Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or ❑ E]❑ with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances ❑ El ❑ protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation ❑ Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? SUBSTANTIATION: The following information utilized in this section of the Initial Study was obtained from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service IPaC Trust Resources Report generated on March 24, 2017, pertaining to the Widening of Fortieth Street between Johnson Street and Electric Avenue footprint only. This document is provided as Appendix 2 to this document. a. No Impact — The Project footprint of the widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue, with associated improvements is entirely urbanized. The footprint consists of the existing Fortieth Street roadway and adjacent sidewalk and businesses, and does not contain natural habitat or a potential to support any candidate or special status species. There are several landscape trees within the area of potential effect (APE); however, none are considered native or species of concern. With no habitat or species of concern located within the project area, the implementation of the Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project has no potential to impact any native biological resources. No mitigation is required. b. No Impact — The Project footprint and surrounding area does not contain any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community resources. Therefore, no adverse impact to riparian habitat or any native biological resources would occur from implementing the proposed project. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 22 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY No Impact — According to the IPaC Trust Resources Report (Appendix 2), the Project area does not contain any wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, or any other sensitive natural community resource. Therefore, no impacts under this issue can occur, and no mitigation is required. No Impact — As indicated previously, the Project footprint and environs are completely urbanized; no large areas of open space exist in the immediate project area that would facilitate wildlife movement. The Little Mountain Basin is located to the southwest of the Project footprint, but this basin is entirely surrounded by development and furthermore will not be impacted by implementing the proposed Project. Additionally, wildlife movement would be constrained by the existing arterial roadway system, which is inclusive of Fortieth Street, a major east -west roadway within the City. Therefore, with no native habitat, and no wildlife corridors that traverse the Project APE, implementation of the proposed project has no potential to interfere with the movement of native animals of any kind, or to impede the use of any native wildlife nursery sites. No impacts to wildlife movement would occur as a result of project implementation. No mitigation is required. e. No Impact — The project area does not contain any native plants, including trees. There are random trees scattered throughout the APE, but these non-native species that are not covered by local policies or ordinances. Therefore, the proposed project does not have a potential to conflict with any policies or ordinances that protect native biological resources. No conflicts will occur as a result of project implementation. No mitigation is required. No Impact — The area proposed for the widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue, with associated improvements and surrounding area are not covered by an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) or Natural Community Conservation Plan (NCCP), and there are no other adopted plans to protect native habitats or natural communities that affect the project site. According to the City of San Bernardino General Plan, the project is not in an area with potential habitat for sensitive wildlife (Figure IV -1). No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 23 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Potentially Significant Impact Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated Less Than Significant Impact No Impact or Does Not Apply V. CULTURAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource as defined in 11 ® El §15064.5? ® ❑ ❑ b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to §15064.5? ❑ ® ❑ ❑ c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological . ❑ resource or site or unique geologic feature? 1 ® ❑ d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred ❑ outside of formal cemeteries? ❑ SUBSTANTIATION: A cultural resources report has been prepared to evaluate the potential for cultural resources to occur within the project area of potential effect entitled "Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey Report, 40th Street Widening Project, Johnson Street to Electric Avenue, City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California," prepared by CRM TECH September 8, 2017 (Appendix 3). The following summary information has been abstracted from this report. It provides an overview and findings regarding the cultural resources found within the project area. The purpose of the Cultural study is to provide the City 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 the project area. In order to identify such resources, CRM TECH conducted a historical/archaeological resources records search, pursued historical back- ground research, and carried out a systematic field survey. As a result of these procedures, three of the four buildings in the project area, located at 4004 Electric Avenue, 314 W. 40th Street, and 316 W. 40th Street, all of them residential buildings dating to the 1944-1948 era, were recorded into the California Historical Resources Inventory but were determined not to qualify as "historical resources," as defined by CEQA. The fourth building in the project area, a commercial property at 301 W. 40th Street, was not formally recorded due to the severe loss of historic integrity. No other potential "historical resources" were encountered within the project area. Based on these findings, no further 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 during any earth -moving operations associated with the project, all work in that area should be halted or diverted until a qualified archaeologist can evaluate the nature and significance of the finds. a&b. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — CEQA establishes that "a project that may cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource is a project that may have a significant effect on the environment" (PRC §21084.1). "Substantial adverse change," according to PRC §5020.1(q), "means demolition, destruction, relocation, or alteration such that the significance of a historical resource would be impaired." Per the above discussion and definition, no archaeological sites or isolates were recorded within the Project boundaries; thus, none of them requires further consideration during this study. In light of this information and pursuant to PRC §21084.1, the following conclusions have been reached for the Project: No historical resources within or adjacent to the Project area have any potential to be disturbed as they are not within the proposed area in which the facilities will be constructed and TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 24 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY developed, and thus, the Project as it is currently proposed will not cause a substantial adverse change to any known historical resources. • No further cultural resources investigation is necessary for the proposed project unless construction plans undergo such changes as to include areas not covered by this study. However, if buried cultural materials are discovered during any earth -moving operations associated with the Project, the following mitigation measure shall be implemented: CUL -1 Should any cultural resources be encountered during construction of these facilities, earthmoving or grading activities in the immediate area of the rinds shall be halted and an onsite inspection shall be performed immediately by a qualified archaeologist. Responsibility for making this determination shall be with the City's onsite inspector. The archaeological professional shall assess the rind, determine its significance, and make recommendations for appropriate mitigation measures within the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act. With the above mitigation incorporation, as well as the mitigation identified under Tribal Cultural Resources below, the potential for impacts to cultural resources will be reduced to a less than significant level. No additional mitigation is required. C. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The potential for discovering paleontological resources during development of the Project is considered highly unlikely based on the fact that the site has been previously engineered and disturbed at depth. No unique geologic features are known or suspected to occur on or beneath the sites. Native American input during this study did not identify any sites of traditional cultural value in the immediate vicinity of the APE. The subsurface sediments in the vertical APE appear to be low in sensitivity for potentially significant archaeological remains in buried deposits. However, because the Project has not been surveyed in recent history, and the fact that these resources are located beneath the surface and can only be discovered as a result of ground disturbance activities, the following measure shall be implemented: CUL -2 Should any paleontological resources be encountered during construction of these facilities, earthmoving or grading activities in the immediate area of the finds shall be halted and an onsite inspection should be performed immediately by a qualified paleontologist. Responsibility for making this determination shall be with the City's onsite inspector. The paleontological professional shall assess the find, determine its significance, and make recommendations for appropriate mitigation measures within the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act. With incorporation of this contingency mitigation, as well as the mitigation identified under Tribal Cultural Resources below, the potential for impact to paleontological resources will be reduces to a less than significant level. No additional mitigation is required. d. Less Than Significant With Mitigation incorporated — As noted in the discussion above, no available information suggests that human remains may occur within the APE and the potential for such an occurrence is considered very low. State law (Section 7050.5 of the Health and Safety Code) as well as local laws requires that the Police Department, County Sheriff and Coroner's Office receive notification if human remains are encountered. However, the following mitigation measure shall be implemented to ensure that construction related activities protect such findings: CUL -3 Should human remains or funerary objects be encountered during any activities associated with the project, work in the immediate vicinity (within a 100 -foot buffer of the find) shall cease and the County Coroner shall be TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 25 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY contacted pursuant to State Health and Safety Code §7050.5 and that code enforced for the duration of the project. With the implementation of the above mitigation measure, any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 26 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY I Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS: Would the project: a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: $ Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State ❑ ❑ ® ❑ Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42. $ Strong seismic ground shaking? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ $ Seismic -related ground failure, including liquefaction? $ Landslides? ❑ ❑ ❑ b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of ❑ ® ❑ ❑ topsoil? c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the ❑ ❑ ® ❑ project, and potentially result in onsite or offsite land- slide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse? d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table ❑ ❑ ® ❑ 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal ❑ ❑ ❑ systems where sewers are not available for the ! ! disposal of wastewater? SUBSTANTIATION a. Ground RuAure Less Than Significant Impact — The Project is located in the City of San Bernardino, which is located between several active faults, including the San Andreas Fault and the San Jacinto Faults, which are both classified as Alquist-Priolo Special Study Zones under the Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act. Figure VIA shows where these faults are located as indicated by the City of San Bernardino General Plan. According to Figure VIA, the Project is not located within an Alquist- Priolo Special Study Zone, but is adjacent to (southwest of) the San Andreas Fault System's Alquist-Priolo Special Study Zone. Based on this information, the risk for ground rupture at the Project location is low; furthermore, the Project will not include any human occupancy structures, but will widen an existing road. The design and construction of roads and associated infrastructure is controlled by both state and local design construction standards. Compliance with these standards and requirements of the City is mandatory and considered adequate mitigation for potential impacts associated with this Project. Therefore, the potential for this Project to expose TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 27 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY people or property to the hazard of earthquake fault rupture considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. Strong Seismic Ground Shakin( Less Than Significant Impact — As stated in the discussion above, several faults run through the City, and as with much of southern California, the proposed widened road will be subject to strong seismic ground shaking impacts should any major earthquakes occur in the future, particularly due to the site's proximity to the San Andreas Fault, as shown in Figure VI -2, which depicts the City's General Plan Map of fault zones, faults, and type of faults that traverse through the City. However, as stated in the preceding section, no human occupancy structures are proposed as part of the Project, and the design and construction of the roads and associated infrastructure must comply with both state and local (City) standards and requirements. This is considered adequate mitigation for potential impacts associated with the Project's potential to expose people or property to a high potential or risk of loss, injury, or death from strong groundshaking or ground failure. Therefore, impacts associated with strong ground shaking will be less than significant without mitigation. Seismic -Related Ground Failure Including Liquefaction No Impact — According to the map prepared for the San Bernardino County Land Use Plan General Plan Geologic Hazard Overlays (Figure VI -3), the Project is not located in an area that is considered susceptible to seismic -related ground failure, including liquefaction. Therefore, the Project will not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving landslides. No impacts under this issue are anticipated and no mitigation is required. No mitigation is required. Landslides No Impact — According to the map prepared for the San Bernardino County Land Use Plan General Plan Geologic Hazard Overlays (Figure VI -3), the Project is not located in an area that is considered susceptible to landslides. Based on a site reconnaissance the APE is essentially flat, and does not propose any human occupancy structures. Therefore, the Project will not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving landslides. No impacts under this issue are anticipated and no mitigation is required. b. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporation — The Project area has been graded, compacted, and paved with asphalt and is relatively flat because the majority of the APE consists of an existing road and adjacent sidewalk/businesses. The widening of roads and construction of associated infrastructure will result in some land disturbance in the areas that will require removal of sidewalk or land encroachment to accommodate a wider road. No substantial change in existing drainage pattern or runoff from the widened roadway will increase slightly drive to the increase in impervious surface will result from this Project. Adequate drainage facilities exist or will be developed/relocated by this Project to accommodate future drainage flows. This Project will result in the disturbance of more than one acre of land and will require filing a Notice of Intent (NOI), securing a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), general construction stormwater discharge permit, and preparation and implementation of a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that is reviewed and approved by the City. The SWPPP will include but not be limited to the following measures to mitigate potential impacts associated with erosion and surface water quality degradation during construction: GEO-1 Stored backfill material shall be covered with water resistant material during periods of heavy precipitation to reduce the potential for rainfall erosion of the material. if covering is not feasible, then measures such as the use of TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 28 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY straw bales or sand bags shall be used to capture and hold eroded material on the project site for future cleanup. GEO-2 Excavated areas shall be properly backfilled and compacted. Paved areas disturbed by this project will be repaved in such a manner that roadways and other disturbed areas are returned to as near the pre -project condition as is feasible. GEO-3 All exposed, disturbed soil (trenches, stored backfill, etc.) will be sprayed with water or soil binders twice a day or more frequently if fugitive dust is observed migrating from the site within which the water facilities are being installed. GE04 The length of trench which can be left open at any given time will be limited to that needed to reasonably perform construction activities. This will serve to reduce the amount of backfill stored onsite at any given time. With implementation of the above mitigation measures, any impacts are considered less than significant. No further mitigation is necessary. C. Less Than Significant Impact — The Project site is generally flat. The Project site is currently developed with the existing asphalt paved roadway, concrete sidewalk, or is generally flat in areas in which the widened right-of-way encroach upon developed yards or front -lots. The proposed widened road will involve removal of sidewalk and front -lots within the right of way, and three structures will be demolished between Lorraine Drive and Electric Avenue. As discussed under issue VI(a) above, liquefaction is not of concern at the site, as shown in the San Bernardino County Land Use Plan General Plan Geologic Hazard Overlays (Figure VI -3), and is underlain by soils that have a low shrink swell potential as it is underlain by Hanford series soils, which are well drained' (Appendix 4 -Soils). Thus, based on the above information, the proposed project is not located on a geologic unit that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on- or off-site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse. Any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. ' https://soilseries.sc.egov.usda.gov/OSD_Docs/H/HANFORD.htmI d. Less Than Significant Impact— The Project footprint is predominantly flat and its surface is primarily asphalt or concrete covered, and the surrounding development is primarily commercial in nature. According to the to the United States Department of Agriculture Web Soil Survey, the project Area of Potential Effect (APE) is underlain by Hanford course loamy sand, with minimal Tujunga loamy sand and Tujunga gravelly loamy sand on the eastern and western outskirts of the site. This soil class is well drained, and is in a low runoff class. Therefore, the widening of Fortieth Street from Electric Avenue to Johnson Street will not create a substantial risk to life or property by being placed on expansive soils because none exist on the site. Any impacts are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. e. No Impact — The Project does not propose any septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems. Therefore, determining if the Project site soils are incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater does not apply. No impacts are anticipated. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 29 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated VII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: Would the project: a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly i E] El ® 11or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment? b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation ❑ ❑ ® ❑ adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of 1 greenhouse gases? SUBSTANTIATION: The following information utilized in this section was obtained from the technical study "Air Quality and GHG Impact Analysis, 40th Street Widening Project, San Bernardino, California" prepared by Giroux & Associates dated September 9, 2017 and is provided as Appendix 1 in this Initial Study. a&b. Less Than Significant Impact — "Greenhouse gases" (so called because of their role in trapping heat near the surface of the earth) emitted by human activity are implicated in global climate change, commonly referred to as "global warming." These greenhouse gases contribute to an increase in the temperature of the earth's atmosphere by transparency to short wavelength visible sunlight, but near opacity to outgoing terrestrial long wavelength heat radiation in some parts of the infrared spectrum. The principal greenhouse gases (GHGs) are carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, ozone, and water vapor. For purposes of planning and regulation, Section 15364.5 of the California Code of Regulations defines GHGs to include carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. Fossil fuel consumption in the transportation sector (on -road motor vehicles, off-highway mobile sources, and aircraft) is the single largest source of GHG emissions, accounting for approximately half of GHG emissions globally. Industrial and commercial sources are the second largest contributors of GHG emissions with about one-fourth of total emissions. California has passed several bills and the Governor has signed at least three executive orders regarding greenhouse gases. GHG statues and executive orders (EO) include AB 32, SB 1368, EO S-03-05, EO S-20-06 and EO S-01-07. AB 32 is one of the most significant pieces of environmental legislation that California has adopted. Among other things, it is designed to maintain California's reputation as a "national and international leader on energy conservation and environmental stewardship." It will have wide-ranging effects on California businesses and lifestyles as well as far reaching effects on other states and countries. A unique aspect of AB 32, beyond its broad and wide-ranging mandatory provisions and dramatic GHG reductions are the short time frames within which it must be implemented. Major components of the AB 32 include: • Require the monitoring and reporting of GHG emissions beginning with sources or categories of sources that contribute the most to statewide emissions. • Requires immediate "early action" control programs on the most readily controlled GHG sources. • Mandates that by 2020, California's GHG emissions be reduced to 1990 levels. • Forces an overall reduction of GHG gases in California by 25-40%, from business as usual, to be achieved by 2020. • Must complement efforts to achieve and maintain federal and state ambient air quality standards and to reduce toxic air contaminants. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 30 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Statewide, the framework for developing the implementing regulations for AB 32 is under way. Maximum GHG reductions are expected to derive from increased vehicle fuel efficiency, from greater use of renewable energy and from increased structural energy efficiency. Additionally, through the California Climate Action Registry (CCAR now called the Climate Action Reserve), general and industry -specific protocols for assessing and reporting GHG emissions have been developed. GHG sources are categorized into direct sources (i.e. company owned) and indirect sources (i.e. not company owned). Direct sources include combustion emissions from on -and off- road mobile sources, and fugitive emissions. Indirect sources include off-site electricity generation and non -company owned mobile sources. In response to the requirements of S697, the State Resources Agency developed guidelines for the treatment of GHG emissions under CEQA. These new guidelines became state laws as part of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations in March 2010. The CEQA Appendix G guidelines were modified to include GHG as a required analysis element. A project would have a potentially significant impact if it: Generates GHG emissions, directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment, or, Conflicts with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted to reduce GHG emissions. Section 15064.4 of the Code specifies how significance of GHG emissions is to be evaluated. The process is broken down into quantification of project -related GHG emissions, making a determination of significance, and specification of any appropriate mitigation if impacts are found to be potentially significant. At each of these steps, the new GHG guidelines afford the lead agency with substantial flexibility. Emissions identification may be quantitative, qualitative or based on performance standards. CEQA guidelines allow the lead agency to "select the model or methodology it considers most appropriate." The most common practice for transportation/combustion GHG emissions quantification is to use a computer model such as CalEEMod, as was used in the ensuing analysis. The significance of those emissions then must be evaluated; the selection of a threshold of significance must take into consideration what level of GHG emissions would be cumulatively considerable. The guidelines are clear that they do not support a zero net emissions threshold. If the lead agency does not have sufficient expertise in evaluating GHG impacts, it may rely on thresholds adopted by an agency with greater expertise. In September 2010, the SCAQMD CEQA Significance Thresholds GHG Working Group released a proposal, which recommended a threshold of 3,000 MT CO2e for all land use projects. This 3,000 MT/year recommendation has been used as a guideline for this analysis. In the absence of any other adopted numerical threshold of significance, project related GHG emissions in excess of this guideline level are presumed to trigger a requirement for enhanced GHG reduction at the project level. Construction Activity GHG Emissions The project is assumed to require less than one year to construct. During project construction, the CaIEEMod2016.2.1 computer model predicts that the construction activities will generate the annual CO2e emissions identified in Table VII -1 TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 31 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Table VII -1 CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS (METRIC TONS CO2E) CMIR Year 2018 253.0 Amortized 8.4 CalEEMod Output provided in Appendix 1 INITIAL STUDY SCAQMD GHG emissions policy from construction activities is to amortize emissions over a 30 -year lifetime. The amortized level is also provided. GHG impacts from construction are considered less than significant. The project is not forecast to generate operational GHG emission because it will function as a widened roadway much as it functions at present. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 32 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated VIII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the through the routine transport, use, or ❑ ® ❑ Elenvironment disposal of hazardous materials? b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of ❑ ® ❑ ❑ hazardous materials into the environment? c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed El ® ❑ school? d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, ❑ ❑ ® ❑ would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment? e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two El of a public airport or public use airport, would the El El project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? ❑ El f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, ❑ the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? ❑ ® Elan g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with ❑ adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires, including ❑ where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or ❑ ❑ where residences are intermixed with wildlands? SUBSTANTIATION a&b. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — During construction of proposed Project, hazardous or potentially hazardous materials will be routinely handled in small quantities on the project site. These hazardous materials would include gasoline, diesel fuel, lubricants, and other petroleum❑based products used to operate and maintain construction equipment and vehicles; therefore, there is a potential for accidental release of petroleum products in sufficient quantity to pose a significant hazard to people or the environment. A permitted and licensed service provider will conduct the removal of such hazardous materials; any handling, transporting, use or disposal of hazardous materials would comply with all applicable federal, State, and local agencies and regulations. In order to ensure that no accidental releases of hazardous or potentially hazardous materials occur during construction, the following mitigation measure will be incorporated into the SWPPP prepared for the Project and it can reduce such a hazard to a less than significant level. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 33 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY HAZ-1 All spills or leakage of petroleum products during construction activities will be remediated in compliance with applicable state and local regulations regarding cleanup and disposal of the contaminant released. The conta- minated waste will be collected and disposed of at an appropriately licensed disposal or treatment facility. This measure will be incorporated into the SWPPP prepared for the Project development. The Project will require the demolition and removal of structures on the three parcels between Lorraine Drive and Electric Avenue in order to accommodate the widened road. There is a possibility that potentially hazardous materials such as asbestos containing materials, lead based paint, etc. may be encountered during the demolition of these structures. If any hazardous or potentially hazardous materials are encountered, their removal will be conducted by contractors licensed and permitted to handle these materials in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. However, in order to prevent any significant impacts from occurring as a result of the mini -mart's demolition, the following mitigation measure will be implemented: HAZ-2 Prior to the demolition of the structures, which will be demolished as a part of the project, the structures shall be evaluated for the presence of ACM, lead- based paints, and PCBs prior to its demolition. The evaluation shall be conducted by a Cal -OSHA certified contractor; any hazardous materials that are identified shall be removed by a Cal -OSHA certified contractor to be transported and disposed of offsite and in accordance with regulatory requirements. Once the street widening is complete, there is no potential for a new source of routine transport or use of substantial volumes of hazardous materials or routine generation of hazardous waste with the exception of any future necessary road maintenance. The road itself acts as a means of transport for vehicles carrying various materials at present and will continue to do so once widened. There will be no greater risk than that which presently exists within this corridor as a result of implementation of the proposed road -widening project; based on the development of a better road, risk should be reduced from that which exists at present. Therefore, the Project's potential to either create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials, or create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment are considered less than significant. No further mitigation is required. C. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The nearest school is Arrowhead Elementary School, which is located approximately 1,000 feet south of the Electric Avenue and Fortieth Street intersection at 3825 N Mountain View Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92405. As previously stated, all hazardous or potentially hazardous materials would comply with all applicable federal, state, and local agencies and regulations pertaining to the handling and use of hazardous materials. Adherence to these policies and regulations, as well as the implementation of the above mitigation measures will ensure that the Project will not emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school during either construction or operations of the Project. Additionally, once in operation the widened roadway will function much as it does at present, thus, with implementation of mitigation measure HAZ-1 and HAZ-2, adherence to federal, state, and local laws regarding hazardous materials and roadway construction, impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. d. Less Than Significant Impact — The proposed Project is located within an existing roadway and surrounding properties within the Fortieth Street corridor between Johnson Street and Electric Avenue. The project will not be located on a site that is included on a list of hazardous materials TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 34 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY sites that are currently under remediation. According to the California State Water Board's GeoTracker website (consistent with Government Code Section 65962.5), which provides informa- tion regarding Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST), there are no locations within a 1,000 foot radius of any of the proposed project facilities that is identified as Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) site (Figure VIII -1 and VIII -2). The nearest LUST sites are located approximately 2,250 feet from the easternmost point in the alignment, and approximately 2,250 feet from the westernmost point in the alignment. These cases are considered remediated and have therefore been cleaned up and pose no further threat to the public (Figure VIII -3 and VIII -4). Therefore, the proposed widening of Fortieth Street between Johnson Street and Electric Avenue will not create a significant hazard to the population or to the environment from their imple- mentation. No significant impacts are anticipated. No mitigation is required. e. No Impact – The nearest public airport is the San Bernardino International Airport approximately 5 miles to the southeast of the Project area. According to the City of San Bernardino General Plan San Bernardino International Airport Planning Boundaries map—provided as Figure V111-5—the project site is not located within the designated planning boundary; therefore, the project area has no potential to cause or experience any routine or substantial adverse impact related to public airport operations. No impacts will occur as a result of project implementation and no mitigation is required. No Impact – There are no private airstrips located within two miles of the Project footprint. Therefore, the project area has no potential to cause or experience any adverse impact related to private airstrip operations. No impacts will occur as a result of project implementation. Less Than Significant Impact – The corridor within Fortieth Street in which this Project proposes to widen is not within any identified evacuation route located within the City of San Bernardino as indicated by the San Bernardino County Mountain Area Safety Taskforce (MAST). In the long term, road improvements are considered a benefit to emergency response and evacuation. Refer to the Transportation/Traffic Section of this document, Section XVI. Mitigation to address any potential traffic disruption and emergency access during construction issues is included in this section. Therefore, the potential for the development of the Project to physically interfere with any adopted emergency response plans, or evacuation plans is considered a less than significant impact with mitigation incorporated. No further mitigation is required. +n://www.sbcounty ov/calmast/sbc/html/emerciency v` _ No Impact – According to the Fire Hazard Areas map gathered from the Safety Element of the City's General Plan (Figure VIII -6), the proposed Project site is not located in an area of concern for fire hazards. Therefore, Project implementation would not result in a potential to expose people or structures to fire hazards. No impacts are anticipated; no mitigation measures are required. TOM DODSON $ ASSOCIATES Page 35 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project IX. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY: Would the project: a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements? INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Significant withLess Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated ❑ 1 ® ! ❑ I ❑ b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a of the local groundwater table level (e.g., the El E] ® El production rate of pre-existing nearby wells would drop to a level which would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted)? c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a manner which would ❑ ❑ ® ❑ result in substantial erosion or siltation onsite or offsite? d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the of a stream or river, or substantially increase El El ® El the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding onsite or offsite? e) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater ❑ ❑ ® ❑ drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff? f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? ❑ ❑ ❑ g) Place housing within a 100 -year flood hazard area as mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or ❑ ❑ ❑ Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation map? ❑ h) Place within a 100 -year flood hazard area structures which would impede or redirect flood flows? ❑ ❑ ❑ ❑ I) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving flooding, including ❑ flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam? j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? l ❑ ❑ ❑ SUBSTANTIATION a. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The proposed widening of Fortieth Street between Johnson Street and Electric Avenue will occur within a developed roadway alignment, and the fully developed area surrounding the existing road. The surface upon which the road will be widened is mostly flat, containing asphalt or concrete, as well as some compacted dirt and landscaped areas. For a developed area, the only three sources of potential violation of water quality standards or waste discharge requirements are from generation of municipal wastewater; from stormwater runoff; and potential discharges of pollutants, such as accidental spills. Municipal TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 36 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY wastewater is delivered to San Bernardino Municipal Water Department's Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) and meets the waste discharge requirements imposed by the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). To address stormwater and accidental spills within this environment, any new project must ensure that site development implements a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to control potential sources of water pollution that could violate any standards or discharge requirements during construction and a Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) to ensure that project -related long term surface runoff meets regional discharge requirements. The project area as it presently exists is mostly impervious because it has been previously paved and compacted, with all water discharging into existing storm drains within the existing and adjacent roadways. According to the data gathered by the project engineer, the receiving storm drain facility in Electric Avenue has adequate capacity to handle the additional flows that may result from widening the roadway (Appendix 5a -5c). Please refer to the discussion under issues IX(c-e) below. The SWPPP would specify the Best Management Practices (BMPs) that the Project would be required to implement during construction activities to ensure that all potential pollutants of concern are prevented, minimized, and/or otherwise appropriately treated prior to being discharged from the subject area. Compliance with the terms and conditions of the NPDES and the SWPPP is mandatory and is judged adequate mitigation by the regulatory agencies for potential impacts to stormwater during construction activities. Furthermore, the project will construct several storm drains and catch basins that will flow into a receiving storm drain facility in Electric Avenue, and in accordance with the City of San Bernardino's adopted policy, all catch basins will be equipped with trash capture inserts to comply with the Regional Board and NPDES requirements, which will consist of metal screen drop inlets. Implementation of the following mitigation measure is also considered adequate to reduce potential impacts to stormwater runoff to a less than significant level. HYD -1 The City shall require that the construction contractor prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) which specifies Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will prevent all construction pollutants from contacting stormwater and with the intent of keeping an products of erosion from moving offsite into receiving waters. The SWPPP shall include a Spill Prevention and Cleanup Plan that identifies the methods of containing, cleanup, transport and proper disposal of hazardous chemicals or materials released during construction activities that are compatible with applicable laws and regulations. BMPs to be implemented in the SWPPP may include but not be limited to: • The use of silt fences; • The use of temporary stormwater desilting or retention basins; • The use of water bars to reduce the velocity of stormwater runoff; • The use of wheel washers on construction equipment leaving the site; • The washing of silt from public roads at the access point to the site to prevent the tracking of silt and other pollutants from the site onto public roads; • The storage of excavated material shall be kept to the minimum necessary to efficiently perform the construction activities required. Excavated or stockpiled material shall not be stored in water courses or other areas subject to the flow of surface water; and • Where feasible, stockpiled material shall be covered with waterproof material during rain events to control erosion of soil from the stockpiles. With implementation of the above mitigation measure, these mandatory Plans and their BMPs, as well as mitigation measure HAZ-1 above which addresses remediation and contamination concerns from any potential leakage or spills of petroleum products onsite, the Project would have a less than significant impact under this issue. No further mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 37 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY b. Less Than Significant Impact— The Project does not propose the installation of any water wells that would directly extract groundwater and the change in pervious surfaces to impervious surfaces will be minimal because the Project will mostly occur within an existing paved roadway. The remaining areas consist of concrete and compacted dirt and grass, most of which is impervious or only slightly pervious. The Project is located within the Bunker Hill Basin. The groundwater depth is substantially below the ground surface and will not be encountered during construction of the Project. Maximum thickness of the upper aquifer is approximately 350 feet, and maximum thickness of the lower aquifer is approximately 650 feet. The proposed Project will create limited additional impervious surface compared to that which presently exists within the project footprint. Because of the lack of pervious surface within the Project area, the widening of Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street the Project footprint does not serve as a location for significant groundwater recharge. Once Fortieth Street has been widened, the Project will not require any water to function; therefore, the Project will not substantially deplete groundwater supplies or interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table level. Therefore, impacts under this issue are considered less than significant and no mitigation is required. c -e. Less Than Significant Impact — No substantial impact to drainage patterns or structures will result from implementing this project. The improved roadways will generate essentially the same amount of stormwater and the drainage pattern will remain essentially the same. Appendix 5a -5c to this document depicts the storm drain and curb and gutter improvements proposed within the entirety of the Alignment. The widened roadway and new curb and gutter, with two new catch basins will be designed and constructed to accommodate existing and anticipated stormwater discharge utilizing the same drainage patterns. No substantial change to the existing drainage pattern will result from project implementation. The widening of Fortieth Street at this location is not forecast to substantially increase storm water discharges at present within the Project footprint. Please refer to Appendix 5a and 5b for drainage data. A hydraulic analysis indicated that runoff from the north would be captured on the north side of Fortieth Street and conveyed easterly in the direction of the grade drop. Proposed facilities to handle the drainage will consist of a 30" storm drain from Acre Lane to Newmark Avenue, and a 42" storm drain from Newmark Avenue to Electric Avenue. Catch basins will be installed at each intersection from Acre Lane easterly for capture of the flow and delivery to the aforementioned 30" and 42" storm drains. Facilities will be designed to handle 50 -year runoff within the street curb and 100 -year runoff within the right-of-way in accordance with City requirements. In accordance with the City of San Bernardino's adopted policy, all catch basins will be equipped with trash capture inserts to comply with the Regional Board and NPDES requirements. These will consist of metal screen drop inlets as available from a number of manufacturers that meet City and Regional Board specifications. The receiving storm drain facility in Electric Avenue is a 54" conduit extending from at least 44th Street to the north and delivering flow to the outlet channel from the Little Mountain Basin south of 40th Street. The 54" storm drain was modeled to 44th Street from the hydraulic grade line in the channel and was found to have a capacity of approximately 170 cubic feet per second (cfs). The analysis indicates that the 100 -year flow reaching Electric Avenue via 40th Street will be approximately 171 cfs, and therefore the 54" receiving storm drain facility is deemed to have sufficient capacity for all of the runoff from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue. Runoff to the west of Johnson Street will be captured by existing catch basins at that location. Adequate drainage facilities exist or will be developed/relocated by this Project to accommodate future drainage flows, and will therefore result in a less than significant impact. Based on the data outlined above and in Appendix 5a and 5b to this document, this Project will not substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area; will not substantially alter the course of a stream or river in such a manner that will result in substantial erosion or siltation either on or off the Project sites; or contribute runoff water that could exceed the capacity of the existing drainage facilities. No TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 38 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY additional sources of polluted runoff will result and impacts are considered less than significant. No additional mitigation is required. f. No Impact — There are no other conditions associated with the proposed Project beyond what is described above under responses to item IX(c), IX(d), and IX(e) above, that could result in the substantial degradation of water quality. Therefore, no additional impacts are anticipated under this issue. g. No Impact — According to the City of San Bernardino General Plan 100 -Year Flood Plain Map (Figure IX -1), the proposed project is not located in a 100 -year flood hazard area. Furthermore, no structures are proposed as part of the Project therefore the widening of Fortieth Street between Johnson Street and Electric Avenue would not place housing within a 100 -year flood hazard area as mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation map. No impacts can occur under this issue. No mitigation is required. h. No Impact — As stated above, Figure IX -1 illustrates that the project site is not located within a 100 - Year flood plain, and therefore would not impede or redirect flood flow as none would occur at the project site. No impacts under this issue are anticipated, and no mitigation is required. i. No Impact — According to the City of San Bernardino General Plan Seven Oaks Dam Inundation map (Figure IX -2), the project is not located within the limits of the flood areas if the dam were to fail. Therefore, the Project would not expose people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam. No impacts are anticipated, and no mitigation is required. j. No Impact — The Pacific Ocean is located more than 50 miles from the Pacific Ocean, which eliminates the potential for a tsunami to impact the project area. Additionally, a seiche would not occur within the vicinity of the project because no lakes or enclosed bodies of water exist near the site that could be impacted by such an event. Mudflow typically occurs on hillsides, and as the project is located within and adjacent to an existing roadway, no such events are likely to cause any impacts within the project area. Therefore, no impacts under this issue are anticipated, and no mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 39 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY SUBSTANTIATION a. No Impact — The Project footprint consists mostly of paved roadway within Fortieth Street, which has no General Plan Land Use Designation because roadways are considered essential City infrastructure. However, the proposed widened right-of-way will require encroaching on some surrounding land, and the surrounding land use designation and zoning classification is Commercial General —1. The proposed project is a component of the existing and planned for land uses of the area as established by the City of San Bernardino General Plan. Fortieth Street is a major arterial roadway, which carries high traffic volumes and is considered a primary thoroughfare that links the City of San Bernardino with adjacent cities and the regional highway system.' Major arterial roadways typically can accommodate six or eight travel lanes. The widening of Fortieth Street in this segment would make the majority of this major arterial roadway four -lanes, as the roadways segment to be widened is currently two -lanes and therefore has not met the standard lane width for a roadway of this type (major arterial). Additionally, the widening of this existing road has no potential to physically divide an established community. This road serves to provide access to all portions of the community and such improvement will benefit transit within this corridor. No impacts are anticipated and no mitigation is required. 'City of San Bernardino General Plan No Impact — The Project will occur within an existing roadway within an area designated for Commercial uses. Therefore, the widening of Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street will be compatible with existing land uses and land use plan, and no conflict or impact has been identified. No mitigation is required. C. No Impact — The City of San Bernardino does identify any habitat conservation planning areas or natural community conservation planning areas that would apply to the project area. Therefore, the proposed widening of Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street has no potential to conflict with such planning areas. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 40 Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated X. LAND USE AND PLANNING: Would the project: a) Physically divide an established community? ❑ ❑ ❑ b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, ❑ ❑ ❑ specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? ❑ c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation ❑ ❑ plan or natural community conservation plan? SUBSTANTIATION a. No Impact — The Project footprint consists mostly of paved roadway within Fortieth Street, which has no General Plan Land Use Designation because roadways are considered essential City infrastructure. However, the proposed widened right-of-way will require encroaching on some surrounding land, and the surrounding land use designation and zoning classification is Commercial General —1. The proposed project is a component of the existing and planned for land uses of the area as established by the City of San Bernardino General Plan. Fortieth Street is a major arterial roadway, which carries high traffic volumes and is considered a primary thoroughfare that links the City of San Bernardino with adjacent cities and the regional highway system.' Major arterial roadways typically can accommodate six or eight travel lanes. The widening of Fortieth Street in this segment would make the majority of this major arterial roadway four -lanes, as the roadways segment to be widened is currently two -lanes and therefore has not met the standard lane width for a roadway of this type (major arterial). Additionally, the widening of this existing road has no potential to physically divide an established community. This road serves to provide access to all portions of the community and such improvement will benefit transit within this corridor. No impacts are anticipated and no mitigation is required. 'City of San Bernardino General Plan No Impact — The Project will occur within an existing roadway within an area designated for Commercial uses. Therefore, the widening of Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street will be compatible with existing land uses and land use plan, and no conflict or impact has been identified. No mitigation is required. C. No Impact — The City of San Bernardino does identify any habitat conservation planning areas or natural community conservation planning areas that would apply to the project area. Therefore, the proposed widening of Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street has no potential to conflict with such planning areas. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 40 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Sign cant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated XI. MINERAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral El El Elresource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state? b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local ❑ ❑ ❑ general plan, specific plan or other land use plan? SUBSTANTIATION: a&b. No Impact — The proposed road -widening Project is in an urbanized area surrounded by development within the City of San Bernardino. The entirety of Project footprint does not contain known mineral deposits, and according to the City's General Plan Mineral Resource Zones map (Figure XI -1), the project footprint is not located in a zone in which mineral resources of any type are known to exist. Therefore, the development of the Project will not cause any loss of mineral resource values to the region or residents of the state, nor would it result in the loss of any locally important mineral resources identified in the City of San Bernardino General Plan. No impacts would occur under this issue. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 41 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY SUBSTANTIATION Background Noise is generally described as unwanted sound. The proposed widened roadway will modify an existing two-lane roadway to a four -lane roadway. The site serves as a roadway with steady traffic and is surrounded by mixed uses including some single-family residential units, though the land use designation for surrounding the entire alignment is Commercial General (CG -1), and the zoning classification is Commercial General —1 (CG -1). The unit of sound pressure ratio to the faintest sound detectable to a person with normal hearing is called a decibel (dB). Sound or noise can vary in intensity by over one million times within the range of human hearing. A logarithmic loudness scale, similar to the Richter scale for earthquake magnitude, is therefore used to keep sound intensity numbers at a convenient and manageable level. The human ear is not equally sensitive to all sound frequencies within the entire spectrum. Noise levels at maximum human sensitivity from around 500 to 2,000 cycles per second are factored more heavily into sound descriptions in a process called "A -weighting," written as "dBA." Leq is a time -averaged sound level; a single -number value that expresses the time -varying sound level for the specified period as though it were a constant sound level with the same total sound energy as the time -varying level. Its unit is the decibel (dB). The most common averaging period for Leq is hourly. Because community receptors are more sensitive to unwanted noise intrusion during more sensitive evening and nighttime hours, state law requires that an artificial dBA increment be added to quiet time noise levels. The State of California has established guidelines for acceptable community noise levels TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 42 Less Than Potentially Significant withLess Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated XII. NOISE: Would the project result in: a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? El ® ❑ b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels? El® c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise ❑ El in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? ❑ ❑ d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in 1:1 ® ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? e) For a project located within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within two ❑ ❑ ❑ miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, E] El El the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? SUBSTANTIATION Background Noise is generally described as unwanted sound. The proposed widened roadway will modify an existing two-lane roadway to a four -lane roadway. The site serves as a roadway with steady traffic and is surrounded by mixed uses including some single-family residential units, though the land use designation for surrounding the entire alignment is Commercial General (CG -1), and the zoning classification is Commercial General —1 (CG -1). The unit of sound pressure ratio to the faintest sound detectable to a person with normal hearing is called a decibel (dB). Sound or noise can vary in intensity by over one million times within the range of human hearing. A logarithmic loudness scale, similar to the Richter scale for earthquake magnitude, is therefore used to keep sound intensity numbers at a convenient and manageable level. The human ear is not equally sensitive to all sound frequencies within the entire spectrum. Noise levels at maximum human sensitivity from around 500 to 2,000 cycles per second are factored more heavily into sound descriptions in a process called "A -weighting," written as "dBA." Leq is a time -averaged sound level; a single -number value that expresses the time -varying sound level for the specified period as though it were a constant sound level with the same total sound energy as the time -varying level. Its unit is the decibel (dB). The most common averaging period for Leq is hourly. Because community receptors are more sensitive to unwanted noise intrusion during more sensitive evening and nighttime hours, state law requires that an artificial dBA increment be added to quiet time noise levels. The State of California has established guidelines for acceptable community noise levels TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 42 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY that are based on the Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL) rating scale (a 24-hour integrated noise measurement scale). The guidelines rank noise land use compatibility in terms of "normally acceptable," "conditionally acceptable," and "clearly unacceptable" noise levels for various land use types. The State Guidelines, Land Use Compatibility for Community Noise Exposure, single-family homes are "normally acceptable" in exterior noise environments up to 60 dB CNEL and "conditionally acceptable" up to 70 dB CNEL based on this scale. Multiple family residential uses are "normally acceptable" up to 65 dB CNEL and "conditionally acceptable" up to 70 CNEL. Schools, libraries and churches are "normally acceptable" up to 70 dB CNEL, as are office buildings and business, commercial and professional uses with some structural noise attenuation. a. Less Than Significant Impact — The closest receptors to the project site are the single-family residences along the north side of Fortieth Street within the proposed widened roadway alignment. These are non -conforming uses within this corridor, but are still considered sensitive receptors. Short-term noise levels associated with project construction activities will impact these single-family residential dwellings. These activities will include noise generated by construction activities, movement of construction materials to and from the site, removal of concrete and asphalt as well as repaving Fortieth Street and related excavation. The noise of each of these construction activities varies depending on the type of construction equipment and the location within the site where the construction takes place. The City's Noise Ordinance (Municipal Code Chapter 8.54, Noise Control) controls hours of operation for multiple sources of excessive noise. Excessive noise is not permitted between the hours of 8:00 PM and 8:00 AM in residential zones, and between 8:00 PM and 7:00 AM in all other zones. However, the City does not have a significance threshold for CEQA to assess noise impacts during construction, and construction noise is a short-term temporary event that occurs mostly during daytime hours (such as 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM). Construction noise is considered a common necessity for new development. Therefore, through compliance with the City's noise standards, short-term construction impacts would not expose persons to or generate noise in excess of standards established by the City or by any other applicable agencies. Therefore, short-term construction impacts would be considered less than significant. The Project will comply with the City Municipal Code, as construction will occur only within the hours considered allowable by the City, and the operation of the roadway is not forecast to result in any substantial long-term noise increases beyond existing levels and those which are planned for by current planning documents. These road improvements are intended to provide better traffic circulation to accommodate existing and planned future traffic. No new noise generating uses are proposed and the roads will be developed to the standards of the General Plan Circulation Element. Thus, impacts to nearby sensitive receptors will not be significant. Based on the existing noise circumstances within the vicinity of the Project, there is a less than significant potential for a permanent impact under this issue. No mitigation is necessary. b. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — Vibration is the periodic oscillation of a medium or object. The rumbling sound caused by vibration of room surfaces is called structure borne noises. Sources of groundborne vibrations include natural phenomena (e.g. earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, sea waves, landslides) or human -made causes (e.g. explosions, machinery, traffic, trains, construction equipment). Vibration sources may be continuous or transient. Vibration is often described in units of velocity (inches per second), and discussed in decibel (dB) units in order to compress the range of numbers required to describe vibration. Vibration impacts related to human development are generally associated with activities such as train operations, construction, and heavy truck movements. The FTA Assessment states that in contrast to airborne noise, ground -borne vibration is not a common environmental problem. Although the motion of the ground may be noticeable to people outside structures, without the effects associated with the shaking of a structure, the motion does not provoke the same adverse human reaction to people outside. Within structures, the effects of ground -borne vibration include noticeable movement of the building floors, rattling of windows, shaking of items on shelves or hanging on walls, and rumbling sounds. FTA Assessment further TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 43 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY states that it is unusual for vibration from sources such as buses and trucks to be perceptible, even in locations close to major roads. However, some common sources of vibration are trains, trucks on rough roads, and construction activities, such as blasting, pile driving, and heavy earth -moving equipment. The Federal Transit Association (FTA) guidelines identify a level of 80 VdB for sensitive land uses. This threshold provides a basis for determining the relative significance of potential Project related vibration impacts. In the short term, the excavation and removal/demolition activities required to widen the existing roadway has limited potential to create some vibration at the nearest sensitive receptors adjacent to the project footprint. The proposed roadway construction does not include activities that would generate substantial ground vibration. Specifically, there will be no pile driving or major earth moving activities associated with widening Fortieth Street. Removal of pavement may require some jackhammer and loader activities, but these activities do not generate enough vibration energy to adversely impact adjacent structures, which are already exposed to large trucks traveling on the existing road. Based on the type of equipment and construction activities required to install the new paved roadway segment, the vibration impacts are forecast to be less than significant, However, the following contingency mitigation measure shall be implemented: N01-1 The construction contractor shall provide signs (2) along the roadway identifying a phone number for adjacent property owners to contact regard- ing excessive vibration. The contractor shall respond within 24 hours to any complaint at this phone number; assess the complaint, and, if required, adjust construction activities (use different construction methods, slow down construction activity, or other measures) to reduce vibration at the property from where the complaint was received. Implementation of the above measure will ensure that any short-term impacts to the nearest sensitive receptor would be considered less than significant. C. Less Than Significant Impact – Please refer to the discussion under issue XII(a) above. As previously stated, the Project will not cause any significant permanent increase in ambient noise levels beyond existing levels and those which are planned for by current planning documents. Sensitive receptors adjacent to this stretch of roadway currently experience ambient noise from traffic, and this will continue to be the case with implementation of the proposed Project. Though noise levels may be slightly greater than that which nearby sensitive receptors experience at present, this increase will not be substantial and is consistent with the planned growth in the City's General Plan (Figure XII -1). Therefore, the Project would not result in a substantial new stationary source of noise adjacent to sensitive receptors, nor any other noise sources when excavation activities are completed. No mitigation is required. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated – Please refer to the discussion under XII(a) above. The proposed project will involve construction operations that have the potential to cause short-term significant noise impacts. In the short term, removal of asphalt and concrete, grading, and development of the widened roadway will result in noise generated by dozers, pavers, air compressors, welders, generators, and other noise making equipment required to complete construction. Exterior noise -generating construction activities will be restricted to the hours identified in the City Municipal Code (Section 8.54.070)-7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Construction equipment generates noise that ranges between approximately 75 and 90 dBA at a distance of 50 feet. Refer to Table XII -1, which shows construction equipment noise levels at 25, 50 and 100 feet from the noise source. Residences are within 50 feet of the Project alignment. The short-term noise impacts associated with Project construction activities are forecast to be less than significant through compliance with the City Municipal Code—as addressed above—and by TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 44 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY implementing the following measures. As construction activities may be a nuisance to nearby residents, the following mitigation shall be implemented: NOI-2 The City will require that all construction equipment be operated with mandated noise control equipment (mufflers or silencers). Enforcement will be accomplished by random field inspections by applicant personnel during construction activities. NOI-3 Equipment not in use for rive minutes shall be shut off. NOI-4 Equipment shall be maintained and operated such that loads are secured from rattling or banging. NOI-5 Where available, electric -powered equipment shall be used rather than diesel equipment and hydraulic -powered equipment shall be used instead of pneumatic power. NOl-6 Construction employees shall be trained in the proper operation and use of equipment consistent with these mitigation measures, including no unneces- sary revving of equipment. NOI-7 No radios or other sound equipment shall be used at this site unless required for emergency response by the contractor. NOl-8 Public notice shall be given prior to initiating construction. This notice shall be provided to all property owners/residents within 300 feet of the project site and shall be provided to property owners/residents at least one week prior to initiating construction. The notice shall identify the dates of construction and the name and phone number of a construction supervisor (contact person) in case of complaints. One contact person shall be assigned to the project. The public notice shall encourage the adjacent residents to contact the supervisor in the case of a complaint. Resident's will be informed if there is a change in the construction schedule. The supervisor shall be available 24/7 throughout construction by mobile phone. If a complaint is received, the contact person shall take all feasible steps to remove the sound source causing the complaint. Implementation of the above measures will ensure that substantial temporary or periodic increases in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity will not cause a significant adverse impact. e. No Impact – There nearest public airport is the San Bernardino International Airport approximately 5 miles to the southeast of the Project area. According to the City of City of San Bernardino General Plan San Bernardino International Airport Planning Boundaries map—provided as Figure VIII-4—the project site is not located within the designated planning boundary; therefore, the project area has no potential to expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels as a result of the site's proximity to the airport. No impacts will occur as a result of project implementation. No mitigation is required. No Impact– There are no private airstrips located within two miles of the Project site. Therefore, the project area has no potential to expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels as a result of the site's proximity to a private airstrip. No impacts will occur as a result of project implementation. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 45 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Table XII -1 NOISE LEVELS OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT AT 25, 50 AND 100 FEET (in dBA LEQ) FROM THE SOURCE INITIAL STUDY Equipment Earthmoving Front Loader Noise Levels at 25 feet 85 Noise Levels at 50 feet 79 Noise Levels at 100 feet 73 Backhoes 86 80 74 Dozers 86 80 74 Tractors 86 80 74 Scrapers 91 85 79 Trucks 91 85 79 Material Handling Concrete Mixer 91 85 79 Concrete Pump 88 82 76 Crane 89 83 77 Derrick 94 88 82 Stationary Sources Pumps 82 79 70 Generator 84 78 72 Compressors 87 81 75 Other Saws 84 78 72 Vibrators 82 76 70 Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "Noise" TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 46 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Potentially Significant Impact Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated Less Than Significant Impact No Impact or Does Not Apply XIII. POPULATION AND HOUSING: Would the project: a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new homes ❑ ® ❑ and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? El b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, ❑ ❑ ® the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessi- tating the construction of replacement housing else- where? SUBSTANTIATION a. Less Than Significant Impact— According to the SCAG's profile for the City of San Bernardino (May 2015), the City had a population of 212,721 in 2014. The type of use planned for the project site is not of a type that would induce substantial population growth in the area. No housing is proposed as part of the project. Though construction of the widened road will require a temporary work force, this is short-term and with a maximum of about 20 employees will not induce substantial population growth. The operation of the widened road will not require employment of any persons. Furthermore, the widening of this roadway is considered growth accommodating, not growth inducing, and will serve the population and traffic increases projected to occur in the future. The City's General Plan Build Out population estimate is 276,264 persons within the incorporated City, which is 63,543 more persons than the population in 2014 (City GP pg. 2-28). Therefore, impacts under this issue are considered less than significant and no mitigation is required. b&c. Less Than Significant Impact — The Project will occur within an occupied corridor that will require acquisition of right-of-way from adjacent properties. The three parcels, which are residential in nature, between Lorraine Drive and Electric Avenue will be acquired by the City of San Bernardino and demolished in order to make room for the widened roadway. The property owners of these three parcels will be compensated fairly for this inconvenience, and there is substantial housing available elsewhere within the City. As of May 9, 2017, there are 449 single-family homes, townhomes, apartments, and condos available for sale within the City of San Bernardino according to Zillowl. Therefore, the acquisition of these three parcels as part of the proposed road widening within the City will not result in a significant impact that would displace substantial numbers of people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere. Impacts are considered less than significant and no mitigation is required. https://www.zillow.com/homes/for sale/San-Bernardino- CA/20328_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/34.36526,-117.089196, 34.000588,- 11 7.586327rect/10 zm/0 mmm/ TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 47 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project XIV. PUBLIC SERVICES: Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered govern- mental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for any of the public services: INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact p Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated a) Fire protection? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ b) Police protection? c) Schools? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ ❑ ❑ ® ❑ d) Parks? ❑ ❑ ❑ e) Other public facilities? ❑ ❑ ❑ SUBSTANTIATION a. Less Than Significant Impact — As of July 1, 2016, the San Bernardino County Fire District (SBCFD) provides fire protection services to the City. The nearest Fire station is Station 227, which is located at 282 W 40th St, San Bernardino, CA 92407, at the northeastern edge of the Project Alignment at the corner of Electric Avenue and Fortieth Street. According to the San Bernardino County Fire Annual Report July 2015 -June 2016, SBCFD will increase availability of fire protection services in the City by ensuring quicker response times during times with high call volumes from nearby county fire stations. The Project proposes to widen an existing roadway, which would not require any greater fire protection than the present demand, which primarily consists of incidental traffic accidents and emergencies within the corridor at adjacent businesses and residences. Additionally, the provision of adequate roadways is viewed as a benefit to fire protection services and to the public in general. No substantial changes in existing fire protection facilities are anticipated and potential impacts would be less than significant as a result of the proposed project. No mitigation is required. b. Less Than Significant Impact — The area surrounding the Project is completely urbanized with residential housing and commercial uses. The San Bernardino Police Department provides police protection services to this corridor, and will continue to do so once the Fortieth Street widening is complete. The San Bernardino Police Department would provide police protection services to the Project via their headquarters at 710 North "D" Street, and from existing patrol routes in the vicinity of the Project. As with fire protection services, the demand for police protection services would not substantially increase as a result of the widened road. A minor increase in traffic within this corridor could require an incremental increase in police response incidents, but this increase is not forecast to result in a significant impact. The Project is not expected to result in any unique or more extensive crime problems that cannot be handled with the existing level of police resources. No new or expanded police facilities would need to be constructed as a result of the project. Additionally, the provision of adequate roadways is viewed as a benefit to police protection services and to the public in general. Therefore, impacts to police protection resources from implementation of the proposed project are considered less than significant; no mitigation measures are required. C. Less Than Significant Impact — The proposed project is located within the area served by San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD). The nearest school is Arrowhead Elementary TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 48 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY School, which is located approximately 1000 feet south of the Electric Avenue and Fortieth Street intersection at 3825 N Mountain View Ave, San Bernardino, CA 92405. The Project would not induce population growth within the City, as it will not employ any persons once the widened road has been constructed. Thus, the proposed project will not generate an increase in elementary, middle, or high school population. Therefore, any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. No Impact — As stated in the preceding sections, the proposed Project is not anticipated to create an increase in population because no persons will be employed as a result of the Project once the street widening has been completed. There are no parks in the vicinity of the Project that would be impacted by widening Fortieth Street at this location, and with no forecast increase in population, implementation of the proposed project would not cause a substantial adverse physical impact to any parks within the City. No impacts are anticipated and no mitigation is required. e. No Impact — Other public facilities include library and general municipal services. Since the Project will not directly induce population growth, it is not forecast that the use of such facilities will increase as a result of the proposed project. The improvements to this portion of Fortieth Street will be consistent with the standards and requirements of the City and are therefore considered adequate to maintain acceptable levels of service on public roads. which is considered a benefit to most public services, including traffic. No impacts under this issue are anticipated, and no mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 49 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Significant with Significant Impact Mitigation Less Than Significant Impact No Impact or ; Does Not Apply Incorporated XV. RECREATION: a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational ❑ ❑ ❑ ED facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? SUBSTANTIATION a. No Impact – As addressed in the discussion under XIII and XVI(d) above, the proposed Project does not include a use that would substantially induce population growth, and will not require a substantial short-term labor force for construction of the Project and no long-term labor force is required for operations of the proposed project. Thus, the proposed Project will not generate a substantial increase in residents of the City who would increase the use of existing recreational facilities. Therefore, no impacts under this issue are anticipated. No mitigation is required. b. No Impact – The proposed Project consists of the widening of Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street. The project will not include any recreational facilities, nor will it require the construction of new recreational facilities or expansion of new recreational facilities because the proposed project is not anticipated to substantially induce any population growth. The Project will require a small short-term labor force during construction and no long-term labor force during operation, as the road will function as it does at present, altered by the size and updated equipment. As a result, no recreational facilities—existing or new—are required to serve the Project, thus no impacts are anticipated under this issue. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 50 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Potentially Significant Impact Less Than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated Less Than Significant Impact No Impact or Does Not Apply XVI. TRANSPORTATION / TRAFFIC: Would the project: a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy establishing measures of effectiveness for the perform- ance of the circulation system, taking into account all modes of transportation including mass transit and ❑ non -motorized travel and relevant components of the ® ❑ ❑ circulation system, including but not limited to inter- sections, streets, highways and freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and mass transit? b) Conflict with an applicable congestion management program, including, but not limited to level of service standards and travel demand measures, or other ❑ standards established by the county congestion ® ❑ ❑ management agency for designated roads or high- ways? ❑ 1:1either c) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including ❑ an increase in traffic levels or a change in location that results in substantial safety risks? d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design ❑ (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) ❑ ® 1:1feature or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? e) Result in inadequate emergency access? ❑ ® ❑ ❑ D Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities, ❑ ❑ or otherwise decrease the performance or safety of ❑ ❑ such facilities? SUBSTANTIATION a&b. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The proposed project is a road widening/improvement project. An existing segment of Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street will be widened from a two-lane road to a four -lane road with several intersection improvements to meet City standards. The purpose of this project is to provide adequate roads that meet local standards for these roadways to accommodate existing and anticipated future traffic volumes. Fortieth Street is a major arterial roadway, which carries high traffic volumes and is considered a primary thoroughfare that links the City of San Bernardino with adjacent cities and the regional highway system.' Major arterial roadways typically can accommodate six or eight travel lanes. The widening of Fortieth Street in this segment would make the majority of this major arterial roadway four -lanes. Compliance with City standards will ensure that the proposed road widening with improvements comply with current standards for road design, including providing adequate road capacity. This Project is considered a roadway improvement project that is growth accommodating, not growth inducing. Under the proposed project, Fortieth Street circulation and roadway standards will be improved and updated; therefore, the Project will not conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy establishing measures of effectiveness for the performance of the circulation system. Impacts under this issue are considered less than significant, and no mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 51 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY In the short-term, construction and improvements of existing roadways has the potential to disrupt traffic. To mitigate the potential impacts to traffic flow, the following mitigation measure shall be implemented: TRAF-4 The construction contractor will provide adequate traffic management resources, as determined by the City of San Bernardino. The City shall require a construction traffic management plan for work in public roads that complies with the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook, or other applicable standard, to provide adequate traffic control and safety during excavation activities. At a minimum this plan shall include how to minimize the amount of time spent on construction activities; how to minimize disruption of vehicle and alternative modes of transport traffic at all times, but particularly during periods of high traffic volumes; how to maintain safe traffic flow on local streets affected by construction at all times, including through the use of adequate signage, protective devices, flag persons or police assistance to ensure that traffic can flow adequately during construction; the identification of alternative routes that can meet the traffic flow requirements of a specific area, including communication (signs, webpages, etc.) with drivers and neighborhoods where construction activities will occur; and at the end of each construction day roadways shall be prepared for continued utilization without any significant roadway hazards remaining. Construction activities proposed by this Project will generate a temporary increase in traffic as a result of delivery and removal of construction materials. It is forecast that these temporary increases could amount to a maximum of about 60 additional trips on a given day over a period of about 8 months, in increments of two 4 -month phases. These trips will be associated with the delivery of equipment materials (asphalt, concrete, etc.), worker commutes and the removal of material and wastes for disposal. They will occur throughout the workday and are not considered sufficient to adversely affect traffic or the transportation/circulation system with implementation of mitigation measure TRAF-1 above. Over the long term these improvements are forecast to be a benefit to traffic and the circulation system. No changes to the existing alignment, other than the widened roadway is proposed. The road improvements will be designed and constructed to the standards of the City. Thus, the project is not forecast to conflict with an applicable congestion management program, including, but not limited to level of service standards and travel demand measures, or other standards established by the county congestion management agency for designated roads or highway. No further mitigation is required. 'City of San Bernardino General Plan C. No Impact – According to the City of San Bernardino General Plan San Bernardino International Airport Planning Boundaries map—provided as Figure VIII-5—the project site is not located within the designated planning boundary. As a result, project implementation would not result in any changes in air traffic patterns at the San Bernardino International Airport, located approximately 5 miles to the southeast of the project site. No impacts to aviation activity will occur as a result of project implementation. No mitigation is required. Less Than Significant Impact – Please refer to the discussion under issue XVI(a&b) above. The proposed project will widen an existing roadway, which will accommodate greater traffic flow through the existing Fortieth Street corridor. The design of the proposed widened roadway will increase safety within this corridor by accommodating a similar amount of traffic to that which exists at present with more space for traffic flow because this Project will double of the number of lanes that currently exist. Additionally, the Project will improve the intersection at Electric Avenue, which TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 52 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY will increase the safety of this intersection. Therefore, due to the nature of the Project as a roadway improvement project, implementation will not substantially increase hazards due to a design feature or incompatible uses. Impacts are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The project design includes the improvement of an existing public road, with the primary feature being widening the road from two lanes to four lanes. The provision of improved roadways is generally considered a benefit to emergency access. In the short term, a potential impact to emergency access could result from lane closures. However, implementation of mitigation measure TRAF-1 above will reduce the impact under this issue to a less than significant level. No further mitigation is required. Less Than Significant Impact — The project alignment is located within an existing roadway served by bus service. The nearest bus stop is located just west of Electric Avenue on Fortieth Street. The Project will improve this bus stop by both installing sidewalk within the Project alignment where it doesn't exist at present and by upgrading the bus station with several improvements including a covered bus stop. The Project itself is considered a roadway improvement project and will be a benefit to the community in both safety and design and would enhance this corridor. The wider roadway will not include a bike lane, but will make this corridor safer for any pedestrian or bike traffic by providing greater space for passage within both the widened roadway and extended sidewalk. Thus, the Project would not conflict with any adopted policies, plans, or programs regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance or safety of such facilities. Any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 53 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project XVII. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES: Would the project cause a substantial change in the significance of tribal cultural resources, defined in Public Resources Code section 21074 as either a site, feature, place, cultural landscape that is geographic- ally defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to the California Native American tripe, and that is: a) Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code section 5020.1(k), or b) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in sub- division (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe. SUBSTANTIATION Potentially Less Than Significant Significant with Impact Mitigation Incorporated INITIAL STUDY Less Than No Impact or Significant Does Not Apply Impact ❑ 1 ® 1 ❑ I ❑ ❑ I ® I ❑ I ❑ A Tribal Resources is defined in the Public Resources Code section 21074 and includes the following: • Sites, features, places, cultural landscapes, sacred places, and objects with cultural value to a California Native American Tribe that are either of the following: included or determined to be eligible for inclusion in the California Register of Historical Resources or included in a local register of historical resources as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 5020.1; • A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 5024.1. In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Section 5024.1 for the purpose of this paragraph, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resources to a California American tribe; • A cultural landscape that meets the criteria of subdivision (a) is a tribal cultural resource to the extent that the landscape is geographically defined in terms of the size and scope of the landscape; • A historical resource described in Section 21084.1, a unique archaeological resource as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 21083.2, or a "non -unique archaeological resource" as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 21083.2 may also be a tribal resource if it conforms with the criteria of subdivision (a). a&b. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The project site is located within the area of cultural significance for the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians — Kizh Nation, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, and the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians pursuant to AB -52. To date, the City has not received any responses from the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians — Kizh Nation or the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians. The City received an email on June 27, 2017 from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians requesting a copy of the cultural report. A follow up email was received on September 12, 2017 from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians once they reviewed the cultural report. The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians requested the following mitigation TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 54 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY measures to be included in this document to prevent significant impacts to tribal cultural resources as a result of project implementation: TCR -1 If human remains or funerary objects are encountered during any activities associated with the project, work in the immediate vicinity (within a 100 -foot buffer of the rind) shall cease and the County Coroner shall be contacted pursuant to State Health and Safety Code §7050.5 and that code enforced for the duration of the project. TCR -2 In the event that Native American cultural resources are discovered during project activities, all work in the immediate vicinity of the find (within a 60 -foot buffer) shall cease and a qualified archaeologist meeting Secretary of Interior standards shall be hired to assess the find. Work on the other portions of the project outside of the buffered area may continue during this assessment period. Additionally, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will be contacted if any such rind occurs and be provided information and permitted/invited to perform a site visit when the archaeologist makes his/her assessment, so as to provide Tribal input. TCR -3 If significant Native American historical resources, as defined by CEQA (as amended, 2015), are discovered and avoidance cannot be ensured, an S01 - qualified archaeologist shall be retained to develop an cultural resources Treatment Plan, as well as a Discovery and Monitoring Plan, the drafts of which shall be provided to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for review and comment. a. All in -field investigations, assessments, and/or data recovery enacted pursuant to the finalized Treatment Plan shall be monitored by a San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal Participant(s). b. The Lead Agency and/or applicant shall, in good faith, consult with San Manuel Band of Mission Indians on the disposition and treatment of any artifacts or other cultural materials encountered during the project. With the incorporation of these mitigation measures, as well as the mitigation identified under Cultural Resources, any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 55 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated XVIII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS: Would the project: a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the E ® ❑ applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board? _i b) Require or result in the construction of new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause signifi- cant environmental effects? c) Require or result in the construction of new storm - water drainage facilities or expansion of existing facili- ties, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the ❑ ❑ ® ❑ project from existing entitlements and resources, or are new or expanded entitlements needed? e) Result in a determination by the wastewater treat- ment provider which serves or may serve the project ❑ ❑ ❑ that it has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the provider's existing commitments? f) Be served by a landfill(s) with sufficient permitted ❑ ❑ ® ❑ capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and ❑ ® ` ❑ regulations related to solid waste? SUBSTANTIATION a. Less Than Significant Impact — The proposed Project will widen an existing roadway. Roadway improvements do not require wastewater treatment in order to operate. The roadway improvements will include installing new or replacing old curb and gutter within the alignment, which will better control surface runoff. The widened roadway will function more efficiently and safely, but will function in a similar manner as it does at present. Surface water will be directed regional flood control facilities, which are considered adequate, as the amount of surface water runoff is not anticipated to increase as a result of project implementation. The project will include the development of several storm drains and catch basins (discussed under issue IX[c-e], outlined in Appendix 5a -5c), which will ultimately have water quality management features in place. In accordance with the City of San Bernardino's adopted policy, all catch basins will be equipped with trash capture inserts to comply with the Regional Board and NPDES requirements. These will consist of metal screen drop inlets as available from a number of manufacturers that meet City and Regional Board specifications. Roadway improvements do not require wastewater treatment in order to operate. Thus, this Project will not result in the creation of a new source of wastewater and therefore will not exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB). Any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. b. Less Than Significant Impact — Please refer to the discussion under XVII(a) above. As previously stated, the proposed Project will widen an existing roadway, which will not require connections to TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 56 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY water or wastewater treatment facilities, or expansion of existing facilities to support the Project. Roadways contain storm drains to collect water to be redirected to existing drainage facilities, and the widening of Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street will improve roadway drainage by construction new curb and gutter within the project alignment. The Project will require relocating fire hydrants, etc. which will be relocated appropriately and will not adversely impact existing wastewater or water facilities. As previously stated, the receiving storm drain facility located within Electric Avenue has adequate capacity to handle additional flows that may result from widening the existing roadway. Therefore, the proposed project has a less than significant potential to require or result in the construction of new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects. No mitigation is required. C. Less Than Significant Impact – Please refer to the discussion under issue IX(c-e). The proposed Project includes upgrading the existing drainage facilities within the affected roadway to adequately meet existing and future demands of the widened road. This project is considered a benefit to stormwater drainage, as it will improve existing drainage facilities once the proposed roadway improvements are constructed. Appendices 5a -5c of this document depict the storm drain and curb and gutter improvements proposed within the entirety of the alignment. The widened roadway will be designed and constructed to accommodate existing and anticipated stormwater discharge utilizing new drainage patters directing stormwater runoff to new storm drains and catch basins that will flow to a receiving storm drain facility in Electric Avenue as shown in Appendices 5a -5b. These new drainage facilities are considered a benefit to the project area because new curb and gutter will improve drainage and better control surface water run-off upon completion of the widened roadway. Thus, implementation of the proposed project will result in a less than significant impact under this issue and no mitigation is required. d. Less Than Significant Impact – Water transmission to the Project will be provided by SBMWD. SBMWD provides domestic water to several cities including the City of San Bernardino. As discussed under issue IX—Hydrology and Water Quality—above, groundwater from the Bunker Hill Basin is the primary source of water supply for SBMWD, which has a capacity to provide 70,000 AFY from its groundwater and surface water sources. A minimal, short-term increase in water use will result from construction activities associated with the Project to control dust and remove sediment from paved areas use (estimated to be about 5,000 to 10,000 gallons per day to control fugitive dust). Thus, the Project will have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from existing entitlements and resources, and no new or expanded entitlements are needed. Any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. e. No Impact – As stated under issue XVII(a), the proposed widening of Fortieth Street between Johnson Street and Electric Avenue is a roadway improvement project, which will not require any active connection to the wastewater treatment provider—in this case the San Bernardino Municipal Water Department's Water Reclamation Plant (WRP). Therefore, no impact to the wastewater treatment provider's ability to serve the Project and the provider's existing commitments will result from Project implementation. No mitigation is required. Less Than Significant Impact – The City of San Bernardino is served by an exclusive franchise agreement with Burrtec Waste Industries, which provides trash, recycling, and some street sweeping/bulky item pickup services to it's customers. The nearest landfill to the Project area is the San Timoteo Solid Waste Disposal Site, which has a maximum permitted capacity of 2,000 tons per day, and a remaining capacity of 13,605,488 cubic yards (CY), with a maximum permitted capacity of 20,400,000 CY according to CalRecycle. The proposed project will not result in any operational solid waste because it will function as a widened roadway, which will not require any employees to function excepting any roadway maintenance performed by the City. Additionally, any hazardous materials collected on the project site during either construction of the Project will be transported and disposed of by a permitted and licensed hazardous materials service provider, as stated under TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 57 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY issue VIII, Hazards and Hazardous Materials above. Therefore, the Project is expected to comply with all regulations related to solid waste under federal, state, and local statutes. Any impacts under this issue are considered less than significant. No mitigation is required. g. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — All collection, transportation, and disposal of any solid waste generated by the proposed project is required to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations. As previously stated, solid waste produced in the City of San Bernardino is collected and transported by Burrtec Waste Industries. The City is served by several surrounding landfills, but the nearest Landfill is the San Timoteo Solid Waste Disposal Site, which has adequate capacity to serve the Project (further described above under issue XVII[f]). Additionally, any hazardous materials collected on the project site during either construction or operation of the Project will be transported and disposed of by a permitted and licensed hazardous materials service provider, as stated under issue VIII, Hazards and Hazardous Materials above. The contract for this project will require that concrete, asphalt and base material be recycled by grinding, which allows reuse of these materials. All metals, woods and equipment that are reusable shall be salvaged and recycled. Thus, due to the small size of this Project and the limited amount of wastes that will be generated, potential impacts to the waste disposal systems are considered less than significant. To further reduce potential less than significant impacts, the following mitigation measure shall be implemented: UTIL-9 The contract with demolition and construction contractors shall include the requirement that all materials that can feasibly be recycled shall be salvaged and recycled. This includes but not limited to wood, metals, concrete, road base and asphalt. The contractors shall submit a recycling plan to the City for review and approval prior to the construction of demolition/construction activities. Therefore, with the above mitigation measure, the Project is expected to comply with all regulations related to solid waste under federal, state, and local statutes. No further mitigation is necessary. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 58 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY SUBSTANTIATION The analysis in this Initial Study and the findings reached indicate that the proposed project can be implemented without causing any new project specific or cumulatively considerable unavoidable significant adverse environmental impacts. Mitigation is required to control potential environmental impacts of the proposed project to a less than significant impact level. The following findings are based on the detailed analysis of the Initial Study of all environmental topics and the implementation of the mitigation measures identified in the previous text and summarized following this section. a. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The Project has no potential to cause a significant impact any biological or cultural resources. The project has been identified as having no potential to degrade the quality of the natural environment, substantially reduce habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, or reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal. Based on the historic disturbance of the project area, and its current condition, there is no potential to impact biological resources. The cultural resources evaluation concluded that the Project footprint does not contain any known important cultural resources, but to ensure that any accidentally exposed subsurface cultural resources are properly handled, contingency mitigation measures will be implemented. With incorporation of Project mitigation measure all biology and cultural resource impacts will be reduced to a less than significant level. b. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The Project has nine (9) potential impacts that are individually limited, but may be cumulatively considerable. These are: Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, Transportation and Traffic, Tribal Resources, and Utilities and Service Systems. The Project is not considered growth -inducing, as defined by State CEQA Guidelines (http://ceres.ca.gov/cega/guidelines/). These issues require the implementation of mitigation measures to reduce impacts to a less than significant level and ensure that cumulative effects are not cumulatively considerable. All other environmental issues were found to have no significant TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 59 Less Than Potentially Significant with Less Than No Impact or Significant Impact Mitigation Significant Impact Does Not Apply Incorporated XIV. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE: a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, El® El El to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a El ® 1:1 El are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? c) Does the project have environmental effects which ® El 1:1will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? SUBSTANTIATION The analysis in this Initial Study and the findings reached indicate that the proposed project can be implemented without causing any new project specific or cumulatively considerable unavoidable significant adverse environmental impacts. Mitigation is required to control potential environmental impacts of the proposed project to a less than significant impact level. The following findings are based on the detailed analysis of the Initial Study of all environmental topics and the implementation of the mitigation measures identified in the previous text and summarized following this section. a. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The Project has no potential to cause a significant impact any biological or cultural resources. The project has been identified as having no potential to degrade the quality of the natural environment, substantially reduce habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, or reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal. Based on the historic disturbance of the project area, and its current condition, there is no potential to impact biological resources. The cultural resources evaluation concluded that the Project footprint does not contain any known important cultural resources, but to ensure that any accidentally exposed subsurface cultural resources are properly handled, contingency mitigation measures will be implemented. With incorporation of Project mitigation measure all biology and cultural resource impacts will be reduced to a less than significant level. b. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The Project has nine (9) potential impacts that are individually limited, but may be cumulatively considerable. These are: Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, Transportation and Traffic, Tribal Resources, and Utilities and Service Systems. The Project is not considered growth -inducing, as defined by State CEQA Guidelines (http://ceres.ca.gov/cega/guidelines/). These issues require the implementation of mitigation measures to reduce impacts to a less than significant level and ensure that cumulative effects are not cumulatively considerable. All other environmental issues were found to have no significant TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 59 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY impacts without implementation of mitigation. The potential cumulative environmental effects of implementing the proposed project have been determined to be less than considerable and thus, less than significant impacts. C. Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated — The Project will achieve long-term community goals by providing a safer, wider roadway. The short-term impacts associated with the Project, which are mainly construction -related impacts, are less than significant with mitigation, and the proposed Project is compatible with long-term environmental protection. The issues of Air Quality, Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, and Noise require the implementation of mitigation measures to reduce human impacts to a less than significant level. All other environ- mental issues were found to have no significant impacts on humans without implementation of mitigation. The potential for direct human effects from implementing the proposed project have been determined to be less than significant. Conclusion This document evaluated all CEQA issues contained in the latest Initial Study Checklist form. The evaluation determined that either no impact or less than significant impacts would be associated with the issues of Aesthetics, Agricultural and Forestry Resources, Biological Resources, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use and Planning, Mineral Resources, Population/Housing, Public Services, and Recreation. The issues of Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, Transportation and Traffic, Tribal Resources, and Utilities and Service Systems require the implementation of mitigation measures to reduce impacts to a less than significant level. The required mitigation has been proposed in this Initial Study to reduce impacts for these issues to a less than significant impact. Based on the findings in this Initial Study, the City of San Bernardino proposes to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Widening of Fortieth Street From Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project. A Notice of Intent to Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration (NOI) will be issued for this project by The City of San Bernardino. The Initial Study and NOI will be circulated for 30 days of public comment because this project involves state agencies as either a responsible or trustee agency. At the end of the 30 -day review period, a final MND package will be prepared and it will be reviewed by City of San Bernardino. The City of San Bernardino will hold a future hearing for project adoption at City of San Bernardino City Hall, the date for which has not yet been determined. If you or your agency comments on the MND/NOI for this project, you will be notified about the meeting date in accordance with the requirements in Section 21092.5 of CEQA (statute). Note: Authority cited: Sections 21083 and 21083.05, Public Resources Code. Reference: Section 65088.4, Gov. Code; Sections 21080(c), 21080.1, 21080.3, 21083, 21083.05, 21083.3, 21093, 21094, 21095, and 21151, Public Resources Code; Sundstrom v. County of Mendocino,(1988) 202 Cal.App.3d 296; Leonoff v. Monterey Board of Supervisors, (1990) 222 Cal.App.3d 1337; Eureka Citizens for Responsible Govt. v. City of Eureka (2007) 147 Cal.App.4th 357; Protect the Historic Amador Waterways v. Amador Water Agency (2004) 116 Cal.App.4th at 1109; San Franciscans Upholding the Downtown Plan v. City and County of San Francisco (2002) 102 Cal.App.4th 656. Revised 2016 Authority: Public Resources Code sections 21083 and 21083.09 Reference: Public Resources Code sections 21073, 21074, 21080.3.1, 21080.3.2, 21082.3/ 21084.2 and 21084.3 TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 60 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES Air Quality AIR -1 Fugitive Dust Control INITIAL STUDY The following measures shall be incorporated into Project plans and specifications for implementation: • All clearing, grading, earth -moving, or excavation activities shall cease when winds exceed 25 mph per SCAQMD guidelines in order to limit fugitive dust emissions. • The contractor shall ensure that all disturbed areas within the Project are watered with complete coverage of disturbed areas at least two times a day, preferably in the mid-morning, afternoon, and after work is done for the day. Additional watering can be applied if fugitive dust is observed leaving the project site. • The contractor shall ensure that traffic speeds on the Project site are reduced to 10 miles per hour or less. • Plans, specifications and contract documents shall direct that a sign must be posted on-site stating that construction workers shall not idle diesel engines in excess of five minutes. • During grading activity, all construction equipment greater than 150 horsepower shall be California Air Resources Board (CARB) Tier 3 Certified. • Only "Zero -Volatile Organic Compounds" paints (no more than 150 gram/liter of VOC) and/or High Pressure Low Volume (HPLV) applications consistent with South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 1113 shall be used when reservoirs are painted, if painted onsite. • Install and maintain track out control devices in effective condition at all access points where paved and unpaved access or travel routes intersect (e.g., Install wheel shakers, wheel washers, and limit site access.) • All roadways, driveways, sidewalks, etc., shall be completed as soon as possible. In addition, reservoir pads shall be installed as soon as possible after grading, unless seeding or soil binders are used in travel areas. • When materials are transported off-site, all material shall be covered, effectively wetted to limit visible dust emissions, and at least six inches of freeboard space from the top of the container shall be maintained. • All streets shall be swept at least once a day using SCAQMD Rule 1186 certified street sweepers if visible soil materials are carried to adjacent streets. • The contractor or builder shall designate a person or persons to monitor the dust control program and to order increased watering, as necessary, to prevent transport of dust offsite. • Post a publicly visible sign with the telephone number and person to contact regarding dust complaints. This person shall respond and take corrective action within 24 hours. • Any on-site stockpiles of debris, dirt or other dusty material shall be covered or watered three times daily. • Use electric construction equipment where technically feasible, i.e., a competent electronic version of the equipment is commercially available. AIR -2 Exhaust Emissions Control • Utilize well -tuned off-road construction equipment. • Establish a preference for contractors using Tier 3 -rated or better heavy equipment. • Enforce 5 -minute idling limits for both on -road trucks and off-road equipment. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 61 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY Cultural Resources CULA Should any cultural resources be encountered during construction of these facilities, earthmoving or grading activities in the immediate area of the finds shall be halted and an onsite inspection shall be performed immediately by a qualified archaeologist. Responsibility for making this determination shall be with the City's onsite inspector. The archaeological professional shall assess the find, determine its significance, and make recommendations for appropriate mitigation measures within the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act. CUL -2 Should any paleontological resources be encountered during construction of these facilities, earthmoving or grading activities in the immediate area of the finds shall be halted and an onsite inspection should be performed immediately by a qualified paleontologist. Responsibility for making this determination shall be with the City's onsite inspector. The paleontological professional shall assess the find, determine its significance, and make recommendations for appropriate mitigation measures within the guidelines of the California Environmental Quality Act. CUL -3 Should human remains or funerary objects be encountered during any activities associated with the project, work in the immediate vicinity (within a 100 -foot buffer of the find) shall cease and the County Coroner shall be contacted pursuant to State Health and Safety Code §7050.5 and that code enforced for the duration of the project. Geology and Soils GEO-1 Stored backfill material shall be covered with water resistant material during periods of heavy precipitation to reduce the potential for rainfall erosion of the material. If covering is not feasible, then measures such as the use of straw bales or sand bags shall be used to capture and hold eroded material on the project site for future cleanup. GEO-2 Excavated areas shall be properly backfilled and compacted. Paved areas disturbed by this project will be repaved in such a manner that roadways and other disturbed areas are returned to as near the pre -project condition as is feasible. GEO-3 All exposed, disturbed soil (trenches, stored backfill, etc.) will be sprayed with water or soil binders twice a day or more frequently if fugitive dust is observed migrating from the site within which the water facilities are being installed. GEO-4 The length of trench which can be left open at any given time will be limited to that needed to reasonably perform construction activities. This will serve to reduce the amount of backfill stored onsite at any given time. Hazards and Hazardous Materials HAZA All spills or leakage of petroleum products during construction activities will be remediated in compliance with applicable state and local regulations regarding cleanup and disposal of the contaminant released. The contaminated waste will be collected and disposed of at an appropriately licensed disposal or treatment facility. This measure will be incorporated into the SWPPP prepared for the Project development. HAZ-2 Prior to the demolition of the structures, which will be demolished as a part of the project, the structures shall be evaluated for the presence of ACM, lead-based paints, and PCBs prior to its demolition. The evaluation shall be conducted by a Cal -OSHA certified contractor; any TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 62 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY hazardous materials that are identified shall be removed by a Cal -OSHA certified contractor to be transported and disposed of offsite and in accordance with regulatory requirements. Hydrology and Water Quality HYD -1 The City shall require that the construction contractor prepare and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) which specifies Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will prevent all construction pollutants from contacting stormwater and with the intent of keeping all products of erosion from moving offsite into receiving waters. The SWPPP shall include a Spill Prevention and Cleanup Plan that identifies the methods of containing, cleanup, transport and proper disposal of hazardous chemicals or materials released during construction activities that are compatible with applicable laws and regulations. BMPs to be implemented in the SWPPP may include but not be limited to: • The use of silt fences; • The use of temporary stormwater desilting or retention basins; • The use of water bars to reduce the velocity of stormwater runoff; • The use of wheel washers on construction equipment leaving the site; • The washing of silt from public roads at the access point to the site to prevent the tracking of silt and other pollutants from the site onto public roads; • The storage of excavated material shall be kept to the minimum necessary to efficiently perform the construction activities required. Excavated or stockpiled material shall not be stored in water courses or other areas subject to the flow of surface water; and • Where feasible, stockpiled material shall be covered with waterproof material during rain events to control erosion of soil from the stockpiles. Noise NOW The construction contractor shall provide signs (2) along the roadway identifying a phone number for adjacent property owners to contact regarding excessive vibration. The contractor shall respond within 24 hours to any complaint at this phone number; assess the complaint; and, if required, adjust construction activities (use different construction methods, slow down construction activity, or other measures) to reduce vibration at the property from where the complaint was received. NOI-2 The City will require that all construction equipment be operated with mandated noise control equipment (mufflers or silencers). Enforcement will be accomplished by random field inspections by applicant personnel during construction activities. NOI-3 Equipment not in use for five minutes shall be shut off. NOI-4 Equipment shall be maintained and operated such that loads are secured from rattling or banging. NOI-5 Where available, electric -powered equipment shall be used rather than diesel equipment and hydraulic -powered equipment shall be used instead of pneumatic power. NOI-6 Construction employees shall be trained in the proper operation and use of equipment consistent with these mitigation measures, including no unnecessary revving of equipment. NOI-7 No radios or other sound equipment shall be used at this site unless required for emergency response by the contractor. NOI-8 Public notice shall be given prior to initiating construction. This notice shall be provided to all property owners/residents within 300 feet of the project site and shall be provided to property TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 63 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY owners/residents at least one week prior to initiating construction. The notice shall identify the dates of construction and the name and phone number of a construction supervisor (contact person) in case of complaints. One contact person shall be assigned to the project. The public notice shall encourage the adjacent residents to contact the supervisor in the case of a complaint. Resident's will be informed if there is a change in the construction schedule. The supervisor shall be available 24/7 throughout construction by mobile phone. If a complaint is received, the contact person shall take all feasible steps to remove the sound source causing the complaint. Transportation / Traffic TRAF-1 The construction contractor will provide adequate traffic management resources, as determined by the City of San Bernardino. The City shall require a construction traffic management plan for work in public roads that complies with the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook, or other appli- cable standard, to provide adequate traffic control and safety during excavation activities. At a minimum this plan shall include how to minimize the amount of time spent on construction activities; how to minimize disruption of vehicle and alternative modes of transport traffic at all times, but particularly during periods of high traffic volumes; how to maintain safe traffic flow on local streets affected by construction at all times, including through the use of adequate signage, protective devices, flag persons or police assistance to ensure that traffic can flow adequately during construction; the identification of alternative routes that can meet the traffic flow requirements of a specific area, including communication (signs, webpages, etc.) with drivers and neighborhoods where construction activities will occur; and at the end of each construction day roadways shall be prepared for continued utilization without any significant roadway hazards remaining. Tribal Cultural Resources TCR -1 If human remains or funerary objects are encountered during any activities associated with the project, work in the immediate vicinity (within a 100 -foot buffer of the find) shall cease and the County Coroner shall be contacted pursuant to State Health and Safety Code §7050.5 and that code enforced for the duration of the project. TCR -2 In the event that Native American cultural resources are discovered during project activities, all work in the immediate vicinity of the find (within a 60 -foot buffer) shall cease and a qualified archaeologist meeting Secretary of Interior standards shall be hired to assess the find. Work on the other portions of the project outside of the buffered area may continue during this assessment period. Additionally, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians will be contacted if any such find occurs and be provided information and permitted/invited to perform a site visit when the archaeologist makes his/her assessment, so as to provide Tribal input. TCR -3 If significant Native American historical resources, as defined by CEQA (as amended, 2015), are discovered and avoidance cannot be ensured, an SOI -qualified archaeologist shall be retained to develop an cultural resources Treatment Plan, as well as a Discovery and Monitoring Plan, the drafts of which shall be provided to San Manuel Band of Mission Indians for review and comment. a. All in -field investigations, assessments, and/or data recovery enacted pursuant to the finalized Treatment Plan shall be monitored by a San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Tribal Participant(s). b. The Lead Agency and/or applicant shall, in good faith, consult with San Manuel Band of Mission Indians on the disposition and treatment of any artifacts or other cultural materials encountered during the project. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 64 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Utilities and Service Systems INITIAL STUDY UTIL-1 The contract with demolition and construction contractors shall include the requirement that all materials that can feasibly be recycled shall be salvaged and recycled. This includes but not limited to wood, metals, concrete, road base and asphalt. The contractors shall submit a recycling plan to the City for review and approval prior to the construction of demoli- tion/construction activities. TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 65 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project REFERENCES INITIAL STUDY CRM TECH, "Historical/Archaeological Resources Survey Report, 40th Street Widening Project, Johnson Street to Electric Avenue, City of San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California" dated September 8, 2017 Giroux & Associates, "Air Quality and GHG Impact Analysis, 40th Street Widening Project, San Bernardino, California" dated September 9, 2017 City of San Bernardino General Plan, November 1, 2005 South Coast Air Quality Management District, Air Quality Handbook, November 1993 Rev. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Cooperative Soil Survey, "Soil Map—San Bernardino County Southwestern Park, California" generated November 4, 2016 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, "IPaC Trust Resources Report" generated March 24, 2017, pertaining to the Widening of Fortieth Street between Johnson Street and Electric Avenue footprint only http: /Iwww.arD.ca.gowaaam/ htt s://soilseries.sc.e ov.usda. ov/OSD Docs/H/HAN FORD. htm I https://www.sbcounty.gov/calmast/sbc/html/emergency plan routes.aso httos://www.zillow.com/homes/for sale/San-Bernardino-CA/20328 rid/globalrelevanceex sort/34.36526.- 117.089196.34.000588.-117.089196.34.000588.0117.586327 rect110 zm/0 mmm/ http://ceres.ca.gov/cepa/guidelines/ TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Page 66 Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES INITIAL STUDY Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project APPENDIX 1 AIR QUALITY TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES INITIAL STUDY Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project INITIAL STUDY APPENDIX 2 IPaC TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project APPENDIX 3 CULTURAL RESOURCES TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES INITIAL STUDY Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project APPENDIX 4 SOILS TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES INITIAL STUDY Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project APPENDIX 5a STORM DRAIN PLANS TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES INITIAL STUDY Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project APPENDIX 5b HYDRAULIC CALCS TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES INITIAL STUDY Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project APPENDIX 5c STORM DRAIN PLANS (2) TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES INITIAL STUDY TOM DODSON & ASSOCIATES 2150 N. ARROWHEAD AVENUE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 TEL (909) 882-3612 • FAX (909) 882-7015 E-MAIL tda(&tdaenv.com MEMORANDUM From: Tom Dodson To: Ms. Chantal Powers Date: December 18, 2017 EXHIBIT "B" Subj: Completion of the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project (SCH#2017111039) The City of San Bernardino (City) prepared and distributed an Initial Study (IS) and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project and made it available for public review in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Initial Study was distributed to local and regional organizations and was also available for public review at the City office. The State Clearinghouse was included on the distribution list for review of the Initial Study and MND as one or more state agencies may have authority over implementing the proposed project. The City received three written comment letters on the proposed MND for the Fortieth Street Widening Project by the close of the comment period on December 14, 2017. CEQA requires a Negative Declaration to consist of the Initial Study, copies of the comments, any responses to comments as compiled on the following pages, and any other project related material prepared to address issues evaluated in the Initial Study. For this project, the original Initial Study will be utilized as one component of the Final IS/MND package. The attached responses to comments, combined with the IS and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), constitute the Final Negative Declaration package that will be used by the City to consider the environmental effects of implementing the proposed project. The following agencies submitted comments. The comments are addressed in the attached Responses to Comments: 1. Office of Planning and Research, State Clearinghouse and Planning Unit 2. San Bernardino County Department of Public Works 3. OmniTrans Because mitigation measures are required for this project to reduce potentially significant impacts to a less than significant level, the MMRP attached to this package is required to be adopted as part of this Final IS/MND package. The MMRP has been incorporated by reference to this package for approval and implementation. Tom Dodson will attend the public meeting on this project to address any questions that the City Council members or other parties may have regarding the adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed project. Do not hesitate to give me a call if you have any questions regarding the contents of this package. ?�w 904 Tom Dodson Attachments o, STATE OF CALIFORNIA Governor's Office of Planning and Research m State Clearinghouse and Planning Unit }"r Edmund G. Brown Jr. Ken Alex Governor Director December 13, 2017 Chantal Power City of San Bernardino 290 North D St San Bernardino, CA 92401 Subject: Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project SCH#: 2017111039 Dear Chantal Power: The State Clearinghouse submitted the above named Mitigated Negative Declaration to selected state agencies for review. The review period closed on December 12, 2017, and no state agencies submitted comments by that date. This letter acknowledges that you have complied with the State Clearinghouse 1-1 review requirements for draft environmental documents, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. Please call the State Clearinghouse at (916) 445-0613 if you have any questions regarding the environmental review process. If you have a question about the above-named project, please refer to the ten -digit State Clearinghouse number when contacting this office. Sincerely, 4. Scott Morgan / Director, State Clearinghouse 1400 TENTH STREET P.O. BOX 3044 9ACRAYENTO, CALIFORNIA 96812-3044 TEL(916)445-0613 FAX (916) 323-3018 www.opr,ca.gov RESPONSES TO COMMENTS LETTER #1 OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, STATE CLEARINGHOUSE 1-1 This is an acknowledgment letter verifying that the State Clearinghouse submitted the Initial Study and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration to selected state agencies for review, and that no state agencies submitted comments through the Clearinghouse by the close of the review period, which occurred on December 12, 2017. The State assigned this project the following tracking number, SCH #2017111039. The State Clearinghouse letter is for information only and does not require additional formal response. Document Details Report State Clearinghouse Data Base SCH# 2017111039 Project Title Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project Lead Agency San Bemardino, City of Type MN13 Mitigated Negative Declaration Description The city is proposing to widen 40th St between Electric Ave and Johnson St. Fortieth St is currently a two-lane road - consisting of one lane in each direction - through the project area. Limited widening has previously occurred in some areas within the project area. The city seeks to enhance the capacity of 40th St by widening it to four lanes (ultimate width) from Electric Ave (eastemmost point) to Johnson St (westernmost point). Additionally, the city proposes to upgrade the existing traffic signal at 40th & Electric Ave with an enhanced.signal and a revised sidewalk and crosswalk configuration. When the project is completed, 40th St will be a four -lane arterial street from Kendall Dr to the avast and Valencia Ave to the east. Lead Agency Contact Name Chantal Power Agency City of San Bemardino Phone 909-384-7272, x 3328 email Address 290•North D St City San Bernardino Project Location County San Bemardino City San Bemardino Region La# l Long 34° 09' 52.9" N 1117° 1 T 29.1 " W Cross Streets Johnson StlElectric Ave Parcel No. Township 1 N Range 4W Fax State CA Zip 92401 Section 22 Base SBBM Proximity to: Highways 18,210 Airports San Bemardino Intl Airport Railways Various Waterways Schools various Land Use commercial general - 1/ project takes w/i existing ROW, which is considered infrastructure; no specific designation Project Issues Aesthetic/Visual: Agricultural Land; Air Quality; Archaeologio-Histodc; Biological Resources; Drainage/Absorption; Flood Plain/Flooding; Geologic/Seismic; Landuse; Minerals; Noise; Population/Housing Balance; Public Services; Recreation/Parks; Solid Waste; Toxic/Hazardous; Traffic/Circulatlon; Vegetation; Water Quality; Wetland/Riparian Reviewing Resources Agency; Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 6; Department of Parks and Recreation; Agencies Department of Water Resources; Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics; Califomia Highway Patrol; Caltrans, District 8; Regional Water Quality Control Bd., Region 6 (Victorville); Native American Heritage Commission; Air Resources Board, Transportation Projects Date Received 11/13/2017 Start of Review 11/1312017 End of Review 12/12/2017 Note: Blanks in data fields result from insufficient information provided by lead agency. 825 East Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-08351 Phone: 909.387.7910 Fax: 909.387.7876 Department of Public Works ,SAN 1F.] NARD$NO � • Flood Control Kevin Blakeslee, P.E. jT • Operations Director �� �" ��� • Solid Waste Management • Surveyor • Transportation Transmitted Via Email December 11, 2017 City of San Bernardino Chantal Power, Associate Planner Planning Department 300 North "D" Street San Bernardino, CA. 92418 File: 10(ENV)-4.01 RE: CEQA— NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE 40TH STREET WIDENING PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO Dear Ms. Power: Thank you for allowing the San Bernardino County Department of Public Works the opportunity to comment on the above -referenced project. We received this request on November 16, 2017 and pursuant to our review, the following comments are provided: Permits/Operations Support Division (Melissa Walker, Chief, 909-387-7995); 1. Since this project is near the San Bernardino County Flood Control District's (District) 2-1 Electric Avenue Storm Drain facility, any work affecting the right-of-way wouid need a Flood Control Permit. If these permits are required, their necessity and any impacts associated with the construction should be addressed in the IS/MND prior to adoption and certification. We respectfully request to be included on the circulation list for all project notices, public reviews, or public hearings. In closing, I would like to thank you again for allowing the San Bernardino 2-2 County Department of Public Works the opportunity to comment on the above -referenced project. Should you have any questions or need additional clarification, please contact the individuals who provided the specific comment, as listed above. Sincerely, M"dhael 1 R. Perry Sbpervising Planner Environmental Management MRP:PE:sr Email: ower CH@sbcitv.org RESPONSES TO COMMENTS LETTER #6 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 2-1 Your comment is noted and will be made available to the City Council for consideration prior to a decision on the proposed project. All proposed project activities are located within the existing project footprint, but it any work will occur within the Flood Control District's right-of-way, the applicant will obtain any required permits. 2-2 Your comment is noted and will be made available to the City Council for consideration prior to a decision on the proposed project. OmniTrans Connecting Our Community. December 12, 2017 Chantal Power City of San Bernardino 290 North "D" Street San Bernardino CA 92401 Subject: Notice of Intent to Adopt an MND for Fortieth Street Widening Ms. Power, 1700 W. Fifth St. San Bernardino, CA 92419 909-379-7100 www.omnitrans.org Thank you for offering Omnitrans, the public transportation provider for the San Bernardino 3-1 Valley, the opportunity to provide comments on the City of San Bernardino's Notice of Intent to Adopt an MND for the Fortieth Street Widening project. The Notice mentioned that upgrades will be made at the existing bus stop on Fortieth Avenue west of Electric Avenue. Upon reviewing the current ridership data at that stop, as well as the project plans, we feel it would be better to relocate the bus stop (on both sides of Fortieth 3-2 Avenue) to a location immediately west of Electric Avenue to be closer to the crosswalk, as it looks like that's the only location where a controlled crosswalk is proposed. So the ideal location for the bus stops would be at the northwest corner of Electric and Fortieth (westbound stop) and the southwest corner of Electric and Fortieth (eastbound stop). Each bus stop should have a 10' wide by 25' long concrete passenger boarding area/shelter pad adjacent to the curb, with connected sidewalk access to the crosswalk at Electric Avenue. (An 3-3 eight -foot -wide sidewalk is required for ADA access, but 10 feet is recommended in case a shelter is ever desired in the future). The improvement should also include a reinforced concrete bus pad in the pavement where the bus stops. Omnitrans has guidelines for bus stop placement and bus stop design, which can be accessed online at http://desipn.omnitrans.org/. I am also happy to meet in person and review plans; I can be contacted at (909) 379-7256 or anna.iaiswal2omnitrans.org. I look forward to providing any assistance I can with this project. Sincerely, Anna Jaiswal Development Planning Manager RESPONSES TO COMMENTS LETTER #3 OMNITRANS 3-1 Your comment is noted and will be made available to the City Council for consideration prior to a decision on the proposed project. The City and project design engineers will review the feasibility of relocating the bus stop to the northwest corner of Electric and Fortieth (westbound stop) and the southwest comer of Electric and Fortieth (eastbound stop). If feasible, the bus stop relocation will be incorporated into the project design. 3-2 Your comment is noted and will be made available to the City Council for consideration prior to a decision on the proposed project. This information has been made available to the design engineer to utilize in the design of bus stops and bus stop amenities. 3-3 Your comment is noted and will be retained in the project file that is made available to the City Council prior to a decision on the proposed project. EXHIBIT "C" CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION Lead Agency: City of San Bernardino Contact: Chantal Power, Associate Planner 290 North "D" Street (909) 384-7272 San Bernardino, CA 92401 Project Title: Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project State Clearinghouse Number: SCH#2017111003 Project Location: The proposed project is located on Fortieth Street between Johnson Street to Electric Avenue (92407) within the City of San Bernardino in California. Project Description: The City of San Bernardino (City) is proposing to widen Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street. Fortieth Street is currently a two-lane road—consisting of one lane in each direction—through the Project area. Limited widening has previously occurred in some areas within the Project area. The City seeks to enhance the capacity of Fortieth Street by widening it to four lanes (ultimate width) from Electric Avenue (easternmost point) to Johnson Street (westernmost point). Additionally, the City proposes to upgrade the existing traffic signal at Fortieth and Electric Avenue with an enhanced signal and a revised sidewalk and crosswalk configuration. When the Project is completed, Fortieth Street will be a four -lane arterial street from Kendall Drive to the west and Valencia Avenue to the east. Finding: The City of San Bernardino's decision to implement this proposed project is a discretionary decision or "project" that requires evaluation under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City has prepared an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration to evaluate the project impacts and has concluded the project will not have any significant negative impacts on the environment upon implementation of the recommended mitigation measures. Initial Study: Copies of the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and related documents are available for public review at the City, located at 290 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401. The public review period for the Initial Study began on November 13, 2017 and closed on December 14, 2017. Any interested person or agency may comment on this matter by submitting their written comments before 5:00 p.m. on December 14, 2017. Comments should be sent to Chantal Power, Associate Planner, City of San Bernardino, 290 North "D" Street, San Bernardino, CA 92401. For additional information, Ms. Power may be contacted at (909) 384-7272 or at Mitigation Measures: All mitigation measures identified in the Initial Study are summarized on pages 61-65 and are proposed for adoption as conditions of the project. These measures will be implemented through a mitigation monitoring and reporting program if the Mitigated Negative Declaration is adopted. 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Widening of Fortieth Street from Johnson Street to Electric Avenue Project SCH#2017111003 Ms. Chantal Power (909) 384-7272 State Clearinghouse Number Lead Agency Contact Person Telephone Number Project Location The proposed project is located on Fortieth Street between Johnson Street to Electric Avenue (92407) within the City of San Bernardino in California. Project Description The City of San Bernardino (City) is proposing to widen Fortieth Street between Electric Avenue and Johnson Street. Fortieth Street is currently a two-lane road—consisting of one lane in each direction— through the Project area. Limited widening has previously occurred in some areas within the Project area. The City seeks to enhance the capacity of Fortieth Street by widening it to four lanes (ultimate width) from Electric Avenue (easternmost point) to Johnson Street (westernmost point). Additionally, the City proposes to upgrade the existing traffic signal at Fortieth and Electric Avenue with an enhanced signal and a revised sidewalk and crosswalk configuration. When the Project is completed, Fortieth Street will be a four -lane arterial street from Kendall Drive to the west and Valencia Avenue to the east. This is to advise that the City of San Bernardino has approved the above described project on ■ Lead Agency ❑ Responsible Agency 03/21/2018 and has made the following determination regarding the above described project: (Date) 1. The project [❑ will ■ will not] have a significant effect on the environment. 2. ❑ An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. ■ A Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. 3. Mitigation measures [■ were ❑ were not] made a condition of the approval of the project and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan was adopted. 4. A Statement of Overriding Considerations [❑ was 0 was not] adopted for this project. EXHIBIT `B" Notice of Determination, page 2 of 2 This is to certify that the Mitigated Negative Declaration/Initial Study and record of project approval is available to the general public at: City of San Bernardino at 290 North "D" Street- San Bernardino, CA 92401 Signature Title Date