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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 097-16RESOLUTION NO. 097, 1 6 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE 24N STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) in cooperation with the City of Bakersfield proposes to widen roadways and make intersection improvements on State Route 58 west of State Route 99, and on State Route 178 east of State Route 99 in the City of Bakersfield in Kern County, as shown in attached Exhibit A -I ( "Project "); and WHEREAS, the purpose of the 24th Street Improvement Project is to address existing traffic congestion and future travel demand (amount of additional traffic expected by 2035) along 24th Street; and WHEREAS, the Project, which includes improvements along 24th Street from the southbound State Route 99 ramp intersection to 0.2 mile east of M Street, for a distance of about 2.1 miles, and improvements on State Route 99 for the northbound auxiliary lane from 1,500 feet south of and to the Kern River Bridge, is divided into the following four segments: • Segment 1: State Route 99 /Rosedale Highway (State Route 58) /24th Street (State Route 178) interchange improvements, including Northbound State Route 99 Auxiliary Lane and southbound State Route 99 ramp improvements to the west end of the Kern River Bridge; • Segment 2: 24th Street /Oak Street intersection and 24th Street improvements from the west end of the Kern River Bridge to Olive Street; • Segment 3: 24th Street widening from Olive Street to D Street, with a reverse curve (S- curve) and installation of cul -de -sacs; and • Segment 4: 23rd Street /24th Street couplet improvements from D Street to 0.2 mile east of M Street; and WHEREAS, the City is the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Lead Agency for the Project, and Caltrans is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Lead Agency; and WHEREAS, in December 2013 and February 2014, respectively, the original Final EIR /EA was approved by Caltrans (NEPA) and certified by the City (CEQA); and WHEREAS, following the City's certification of the original Final EIR (2013 Final EIR), the Citizens Against the 24th Street Widening Project group challenged the adequacy and completeness of the 2013 Final EIR; and WHEREAS, on July 10, 2015, after briefing and argument, the Court ruled that the 2013 Final EIR was deficient in two respects: (1) the Project description and environmental analysis in the 2013 Final EIR should have included six additional cul -de- sacs requested by local residents (for a total of eight cul -de- sacs), and (2) the 2013 Final, EIR did not adequately and completely consider and analyze the eight potentially' feasible alternatives discussed under Alternatives Considered but Eliminated frorrb Page 1 of 4 C)RI;;',�'AI. Further Discussion; and. WHEREAS, the Court ordered the City to void the certification of the 2013 Final EIR and issued an injunction, stopping any alteration of the physical environment related to the Project; and WHEREAS, in response to the Court's ruling, the Bakersfield City Council decertified the 2013 Final EIR in September 2015 and revoked its approval of the Project: and WHEREAS, to satisfy the Court's concerns regarding the 2013 Final EIR, the City prepared a Recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report (R -DEIR) that provides (1) an impact analysis of various environmental resources considered with the inclusion of the proposed cul -de -sacs in the Project and (2) additional information to support the reasons why the eight alternatives presented in the 2015 Draft EIR were considered but rejected: and WHEREAS, the 2013 Final EIR had concluded that the environmental resource areas of growth, farmlands /timberlands, geology /soils /seismic /topography, hydrology and floodplain, and plant species had no impacts, although the Project did include avoidance, minimization, and /or mitigation measures for some of these environmental parameters, as noted in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and WHEREAS, proposed mitigation measures in the 2013 Final EIR would reduce all identified impacts to less than significant levels, except for cultural resources, which is caused by the needed acquisition of residential properties from historic neighborhoods abutting each side of 24th Street and cannot be fully mitigated; and WHEREAS, the R -DEIR found that there were no significant changes to any environmental resource previously analyzed in the 2013 Final EIR as the result of adding of the new cul -de -sacs to the Project description, and, as such, no additional avoidance, minimization, and /or mitigation measures were required; and WHEREAS, in January 2016, the R -DEIR was released for public review and comment, and a properly noticed public hearing on the R -DEIR was held on January 21, 2016 before the City of Bakersfield Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, during the 45 -day public comment period, which ended on February 25, 2016, the City received written (including email) comments, oral testimony (at the public hearing), and signed petitions from a total of 120 persons, approximately 70 percent of which were in support of the Project, 12 percent of which were opposed, and 18 percent of which were neutral; and WHEREAS, a new Final EIR (2016 Final EIR), which includes the final R -DEIR and responses to public comments received on the R -DEIR, has been prepared; and WHEREAS, the Clerk of the City Council set Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 5:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 1501 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California, as the time and place for a public hearing before the City Council to consider the proposed 2016 Final EIR and Project, and notice of the public hearing was given in the manner,�e�xEs provided in Title 17 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code; and ° Page 2 of 4 ; WHEREAS, at the May 18, 2016 meeting, the Council continued the item to its June 8, 2016 meeting, after the public hearing portion of the item was closed, to allow staff to respond to comments made during the public hearing and by the Council; and WHEREAS, during the public hearing, the City Council considered all facts testimony, evidence concerning the 2016 Final EIR and correspondence and responses; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Bakersfield City Council as follows: 1. The above recitals and findings incorporated herein by reference are true and correct and constitute the Findings of the City Council in this matter. 2. All required notices have been given. 3. The provisions of CEQA have been followed regarding the preparation of the 2016 Final EIR for the Project. 4. The 2016 Final EIR has been received, reviewed, and considered for the Project, and the findings and conclusions contained therein reflect the lead agency's independent judgment and analysis. 5. The 2016 Final EIR for the Project is hereby certified and adopted subject to the mitigation measures, a Statement of Facts and Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a mitigation monitoring program, as contained in Exhibit A for the Project, which is incorporated herein. 6. The Project is hereby approved with the selection of Alternative 1 (widening to the north) as the preferred Project alternative. 7. The Planning Division of the Community Development Department is hereby directed to file a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk of Kern County, pursuant to the provision of Section 21152 of the Public Resources Code and Section 15094 of the State CEQA Guidelines adopted pursuant thereto. --------- 000-------- a >r; r Page 3 of 4 OslolPnit I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council jf. tt 08 ZO18City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting held on by the following vote: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ COUNCILMEMBER WEIR, SMITH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, RIVERA, PARLIER E COUNCILMEMBER Mnxuxll ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER��'/�9i ABSEN : COUNCILMEMBER �� ROBERTAD, CMt r CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED JUN 0 8 1018 HARVEY L. HALL MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: VIRGINIA GENNARO City Aft By: By: AN REW HEGLUN Deputy City Attorney EXHIBIT A -1 24th Street Improvement Project Location Map A -2 Statement of Facts, Findings, and Mitigation Measures A -3 Statement of Overriding Considerations A -4 Mitigation Monitoring Program Page 4 of 4 EXHIBIT l: LOCATION MAP NGto BONN O CITY pr vement RAKERSFIELD • 24. 8Ueet Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) E g s F I E L o BCH No. 2008041070 EXHIBIT 2 STATEMENT OF FACTS AND FINDINGS INTRODUCTION The following statement of facts and findings have been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Public Resources Code §21081. State CEGA Guidelines § 15091 provides that: "No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an environmental impact report has been certified which identifies one or more significant effects on the environment that would occur if the project is approved or carried out unless the public agency makes one or more of the following findings: The following potential significant impacts of the Project have been separated into three categories: (I) Those potential impacts that have been determined to be less than significant, based on review of available information in the Project record, and in consideration of existing standard development review requirements and existing codes and regulations; (2) Those potential impacts that could be mitigated to a level that is considered less than significant with the implementation of the recommended mitigation measures; and (3) Those potential impacts that could not be reduced to a less than significant level with the implementation of the existing policies and standards and the recommended mitigation measures. For potentially significant impacts (categories (2) and (3) above), the City of Bakersfield ( "City ") has made one of the following three findings for each potentially significant impact and provides facts in support of each finding in accordance with State CEGA Guidelines § 15091: a. Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which mitigate or avoid the significant effects on the environment. b. Those changes or alterations required in the Project to mitigate or avoid significance environmental effects are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency and have been, or can and should be, adopted by that other agency. C. Specific economic, social, or other considerations make infeasible the mitigation measures or Project alternatives identified in the final environmental impact report." 1 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111(, NCIIPLN 6109 (110( SCH No. 20 0 9041 0 7 0 The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the 24th Street Improvement Project identifies certain significant environmental effects which may occur as a result of the Project. Therefore, findings are set forth herein pursuant to §15091 of the State CEQA Guidelines. The Summary of Mitigation Measures is based in part on the requirements contained in §21081.6 of the Public Resources Code. A Mitigation Monitoring Program will be adopted as part of the Resolution. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Project is divided into the following four segments: • Segment 1: State Route 99 /Rosedale Highway (State Route 58)/241h Street (State Route 178) interchange improvements, including Northbound State Route 99 Auxiliary Lane and southbound State Route 99 ramp improvements to the west end of the Kern River Bridge; • Segment 2: 24th Street /Oak Street intersection and 24th Street improvements from the west end of the Kern River Bridge to Olive Street; • Segment 3: 24th Street widening from Olive Street to D Street, with a reverse curve IS- curve); and • Segment 4: 23rd Street /24th Street couplet improvements from D Street to 0.2 mile east of M Street. The proposed improvements by project Segment are described below. Segment 1 —State Route 99 /State Route 58 /State Route 178 Interchange Improvements and Northbound State Route 99 Auxiliary Lane Improvements to the State Route 99 ramps would include the following changes at the interchange intersections with 24th Street /Rosedale Highway (State Route 58): • Improve the westbound loop on -ramp from Rosedale Highway )State Route 58) to southbound State Route 99 from one lane to two lanes within the existing pavement width. • Improve northbound State Route 99 to include a 1,300 -foot auxiliary lane before the State Route 99 northbound off -ramp at 24th Street (State Route 178). With the auxiliary lane option, the northbound off -ramp would be changed from a one -lane off -ramp to a two-lane off-ramp. A retaining wall up to 11 feet high (exposed height) With a concrete banter on top would be built at the edge of shoulder from the beginning of the improvements to the existing Kern River bridge. No structural improvements would be made to the existing State Route 99 Kern River bridge; however, there would be restriping for the auxiliary lane and a two -lane departure. • Improve the westbound 24th Street (State Route 178) approach to Buck Owens Boulevard from three through lanes and one right -turn lane to three through lanes 2 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • Ze Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) e w Ern SCH No. 200.041070 and two lanes aligning with the southbound State Route 99 loop on -ramp, one on- ramp lane, and one shared through /right -turn lane. The section would include a bike lane, 12- foot -wide lane, 5-foot -wide shoulder, 5- foot -wide sidewalk, 10- to 12 -foot- high (exposed height) retaining wall, and a 3 -foot -high concrete barrier. The three westbound lanes, which would go under the State Route 99 superstructure, would be separated from the on -ramp lanes by a raised median. The bike lane begins at the beginning of the right turn pocket, approximately 200 feet west of the Kern River bridge and extends to Buck Owens Boulevard. The bike lane would align with the 8- foot wide right shoulder of the westbound through lanes along 24th Street (State Route 178) under State Route 99. The three westbound through lanes continue westerly on 24th Street. A retaining wall would be required under State Route 99 to support the north abutment slope. The lanes would be 12 feet wide with an 8 -foot- wide shoulder, an 8- foot -wide sidewalk, and a 4- to 8- foot -high (exposed height) retaining wall. • Improve the southbound Buck Owens Boulevard approach to 24th Street from two leff-tum lanes and one right -turn lane to two left -turn lanes and two right -turn lanes. All lanes of the approach would be 12 feet wide. • Improve the northbound State Route 99 northbound off -ramp from two left -turn lanes and one free right -tum lane to three left -turn lanes and one free right -turn lane. The additional left -tum lane would be 12 feet wide with a 4- foot -wide left shoulder. Eastbound 24th Street would remain as is with three through lanes and an additional lane at the northbound State Route 99 off-ramp free right. Segment 2 -24th Sheet /Oak Sheet intersection and 24th Sheet Improvements (from the west end of the Kern River Bridge to Olive Sheet) Segment 2 improvements include the following: • The existing 24th Street bridge over the Kern River, between Oak Street and Buck Owens Boulevard, would require construction within the limits of the bridge to remove the existing raised median and rebuild a 3 -toot, 3 -inch -wide raised median near the middle of the bridge to accommodate four 12- foot -wide lanes, a 6 -foot- wide right shoulder, and a 1- foot -wide left shoulder in each direction. The existing curb and 5- foot -wide sidewalks in the westbound direction and the existing concrete barrier in the eastbound direction would stay. • Improve the northbound Oak Street approach to 24th Street from one left -turn lane, one shared left- turn /through lane, and one right -turn lanes to two left -turn lanes, one shared left- turn /through lane, and two right -turn lanes. A raised /striped median or a "pork chop (island)" will be installed for right turn movements onto eastbound 24th V u 3 of 52 v� CITY pr vement FlELD 24°i Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111(, NCIIPLN 6109 (110( SCH No. 2009041070 Street. The section would consist of three through lanes, shoulders, a bike lane, and an &foot -wide parkway. • Build a new 6 -foot -wide sidewalk next to the existing curb on the west side of Oak Street from the 24th Street intersection toward 22nd Street. Curb, gutter, and sidewalk would be built on the east side of Oak Street from the 24th Street intersection toward 22nd Street. • Restripe the southbound Oak Street lane approach to 24th Street from one shared left- turn /through lane and one right -turn lane to one left -tum lane and one shared through /right -turn lane. • Improve the eastbound 24th Street approach to Oak Street from two through lanes to four through lanes leaving the existing one left -turn lane and one right -turn lane. A 9- foot -high (exposed height) retaining wall with a 3 -foot -high barrier at Beach Park at the southwest quadrant of the intersection would be built. • Improve the westbound 24th Street approach to Oak Street from one through lane to three through lanes. • Build westbound and eastbound bus turnouts. • Improve the northbound State Route 99 off -ramp from two left -turn lanes and one free right -tum lane to three left -turn lanes and one free right -turn lane. The additional left -turn lane would be 12 feet wide with a 4-foot -wide left shoulder. Eastbound 24th Street would remain as -is, with three through lanes and an additional lane at the northbound State Route 99 off -ramp free right turn. Segment 3-24th Sheet Widening (from Olive Sheet to D Sheet), with a Reverse Curve (3-curve) Segment 3 improvements include the following: • Widen 24th Street between Olive Street and D Street to the north, adding two travel lanes (one in each direction). The proposed roadway alignment would be shifted north of the existing alignment about 17 feet, which would minimize the right -of -way acquisition on the south side of 24th Street required for the roadway widening. Eleven driveways along the north side of 24th Street would be eliminated. The impacts include reconstruction of Carrier Canal on the north and south sides of 24th Street to accommodate the widening. The parkway on the north side, between Olive Street and Carrier Canal, would vary in width from 10 feet to 15 feet to accommodate sight distance at Olive Street. Carrier Canal would be extended on the north and south sides of 24th Street to accommodate widening of 24th Street. The north side would require about 10 feet of culvert extension in addition to reconstructing about 30 feet Of transition area; the south side would require about 100 feet of culvert extension in addition to reconstructing about 30 feet of transition. 0Phho d v 4 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 6109 (111(, NCIIPLN 6109 (110) a e a s r SCH No. 2008041070 Build raised medians along 241h Street, restricting cross - street access to right-in/right- out -only vehicular movements, with left -tum movements off of 24th Street allowed at two eastbound intersections (Beech Street and C Street), but not at any westbound intersections. • Add a frontage road between Elm Street and Beech Street. On the north side of 24th Street, a two -way frontage road connecting Elm Street to Beech Street would provide additional access to Elm Street. On the south side of 24th Street, construct cul -de -sacs at Elm, Beech, Myrtle, Spruce, Pine, Cedar, A, and B Streets. Residents may construct decorative walls on their properties behind the cul-de -sacs, subject to City approval. This segment of the 24th Street widening includes a reverse curve that begins along 24th Street near A Street and ends along 23rd Street near D Street. The reverse curve would include the following features: • Close D Street north leg at 23rd Street intersection due to sight distance limitations. A turn - around design per City standards would be built on D Street at this location. A permanent easement would be required within the existing parking area north of the alley on the west side of D Street to provide a turnaround for fire trucks. • Add a lane on 23rd Street at B Street. • Open the southbound approach of C Street onto 23rd Street to allow left -in, left -out access and to help circulation to and from existing buildings. Segment 4 -23rd Sheet 124th Street Couplet (from D Sheet to 0.2 mile east of M Sheet) Segment 4 improvements include the following: • Improvements to the 23rd Street/ 24th Street couplet, including removing existing on- street parking along both sides of 23rd and 24th Streets, rehabilitating the roadway, and resiriping to allow an additional travel lane in each direction. The roadway rehabilitation would include rebuilding the pavement, improving curb and drainage facilities, providing Americans with Disabilities Act pedestrian curb ramps, changing traffic signals and adding bus turnouts. The design of the couplet area would include the following: o The intersection of 24th Street and K Street would be changed to prevent a right turn from southbound K Street onto westbound 24th Street. A raised curb and sidewalk would extend halfway into K Street to prevent the right turn. A permanent easement within the existing parking area would be required on the 5 of 52 CITY pr vement BAKERSFIELD • u• Street Improvement Protect NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) SCN No. 2008041070 west side of K Street, just north of the intersection, to provide a hammerhead cul- de -sac design for fire truck movements. • Along westbound 24th Street, the Project would end at the State Route 178 undercrossing, about 0.2 mile east of M Street. The existing undercrossing consists of three through lanes. A fourth lane would be added just west of the undercrossing. No construction on the undercrossing is expected. The 24th Street Frontage Road would join 24th Street just east of M Street as it is under the existing condition, and a fifth through lane of traffic would be added at the M Street intersection. The rightmost lane would be dropped between M Street and K Street. • Along eastbound 23rd Street, the Project would end at the Union Avenue off - ramp, about 0.2 mile east of M Street. Four eastbound through lanes would be built through the M Street intersection. The fourth through lane would become the off -ramp, and the three existing through lanes would continue to the undercrossing. No construction on the undercrossing is planned. • A midblock bus turnout would be provided on westbound 24th Street between E Street and F Street. A far -side bus turnout would be provided on eastbound 23rd Street just east of G Street. o D Street would be closed on the north side of 23b Sheet. III. FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS The City of Bakersfield, as Lead Agency and decision -maker for the Project, has reviewed and considered the information contained in both the Recirculated Draft and Final EIRs prepared for the 24th Street Improvement Project and the public record. The Lead Agency makes the following finding pursuant to CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines: The City of Bakersfield, as Lead Agency and decision - makers, having reviewed and considered the information contained in the Recirculated Draft and Final EIRs prepared for the 2411, Street Improvement Project and public records, finds that changes or alterations to the Project will avoid or substantially lessen potentially significant environmental impacts. These changes or alterations are related to the implementation of the mitigation measures detailed in this document. The City of Bakersfield, as Lead Agency and decision - makers, finds that significant and unavoidable impacts on Cultural Resources (Historical Resources only) may occur with future development in conjunction with implementation of the 24th Street Improvement Project, despite mitigation. This finding requires that the Lead Agency issue a "Statement of Overriding Considerations" under §15093 and 15126fb) of the State CEQA Guidelines if the Lead Agency wishes to proceed with approval of the Project. 6 of 52 o gTk <S, F 1 0 Cr.GN�L CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 2Aei Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (I 10) a n r e o SCH No. 2003041070 IV. FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS The City of Bakersfield, as Lead Agency for the environmental review of the Project, makes the following findings with regard to the environmental review process undertaken to analyze the potential environmental impacts of the Project: Pursuant to the provisions of §15082 of the State CEQA Guidelines, as amended, the City of Bakersfield, as Lead Agency, circulated a Notice of Preparation (NOP) to public agencies, special districts, and members of the public requesting such notice for a 30 -day period commencing on April 11, 2008, and concluding on May 12, 2008. During the circulation period for the NOP, the City of Bakersfield, as Lead Agency, advertised and conducted a public scoping meeting on April 30, 2008, at the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office. A Draft EIR was prepared which analyzed project-related impacts related to the following environmental issue areas: land use, community impacts including community character and cohesion, relocations and property acquisitions, and environmental justice, utilities and emergency services, traffic and transportation including pedestrian and bicycle facilities, visual /aesthetics, cultural resources, wafer quality and storm water runoff, paleontology, hazardous waste or materials, air quality, noise and vibration, energy, and biological resources. Project alternatives and cumulative effects were also analyzed in the Draft EIR. 4. During the Draft EIR's public review period (a total of 53 days) which began on May 23, 2012 and concluded on July 16, 2012, the City of Bakersfield held a noticed public hearing on July 5, 2012, regarding the Draft EIR. The public was afforded the opportunity to provide written and oral comments on the Draft EIR at the public hearing, and the testimony was considered by the decision - makers. Upon the close of the public review period, the Lead Agency proceeded to evaluate and prepare responses to all written and oral comments received from both citizens and the public agency during the public review period. All comments from the public hearings and those received during the public review period were considered and addressed in the Final EIR /EA,completed in December 2013. The Final EIR portion of the environmental document was decertified by the Bakersfield City Council in September 2015. The City has prepared the Recirculated Draft EIR focusing on the inclusion of six additional cul -de -sacs in the proposed project description that had been separately approved, and to expand the explanations about alternatives that were considered, but rejected, two areas found to be deficient under CEQA by the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Kern. The Recirculated Draft EIR was circulated for public review between January 11 and February 25, 2016 (a total of 46 days). The City of Bakersfield Planning Commission held a pubic hearing for the Recirculated Draft EIR at the City of Bakersfield City Hall -South City Council Chambers on January 21, 2016. The City of Bakersfield City Planning 7 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • ze Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) r ° SCH No. 2008041070 Commission used a formal format for the public hearing. Following a staff presentation on the project, the public and planning commissioners had the opportunity to comment on the presentation and the project. A court reporter documented all comments. The aforementioned comments and responses and other information consistent with the requirements of §15132 of the State CEGA Guidelines, as amended, comprise the Final EIR and which include the following: (1) Original Volume 1 of FEIR /EA (2103), with minor revisions, including technical appendices (Volume 1 of 3); (2) Original Volume 2 of FEIR /EA (2013), with minor revisions, including Comments and Responses (Volume 2 of 3); (3) Recirculated FEIR and Comments and Responses (Volume 3 of 3); Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and (4) all attachments, incorporations and references to the documents identified above. Following completion of the Responses to Comments document, the Lead Agency's responses to the comments received from the public agencies were transmitted to those public agencies for consideration at least 10 days prior to the Final EIR's certification. Custodian and Location of Records The documents and other materials which constitute the administrative record for the City's actions related to the Project are located at the City of Bakersfield Planning Department, 1715 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, California 93301. The Planning Department is the custodian of the administrative record for the Project. This information is provided in compliance with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6(a)(2) and 14 California Code Regulations Section 15091(e). V. FINDINGS REGARDING IMPACTS CONSIDERED INSIGNIFICANT The Final EIR determined that the following environmental parameters would result in insignificant impacts and therefore, require no mitigation measures: AESTHETICS. Wouid the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? No Impact. Scenic vistas are defined as expansive views of highly - valued landscapes from publicly accessible viewpoints. Scenic vistas include views of natural features such as topography, wafer courses, rock outcrops, and natural vegetation, as well as man- made scenic structures. The Project site is an existing arterial roadway, and is relatively flat with no significant topographic relief or features. Commercial, open space, and roadway uses are in the western portion of the Project area; residential uses are in the central portion of the Project area; and commercial uses are in the eastern portion of the Project area. The Project area is mostly developed, and views from this corridor consist of urban development, open spaces, and the Kern River; however, the area is not regarded or designated as visually important or "scenic" in the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan (MBGP). Additionally, development of the Project would not block or preclude views to any area containing important or what would be 0ah, `� n 8 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) SCH No. 2009041070 considered visually appealing landforms. Therefore, scenic vistas would not be affected by the development of the Project and no impacts would occur. b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? No Impact. As discussed immediately above, the Project site is an existing arterial roadway. According to Caltrans' California Scenic Highway Program and the National Scenic Byways Program, the Project is not in the vicinity of a federal or state scenic highway or any roadway that is considered eligible for designation as a scenic highway. Additionally, the Project is not visible from a designated local scenic highway /roadway /trail and does not contain scenic resources, including frees or rock outcroppings. There are no historical resources located within a designated scenic highway. Therefore, scenic resources associated with a state scenic highway would not be affected and no impacts would occur. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES. 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 Colifomia Resources Agency, to non - agricultural use? No Impact. The Project site is currently zoned as commercial, industrial, mixed use, open space, public facilities and residential. The Project area is not zoned for agricultural uses. Therefore, the Project would not convert farmland designated as Prime, Unique or of Statewide Importance to nonagricultural uses and no impacts would occur. b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or a Williamson Act Contract? No Impact. The Project area is not zoned for agricultural use and no Williamson Act Contracts would be affected by the Project. Therefore, the Project would not conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or a Williamson Act Contract and no impacts would occur. c) Involve other changes in the existing environment that, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non - agricultural use? No Impact. The Project area is comprised of commercial, industrial, mixed use, open space, public facilities and residential uses. There is no farmland in the immediate vicinity that could be converted to a non - agricultural use. Therefore, the Project would not result in changes in the existing environment that, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non - agricultural use and no impacts would occur. AIR QUALITY. Would the project: 9 of 52 CITY r BAKERSFIELD • 26°i Storer t I mprovement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) 9 A A E R S SCN No. 2008041070 a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? No Impact. The Project is listed in the Kern Council of Governments 2013 Federal Transportation Improvement Program. The Project is also included in the 2011 financially constrained Regional Transportation Plan Amendment No. I. The design concept and scope of the Project is consistent with the project description in both of these plans. No impacts would occur. In addition, The Project would not substantially contribute to or cause deterioration of existing air quality: therefore, mitigation measures are not required for the long -tens operation of the project. The Project is also considered consistent With the City of Bakersfield and Kern County General Plans and the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District and Kern Council of Governments Air Quality Management Plan forecasts. Therefore, the Project would not conflict with or obstruct the implementation of an applicable air quality plan and no impacts would occur. e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people? No Impact. Construction activities associated with the Project may generate detectable odors from heavy-duty equipment exhaust. Odors associated with diesel and gasoline fumes are transitory in nature and would not create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people. The impacts from these odors would be short-term and would cease upon Project completion. Therefore, the Project would no create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people and no impacts would occur. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the project c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? No Impact. No federally protected wetlands were found in the Biological Study Area. A detention basin lies in the eastern end of the Project study area, but it is not subject to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers jurisdiction. Fieldwork for the jurisdictional delineation was done by qualified biologists on August 19, 2008. Follow -up field visits were done on April 3, September 9, and November 18, 2009, and January 21, 2010. Based on fieldwork, it was determined that although there are no federally protected wetlands, there are jurisdictional features (non- wetland waters) in the Biological Study Area that are subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Regional Water Quality Control Board. Therefore, the Project would not have a substantial adverse effect on federally protected wetlands, as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means and no impacts would occur. e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? O' o 10 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /4L/% • 51 3 Street Improvement Protect --L' NCIIPLN 5708 (177), NCIIPLN 5709 (170) e a x e x s SCH No. 2008041070 No Impact. No biological resources and /or trees that are protected by local policies or ordinances are present within the Project area. Therefore, the Project would not conflict with any local policy or other ordinances protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or other ordinances and no impacts would occur. 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? No Impact. The Project area is included within the Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan and impacts to biological resources would be mitigated through the plan. Therefore, the Project would not conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan and no impacts would occur. GEOLOGY AND SOILS. Would the project: a) ij 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. No Impact. The Project area is located in the center portion of Kern County, which is an area of known seismic activity. The risk of seismic hazards such as fault rupture cannot be avoided. It should be noted however, that the Project entails the widening of an existing roadway and does not include habitable structures such as buildings. It does include the construction of soundwalls and these structures would be built according to standard engineering design measures, as required by the State of California Uniform Building Code to minimize potential earthquake impacts. The general intent of the building and construction design codes is to minimize structural damage resulting from a seismic event. Therefore, the Project would not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving rupture of a known earthquake fault and no impacts would occur. a) ii) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: Strong seismic ground shaking? No Impact. All residents and structures located California, including the City of Bakersfield are subject to seismic events, such as strong seismic ground shaking. The Project entails the widening of an existing roadway and does not include habitable structures, such as buildings. If does include the construction of soundwalls and these structures would be built according to standard engineering design measures, as required by the State of California Uniform Building Code to minimize potential earthquake impacts. The general intent of the building and construction design codes is to minimize structural damage resulting from a seismic event. Therefore, the Project would not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving strong seismic ground shaking and no impacts would occur. t 0 11 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) e n s r e L o SCH No. 200B041070 al iii) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: Seismic - related ground failure, including liquefaction? No Impact According to the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan, the Project is not located within an area of high groundwater that would be subject to seismic - related ground failure, including liquefaction. The Project entails the widening of an existing roadway and does not include habitable structures, such as buildings. It does include the construction of soundwalls and these structures would be built according to standard engineering design measures, as required by the State of California Uniform Building Code to minimize potential earthquake impacts. The general intent of the building and construction design codes is to minimize structural damage resulting from a seismic event. Therefore, the Project would not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving seismic - related ground failure, including liquefaction and no impacts would occur, a) iv) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: Landslides? No Impact. According to the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan, due to the relatively flat topography and the lack of steep slopes in the Project area, landslides are not considered to be a potentially significant geologic hazard. The Project entails the widening of an existing roadway and does not include habitable structures, such as buildings. It does include the construction of soundwalls and these structures would be built according to standard engineering design measures, as required by the State of California Uniform Building Code to minimize potential geologic impacts. The general intent of the building and construction design codes is to minimize structural damage resulting from a geologic or seismic event. Therefore, the Project would not expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving landslides and no impacts would occur. bj Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? No Impact. The Project entails widening of an existing arterial roadway and would be subject to the City of Bakersfield ordinances and standards relative to soils and geology. Construction would not result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil and no impacts would occur. 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 an on -site or off -site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse? No Impact. The Project entails widening of an existing arterial roadway and would be subject to the City of Bakersfield ordinances and standards relative to soils and geology. There are no habitable structures proposed. The Final FIR determined that there are no issues related to on -site or off -site landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse and no impacts would occur. 0 a 12 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5108 (111), NCIIPLN 5108 (110) A R E R s F t O SCH No. 2008061070 d) Be located an expansive soil, as defined in Table 18 -1 -B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? No Impact. Refer to response (c) immediately above. Therefore, no impacts would occur. e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative waste water disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of waste water? No Impact. The Project entails widening of an existing arterial roadway and would not require the use of septic tanks and no impacts would occur. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. Would the project. a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment? No Impact. An individual project does not generate enough greenhouse gas emissions to significantly influence global climate change. Rather, global climate change is a cumulative impact. This means that a project may contribute to a potential impact through its incremental change in emissions when combined with the contributions of all other sources of greenhouse gases. In assessing cumulative impacts, it must be determined if a project's incremental effect is "cumulatively considerable" (California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines sections 15064(h)(I) and 15130). To make this determination the incremental impacts of the project must be compared with the effects of past, current, and probable future projects. To gather sufficient information on a global scale of all past, current, and future projects in order to make this determination is a difficult, if not impossible, task While greenhouse gas emissions will slightly increase during construction, it is expected the Project would not increase any operational greenhouse gas emissions. Based on the project resulting in less congestion and improved operations, the City of Bakersfield expects that greenhouse gas emissions would not increase in the future build conditions when compared to the future no -build conditions. In addition, there are also limitations with the use of Emission Factor Model (EMFAC) (which is used to calculate emissions) and with assessing what a given carbon dioxide emissions increase means for climate change. Therefore, it is the City's determination that in the absence of further regulatory or scientific information related to greenhouse gas emissions and California Environmental Quality Act significance, it is too speculative to make a determination regarding significance of the project's direct impact and its contribution on the cumulative scale to climate change. Therefore, no impacts would occur. b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases? No Impact. While there are several State Senate and Assembly bills and executive orders in the State of California to deal with greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, these bills and orders outline goals to have the State reduce the total greenhouse gas c 13 of 52 ` '- '31fIPJ CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) e A E R 5 F SCH No. 2009041070 emissions, reduce automobile and light -truck greenhouse gas emissions, and setting forth low carbon fuel standards for the State. None of these bills or orders are directly related to the Project. There are also Executive Orders at the federal level aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Again, these Orders offer no specific strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, only outlines of goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. While the Project greenhouse gas emissions will slightly increase during construction, it is expected the Project would not increase any operational greenhouse gas emissions. Based on the Project resulting in less congestion and improved operations, it is expected that greenhouse gas emissions would not increase in the future build conditions when compared to the future no -build conditions. Therefore, there would be no conflicts with applicable plans, policies or regulations adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases. No impacts would occur. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Would the project: d) Be on a site that 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? No Impact. According to the Initial Site Assessment conducted for the project location, database search results did not find any Government Code Section 65962.5 sites located with the project footprint (disturbance area). Therefore, the Project is not on a site that is included on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and would not create a significant hazard to the public and as such, no impacts would occur. 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 result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? No Impact. The Project is not located within an airport land use plan or within two miles of a public use airport. The closest public use airport is Meadows Field Airport (BFL), which is located approximately 3 miles north of the Project. Therefore, the Project is a sufficient distance from these areas and would not have the potential to expose people to associated safety hazards. Additionally, the Project is not located within any area subject to the land use restrictions of the County of Kern 1996 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan, which covers all of Kern County. Therefore, the Project would not result in a safety hazard from airports for people working or residing in the Project area and no impacts would occur. f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? No Impact, Joe Gottlieb Field, a private airstrip, is located approximately 6 miles west of the Project. The runway is treated dirt that is 2,300 feet long, 40 feet wide, and runs east to west. Because the Project entails roadway widening of an existing roadway and is located some 6 miles from this private airstrip, it would not cause a safety hazard for people residing or working thin the Project area. No impacts are anticipated. c7 C r o 14 of 52 ORIGIi:AI. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 24- Stmt Improvemm Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) A E R 5 E L o SCH No. 2008041070 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? No Impact. The Project is not located adjacent to a wildland area. The existing roadway is not considered susceptible to wildland fires. Therefore, the Project would not 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 and as such, no impacts would occur. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. Would the project. 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? No Impact. The project does not include the construction of housing and no work would be performed within the 100 -year floodplain of the Kern River. All work would be performed from the 24th Street bridge deck and would not extend below the Base Flood Elevations established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Therefore, the Project 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 and as such, no impacts would occur. h) Place within a 100 -year flood hazard area structures which would impede or redirect flood flows? No Impact. The Project is not located within a 100 -year flood hazard area. Refer to response Hydrology and Water Quality, h) immediately above. Therefore, the Project would not place within a 100 -year flood hazard area structures which would impede or redirect flood flows and as such, no impacts would occur. 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? No Impact. Isabella Dam, which is located approximately 40 miles northeast of Bakersfield, has a capacity to hold 570,000 acre -feet of water. If an earthquake were to occur in the vicinity, it could result in a break in the dam. This could, under certain conditions, cause the entire lake storage to be released, which would result in flooding 60 square miles of the Metropolitan Bakersfield area. As a result of the possible dangers associated with Isabella Dam, the City of Bakersfield entered the Regular Phase of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as administered FEMA on May 1, 1985. Compliance with the NFIP and FEMA would be required. The Project entails widening of an existing arterial roadway and does not propose habitable structures. Therefore, the Project would not expose people or structures to flooding as a result of a failure of a levee or dam. No impacts would occur. jJ Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? No Impact. Although the Carrier Canal and the Kern River crosses the Project, there are c 15 of 52 ''u11AL v� 9 A A E R 1 E L D CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 51091111), NCUPLN 5109 (110) SCH No. 2008041070 no large bodies of open water located on or adjacent to the Project site. Lake Isabella Dam is located some 40 miles northeast and the Pacific Ocean is located some 100 miles to the west of the project site. Therefore, the Project is not considered susceptible to a seiche or tsunami. The Project is also not located at the foot of any significant topographical feature with the potential to be subject to mud0ow and the Kern River is extensively managed for flood and mudflow through floodplain ordinance protections and other development restrictions. No impacts would occur. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the project: a) Physically, divide an established community? No Impact. The Project would not divide an established community. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway within the Bakersfield residential neighborhoods of Riviera and Westchester, including the construction of eight cul -de- sacs on the south side of that roadway. No impacts would occur. 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? No Impact. The Project is included in several local and regional planning documents and is consistent with the goals, policies, and land use designations of those documents. The Project is consistent with the regional mobility goals of the Kern Council of Governments (COG), Caltrans, and the City. The Project is also consistent with applicable City General Plan goals and policies to improve transportation corridors, provide adequate infrastructure, maintain efficient traffic operations on City streets, create a pedestrian - friendly environment in the residential neighborhoods abutting the Project area, and work with Kern COG and Calirans to improve the corridor. No impacts would occur. c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan? No Impact. See Biological Resources, f) above for more information. No impacts would occur. MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the project: a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state? No Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and does not include or preclude the extraction of mineral resources. However. Bakersfield has large oil deposits under it. Active oil and gas production fields are located around the city. The Project would not increase rates of existing oil extraction or affect production for any on- site oil wells. The Project would not result in the loss or availability of mineral resources of value to the region or the residents of the state. No impacts would occur. b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally important mineral resource recovery site 16 of 52 0 o�'rc;,var_ CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 24. Street Improvement Project /(� NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) e a s e B r e SCH No. 2009041070 delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan? No Impact. See Mineral Resources, a) above and also see Land Use and Planning, b) above. No impacts would occur. NOISE. ej 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? No Impact. The Project is not located within an airport land use plan or within two miles of a public use airport. In addition, the Project is not located within any area subject to the land use restrictions of the adopted County of Kern 1996 Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan. No impacts would occur. f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? No Impact. Joe Gottlieb Field, a private airstrip, is located approximately 6 miles west of the Project. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and would not have the potential to expose people to excessive noise generated by aircraft or airport operations. No impacts would occur. 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)? No Impact. The Project is located in downtown Bakersfield and entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway. The Project area is entirely built out, and any new development would be subject to general plan and zoning regulations. 24th Street is an existing transportation facility and its improvement is consistent with the approved regional, local, and transportations plans and anticipated population growth. Therefore, the Project would not result in population growth impacts. No impacts would occur. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the project: a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or Physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental 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: Other public facilities? No Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and does not propose the construction of new or physically altered government facilities. The impact of the Project on service ratios, including response times were evaluated and determined to be adequate both during construction and operation of the Project. No 17 of 52 �gAKF b f 0�i!r; nIA _ CITY OF BAKERSFIELD �I • 2e Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) i R E R 5 E L D SCH No. 2008041070 impacts would occur. RECREATION. Would the project: b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities that might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? No Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and does not propose the construction of recreational facilities that might have an adverse physical effect on the environment. No impacts would occur. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC. Would the project: a) Conflict with an applicable plan, ordinance or policy establishing measures of effectiveness for the performance of the circulation system, faking 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 intersections, streets, highways and freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and mass transit? No Impact. The Project does not conflict with any plan, ordinance or policy regarding the performance of the circulation system including mass transit and non - motorized travel or intersections, streets, highways, freeways, pedestrian and bicycle paths and mass transit. The Project is consistent with the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan, the Kern COG'S Federal Transportation Improvement Program, Assembly Bill 1358- Complete Streets Act, and the Bakersfield Systems Plan. No impacts would occur. 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 highways? No Impact. See response to Transportation/Traffic, a) above. In addition, according to the Metropolitan Bakersfield General Plan, the City of Bakersfield strives to maintain a target Level of Service C on its roadways. Caltrans District 6 strives to maintain a target Level of Service at the transition between Level of Service C and Level of Service D on all state facilities within the district. The Project would improve Level of Service within the study area. In addition, the Project is intended to relieve existing and future congestion. No impacts would occur. c) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including either an increase in traffic levels or a change in location that results in substantial safety risks? No Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and would not affect any airport or air traffic patterns. Therefore, the Project would have no impacts on air traffic patterns, levels, or locations or associated safety risks. No impacts would occur. d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? 18 of 52 a Gib3 "i.!AL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD �I • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) E R s F SCN No. 2008001070 No Impact. The Project design would improve existing and future traffic conditions by reducing queuing and improving operations to acceptable levels of service at thirteen intersections by 2035. The Project would also improve the curve design at the 24M and 23rd Street couplet, making it safer for motorist. The Project is an existing arterial roadway and would be consistent with its current use. No impacts would occur. fJ Conflict with adopted policies, plans or programs regarding public transit, bicycle, or pedestrian facilities, or otherwise decrease the performance or safety of such facilities? No Impact. The Project is identified in several adopted local and regional transportation planning documents as an important and necessary component of the transportation system. It is consistent with the mobility goals and policies of Kern Council of Governments, Caltrans, and the City. The Project is also consistent with the City General Plan goals and policies to improve transportation corridors, provide adequate infrastructure, maintain efficient traffic operations on City streets, and work with Kern COG and Calfrans to improve the corridor. No impacts would occur. UTILITY AND SERVICE SYSTEMS. Would the project: al Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the applicable Regional Water Qualify Control Board? No Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and would not generate any wastewater. No impacts to existing treatment facilities would occur since no residential, commercial, or industrial land uses are proposed. 5) 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 Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and would not generate the need for water or wastewater treatment facilities or their expansion, since no residential, commercial, or industrial land uses are proposed. No impacts would occur. dj Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from existing entitlements and resources, or are new or expanded entitlements needed? No Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway. Minor amounts of wafer would be required for dust suppression during construction and are available through the City's existing distribution system. No impacts to water supply or requirements for new entitlements would occur. No impacts would occur. e) Result in determination by the wastewater treatment provider that 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? No Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and would not generate any wastewater, since no residential, commercial, or industrial land uses �p,A1 cS, o' 0 19 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD XA// a 24"' Street Improvement Project � NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) a, E R 5 F r E L D SCH No. 2008041070 are proposed. No impacts to existing wastewater treatment facilities would occur and therefore, no additional demand on the service provider's existing demands. No impacts would occur. f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? No Impact. The nearest operating landfill is the Bakersfield Metropolitan (Bens) Landfill. Scholl Canyon is located approximately 9 miles from the Project site. In 2010, the landfill had an estimated remaining capacity of approximately 35 million cubic yards (64.8 percent of its total capacity). The Bakersfield Metropolitan (Bens) Landfill is capable of accommodating waste generated by the Project during construction; accordingly, it would have no impact on surrounding landfill available capacities. No impacts would occur. gi Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and regulations related to solid waste? No Impact. The Project would be in compliance with all federal, state, and local codes and regulations pertaining to the disposal of solid waste. These codes include Part 13 Title 42 - Public Health and Welfare of the California Health and Safety Code, and Chapter 39 Solid Waste Disposal - of the United States Code. The Project would also be compliant with AB 939, the California Solid Waste Management Act, which requires each city in the state to divert at least 50 percent of their solid waste from landfill disposal through source reduction, recycling, and composting. Because the Project would implement and be consistent with the procedures and policies detailed in these codes, there would be no impacts associated with consistency related to laws pertaining to solid waste disposal. No impacts would occur. VI. FINDINGS REGARDING EFFECTS DETERMINED TO BE INSIGNIFICANT OR LESS THAN SIGNIFICANT The City of Bakersfield finds that based on substantial evidence appearing in the Final FIR, Technical Appendices, and in the administrative record, that the Project would have insignificant or less than significant impacts in the following areas. AESTHETICS. Would the project: of Create a new source of substantial light or glare that would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? Less Than Significant Impact. The widening of 24th Street would allow more vehicular trips and introduce additional sources of light and glare associated with vehicle headlights. No additional traffic signals or street lighting would be installed. Residents along realigned 23rd Street and 24th Street would experience levels and sources of light and glare similar to existing conditions. The change in roadway alignment at the S -curve (couplet area), however, would slightly increase light and glare from vehicle headlights for residents on the south side of 23rd Street. Commercial uses along 23rd Street and 24th Street, from D Street to Q Street, would not see more light or glare. Although at project completion, light and glare in the area would be similar to what they are now and 20 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 241' Street Improvement Protect /� NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 h! 10) e A E R s F L O SCN No. 2008041070 Avoidance and Minimization Measure V -3 (see Section VII below) will be incorporated into the Project. Impacts would be less than significant. AIR QUALITY. Would the project. b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? Less Than Significant Impact. The Project would reduce the vehicle emissions within the region both for the opening year (by 2 tons per year for regional organic gases and oxides of nitrogen, and 7,405 tons per year carbon dioxide) and over the long term by 2 tons per year for regional organic gases, 1 ton per year for oxides of nitrogen, and 9,812 tons per year of carbon dioxide. Therefore, the Project would improve air quality by reducing regional vehicle emissions, thus improving future air quality. A qualitative project -level particulate matter hot spot analysis was presented to the Kern COG for review on August 25, 2009. The Kern COG on August 2, 2010 approved the project -level particulate matter hot spot analysis and concurred that the Project would not have an adverse impact on air quality and that it meets the requirements of the California Clean Air Act and 40 Code of Federal Regulations 93.116. A quantitative project4evel particulate matter hot spot analysis was prepared for the Project to determine if the Project would result in a local impact on particulate matter less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2s)and particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter (PMio) emission concentrations. The analysis concluded that implementation of the Project would reduce the existing (2010) PMzs by about 3 percent and PMio by about 65 percent. Therefore, impacts to PM2.5 and PMio would not occur. Under the Project, it is expected that there would be similar or lower mobile source air toxics emissions in the study area relative to the No -Build Alternative due to the Level of Service improvement achieved by the Project. On a regional basis, the Environmental Protection Agency's vehicle and fuel regulations, coupled with fleet turnover, would substantially reduce mobile source air foxics over time that, in almost all cases, would cause regionwide mobile source air foxics levels to be substantially lower within the study area than they are today. Therefore, implementation of the Project would result in a less than significant impact to air quality and would not violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially 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 ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors) ? Less Than Significant Impact. As described in Air Quality, b) above, the Project would reduce air emissions when compared to the No -Build Alternative. Although the impacts would be less than significant, the implementation of Avoidance and Minimization Measures AQ -2 and AQ -3 (see Section VII below) would further minimize the impacts. d` O 21 of 52 .BIGI,tis1L CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 24M Street Improvement Project � NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) c a e a s r D SCH No. 2008041070 d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentration? Less Than Significant Impact. Sensitive receptors people, school, etc.) would not be exposed to substantial pollutant concentrations since the Project would result in a less than significant impact to air quality, as noted in response Air Quality, b) above. Impacts would be less than significant. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project: d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries? Less Than Significant Impact. No archaeological resources were identified within the Area of Potential Effects by the archival research or the field survey. However, if previously unidentified human remains are unearthed during construction, the work will be halted in that area until the County Coroner can assess the significance of the find. In the event human remains are encountered during construction of the Project, standard Avoidance and Minimization Measure CR -2 (see section VII below) would be implemented. Impacts would be less than significant. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? Less Than Significant Impact. Construction activities would involve the limited transport, storage, use, or disposal of hazardous materials. Some examples of hazardous materials include fuels, lubricating fluids, and solvents, lead -based paint, polychlorinated biphenyl, and asbestos containing materials. These types of materials, however, are not acutely hazardous and all storage, handling and disposal of these materials are regulated by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), USEPA, and Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA). Although impacts would be less than significant with implementation of the Project, Avoidance and Minimization Measure HAZ -1 (see Section VII below) has been incorporated into the Project. c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous material, substances, or waste within one - quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? Less Than Significant Impact The closest public schools are Franklin Elementary School and Downtown Elementary School. There is one alternative public school, the Kern County Community School. All three of these schools are within one -half mile of the Project. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway; the transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials associated with the Project would be done so in accordance with existing regulations. Impacts would be less than significant. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. Would the project: a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements? 22 of 52 c �Cn T O ORICINAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 24' Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) SCH No. 2008041070 Less Than Significant Impact. All project-related activities would comply with the requirements of the Clean Water Act and Caltrans National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. As part of Caltrans Project Delivery Storm Water Management Program described in the Storm Water Management Plan, selected Construction Site, Design Pollution Prevention, and Treatment best management practices (small and large footprint basins) would be incorporated into the final design of the Project to reduce potential water quality impacts. Although impacts would be less than significant Avoidance and Minimization Measures WQ -1 through WQ4 (see Section VII below) have been incorporated into the Project. b) 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 (e.g., the production rate of pre - existing nearby wells would drop to a level that would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted)? Less Than Significant Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and its construction and operation would not directly change the quantity of groundwater or have any impact upon aquifers, as groundwater beneath the area would not be utilized as part of the Project and therefore, impacts would be less than significant. 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 that would result in substantial erosion orsiltation on oroffsite? Less Than Significant Impact. Construction activities to widen 24m Street would temporarily affect the existing drainage patterns by requiring the extension of Carrier Canal, which carries flows underneath 24m Street. To build the extension of Carrier Canal, a temporary diversion conduit would be built next to Carrier Canal to divert flows during construction. The temporary diversion is necessary to maintain the use of the water by downstream holders of water rights for irrigation. It is estimated that the diversion conduit would be used for three months, the time estimated to extend the 241h Street culvert. The diversion conduit would be about 350 linear feet and consist of a triple -pipe culvert. The diversion would be built in three phases. First, the triple -pipe diversion would be built next to the canal. Next, walls of Carrier Canal near the beginning and end of the diversion channel would be removed to allow flows through the canal and in the diversion structure simultaneously, so flows within the canal would not be affected. Finally, a temporary dam would be placed just upstream and downstream of the Carrier Canal /2411, Street culvert, and flows would be diverted into the diversion conduit. After the culvert is completed, the diversion conduit would be blocked and flows would be restored to the existing flow path in Carrier Canal. All wafer work would conform to the conditions stated in the 401 Certification for clean water diversion and dewatering. Impacts would be less than significant. d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, or substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner that would result in flooding on or offsite? 23 of 52 Fief e�" O J` m oil NAB CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 51 3 Street Improvement Protect /� NCIIPLN 5'108 (1111), NCIIPLN 5708 (770( R E R 5 L o SCH No. 2008041070 Less Than Significant Impact The Project site has about 48 acres of impervious areas. The Project would increase the impervious areas by about 4 acres. The estimated increase in surface water would be 5.400 cubic feet, which would likely affect Kern River; therefore, treatment control best management practices (small and large footprint basins) would be implemented as a part of the Project. Since the Kern River watershed is substantially larger 12.3 million acres) than the Project site (48 acres), the Project would have minimal impacts to the stormwater runoff because the peak runoff from the Project area would have already passed before the peak runoff from the Kern River watershed could reach the project location. Therefore impacts from stormwater runoff would be less than significant. Implementation of the Project would result in a nominal increase in the peak discharge in Kern River; therefore, impacts to the Kern River floodway would be less than significant. e) Create or contribute runoff water that would exceed the capacity of existing or planned storm water drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff? Less Than Significant Impact Construction and operation of the Project would not create or contribute runoff water that would exceed the capacity of existing or planned storm water drainage systems or additional sources of polluted runoff. The Project has been designed to address increased stormwater flows and would not exceed the capacity of existing facilities. In addition, Best Management Practices have been incorporated to treat stormwater runoff from the Project site prior to discharging to the existing drainage system and would not create additional sources of polluted runoff. Impacts would be less than significant. If Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? Less Than Significant Impact. Operation of the Project has the potential to affect the water quality of the Kern River. Expected pollutants from the Project include total suspended solids, nutrients, pesticides, particulate matter, dissolved metals, pathogens, litter, biochemical oxygen demand, and turbidity. Permanent treatment control best management practices have been incorporated into the project design. These treatment control best management practices would reduce pollutants from the existing roadway and from the proposed improvements and widening to less than significant levels. Impacts would be less than significant. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the project. b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? Less Than Significant Impact. While the Project would not displace substantial numbers of existing housing, which would necessitate the construction of replacement housing elsewhere, the Project would require full parcel acquisitions of 23 residential properties. Although these impacts are considered less than significant since adequate replacement housing is available, Minimization Measure R -1 (see Section VII below) would be implemented. c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the construction of 24 of 52 v 'iRK,' IAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD // • 2e Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5108(111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) e A A E R 1 E L o SCH No. 2008041070 replacement housing elsewhere? Less Than Significant Impact. See Population and Housing, b) above. Although these impacts are considered less than significant since adequate replacement housing is available, Minimization Measure R -1 see Section VII below) would be implemented to further minimze impacts. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the project: a) 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 governmental 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: Fire Protection, Police Protection, and Schools? Less Than Significant Impact There are no public service facilities within the project study area. The placement of eight cul-de -sacs on the south side of 24th Street would constrain north -south cross traffic in the residential neighborhood where those streets intersect; however, emergency response vehicles would continue to have access to the houses on those streets via 23rd Street. The expansion of travel lanes on 24m Street are expected to provide a safer and speedier response time for emergency services by helping to avoid conflicts with slower- moving vehicles and oncoming traffic. Over the long -term, the overall emergency service response times through the project area would be maintained or improved. Emergency services could experience temporary, short-term traffic delays and temporary and intermittent road detours around the project area during construction. This could result in delayed response times for police, fire protection, and emergency services. All circulation changes would be designed to help entry and exit of emergency response vehicles during construction phases. Although potential temporary impacts to service providers would be less than significant, Avoidance and Minimization Measures U- 2 and U -3 (see Section VII below) would be implemented to further minimize impacts. RECREATION. Would the project: a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? Less Than Significant Impact. The Project entails the widening of an existing arterial roadway and does not included uses that could cause the physical deterioration of an existing park facility nor would it cause its accelerated deterioration and therefore, impacts are less than significant. TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC. Would the project e) Result in inadequate emergency service? � 6�xFc ci 25 of 52 A CITY OF BAKERSFIELD // • 20 Street Improvement Project v� NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) A E R S 1 E L O BCH No. 2008041070 Less Than Significant Impact. The placement of eight cul -de -sacs on the south side of 24th Street would constrain north -south cross traffic in the residential neighborhood where those streets intersect; however, emergency response vehicles would continue to have access to the houses on those streets via 23,d Street. The expansion of travel lanes on 24th Street are expected to provide a safer and speedier response time for emergency services by helping to avoid conflicts with slower- moving vehicles and oncoming traffic. Over the long -term, the overall emergency service response times through the project area would be maintained or improved. Emergency services could experience temporary, short-term traffic delays and temporary and intermittent road detours around the project area during construction. This could result in delayed response times for police, fire protection, and emergency services. All circulation changes would be designed to help entry and exit of emergency response vehicles during construction phases. Although potential temporary impacts to service providers would be less than significant, Avoidance and Minimization Measures U- 2 and U -3 (see Section VII below) would be implemented to further minimize impacts. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS. Would the project: c) Require or result in the construction of new storm water drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? Less Than Significant Impact. As part of the Project, new curbs and gutters would be constructed as well as small and large footprint best management practices (basins). The construction of these facilities was determined to result in less than significant impacts. VII. FINDINGS REGARDING EFFECTS DETERMINED TO BE MITIGATED TO LESS THAN SIGNFICANT LEVELS The City of Bakersfield, having reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR, Technical Appendices and the administrative record, finds, pursuant to California Public Resources Code 21081 (a) (1) and State CEQA Guidelines § 15091 (a) (1), that changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which would mitigate, avoid, or substantially lessen to below a level of significance the following potentially significant environmental effects identified in the Final EIR in the following categories: Aesthetics /Visual, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, Population and Housing, and Public Services. The potentially significant adverse environmental impacts that can be mitigated are listed below. The City of Bakersfield finds that these potentially significant adverse impacts can be mitigated to a level that is considered less than significant after implementation of mitigation measures identified of the Final EIR. AESTHETICS. Would the project: C) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its 26 of 52 c 0 ORIGINAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 20 Street Improvement Project (� NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) B A B E R 5 F 1 E L D SCH No. 2008041070 surroundings. Facts SUDDorflna Findin The Project would result in visual impacts as a result of increased hardscape features (widened roadway, proposed retaining wall, potential soundwall /barrier features, cul -de- sacs, trees and sidewalks, and raised curbed median with fencing), relocation of housing, and restriping of portions of 24th Street. Mitigation Measures V -1, V -2, V -4, and V -5 of the Final FIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: V -1 The Project must include landscaping that is compatible with the existing landscaping of the project area. Landscaping must include specimen -sized trees (244nch box or greater) where feasible and shrub /mass planting to soften the hardscape features. Areas of vegetation buffer must not conflict with applicable safety-related standards and regulations pertaining to roadway line -of -sight or landscape worker safety. Landscaping must include, to the extent feasible, the following measures: Landscaping species should be well suited for the local climate, humidity, soil types, and local wind conditions. Selected species should share similar water requirements. Appropriate plant spacing should be allowed to avoid overcrowding. Landscape concepts should include zoning areas of high, medium, and low water use to meet the needs for water usage and achieve efficiency. Mulches, gravels (or other inert materials), and drip for other nonspray) irrigation should be implemented. Irrigation equipment should be designed to maximize maintenance worker safety. V -2 To enhance the pedestrian experience along 24th Street, provide a sense of security, and increase the visual intactness, a vegetation buffer must, where feasible, be installed between 24th Street and sidewalks along the northern and southern sides of the roadway. Trees, where feasible, must also be included within and along 24th Street. Areas of the vegetation buffer must not conflict with applicable safety -related standards and regulations pertaining to roadway line- of- sight. V -4 To decrease the appearance of hardscape features, including soundwalls, medians, and opaque fencing materials, landscape and architectural treatments such as color, texture, and vine treatment must be applied where feasible. Aesthetic enhancement shall be similar in character to the surrounding environment. V -5 To buffer views of the realigned roadway from residents, a vegetation buffer must be installed south of the S -curve between the proposed roadway and existing residents. Areas of the vegetation buffer must not conflict with appropriate safety - related standards and regulations pertaining to roadway line -of- sight. In 27 of 52 u r 5 n ORIGINAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 24' Stmt Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (1101 A A ._R S F I E L D SCH No. 2009041070 consultation with the City before project approval, the vegetative buffer must be included on the landscape concept plan and plant palette. As noted above in Section VI, although impacts were determined to be less than significant, Avoidance and Minimization Measure V -3 of the Final EIR will be implemented. The measure is as follows: V -3 The City must review and approve the use of project lighting types, plans, and placement to minimize light and glare impacts on surrounding sensitive uses. AIR QUALITY. Would the project. b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? Facts Su000rtina Finding Short-term air pollutant emissions associated with the Project include fugitive dust from grading /site preparation and equipment exhaust. Construction activities produce combustion emissions from various sources, such as site grading, utility engines, onsite heavy -duty construction vehicles, equipment hauling materials to and from the site, and motor vehicles transporting the construction crew. While detailed construction equipment exhaust calculations were not performed, it is assumed that the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Rule 9510 threshold of two tons of nitrogen oxide would be exceeded by the construction of the project. Implementation of Minimization Measures AQ -1, AQ-4, and AQ -5 of the Final EIR would ensure impacts to air quality are below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: AQ -1 San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Regulation VIII, Control Measures for Construction Emissions of Particulate Matter Less than 10 Microns in Size, shall be implemented at all construction sites. Per San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Regulation VIII, Rule 8021, a fugitive dust control plan shall be submitted to the Air Pollution Control Officer of the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District before the start of any onsite constmction activity. AQ -4 The contractor shall adhere to the Caltrans Standard Specifications for Construction (Sections 10 and 18, Dust Control; and Section 39 -3.06, Asphalt Concrete Plant Emissions). AQ -5 Before applying for a final discretionary approval, the City of Bakersfield shall comply with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Regulation IX, Mobile and Indirect Sources, Rule 9510, Indirect Source Review, and submit an Air Impact Assessment to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. As noted above in Section VI, although impacts were determined to be less than significant, Avoidance and Minimization Measures AQ -2 and AQ -3 of the Final FIR will be implemented. The measures are as follows: CFn �o coy 28 of 52 C17V OF BAKERSFIELD • 240 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109(111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) R E R s r l E SCN No. 2008041070 AQ -2 The Project contractors shall implement the following feasible measures: Enhanced Control Measures • Limit traffic speeds on unpaved roads to 15 miles per hour. • Install sandbags or other erosion control measures to prevent silt runoff to public roadways from sites with a slope greater than 1 percent. Additional Control Measures • Install wheel washers for all exiting trucks, or wash all trucks and equipment leaving the site. • Install wind breaks at the windward sides) of construction areas. • Suspend excavation and grading activity when winds exceed 20 miles per hour. • Limit the area subject to excavation, grading, and other construction activity at any one time. Heavy -Duty Equipment (scrapers graders trenchers earthmovers etc 1 Measures • Use alternative - fueled equipment or catalyst- equipped diesel construction equipment. • Minimize idling time (such as 5 minutes maximum). • Limit the hours of operation of heavy -duty equipment and /or the amount of equipment in use. • Replace fossil - fueled equipment with electrically driven equivalents (provided they are not run via a portable generator set). • Curtail construction during periods of high ambient pollutant concentrations: this may include stopping construction activity during the peak hour of vehicular traffic on adjacent roadways. • Implement activity management (such as rescheduling activities to reduce short-term impacts). AQ -3 All trucks that are to haul excavated or graded materials onsite shall comply with California Vehicle Code Section 23114, with special attention to Sections 23114(b)(F), (e)(2), and (e)(4) as amended, regarding the prevention of such materials from spilling onto public streets and roads. 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 Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? Facts Supoortina Finding 29 of 52 �g(\Fco c CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111 j, NCIIPLN 5109 (110) SCN No. 2009041070 The Project may affect the San Joaquin kit fox due to the presence of suitable denning and foraging habitat in and next to the Biological Study Area. The impacts of the Project on the San Joaquin kit fox are described as direct and indirect impacts. Direct impacts are expected to be caused by the Project at the time of construction. Indirect impacts are those caused by the Project after the roadway improvements are operational. Although indirect impacts are unintended, they are still reasonably certain to occur. Direct temporary impacts include short-term disturbance to ruderal /disturbed (including barren ground( habitat that would result from grading, staging, and implementation of the temporary construction easements. These habitats would be restored to pre - project conditions following construction. Permanent impacts include those that occur at the time of construction and remain following project completion and those that occur when the area is permanently converted from one cover /habitat type to another. Direct impacts would include loss of suitable habitat (south of 24th Street between Oak Street and Carrier Canal), den destruction, and the increased risk of injury and death from vehicles. Mitigation Measures NC -1, NC -6, NC-8, AS -1 through AS -9 and TE -1 through TE -11 of the Final EIR would reduce impacts to habitat modifications below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: NC -1 A biological monitor shall be onsite during construction activities within the Kern River riverbed on an as- needed basis to assist the contractor in complying with the project minimization measures and to provide guidance in avoiding and /or minimizing impacts to biological resources. NC -6 A weed abatement program shall be developed to minimize the importation of nonnative plant material during and after construction. Eradication strategies shall be employed should an invasion occur. NC -S Before grading and /or construction activity involving the disturbance of any native vegetation, the City shall install fencing, flagging, lathe and rope, or other devices to delineate the maximum disturbance limits acceptable to and under the supervision of a qualified biologist. AS -1 A preconstruction survey shall be conducted at the Kern River banks and the detention basin in the southeast quadrant of the Oak Street /241h Street intersection before starting construction activities to determine the presence of burrowing owl on site. AS -2 Should burrowing owl burrows be found, no disturbance shall occur within 160 feet of occupied burrows during the nonbreeding season or within 250 feet during the breeding season. AS -3 If any of the preconstruction surveys determine that burrowing owls are present, one or more of the following mitigation measures shall be required: (1) avoidance of active nests and the surrounding buffer area during construction activities; (2) passive relocation of individual burrowing owl; (3) active relocation of individual �gPH� n 30 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD // • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) + a E R s F I E L o SCH No. 2008041070 burrowing owls; and (4) preservation of onsite habitat with long -term conservation value for the burrowing owl. The specifics of the required measures shall be coordinated between the City, Caltrons biologist, and the resource agencies. AS -4 A qualified bat biologist shall survey the Project study area in June, before construction, to assess the potential for maternity roosting, since maternity roosts are generally formed in late spring. AS -5 To avoid direct mortality to bats roosting in areas subject to impacts from construction activities between December 1 and October 31, any structure with potential bat habitat affected by the construction shall have temporary bat exclusion devices installed under the supervision of a qualified bat biologist before construction activities begin. Exclusion shall be conducted during the fall (September or October) to avoid trapping flightless young inside during the summer months or hibernating individuals during the winter. Such exclusion efforts shall be continued to keep the structures free of bats until the completion of construction. Replacement roosting habitat may also be needed to minimize effects to excluded bats. All bat exclusion techniques shall be coordinated among the City, Calirans, a qualified bat biologist, and the resource agencies. AS -6 A qualified bat biologist shall perform an inspection of exclusionary devices before construction to determine success. Coordination between the City, Calirans, and the resource agencies shall be conducted by a qualified bat biologist should any alterations need to be made. AS -7 All construction work on the 24th Street Bridge over the Kern River shall be limited to the daytime hours to the maximum extent feasible. If nighttime construction is necessary for work conducted on the bridge, impacts shall be minimized by directing lighting and noise away from night roosting areas as much as possible. AS -8 To prevent project impacts to bridge- and crevice - dwelling birds (e.g., swallows), all work on existing bridges with potential bird habitat that would be affected by construction shall include removal of all bird nests before construction under the guidance and observation of a qualified biologist before February I of that year, before the bird nesting season. Removal of nests that are under construction must be repeated as frequently as necessary to prevent nest completion or until nest exclusionary devices (such as netting or a similar mechanism that keeps birds from building nests ) are installed. Nest removal and exclusion device installation shall be monitored by a qualified biologist. Such exclusion efforts must be continued to keep the structures free of swallows until September 1 or the completion of construction (whichever comes first). All nest exclusion techniques shall be coordinated among the City, Calirans, a qualified biologist, and the resource agencies. AS -9 If bats are determined present, before construction activities begin, alternative roosting habitat shall be installed at an onsite location approved by a qualified bat biologist or at a nearby location such as the State Route 99 bridge to provide additional roosting habitat during construction. Forms of alternative roosting habitat may include construction of bat houses, add -on panels, or sections of 31 of 52 0 5 n ORIGINAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 2e Street Improvement Project zfz_ � NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) B A R E R 5 E L o SCH No. 2008041070 low - density concrete slabs installed on the undersides of the State Route 99 bridge. Designs for alternative roosting habitat attached to the bridge shall be made by an engineer in consultation with a qualified bat biologist to ensure that the habitat is both structurally sound and ecologically feasible for use by bats. To the extent feasible, newly created expansion joint crevices shall be left unrubberized so that they are available to bats for day roosting after construction is complete. TE -1 Construction activities shall adhere to the standard construction and operational requirements as described in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service Standardized Recommendations for Protection of the San Joaquin Kit Fox Prior to and During Ground Disturbance (USFWS 1999). TE -2 Approximately 60 days before road construction, a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife-approved biologist shall conduct a survey for San Joaquin kit fox dens within 200 feet of the construction footprint, including utility relocations. A letter report and map of known and potential San Joaquin kit fox dens shall be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Preactivity clearance surveys for San Joaquin kit fox shall be repeated about 2 weeks before construction or after any delays in construction of over 2 weeks. Any new San Joaquin kit fox dens identified since completing the 60-day survey shall be reported to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife in a letter report and map. If no new San Joaquin kit fox dens are identified, an infernal record shall be maintained that includes the survey date, designated biologist conducting the survey, and general survey findings. The records shall be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife upon request. TE -3 If dens or potential dens are detected within the project footprint during 60 -day and /or 2 -week preactivity clearance surveys, agency permission shall be requested to monitor and excavate dens that would be affected by the project. The biologist shall monitor potential dens for 3 consecutive nights and submit monitoring results in a letter report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The biologist shall oversee the excavation of dens following approval by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Dens found within 200 feet of project construction but not affected by construction activities shall be monitored and buffered from construction by an exclusion zone. The biologist shall place flagged stakes in a 50 -foot radius buffer around any potential or atypical den and 100 feet from a known den; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service shall be contacted if a natal den is found. The biologist shall submit results of den excavation and exclusion in a letter report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. TE -4 The biologist shall conduct an environmental awareness training for all construction crews before ground - disturbing activities. The purpose of this training g4 VIJIM. F O!JIGIIJ 41 CITY OF SAKERSFIELD /% • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (1110) 9 A A E R 5 L D SCH No. 2008041070 is to inform construction crew members of permit terms and conditions and the potential for San Joaquin kit fox to occur at a site and be affected by construction activities. The training shall be repeated to all new crew members and annually to all crew members working in San Joaquin kit fox habitat. Following the training, crew members shall sign an attendance sheet stating that they attended the training and understand the protection measures and construction restrictions. Training materials and records of attendees shall be submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife. TE -5 The biologist shall monitor road construction activities once daily. The biologist shall verify that construction complies with permit terms and conditions and construction and operation requirements described in United States Fish and Wildlife Service Standardized Recommendations for the Protection of the San Joaquin Kit Fox Prior to Ground Disturbance (USFWS 1999). The biologist shall maintain a log of daily monitoring notes that can be summarized and transmitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife at their request. TE -6 Permeable fencing shall be installed along the proposed right -of -way of 24th Street in all locations where new fencing is required. One or a combination of the following three design options may be adopted to provide San Joaquin kit fox With movement opportunities: elevating the bottom of the fence 5 inches above ground to allow unobstructed movement by San Joaquin kit foxes under the fence; installing ground -level 8-x- 8-inch -wide gaps no more than 100 feet apart for the length of the fence, which would allow San Joaquin kit fox movement at regular intervals along the right -of -way; and installing fencing with a minimum mesh size of 3.5 x 7 inches, but preferably 5 x 12 inches, which would allow unlimited movement by San Joaquin kit fox through the fence. Locations that are currently fenced shall remain fenced or shall have new fencing installed in relatively the some location and shall not have permeable design. TE -7 Curbed medians and median barriers may be used as part of project design. If curbed medians are required for public safety, the height of curbed medians shall be no greater than 10 inches. Ten -inch curbed medians shall remain unvegetated to prevent obstructing the visual field of San Joaquin kit foxes near the roadway. Curbed medians less than 10 inches in height and requiring landscaping shall be planted with low -level vegetation (i.e., less than 6 inches) or be frequently mowed to prevent overgrowth. If taller median barriers are required in a later planning stage for public safety, Caltrans- designed modified median barrier type 60 /S shall be used. Caltrons type 60 /S design has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biological Opinion No. 81420-2009-F-0752; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 2009) and includes 9- inch- radius openings (9- inch -high x 18- inch -wide half - circle openings) spaced every 150 feet to allow passage by San Joaquin kit fox. TE -8 Project landscaping shall be designed to allow unobstructed visibility to San ePl(c. 33 of 52 0 CITY OF HAKERSFIELD /% • 20 Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 6109 (110) s r e D SCH No. 2008041070 Joaquin kit fox and to provide opportunities for movement across the roadway. Curbed median less than 10 inches in height and roadside landscaping shall be planted in one of three alternative strategies: selecting plants that do not exceed 6 inches tall at maturity, maintaining vegetation height so that it does not exceed 6 inches, and /creating gaps no less than 4 feet wade every 12 feet in areas landscaped with trees and shrubs. TE -9 The toe of road fill, walls, fencing, and any other permanent physical obstruction shall be designed no less than 20 feet from the centerline of the bike trail on the Kern River condor and shall have a minimum vertical clearance of 10 feet to maximize horizontal and vertical passable space for continued San Joaquin kit fox movement. TE -10 Permanent and temporary loss of San Joaquin kit fox habitat shall be mitigated by participating in the Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan fee payment program. The permanent loss of 1.21 acres of mderal /and barren ground habitats for both build alternatives and the temporary disturbance of 1.07 acres under Alternative 1 and 1.04 acres under Alternative 2 of ruderal /disturbed and barren ground habitats shall be mitigated by participating in the Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan at agency - approved ratios. Sufficient funding would be paid to allow the Metropolitan Bakersfield Habitat Conservation Plan Trust Group to purchase at least 4.77 acres of suitable San Joaquin kit fox habitat. 1E -11 Before construction, the limits of permanent and temporary impacts will be verified and mapped by habitat type within those limits. The map will be submitted for approval by the U.S. Fish and wildlife Service before submittal to the City of Bakersfield Planning Department for fee payment. Upon completion of project construction, all areas subject to temporary ground disturbance, including storage and staging areas, temporary roads, and pipeline corridors, shall be recontoured if necessary and revegetated to promote restoration of the area to preproject conditions. Appropriate methods and plant species used to revegetate such areas shall be determined on a site - specific basis in consultation with the U.S. Fish and wildlife Service, the California Department of Fish and wildlife, and revegetation experts. b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, and regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? Facts Supporting Findina The Project would result in direct temporary impacts to sycamore /woodland habitat. Temporary construction easements occurring on the Kern River Parkway Bike Trail could result in indirect temporary impacts to sycamore /willow woodland habitat such as dust, noise, and spills from construction vehicles. These impacts could temporarily degrade the sycamore /willow woodland habitat; however, due to their nature, they would stop at project completion. 0 "r 34 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 241 i Street Improvement Project /� NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) a w e a s r i p SCH No. 2008041070 Mitigation Measures NC -2, NC -3, NC-4, NC -5, and NC -10 of the Final EIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: NC -2 A biologist shall monitor construction within the vicinity of sycamore /woodland areas within the Kern River riverbed, as needed, for the duration of the project to flush any wildlife species present before construction and to ensure that vegetation removal, best management practices, environmentally sensitive area avoidance, and all other avoidance and minimization measures are properly observed and implemented. NC -3 A biologist shall monitor construction within the vicinity of sycamore /woodland areas within the Kern River riverbed, as needed, for the duration of the project to flush any wildlife species present before construction and to ensure that vegetation removal, best management practices, environmentally sensitive area avoidance, and all other avoidance and minimization measures are properly observed and implemented. NC -4 Any native vegetation removal or tree (native or exotic) trimming activities shall occur outside of the nesting bird season (February 15- August 31). In the event that vegetation clearing is necessary during the nesting season, a qualified biologist shall conduct a preconstruction survey to identify the locations of nests. NC -S All equipment maintenance, staging, and dispensing of fuel, oil, or any other such activities shall occur in developed or designated nonsensitive habitat areas outside of the Kern River bed. The designated upland areas shall be in such a manner as to prevent any spill runoff from entering waters of the United States. NC -10 Following project construction, all disturbed habitat adjacent to the Kern River shall be restored with native vegetation to the best extent feasible. d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? Facts Supporting Finding Wildlife movement in portions of Carrier Canal within the study area is currently hindered by the relatively high water level in Carrier Canal and fencing along the canal, both of which prohibit animal access; therefore, implementation of the Project would not result in direct permanent impacts to wildlife movement within Carrier Canal. While the Project would result in direct permanent impacts to the Kern River it would not result in long -term direct impacts to wildlife movement in the Kern River. However, avoidance and minimization measures will be implemented as part of the Project. Mitigation Measures NC -7 and NC -9 of the Final EIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measures are as follows- NC-7 During the night, the wildlife corridor shall be kept clear of all equipment that could potentially serve as barriers to wildlife passage. All equipment storage shall occur in designated areas outside of the Kern River. BAKE, o� 35 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD v� 24' Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 6109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) A A E R F I E L o SCH No. 2008041070 NC -9 Equipment maintenance, lighting, and staging shall be in designated areas and directed away from the wildlife corridor, and it shall be limited in duration. Construction work shall not be conducted at night adjacent to the wildlife corridor to the extent feasible. However, if work must be done at night, noise and lighting shall be directed away from the wildlife corridor. All nighttime work adjacent to the wildlife corridor shall be coordinated with the City and a qualified biologist. CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the project: b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of an archeological resource pursuant to § 15064.5? Facts Supportina Finding No archaeological resources were identified within the Area of Potential Effects by the archival research or the field survey. However, if previously unidentified cultural materials are unearthed during construction, the work will be halted in that area until a qualified archaeologist can assess the significance of the find. Additional archaeological survey would be needed if the Project limits are extended beyond the present survey limits. Mitigation Measure CR -1 of the Final EIR reduces impacts below a level of significance. The measure is as follows: CR -1 If cultural materials are discovered during construction, all earth- moving activity within and around the immediate discovery area shall be diverted until a qualified archaeologist or historian can assess the nature and significance of the find. Further provisions of Public Resources Code 5097.98 are to be followed as applicable. c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature? Facts Supporting Finding Based on the sensitivity of the area for paleontological resources, excavation below a depth of 5 feet in the latest Pleistocene native sediments within the Project study area could result in adverse impacts on nonrenewable paleontological resources. Ground disturbing construction activities such as excavation have the potential to encounter scientifically significant paleontological resources. This could result in the destruction of unique and valuable scientific specimens and data. Mitigation Measure PAL -lof the Final EIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measure is as follows: PAL -1 Before completion of final engineering and in accordance with the guidelines in the Caltrans Standard Environmental Reference, a Paleontological Mitigation Plan shall be prepared by a qualified paleontologist for inclusion in the Plans, Specifications, and Estimate and implemented during the excavation phase of 0,1 Y o` 36 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD �I • 20 Stmt Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5108 (111), NCIIPLN 5108 111% A E R 5 F L o SCH No. 2008041070 the Project. The qualified Principal Paleontologist shall attend pregrading meetings and consult with grading and excavation contractors. The construction contractor's employees shall attend paleontological resource awareness training session(s) if they will be involved in earthmoving project activities. The Paleontological Mitigation Plan shall generally discuss fossil discovery, recovery, and subsequent handling. Paleontological monitoring shall be conducted by a qualified individual. Based on field reviews and the paleontological literature available, it does not appear that full -time monitoring would be required at all of the proposed excavation sites within the Project. It is anticipated that only minor monitoring and spot checks would be necessary where soil disturbance below a depth of 5 feet in native sediments would occur. However, the actual extent of monitoring would be dictated by the design details of the selected alternative and would be determined during design by a qualified Principal Paleontologist (who holds an M.S. or Ph.D. in paleontology or geology, and is familiar with paleontological procedures and techniques). The Principal Paleontologist would review the construction plans with proposed excavation sites and the Paleontological Evaluation Report to determine which, if any, project components would involve earthmoving activities at depths sufficient to warrant development of a Paleontological Mitigation Plan, consistent with Caltrans' Standard Environmental Reference. The Principal Paleontologist would review the construction schedule in order to develop the monitoring schedule and compile accompanying costs. A nonstandard special provision to address paleontological resources would also be incorporated into the construction contract to notify the construction contractor to cooperate with the paleontological monitoring and salvage activities. Paleontological resources should also be discussed at the pre -bid meeting. As noted above in Section VI, although impacts were determined to be less than significant, Avoidance and Minimization Measure CR -2 of the Final EIR will be implemented. The measure is as follows: CR -2 If human remains are discovered, State Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 states that further disturbances and activities shall cease in any area or nearby area suspected to overlie remains and the County Coroner contacted. Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 5097.98, if the remains were thought to be Native American, the coroner shall notify the Native American Heritage Commission, which shall then notify the Most Likely Descendant. The City's Resident Engineer shall contact the City and the District 6 Environmental Branch Chief and /or Cultural Studies Staff so that they may work with the Most Likely Descendant on the respectful treatment and disposition of the remains. Further provisions of Public Resources Code 5097.98 shall be followed as applicable. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. Would the project: bj Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials 0 37 of 52 C! ?I01!,i.tL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 2e Street Improvement Project � (/f NCIIPLN 5109 If 11), NCIIPLN 5109 (1110) E R 5 E 1 E L D SCH No. 2008041070 into the environment? Facts Su000rtina Findina Construction activities would involve the demolition of structures that may contain asbestos, lead -based paint and polychlorinated biphenyls and wooden poles treated with creosote. Soils along 241h Street may contain lead as well as roadway paint striping. Mitigation Measures HAZ -2 through HAZ -10 of the Final EIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: HAZ -2 Asbestos, lead -based paint, and polychlorinated biphenyl surveys shall be conducted by a certified consultant for any building structures that would be renovated or demolished as part of the Project. Surveys for asbestos, lead -based paint, and polychlorinated biphenyl surveys of building structures shall be conducted during preparation of project construction plans and when access to parcels outside the existing right -of -way is available. Estimates during the Plans, Specifications, and Estimates phase of the Project shall include provisions for proper removal and disposal by a licensed contractor registered with the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration for asbestos- related work, or by a licensed and certified asbestos abatement contractor. HAZ -3 During final design, all utility pole - mounted and pad- mounted transformers in the study area shall be inspected for leaks. Leaking transformers shall be considered a potential polychlorinated biphenyl hazard unless tested and shall be handled accordingly. HAZ -4 Removal of yellow paint striping on the 24th Street bridge over the Kern River during construction shall require transport and disposal to a Class I landfill. Depending on the method of removal, appropriate Standard Special Provisions shall be provided regarding handling, transport, and disposal of traffic stripe /pavement marking-generated waste. HAZ -5 Special handling, treatment, or disposal of aerially deposited lead in soils during construction activities shall be consistent with the Department of Toxic Substance Control Lead Variance (No. V09HQSCD006) dated July 1, 2009. HAZ -6 All wooden utility poles that are to be removed or relocated as part of the Project, as well as those soils at the bases of these utility poles (unless documentation from the utility company indicates that creosote was not used), shall be handled for treated wood waste in accordance with Caltrans Standard Special Provision 14 -010. HAZ -7 Before construction, the utility company shall be notified to ensure that the locations of underground transmission lines and facilities are marked. In addition, Underground Service Alert of Southern California shall be contacted at least two working days before subsurface excavation. 38 of 52 0 o CITY OF RAKERSFIELD /% • 2e Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPIN 5109 (110) s r i e o SCN No. 20080/1070 HAZ -8 The procedures outlined in Caltrans Unknown Hazards Procedures for Construction shall be followed during construction in the event that an unknown hazardous contamination is revealed or unknown hazardous waste /material is encountered. HAZ -9 Any demolition or renovation of a building structure requires notification and submittal fees to the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District at least 10 days before proceeding with the demolition work. Contractors shall adhere to the requirements of San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District during renovation /activities. HAZ- 10When lead- impacted soils are identified, a Lead Compliance Plan shall be prepared by the contractor to prevent or minimize worker exposure to lead from handling material containing aerially- deposited lead (California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 1532.1). This plan shall also be required for work performed on painted structures. The contractor shall prepare a written, project - specific Excavation and Transportation Plan establishing procedures the contractor shall use for excavating, stockpiling, transporting, and placing (or disposing) of material containing aerially deposited lead. The plan must conform to Department of Toxic Substance Control and California Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations. For samples where lead levels exceed hazardous waste criteria, the excavated soil shall be either managed or disposed of as a California hazardous waste or stockpiles and resampled to confirm waste classification and potential utilization of Caltrans' hazardous waste variance agreement to recycle soil on site. The appropriate Standard Special Provision shall be included in the Plans, Specifications, and Estimate. As noted above in Section VI, although impacts were determined to be less than significant, Avoidance and Minimization Measure HAZ -1 of the Final EIR will be implemented. The measure is as follows: HAZ -1 Before construction, a site- specific Health and Safety Plan consistent with Caltrans requirements, including identification of key personnel, summary of risk assessment for workers, the community, and the environment, Air Monitoring Plan, and Emergency Response Plan, shall be prepared. g) Impair implementation of orphysically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? Facts Su000rtina Findin Emergency services could experience temporary, short-term traffic delays and temporary and intermittent road detours around the project area during construction. This could result in delayed response times for police, fire protection, and emergency services. All circulation changes would be designed to help entry and exit of emergency response vehicles during construction phases. Potential temporary impacts to service providers would be minimized through implementation of a Traffic Management Plan. Mitigation Measures U -2 and U-3 of the Final EIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: 39 of 52 v,VC o` o OSIGIiJ, ?L CITY OF BAKERSFIELD // • 24°i Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 510$ (110) E R s r i a L D SCH No. 2008041070 U -2 During construction, the City shall be required to coordinate in advance of all temporary street or lane closures and detour plans with fire, emergency, medical, and law enforcement providers to minimize temporary delays in emergency services response times. U -3 Per Calfrons Deputy Directive 60 -R1 (September 2007), a Traffic Management Plan shall be prepared in consultation with the City and with all emergency service providers within the project study area. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY. As noted above in Section VI, although impacts were determined to be less than significant, Avoidance and Minimization Measure WQ -1 through WQ-4 of the Final EIR will be implemented. The measures are as follows: WQ -1 The Project shall develop and implement a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and Erosion and Sedimentation Plan. The Project shall implement temporary erosion and sediment control best management practices during construction and implement the requirements of the statewide General Construction permit. Temporary best management practices such as desilting basins, erosion control blankets, and other minimum construction best management practices shall be implemented consistent with the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan and Erosion and Sedimentation Plan. In addition, the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan shall contain provisions for changes to the plan such as Alternative mechanisms, if necessary, during project design and /or construction to achieve the stated goals and performance standards. WQ -2 The Project shall develop and implement a Standard Urban Storm Water Management Plan and Storm Water Data Report. The Project shall be designed to include treatment control best management practice devices such as detention devices, vegetated treatment, and other Caltrans- approved devices per the Storm Wafer Data Report. Treatment control best management practices shall capture and treat storm water runoff from the Project and treat the anticipated targeted design constituents (pollutants) to the maximum extent practicable. W0-3 Construction of the extended culvert under 24th Street at Carrier Canal shall require dry conditions to permit construction in the canal. A temporary diversion conduit shall be built next to Carrier Canal to divert flows during construction of the culvert extension. The diversion conduit shall be operational for about three months. Flows shall be redirected to the extended culvert underneath 24th Street following completion of construction activities. WQ -4 An encroachment permit shall be obtained from the Central Valley Flood Protection Board for construction activities along the Kern River bridge within 20 feet of the river banks. NOISE. Would the project: 40 of 52 ai v ORIU ^JAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 24° Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) 9 i A E R 5 F 1 SCH No. 2008041070 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? Facts Supporting Finding Implementation of the Project would result in potential short-term noise impacts during construction of the Project. Construction of the Project would comply with local jurisdiction noise restrictions as well as the Caltrans Standard Specifications Section 14- 8.02 and Caltrans Standard Provisions S5 -310. Mitigation Measures N0I -1 through N0I -4 of the Final EIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: NOI -1 To minimize construction noise impacts on sensitive land uses adjacent to the project study area, construction noise is regulated by the Caltrans Standard Specifications in Section 148.02, "Noise Control," and also by Standard Special Provision 55 -310, "Noise Control." Noise control shall conform to the provisions in Section 14 -8.02 and Standard Special Provision S5-310. NOI.2 If nighttime construction is necessary, the noise level from the contractor's operation, between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. shall not exceed 86 dBA at a distance of 50 feet. N0I -3 If nighttime construction is necessary, the contractor shall use an alternative back -up warning device /method leg., strobe lights, flagmen) for construction vehicles instead of a sound signal unless required by safety laws. NOI -4 The contractor shall equip all internal combustion engines with the manufacturer - recommended muffler and shall not operate any internal combustion engine on the jobsite without the appropriate muffler. b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels? Facts Supportina Finding During certain construction phases, processes such as earth moving with bulldozers, the use of vibratory compaction rollers, impact pile driving, demolitions, or pavement braking may cause construction related vibration impacts such as human annoyance or, in some cases, building damages. There are cases where it may be necessary to use this type of equipment in close proximity to residential buildings. Appropriate measures have been included to eliminate or minimize vibration impacts during construction activities. Mitigation Measures 140I -5 and N0I -6 of the Final FIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: NOI -5 The contractor shall be required to adhere to the following vibration - control measures: 41 of 52 e o � ORIGINAL CITY OF 6AKERSFIELD /% • 2e Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) e w t e r o SCN No. 2009041070 Restrict the hours of vibration- intensive equipment or activities such as vibratory rollers so that impacts to residents are minimal (e.g., weekdays during daytime hours only when as many residents as possible are away from home; The owner of a building close enough to a construction vibration source that damage to that structure due to vibration is possible would be entitled to a pre - construction building inspection to document the pre - construction condition of that structure; and Conduct vibration monitoring during vibrationintensive activities. NOI.6 Contractor shall have a Noise and Vibration Monitoring and Mitigation Plan prepared by a qualified Acoustical Engineer and submit it for approval by Caltrans and the City of Bakersfield prior to construction. The Plan must outline noise and vibration monitoring procedures at predetermined noise and vibration sensitive sites as well as historic properties. Plan also must include calculated noise and vibration levels for various construction phases and mitigation measures that may need to meet the project specifications. The contractor shall not start any construction work or operate any noise generating construction equipment at the construction site before approval of the Plan. Plan must be updated every three months or sooner if there are any changes to the construction activities. To be in compliance with the Memorandum of Agreement (see Mitigation CR -3), the plan shall (1) identify procedures for a preconstrvction survey of buildings to identify existing cracks and other structural issues; (2) define a pre - construction analysis of anticipated vibration impacts to determine effect thresholds and appropriate measures that might be required to minimize vibration risks during construction; (3) define vibration and analysis methods to be used during construction and outline specific protective response provisions should adverse effects to structural and /or material integrity occur during construction. C) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? Facts Su000rtina Findina A permanent increase in ambient noise level would occur as a result of the long -term use of the Project. A traffic noise impact would occur when the future noise level with the Project results in a substantial increase in noise level from existing baseline noise levels. Based on the noise analysis, two receivers would have a substantial increase in noise due to the widening of 24th Street to the north. The increase in noise levels at these receivers is considered perceptible to the human ear in an outdoor environment. Mitigation Measure 110I -7 of the Final EIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measure is as follows: NOI -7 Based on the studies completed and soundwall survey results, Caltrans and the City of Bakersfield intend to incorporate noise abatement in the form of soundwalls at the following locations for the Project. • Soundwall 1 A at Receiver R -4A with a respective length of 230 feet and 42 of 52 oN% cJ p Cr " "iIG1;JN! v� CITY pr vement BAKERSFIELD • 24°i Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) B R E R S SCH No. 2008041070 average height of 8 feet. Calculations based on preliminary design data indicate that Soundwall 1 A would reduce noise levels by 6 dB and benefit one residence at a cost of $116,610. Soundwall lA will be constructed at the City's expense. • Soundwall 6 at Receiver R -52 with a respective length of 60 feet and average height of 8 feet. Calculations based on preliminary design data indicate that Soundwall 6 would reduce noise levels by 8 dB and benefit one residence at a cost of $36,230. • Soundwall 8 at Receivers R -57 through R -59 with a respective length of 166 feet and average height of 8 feet. Calculations based on preliminary design data indicate that Soundwall 8 would reduce noise levels by 5 to 8 dB and benefit seven residences at a cost of $99,884. • Soundwall 9 at Receivers R -76 through R -77 with a respective length of 194 feet and average height of 6 feet. Calculations based on preliminary design data indicate that Soundwall 9 would reduce noise levels by 6 dB and benefit two residences at a cost of $97,570. • Soundwall 10 at Receiver R-82 with a respective length of 65 feet and average height of 10 feet. Calculations based on preliminary design data indicate that Soundwall 10 would reduce noise levels by 10 dB and benefit one residence at a cost of $45,195. • Soundwall 11 at Receivers R -90 through R -91 with a respective length of 207 feet and average height of 12 feet. Calculations based on preliminary design data indicate that Soundwall 11 would reduce noise levels by 5 to 11 dB and benefit four residences at a cost of $163,398. • Soundwall 12 at Receivers R -96 through R -97 with a respective length of 137 feet and average height of 10 feet. Calculations based on preliminary design data indicate that Soundwall 12 would reduce noise levels by 6 to 10 dB and benefit three residences at a cost of $95,517. If during final design conditions have substantially changed, noise abatement may not be necessary. The final decision of the noise abatement will be made upon completion of the project design and the public involvement processes. The physical characteristics of the noise abatement described may be subject to change or refinement by the project development team and /or the City of Bakersfield. During final design, if conditions have substantially changed, noise abatement may not be necessary. The final decision on noise abatement would be made on completion of the project design and the public involvement processes. d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? Facts Su000rtina Finding See response to Noise a) above for Facts Supporting Finding and Mitigation Measures. POPULATION AND HOUSING. 43 of 52 n 0 v� s • � e r o CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 20 Stmt Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) SCH No. 2008041070 As noted above in Section VI, although impacts were determined to be less than significant, Minimization Measure R -1 of the Final EIR will be implemented. The measure is as follows: R -1 Where acquisition and relocation are unavoidable, the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 and the 1987 Amendments, as implemented by the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Regulations for Federal and Federally Assisted Programs adopted by the U.S. Department of Transportation )March 2, 1989) shall be followed. Relocation advisory assistance shall be provided to any person, business, farm, or nonprofit organization displaced as a result of the acquisition of real property for public use. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the project: a) 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 governmental 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: Parks? Facts Su000rtina Finding The Project would result in the permanent use of 0.8 acre of land from the total 26.3 acres in Beach Park. This represents about 3 percent of the total area of this park. This land would be permanently incorporated in the public right -of -way to accommodate the widened 24th and Oak streets. Specifically, the Project would use a narrow step of land along the north boundary of Beach Park next to the existing right -of -way for 24th Street and a narrow strip of land along the east boundary of Beach Park next to the existing right -of -way for Oak Street. The two strips of land would be used for construction of an embankment next to the improved 24th and Oak streets. This would be a permanent use of 0.8 acre of land from Beach Park, The Kern River Parkway Bike Trail would need to be closed temporarily during construction on the 24th Street bridge. Mitigation Measures LU -1 and LU -2 of the Final FIR would reduce impacts below a level of significance. The measures are as follows: LU -1 When temporary closures of the Kern River Parkway Bike Trail are necessary to accommodate construction on the 24th Street bridge from under the bridge, trail users shall be stopped north and south of the closure by flag persons and directed to a temporary detour route. Trail users shall be provided maps showing the detour route and shall be provided information on the anticipated length of time each closure will be in effect. The detour for southbound bicyclists shall begin at the cul-de -sac at the north end of Oak Street, north of 24th Street, and then travel southbound, cross 241h Street, and turn west onto 21 st Street. Bicyclists shall then travel through Beach Park and reconnect with the Kern River Parkway Bike Trail using the existing paved path from Beach Park. The detour for n�.y� / v� R E R 5 F 1 E L CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 2eR' Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5105 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) SCH No. 2008041070 northbound bicyclists shall be opposite the detour for southbound bicyclists, beginning at the existing paved path from the bike trail to Beach Park and ending at the Oak Street cul-de -sac. LU -2 Land affected by the Temporary Construction Easements within Beach Park and the Kern River Parkway Bike Trail shall be restored to its existing or better condition at the completion of the construction of the project in those areas. VIII. FINDINGS REGARDING INFEASIBILITY OF MITIGATION MEASURES FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS The City of Bakersfield, having reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR, appendices to the Final EIR and the administrative record, finds, pursuant to Public Resources Code 21081 (a)(3) and State CEOA Guidelines §15091 (a)(3) that (i), that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, make infeasible the mitigation measures identified in the Hnal EIR and, therefore, the Project will cause significant unavoidable impacts in the category of Cultural Resources (Historic Resources). CULTURAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Implementation of the project would cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resources as defined in § 15064.5. Facts Supporting Finding Based on the analysis contained in the FEIR /EA, the Project may result in significant unavoidable environmental impacts with respect to historic resources. While a Memorandum of Agreement (Appendix D of the FEIR /EA) has been developed by Caltrans in consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Office to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts to the built environment, and includes specific measures to have historic contributors to two National Register of Historic Places - eligible Historic Districts be offered up for relocation so as to avoid their destruction, there remains a potential that one or more of the contributor houses will not be relocated and will be ultimately demolished, as per the Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement. In addition, the Project involves the demolition of the property located at 2312 24th Street, which was identified as significant in an historical resource survey meeting the requirements of Section 15064.5 (a) (2) and is therefore also subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. The demolition of historic resources cannot be mitigated to a less than significant level. Therefore, the Project would have a significant and unavoidable impact on historic resources. The Memorandum of Agreement was signed by Caltrans and the State Historic Preservation Officer, as well as the City of Bakersfield, on October 26, 2012. Approved mitigation to avoid or minimize the effects is described in Mitigation Measures CR 3 and CR -4 below. CR -3: The City, in consultation with Caltrans Headquarters Cultural Studies Office, Department District 6, and the State Historic Preservation Officer, so as to avoid inadvertent damage to historic properties and ensure the protection of their material and structural integrity, will develop a Noise and Vibration Monitoring and Mitigation Plan. The plan will (1) identity procedures for a pre - construction survey of buildings to identify existing cracks and other o' 0 45 of 52 CITY OF RAKERSFIELD • 240 Strout Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 fill), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) F R S r i LLD SCH No. 2008041070 structural issues; (2) define a pre-construction analysis of anticipated Vibration impacts to determine effect thresholds and appropriate measures that might be required to minimize vibration risks during construction; (3) define vibration and analysis methods to be used during construction and outline specific protective response provisions should adverse effects to structural and /or material integrity occur during construction. The Noise and Vibration Monitoring and Mitigation Plan shall be prepared prior to the start of any construction activities that will result in vibration. The Noise and Vibration Monitoring and Mitigation Plan will be coordinated with the Catrans' Standard Special Provisions, Caltrans' Environmental Commitments Record, and as notes to be included in the construction plans for contractors. The City shall be responsible for repairing any material or structural damage including cosmetic cracks caused to any historic property as a result of vibration. Any required repairs to restore a historic property to its condition prior to the construction work shall be carried out in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings. As all historic buildings (including contributors) within the Undertaking Area of Potential Effects are privately-owned properties, consent with the owner shall be obtained before any preconstruction survey, or repair work, if needed, is conducted. CR -4 Impacts to the built environment related to selection of either alternative, and assuming the project alternative ultimately selected will have adverse effects on the following historic property, these measures apply only if in such cases an adverse effect will occur to the property due to implementation of the undertaking: South of 24th Street Historic District a) Prior to any work that will adversely affect any characteristics that qualify the South of 24th Street Historic District as a historic property, Caltrans shall ensure that the recordation measures set forth in section I.b and Lc below are completed. b) The City shall take large - format (4" x 5" or larger negative size) black and white photographs showing elevations of each of the individual historic district contributors located within the Area of Potential Effects. Photographs shall be processed for archival permanence in accordance with the Historic American Building Survey photographic specifications. Views of the individual contributors shall include details of unique or character- defining architectural features and overviews of the property's setting and vegetation. A minimum of twenty large format photographs that address various neighborhood street views in the historic district, both within and outside the Area of Potential Effects, separate from photographs of the individual contributors, also shall be taken. A written report of between 50 and 75 pages shall be prepared, which upon its completion and approval shall be distributed, at a minimum, to the Regional Information Center at California State c�`OANFg' 0 46 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 2e Street Improvement Project 51 NCIIPLN 6109 (1111), NCIIPLN 6109 (110) SCH No. 2008041070 University - Bakersfield, the City of Bakersfield Beale Library California Room, Kern County Museum, Calirans District 6, California Office of Historic Preservation and Caltrans Headquarters Library and History Center. c) For those contributors to the South of 24th Street Historic District which will be directly impacted by the project, including relocation or destruction, in addition to the requirements established in I.b of this mitigation measure, the City shall take large - format photographs of interior detailing, if possessing integrity and dating from the period of historic significance, as determined by the Caltran's principal architectural historian or professionally qualified staff designee. Calirans will consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer regarding recordation level and specifications for completing additional documentation. d) The City, in concert with Caltrans Headquarters Cultural Studies Office and District 6, will prepare a marketing plan to offer to the public the availability and relocation of each of the residential property contributors in the South of 24th Street Historic District which will be directly impacted and fully acquired for right -of -way purposes by the undertaking, if avoidance is not feasible. Notices of availability will be made through local newspapers and letters to be sent to local historical museums and heritage organizations. Such buildings will be available for a minimum of thirty calendar days and building relocation costs will only be reimbursed for up to the estimated cost of demolition. The current owner will have the right of first refusal. e) If any buildings considered historic contributors will not be relocated as specified in l.d of this mitigation measure, as appropriate, decorative, interpretive or character- defining building elements will be offered by the City to local historical societies /museums, then offered to architectural recycling companies before demolishing the building completely. The City, in consultation with Calrans Headquarters Cultural Studies Office, District 6, and State Historic Preservation Officer, will develop an interpretive Project that results in the documentation of the district's history and meaning to the general public by means of a pamphlet (not to exceed 24 pages) on the immediate area's architectural heritage. This pamphlet will highlight the South of 24th Street Historic District, in the context of the social, economic, and cultural trends of the late nineteenth to mid - twentieth century, with an emphasis on the styles reflected in the contributors within the district. Five hundred copies of the pamphlet will be published. These professionally researched, written and printed materials will be offered at no cost through the local museums and heritage organizations. 47 of 52 p m 5 0 O "iCl. "IAL / yG� B A A E 0. 5 IX. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 24° Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 6109 (110) SCH No. 2008041070 g) The City, in consultation with Caltrons Headquarters Cultural Studies Office, District 6, and the State Historic Preservation Officer, shall contribute content to a City - maintained website that will provide a user - friendly guide on the various major architectural design styles represented within the South of 24th Street Historic Distrct, (with a special focus on the styles of the contributors) and may include display historic photographs, maps, and other readily accessible background materials. The City shall create the website within two years of execution of the signed Memorandum of Agreement (signed on December 5, 2012) for this project and maintain the website through construction of the Project. h) Incorporation of horoscope features (including soundwalls) and landscape and architectural treatments that are compatible with the general character of the South of 24th Street historic district, including color, texture, plants and vine treatment, shall be considered by the City, as feasible. If such context sensitive features are not feasible, documentation to justify the decision shall be submitted to Cattrans Headquarters Cultural Studies Office, District 6, and the State Historic Preservation Officer. 1) The City, in consultation with Cattrans Headquarters Cultural Studies Office, District 6, and the State Historic Preservation Officer, shall restore any contributor parcels for which a temporary construction easement is required to its pre-construction conditions, following the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment for Historic Properties with Guidelines for Rehabilitation. 2. North of 24th Street Historic District The project was determined to not adversely affect the historic district to the north of 24th Street. The recordation measures set forth in Measure CR -4, sections l.b, l.c, l.f, and l.g will also include those parcels acquired and affected by the preferred alternative within the historic district north of 24th Street. FINDING REGARDING POTENTIALLY FEASIBLE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED BUT ELIMINATED FROM FURTHER DISCUSSION The City of Bakersfield, as Lead Agency for the environmental review of the Project, makes the following findings with regard to potentially feasible alternatives considered but eliminated from further discussion: The Recirculated FOR includes an expanded analysis of the potentially feasible alternatives to the proposed project, using the approach the Court identified for determining suitable alternatives, and provides additional technical information about the potential alternatives, together with corresponding figures. This additional analysis supports the City's determination that each of the eight 48 of 52 c v X. FIELD CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 24e Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) SCH No. 2009041070 eliminated alternatives fails to meet one or more of the four threshold criteria for selecting alternatives that are cited in the CEG1A Guidelines and, for this reason, should not be selected for further detailed analysis in the Recirculated FEIR. FINDING REGARDING ALTERNATIVES The City of Bakersfield, having reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final FIR, appendices to the Final EIR and the administrative record, finds, pursuant to Public Resources Code 21081 (a)(3) and State CEGA Guidelines §15091 (a)(3) that (i) the Final EIR considers a reasonable range of project alternatives and mitigation measures. The following three alternatives have been determined to represent a reasonable range of alternatives which have the potential to feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the Project but which may avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant impacts of the Project: "No Project" Alternative Under the No -Build (No Project) Alternative, no improvements would be made to the existing Oak Street /24th Street intersection and 24th Street other than routine roadway maintenance such as roadway cleaning, pothole repair, landscape maintenance, irrigation repair, inspections, etc. The No-Build Alternative is a baseline by which to measure and compare the proposed improvement (build) alternatives. Traffic modeling for the No-Build Alternative reflects the current highway network augmented by planned transportation projects that are reasonably expected to take place in the design year. The No-Build Alternative would cost nothing at this time, but would have other impacts. Traffic volumes along State Route 178 and Oak Street would increase as the City continues to grow. The existing Level of Service at the State Route 178 /Oak Street intersection would degrade to Level of Service F by 2035. Traffic backups would become longer, and vehicle delays would increase. This Alternative is considered environmentally superior to the Build Alternatives (Alternative) - Widen to the North and Alternative 2 - Widen to the South) because it would avoid all or most of the Project's short-term, long -term, and cumulative impacts. However, it would not meet any of the project objectives. Build AltemaHves (Alternative 1, Widen to the North and Alternative 2, Widen to the South) Build Alternatives (Alternatives 1 and 2) The following design features are the same for both Alternatives 1 and 2 1. State Route 99 /State Route 58 /State Route 178 interchange and northbound State Route 99 auxiliary lane —Widen westbound 24th Street to accommodate an additional lane and improvements at the State Route 99 southbound ramp and construction of a northbound auxiliary lane along State Route 99 south of 24th Street. 2. Oak Street intersection —Make improvements to northbound, southbound, eastbound, and westbound Oak Street approaches. 3. 24th Street Bridge over the Kem River — Remove the existing raised median and 49 of 52 u O!1GlNAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 2e Street Improvement Project NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) 5 F 1 E L D SCH No. 2008041070 rebuild a smaller width raised median near the middle of the 24th Street bridge to accommodate four standard -width lanes in each direction and shoulders. 4. Bus turnouts —Add bus turnouts at Oak Street and Encina /E Street (westbound) /G Street (eastbound). S. Reverse curve IS curved —Build a new reverse curve (the street curves from one direction to the other) that begins along 24th Street near Alder Street (A Street) and ends along 23rd Street near D Street. 6. Two-way frontage road connecting Elm Street to Beech Street —Build a two -way frontage road on the north side of 24th Street connecting Elm Street to Beech Street, providing additional access to Elm Street. 7. 23rd Street /24th Street couplet (from D Street to 0.2 mile east of M Street) —Make improvements to the 23rd Street /24th Street couplet (a pair of one way streets), including removing existing on- street parking along 23rd and 24th Streets, rehabilitating the roadway, and restriping to allow an additional travel lane in each direction. 8. Close D Street on the north side of 23rd Street (Segment 4) 9. Enhanced landscaping in the median and parkway areas (the area outside of the shoulder of the roadway) on both the north and south sides of the facility within Segment 3 from Oak Street on the west to C Street on the east, and along the south side of 23rd Street between C Street and D Street. Unique Features of the Build Alternatives Alternatives I and 2 would include the above design features, but would differ where 24th Street is widened to the north or south. Alternative 1 would widen 24th Street to the north of its existing alignment, and Alternative 2 would widen 24th Street to the south of the existing roadway alignment. The two build alternatives are summarized below. ABemative 1 (Widen to the North) Alternative I would widen 24th Street to the north and would encompass the State Route 99 interchange and auxiliary lane, the Oak Street /24th Street intersection, the 24th Street widening to the north, and the 24th Street couplet area. The widening to the north along 24th Street would add two travel lanes (one in each direction). The proposed roadway alignment would be shifted north of the existing alignment about 17 feet, which would minimize the right -of -way acquisition on the south side of 24th Street. Eight cul -de -sacs would be constructed on side streets on the south side of 24m Street. Impacts include full and partial right -of -way acquisitions and reconstruction of Carrier Canal on the north and south sides of 24th Street. Alternative 2 (Widen to the South) Alternative 2 would include the State Route 99 interchange and auxiliary lane, the Oak Street /24th Street intersection, the 24th Street widening to the south, and the 23rd Street and 24th Street couplet area. The widening to the south would add two travel lanes (one in each direction). The proposed roadway alignment would be shifted south of the existing alignment about 21 feet, which would minimize the right -of -way acquisition on the north side of 24th Street, and accommodate residential garage access from the north properties directly to 24th Street. Impacts include full and partial right -of -way acquisitions and reconstruction of Carrier Canal on the north and south sides of 24th Street. d' 50 of 52 K E R 5 f 1 E L O CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 2d"' Street Improvement Protect NCIIPLN 5109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (110) SCH No. 2008041070 Identification of a Preferred Alternative The Draft Environmental Impact Report /Environmental Assessment was circulated for public review between May 23 and July 16, 2012. A public hearing was held at the Rabobank Convention Center on June 26, 2012 and at the City of Bakersfield Planning Commission, City Hall South -City Council Chambers on July 5, 2012. All comments from the public hearings and those received during the public review period were considered and addressed in the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment, completed in December 2013. The Final Environmental Impact Report portion of the environmental document was decertified by the Bakersfield City Council in September 2015. The City has prepared the Recirculated Draft EIR focusing on the inclusion of six additional cul-de -sacs in the proposed project description that had been separately approved, and to expand the explanations about alternatives that were considered, but rejected, two areas found to be deficient under CEQA by the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Kern. The Recirculated Draft EIR was circulated for public review between January 11 and February 25, 2016. The City of Bakersfield Planning Commission held a public hearing for the Recirculated Draft EIR at the City of Bakersfield City Hall South -City Council Chambers on January 21, 2016. The City of Bakersfield Planning Commission used a formal format for the public hearing. Following a presentation by City staff, the public and planning commissioners had the opportunity to comment on the presentation and the project. A court reporter documented the staff presentation and all public comments. The Project Development Team has identified Alternative 1 -Widen to the North as its recommended preferred alternative for the final environmental document, but with some modifications requested by the public to help beautify the historic neighborhoods. The City and Coltrans have made this decision based on the ability of this alternative to meet the defined project objectives, engineering considerations, key project characteristics, and potential environmental impacts. This alternative has been selected as the best choice for achieving the project's purpose to address existing traffic congestion and future travel demand along 24th Street. "Environmentally Superior" Alternative The purpose of the Alternatives evaluation is to develop Project Alternatives that have fewer or no significant impacts compared to the Project. CEQA Section 15126.6(e)(2) indicates that, if the "No Project" Alternative is the "Environmentally Superior" Alternative, then the EIR shall also identify an Environmentally Superior Alternative among the other Alternatives. In this case, the "No Project" Alternative is the environmentally superior Alternative, as it would not result in environmental impacts associated with construction and long -term operation. The "No Project' Alternative would have equivalent or lesser environmental impacts when compared to the Project in the categories of agricultural resources, geology and soils, land use and planning, mineral resources, population and housing, utilities and service systems, biological resources, cultural resources, noise, and recreation and cumulative impacts. This Alternative does not meet the Project Objectives. Therefore, this Alternative has been rejected as an environmentally superior alternative. The "Alternative 2 - Widen to the South" Alternative would have equivalent or lesser 51 of 52 10. \:; o` d ORIGINAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 20 Stmet Improvement Project NCIIPLN 6109 (111), NCIIPLN 5109 (1 10) A E R 5 F 1 E L 0 SCH No. 2008011070 environmental impacts when compared to the Project in the categories of aesthetics, agricultural resources, air quality, biological resources, geology and soils, greenhouse gas emissions, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, land use and planning, mineral resources, noise, population and housing, public services, recreation, transportation /traffic, utilities and service systems, and cumulative impacts. This alternative results in a higher number of historic resources to be acquired than the Project (Alternative 1 - Widen to the North). Therefore, this Alternative has been rejected as an environmentally superior alternative. Based on the reasons stated above, Alternative 1 - Widen to the North (Project, Recommended Preferred Alternative) is the environmentally superior Alternative because no other Alternative feasibly achieves the objectives of the Project and reduces the potentially significant impacts to historic resources of the Project. y; o 52 of 52 CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 25109(eetlm NCIIPLN 1 Project NCIIPLN 51091111), NCIIPLN 5109 0) B A R E P 5 Y 1 E L D 9CN N0. 2Q9994191079 EXHIBIT 3 STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS Pursuant to § 15093 of the State CEQA Guidelines, decision - makers are required to balance the benefits of a project against its unavoidable environmental risks in determining whether to approve a project. In the event the benefits of a project outweigh the unavoidable adverse effects, the adverse environmental effects may be considered "acceptable ". The State CEQA Guidelines require that, when a public agency allows for the occurrence of significant effects which are identified in the Final Environmental Impact Report but are not at least substantially mitigated, the agency shall state in writing the specific reasons the action was supported. Any statement of overriding considerations should be included in the record of project approval and should be mentioned in the Notice of Determination. To the extent the significant effects of the project are not avoided or substantially lessened to a level of insignificance, the City of Bakersfield, having reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Project, and having reviewed and considered the information contained in the public record, and having balanced the benefits of the Project against the unavoidable effects which remain, finds that such unmitigated effects to be acceptable in consideration of the following overriding considerations discussion. The City finds that all feasible mitigation measures have been imposed to lessen Project impacts to less than significant, and furthermore, that alternatives to the Project are infeasible because they have greater environmental impacts, do not provide the benefits of the Project, or are otherwise socially or economically infeasible as fully described in the Project findings. Based on the analysis contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report /Environmental Assessment (FEIR /EA), the Project may result in significant unavoidable environmental impacts with respect to historic resources. While a Memorandum of Agreement (Appendix D of the FEIR /EA) has been developed by Caltrans in consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Office to avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts to the built environment, and includes specific measures to have historic contributors to two National Register of Historic Places - eligible Historic Districts be offered up for relocation so as to avoid their destruction, there remains a potential that one or more of the contributor houses will not be relocated and will be ultimately demolished, as per the Section 106 Memorandum of Agreement. In addition, the Project involves the demolition of the property located at 2312 24th Street, which was identified as significant in an historical resource survey meeting the requirements of Section 15064.5 (a) (2) and is therefore also subject to the California Environmental Quality Act. The demolition of historic resources cannot be mitigated to a less than significant c 1 of 2 O.FIGINAL CITY / v� pr B • 24"' Street Y OF B ment Project NCIIPLN 9109 (111), NCIIPLN 6109 (110) B P A E R S F 1 E L o SCH No. 2008041070 level. Therefore, the Project would have a significant and unavoidable impact on historic resources. The City of Bakersfield, as Lead Agency and decision -maker for the Project, has reviewed and considered the information contained in both the Draft and Final Environmental Impact Reports prepared for the 24th Street Improvement Project and the public record. The Project benefits include the following: • Addresses existing traffic congestion and future demand consistent with local and regional plans. • Includes aesthetic and landscaping enhancements that compliment and are compatible with the existing homes and landscaping contained within the Westchester and Riviera neighborhoods. • Improves air quality by reducing vehicle emissions due to increased idling during congested conditions. • Reduces impacts to historic resources within the Westchester and Riviera neighborhoods. • Improves water quality through the implementation of small and large footprint best management practices (basins). • Enhances the design and operational safety of the "S" curve (couplet area) along 24th Street. • May generate local jobs and economic opportunities during construction. The Lead Agency makes the following finding, pursuant to §15093 of the State CEQA Guidelines, with regard to the Statement of Overriding Considerations for the 24th Street Improvement Project: California Administrative Code, Title 14, Section 15093(a) states: "If the benefits of a proposed project outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects, the adverse environmental effects may be considered 'acceptable'." Based on the above discussion and on the evidence presented, the City of Bakersfield therefore finds that the benefits of the proposed Project outweigh the adverse impacts on Cultural Resources (Historic Resources) from the 24th Street Improvement Project, which cannot be eliminated or reduced to a level less than significant. 2 oft O�IG:P: =L CITY OF BAKERSFIELD /% • 24m Sheet Improvement No. 200 04107 Project SCH Na. 2006007070 EXHIBIT 4 1.0 MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM 1.1 MITIGATION AND MONITORING PROGRAM CONTENTS This document is the Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) for the 241M1 Street Improvement Project (SCH No. 2008041070). The MMP includes a brief discussion of the legal basis for and the purpose of the program, discussion, and direction regarding complaints about noncompliance, a key to understanding the monitoring matrix, and the monitoring matrix itself. 1.2 LEGAL BASIS OF AND PURPOSE FOR THE MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM California Public Resources Code §21081.6 requires public agencies to adopt mitigation monitoring or reporting programs whenever certifying an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) or a Mitigated Negative Declaration. This requirement facilitates implementation of all mitigation measures adopted through the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process. The MMP contained herein is intended to satisfy the requirements of CEQA as they relate to the EIR /EA (Environmental Assessment) prepared for the 241M1 Street Improvement Project. It is intended to be used by City of Bakersfield (City) staff, participating agencies, project contractors, and mitigation monitoring personnel during implementation of the Project. Mitigation is defined by State CEQA Guidelines §15370 as a measure that does any of the following: • Avoids impacts altogether by not taking a certain action or parts of an action. • Minimizes impacts by limiting the degree or magnitude of the action and its implementation. • Rectifies impacts by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the impacted environment. • Reduces or eliminates impacts over time by preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the project. • Compensates for impacts by replacing or providing substitute resources or environments. The intent of the MMP is to ensure the effective implementation and enforcement of adopted mitigation measures and permit conditions. The MMP will provide for monitoring of construction activities as necessary, on -site identification and resolution of environmental problems, and proper reporting to City staff. gRKF I of 35 G °!GIP!AL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 24m Sheet Improvement Project Improvement No. 2008047e 1.3 MITIGATION MONITORING TABLE The Mitigation Monitoring Table identifies the mitigation measures proposed for the 241^ Street Improvement Project. These mitigation measures are reproduced from the EIR /EA and conditions of approval for the Project. The table has the following columns: Mitigation Measure /Summary of Measure: Lists the mitigation measures identified within the EIR /EA for a specific impact, along with the number for each measure enumerated in the EIR /EA. Implementation Phase: Identifies at what point in time, review process, or phase the mitigation measures will be completed. Monitoring Phase: Identifies at what point in time, review process, or phase the mitigation measures will be monitored. Enforcing Agency: References the City department or any other public agency with which coordination is required to satisfy the identified mitigation measure. Verification of Compliance: Spaces to be initialed and dated by the individual designated to verify adherence to a specific mitigation measure. 1.4 NONCOMPLIANCE COMPLAINTS Any person or agency may file a complaint asserting noncompliance with the mitigation measures associated with the Project. The complaint shall be directed to the City in written form, providing specific information on the asserted violation. The City shall conduct an investigation to determine the validity of the complaint. If noncompliance with a mitigation measure has occurred, the City shall take appropriate action to remedy any violation. The complainant shall receive written confirmation indicating the results of the investigation or the final action corresponding to the particular noncompliance issue. 2 of 35 c OP!GINAL _ CITY of eAIIF holed ]<N Strad Im H No. 2 M holed sax xD.:DDegnDTa MMigatlon Monitoring Table 241 Street Improvement Project MMgdlon yammary d Moome, ImPlelnerratbn Phase MonRaing li Enforcing Agency VaEM nolcomolilflce InXlax Dde RemahS A4asere PRIDE AND RECREATION When temporary dosurr. of the Kern River DuMg Cp¢hucflon During camhudion Clty.1 E.b -flAd PUbkc Pakway Bike 4al are necessary to Works Depafinenl anmMate corchuctlm AT the 2111 Sheet Stage from under the badge, hat users v all be stopped nMM1 and swlh of the closure by flag persons and directed to atein,, delaur mule. Trail used shall be provded maps sbdWng the detour route and shall be provided InbmgllOn ad the anllClpaled length of 'me each closure will be in effect. The demur for LUI southbound bicyclists sMll begn at the cull¢ ac W the monk, and of Oak Street, north aI pd'^ SHfm:, and Ihen travel soulhbwn6 cross 21' Shoe( and Nth west onto 211 Street Blcyclil shall men navel tNOagb Beach Pan any ed with the Kem Mver Parkway NiIre Trail u ng Me eJSAng paved path from Beach Park. The delau d r for nothbound rycGS6 shall be apposite the tleers, far soulhWUnd Mods, Of end paved path fresh the begmmng c att s Ike not to Beach Park and ending at the Oak Street cul4esoc. hind ..alAd by the Temporary Common— End of corcWClim End of conslmman Cry of Bakersfield Pubic Easement, wllkn Beach Pan and the Kem Rfver Works Depu ment Ld2 Parkway Blke Trust shall be restated to its edsfingor, bettercmdnlm at the compleflon of the asstmcton of the pmleat In those areas. RELOCATIONS AND REAL PROPERTY ACOYISMONE Whed, mcquisi 0th and relocallan me During papehy acqurriion Dousing prCpeny City of Bakersfield pre 1, vadobe. the aphou nso the Inform ocqusuion Works BE parmem R -I Reloai" ism ce and Real Properly Acquldflon Policies Act of 1910 and the 1907 Amendments, as Implemented by the uniform Rke —tan Am mine and Real PrO OPr`� G U CITY Of BAKERSFIELD 24^ Street lmproveFil Protect SCN ND. 2008041070 MHlgatlon Monitoring Table, Continued 24- Street Improvement Project MEigpMOn VeNRCO11o0 of eom Ibllce Semmuy M Mel ImpbmenloNOn Phase MOMlobng Plmte ETdgrcirlp Agency InB It Dole gemnflo Mel Acquisition Rei seauons far Federal and Federally cabled Pro mms adopted by the us. Department O1 TranspMatM march 2, 11811 mall be reformed. Remcafian ovich, a19stanaemall be proemed to any person 609ress tarts, or nonprofit orgoN: anon a:goced as a rmult of the roadside real pro,ii for pubic use, DFUTY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES Notice shall be iii to owners of udry, Prla to the l shone of PracorslNtltm/ Clry of eokersfield Public u ompanes belwe In. reIOCOXOn ObM UI encroachment permits iMaoghoh In. duraton Wohs Department antl a a enaaachment parssral be obtained of—I comtmclon for poppytl a iffier. adinval hi comlmchon the City shall be moked to Pre2onshadion / ITT ... nOUI Preconhoctiw/ Clry of Inhibited Public OOrtllnale In advance of all temporary street or me dT.1 sat orvsite iMaagMUt the duration Wards Depatlment D_2 and debar plans vets fire rornM1Ummn acevines of an resit corchuaban magersoicyismedfcaL ant lam chancement ocmlf. pravitlers to re— temporary delays In rte limes. Per Ctllmns Deputy Direct,.. 60-R 1 btadambes Nor to construction ProcomhucfionI Cry, of orkersfieltl POdyd 2001), alma C Mamgement Plan shall be IhmugMN the daraflon Works department U3 prepared In consuttabori the City and win all OI pKile aONtNCfiM emergency service provided witch iM protect acNVlfies s TRAFFIC AND MMPO.WON /PEOESTMAN AND SICYCIE PACIIEItES Relit fo measures LLI and UQ for a tliscusuan of the Traffic MO,. I Plan and temporary rind awmmflm weM1 emeyenay saMCes IXodtleo brlxdetl cor¢fmcfian periods. ASUAIJAIEST NERCS The protect most lnCludelantlscadr9 thorny Inccdo— thnlnbthefinal Throughout the chafian cry of Bakersfield PUbYc ompaeblewllin lM1a a lhng landscaping of the tleslgn and speclficor any of on site connucfion Works department protect area Landscaping most Include adlNees KI spec nerrozed trees ) 2Wnch bop or dealer)wnere fit lble and iMlb /man's planting told enthe bordscape features. Areas of etmlan repel must act contact with a o/ 35 �gAKFT 0 a Us WAL ✓� Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24% Street Improvement Project CDT OF SARFeSFIFLD 34e Sheol Impoverri hoped SCN No. 300 00 4107 0 M0Iga0on Measure Summa gMeasure M Im plenlegaNOn PMSe MoMMIp PM1ase Fdorcing Agency Ve40ca0onq COm laze INNaIS Dale Metal appllcoble safety - related standards and regulaAms royal to real hall sight or landscape worker a felt'. Lardermang most include , to the extent leas ad the Intel nerames tandscopmgepeaes should be weu suites for the local climate, hur ldlN. sou types and I who condlsom • SeIasted species should share similar water requirements. • Appropriate plant sparing should be allavea to avoid overt orvarg. • torped ed loncep6 shoultl lni ZOrirm eas of Hgi me l no lax water use to e¢t the reeds fw woterasoad and acheve efluenq. • Matche, greas lot otherlren materials! and one as other remprard lmgafim should be implemented. • IrngaMOn equipment should be designed to olntenar¢ewwkenafe to enh rice the rental avpM once at., 24'" Incorparallonlnb In. final !throughout the duration City of Bakersfield Poakc Street, boyce a serye of efronmy, and lamorese design and forlcafian of—de, conquer., works Department her WSUal lntectnem o vegetafion buffer must, airs". where fee le. be Mailed between 24- Street V2 and feexalks along the northern and southern sides of the nmdwry Trees where feasible, must se be Included Mthin and along 241 Street. Areal of had plans affon buffer must not conHCt with appncade saystmeloted standards and uanort performing to roadx hamub ht. The Qry must remex and aplxave the use of Incorporator Into the Mal During donoruafrm Cry of akenfeld 1.11, o pn{ect llghtlng t,ow plans, and plpCemeni to dbgn and spofiflcatlOns Il gnRn,,mmIatlon works Department e ight and glare Impacts on surtaurming relfive O IGIV /,L /![� MHigolion MonNOring Table, Continued 24e, Street Improvement Project CISY Of BAKERSFIELD M^ Sit" Improvement Project SCH Ho. 300N41070 MMgo n Summary or Meamre Implemefltalbn PWM Moreosing Phose Strout, Agency VarMC°S°n of COm lore INMpIf Dale Rem Measure Ili decrease the appearance of M1Ortlscape Incarpomen Into the Anal During construction Cr, of Bakersfield PUbllc feature. Induaing burW'Res, socIOl and design and specifications Wwks Dgradment opaque account, materak, landscape and V-0 arCHaedural treatment such of colds, tedure, and Nne treatment must be opplled where tecoale. Aestifini eNiaoc¢m¢na sM1all be umAar In chambers to me smroun6 col. To buffer hen of the realigned roadway from Incorpormurn into the final DT,ng COnspu¢IiM Clry of Emsembeld Public ardent, a vegetation buffer must be installed tl¢slgn and spechuraom Works Deponment south of the S i berween I docgv ed aadNw and eusfing feel Areas of vegetation buffer must rot cannot will 1-5 spectatole safety- related standards and regulrchl forlorn, to roatlway 0neofslght In sulfafion vin the I before protect approval, the vegetative buffer roue be lnclutled on the londscope concept plan antl plant alette. CULNRAL RESOURCES If cultural matelot or¢ tll5oovered during During excwand, and Pr @adMmctlon/ City of Bakersfield 1i onsRUCHm, all eoiturudi ocllvlly within and gracing adivifles rhronfil the duration Words Depanmenf around the Immediate discovery area shall be at onsite conshuction CR -I bared mell a qualified arCMedogA ar MSbAan octlotles . can sass the naWre and source —all. NM. turner gavlslons of Public Resources Cute 58138 are fo be bllwad asa IlcaGe. Il humacarraihe ore recovered 5taee XeapM1 During exciddion and brough tthe duration Cii of Worried Wb4c antl5aa¢ty Code SecOm I0515 states thoRUnner gnooll ocllvifles of ornate construction Wake Department; Kem asmnbances and acMlaes shall tease in am area aClotles. County Caner s office, randy area vsp¢Cled to-..a remains ad Native American he CWnty Coarser connected. Pursuant to Public heritage Commisvon. CR_7 Rewurces Code Section 509191 the remalm re thought to be Native Arroa .the oabbor shall nolfy IM1e Note Am—helhge Cdnmluon, wMCM1 shall IMn hatty the Mast ukely DMCandont The City sResident En "n wshall a�a�: o' v C)F!! M OF BAKERSFIELD ]e^ Sheol Improvement Ful l SCH No. MM41MO MHigatlon MonNOring Table, Continued 24m Street Improvement Project MIMgellon vRdit lion of coon bnce Summary d Mengel Impkm MDlbn Pltme MOMIorl"Phose EMarcinq Agency Ini Dale I Kebri Measure contact the Cl and the Pstnct 6 Environmental Branch CNet and/or Call Studies Slott sa that they m oy work with the Most harry Descendant on the respeclM treatment add burpoution of the r¢ further pproods of Publle Resources CMe&CP798 di be tWawetl ass Ilcable. The Try, In comultatlon wit Caltmm 11.loantldi Throughout the durallon Clly of Bokenfleld Public orbits alters CUNral Studies Office, Cal-mo construction adlNtles of on site construction wad ceghment RsMCt 6, antl The State Hlstonc PreservaAOn activities. Officer so of to avtltl lesuberlent damage to hard. grape ffe and ensure the golecfion of their matend and structural ateglly will develop a Ndse andvlbmtlon .."hard and Mltlgollon Plan. The plan T 111 Tbei procedures fora preconsnucnon survey of uubings to laenrry evening crocks and othersnui I ... i (rzl define a preconstructlon mairess of anticipated Piiedmo t imparts to detenmme enact funeral and corroborate measures That might be rewired to mmia de viaal asks during confirmation, and 13) denre vflat —antl armi mal to be CT-3 used d— ld—areveXm and outl'me spectra protective reRnrse provisions should adverse order to structural ontl/w mationd lntag ty cur during construction The Nase and Mbmtion Monitoring and Mifigafion Plan shall be prepared prior to the start of are corerucfibn actb1116 that Poll Pact in appear .The Note and Mbatian Monitoring and Mifigafion Plan will be oa dnotM with the CaIM1mS Signal Spedal Provisions, Caltere Environmental Commitments agood antl as notes to be Inaud.In the construction pions far contractors. The Gty shall be responsible for repoinng any mater w structural damage mcludid, cosmetic broad allied to am historic proper, as a result of dare ion nn, equald repairs to —fare a notord property to it condition anor to the construct i on of 35 o' �o v CR!GIPIAL Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24y, Street Improvement Project M OF BAKERSFIELD 94 ^Slreal Inn myelneal Protect SON No. 2000041010 MIXgaKon yeAkalon eieom lance Summolyal Measure ImplementaKon Pllaee MoMfoMlg FOme EMarelllg Agency InObe DON I Remaft Measure work shall be cooled out In accordance with the Secretary of the Intel s Smara tls In RehobNllatbn ores blacks. So Rehabllnanng Historic Fall dings. As all hi buldiuds Pzlualpg ant Dutonl wiMn the Ureteral s Area of Pamu l Fnecfs are armatelycwned propene, coment made the owner shall Ce obtained before anypremnsWofi. survey,ormaalrwwk, II aadad. l : conducted. IM1e Version measund will be cooketl to the star to construction aaMlhes Prior to..m,tlon Clry of Bakersfield small 14Aanc tllSMcts adversely affected by the protect /tlemostlon actNnlm /demrfor, Works Deportment Calhens Headquoders I Sri so Nth Street HS ale Co net area Dion 6 CulWml at Pear to anyveark that Siff ado..., seed am Studies Personr4. charoctenshcs that qualfy the South of Nth Street Historic usher as a olden, propel CalLans shall enh a that the Andrei measures el forth in section b and I below era completed tat the Clty small take largstoment td "x5 "a larger nepXVe Ire) black and wiste colors hs shoring elevaXON of eoch of the Iodivitlupl hi district contnbutm located saint the OF, Area .1 11 fnech. Photrgraph shall be accessed for brothel permanence In canonce wth the Historic American finding Svrvey phologmpHC speclrcatlom views of the In fodwl Contnbulm shall house details of all rChamcossurm rigg architectural IeaWas nor werviewf anhe loo a.m, s mi and hegetann. A oncenum of Menry large formal phobgapM that address vans neighs. sheet vl e, st the historic dates. I o hn)antl call the Area of Pomit Htecl, macerta mom photograph of the InWidual contributors, 0150 shall be token. A w"hinespotl at det —50 and 11 pages shall be preconst , which U nib corn etlon and O n U p (]n, V IIVIir_ CITY Of BAKERSFIELD 211 Sheet ImgovemeM Pooled SCH No. N08041070 MKlgatlon Monitoring Table, Corr)Inued 24' Street Improvement Project MMeasurc Summary d Moral ImgemenloKOn Phase Mont WPhase Intends, Asters,, ve cast dCOm rice INMaN Date YpnaMi appoval fiall be dsMbutear at a onlmum. to the Regional Intimater, Center at C011twnia Stale unlve etyAakersfleld the Clty of Bokersfielb Beale LUary California Roan, Kern County Museum. Calirans Distract 6. CdROmia Office of hicsc Pr -- -sea and Chrose Hemwanea library aria History Cenits . c) For mo se conlnbutas to the sham of 24th sheet Histanc Dlenc l which wlll be [fire, fly Imadded by the prged,'nclubirg recorder, or defector in aaoiflm he the requirements edabllmeo in I.b of tun mitigamn measure. the City oral take Igg4folmat pbod rapys of Interior carefing. If pmsedirg Integrity and baling from the penM of instead sIgMOCance . de delemlineb by the Cohen s to nupal orchtsi Rotarian Or befieoianolly quarters staff resign¢¢. Calhara Mll canolll vnththe Store Hlstaic Prosecutor Officer regaral ecscorcon reel and yeadficatmm for corn plemg aredt ono documei . b) iM Cihrin concert with Cahran Headquarters Cultural Studies Office and DisMCt 6, will prepere o market'mg plan to after to the public Ine ovallabillly and relocatian of each of the resirentlal property conMbWOrs a the South of 24th Street Historic Dionot which will be al ly Impectetl and NIN acquired for dQN of way purposes by Ine under[4Lg, it wdrarce 6 n0t feasible. Noides of ovalbbllily will be mare thi 1—a1 newspapers end letlers to be IDnt to local nstancol mvseums and henfage olt adestar s Such buil6ryy will he avoloble fer o mwmum of fHM calendar days aria building rebcation cost will Only be rembursetl for up to the estimated Cost pit demofiHOn .The entawnIN Virll Mve then ht of firsM1efU501. c3A'. o' 0 Or CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 24^ Sheet ImgowmeM fmtect SON Na. x008041010 MDigotlon Monitoring Table, Continued 24r, Street Improvement Project MMgaBOn Meaaum Summary of Meurvre ImplemeniaBca PDn1e Monitoring Fire" EMarang Agency vIffift naces m Rance kil lr Dote eemona e) It any buildings comidered hill— contnbuta5 MII not be relocated as spetifietl In Section d of this mifigatlon measure, as appropnata decorative, InteryretNe or chamcter,defiring building elements sell be offered by the Clry to ocal Technical sadelles /museums, than o1. m armueclaml iecrcl4g Campania before demolishing me building canaletelr. q The City, in noltatlm vs. caimans Hershel Cauaml dwell Office . olitha 6, ana state tsorm Preservation Olncer, will develop an lntelpreMe pgect that results In the documentation of the delnct'I history and nng to the general public by meant of a pampNet (not la 8Ol ed Rd pages) on the Imediate areas an hiteclaral heNage this pampNet will ingkighl the South of Nth Street Historic oismcL in the contend of the social, and cultural hands of the late nineteenth to miahvenue r center, with an nempnasis on the styles reflected In the catthbutas whin the [Bttict Ave hundred curies of To pamphlet vnll be published. These professionals researched, will and pnMed malenals will be offered at no cost fMOugh the local museums and heritage Oil g) The Ory, in comullatlon win Calham Headquarter, Cultoms Etudes Office , District 6, and Me Slate Historic Preservation Office, stall contribute content M o City mammned wehitte that WIII proade a userirendly guide on me varous major arcwteatu al design style represented -Mn the south at 24th sh691 Hitmnc oli *th a tread f «ut on me styles of the confibmon) and may Include elgic, histala photography maps, and ether ' rs di accal backoul mavias. The 10 Of 35 >V CRK IN A[ Mitigation MonHOrleg Table, Continued 24- Street Improvement Project i Of BAKERSFIELD a- Sheet lm'eeemend Protect SCH No. 20080,11070 MK��n Semmmy of Meonne Impemefd0ltan Phou MOMOMg pm. Endorsing 4gerlry V��n of CO bite. InRbls Dole Remorla City shall create the webs) to witnn two years of executed Of the signed Memorandum d fighter tslgr W on whood ben 5, 212) tar the prged and hushlo n the website through construct —of the prgect. ht Inewparotlan at horoscope tea Wes including llsl trcuria and eencloses, encloses, and amrstectural treatments that are Camryflble esim the ca rat cMracter of the South of 24th Street HAOtic dhMCttn rsers, color hisi plants and sine heol shall be considered by the dry, m..b e If such content stestne fcaress are hat easmlr aacomentaROn to ryirty, the deciAan shall Ce submitted to Options Headquarters Cultural Sludies Office, DStnct 6, and the Slate 1151 Preservation Officer. it theory in mueananwmcaumo: Neadquatlers Cultural Sbaies Office, DISMe 6, are the State historic Prasaryafion Officer, shall restore any cmttlbuta Possess fro each a temporary construction s m'earent is requ el to ffi- wecorGevcxm CanQeons, sclowmg me Secretor of lnotoor s Standards far do ➢eolment for estord fropeags will Gube6nes fa olh000nofion. 2. North If 2an Stub. l histwlc doter ifs prolecr win bowspr t to a of adyersefy offect The noted mnect to the noun of 24th Somet, the cwdabon measures set forfrin Measure Oro. sections 1.b. LC. I.t orM l g will his. holude these parcels acquired and affected by the pr lferted auermlNe within the betonC all north of 24th Street. U c� o ✓� Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24% Street Improvement Project CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 241^ Sheet Impovement Protect SCH Ho. 2008061070 MMgolbn Meafvre SprrlMOW of Mwfwe ImpkmeMOlbnlMfa MoNlorinp Pllofe ErBarcing Agency VeMkeKmloi COmdMnce Rbl DoM Mi WAFER QYArEIY AXO STORM WATER RYXOPP The pole« mall wvelop and implement a Stems Than la Issuance of gatling Preconstroclion City at aww"PelO Water inglison Preventlon Plan aN Boston and permits Department of Public $ed d eMOAOn Plan. The project stroll Implement Waks remporay andurn and sediment contra beA management pacnces during Construction and Imgemem the requirements of smtewide General Construction permit Temporay best management practices such as w91nre aGns. Wo-1 o controrolonkets, and other mlmmum Ionstrluiction best management practice shill be mplemented consistent with the storm water Pollution Prevention Plan and Do9on and Sedimentation Plan. In addition, to Stdm Wala Polution Prehantlon Plan shall contain provlslam Par dal to the peon such a, Alleraative mecarvims, If hawks, during prgecl call and /Dr conllucfal to Thems the stated gools and askinforrowbod,fisew.rds. Th. project call develop antl mplement a During Ind design 11sonst —Pon Clty at Pasca ltl $landad Urban Storm Water Management Plan Deportment of Public and Stain WOler Dal. Repo. Pro aided shall be work, designed Ps Incww treatment contramest rn9emenl paClice deaces such as Menton Wo-2 aeNces. vegetated treatment as od. Catmnsapproved wal pursuant to the dorm Water Data Repoh. Treatment conhd best management practices shall capWre ant Treat storm water runoN from the proecl and treat the anticipated targeted design cansttuents anutante a me m[D]mum extent practicable _ Constmctm of the emended scsibut under w^ Pnon ro mrctrvrJlon Pn «mood during C1ry or 9okea ld Street at tamer Canal sat ass, dry eon6nors cvnsirudlon Deponment at Plots, WO to ward conlmctlM In the canal. A ran., Works ,version conbut fiat be bWt nest m Canter C.ml to used naxe during construction of cusivert eflarman. The Turanian comet eau be 04Oa�F9 Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24e Street Improvement Project CITY OF BAKERSFIELD 24^ Sheet Impsvemed rusted WH No. 2008011070 MAmgao SOmmary d Measure ImplemedaKon Phase Ma0Ror0g PNa» Enhoolug Agency VedlCl d bnce InObla I Dole I Remmlu oplan icnal for about three month. Flaw Shan be redressed to the w entletl puler, anoe'nealn 241^ skeetfollowlpgcompletionofconstruct - acn�nes. An encroachment penult oral be obtained from Prior to condmckor Prior to crosimctlon Clty of Schoo altl W&4 the`cntmI ya ley HOOd Protection Board for Dapahment at Public onstNatlon acflWtles along the own River Brtlge Wod, Armin X feet of the mer banks. PALEONTOLOGY Before completion of find engineering and in Dung fllnal desgn Prior to, raring acfivltla Clry of Bakersfield accordance Arun the guidanesm the coma, and darn, sdl Department of Pubic Sfanded Environmental Re,erach,, a tllsthicance bebw a Works POleonsagyml Mitigation Plan shall be areparetl depth of 5 feet In naAve by a ra—Mi Paleontologic and implemented sedmenls (to be housed daring the exackaton phase of the brut, The by Besldenf E(,mersh gaaleed Thankful Paleor oloast shall attend prescribing Meetings and comort with gra l and knOwnon comnaaaa The ponrvcnon s employees such attend pcontractor aleontological resource sparknesrndrrng onpl if they will be involved In eanhmeang protect acOJtles. The Paleomoloncal Mi garch Plan sM1 ?I generally decass fossil andover, PAL -I ove� and subsequent handling. Polry ude,ohoa cut mon fi ng shall be conducted by a qLWfr indisdual . Bar. an fired review antl the pal eonlolagiml literature avdlade.It dOES act appear hunt full - time mOCilwaald be rebuffed of all of the asasoit dies within the prowl O is anticipated that only minor mOMtOdng antl spot checks would be necessary whole son diluted—blow a depth of 5 feet in naAve sediments would occur H Awled, the actual extent of monhtaft, Would be dictated by the design all of the proect and Would be determined during match by ualified Principal PaleuctOlo 'sf wha holds an oF9AKF9^ an Mfllgatlon Monitoring Table, Continued 24e Street Improvement Project CITY Of BAKERSFIELD 286 Street ImpovemeM Project SCW No. 20080,41010 Mppation Summary WMeaRure Implemerratlon PDahe M..K d, PKpe EMarcl"Agencv vahecation ofcom once British Dori Remake M.P. w inpaleontology or ad is procedures and to with glcal pence iliarwial phe lea Pra c,s the construction rds wth proposedUltl "lei hM1e ca the Pideallpmpasetl ales and me Pa. iced lcn to —wth rlml pc,canon wouldrrewmm�.itarty. . eannmoJrg pr I a lose wcWtltto a, cednts pa - SUlficina.,nd.11 acnvlllredent . anlalogic ulllgollon tlevebpm¢nl of a n caln shantlam n C almmmbl. the nape Eire nent.1 Fennell Paleontologist —In level too dcl.in rwaala cables, the :cnedwe m ore. ro tl¢.elpp me mommna. scnebaleandpread occampar cats .n dntontlwd :vedal doclon to dd dso wardaddress pdeoaOlagcalothe c nwoultlasobe na«poreletl solo the cernmrcnon contract at dope fiNtne cOMnvcfim emnaclm 10 cooperal¢ Pre with the pol¢oamlaema manuglrg and soma.¢ olegcal resources snoWtl a6o ae discussed m the r.bm meenn . discus ed at t HP NDOUS _be WASTE OR EMfERIRI] Par bcorctmcllon Plor bconshucnon P¢IO O.N plant caucoodsn,a HegIMand a, Denaturant Pubkc splwe ithConce Works housing dconinenlwolf dry personnelrequirements, of key peWd, Iuntri HALI of ns, icallon t and In..1.1alorwwkers,llre out An urvly,antlhne ng shot be Plan Ontl Emergency FespOM¢ Plan, snail be Records ar tl. Pngbcornlmcfion. Prior to conslmcfim. Asbestos, Ieabb05¢tl pan' and polytNUnOtetl epytmBakersfield Department at Pubic be surveysstillbecantlucng Works Pbyt lesson la any'dear dq¢s tl be rlml ed as pan that would b¢ renova re tfa .best.,, HA1 -4 of a pr, to, d deS doomed lapSbs.I¢aJMietl point. aM payc ed surveys of busking structures shall conducted nand snailbecuction conduction plan prep f pr l oddeaof parcels right wlMn access to eels ONSitl¢Ine etisfin A M- "jl P, 0 U O ORIGINAL /—� MMigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24% Street Improvement Project CITY Of BAKERSFIELD 24% Street ImpfovemeM Protect Scx No. 2b 41070 MXIpaXan v«ecamnd Com ponce Sammary al Measure Impknlentatlon PDae Monaalflg Plfnre Enforcing Rgerel I Kornai Measure Intl Dale of is avmlmie. 6nmares auMg the Raps. Speafimtbns, antl Booties tPS&b pboof of too protect shall include pwl510M for paler removal all r&pmd bya atoned mniractor reghferea Mlh the CaIlifTlo 0—losstlorwl Safety antl Hetlih Pcmullro(M for asbestmaelalab work. or bya licensed and cerXnea asbestos abatement cOnirador. DuringMOn- /Pnarto PAwbCORimctlan. ounng Most Wegn, all uhllty pgamounted a no om fin Department of Public paa- mounted tonskemersln the study area shop are behupected for looks, Leaking tonslamen shall HAZ_3 be considered a parental poWhionnoted Npnenymasons unless tested and shot be handled accaan PllarbcorcimcfiOn I... to mnshucrlOn Removal of yallaw point striping on the 2l' "Street Decontrol of Photo Bridge over line Kern River dur coaMctm shall Works repute hmspan and Cobalt t00 Class I landfill. oepeMng on the mei of removm. HA2J appopllofe Sbntlord Special Provided moll be provided regarding hontllirg, hanspOn, and decimal of haftc sMpe/premenl marking ererafetl waste. ouAng conshuctlOrt ourigq consrrucllOn Cltyof sent Specal han "Itc, heOlmehL Or copm'al of cou N of Pubic Depanmeart deposited soifdentgconsirudon Works: Department of ento HAZ-5 rvess shot be with the Department serves iadc Substance Control of Control tl Valiance (NO. PHGSSubsance edful, fi, V03HOSCWJS rioted JU I, 3G9. During coMimcttm During consirvcllM Cry of Bakersfield All wwden aAny poles that are to be removeda Department of Pubic firdas part of the prated, as well as fMSe Woks truc e of me haste onhese unity does Nnles H/i documentation form lire units comparrylndicates that creosote was not asetll, shall be honatetl for Bated wMo waste In accordance Mll Coltrane frandord Stalocal Provision 1 l0. Par to construction Prior to construction CK, Of Bakeateltl full Be lore construction, the Chn, comeshn, that be odocument of Prieto oXfietl 10 enwre that the IacaHaa O! (J MMlgatlon Monitoring Table, Continued 44e Street Improvement Project Cltt OF BA[EUFIELD Zee Sheet ImpovemeM Fmtect WH No. 2008041 W0 Mitigation summaryollWhox a ImplemeMatlon Paaee Monfford, PHal FMarclllg Agency VmflCa4On o1COm Farce Intel. Dale Bemaft Mweue underground tendrilm Ines and ladies are Works mated. In addfiop Underground SerNCe Ned of SoNM1em Calltdnla SMII be CNtad¢y Ot I¢a51 M'OwMi tla b¢tpe NbSUrraC¢exraourva Deal, aOntrvCtlon During aanshvctlon Cry of Bakersfield The procedvrm DUtlned in CalRm ¢Unknown Department of Public Heiams Pr «adores for Construction endure word HRd fdlavetl during comRUCfion In the event that an unknown hazardous mnlaminatian l5 revealed or unknown hazardous waste /matend is terse l Into to construction Pda lD ttmstrustan City of BtlkersPeld AnV demolit Dn aranovatlan alabulding Department of Public al fees to structure requires notification and submittal VV.x W Me Son Joaquin valley Air Pollution Cannot District HAb9 at least 10 days before prOae¢ding with the condition work. Contractors situ able re to the requirements of San Joe, Valley Air Pollution Control Dlstx during r won /acotes. Prior toconstrucfion Pncnto and Turn g City of Bakersfield W ren lead deracted rely are denlied, a Lead CorcLVdlan Deportment of Public Canpllance Plan Shall be prepared by the word antral to pedant of minmize wal exposure to lead Rom leaving moteriol cone nn, asearly depmited lead Califorad Code Res,tichom. ire 8, Section 1532 1), Me plan Mall also be required for walk id rfamed on panted stradures. The contractor shall prepare a written, prolecb specific SecoodOm and Transportation Plan Al h) andanong procedures the contractor Shall use for excavating, stockpling, tromporling. and pacing la diaosngl of material comalnlrle dep rdul lead. me plan moo conform to Daerially epartment older, Substance Control std CoVersda occupational safety and Heal AcTlnialrafiOrr regaighl FO Samples where lead levels exceetl hazardous waste criteria, the voted sal shall he other mamgM or disposed of as a California hazardous waste or rockfalls; aI nesam led to Chall, world �5 O p cltt Of I•RERSflflO • 24^ ShM IemeM Pro SCH tect N SCH No. RDORDN %D Mitigation Monitoring Table, Conlins ed 24- Sheet Improvement Project Meal °tO° VefMcatpn of Co nce Summary of Meaaa Imel PM1Dae Manilg Pe r Meaa ever Irl D%e Ramona A's pOlenlial greemnt tCtllrom ou rile vafian ¢agree agreement to reryde waste aassidrourw Ara on site. iM apideadv le Slontlartl Spends Paviiion£M1all absconded In the Plar¢, edficatiorc, oM Ellmale. AIR OYFYIY $an Appo In Valle, Air Pollution Cool Pdtltl Prtw to cam m afian/tlunng Poor to Clb of Bakersfleltl Ragvbficn VllL Control Mem ver tw Construction cOnlmCllOn anslrvcfion /tlunng Depanmenl of Public Emsdansal POMwbte M alter Less Than lO Consnuctlon WDRh Mlnonsln She, shill be Implemented at all AQ1 connmcllor Res Per San Too, Valley Air PdlufiOn Con rd Taunt Regulation VIII, Rive W21, ai ive dust control plan shall be submitted to the Air POIId On Control Officer of the San Toral Valley Air 'all Control D@Mct before the start of any mite construction ad i The protect contractors SFalllmplement the During conamcAm Dal C.,,t,u,t,.n Ot, of octa eb fall feaslble measures: Department of Pubttc Works G!Vm • ttra sideeMl und mr,lfics peetls on vnpavetl roatls to ,, IS ales ,armour. Ir"A'aantlo other ermi canhd T prevent sit to pubf¢ as Corm opO.vays from 9les wilFaslope 9reoler than per evil aslo I percent. AW At1CItlR[KSI.CR!IP.91.mf.9£V.rg3 Imal wFe6l warned for all ervi trucks, or wmh all mucks and e9dpment leaving the site Inaal lwlnb breaks at me windwartl Sol l2l of CMStmcllon areas. Suspend exwvalmn and gral acANlywhen winds as red dr miles pa hour. OmIIIFea svbttt to excavaIn, grail and oth er construction ral at any one lime. XSAYAA .MY.FAMiR.T.Enf, l££r91%=.¢Oer£, n n nn IJ 91$ J n CITY OF RAKBRSFIEW YNe ShIN ISCH NOTOM 41070 SCN Nement 061BID MMlgation Monitoring Table, Continued 24e Street Improvement Project Mem. Summary oTMegtae ImplemefllaKan No. Mishear, Phase EMasil Agency anMCOm Inece Ioted Oak [,more le i, Meatus use ollermfiveNeled equipment or aolaly4 syc"i a diesel construction equipment. Mimodde Idling time Isucb m 5 minutes i . limit the hours 01 operation of heavy -duty equipment antl/u' Me amount of equipment in Replace f celcrred equipment -11 eptncally driven equl,dentS provided they Ore not run via a portable generator Set), Curt conslorMon during periods at ugh amdent polubnt c.11clu arts; tns may dude Slopping crostrucfion activity during the peck hour o1 phoulor hafficon ach —Stal proways. Implement almanagement lsuchas eschedu4ng activities Is car —shoo -term acts All rocks Mat are to haul excavated ps graded Dorm, cars WCllon During constroction City o1 BOk¢rsflNtl mabAals area, shop comply with ColYOmla Department of Public Vence Code Section 231I1. with specid Woks AQ3 attention to Sections]3114IbI(F) lelfy,and ell4l as a mendl regarding one prevention of such matenals Iron spill'mg onto public Areeh and cods. Me aonlrada shot case to the Callgre Dunag cou lan During construction CAN of School smnaord specmcanom tor Construction s,crms Department of Public AQA 10 and IB 1 Conhd; and Section 39 -306. Works As halt C. al Plant EmlAlons Before app al, for a final dscretlamry approval. Pnarbmrchuoion Poorb comirl ON of (infested the CN of BakeaflNd shall comply with Me San Department of Pubic looquln Vd1ey Air Pollution Control Mount Woh51San Jaagaln AQ5 woo lollop I%. Motile and Indirect Sources, Rule Valley AB Pollution 9510, IMrecl Source Renew, antl submit AIr Control Crunch le into ASSessmenl to me San loo tin you Air U p / ✓� CIEYOFBest project ]4^ Steel Improvement 41070 i scx No. zlaegatmo MHigaxon MonMping Table, Conflnued 24m Sheet Improvement Project MMgaXOn VArml On MCa larfce Sammory of Mwrvre ImPwm Maxon Plkafe Monitoring Phom Enforcing Rgercy InMbls Dale RemaMs Mwiva P nCOMraI PSfrict. XgSE AND VIBRATION the a0a4ockor shall intrannout mlflgaflOn In the Final shaman and di Dutlgq corehucton. Cary of Baandeltl N -I R- 16afksnnsr form of aswAd rwcaal consfmckan Department of Pubic height al BfaSoaX ]n . Works iM contractor hall mplement mlflgdlon In the Final desigt and during burn MNhucMan. Cify of Licar eld rv�4 form ola$prMrvtll at roc " R9l otaminmum constmcton Department of Pubic M1el nl Dirtiest Sou1wall ll. Works Rre mnhacor shall Implement miflgraion In the Final deslgl and during buMg contrvdlOrt City of Bakersfield a3 forth of a sounchall of Recovw Local R 4 at construction Department of Pubkc um M1NgM1I of 8 feet ISomtlwalP AI, The Works a Mn a mr lnissNnrlwal at nssW croons, construction Palo is regulated by fM Cdhans During conhudrw During constrocnon City of eakeaneld SPsedaaspetlecanonin Section 145m,, "Ndse Department of PObnc NOH Cmtml( and also by 5tead Sell PrONSIOn dust Waks 55]la. "NdM COnhOL" conh01 shall inform to the proN9am In Section 14-802 and Standard, bad rock- 5,310. Ifcord— comtrui is recessary, ttre rnc— DaNg carul —ton Punta canhuctlon City Of Bakersfield NOI2 IS hom the contractor s operation, between Department of Public the hours of 9 W p.m. cns 6S) a m. Sha1ll rot Works aceed86 dBA at o d stance ol5p feet. If PoMlime coushations recescar, the Don, construction During consWcflon CIW at Deferred antmctor shall use an altemahke back-up Depanmenl of Public N013 ahiing de vice /metM1W e.g.. strobe FgMS Waks fl con ,,r vaM1lcles'msbatl ofo co'gmentlOr und9 aluMesi re uiredb sale I- Proorshaatpsnulloldi .1 intemtl,sTWston During carcWctlm During canhuchon CIN of Eakeoleld enginiewitMne monufacer— commended Department DI Public N01-4 muHlerand shall not Motor@onytherml WMa' ambus0an engrre an the labsitewiMOW the ine roamer. N04$ Inc confmcfonnall de requtred fo atlhne to P4 Pro, lO antl dunpg Prior fo an' tlodng Clly of Bakersfield ldlddn vibratlOncOnh0l meymes: we'huation. onMctbn. Shaped men 1neh, V 'IRIGINAL Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24e Street Improvement Project Of Of BAKERSFIELD 24e 5heel Imgonamed Project SCN No. 2008041070 MlRgdbn SummOryd Me pkeMOXDn IM1au Monitoring PM1 F<ir Agen VBMOd COm Hance nObN I Date RemdrW Reactive Rgtnct the hours of dMOAanlmerelYe ..ks ego pment or actMtles such as Nbalory rosters so Ihatlmpach to rain ant, are minimal(, g., ehn, drum, tlwfime hours only when as any residents as poumle are aww ban home6 Shadures within close Iaamn, to comnucron vibas" sourc a"' be"I'vid to a pro Onstult'raa impaction a ad docume May, of ,among conbtions in an etlod to prevent and any unforreen varol omelated impacae • Condoctvlbi monitoarg during madvarn Intemive acavatia Canhactr mall have a hake and Vital Prior to cvoluction "my to somWCHOn ON of Mainlad Mortal and Mitigation Plan prepared by a pepartral of PubIIC quaffied Acoustical Engineeon and sua It It for Wags approval by Caroni and My, City of Bokenfield pion to construction. the Plan must wtllne nose and vlbafian monitoring procedures at predelemmned ash a and vibohns, seratNe rites se well se Nstoac ryroeMes. Plan also must erode calculated nose and NGanon levee fa phx'es and mmganon menseomtNdim s that may need to meet the arged Noll medical me rxmiaaor Anal not sal any construction work or apemle arty ntlse gererom, Construction equanent at the construction 91e before apryaval of her Plan. The Plan must be usual every three months or a Plhere are any oral to the msimctlon aCtiveles. To bell comakance Pail Me Memorandum of Agreement Dee MifigOtlm CR31. the all mall I Identity prmedures for a paoonstructlon survey of fouldishie to identify orki tacks and other 6 CITY OF EA[EIBEIELD a . ROm Skeallmpovamg ecl SLN NO. ROW (te( Peal Mitigation MoDRoring Tabk, Continued 24- Street Improvement Project vMRC ndLom Ilmlca MMeaaon Summary d Meamre Impfemerdisiioe Elm. Mortal trial Erdordrg Aee^q Italian Dale Ramarll Mega 11 natural ad. 5: (2) dente a peeonshuctlan of sntlapated vlMaXan Impacts to amlysis 'ete^^me effect thresholds and appoanme lam migln he reamred to rnmimme mlbes anch ras dada, ccnnracuon: (3) aenne vllmhad and arwryss methods to be doers during construction and oanme side it pateatice response proosons should adverse effects to structural crol material mlegnty occur during onstructiion. Based on the shaker completed ant Soundball During final doegn pMse During 1-1 defeat Ch, of Icahneltl nt D.der of RulYc or, Cohan and the City of Boolude ld fol w «us tend to incorporate nine ooalemed in ere f— .1 soundw'alls at the tollostri loctltlons, • Souri l A al Receiver I drr with. donsectve length at 230 feet and tM ought of 8 feet, • 5oundwall 6 at Receiver R -52 with a respective length of W feet and the hrght of 8 feel. • SourMwa118 at Recevers 1 1 ltuoagn R -59 val a refrectelen,"of 166 test and the Night at 8 feel. NOH Saundxa119 at Receivers R 76 through R -77 Mth a resgards. length -1190 teat and the helgM of 6 feet. SowaM'all 10 at Receiver Rk2 with a ,usecMelelgth or 65 feel and the twlght Of 10 get. • $oundwall l l at Recevers &Po through R 91 with a retail length of M7 feet and the height of 12 feel. S.anra ll 12 at face— R-96 through R-97 with a refract - length of 137 feet and the height or m feet. It canna final aedon conchoo Mve subscintalfir CITE OF BAKERSFIELD M. Street lSON No. arX Project 100 .P.suzaosanmD MRlgatlon Monitoring Table, Continued 24% Street Improvement Project D,A °per a' CRIGiNAI_ veMkatlon a Con Iknce MMIPBMOn Summery M Affror Implemend, PMax MBneahtg Plmre Eckstein, Agency M.I. pale RIM Mwwrc cnangea, noise abatement mw fuel be srah. IM1e funds ascl9on oltM ease abatement will Ce made upon cvmpletlon of the prOlecl design and the phadclmolvement ENERGY The pO Yiallihce"b"tM USe oI Durirg flnaldevgnpM1rn'e Duringfiasdesign Otrld H ne.tharaent llghfingsrnreltBMrmtfinB rodent chase of Peltl Depanmenrs PUbllc epu WOM1S dMetmrfiCS' nalS tOtM eNaM le dble. Before stag gracing acfivlfia. the CltysMll Before status, grading Ina to ral ghadt CIH OI Bakersfied ensure that construction documents requhe the ."hates antl Deponmealksl PUbllc haMmCtor to select the c shboaren eauipmead need m Ste based on la Ipllom scrod and lugh scel etfudeno/- Belore darfinggcoup f2 actl"res the III shot venrythol the poncho pion dude a statement that Ina construction contractor mall ensure that all corsBaatlon wlpmemis tuned and manlamealn cwtlonce wish manaradarers dncmlare. Belore lssung a hope to Prmead iM1e Oly sn011 PrlOr to consttVCtlan Prior to CDnstmcfion City Ol Bakersfield venfy that conSrucnat contracts al gmdng DapMmant of Public glare inauae a statement that arn¢nanmn wMs E3 contractor shall support aM encourage ndl hanng and tmreit incentives for the consUnclon To the a4entfmsble and totM Sattsfadlon of Incoryorafioninta Contrvdlon plan review GN of Bakersfield the Ong the lollo+dng measures shall Ce construction plan and during Construction Dephnufat I'..a coatea Into me al lgn a ad comhu�an of lloirlonensrounrg the parent: cannrvnon E4 Reuse aM regdedrachucfionwmie lncludIng, but he Instant to op, vegetal concrete, lumber, metal ono mrtlnodat. adegl recyabg coamess In Irmme ro oboe areas. XAruRAICOMMUxmss D,A °per a' CRIGiNAI_ Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24% Street Improvement Project CITY OF eRRFRSFIFLD 24e Meal Protect SON No. 2MU1 We v v ORICI:.' -,I VerMCalbn DlteI brace MMers. Summary of Measarc Implemeni Pbom Monitoring Place Frearcing Agin Inkio6 DWe Remarks Maasarc n bldog'ml monitomd, be arslte during r, crostmdlon Drug cansimctlon Clry of Bakenneltl coMmrnon amNnes With m¢ Kern enter Department as "be nlwhad ad .1.,needed basis to asset 1. Works NC -I contractor in competing with 'he pooled IZOnon easures and to provide 91dircce nodding a/or minimlyng Impacts to in rc ba cal resources. ,r Pica ltl stroll monies comlrvcfim-thin the During commaten Durng canstrudlgt Clry at BOkeed, of symmoraMapplland areas what the Department Of Public KeenRNiver Verb ad, ce needed, for the duration of worts the prnfild tact ours wndnfe special present NC before mnseocnon and to ensure tMrvegemnon i best management practices. entally ser at'ive area avddance. and all other aolbonce and midmization measures are propose observed aM lm a anted. ,highly cake Mnlers (stab Pe orange construction Do,,, contmcnan Dunrg cMStmClon city.1 directed henna l shall be Inst mad.,.and the Department M"oh. rymmaalwillou woodland hooter adjacent to Works the paper account to de9gnate tN$ v entally ans tive.re in to be preserved. Nogabing or fill ocnvih of dory here shall be recall when the enNmnmen ly seniwe n poll l — —trul ncal l matores or equipment shall be allowed within theenNronmeardly spoons. area. All cORtrucled Tri equipment sndl be operated in such o manner as to pevenl amfdenbl damage to ins encly seN.,¢a No tructua df any kin d or r¢idental storage of egdgn¢nt ar supplies, mu ll be allwed within Ms protected same Sit fence equers her been b led at the ¢mall, sen:lnve Bred boundones to pevenr.Cddeaml depoSUon of m.teaalm "red, wn¢r¢ vegetation is Immediately agacenr anned r.d o<timnec v v ORICI:.' -,I Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24% Street Improvement Project CRY Or BAKERSFIELD 24e Shaer ImpwemeM ProjeKl SOX Rp. 300RO41o)0 � v 0q]UNAL KOn dO bnce MlKgdlon Summaryd Mepfure ImpkmenloKOn lM1pfe MonMairg PM1pu Endorsing AgsKy Until INXOk Dak RamahE Meafure Arty naXV¢vegetotlon Rmoval«hee tnative« Prior to construalon /during Dunngcanslmo0on CIN of FaWrified exotic) tdmming confles shall occur ouelde of con motion (sepanmenl of Public the nesting drtl season February 1 SAugl 31). In word NCJ the event Mat v egetation cleating is necessary during the naing season, a aussi etl dolwit mall conaa=t a preconstmeOan survey to all melacanan: ar nesto All puipmenl molmenance. stril and During construction Daring construction Cihs of 9a1eaneld 3sperdrgorlVH orsirvomers— hostatles Department of Pubic shall owur In developed or designated Works NC -5 nobasol nodtal «eas .,bid. oflne Kern Rlv« bed, ine designated upland areas shall be rs, salll WP er as to prevent o ru such a manner e Fi m m entenn wale, of the firited States. Aweetl abatement progam mall be developed During carsn"clar /duMg D,Mg GN of Bakeefskin to misimide the lmpntafion of nmmfive plea operations onstrucfion /during Department of road PC mTenal burg dM after coNtm chain, opemfiMS w«ks Pasca0on strategics shall be¢m{JOyed should Dung the nigh the Wallis A.Mear hall bB kept During construction Doting cMStmctlon aN of I .... field r of an egwpmenl that could paten din serve Deponmem of Pubic NCa :� stbame,+l paswgated w «b lrslcne areas a « ace mall ocwr m designated area: amaee of IM1e Kem RN «. Belore gradrg and/, construction activlN During conshuchishonst«e DuNg cansimcfion Cl, of BakersPeld vorkng the dviurNrce of any native 9mbng Dopanment of snake °e9etofion. ine ClN shall Install fendng.fiag9ng. Word Nc8 Tomcat rope. ar omen devices to donate the dntuWance hats ac=e stab)¢ m and emine su nor, ualhed L'Olo st. anam Equlpmenl mumemme. rgntmg. and stag mg Dating contructl on During¢, --,tii n aN of ea4aafield mau ee In aesignmed area: and dlreelea aNw Depanmern of Pabue rvc9 from tMwl6re =omao=aM li snalmelm red in worm tlananon. c«,arucuonwan mml not be onaacted atry mab'a=emmme.mltlr�re � v 0q]UNAL Clay OF BAIIERSEIEIO �� • 2e ^ Shad lm 01Proust bOH No. 2008041070 Mitigation MonMoring Table, Continued 24m Street Improvement Project MMgdbn y�°tOnd soar Barite BamaM1s Semmary of Meshere Implemestation Ph.. Moistening Phase Eland, Agency McDEUre INMab Ode ..m amatbasashnsfull. Howevac ifwam most be cone at nigh no5sand llgh0lg shall be dri —1 from the wild f. —di All nlghtXme work apacent to the kedllfa cortlW, Shall be caadroted with the CIN and a qualified dap r, FutcowBlg project comtrucNm. all lgurbed Following wolect Pmt construction clN of Bakersfiea habitat adjacent to the Rem Rmar:Mime aomwcfion Department or Public PC 10 ratl «taw th hate Issodu fian tot -best evtenl WpkS Wf111ND5 AND F. Oorre MEE WR1FM Before camhuctian at Corner Canal, a permit Pear to coraWCfian at the Plus to consM1ucfan at OFF of Bakersfield son be obtained thari aVS. Army Cock of Carter Canal the Carrier Canal Depanmenf of PUbtic Wl Engneers cur l to Notirowade Section 404 of Works the Clean Water ACr if rrtceen . Before crostmctlOn on the San 5heet Bragg over Prior to conitmcfim on the Before cwutructlan On ON or Bakersfield the Rem Rlvec an agreement shall be abldnea 24' Short Bridge the 24 ^ Stream Bridge Department of Pubic wa from the caufada Department of Filth and Widife Works pauam to section 1s2 at the Bar and came code. Before constructon, a permit shall be abfalnaa Pna to cacuLaten Pisa to camtmctlon Clty of Refected hen the Regional Water Oui Control Board Da.onmenl of Pulp, deradrof to Seaton 1. Works W3 Cordmalion with 0¢ Regional WaterOalily Conhol Boto stroll be epee ed to obtain a Water Ouallt 111cafion. ANIMAL SPECIE' A preaonitmcfian survey shall be conducted at Prior to comtmctan PdIX to protrude. ON of Bakersfiela the hear River baNS and the detention burin to Department of Pubic the southeast quadrant of the Oak arest/24u Works ASI Slreel intersecton pence noising consMCOm aclivltle5lo determine the presence of burrWing owl on ste. Should buucwing oM purses be round, no Dutlng construction Dunng comMCfim CiN of Bakersneld FS-2 d arribinaB fie. occurwnrn lW trust of Debarment of Pubic CJ O I py Of rel BAKERSFIELD Re^ SM1M ISCH No. 200 Proved e 8CN NO. ROBtOH W0 Miligatlon MonHoring Table, Continued 14e Street Improvement Project 0 of Compliance m0.emaMs �oslMben fammary of Mim. ImplemeMaNOn Pease Montfort, From ffiarclfg Ageficy INBaIf tcupel bunaxi during the remember, season Wogs or witter 253 leek doing the breed, I In, .1 In. prernoth.tlon surveys belermtm Per to comtructlm /ducting Ptlwlo Co, of Bakersfield that buvwing arils are present, one w more at consi conerectiondurne Department of Public the lalloveng mlllgatlOn measures shall be cormuction Works required (II formal of active nests and the surrounding buffer area during communcron AS3 aciiines; (2) passive mlocaHan of individual nwwNq of lit active relocafion of hall bwwnlg ei and (4) presshron —of ortlte habitat with long -0erm eomerval value for the buno.Wrg owl iM Spasends of the required es shall be coordlnoled beMeen the Cry, Colimm raloyst, oM iM --To. e A quallfied look badger shall survey the Aged Prior to condrucion Prior to construction On, of Oakenfield study area In Jung before conern errs to assess oepanment of Pugh AS-4 the polenfial for ocomabyrWSting .4rWe Works matemlry roosh are generally famed In late Tonavod direct modality to baBroUtlrg In areas Print told- hoofion /during PnWIn co, of Bakersfield supectto -cents nom Concluder, acfiNtles romtrunlon orvnucuon/dl Department of POblc bantam December l and October 31 . any to— hucton Works structures with potential not habitat affected by the camharcon shall have temporary loot everecto deNCes installed murder the supem— of a qusi bpi poioaS severe CORtri aceorms wain. 6duslon shall be conducted As dung the fall Dite ender or Ceti to avoid trapping flightless young Imue dl the summer months a abernatlng Individuals duMg the wall Soon e.. red, aflMS shall be continued to keep the structures hey, of cots until the ompieOan of constmcfion. Replacement roosfing hour., may also be needed to'Inum a eReak to emlWed b.6. MI bat soclusion moral shall Ca coordndend ame, the Clry, Carmen, o malTed bat tool -4 and the resources e 0 / `r� Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 2441 Skeet Improvement Project CITY OF BABEESPIELD 24- Shed Imgbeemed Pmled I No, 3008041070 MMgoton VerBkdbnd COm Bence Rem Summary of Measure ImekmedaBOn Phase Monitorleg Please Edwclrp Agency Measure Ifill Dole rks A qualified but be lshall pMarm an Poor to construction Prior to construction at, Of Binchodltl Impact., o1.ca usiMary d.y.. beta. Department Ot Ntg, comiraction to determine success. COIX[fimtlon Works AS6 between the City Caltrans, ring, Me ahourc. agencies shall be coMUCted by a quaffietl bat Nobel goad any dtemfiors need to be Toes¢. All camlmcHan we"— the Sol, Sheet Mesa, ova Dunrg canimcOm Daring construction City of Bakersfieltl Me Kem Rlva sF011 b¢ limited to the tl %nme Fars Department of Public to Me manmum extent feasible If inghmme Works AS constructigi necessary forwak contlucoud on Ins Mtlge, Impal sF011 be mltvmle.d by singing fighting and ndse away from night testing a much by .lot., to prevent chose leri to arral no Poor to comenrelmingunng North Clty of ofaigeltl revlc¢Welfng duds to g, mallows), all work on construct— congtherickdang Depobmenl of scale exISMg full with potsmad blind hol 'hat ownhu,non Works would be affected by construct— shall pCWtle "ma"I ge" bird muse ass ams corutmcton under Me anse nice ones cbs¢rvafion of a quaffietl b rn a5l sense February 1 of that yew, betas the said nbsfill season Removal of n.so that ore under cons'rucfi —must be repeated as freq/enty as necessary to pn.vent nest A58 omgetlon or unfit rest skAdusanary cayces (such as netfingw a imlar mechansm that keeps dress horn building new sl a"e Installed, Net wl and ¢xclmlon day lce Inpollaton shall be an'aetl by o quallfie l bldagst Such exclusion effMS must be continued to keep the structures hake o' Swallows until September l or the completion of construction (wbcheva crimes first), All not ¢xduron techniques shall be ond,naletl among the Ciry. Canca, a qualified logical and the mourcea Il We an¢tletcnnnetl pees —L before Nor b construction Prortodia ctlon City of Bakersfield AS9 ONlrudi- odlvltlesid -n, a0emotve mosfin tw anment of Pubfc J U ORIGi74A.t MMlgation Monfloring Table, Continued 24"1 Street Improvement Project CITY OF RAEERSEIEED 24a Street lmpovement Protecl SCN No. 20HO41070 . VV U U CR161 °iG. �_. VerM onot COm Iionce MMgaNOn Sumrrlaryai Measwe Impkmef4ogon PNase MonRMng Phase Er clip Agency IrJlblE pale Remotes Mwfwe no &N\ shall be Installetl of an on9 \e location Works app cared b9 a quallned MI UD109151 or at a neemy Malian sucn as the state R.N. 99 Badge to provide deduced r all Fal lot dl ontNCfian. Fe of allemaMeroosllrg habitat may heads consiruetlon of bat homes door - pars,dr scome of low- density Comet. 9oM Intalred an the urMeddes of the State Route 99 Bridge. DeAgni fa ol\em l ue hp,1ng Itlbltat attached to the blood Mall be mode by an shro eetln carwrllaton with a quaifidd bat crucial to enure that the hablAat is both Structurally sound and encho, cauv feasible for me by bats . To the etlent teMlbie newly created espousal Iant crelcef shall be left unmblaused on that \hey are oval "Web bots for aay morn no aner on march is com Iete. TNRPAEENM AND ENDANGEREa EPECIfE Duing aomumcfim Dunn, constNGGm Clly of Bakersfield Constmcnon detailed shall pound to Me st..,a...MoMn no apemHCnal Department of Public requnemenh as de —Ined In the United slates F. Wakv Cullfomla iEl and ratline SeMOe Standardhed Department of FlSM1 and Recommendation for Protection of Te San Wltllite. Jdal Kit Fox i to and During Ground Disturbance USFWS I9W. Appodma191y 60 days Ca fed road conWCliM. Push b cwifmcfmn Pnw to COel --ion Clly of Bakersfield a US Fish and Wltllite Service and Cothran Department of Public Department of Mh old ViSdi feapgoved WaksI Cali l coUCt o survey for Son Mod", kit Galogst sea M Deportment of Fish and lax dens within TJJ feet of Me Comtmcnon far Wldlittl TE 2 tao\p- 1,1lvd, utf iy rebcafims. A letter an riche SSteel repM and mop of known and potential San Jooqufn kit fox dens Swll be submitted to the ITS Fish ana Wiaure service "rw Caoromla De rtment offifiano Atli . VV U U CR161 °iG. �_. CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • 20a Sheet lmpovam0O 44070 �pf sae era. aooeos�om Mitigation Moneoring Table, Continued 24% Street Improvement Project On Summaryof Wool Impkmenlallon Ph.. MONlofing Phone FrMch, Real veMkaXOn of COm Kpnca Iwm gala Klonce Alston Measure Preadlaity clearance inner, per 5an lacquin kit fox sMll be repeated about P weeks before construction as after aMaalays In construction of er 3weaks. nit new San lmquo Ft for dens I dealing since completing toe Ebday survey sball be repMed to the US. Fish and Wildlife gleade and Calnarnb Department of Pm and wllane In a letter report and map. If no, San laaqum tit "dem ore iassia d anioferad record sMll be tbm incmae: ine :war date . aanmmea eagnated aoloan conducting the FTl and general survey Analogy The recaas mall be submitted to 1M U.S. him and Wldlpe SeMCe and to cl=o of Am and sell Tons eit. If dem a potential deco are detected wlmtn the Ptiorto-nuidn Prior to constrai CN at Bakersfield project footpMt dung X day rand /or 2 week Department of Public pre'all clearance storeys, agency perminian Wwks: Calcium. mall be reaTe :tea to monitor and preened dem Department of Ann and matwoula be affected by the appeal Rte Wildlife: United states Ash aoloait mall member potential dens for 3 and Man. Semae. ectAVe nights and submit monstonng bouli a letler report to the US, Ash and single Service and CalPwrva Deportment of Ann and Wldrle. The all shall oversee the excievoton of dens bllwmg approval by the III Art and sold s TE3 Service and Ccoarse Department of fish and Wtialles Dens ounawlme X0 reef of Paosat construction but not affected by construction le shall be monitored and entered nom o ptindtion br as feclmian:ane. The oddest shelf place flagged Ill a Afmt radlu buffer around any parent all or aNPcal den and im feet ham a knove den: the U.S. Ash and ,ki Service still be confided It a both l den is found. The Loci SMII Submit revlh of den wcian and exclusion In a letter report to the U S. fish and board 5ervlce and Coulomb O AKFa O� J O O°IGINAI Cm OF MAKERSPIELD l tae Sheet lmprove.2 Pmted SLN No.3r1a80N0 >D Mitigation Montioring Table, Continued 24e Sheet Improvement Project MMgaMon Vol XOn d Cons Ilene summary d Mealarc ImplernenlaDon Phase Monfrod, Ph.. Edorelrg Ar ency Ini Date eemarel Measure De anment d Ffi no uareffe . The bologsl 5nal conWcl an environmental M« to con51NCllOn Plan to construction. IN al BaleMlNa en training for all contructon crews Deportment or Public before 9oanckd nco ng arrose, The purpose of Ydra Callform. this 4dnng Is to Inform coMLUCIIan crew Department of flan antl embers of permit demo and .hdf. Mantl P¢ soldile: United States Fish colorful for $an face— kit fort to occur at a se and WIItYtte $eMice . antl be ho letl by conslrucfian act,.tles. The pairing shot be credited to all new crew PEA members no Ona lly to all crew members warklrg in San Jokel Gl fm Tel lal.111—ng in. training.c embers sMll signs artentlorce inner ztaAng their IT, attended the trotting and unbentand the pranchon meowres and construction reductions. Training malenals and rec «a5 or anencee55hau be submitted to the u S. FSn ono wlldafe$eMCe and Carol De nment of FSM1 Ontl Wltllir¢. D—g cmatruoldn D-nn, cacurnioon City of Bakeofleld The dot (shall mortar rood comrrudlon Department of Pub4c call once daily. The bial gra l verify that w«ksl CaLt ortLUCtbn compiles with fell terms and PUT Deplunie of FSM1 antl coMeonarWconArucOanand an Stoles, Her Wiland Stock hers one regi SkernBtltlCrlbetlln Stock Wide and Wlltlllre Service. TES far".ftol $tan fiec San far tie POfeCYgn of fare $anJW9Wnpl For Pnn ..'a .1 fo QouMDMUDO�e un as 1999J. The biologist m shoo mamlar¢ a log of holm taket d and On be manal o summ ded to 1M U $. S . Caliiorr a S and California Wltlof Total bar and De mmemll and wenutes malo oast. Pn «10 construction /aunng Fn «lo neid Permesae fentlng shall be inralled along the construction . oncconstion/tlnMg Depanmenls Pub[, Department ent of produced right -onvoy of 2lT Sbeeta all locations arts \mdion Works wM1Me ew ancirl recall One Oro TEL combination of bllowng lNee design options moy be agople d to andade San ce, in lox son movemenl acgaMrrons. elakeeng his bottom of The fence 5 inches above grourne to i yr\ 0 A i Of BAKERSFIELD M^ Sheet Improvemessilm hefts M. SCH,T t0TD Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24- Street Improvement Project MMgamn Stil Summary of Meaana Implemanlallon PM1ow Mafdarlra Pmie EMacllg Rgemy ve aMon of coin mote Ini Dole Rebrarb all unroshucfed mwersenf by San Joci kit ,val antler IM1e fer.,in bray ground Jevelvs ,,,. Ipd gaps no more than lol feet ... it as the lerglM1 of me fence e,h, would allow San J W q ua kit fox movement aM1eBWar inteN015 long had nght.d Y. antl Insalllrg federal with minlmum mesh eve of 35 - I upare, but Iz Incnev such would alwe unimted movement arson JOawln kit rov rn. mrwgmhe fence. hauls, Locations that are cur IN ler¢aU snarl remain lanced or hall hove a— tendril Ihip' tl in a at-y the same locafian and shall not hove rmeadede9 n. pufirg final Oesgn phrase During flint tles Bn at Bak ersfieltl CvtledmMarsaMm edlan bamersma{be phase Departments P.bfm oca usedgpan of prulad caught metliaN Woks trap 1 the for pobl¢se ,_red mes rtharof :hand nallonthanto a. tednnch amen meaammath remold ,s ia,ph dens to prevent oWtindlrig the meof Son' anm:aal field of SanJmquln M fares near the melut and meal.m less ed a Ina rea steel pulled with 1 level vegelal(id9lesssstthan I inches) olrneve IS I fures Hy moved to prevent overgroulh It touch median barriers are requ red in a later pandas, stage fa pudic safety, Calton octal seedbed me6an bamer file Eg/5 shof be used Caltrom f We v,, person has been approved by the U S. Ron mtl WJtlllle Service la Fish ai us�i �a e2o induces ncn a w dlS..wl radius.penal, (91rc1 x 181,chn idehalf - d e oper0�) spawtl every 19 feat to all os so b San loo thin dt bk During dint tleslgn pflasa Dutlngfinal tleslgn CIry o1 Ba¢ersfield Protect lanNCaping sM1all be deslgredlo alloy pM1ase Depadment of Public E$ MObstmded lor to Sea Jay urn at foxaad to Ol CITY OF SAKEnFIEW �L • 24- Street lmpowment 20M41070 4107 stw sex No. zos Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 24e Street Improvement Project MMgogon Summary W Measure ImplemeMelbn Pllase MonRaM1q IM1asa Mitchell Agency YY nRon d Co brace inMkls gale RamaNs Measure povido¢p antles fa move ent acrms the Works CUN¢tl median less Mad to inches m boomedY. er hl am matl9de Ia e-11 p mall be planters In age of three aldenalve strategy'. Will plans that ao not encead 6—hey If at malomy tinfrllang- distafim might so that Ii does not eed 61—hi antlroccong gaps no less firm 4 f set was every f2 feet in areas Ind —fi ed wnn xehs era shrubs. Danrg grim design phase ooang final eta cNofent melee of read fill. walls. fencing and mw Othl phase by Department Of PalYic demand. mysical obsiN¢nm shall he resignatl Wpkz no led than from the can of bike to gooll have RlvercoMWaMfeeltowea em Riv tmllmumvan v¢nlmldeararwa 011 oteetta c mhos Onbl and venicalpwOble some iw bearnaed Son )w uln at tax mavemenl. During Rnol tleslgn phase DaOrg find design Ba Permanent and tempari loss of San Joaquin kit phase epar of Depammenfs Public the MGtalshall by kgrConsidngin Wgkg armlfigoletl IDe n MRegram. H COns¢rvatlan feepaym e pree unnent of Pbn Ice payment program. The 19 acres of /and banes ground ho s f 107 aMr of one thetemporarymsmmanceof acresm unary iHO d dry bonangoune Mbllafs Shot prpUSiwbM shallbemlfig byfdrradifl Me Conservation Bakafieltl Habliot COnservotlon Plan directed atallbn Plan at agencytop U tarGng aunt all. iM1¢ Metropolitan ..Id be pdd Rdw the peco l Hat di at Cortza o Plan bust l on to purchase at least I JJ acres of zUlaGe Son to burchro ores Joa uln kll lox tablet Prior to conshuctlon Prlw to condrucXan eltl Before crosimatlon, the limits of permanent and Department of PObic Clam ent of tampvOry p be OM mapWIT yycryz iiXetl ty wind those S. Fish map will be le by hadlat type vnlayal Tot subminea MasumvabytM US. Fish life and by t U of fi.dm sewlee before :wmnlal to the cIN of eakhdBem Planting DepWrnanl tw ea payment loan ¢tlOnal r ed conitrudlOa, 011 areas Q r�iA O C ❑!G -NAL CITY OF BAKERSFIELD • SRI Street ISCH No.20O 41070 SCN Ne. 300WpDID Mitigation Mont oring Table, Continued 24% Street Improvement Project Mffig an Summary of Measure Imr4em<IStalbn Phone MOMla,Phase Eltlarch, Al"el VeMkallon d CO lance InMIOh Dale Remarks Measure sugadb or tool bad c.,t=e. fond, lydoccory nddioxiaM.con,areas, apelmeeomdoe, andersold ree Ionecand fneces o —ofth arson to re,ecrconditions re.mmnanofret hula a<rbi gppro m and aanl spades st 10 h arecantl bold scan ed a daerthe seveyelme in,de.hbe nd Ma :ie U. s Coi bmeus.Fen The ecaratia oepanmenla Whicie The F :naMwiltlue, and re.e moan e. n :. her and Alone, INVASIVE SPECIES in cou'llbonce with the Executive Ortler On In=aporOlel NO conuthr on During conshUcflon ON of Foripheltl ml ve 5execies 6ecufive Order 131121 and plan spe=ificaMOn tlunng Department of Public subsequent gUi the Federal final tlesgn pM1ase Wwks ersioM1wq the andam ti and erosion Administration, haXm. IM1e lauded va tame proiea snau not onfol roes in the as nova par spedr Filed as nowd ds.m how; hall is dint Precautions be particular sorve Bras sy. re round oraallbe areesenamwa4a=eth taken Innvoruclon areas. These would Include me re to Inaoon Irauipme aM=leanng Or coRira=Oan and clearing equipment antl emacafian dmte�on to be m Ieme nled sM1Wltl anlrrvauon acWr. To prevent the further spread of lnvarNe plant Incorpwale into caRhuClon Oaurg cmdrudi all of Bakersfieltl species a nouaus weed special provision will be plan sudeficafiwa tlunng oepartment of Fund eluded ea prgect conshucer, plan find tlesign pMSe Works ISQ specificaHws and adhered to during Inodardo,wryoea hwil,00fed Iansim=Ilon. dlwdrg mstumaneo.At be seeded Wth awhen feel III ml,Nre lOUwm =ornimdlon. GEOLOGY /SOIIS /SEISWC OPOGRPPW Foal tlesign no confucfan stall comay wnM1 Dunrg finaltleugn pM1m'e Dunng Mal tlesign Gry of BakersAeltl the Calln a Seismic Fit Gtena antl atltlress pMSe Oepanmenl of PUNlc Gf0 -I potential Impacts associatedwith grwrd slwking. Woks A aeracXan, and searrualtv mda=etl senlemant. Goi The expect shall implement sate conlm=flon Dud, coccurbm Dud, conWCXOn CI of BakersReltl g AKFgr� c m v 0°,IGINAL / !el Mitigation MonHoring Table, Continued 24m Street Improvement Project CRY OF BAKERSFIELD 2M^ Sheet ImprovameM Project SON No. 2008041 NO o4 OP KF9 S G NAL Vlm.lr On of. MMIyWIOn summary W Memore ImphmeMaNOn PM1ase Mon0aing PM1pse EMaclllg ngallay Ora INMah [late lemoMS Mw[vre ca Calhans antl DepaO Of PUbfc " itemas Lao otc.iulM1e CalPwria Dlvi4an of OCCUpatlmol5alety and syc Wanks N¢altn Atlrt'inisRaliOn re a ants. CUMVINIVF IMPACTS and plan Includes a sump nobltal element which During final design phase DuNg final design Clty of absconded and devlice longterm habitat consery atlon far forced Department of PUbe the.Tan Sam Jobi kit hpOpulatlon In has Wore: Coltmnsl United met —shoe rsfield area W focusing on sumps 1, Stales Hun and India stormwater drainage bushel as mown and Semce functional habitat for the specie:. the Ch,,r, owanatlon wit, calo-ans. pOpmes muse me Sump Habitat Program to comparable for mulotive effects to tae Son loawln kit fox affected by this and five fNwe 11 a' '—as Improvement Program prolech Conskencedis goes of thu program Include s car rierng tie nniddiofion of adlficial dery selected sumps: enhancement of San loaqun Nt rox hablmi by controlling v¢getalin reem loakirs" and around dere and IwM San g C -1 fox accesldllN to sumps thwgh fence/gate opeNngs with drainronu of 6 v shone, to phypeors like awards and medium -to adwde rgadzed beef and reduction In me polenrcl fahmpal to the San JaaqJim k0 fox ausodated with moral maintenance aosvines Ohio predm« the Cry wavlded a lelfer or commitment to the U.S son and .1died Service, act. u ll0. 2114 fully supporting and proHOlig assurance of the Implemenmfian and monsoonal of the Sump Habitat Program and Is conServaMM eMMS. The current Sump Haplat Program onpNal fromework includes'. c ce SelectlanafsumrytMimainlaln Sanlaaquin kit fox acceusitiliry oMlarhotital ihme at N hum um conservatlOn n based on o4 OP KF9 S G NAL _ cltt OF l Fr aRRS oto a^ Fill fmpovemem noted fi scii go. zaofastmo Mitigation Monitoring Table, Continued 241 Street Improvement Project MMgaflon Meson. Summary d Meares ImplemenlaXOn noose Mention, PM1ase FMw[is, Agency viol air Cam llor Initials pats I Ferrol In. relative anst —lal far miniminng both project i and mortal effect) nstUlisnal aM malutarance of San Useful at bs enMncerni features fenc,s /gate gaps, of ficial dens, conservation zones signs, and enhancement maintenance and repair) nawhi of sump sapsi tlon mnparro. vn'th San Joaquin Of fox presence and /or use )performance of routine maintenance outide the San Joaquin kit he hatal season and me and et hand tods in cormenafian ions antl nev —five ri Stalogical mwitoNg and reaching of results )pe aintenance surven . den thousand and supervifed den e.cavafion ental aaoreness tocang, maintenance monitoring, annnal ¢nM1aaeement inspection a anal San Joaquin 'it toss sump use monitoring, ang onnwl repMingl Proveon of )larval comeram on assonances [individual co rvanon easement for each a pememd nomomang engrossment famp, or maagersent mamtenmce, and Orman, cost anchated with wall Implementafion. and on cgenayapprovetl long term Management Plan the easement and encasement holders must be US, fish and wildl'ue Seracompraved wd9aM andmarron') yPKF,5,6 0 i 01;I cIC:AL