HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 186-17RESOLUTION NO. 1 8 6- 17
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL ADOPTING AN
ADDENDUM TO THE RECIRCULATED FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE 24TH
STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FOR A NEW
CROSSWALK AT PINE STREET.
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield, in cooperation with Caltrans, is making
certain roadway improvements to portions of 24tH Street, generally from State
Route 99 to just east of M Street, including 231d Street and 24th Street within a
couplet that includes a pair of one -way streets ( "Project "); and
WHEREAS, the original environmental impact report ( "Original EIR ") for the
Project maintained the existing crosswalks within the Project area including, but
not limited to, the pedestrian crossings of 24th Street at Alder /A Streets and
Drake /D Streets ( "Crosswalks "); and
WHEREAS, on February 12, 2015, the City Council certified the Original EIR,
and approved the Project without the Alder /A Streets crosswalk; and
WHEREAS, the Original EIR was subsequently challenged in court, which
resulted in the issuance of a writ of mandate that the City void its certification of
the EIR and approval of the Project, which occurred on September 2, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City addressed the Court's concerns in a Recirculated Final
Environmental Impact Report ( "RFEIR ") for the Project; and
WHEREAS, because the Court did not find any deficiencies with the
analysis of the Crosswalks in the Original EIR, the analysis of the Crosswalks in the
RFEIR was not modified; and
WHEREAS, on June 8, 2016, the City Council certified the RFEIR and
approved the Project, leaving the Alder /A Streets crosswalk a part of the
Project; and
WHEREAS, during development of final designs for the Project, the City's
design consultant and City staff identified safety concerns with the existing
Crosswalks and recommended that they be removed; and
WHEREAS, on October 11, 2017, the City Council held a public hearing
pursuant to Section 21950.5 of the California Vehicle Code to allow the public to
provide comments on the proposed removal of the Crosswalks; and
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WHEREAS, following the hearing, the City Council approved the removal
of the Crosswalks and directed staff to explore potential locations and
alternative design features for a new crosswalk in the vicinity of the Alder /A
Streets crosswalk that would provide a safer pedestrian crossing of 24th Street;
and
WHEREAS, City staff, along with the City's design consultant, has
developed three alternative designs for the Crosswalks for Council's
consideration; and
WHEREAS, of the three alternative designs, only a crosswalk at Pine Street
satisfies the sightline guidelines established by the American Association of State
Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) in its manual "A Policy on
Geometric Design of Highways and Streets," 2011 Edition, for a safe and
effective crosswalk; and
WHEREAS, as proposed, the new crosswalk at Pine Street would be a high -
intensity activated crosswalk ( "HAWK "), which utilizes a pedestrian activated red
traffic light to cross one half of 24th Street to a protected median where the
pedestrian must, again, activate a red traffic light to cross the other half of 24th
Street; and
WHEREAS, since the proposed relocation of the Crosswalks to Pine Street
represents a change in the Project, an Addendum has been prepared by the
City as CEQA lead to address the question whether the proposed change will
result in new significant environmental impacts that were not addressed in the
RFEIR, or increase the severity of previously identified impacts found to be
significant in the RFEIR; and
WHEREAS, as outlined in the Addendum, a new pedestrian crossing of 241h
Street at Pine Street would not create a new significant impact or increase the
severity of any of the impacts evaluated in the RFEIR; and
WHEREAS, the Addendum also explains that a crosswalk at Pine Street will
only minimally change pedestrian accessibility crossing 24th Street between Oak
Avenue and F Street potentially resulting in a maximum additional 700 feet (two
blocks) of walking for a pedestrian to access a safe crossing of 24th Street; and
WHEREAS, the Addendum also documents that this new crosswalk will not
result in any new separation or boundary between the communities north and
south of 24th Street; instead, the proposed crosswalk will likely reduce any
separation or boundary between the communities north and south of 24th Street
and encourage pedestrians from one side of 24th Street to cross to the other
side, thereby enhancing community cohesion, because the crosswalk will be
much safer than the existing crossings at Alder /A or Drake /D Streets; and
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WHEREAS, under CEQA, the use of an addendum to analyze the
Proposed new crosswalk at Pine Street is appropriate since none of the
conditions of CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 requiring the preparation of a
subsequent EIR have occurred and a new crosswalk of 24th Street at Pine Street
will not result in new significant environmental impacts that were not addressed
in the RFEIR, or increase the severity of previously identified impacts found to be
significant in the RFEIR.
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. The provisions of CEQA have been followed regarding the
preparation of the Addendum for the proposed new pedestrian
crossing of 24th Street of Pine Street.
3. The Addendum 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.
4. The Addendum to the RFEIR is hereby certified and adopted.
5. The Project is hereby modified to include a new pedestrian HAWK
crossing of 24th Street at Pine Street.
6. The Planning Division of the Community Development Department
is hereby directed to file all required notices of the certification and
adoption of the Addendum, as appropriate.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting held on
DEC 13 2017 , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER RIV ERA, GON ALES, WEIR SMITH, FREEMAN, SULLIVAN, PARR
COUNCILMEMBER VJLTr
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER NpyL
ABSENT: COUNCLMEMBER NrTo\
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CHRISTOPHER GERRY
ACTING CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
the Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED DEC 112017
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KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
CITY ATTORNEY
By: ;?z— Z/� 10,
ANDREW HEGLUND
Deputy City Attorney
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24th Street Improvement Project
Bakersfield, Kern County, California
SCH# 2008041070
Addendum to the
Recirculated Final Environmental Impact Report
Prepared for the
City of Bakersfield
December 2017
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Table of Contents
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CEQA Requirements for the Proposed Changes to the Project .............. ..............................3
Descriptionof the Project .......................................................................... ..............................3
ExistingCrosswalks ................................................................................... ..............................4
Analysis of Alternative Crosswalk Locat ions ........................................... ..............................5
Description of Proposed New Crosswalk at Pine Street .......................... ..............................6
Analysis of Environmental Impacts of Proposed New Crosswalk at Pine Street .................6
This Addendum is Appropriate under CEQA ............................................ ..............................7
Conclusion.................................................................................................. ..............................7
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INTRODUCTION
In June 2016, the City of Bakersfield certified a Recirculated Final Environmental Impact Report
( "RFEIR ") for the 24" Street Improvement Project ( "Project "). The City is proposing to replace
two existing crosswalks, one at Alder /A Street and one at Drake /D Streets ("Crosswalks"), with a
new crosswalk of 24' Street at Pine Street (the "Modification ").
The California Environmental Quality Act provides that when an environmental impact report
( "EIR ") has been certified for a Project, no subsequent or supplemental EIR shall be required,
unless one or more of the following events occurs:
a) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the
environmental impact report.
b) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is
being undertaken which will require major revisions in the environmental impact report.
c) New information, which was not known and could not have been known at the time the
environmental impact report was certified as complete, becomes available.
Substantial changes to a project requiring major revisions of the previously certified EIR are
those that involve new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity
of previously identified significant effects. (Cal. Code Regs. tit. 14, § 15162.)
California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15164 provides that if some changes or
additions to a previously certified EIR are necessary, but none of the above events calling for
the preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred, the lead agency shall prepare an
addendum to the previously certified EIR.
This Addendum evaluates whether the Modification would result in new significant impacts or an
increase in the severity of previously identified significant environmental effects, or would
otherwise require the preparation of a supplemental or subsequent EIR.
BACKGROUND
The original EIR ( "Original EIR ") for the Project maintained the existence of the Crosswalks
within the Project area as part of the Project. The Original EIR described the Alder /A Streets
crosswalk as a striped crosswalk with a flashing yellow beacon and the Drake /D Streets
crosswalk as a striped crosswalk only.
On February 12, 2015, the City Council certified the Original EIR, and approved the Project, but
eliminated the Alder /A Streets crosswalk. The Original EIR was challenged in court, which
resulted in the issuance of a writ of mandate that the City void its certification of the Original EIR
and approval of the Project, which occurred on September 2, 2015.
The City addressed the Court's writ of mandate in the 2016 Recirculated Final Environmental
Impact Report for the Project ( "RFEIR "). Because the Court did not find any deficiencies with
the analysis of the Crosswalks in the Original EIR, the analysis of the Crosswalks in the RFEIR
was not modified.
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On June 8, 2016, the City Council certified the RFEIR and approved the Project. The Project
approval did not remove the Alder /A Streets crosswalk from the Project as had previously been
done. During development of final designs for the Project, the City's design consultant, TYLin
International ( "TYLin "), determined that maintaining the Alder /A Streets crosswalk at its current
location as a part of the Project would be unsafe, for the following reasons:
1. While traveling westbound on W Street, there would not be sufficient distance for
drivers to stop their vehicles prior to the crosswalk after navigating through complex
roadway features, such as the merging of lanes and the geometry of the approaching
curve.
2. The effectiveness of the existing traffic control devices, including flashing yellow
beacons, is limited on high -speed or high - volume arterial streets.
3. The widening of the roadway from 2 lanes to 3 lanes will increase traffic volumes and
increase the time for pedestrians to cross 24" Street.
4. The merge between traffic on 24" Street and C Street would occur too close to the
crosswalk.
City staff also determined that the Drake /D Streets crosswalk was equally unsafe and should be
removed for the following reasons:
1. This existing crosswalk is only striped and has no light or other signage.
2. While traveling westbound on 24" Street, the crosswalk is located at the beginning of
the merge from four lanes to three lanes. As with the Alder /A Streets crosswalk, this
crosswalk creates multiple points of focus for drivers who will be forced to prepare for
the merge while, at the same time, determining whether there is a pedestrian
crossing the street.
3. Since 24" Street at Drake /D Streets will be four lanes, a pedestrian in the crosswalk
could be hidden from view while in the middle two lanes.
4. A safer location for crossing exists at the signalized intersection at F Street, which is
a much safer crosswalk for pedestrians and is only 600 feet away.
On October 11, 2017, the City Council held a public hearing pursuant to Section 21950.5 of the
California Vehicle Code to allow the public to provide comments on the proposed removal of the
Crosswalks. Following the hearing, the City Council approved the removal of the Crosswalks
and directed staff to explore potential locations and alternative design features that would
provide a safer pedestrian crossing of 24" Street.
As directed, City staff, along with the City's consultant, has developed alternative design
concepts for the Crosswalks for the City Council's consideration.
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CEQA REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE PROJECT
Public Resources Code section 21166 states that once an EIR has been prepared for a project,
no subsequent or supplemental EIR is to be prepared unless one of the following circumstances
occurs:
a) Substantial changes are proposed in the project that will require major revisions to
the environmental impact report.
b) Substantial changes have occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the
project is being undertaken, which will require major revisions to the environmental
impact report.
c) New information, which was not known and could not have been known at the
time the environmental impact report was certified as complete, has become available.
CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15163 further clarify the requirements for evaluating
proposed changes to a project. Generally, the guidelines state that, once an EIR has been
certified, no further EIRs will be prepared unless there are substantial changes in the project,
substantial changes in circumstances, or new information of substantial importance, all of which
indicate either a new, significant adverse environmental impact or a substantially more severe
adverse environmental impact than previously identified would occur.
CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 also indicates that an addendum need not be circulated for
public review, but "can be included in, or attached to the final EIR" and that "the decision making
body shall consider the addendum with the final EIR prior to making a decision on the project."
This Addendum is an informational document presenting an evaluation of potential
environmental impacts of the proposed Modification to be used by decision makers. The City,
as the Lead Agency under CEQA, will consider the information provided in this Addendum prior
to making a decision whether or not to approve the proposed Modification.
In order to utilize an addendum as the appropriate CEQA document, the City of Bakersfield, as
the Lead Agency, must make a finding that the new crosswalk will not result in any new
significant or more severe environmental effects than previously identified in the RFEIR.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT
The purpose of the Project, as stated in the Original EIR, is to address existing traffic congestion
and future travel demand along 24" Street. The Project area extends from southbound State
Route 99 to just east of M Street, including 23r° Street and 24" Street within a couplet that
includes a pair of one -way streets. The location of the Project is shown on the attached Exhibit
A. The Project consists of improvements along 24" Street from west of State Route 99 to 0.2
miles east of M Street, a distance of about 2.1 miles and improvements on State Route 99 for a
northbound auxiliary lane from 1,500 feet south of and to the Kern River Bridge. The main
features of the Project are improvements at the Oak Street/241" Street intersection, and the
widening of 24'" Street between Olive Street and D Street. For purposes of environmental
analysis, the Project was divided into four segments. Segment 3 is the mostly residential area
between Olive Street and D Street and is the location of the existing Crosswalks. The Project
improvements in Segment 3 include the widening of 24" Street between Olive Street and D
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Street to the north, adding two travel lanes —one in each direction. The roadway alignment will
be shifted about 17 feet to the north of the existing alignment and eliminate eleven driveways.
The Project improvements in Segment 3 also include the construction of
• Raised medians along 240 Street, that restrict cross - street access to right -in,
right -out only vehicular movements, with left turns off of 24'" Street allowed at two
eastbound intersections (Beach Street and C Street), but not at any westbound
intersections.
• A two -way frontage road on the north side of 24" Street between Elm Street and
Beech Street to provide additional access to Elm Street.
• Cul -de -sacs on the south side of 24t° Street at Elm, Beech, Myrtle, Spruce, Pine,
Cedar, A, and B Streets.
• Enhanced landscaping in the median and parkway areas on the north and south
sides of 241" Street from Olive Street to C Street.
• A reverse curve that begins along 24" Street near A Street and ends along 23`0
Street near D Street.
The area of the Project between Oak and F Streets is shown on the attached Exhibit B. This
exhibit shows two existing crosswalks on 24" Street, one at Alder /A Streets and one at Drake /D
Streets.
EXISTING CROSSWALKS
Existing Alder /A Streets Crosswalk. Photographs showing the Alder /A Streets crosswalk are
provided on Exhibit C. As shown, the crosswalk consists of two painted crosswalk lines with
associated signage and yellow Flashing beacons in each direction. The Alder /A Streets
crosswalk was discussed in the Traffic Study for the Original ER, which stated that the Project
would maintain the existing pedestrian crossing of 24th Street east of Alder /A Streets and show
the proposed pedestrian crossing of 24" Street as widened to the north. The maintenance of
the Alder /A Streets crosswalk was referenced in the Original EIR's Master Response No. 7:
Quality of Life and Community, as a "unifying element" of the Project, which would provide for
pedestrian and bicycle access to public facilities, commercial and retail uses, and other existing
land uses in the area.
Existing Drake /D Streets Crosswalk. Photographs showing the Drake /D Streets crosswalk are
provided on Exhibit D. As shown, the crosswalk consists of two painted crosswalk lines with
associated signage. The existing Drake /D Streets crosswalk has no lights or other prominent
signage. This crosswalk exists at the beginning of the merge from four lanes to three lanes. It
is located approximately 600 feet from the crosswalk at the signalized intersection at F Street.
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ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE CROSSWALK LOCATIONS
In accordance with the Council's instruction to explore and evaluate alternative locations for a
new crosswalk on 241h Street, TYLin analyzed three potential locations in close proximity to the
Alder /A Streets crosswalk. Those locations were:
1. Cedar Street (See Exhibit E)
2. Pine Street (See Exhibit F)
3. Midblock between Cedar and Pine Street. (See Exhibit G)
The analysis was made in accordance with two major evaluation criteria: Stopping Sight
Distance and Decision Sight Distance, as described in "A Policy on Geometric Design of
Highways and Streets Manual," American Association of State Highway and Transportation
Officials ( "AASHTO "), 2011 Edition.
Stopping Sight Distance is defined in the AASHTO manual as the "length of roadway ahead
that is visible to the driver." It further states that it "should be sufficiently long to enable a vehicle
traveling at or near the design speed to stop before reaching a stationary object in its path."
Each of the three alternatives considered provides the required minimum sight distance for 45
miles per hour, the design speed for 24" Street, for travel in both directions.
Decision Sight Distance is defined in the AASHTO manual as a distance that "allow[s]
reasonable competent and alert drivers to come to a hurried stop under ordinary circumstances.
... [g]reater distances may be needed where drivers must make ... unexpected or unusual
maneuvers .... Limited sight distance to those needed for stopping may preclude drivers from
performing evasive maneuvers, which often involve less risk and are otherwise preferable to
stopping. Even with an appropriate complement of standard traffic control devices ... stopping
sight distances may not provide sufficient visibility distances for drivers to corroborate advance
warning and to perform appropriate maneuvers."
Traffic stopping at any of the three alternative locations to allow pedestrians to cross 24" Street
may be considered unexpected or unusual maneuvers as drivers are not required to routinely
stop at these locations. These locations would not be traditional signalized intersections since
the traffic at these intersections does not meet traffic signal warrants of the California Manual of
Uniform Traffic Control Devises (MUTCD), Chapter 4C. Hence the decision sight distance is the
appropriate criterion to evaluate the proposed crosswalk locations.
Based on the 45 miles per hour design speed of 24' Street and the type of avoidance
maneuver that is associated with this design, the minimum decision sight distance is 800 feet.
Among the three alternative locations, Pine Street is the only location that meets the 800 foot
minimum decision sight distance standard for both directions of travel (See Exhibit H).
TYLin concluded that red signal or beacon devices known as High - Intensity Activated
Crosswalk (HAWK) beacons as specified in the technical literature are more effective than
yellow flashing beacons. TYLin further recommended the relocation of the existing pedestrian
crosswalk at Alder /A Streets to Pine Street, along with upgrading the crossing traffic control
devices from yellow Flashing beacons to HAWK beacons.
TYLin further recommended that the new crosswalk be offset to improve safety. This design
forces pedestrians to turn in the median and face oncoming traffic before turning again to cross
the second half of the roadway. To accommodate the offset crosswalk, portions of the
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landscaped median, approximately 50 feet long, as proposed originally should be modified to a
hardscaped surface for a pedestrian refuge area. Approximately eight proposed street trees
(five on the median and three on the south side of 24" Street) from the original landscape
concept would need to be eliminated for the crossing.
DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED NEW CROSSWALK AT PINE STREET
Staff, therefore, proposes the construction of a new pedestrian crossing at the intersection of
Pine Street and 24" Street. This crosswalk would be located 700 feet to the west of A Street.
The proposed Pine Street crossing would combine with the existing crosswalk at Oak Street to
the west and the existing crosswalk at F Street to the east to provide available pedestrian
crossings at three locations within or in the vicinity of Segment 3. While some pedestrians
crossing 20 Street would have an increased distance to get to the nearest crosswalk, such as
those currently located close to Alder /A Streets or Drake /D Streets, no pedestrians would have
to walk more than an additional 700 feet (two blocks) to reach the nearest crosswalk.
The location of the proposed Pine Street crosswalk is shown on the attached Exhibit F. This
new crosswalk would comply with the Stopping Sight Distance and Decision Sight Distance
guidelines of Sections 3.2.2 and 3.2.3 of the AASHTO Manual. The proposed Pine Street
crosswalk would include HAWK beacons and include an offset crosswalk in the median for
additional safety of the pedestrians using the crosswalk.
The elimination of the pedestrian crossing of 241" Street at Drake /D Streets will require
pedestrians to cross 20 street at F Street, approximately 600 feet to the east. But since there
is currently no pedestrian crossing of 23" Street at Drake /D Streets, this will cause little
disruption in the pedestrian network. Additionally, the Drake /D Street crosswalk/intersection is
not signalized, but the F Street crosswalk/intersection is signalized and would provide a safer
location for pedestrians to cross 24" Street,
ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF PROPOSED NEW CROSSWALK AT PINE
STREET
The RFEIR and Original EIR did not find any significant environmental impacts associated with
the existing Crosswalks. A new pedestrian crossing of 24r" Street at Pine Street would not
create a new significant impact or increase the severity of any of the impacts evaluated in the
RFEIR. The environmental impacts that were considered in the RFEIR and Original EIR and
found not to be significant are described below.
Community Impacts
The proposed new crosswalk at Pine Street will minimally change pedestrian accessibility
crossing 20 Street between Oak Street and F Street; however, this change will not result in any
new separation or boundary between the communities north and south of 240 Street. Because
this new crosswalk will be a HAWK, which utilizes a pedestrian activated red traffic light to cross
one half of 24" Street to a protected median where the pedestrian will, again, activate a red
traffic light to cross the other half of 24th Street, the crosswalk will likely reduce any separation
or boundary between the communities north and south of 24" Street and encourage
pedestrians from one side of 20 Street to cross to the other side, thereby enhancing
community cohesion, because the crosswalk will be much safer than the existing crossings at
Alder /A Streets or Drake /D Streets.
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The RFEIR identifies 241" Street as an existing roadway barrier between two residential
communities — the proposed new crosswalk and pedestrian accessibility is not expected to have
significant impacts on those communities.
Traffic and Transportation — Pedestrian Facilities
According to the RFEIR, 'the build alternatives would not result in direct permanent impacts to
pedestrian facilities in the study area." As stated above, the new crosswalk would only
minimally impact the pedestrian facilities by relocating the crosswalk from Alder /A Streets to
Pine Street. This change would result in a maximum additional distance of 700 feet (two blocks)
of walking for a pedestrian to access a crosswalk to safely cross 24"' Street. As such, the
additional distance required for pedestrian users to access the crosswalks is considered a less
than significant impact to pedestrian facilities. Furthermore, the HAWK design of the new
crosswalk at Pine Street, as described above, would create a safer pedestrian crossing of 24"
Street.
As explained in the memorandum from the City's Traffic Engineer, attached as Exhibit I, the
Modification will not create new or previously unidentified significant impacts or increase the
severity of the traffic and transportation impacts evaluated in the RFEIR.
THIS ADDENDUM IS APPROPRIATE UNDER CEQA
As indicated above, an addendum is appropriate if none of the conditions of Section 15162
requiring the preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. Here, none of the conditions, as
applicable to changes to a previously certified EIR, occur with the proposed construction of the
new crosswalk at Pine Street as follows:
As detailed above, the proposed new crosswalk at Pine Street will provide appropriate
pedestrian access across 24`" Street requiring no pedestrian to travel more than 700 feet
(approximately two blocks) to cross 24" Street at a signalized crosswalk. As discussed above,
this new crosswalk will not create new or more severe significant environmental effects beyond
those discussed in the RFEIR.
As analyzed in this Addendum, the construction of a new crosswalk at Pine Street will not result
in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. Therefore, this Addendum is an
appropriate level of documentation to update the environmental record.
The Bakersfield City Council will consider this Addendum before approving the construction of
the new pedestrian crossing of 24" Street at Pine Street in accordance with Section 15164(d)
and, if approved, this Addendum will be attached to the RFEIR and maintained in the
administrative record files at the City of Bakersfield.
CONCLUSION
This Addendum has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Stale CEQA
Guidelines and documents that none of the conditions or circumstances that would require
preparation of a subsequent EIR, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21166 or sections
15162 and 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, exist in connection with the proposed
Modification. No major revisions to the RFEIR would be required as a result of the proposed
new crosswalk. No new or more severe significant environmental impacts have been identified.
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The City of Bakersfield has reviewed the RFEIR and finds that the proposed new crosswalk will
not have any new or increased significant effects on the environment. Therefore, the City has
determined that this Addendum and the RFEIR provide the appropriate environmental
documentation for the proposed construction of the new crosswalk in compliance with the
requirements of the CEQA Guidelines.
The complete Addendum and RFEIR including discussions, environmental analysis,
conclusions, and proposed mitigation measures reflect the independent judgment of the City of
Bakersfield as to those issues at the time of publication.
The Addendum and RFEIR will be maintained in the administrative record files at the City of
Bakersfield offices.
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B A K E R S F
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEMORANDUM
TO: Nick Fidler, Public Works Director
FROM: Ryan Starbuck, Traffic Engineer
DATE: December 12, 2017
SUBJECT. Proposed Crosswalk of 24th Street at Pine Street
Public Works Department and Traffic Engineering Division has reviewed the proposed
Pedestrian crossing location of 24 +h Street at Pine Street. It has been determined the
new location will not create any new or previously unidentified significant impacts or
increase the severity of any of the impacts evaluated in the RFEIR. Under the current
crossing at Alder /A Streets with the striped crosswalk and flashing beacon, vehicles
have to stop to yield for pedestrians crossing at the location. The condition will remain
the same at the proposed location with the installation of a pedestrian activated signal
system. However, the pedestrian activated signal will be coordinated with the
adjacent signalized intersections. In addition, the existing crosswalk at Alder /A Streets
could stop vehicles in both directions when a pedestrian enters the crosswalk. The
proposed pedestrian crossing at Pine Street will stop vehicles in only one direction at a
time to limit the delay to the east /west traffic on 24 +h Street, thereby potentially
improving the vehicle how on 24 +h Street compared to the exiting pedestrian crossing at
Alder /A Streets and Drake /D Streets.
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