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CC Resolution 2001-165RESOLUTION 2001-165 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2001-438 PREPARED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT 2001- 694, THE LA QUINTA COMMUNITY PARK ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT 2001-438 APPLICANT: CITY OF LA QUINTA WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, did, on the 6th day of November, 2001, 4tn day of December, 2001 and 18t`' day of December, 2001, hold duly noticed Public Hearings to consider Environmental Assessment 2001-438 for Capital Improvement Project 2001-694, located at the northeast corner of Adams Street and Westward Ho Drive, more particularly described as follows: APN: 604-061-006 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta, California, did, on the 23rd day of October, 2001 hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider Environmental Assessment 2001-438 for Capital Improvement Project 2001-694, located at the northeast corner of Adams Street and Westward Ho Drive; and WHEREAS, said Environmental Assessment has complied with the requirements of The California Environmental Quality Act and the Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970" (as amended; Resolution 83-68 adopted by the La Quinta City Council) in that the Community Development Department has prepared an Initial Study (EA 2001-438) and has determined that although the proposed Capital Improvement Project 2001-694 could have a significant adverse impact on the environment, there would not be a significant effect in this case because appropriate mitigation measures were made a part of the assessment and included in the conditions of approval and a Mitigated Negative Declaration of Environmental Impact should be filed; and, WHEREAS, upon hearing and considering all testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons desiring to be heard, said City Council did find the following facts, findings, and reasons to justify certifying said Environmental Assessment: 1. The proposed Capital Improvement Project will not be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of the community, either indirectly, or directly, in that no significant unmitigated impacts were identified by Environmental Assessment 2001-438. GAWPDOCS\CCReso-COA\CIPEA438Park. wpd Resolution 2001-165 Environmental Assessment.2001-438 Capital Improvement Project 2001-694 December 18, 2001 2. The proposed Capital Improvement Project will not have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife population to drop below self sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of rare or endangered plants or animals or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory. 3. There is no evidence before the City that the proposed project will have the potential for an adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat on which the wildlife depends. 4. The proposed Capital Improvement Project does not have the potential to achieve short-term environmental goals, to the disadvantage of long-term environmental goals, as no significant effects on environmental factors have been identified by the Environmental Assessment. 5. The proposed Capital Improvement Project will not result in impacts which are individually limited or cumulatively considerable when considering planned or proposed development in the immediate vicinity, as development patterns in the area will not be significantly affected by the proposed project. 6. The proposed Capital Improvement Project will not have environmental effects that will adversely affect the human population, either directly or indirectly, as no significant impacts have been identified which would affect human health, risk potential or public services. 7. There is no substantial evidence in light of the entire record that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. 8. The City Council has considered the Environmental Assessment 2001-438 and the Environmental Assessment reflects the independent judgement of the City. 9. The City has on the basis of substantial evidence, rebutted the presumption of adverse effect set forth in 14 CAL Code Regulations 753.5(d). 10. The location and custodian of the City's records relating to this project is the Community Development Department located at 78-495 Calle Tampico, La Quinta, California. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California, as follows: G:\WPDOCS\CCReso-COA\CIPEA438Park.wpd Resolution 2001-165 Environmental Assessment 2001-438 Capital Improvement Project 2001-694 December 18, 2001 1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitutes the findings of the City Council for this Environmental Assessment. 2. That it does hereby certify Environmental Assessment 2001-438 for the reasons set forth in this Resolution and as stated in the Environmental Assessment .Checklist and Addendum attached hereto and on file in the Community Development Department. 3. That Environmental Assessment 2001-438 reflects the independent judgement of the City. 4. That the City Council hereby adopts the attached Mitigation Monitoring Plan. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City Council held on this 18t' day of December, 2001, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Adolph, Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Peria NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None JOH J. PEKr ayor - City f a Qui to alifornia ATTEST: 9--fz� JUNE REEK, CMC, City Jerk City of La Quinta, California APPROVED AS 'TO FORM: M. KATHERINE JENSO , City Attorney City of La Quinta, California Environmental Checklist Form 1. Project Title: Capital Improvement Project 2001-694 La Quinta Community Park 2. Lead Agency Name and Address: City of La Quinta 78-495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA 92253 3. Contact Person and Phone Number: Christine di lorio, 760-777-7125 4. Project Location: Northeast Corner of Adams Street and Westward Ho Drive 5. Project Sponsor's Name and Address: City of La Quinta 78-495 Calle Tampico La Quinta, CA 92253 6. General Plan Designation: Park Facilities 7. Zoning: Parks and Recreation 8. Description of Project: (Describe the whole action involved, including but not limited to later phases of the project, and any secondary, support, or off -site features necessary for its implementation. Attach additional sheets if necessary.) Construction of park facilities on an 18.07 acre parcel located at the northeastern corner of Adams Street and Westward Ho Drive. Facilities will include a concession stand building with office space, restrooms, a tot lot, basketball court, a skate park, two baseball fields and various soccer fields. The basketball court, skate park, baseball and soccer fields are proposed to be lighted for night play. The site is currently vacant desert lands. 9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: Briefly describe the project's surroundings. North: Low density residential, single family residential units South: Major public facilities, La Quinta High School West: Adams Street, Low density residential beyond East: Low density residential, single family residential units 10. Other agencies whose approval is required (e.g., permits, financing approval, or participation agreement.) Not applicable P:\PC Reso & C0A\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd Environmental Factors Potentially Affected: The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages. Aesthetics Agriculture Resources Air Quality Biological Resources Cultural Resources Geology and Soils Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use Planning Mineral Resources Noise Population and Housing Public Services Recreation Transportation/Traffic Utilities and Service Systems Mandatory Findings Determination (To be completed by the Lead Agency.) On the basis of this initial evaluation: I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been made by or agreed to by the applicant. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. I find that the proposed project MAY have a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless mitigated" on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed. I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project, nothing further is required. d 0 Da e FKJ U W G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd Evaluation of Environmental Impacts: 1. A brief explanation is required for all answers except "No Impact" answers that are adequately supported by the information sources a lead agency cites in the parentheses following each question. A "No Impact" answer is adequately supported if the reference information sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved (e.g. the project falls outside a fault rupture zone). A "No Impact" answer should be explained where it is based on project -specific factors as well as general standards (e.g. the project will not expose sensitive receptors to pollutants, based on a project -specific screening analysis). 2. All answers must take account of the whole action involved, including off -site as well as on- site, cumulative as well as project -level, indirect as well as direct, and construction as well as operational impacts. 3. "Potentially Significant Impact" is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an effect is significant. If there are one or more "Potentially Significant Impact" entries when the determination is made, an EIR is required. 4. "Neizative Declaration: Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated" applies where the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from "Potentially Significant Impact" to a "Less Significant Impact." The lead agency must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level (mitigation measures from Section XVIII, "Earlier Analysis," may be cross-referenced). 5. Earlier analysis may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, an effect has been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section 15063(c)(3)(D). Earlier analysis are discussed in Section XVIII at the end of the checklist. 6. Lead agencies are encouraged to incorporate into the checklist references to information sources for potential impacts (e.g., general plans, zoning ordinances). Reference to a previously prepared or outside document should, where appropriate, include a reference to the page or pages where the statement is substantiated. 7. Supporting Information Sources: A source list should be attached, and other sources used or individuals contacted should be cited in the discussion. 8. The analysis of each issue should identify: a) the significance criteria or threshold used to evaluate each question; and b) the mitigation measure identified, if any, to reduce the impact to less than significance G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd Issues (and Supporting Information Sources): Would the proposal result in potential impacts involving: I. AESTHETICS: Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? (General Plan Exhibit CIR-5) b) Damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? (General Plan EIR, page 5-12 ff.) c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of the site and its surroundings? (Application materials) d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare which would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? (Application materials including Musco Lighting Preliminary Information Package) II. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES:. In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model prepared by the California Dept. Of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance (Farmland) to non-agricultural use? (Master Environmental Assessment 5-29, 5-32) b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? (Zoning Map) c) Involve other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could individually or cumulatively result in loss of Farmland, to non-agricultural use? (Aerial photographs) III. AIR QUALITY: Where available, the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations. Would the project: a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable Air Quality Attainment Plan or Congestion Management Plan? (SCAQMD CEQA Handbook) b) Violate any stationary source air quality standard or contribute to an existing or projected air quality violation? (SCAQMD CEQA Handbook) c) Result in a 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 which exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? (SCAQMD CEQA Handbook) d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? (Project Description) Potentially Potentially Significant Less Than Significant Unless Significant No Impact Mitigated Impact Impact X X X X X X X km X X G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd 4 e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people? (Project Description) I X IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse impact, 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? (Master Environmental Assessment, Exhibit 5-1) b) Have a substantial adverse impact on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or US Fish and Wildlife Service? (Master Environmental Assessment, p. 5-2 ff.) c) Adversely impact federally protected wetlands (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) Either individually or in combination with the known or probable impacts of other activities through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? (Master Environmental Assessment, p. 5-2 ff.) d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of wildlife nursery sites? (Master Environmental Assessment, p. 5-2 ff.) e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? (La Quinta Municipal Code; General Plan) f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Conservation Community Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? (Master Environmental Assessment 5-5) V. CULTURAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource which is either listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, the California Register of Historic Resources, or a local register of historic resources? (General Plan EIR, p. 4-77 ff.) b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a unique archaeological resources (i.e., an artifact, object, or site about which it can be clearly demonstrated that, without merely adding to the current body of knowledge, there is a high probability that it contains information needed to answer important scientific research questions, has a special and particular quality such as being the oldest or best available example of its type, or is directly associated with a scientifically recognized important prehistoric or historic event or person)? ("Phase II Archaeological Investigations at Westward Ho Park," Archaeology Advisory Group, August 2000) c) Disturb or destroy a unique paleontological resource or site? -- (Lakebed Delineation Map) d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries? (General Plan EIR, p. 4-77 ff.) X X X X X X X 0.1 M X G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS: Would the project: a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: i) 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? (General Plan EIR, Exhibit 4.2-3, page 4-35) ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) iii) Seismic -related ground failure, including liquefaction? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) iv) Landslides? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of topsoil? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) c) Be located on a geological unit or soil that is unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on - or off -site landslides, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks to life or property? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the use of septic tanks or alternative waste water disposal system where sewers are not available for the disposal of waste water? (Master Environmental Assessment 5-32) VII. 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? (Application Materials) b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the likely release of hazardous materials into the environment? (Application Materials) c) Reasonably be anticipated to emit hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one -quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? (Application Materials) d) Is the project located on a site which is included on a list of hazardous materials sites complied pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, would it create a significant hazard to the public or the environment? (Riverside County Hazardous Materials Listing) X X X X X X X X F.� X X X G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd 6 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? (General Plan land use map) 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? (General Plan land use map) g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? (Master Environmental Assessment p. 6-11) h) Expose people or structures to the risk of loss, injury or death involving wildlands fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands? (General Plan land use map) VIII. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY: Would the project: a) Violate Regional Water Quality Control Board water quality standards or waste discharge requirements? (Master Environmental Assessment 6-26, 6-27) 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 (i.e., the production rate of pre-existing nearby wells would drop to a level which would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted? (General Plan EIR, page 4-57 ff.) c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of stream or river, in a manner which would result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off - site? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) 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 which would result in flooding on- or off -site? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) e) Create or contribute runoff water which would exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems to control? (General Plan EIR, page 4-30 ff.) f) Place housing within a 100-year floodplain, as mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation map? (Master Environmental Assessment 6-13) g) Place within a 100-year floodplain structures which would impede or redirect flood flows? (Master Environmental Assessment 6-13) KI km X K1 X X X X X X X IX. LAND USE AND PLANNING: Would the project: a) Physically divide an established community? (Specific Plan Project Description) X G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694Ck1stEA438.wpd 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 purposes of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? (Master Environmental Assessment 2-11) c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or natural communities conservation plan? (Master Environmental Assessment 5- 5) X. MINERAL RESOURCES: Would the project: a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource classified MRZ-2 by the State Geologist that would be of value to the region and the residents of the state? (Master Environmental Assessment 5-29) b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally -important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan or other land use plan? (Master Environmental Assessment 5-29) XI. NOISE: Would the project result in: a) Exposure of persons to, or generation of, noise levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? ("City of La Quinta Community Park Noise Study," Urban Crossroads, August, 2001) b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels? ("City of La Quinta Community Park Noise Study," Urban Crossroads, August, 2001) c) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? ("City of La Quinta Community Park Noise Study," Urban Crossroads, August, 2001) d) 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? (Master Environmental Assessment) e) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive levels? (General Plan map) KI 01 X X X X KI X X XII. 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 X example, through extension of roads or other infrastructure) ? (General Plan, page 2-14) G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd 8 b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? (Application Materials) c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? (Application Materials) XIII. PUBLIC SERVICES 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? (General Plan MEA, page 4-3 ff. ) Police protection? (General Plan MEA, page 4-3 ff. ) Schools? (General Plan MEA, page 4-9 ff. ) Parks? (General Plan; Recreation and Parks Master Plan) Other public facilities? (General Plan MEA, page 4-14 ff. ) XIV. RECREATION: 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? (Application Materials) b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities which might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? (Application Materials) XV. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC: Would the project: a) Cause an increase in traffic which is substantial in relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the street system (i.e., result in a substantial increase in either the number of vehicle trips, the volume to capacity ratio on roads, or congestion at intersections)? (General Plan EIR, page 4-126 ff.) b) Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level of service standard established by the county congestion management agency for designated roads or highways? (General Plan EIR, page 4-126 ff.) 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? (General Plan EIR, page 4-126 ff.) d) Substantially increase hazards to a design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? (General Plan EIR, page 4-126 ff.) e) Result in inadequate emergency access? (Application Materials) K1 F� *1 X X X X GI KI X X X X X G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694Ck1stEA438.wpd 9 f) Result in inadequate parking capacity? (Application Materials) g) Conflict with adopted policies supporting alternative transportation (e.g., bus turnouts, bicycle racks)? (Application Materials) XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS: Would the project: a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board? (General Plan MEA, pg 4-24 ) b) Require or result in the construction of new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? (General Plan MEA, page 4-24 ) 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? (General Plan MEA, page 4-27) d) Are sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from existing entitlements and resources, or are new or expanded entitlements needed? (General Plan MEA, page 4-20) e) Has the wastewater treatment provider which serves or may serve the project determined that it has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the provider's existing commitments? (General Plan MEA, page 4-20) f) Is the project served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? (General Plan MEA, page 4-28) XVII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE: a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self- sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? b) Does the project have the potential to achieve short-term, to the disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals? c) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current project, and the effects of probable future projects)? d) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? XVIII EARLIER ANALYSIS. X X X X X X X X X X K4 G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd 10 Earlier analysis may be used where, pursuant to the tiering, program EIR, or other CEQA process, one or more effects have been adequately analyzed in an earlier EIR or negative declaration. Section 15063(c)(3)(D). In this case a discussion should identify the following on attached sheets. a) Earlier analysis used. Identify earlier analysis and state where they are available for review. No earlier analysis were used in this review. b) Impacts adequately addressed. Identify which effects from the above checklist were within the scope of and adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and state whether such effects were addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis. Not applicable. c) Mitigation measures. For effects that are "Less than Significant with Mitigation Incorporated," describe the mitigation measures which were incorporated or refined from the earlier document and the extent to which they address site -specific conditions for the project. See attached Addendum. SOURCES: Master Environmental Assessment, City of La Quinta General Plan 1992. SCAQMD CEQA Handbook. General Plan, City of La Quinta, 1992. City of La Quinta Municipal Code Phase II Archaeological Investigations at Westward Ho Park, Archaeological Advisory Group, August 2000. City of La Quinta Community Park Noise Study, Urban Crossroads, August 2001. Preliminary Hydrology Study, Huitt-Zollars, October 2001 Musco Lighting, LLC, Preliminary Information Package - Section A, Light Structure System G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694CkIstEA438.wpd 11 Addendum for Environmental Assessment 2001-438 I.c1&d) The proposed project is designated in the General Plan for a park facility. Such a park facility is proposed. The proposed park will include lighting for three purposes: 1. Parking lot lighting to meet City standards to illuminate the parking lot adjacent to Westward Ho Drive. This lighting will not generate any light off -site, and will not create substantial light. No significant impact is expected. 2. Lighting along the perimeter walkway in the form of bollards, which will be louvered to direct lighting downward. This lighting will not generate light off -site, and no significant impact is expected. 3. Lighting for the basketball, baseball and soccer fields, as well as lighting for the skate park. This lighting will be placed on steel poles ranging in - height from 40 to 80 feet, with multiple light sources on each pole, ranging from 4 to 15 light sources. The lighting analysis performed for the proposed park demonstrates that the light generated by this type of lighting will create light levels at the surrounding properties of 2.9 foot candles upon installation'. This analysis included the potential cumulative impacts associated with lighting at the La Quinta High School, which did not contribute any readable light level at the residential properties on the northern boundary. This represents a potentially significant impact without mitigation. The sports lighting poles will range in height from 40 to 80 feet and are made of steel. The steel structure of the poles could result on a visual impact on the vistas to the south. A mitigation measure has been added to require the painting of the poles in a buff matte color, to ensure that the potential visual impact is reduced to a less than significant level. Parks are exempt from the City's lighting standard, which requires that no light spill onto adjacent properties. The following discussion addresses the potential impacts associated with the ball field lighting located along the northern property line, adjacent to single family residential lots at this location. Although exempt from the standard, however, the lighting at the park still represents a potentially significant environmental impact on neighboring residents specifically Musco Sports Lighting, Lighting Plan, 8/17/01. G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694EA438.wpd 1 z along the northern property line. In order to assess the potential impact, analysis was conducted regarding the lighting levels, the available data and the potential mitigation measures which the City may consider in evaluating the proposed project. The lighting levels represented on the lighting plan show the level of light which will occur at the adjacent property line at installation of the light fixtures. After 80 to 100 hours, the lighting level will lessen by 20%, because the bulbs lose intensity2. This lowering in intensity will reduce the light levels at the northern property line to 0.048 to 2.32 footcandles, depending on the location. (As a comparison, test were completed of light levels under street lights on Westward Ho Drive or Adams Street and resulted in a range of illumination from 2 to 4 footcandles.) Light fixtures will be shielded to limit the potential glare, and shielding will be adjusted after installation to reflect conditions on the site. The proposed park facilities will be used Monday through Sunday. It is estimated that the sports fields will be utilized 325 days per year. Night practices and games are usually on week nights and Saturday, while the Sunday usage is generally during the daylight hours. City policy restricts lighting to no later than 10 p.m.3. Lighting levels will therefore range from 0.048 to 2.32 footcandles from dusk to 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The level of activity, and the number of fields being used, will vary based on the organization. In order to further mitigate the potential impacts, the following measures shall be implemented. 1. All field lighting fixtures shall be on individual on/off and City operated timer controls. 2. Fields shall be lit only if in use. Lighting on fields which are not in use shall remain off. The City will inform all persons and organizations which reserve the fields that this measure is in place, and shall establish policies and penalties for persons or organizations which violate this measure. 3. All sports field lighting shall be set on automatic timer to turn off at 10 p.m., if not manually turned off prior to that time. 4. No lighting shall be permitted for the northernmost three fields on Saturday and Sundays. 5. From August through February, when soccer games and practices occur after dusk, all other soccer fields shall be utilized before the northernmost three fields are lit. Only if the other nine fields are occupied will the Musco Lighting, Preliminary Information Package - Section A, Light Structure System. Letter from Dodie Horvitz, Community Services Director, July 11, 2001. G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694EA438.wpd 2 lighting be turned on at the northernmost three fields. 6. All sports park light poles shall be painted a neutral, matte color. 7. Upon installation of the light fixtures fine tuning of light shields will reduce light spills at the northern property line. These standards will mitigate the potential impacts of light and glare to a less than significant level. 111. c) The Coachella Valley is a non -attainment area for PM 10 (particulate matter of 10 microns or smaller). The construction of the proposed project has the potential to generate dust, which could contribute to the PM 10 problem in the area. In order to control PM 10, the City has imposed standards and requirements on development to control dust. These impacts can be mitigated by the mitigation measures below: 1. No earth moving activity shall be undertaken without the review and approval of a PM 10 Management Plan. 2. Construction equipment shall be properly maintained and serviced to -- minimize exhaust emissions. 3. Existing power sources should be utilized where feasible via temporary power poles to avoid on -site power generation. 4. Construction personnel shall be informed of ride sharing and transit opportunities. 5. Cut and fill quantities will be balanced on site. 6. Any portion of the site to be graded shall be pre -watered to a depth of three feet prior to the onset of grading activities. 7. Watering of the site or other soil stabilization method shall be employed on an on -going basis after the initiation of any grading activity on the site. Portions of the site that are actively being graded shall be watered regularly to ensure that a crust is formed on the ground surface, and shall be watered at the end of each work day. 8. All disturbed areas shall be treated to prevent erosion until the site is constructed upon. Pad sites which are to remain undeveloped shall be seeded with either a desert wildflower mix or grass seed. G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694EA438.wpd 3 9. Landscaped areas shall be installed as soon as possible to reduce the potential for wind erosion. 10. SCAQMD Rule 403 shall be adhered to, insuring the clean up of construction -related dirt on approach routes to the site. 11. All grading activities shall be suspended during first and second stage ozone episodes or when winds exceed 25 miles per hour. 12. All buildings on the project site shall conform to energy use guidelines in Title 24 of the California Administrative Code. 13. Bicycle racks and/or other mandated alternative transportation provisions shall be included in project design, in conformance with City ordinances in effect at the time of development. With the implementation of these mitigation measures, the impacts to air quality from buildout of the park will not be significant. IV. a) The park site has been impacted by construction on adjacent properties, and has been previously graded. Further, the site is isolated by surrounding development. The park occurs within the mitigation fee area for the Coachella Valley Fringe -toed Lizard Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP). The City shall pay the required fees for purchase of off -site habitat, as required in the HCP. This will reduce impacts to the species to a less than significant level. V. b) A cultural resource survey and resource recovery were conducted for the subject property'. The field work consisted of 32 backhoe trenches and 12 test units. Five recorded sites Which had been identified were tested, and considerable material recovered. The study concluded that the resource recovery effort, and the monitoring undertaken during grading of the property, had mitigated potential impacts to cultural resources to a less than significant level. VI. a) i) & ii) The proposed park lies in a Zone IV groundshaking zone. The property, as with the rest of the City, will be subject to significant ground movement in the event 4 "Phase II Archaeological Investigations at Westward Ho Park," Archaeology Advisory Group, August 2000. G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694EA438.wpd 4 of a major earthquake. The site is not subject to liquefactions. Structures on the site, including the bathrooms, offices and lighting standards, will be required to meet the City's standards for construction, which include Uniform Building Code requirements for seismic zones. The City Engineer will require the preparation of site -specific geotechnical analysis in conjunction with the submittal of grading plans (please see below). This requirement will ensure that impacts from ground failure are reduced to a less than significant level. VI. b) The subject property is subject to soil erosion due to wind. The City will implement requirements for a PM 10 management plan, which will control this hazard (please see Air Quality, above). The soils on the property will also be examined through an on -site soil analysis required prior to issuance of grading permits. These requirements will reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. Vill. c)-e) The City requires that all construction projects retain the 100 year 24 hour storm on -site. This will control the amount of runoff which exits the site during a storm. The proposed grading plan for the site includes the use of the northeastern -most soccer field as a retention basin. The hydrology study prepared for the site indicates that soils are adequate to support percolation, and that the retention plan will be effective'. The park's drainage plan will be reviewed and approved by the City Engineer prior to the issuance of grading permits. The creation of areas which are mostly sod will encourage percolation of water into the soil. The design of the park includes depressions where the fields are located, to assure adequate detention of storm water. This will ensure that impacts to the City's flood control system are reduced to a less than significant level. XI. a) & c) A noise analysis was prepared for the proposed park project'. The study found that the existing noise environment at the northern property line ranges from 52.2 to 63.9 dBA Leq, and that construction and operation of the park will increase noise levels by about 2.1 dBA Leq. Short term louder noise levels will occur during games and practices at the park, but these will generally be during the less sensitive daytime hours, for short periods of time. The proposed park will also include a public address system, which is to be utilized twice every — "Final Environmental Impact Report, City of La Quinta General Plan," 1992. 6 "100 Year Hydrology & Hydraulic Report for La Quinta Community Park," Huitt-Zollars, October 2001. "City of La Quinta Community Park Noise Study," Urban Crossroads, August, 2001. G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694EA438.wpd 5 year, for the opening and closing of the season. The study found that the noise levels at the park are likely to be overshadowed by the noise emanating from traffic movements on Adams Street. Short term impacts will also occur during construction of the facilities at the park. In order to mitigate construction impacts, the following mitigation measures are to be implemented: 1. All construction vehicles or equipment, fixed or mobile, shall be equipped with properly operating and maintained mufflers. 2. Construction activities shall comply with the City of La Quinta Municipal Code standards for construction times (Section 6.08.050). 3. All vehicle and equipment storage, stockpiling and other similar activities on the site shall be located along the Westward Ho Drive frontage, as far away from the existing residential units as possible. The study also recommends operational mitigation measures, as follows: 1. The park should be open only from the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. 2. All other soccer fields shall be utilized before the northernmost three fields are used. 3. Use of the public address system shall be limited to two times per year, during daylight hours only. XV.a) The use of the park will generate traffic, particularly from families coming to sports practices or games. This traffic will be sporadic, and concentrated during specific time periods. During much of the day, very little traffic will enter or leave the site. In order to determine the worse case scenario for traffic generation, the highest generation factor was used (Saturday) to calculate traffic at the site. As a result park can be expected to generate up to 226 trips per day8 on busy days. This will be divided between 113 entering and 113 exiting, in short time periods when practices and games occur. Traffic levels on Westward Ho Drive are currently light, and are concentrated on activity at the High School. The activities at the High School should not conflict with activities at the park, insofar as organized sports occur during school off -hours. Potential hazards associated with the concentrated activities at the park are not expected to be significant, however, the following mitigation measure shall be implemented to ensure that traffic conflicts do not occur. s Institute of Transportation Engineers, "Trip Generation" 6th Edition. For land use category "County Park (412)" per acre on a Saturday. G:\WPDOCS\Env Asses\CIP694EA438.wpd 6 _ 1. The Public Works Department shall monitor the traffic movements associated with the first days of organized play for baseball and soccer associations. Should hazardous conditions occur, the Department shall establish procedures and standards for traffic control at the site, and require the sports associations to provide traffic control personnel at the beginning and end of practice and/or game sessions, to ensure that safe ingress and egress occurs at the park. 2. No sporting events shall occur after 5:00 p.m. on days when the La Quinta High School has a scheduled home football game. XVll.a) The proposed project will not degrade habitat, or significantly impact cultural resources. The potential impacts to biological resources, limited to Coachella Valley Fringe -toed Lizard, will be mitigated by the payment of fees, as required in the Habitat Conservation Plan. The impacts to cultural resources have been addressed through the field testing and excavation previously undertaken. XVll.b) The proposed project does not have the potential to achieve short term goals to the detriment of long term objectives. The land is planned for park facilities �- in the General Plan, and has been so for some time. The City had envisioned this site as a park, and is now implementing its plans. XVII. c) The proposed park's impacts have been mitigated. Analysis of the lighting for the park included the potential cumulative impacts of the high school stadium lighting, however, the lighting analysis demonstrated no light spillage along the northern property line. 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