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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-223 RESOLUTION NO. 2001-223 (AGENCY RESOLUTION NO. 1736) RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION IS-01-017 AND ITS ASSOCIATED MITIGATION MEASURES AND MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN AND THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS MASTER PLAN WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has experienced significant growth and is projected to reach build-out within the next twenty years; and WHEREAS, staff has determined in order to ensure quality service from City departments that it is necessary to expand and modernize the Civic Center and to construct a new Police Headquarters; and WHEREAS, on August 1, 2000, the City Council approved an agreement with Highland Partnership, Inc. to prepare a Civic Center Complex expansion plan, and space needs programming and a conceptual design for the new Police Headquarters Facility; and WHEREAS, the Master Plan has been designed to maximize the reuse of existing buildings to reduce costs; minimize the impact on the surrounding community, and to meet the needs of the City staff and community through build-out; and, WHEREAS, the City's Community Development Department Planning and Environmental Manager reviewed the proposed Project and issued Mitigated Negative Declaration IS-01-017 for the project in accordance with CEQA. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL AND REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA does hereby find, order, determine and resolve as follows: 1. The proposed project could have a significant impact on the environment however there will not be a significant effect if the mitigation measures are implemented; accordingly Mitigated Negative Declaration IS-01-017 was prepared and is hereby adopted in accordance with CEQA. 2. The proposed project is allowed under the General Plan and is consistent with the Town Centre I and II Redevelopment Plans and shall implement the purpose thereof; the project shall assist with the elimination of blight in the Project Area. 3. The Redevelopment Agency of the City of Chula Vista hereby approves the Civic Center Master Plan, which includes the expansion of the existing Civic Center and the construction of a new Police Headquarters at the Commercial Center Site in accordance with the Mitigation Measures and Monitoring Program in the document attached thereto as Exhibit 1. Resolution 2001-223 - Page 2 Presented by Approved as to form by City Msager PASSED, ~PROVED $d ~OPTED by the City Council $d ~e Redevelopment Agency of the City of CMla Vista, CaliBmia this 17th day of July, 2001 by the Bllowing vote: AYES: Agency/Co~cilmembers: Davis, Padilia, Sal~, ~d Honon NAYES: Agency/Co~cilmembers: None ~SENT: Agency/Co~cilmembers: Rindone Shirle~hair/Mayor ATTEST: Susan Bigelow, City Clerk ~ STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution No. 2001-223/Redevelopment Agency Resolution No. 1736 were duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council/Redevelopment Agency at a joint meeting of the Chula Vista City Council and Redevelopment Agency held on the 17th day of July, 2001. Executed this 17th day of July, 2001. Susan Bigelow, City Cler~ R2001-223 EXHIBIT 1 Mitigated Negative Declaration · - i .... 'Project Name: Chula Vista Civic Center Master Pla~.:~ATn~l"l~]~ce-.-~'~.~lrtors Relocadon ........... Project Location: N. orthwest corner of Fourth Avenue and F Street (Civic Center Complex), Southwest corner of Fourth Avenue and F Street (Mercy Site) Southeast comer of Fourth Avenue and F Street (Commercial Site) Southeast corner of Fourth Avenue and Davidson Sixcot (Friendship Park Site) Northwest corner pf WoodJawn Avenue and F Street (Corporation Yard Site) Assessor Parcel ~No: 568-I 10-32,33 (Civic Center Complex) 568-181-3740,43,44 (Mercy Site) 568-270-03,11,10 (Commercial Site) 568-153 -01 (Friendship Park Site) 567-031-27 (Corporation Yard Site) Project Applicant: City of Ckula Vista Case 1No.: IS-01-0 t 7 Date: Deembet 8, 2000 A- PROJECT SE'rTIiNG The existing Civic Center Complex is bordered by Fourth Avenue to the east, Davidson Street to the north, and F Street to the south. The Civic Center is already developed and includes Administrative Building, the Public Service Building and the existing Police Headquarters along ' with parking and landscaping. A part of the proposed Civic Center Master Plan Update is the construction of a new police headquarters facili~. Four locations are being considered for the police headquarters. The setting associated v, dth each of the four alternative sites is discussed below. Mere3,. The Memy site is a 5-acre parcel located at the southwest corner of Fourth Avenue and F Street. The site is fully developed and fixeludes office bufldlngs, an SDG&E ~bsta~on, surface parking and landscaped areas. The existing adminlslrative offices v,'Sthin the Civic Center are located across F Street to the north. Commercial llses associated with the Commercial site alternative are ioeated on the other side of Fourth Avenue te the east. Multi-family residences are adjacent to the western boundary of the Mercy site. Single-family homes are adjacent to the south- The City of Chula Vista r~ently purchased the former Mercy office building and adjacent parking which together represenm appmxj~.'nately 1.6 acres of the tomt 5-acre lot. City staff are currently located in this building. Commercial. Tne Corninertial site is locamd at the southeast comer of Fourth Avenue and F Street. The site is improved with an office building, a conanaereial strip center, surface parking and landscaped areas. Surrounding uses include the City of Chula Vista Library to the north, a commercial office building and parking garage-to the east, condominiums to the south and a bank building to the west_ The City of Chula Vista owns the El Dorado Office building which is located on the west end of the site and which represents 0.78 acres of the total 3.28 acre site. Friendship Park. The Friendship Park site encDmpasses 4.0 acres and is located at the southeast comer of Fourth Avenue and Davidson Street The site is covered by landscaping and ~-~'ways and is used as a passive park for picnicking, reading and informal games. There are no buildings on the site. Surrounding uses include single- family residences to the north and east, the City of Chula Vista Civic Center to the west, and library to the south. Corporation Yard. This 6.O-acre site is located at the northwest comer of F Street and Woodlawn Avenue. The site is currently used by the City of Chula Vista for public works equipment s~omge and servicing. Uses include administrative offices, garages, vehicle repair faciikies, storage areas and abovegoand fuels tanks. Surrotmding uses include light indtL--'ccial and multi-family residential to the south, multi-family to the east, hotel and trolley fation to the north, and railroad and I-5 to the west, B. PRO,IECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project consists of the revision and adoption of the City of Chula Vista Civic Center Master Plan and includes remodeling and expansion of the e.,dsting Civic Center complex and the construction of a new City of Chula Vista Police Headquarters. The combined iznprovemeuts will total a~j. proxlmately 150,000 square feet of new building area and include approximately 430 parking spaces. Another 450 parldng spaces may be provided in a future parking facility to be built within or in the vicinity of the Civic Center Complex; however, this would be part of a future phase and is not considered as a part of this evaluation. The remodeling and expansion of the Civic Center Complex is proposed to accomplish three primary goals: (1) consolidate City departments currently located in offsite office buildings into the Civic Center Complex_ (2) expand and enhance the exisHnf Adrnlnl,~trative Building, and (3) convert the existing Police Headquarters to public service offices to allow for departmental consolidation and future goWth. As illustrated on Figure 1, the existing Administrative Building will be remodeled and expanded with another 15,000 square feet of space to a total of 33,000 square feet. Major uses which would occur within the Admlni~hdive. Building will include offices for the City Council members, City Clerk, City Attorney, City 'Manager, Finance, and H~Yrn~n~ Resources. The existing Public Service Building would be remodeled but the overall building area would remain at 29,000 square feel Toe existing Police Headquarters building would be remodeled to accommodate various Public Service Departments and to provide room for expansion as the demand for City staff increases in the future. The total area of the Police Headquarters building would remain at 50,000 square f~t. In addition to the expnnqion and remodeling of buildings, additional parking and ~Izndscape would be included in the Civic Center Complex. As part of the propose42 City. of Chula Vista Civic Center Master Plan, the current Police Headquarters would be moved from the Civic Center Complex to mother location. The new Police Headquarters would consist of a facility of approximately 135,000 square feet The building would be two to three stories above grade and include a basement. The maximum height of the building would be 50 feet There would be approximately 430 parking spaces provided in a combination of surface area and parking structure. The facility would accommodate a maximum of approximately 536 employee,s. It is anticipated that the patrols from the facility would opemxe with two to four shifts per day, 24 hours a day. Vehicular tmfflc would consist of police personnel, unsworn personnel and visitors. The activities at this site would not include repair of the police vehicles and no fuel would be stored on site. The relocation site for tb.he Police Headquarters has not been determined as yet. There are four sites which are currently being considered for the new Police ,Headquarters. Three of the sites are in the mediate vicinity. of the Civic Center Complex; these sites are referred to as the Friendship Park site,/vfercy site and Commemial site. It should be noted, however, that, on December 5, 2000, the City Council directed staff to pursue rezoning the Friendship Park site to park land. A fourth site, referred to as the Corporation Yard site, is located approximately one- half mile west of the Civic Center Complex. While the size and uses assodated with the relecated Police Headquarters would remain essentially thd same at all of the four alternative sites, the configuration of the buildings and parking areas would be dependent upon the location. Site plans for each of the fou~ alternative sites for the Police Headquarters are iliuslrated in Figures 2A through 2D; their location is identified in Fi~ware 3. C. ENVIRONME~NTAL EFFECTS An Initial Study conduc:ed by the City of Chula Vista (including the attached Environmental Checklist) determined that the proposed project in combinarion with other pending developt~ent in the area could have si~ifcant cumulative inapaets on local traffic ~ Vqhj]e lighting associated with the proposed Police rHeadquarters would not represent a significant health and safe~ hazed, they could result in a significant land use compatibility in~pact by interfer~g with sleep in nearby residential uses, Noise from heating and ventilation equipment associated with the Police Headquartem could cause noise levels on adjacent residenfinl property to exceed desired levels. Operazional noise (e.g. police sirens and prisoner IO~dlng/uuloading) could interrupt sleep in nearby residents. Construction of the Police Headquarters at the Frie~d~h{p Park site would have a significant impact on recreation oppox~:tmities by eliminating ar~ exi~g park_ Excavation at the Civic Center Complex and any of the four alternative sites for the Police Headquarters would impact geulogie forma~ious with a moderate to high potential to yield siLZnificant fossils. All other potential environmental affects would not be significant. Traffic Impact: The increase in traffic associated with the remodeling and expansion of the Civic Center Complex and construction of a new Police Headquarters would increase the local traffic "~o[umes by an esvima .e4. 406. automobild trips in t. ffe'XM'i~dak tmur traffic volumes aixd 530 While the additional l~roiect _traffic .would not ~itmi~c~_~vel of service at ,any the intersections in the vicinity of ~_~e Drol~o__s~,pr~r~.[o~aliz. e_d.,.~_,c..i_n~..p.rovements would be "necessary shotma'etuaer tn~ 'l-~p Park or Corporation Yard sites be silei'i~a't~fltr¢-lrt~ff'- new traffic signal to accommodate future traffic. Selection of the Friendsh!p Park site would requiri widening of Davidson Street to allow two-way traffic between Fourth Avenue and the entrance driveway. Mitigation: Tic impacts associated with the proposed project would be reduced to below a level of significance by the application of the following mitigation measures. klitigation Measure 1: Should the Friendship Park site be selected for the Police Headquarters, the following roadway improvements shall be incorporated into the plans: · Improve Davidson Street between Fourth Avenue and the entrance to the new facility to provide for two-way traffic; and o Install barriers at the entrance to the facility on Davidson Street to discourage Police Headquarters traffic from entering the neighborhood to the north. Mitigation Measure 2: Should the Corporation Yard site be selected for the Police Headquarters, the following roadway improvements shall be incorporated in the Provide, as necessary, additional right of way along project frontage on Woodlawn Avenue to accommodate Class I Collator;, ,~ Illstall traffic signal at F Street and Woodland Avenue; and ObtainanaddidonalfivefeetoftightofwayalongthenorthsideofFStre-etadjacentto the site. Impact: Exterior heating and ventilation equipment associated with the relocated Police Headquarters or Civic Center Complex remodeling and expansion could generate noise levels' which would cause the noise'levels in ad.iacent residential areas to exceed the standards established in City's Noise Ordinance. Mitigation: Implementation of the foliowig mitigation measures would reduce potential healing and ventilation equipment noise to bdow a Level of significance: Mitigation Measure 3: Prior to issuance of a building permit for the Police Headquarters or Civic Center Compie.~. a noise study sh~all be completed by a qualified acousticion to demonstrate that the hea~':g and ventilation equipment has been sufficiently screened to insure that noise levels at the adiacent residenfi~ property lines do not exceed standards set forth in Table Irl of the City's Noise Ordinance. Land Use Campatibili~,- Impact: Light and noise associated with the proposed Police Headquarters could si~i{icantly impact nearby residential uses; particularly during night and early morning hours. Spill light and glare tiom outdoor light fixtures including parking lot and security lighting could disrupt sleep within adjacent residential units. Similarly, noise from police sirens, healing and ventilation equipment, and prisone~ delivery/pick tip could disrupt sleep ~s well as other residential activities such as television-watching and reading. Construction noise could aiso impact nearby residents should the hours of operation extend into the late night or early mo~ng hours. tVlitigation: Land use compatibility impacts would be reduced to below a level of sigr~ificance througZa implementation of the following m~easures: ~Yfitigation Measure 4: The operations of the Police Headquarters shall be conditioned to require the following: o Police responding to emergency calls from the Police Headquarters shall not operate sirens until they reach a major thoroughfare (e.g. Fourth Avenue or F Street); Prisone~ shall be loaded or unloaded in the underground parking garage; o Servicing of vekicies including terdng sirens shall be prohibited; and Outdoor public address systems sh,qtl be prohibited. Mitigation Measure 5: Prior to issuance of a building permit for the Police Headquarters, the Cky shall develop a "G~od Neighbor Policy.". This Policy shall include operational guidelines and associated educational program for police personnel intended to minimize potential conflicts with surrounding neighborhoods (e.g. sere~hing tire noise and radio noise from unattended police vehicles). In p~-~-p. aring this Policy, the City shall seek input ff6m the surrounding nei~borhood. Mitigation Me~ure 6: Constraction Shall ~e limited to the ho~urs between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. un weekdays, and 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturda?'s. No construction shall occur on Sundays. Mitigation Measure 7: ~ outdoor light fixtures would be equipped with shields to avoid substantial spill light andtier glare onto adjacent residential areas. Paleontolo~Z_ Impact: Excavation within the Civic CenTer Complex or any of the four Police Headquarters sims could encroach into geologic formations containing important fossils. ' Mitigation: Implementation of the foilowning measure would reduce potential paleontological impacts to below a level of significance: Mitigation Measure 8: A qualified paleontologist shall monitor major excavation activities to determine if any important fossils could be adversely impacted. If important fossils could be impacted, the paleontologists shall devise and implement an appropriate salvage progain. Recreation Impact: Construction of the Police Headquarters on the Friendship Park site would result in the loss of 3.5 acres of passive recreation area/n the Ciw.'s core. This would have a significant impact on recreation opportunities in the are~ Mitigation: The less of recreation would be reduced to below a level of significance through implementation of'the following mit/gatioa measure: Mitigation Measure 9: Prior to issuance o~' a grading pers~k for a Police Headquarters on the Friendskip Park site, the City shall identify a replacement site from Friendskip Park within the same vic/rdty, and approve a plan which would create passive recreation opportunities within three years of the date the grading permit is issued. 6 D. CONSULTATION 1. City of Chula Vista Mafi]yn Ponseg~, Planning Division Benjamin Guerrero, Community Development Ralph LeFa, E_ngineefing Division Dan Hardman, Police Department Elizabeth Hull, City Attomey's OE~ce Appficant's Agent Debra De PraY, FEghla~d Parme~p Dave Nietsor. MNA Consulting Traffic Consultant Dan Marum~ BRW GeoloEr Consultant Clifford Craft, LawGibb Group Gregory R_zonca, Lax~Gibb Group Noise Consultint - ~ Charles Terry, Douglas Eilar & Associates 2. Documents Ci~ of Chula Vista General Plan a:d EIR (1599) Ti~e 19, Chula Vista Municipal Code Engineering Geologic Reconnaissance for Sou'~east Comer of F Street and 4m Avenue (LawGibb Group, 2000) Enginee:ing Geologic Reconnaissance for Sou~west Corner off Street and 4m Avenue (LawGibb Group, 2000) Engineering Geologic Reconnaissance for Coloration Yard (LawGibb Group, 2000) Engineering Geologic Reconnaissance for Soud:eaat Comer of Davidson Street and 4m Avenue (LawGibb Group, 2000) Traffic Study/Alternative Site Analysis of Civic Center Master Plan and Police Headquarters Relocation (BRW, December 8, 2000) Noise Impact Analysis of Retail Block Site (Douglas Eilar & Associates, November, 2000) Noise Impact Analysis of Mercy Site 0Dougi~ Eilar & Associates, November, 2000) Noise Impact Analysis of Ffiendshlp Park Site (Douglas Eilar & Associates, November, 2000) E. DETER~L1]NATION On the basis of the Initial Study prepared in accordance with California Environmental Quality Ac: (CEQA) and associated Guidelines, and the City of Chuia Vialo's Environmental Review Prcc~'dures, the City of Chula Vista concludes that the propos~ remodeling and expansion of the Civic Center Complex and rel0cation of the Police Headqua.,'~ers would not have a si~ificant impact on the enviromnent provided the mitigation megares described in this Mitigated Negative Declaration area implemented. oo Bdln Hunterjidn;i~"~d Ii/nviro.nmental Manager Community Development 8