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SUBJECT:
I/ILLIAH HUSTON, CITY HANAGER
CO#MUNITY DEYELOPflENT DEPARTHENT
CERTIFICATION OF FINAL EIR 88-02 FOR THE SECOND AHENDI4ENT TO THE
REDEVELOFtlENT PLAN FOR THE TOMN CENTER REDEVELOPtlENT PROJECT
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RECOItqENDATZON
/1. It is recommended that the City Council certify Final EIR 88-02 with
incorporation of response to comments on the Draft EIR by adoption of
Resolution No. 88-126.
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It is recommended that the Redevelopment Agency certify Final EIR 88-02
with incorporation of response to comments on the Draft EIR by adoption of
RDA 88-14.
BACKGROUND ·
The Planning Commission at their special meeting on August 29th held a public
hearing on Draft EIR 88-02 for the proposed Second Amendment to the Town Center
Redevelopment Project and adopted Resolution No. 2528 recommending to the City
Council certification of EIR. 88-02 with incorporation of all responses to
written and oral testimony. The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
required a public hearing for the purposes, of soliciting testimony and written
comments from the public and responsible agencies on an EIR. The Planning
Commission's role at the hearing was to invite public comment and direct staff
to respond to all comments and incorporate these responses into a final EIR.
The public review period of the EIR officially closed September 12, 1988.
Staff has been working with Michael Brandman and Associates in preparation of
the final EIR. Responses to comments on the Draft EIR are now complete with
final cert)ftcation of the complete EIR document now needed by the Redevelopment
Agency and City Council. The Final EIR includes the Draft EIR previously
distributed to the City Council and Agency and the document "Responses to
Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report" which is attached.
No actual decision on the proposed Redevelopment Plan Amendment itself is being
requested at this time. The actual comments of the Second Amendment to the Town
Center Redevelopment Plan and Report to Council are to be considered in a joint
public hearing of the City Council and Redevelopment Agency in February sometime
after a recommendation by the City Planning Commission this month. The schedule
reflects ad,ditional requirements of State law that have to be accomplished per
recent Legislation signed by the Governor.
C.ity Counc11 Report
Certification of Final EIR 88-02
December 5, 1988
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE OF THE PRO~IECT
The Redevelopment Plan for the Town Center Area Redevelopment Project was
approved and adopted by the Tustln City Council on November 22, 1976. The
Redevelopment Plan was subsequently amended on September 8, 1981.
The Town Center Redevelopment Plan area encompasses approximately 260 acres in
the central portion of the City. The project area is generally bounded by the
Santa Ana Freeway to the south, "B" Street and Prospect Avenue to the west,
Irvine Boulevard to the north and Newport Avenue to the east. A small area
immediately north of Irvine Boulevard and immediately east of Newport Avenue is
also included in the Project area.
The subject of the EIR Is the Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the
Town Center Area Redevelopment Project. In conformance with the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the EIR has been prepared to facilitate an
objective assessment of the individual and collective environmental tmpacts
associated, wtth the Implementation of the proposed Second Amendment. The
proposed amendment conststs of the fol 1 owtng components:
Add certatn public improvements and facilities to the 11st contained within
the plan to be funded in whole or tn part by tax increment revenues.
Continue the Redevelopment Agency's eminent domain authority for an
additional twelve years.
Make minor textural revisions to the plan to clarify the roles of the
Redevelopment Agency, property owners and businesses in the redevelopment
process.
'Update language tn the plan to conform to recent changes in State
Redevelopment Law.
Restating the existing tax increment limit of $3 million per year as $90
million over the life of the Project.
Increasing the amount of bonded indebtedness that can be outstanding at any
one time from $20 mtllion to cover all existing Project debts as well as
any additional bonded indebtedness that may need to be incurred as a result
of the additional program proposed.
The EIR focuses on the specific impacts of the additional public improvements
and facilities in the Tustin Town Center Redevelopment Plan area and the
continuatio~ of the Redevelopment Agency's eminent domain authority. The
remaining components of the amendment are administrative and would not result in
environmental effects. The proposed EIR is considered a program EIR in
Corn rnunity Development Depar~rnent
C.ity Council Report
Certification of Final £[R 88-02
December 5, [988
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conformance with Section 15168 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
In accordance with Section 15121. of the State CEQA Guidelines, the EIR process
is intended to inform the decision makers and the general public of the
significant effects of the project. This EIR also identifies measures that may
be taken to minimize significant effects.
The significant impacts associated with the project identified in the EIR
include: Land Use; Transportation/Circulation; Noise; Air Quality; Public
Services and Utilities and Socioeconomics. The specific impacts and mitigation
measures are discussed in detail in the EIR. All impacts will be reduced to a
level of insignificance.
CEQA requires consideration of project alternatives. The EIR discusses the (1)
No Project Alternative, (2) Alternative Locations for Public Improvements and
Facilities and (3) Reduction of the Number of Public Improvements and
Facilities. Overall the proposed project is more beneficial to the public then
alternatives identified, especially since all significant impacts identified in
the 'EIR have been reduced to a level of insignificance and proposed public
improvements are necessary to reduce impacts on the community.
Christine A. Shi~nglet6tf' /~
Director of Community De~eqopment
CAS' ts
Attachments' Response to Comments
Resolution No. 88-126
Resolution No. RDA 88-14
Exhibit A' CEQA Findings & Statement of Facts
Corn munity DeveloPment Department
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RESOLUTION NO. 88-126
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL 'OF THE CITY OF
TUSTIN, FINDING THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
(EIR 88-02) PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SECOND
AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN CENTER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS
RECOGNIZED AS ADEQUATE WITH THE INCORPORATION OF ALL
RESPONSES TO COMMENTS AND CERTIFYING FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 88-02.
The City Council of the City of Tusttn does hereby resolve as follows:
I. The City Council finds and determines:
A. As part of the implementation of the City of Tustin's General
Plan, the Town Center Redevelopment Project (as amended) and
State Law, the Second Amendment to the Town Center Redevelopment
project (hereinafter "project") has been proposed; and
B. It is the policy of the State of California and the City of
Tustin, in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (hereinafter "CEQA"), as
amended (Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.), and the
State Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA, as amended
(California Administrative Code, Section 15000 et seq.) that the
City shall not approve a project unless there is no feasible way
to lessen or avoid significant effects; meaning all impacts have
been avoided to the extent feasible or substantially lessened
and any remaining unavoidable significant impacts are acceptable
based on CEQA, Section 15093; and
C. An Environmental Impact Report (hereinafter referred to as
"EIR") was determined to be necessary due to the potential
effects identified in an initial study prepared for the project;
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D. An EIR has been prepared and circulated to interested pubic and
private agencies with a solicitation of comments and evaluation,
pursuant to the requirements of CEQA; and
E. A public hearing was duly call-ed, noticed and held on the Draft
EIR on August 29, 1988; and
F. The City Council has read and considered all environmental
documentation comprising the EIR, has found that the EIR
considers all potentially significant environmental impacts of
the proposed project, is adequate with inclusion of all
responses to comments, and fully complies with all requirements
of CEQA, and the State guidelines for implementation of CEQA;
and
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Resolution No. 88-126
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G. The California Environmental Quality Act and the State CEQA
Guidelines provide that no public agency shall approve or carry
out a project for which an EIR has been completed and which
identifies one or more significant effects of the project unless
the public agency makes written findings for each of the
significant effects, accompanied by a statement of facts
supporting each finding; and
H. The City Council has considered all significant impacts,
mitigation measures, and project alternatives identified in the
EIR, has found that all potentially significant impacts of the
project have been avoided or lessened to a level of
non-significance; and
II. The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby find that EIR
88-02 in its entirety with "Responses to Comments" is adequate and
complete and certifies Final Environmental Impact Report 88-02.
III. The City Council .hereby finds that changes have been required in, or
incorporated into, the project which wil.1 mitigate or avoid the
potentially significant adverse effects identified in the Final EIR
as specifically itemized in Exhibit A, CEQA Findings and Statement of
Facts. All mitigation measures contained in Final EIR 88-02 are
hereby adopted and shall be incorporated as conditions of approval at
subsequent discretionary actions at the appropriate level of project
implementation.
IV. The City Council hereby adopts the CEQA Findings and Statement of
Facts attached as' Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the .City of Tustin,
California, at a regularly adjourned meeting on the___.._ day of ,
1988.
ROnald B. Hoes~:ereyl~ '
Mayor
City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
C£~ FI,NDINGS' AND,, ~A'TE~IENTii' ,OF FACTS
BACKGROUND
The California Environmental Quality A6t (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines
(Guidelines) provide:
"No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an
EIR has been completed which identifies one or more significant
environmental effects of the project unless the public agency makes
one or more written findings for each of those significant effects,
accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each
finding. The possible findings are:
(1) Changes or alterations have been required in, or
incorporated into, the project which avoid or
substantially lessen the significant environmental
effect as identified in the final EIR.
(2) Such changes or alterations are within the
responsibility and jurisdiction of another public
agency ~nd not the 'agency making the finding.
Such changes have been adopted by such other
agency or can and should be adopted by such other
agency.
(3) Specific economic, social, or other considerations
make infeasible the mitigation measures or project
alternatives identified in the final EIR.
(b) The findings required by subsection (a) shall be supported by
substantial evidence in the record." (CEQA Section 15091).
Attached is a Statement of Facts in Support of Findings for Significant Impacts of
the Project Found to be Mi ti gatabl e to a Level of Non-Significance.
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FINDINGS AND FACTS IN SUPPORT OF FINDINGS FOR-SIGNIFICANT
EiIV]:RONIqENTALIEFF~CTs OF THE' PROJECT- EPI-EC'i's FOUNDII'II"ro'
BE 14ITIGATABLE 'To A LE~IEL Oi~ NON'-SIGNtFICXNCE
LAND USE
ImPacts. Development of the proposed Civtc Center and post offlce could create
land use Impacts. Durtng the ttme of the Civic Center £xpanslon, City Hall
employees would have to be relocated. The post offlce expansion may requi-re
additional parktng and the proposed parktng structure for the City Hall expansion
could affect the prtvacy of adjacent residential units.
Findings. Use of existing facilities for City Hall activities and use of proper
site and structural design techniques have been included as project mitigation to
lessen land use effects to a level of non-significance. The following mitigation
measures shall be incorporated into the project as mitigation of the Identified
impacts:
1. The City employees shall be temporarily relocated in an area of the City where
no significant environmental effects such as noise or traffic would be
generated by the relocation. ·
2. The Post 0fftce shall provide adequate on-site parking.
3. The proposed parking garage at the Civic Center shall minimize views to
adjacent residences through landscaping or structural design.
TRANSPORTATION/CI RCULATION
Impacts. Development of the proposed Sentor Citizen's Center, gymnasium at
Columbus Tustln"Park and the expansion of City Hall and Police Department would
result in generation of 1,680 ADT, of whtch 150 ADT would occur during the evening
Peak hour.
Findings. Use of appropriate site and access design and periodic review of traffic
operations in the City. have been required in the following mitigation measures to
reduce the impacts to a level of non-significance.
1. Columbus Tustln Park - The driveway to Prospect Avenue should be located with
at least a 0300-foot off-set to Beneta Way and a 300-foot off-set to Westbury
Lane, if possible.
2. Driveways to each development should be curb-return type with at least a 25
foot radius.
3. Driveways should be at least 28 feet wide, and preferably 30 to 35 feet wide,
so that an entering vehicle does not interfere with an exiting vehicle.
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Narrower driveways lead to confli.ct between entering and exiting vehicles,
causing one to stop and wait for the other.
4. The first parking stall which 'is perpendicular to a driveway, or first aisle
juncture, should be at least 40 feet back from the curb. The reason 'for this
recommendation is to provide a queueing area off street so that if a vehicle
is parking or unparking in the stall nearest the street, there is room for at
least one vehicle to queue while waiting for the other vehicle to park.
Without this provision, vehicles will queue into the street.
5. To provide for sufficient site access and yet minimize the number of required
access locations, joint site access with adjacent sites should be encouraged
in the planning of site development.
6. Circulation within the parking area should allow relatively free flow of
vehicular traffic with no constrictions.
7. The aisles should be placed in such a way that it is easy to reach any
destination within the site after entering any driveway.
8. Landscape plantings and signs should be limited in height in the vicinity of
project driveways to assure good vi si bility.
9. Once the development sites are constructed, the City should periodically
review traffic operations in the vicinity of each development and take
appropriate actions (e.g., turn/access control) to assure that the traffic
operations are satisfactory.
BOISE
Impacts. The largest increase in traffic noise from project implementation will be
.56dB I'ICNE~L along Centennial Way. This increase is not considered significant
because noise levels must increase by 1.0dB CNEL before they can be detected by the
human ear. However, noise levels will temporarily increase due to construction
activities.
~. All construction activities will be required to follow the measures
required by the Tustin Noise Ordinance which specifies hours of operation for
construction activities which reduce the impact to a level of non-significance.
This measure requires:
1. Construction activities should be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday. unless special circumstances warrant weekend work as determined
by the provisions of the City's Noise Ordinance.
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A!R QUALIT.Y
Impacts. Development of the proposed public facilities will. result in short term
dust and construction equipment emissions during construction phases.. The proposed
project developments will generate 0.068 tons of carbon monoxide, 0.009 tons of
total organic gases and 0.017 tons of nitrogen oxides per day from mobile plus
stationary emissions sources.
Findings. It is recommended by SCAQMD that the following mitigation measures be
ihCorporated into the project to reduce short and long term (operational) impacts
associated with the individual developments which will reduce the affects to a
level of non-significance:
1. Fugitive dust shall be controlled by regular watering, paving construction
roads, or other dust palliative measures to meet District Rule 403.
2. Equlpment engines shall be tn proper tune.
3. Construction activities shall be phased and scheduled to level emission peaks.
4. Provide for convenient access to transit stops. Orient, project for transit
convenience and accessibility.
5. Provide for easy pedestrian access.
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Include transit improvements in the project design, such as bus shelters,
benches and bus pockets in the streets.
PUBLIC SERVICES AND UTILITIES
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Impacts. Various impacts to public services' and utilities may arise from
construction activities and operation of the proposed individual developments.
Construction related activities may result in impacts to public safety. The
individual developnmnts will increase demand for fire protection, water, waste
water disposal facilities, and impact the facilities in Peppertree Park.
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F.indings. Use of construction equipment such as fencing and traffic control can
reduce public safety impacts to a level of non-significance. The use of fire
sprinklers in buildings reduces impacts .to the Fire Department to a level of
non-significance. Relocation of a tot-lot and sheltered picnic area in Peppertree
Park will reduce the impacts to a level of non-significance. The incorporation of
the following mitigation measures will meet the requirements as specified in the
EIR:
1. Public Safety Measures:
a. F~nce improvement sites during construction.
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Provide security on construction sltes, where necessary, during
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Provide proper trafft'c control and flow during street and water system
improvements.
2. Fi re Department:
a. Automatic fire sprinkler systems shall be installed in all proposed
structures as required in the City Code.
3. Parks and Recreation:
a. The City shall relocate the existing tot-lot and sheltered picnic areas
in Peppertree Park so that after project implementation, the remaining
softball field would not be affected and the existing open play areas
would be mi nimally affected.
SOCIOECOIIOIqlCS
I~acts. The proposed project would extend the Redevelopment Agency's eminent
domain authority for 12 years. The Agency estimates that as much as three (3)
acres may be assembled using the eminent domain authority. However, the Agency
could use its eminent domain authority to assemble more than three (3) acres, if
needed in the future.
Findings. Use of relocation assistance for residents and businesses is required by
State Law. Use of the mitigation measures listed below would reduce this impact to
a level of non-significance-
1. The Redevelopment Agency shall provide relocation assistance to persons
displaced by the proposed project in accordance with State Redevelopment Law.
Relocation assistance provisions include'
a. No persons or families of low or moderate-income shall be displaced
.unless and until there are suitable housing units available and ready for
occupancy by such displaced persons or families at rents comparable to
those at the time of their displacement. The housing units shall be
suitable to the needs of the displaced persons or families and must be
decent, safe, sanitary and otherwise standard dwellings. The
Redevelopment Agency shall not displace persons or families until housing
units are available and ready for occupancy.
b. Whenever all or any portion of a redevelopment project is developed with
low or moderate-income housing unit.s, the Redevelopment Agency shall
require by contract or other appropriate means that housing be made
avat. lable for rent or purchase to the persons and families of low or
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moderate-income displaced by the redevelopment project. The persons and
fanfllies shall be given priority Jn renting or buying th. is housing;
provided, however, failure .to give this priority shall not affect the
validity of title to real property. If Insufficient suitable hou'stng
units are available In the community for low and moderate-income persons
and families to be displaced from a redevelopment project area, the
legislative body shall assure that, sufficient land be made available for
suitable houstng for rental or purchase by low and moderate-lncome
persons and families. If insufficient suitable housing units are
available In the community for use by the persons and families of low and
moderate-income displaced by the redevelopment project, the Redevelopment
Agency may, to the extent of that deflclency, direct or cause the
development, rehabilitation or construction of housing units within the
community, both lnslde and outside of the redevelopment project area.
c. Permanent housing facilities shall be made available within three years
from the time occupants are displaced and that pending the development of
the facilities, adequate temporary housing facilities at rents comparable
to those in the community at the time of their displacement shall be
available to the displaced occupants.
d. Whenever dwelling units housing persons and families of low or
moderate-income are destroyed or removed from the low and moderate-income
housing market as part of a redevelopment project, the Agency shall,
within four years of the destruction or removal, rehabilitate, develop,
or construct, or cause to be rehabilitated, developed, or constructed,
for rental or sale to persons and families of low or moderate-income, an
equal number of replacement dwelling units at affordable housing cost
within the territorial jurisdiction of the agency.
2. The Redevelopment Agency shall provide relocation assistance to businesses
displaced by the proposed project in accordance with State Laws. Relocation
assistance provisions include:
a. Business owners and tenants that are displaced by the proposed project
shall receive monetary and advisory relocation assistance consistent with
.the California Relocation Assistance Law.
b. Owners and business occupants within the project area who are displaced
by the proposed project and who desire to continue to own land in the
project area or re-enter into business in the project area shall be
extended a reasonable preference to relocate into substitute locations in
the project area at the time when the Redevelopment AgenCY is able to
provide available locations. These preference provisions to owners and
business occupants within the project are shall be in accordance with .the
"Rules Governing Participation and Preferences by Property Owners and
Business Occupants in the Town Center Area Redevelopment Project."
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c. 'The Redevelopment Agency shall permit owners an'd business occupants In
the project area to parttc'tpate tn the redevelopment of their property.
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If owners of land that is proposed, for redevelopment do not want to
participate in the redevelopment of their land and other participating
owners or private-parties do not purchase their land, the Redevelopment
Agency shall purchase this land at fair market value.
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RESOLUTION NO. RDA 88-14
A R£SOLUTION OF THE TUSTIN COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, FINDING' Tl~AT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR 88-02} PREPARED IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN
CENTER REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT IS RECOGNIZED AS
ADEQUATE WITH THE INCORPORATION OF ALL RESPONSES TO
COMMENTS AND CERTIFYING FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT 88-02.
The Tustln Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tustln does hereby
resolve as follows:
I. The Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency finds and determines:
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As part of the implementation of the City of Tustin's General
Plan, the Town Center Redevelopment Project (as amended) and
State Law, the Second Amendment to the Town Center Redevelopment
project (hereinafter "project") has been proposed; and
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It is the policy of the State of California and the City of
Tustin, in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (hereinafter "CEQA"), as
amended (Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.), and the
State .Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA, as amended
(California Administrative Code, Section 15000 et seq.) that the
City shall not approve a project unless there is no feasible way
to lessen or avoid significant effects; meaning all impacts have
been avoided to the extent feasible or substantially lessened
and any remaining unavoidable, significant impacts are acceptable
based on CEQA, Section 15093; and
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C. An Environmental Impact Report (hereinafter referred to as
"EIR") was determined to be necessary due to the potential
effects identified in an initial study prepared for the project;
and
D. An EIR has been prepared and circulated to interested pubic and
private agencies with a solicitation of comments and evaluation,
pursuant to the requirements of CEQA; and
E. A public hearing was duly called, noticed and held on the Draft
EIR on August 29, 1988; and
F. The Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency has read and
considered all environmental documentation comprising the EIR,
has found that the EIR considers all potentially significant
environmental impacts of the proposed project, is adequate with
inclusion of all responses to comments, and fully complies with
all requirements of CEQA, and the State guidelines for
implementation of CEQA; and
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G. The California Envlronnmntal Quality Act and the State CEQA
Guidelines provide that no public agency shall approve or carry
out a project for which an EIR has been completed and which
identifies one or more significant effects of the project unless
the public agency makes written findings for each of the
significant effects, accompanied by a statement of facts
supporting each finding; and
H. The Tusttn Community Redevelopment Agency has considered all
significant impacts, mitigation measures, and project
alternatives identified in the EIR, has found that all
potentially significant impacts of the project have been avoided
or lessened to a level of non-significance; and
II. The Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Tustln does
hereby fi nd that EIR 88-02 in its entirety wi th "Responses to
Comments" is adequate and complete and certifies Final Environmental
Impact Report 88-02.
III. The Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency hereby finds that changes
have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which will
mi ti gate or avoid the potentially significant adverse effects
identified in the Final EIR as specifically itemized in Exhibit A,
CEQA Findings and Statement of Facts. All mitigation measures
contained in Final EIR '88-02 are hereby adopted and shall be
incorporated as conditions of approval at subsequent discretionary
actions at the appropriate level of project implementation.
IV. The Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency hereby adopts the CEQA
Findings and Statement of Facts attached as Exhibit A and
incorporated herein by reference.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Tustin Community Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Tustin, California, at a regularly adjourned meeting on the
day of , 1988.
~nald B. Hoesterey
Chairman
Mary E. Wynn ....
Secretary
RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO
THE AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE TOWN CENTER
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
SCH NO. 8?121615
Prepared for:
City of Tustin
Department of Community Development
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, California 92680
(714) 544-8890
Contact: Christine Shingleton,
Director of Community Development
Prepared by:
Michael Brandman Associates, Inc.
Carnegie Centre
2530 Red Hill Avenue
Santa Aha, California 92705
(714) 250-5555
Contact: Michael E. Houlihan, Project Manager
October 1988
RESPONSE TO COMMENTS ON THE
DRAFT ENVIRONMEtqTAL IMPACT REPORT
FOR THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO
THE AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
FOR THE TOWN CENTER
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
The Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Second Amendment to the Amended
Redevelopment Plan for the Town Center Redevelopment Project was circulated for
public review and comment beginning AugUst 12, 1988, and ending September 12,
1988. As required by state law, this addendum responds to comments on the draft
EIR.
This addendum is organized as follows: Comments on the information presented in
the draft EIR at the August 29, 1988, hearing of the City of Tustin Planning
Commission are followed directly by responses to the comments. Also, two comment
letters were received during the public review period and each comment letter is
followed directly by responses to that letter. Where a comment results in a change to
the draft EIR, the response provides specific page, paragraph, and sentence
reference, along with the EIR text to be incorporated into the final EIR.
This addendum is to be added to the draft EIR and the technical appendices. These
documents, along with the resolution certifying the EIR, constitute the Final
Environmental Impact Report for the Town Center Redevelopment Project.
The following is a list of comments received by the Tustin Community Rede-
velopment Agency concerning the draft EIR for the Town Center Redevelopment
Project.
A. City of Tustin Planning Commission and Public Hearing Comments.
B. Cathy Nowak, Environmental Management Agency, County of Orange.
C. David Nunenkamp, Office of Planning and Research, State of California.
JBX/019001211
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CITY OF TUSTIN PLANNING
COMMENTS--AUGUST 29~ 1988.
COMMISSIONER BAKER
COMMISSION AND PUBLIC HEARING
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Commissioner Baker asked what traffic effect the proposed gymnasium would
have on Beneta Way.
Response: As stated on page 4-13 in the draft EIR, 370 daily trips and 40 p.m.
peak-hour trips would be created by the proposed gymnasium. The majority of
these trips would exit the site onto Beneta Way. Currently, Beneta Way is
operating well within its capacity, and the additional 370 trips that would be
created by the proposed gymnasium would represent less than 5 percent of the
street's capacity. These additional trips would not significantly affect the
capacity of Beneta Way.
The development of the project would also allow additional trips created by
the softball diamonds to access Beneta Way from the project site. These
additional trips would not significantly affect the capacity of Beneta Way
because the majority of these trips would occur primarily during nonpeak
hours of evenings (approximately 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.) and on weekends.
Commissioner Baker noted that the sixth sentence in the last paragraph on
page 4-17 was unclear.
Response: The sixth sentence in the last paragraph on page 4-17 is revised as
follows:
Please Delete: "The evening time period (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.) penalizes noise by
5 dBA, while nighttime (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.) noises are penalized to noise during
these time periods."
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Please Add: "The evening time period (7 p.m. to 10 p.m.) penalizes noise by 5
dBA, while nighttime (10 p.m. to 7 p.m.) noises are penalized by 10 dBA during
these time periods."
A.3
Commissioner Baker noted that E1 Camino Real was incorrectly named as
Laguna Road on Exhibits 4-6 and 4-7.
Response: Exhibits 4-6 and 4-7 of the draft EIR are revised to correctly
identify E1 Camino Real.
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EXHIBIT 4-7
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PLANNING
SEP 0 6 198
RECEIVED
[ :.'? 0 $1988 ERNIE SCHNEIDER
DIRECTOR, EMA
COI,~:~Uti~TY D~*~'c,.gO~'~'[' ROBERT G. FISHER
DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
LOCATION:
12 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA
RO. BOX 4048
SANTA ANA, CA 92702-4048
MAILING ADDRESS:
RO. BOX 4048
SANTA ANA, CA 92702-4048
TELEPHONE:
(714) 834-4643
FILE NCL 88-111
Christine Shtngleton
Director of Community Development
300 Centennial Vay
Tustin, CA 92680
SUBJECTs DEIR--The Second Amendment to the Amended Redevelopment Plan
for the Town Center Redevelopment Project
Dear Ns. Shtngleton:
The above referenced item involves the Second Amendment to the Amended
Redevelopment Plan for the Town Center Area Redevelopment Project. The
proposed amendment consists of~ 1) adding cert~ln public facilities and
improvements to the list contained within the plan to be funded in whole or in
part by tax increment revenues; 2) continuation of the Redevelopment Agency's
eminent domain authority for an additional twelve years; 3) making minor
textual revisions to the plan to clarify the roles of the Redevelopment
Agency, property owners and businesses in the redevelopment process; and 4)
updating language in the plan to conform to recent changes in state
redevelopment law. The County of Orange has reviewed.the Draft Environmental
Impact Report resulting in the following comments~
WATP, R 0UALITY:
Discussion in the Environmental Evaluation states that impact on the
surface water quality due to runoff vi11 be minimal. Vithout clearly
defining the type of commercial development which will take place in the
project ~rea, it is difficult to assess the veracity of this statement.
The two major flood control facilities serving Central Tustln~ North
Tustin Channel (F12) and the East TustiB. Storm Drain (F07P01) are
tributaries of San Diego Creek, which flows into Upper Newport Bay. This
watershed has been identified in the Southern California Area Government
208 Plan as an environmentally sensitive area. ~ater quality issues
should not, therefore, be dismissed without a more detailed evaluation,
consistent with the objectives of the 208 Plan.
FLOOD CONTROL:
The redevelopment area is served by the following Orange County Flood
Control District (0CFCD) faciltties~ E1 Hodena-Irvine Channel (F07), East
Tustin Storm Drain (FOTP01), and Tustin-Newport Storm Drain (FLOP02).
B.1
christine Shingleton
Page 2
The subject document does not address the amount of increase in runoff
that will result due to the proposed Senior Citizen Center, expansion of
the Civic Center, and expansion of the Post Office. The local drainage
facilities will be the responsibility of the City of Tustin; however,
permits will be required by ENA/Public Property Permits for any york
connected with OCFCD facilities.
The OCFCD has a limited budget that cannot fully serve the flood control
needs of the County. Flood control funds would be further limited by
- redevel~pse~t agenCfes~--therefore,-a-lO0~-~s---t-h-r-O-dgh'of'-funds'to-the-
OCPCD is recommended.
Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the DEIR. If you have any
questions, please call Cathy Nowak at (714) 834-5069.
Very truly yours,
Timothy S. Neely, Nanager
Environmental & Special Projects
By: ~athy N~~v, Planner II
Special Projects Section
CH~JmhPEL01-5/8250
8090609470329
Be
CATHY NOWAK, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AGENCY, COUNTY OF
ORANGE.
Response B.I: The project proposes to implement public, improvements and
facilities. These public improvements and facilities do not include commercial
development. The public facilities identified as the primary developments that
were analyzed in the draft EIR include expansion of the Civic Center and the
Post Office, construction of the Senior Center, and construction of a
gymnasium at Columbus Tustin Park. These public facilities are proposed to
be developed on less than 5 percent of the approximate 360-acre Town Center
Redevelopment Plan Area. Since the pro],et proposes to implement public
facilities on a relatively small number of acres, the surface water quality and
quantity in' the existing flood control facilities would not be significantly
affected by the project.
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· ,
· .
STATE OF CALI~INIA---OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
GEORGE DEUKMEJIAN, Go,emor
OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH
14g0 TENTH
SACRAJ~NTO, CA 9~14
Laura Cay Pickup
City of Tustin
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92680
RECEIVED
'. -5 1988
· COi,;;~IUN;T¥ D£','ELOF;,iE,:J
September 12, 1988
' ~',bject.- Second Amendment to Town Center Redevelopment Area - SCH# 87121615
Dear: Ms. Pickup'
The State Clearinghouse submitted the above named environmental document to
selected state agencies for review. The state agency review period is now
closed and none of the state agencies have comments. This letter
acknowledges that you have complied with the State Clearinghouse. review
requirements for draft environmental documents, pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act.
Please con,act Keith Lee at 916/445-0613 if you have any questions regarding
.the. environmental review process. When contacting the Clearinghouse
regarding this matter, please use the eight-digit State Clearinghouse number
so that w~ may respond promptly.
Sinc6rely,
David C. Nunenkamp
· Chief
Office of Permi~ Assistance
C.1
DAVID NUNENKAMP, OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA.
Response C.1: This comment is so noted.
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