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Resolution No. 71551 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 7155 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION IN THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PROPOSED FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INDUSTRIAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT, ADOPTING A REPORTING AND MONITORING PROGRAM, AND ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Vernon, hereinafter referred to as the "Agency", as lead agency has prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial (Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, the draft EIR has been prepared and circulated pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State, City of Vernon and Agency guidelines adopted pursuant thereto; and WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held by the Agency on May 20, 1990, at which all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, the final EIR, relating to the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project and responding to the concerns raised during the review period and at the public hearing has been prepared pursuant to said statute and guidelines; and WHEREAS, the Agency at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 23, 1998 adopted Resolution No. RA-123 certifying that said 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 final EIR was completed in compliance with CEQA and State and local guidelines adopted pursuant thereto and making certain findings with respect to the proposed First. Amendment to the Industrial Redevelopment Project; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon, hereinafter referred to as the "Council", has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR for the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE ICITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: The Council hereby finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and correct. SECTION 2: The Council certifies that the information contained in the final EIR for the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project has been reviewed and considered by the members of the City Council. SECTION 3: The Council hereby finds and determines that the implementation of the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project will not have a significant effect on the environment in certain respects identified in Section 6.0 of the Final EIR. SECTION 4: The Council hereby finds and determines that the implementation of the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project may have a significant effect on the environment in certain respects identified in Section II. of Attachment "A" (attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference). -2- a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 which will reduce the impacts to a less -than -significant level, as set forth in Section III. .of Attachment "A" and incorporated herein by reference; d. That based on the information set forth in the Final EIR, the Council finds and determines that as to the potential increases in vehicular traffic Transportation/ Circulation, identified in Section 3.4 of the Final EIR, measures to mitigate cumulative localized and regional effects have been required in or incorporated into the Project. The Council further finds and determines that significant mitigation will be provided by these measures, identified in Section II.C. of Attachment "A" and incorporated herein by reference. These mitigation measures cannot reduce the level of impacts to a -less -than -significant level, however. There are no feasible mitigation measures or project alternatives which will reduce the impacts to a less -than - significant level, as set forth in Section III. of Attachment "A" and incorporated herein by reference; e. That based on the information set forth in the Final EIR, the Council finds and determines that measures have been required in or incorporated into the Project which will mitigate direct and indirect impacts on Schools, identified in Section 3.5 of the Final EIR, to a less -than -significant level and are identified in Section II.D. of Attachment "A" and incorporated herein by reference; and f. That no additional environmental effects other than those identified above in paragraphs 5b through 5e will have a significant effect or result in a substantial or potentially substantial adverse change in the environment as a -4- 1 I I I , • 4 - � T' J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 result of the proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project. SECTION 6: The Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program attached hereto as Attachment "B" is hereby approved and adopted to monitor and ensure that the mitigation measures identified will be instituted. The City Clerk of the City of Vernon, or his designee, shall retain custody, within the records of the City of Vernon, of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and the whole of the record upon which this decision is based. SECTION 7: The Council hereby finds and determines that all significant environmental effects identified in the Final EIR for the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project have been reduced to an acceptable level in that: a. All significant environmental effects that can feasibly be avoided have been eliminated or substantially lessened as determined and as set forth in the findings set forth in paragraphs 5b through 5e of this Resolution; b. A Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been identified and adopted which will monitor and ensure that the mitigation measures identified will be instituted; and c. Based upon the Final EIR and other documents and information in the record with respect to the proposed Amended Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project, all remaining, unavoidable significant effects of the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project are overridden by the benefits of the -5- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 M 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 project as described in Section IV. of Attachment "A", and the Council hereby adopts said Section IV. of said Attachment "A" as a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project and implementing actions. SECTION 8: The City Clerk, or his designee, is hereby authorized and directed to cause the filing of a Notice of Determination with respect to the Final EIR. SECTION 9: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall certify to the passage of this resolution and thereupon and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of July, 1998. r LEONIS C. MAL URG, Ma or ATTES��------., f BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk a 1 2 3. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) ss COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 7155, was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on Tuesday, July 7, 1998, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of the City of Vernon. BRn,,IJCE V . MALKENHORST, City Clerk (SEAL) -7- ATTACHMENT A FINDINGS OF FACT REGARDING SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS SECTION 15091 AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE INDUSTRIAL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT I. INTRODUCTION The Project proposed for consideration is the adoption of a First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project by the addition of approximately 139.2 acres of land (the "Amendment Area"). A redevelopment plan sets forth a basic _ framework for activities designed to alleviate blighting conditions found in the Amendment Area, to revitalize and redevelop the Amendment Area, and to assist with the redevelopment and revitalization of the entire Industrial Redevelopment Project Area. As demonstrated in the Report to Council for the proposed First Amendment to the Industrial Redevelopment Project, the Amendment Area is characterized by dilapidated and deteriorating structures, parcels which are poorly designed and configured and economically stagnant and inefficient. The Amendment Area also suffers, along with the entire Industrial Redevelopment Project Area, from traffic and circulation patterns and conditions which are inadequate to meet current needs, much less future demands. The primary objectives of the proposed First Amendment to the Industrial Redevelopment Project are to alleviate these inadequacies and facilitate necessary redevelopment throughout the entire Project Area, thereby encouraging existing businesses to remain and to prevent the continuing decline in the City's traditional industrial and manufacturing base. The bulk of the Agency program of redevelopment is geared toward lessening the adverse environmental conditions and constraints which prevent the effective flow of goods and commerce and cause the conditions of blight. As such, the bulk of the proposed First Amendment to the Industrial Redevelopment Project is an extension of the Agency's existing program of redevelopment to the Amendment Area, and is properly seen as a program of the mitigation of adverse environmental impacts. A certain amount of additional impacts are also anticipated over the 30-year life of the Redevelopment Plan, and have been identified and analyzed, together with mitigation measures relating thereto. Nevertheless, certain pre-existing adverse environmental impacts cannot be reduced to a level of "less than significant," even with the redevelopment program proposed. A-1 Attachment to Resolution No. 7155 day will reduce particulate emissions (dust) by about 50%. All grading activities shall cease when wind speed exceeds 25 mph. 2. Streets near construction sites shall be swept of to collect dirt transported off the site. 3. Construction during first -stage smog alerts shall be discontinued. 4. Energy efficient construction equipment shall be used when feasible. 5. For major projects involving substantial grading and demolition within 1/4 mile from a school, filters at the affected school will be replaced by filters of normal removal efficiency for particulates (<_ 10 microns) of 99.9%. Filters will be inspected weekly and changed as necessary to minimize the amount of particulate matter in interior air. If necessary, filters capable of removing particulates of <_ 10 microns (with 99.9% efficiency) will be installed at other affected sensitive receptors, such as medical facilities. 6. During grading and demolition activities within 1/4 mile from a school, the grounds of the affect school, tables and benches will be inspected daily for accumulation of dust. Under conditions when dust is observed to accumulate, the area will be cleaned to minimize the potential for exposure of students to particulates outside and to minimize the potential for this dust to be carried into the school or to become airborne again and circulated into the school's ventilation system. 7. To the extent feasible, loading and storage of earth and debris during grading and demolition activities within 1/4 mile from a school will take place on the portion of the site farthest from the classroom facilities to minimize impact. For projects which include major construction within 1/4 mile from a school, a detail noise assessment will be prepared to minimize the potential for impacting the school. Level of Significance After Adopted Mitigation: The foregoing adopted mitigation measures will mitigate the potentially significant impact on short-term air quality to a level of less than significant. B. Air Quality: Long Term or Operational Impacts: Additional net new development anticipated to occur under the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project will A-3 generate additional stationary and vehicular emissions as discussed on pages 36 -38 of the Final EIR. Vehicle emissions may be offset to some degree by proposed improvements aimed at improving traffic flow throughout the Project Area and the City. Projected emissions will exceed the SCAQMD's daily thresholds for carbon monoxide by approximately 1,227 pounds, reactive organic compounds by 17 pounds, and oxides of nitrogen by 269 pounds. Therefore, this impact is considered adverse and significant. Finding: With regard to the long-term contribution of the proposed Project to regional air pollutant emissions that exceed the thresholds established by the SCAQMD for carbon monoxide, reactive organic compounds and oxides of nitrogen, the following changes have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which substantially lessen the significant environmental effect, although not to a level of less than significant. 9. Energy conservation techniques and devices should be incorporated into project design to reduce energy use'and associated stationary emissions. 10. The City will require individual light industrial development projects exceeding 276,000 square feet and heavy industrial development projects exceeding 1,284,000 square feet located within a 1/4-mile radius of a school or other sensitive receptor to conduct CO concentrations (hot spots) analysis to assess localized impact on the receptor. The Air Resources Board or CalTrans CALINE model should be used to estimate localized pollutant concentrations at roadway segments, intersections, or parking lots/structures with significant traffic volumes. Finding of Level of Significance After Adopted Mitigation: The foregoing adopted mitigation measures will mitigate or avoid the potentially significant impact on long-term air quality, although not to a level which is less than significant. Further Finding with Regard to Long -Term Air Quality: Specific economic, social or other considerations make infeasible project alternatives or mitigation measures which could reduce these impacts to a less -than -significant level. Additional measures to reduce vehicular emissions to a less -than -significant level are beyond the technological, legal and economical ability to the Agency or City to implement. The air quality in the Amendment Area already exceeds SCAQMD standards for air pollutant emissions. Accordingly, any additional development in the proposed Amendment Area will result in non-compliance with SCAQMD standards. Limiting development to a level which does not exceed air pollutant threshold standards would be tantamount to prohibiting all development; not a legally or economically feasible choice. This would be equivalent to adopting the "No Project Alternative" described in the Final EIR, which is found in Section III herein to be infeasible. A Statement of Overriding Considerations will be necessary to approve this Project with this impact. See Section IV, below. C. Transportation/Circulation Development in the proposed Amendment Area will add traffic to the local street network which could result in a significant impact at a number of intersections that are currently operating at inadequate Level of Service D or E, if these impacts are not mitigated by trip reduction or roadway improvements. Additionally, the construction individual developments may cause short-term adverse impacts related to the transport of school children to local schools. Finding: Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen these potentially significant impacts at pages 56 - 59 of the Final EIR: 1. Potential traffic/circulation impacts associated with individual developments proposed under the First Amendment project will be assessed on a case -by -case basis. Improvements to the transportation/circulation system identified as necessary to mitigate project impacts will be included as conditions for project approval. Feasible mitigation measures to eliminate significant project impacts will be implemented by the City or as part of project development condition. 2. The Agency/City will continue to periodically assess the traffic conditions in the City and make necessary changes to its Capital Improvement Plan and Redevelopment Implementation Plan. 3. The City will establish haul routes to minimize impacts on schools. 4. The City will establish staging and parking sites for construction vehicles for major projects to avoid impacts on schools. The City will coordinate with the LAUSD Transportation Branch regarding construction scheduling for major projects near schools, impacts on pedestrian and school bus routes, traffic safety (e.g. need for crossing guards, flag persons), safety and security issues on construction sites, and planned street or lane closures. A-5 6. The City will ensure appropriate mitigation measures are incorporated at the project level to maintain safe and convenient pedestrian routes. Grade separation projects have been planned on Alameda Street, Slauson Avenue, and Santa Fe Avenue. Grade separation projects on these streets may potentially affect the operation of surrounding schools. Where the City functions as the lead agency on these projects or where it is within the City's authority, the following measures will be implemented: 7. The City will coordinate with the LAUSD Transportation Branch regarding construction scheduling, impacts on pedestrian and school bus routes, traffic safety (e.g. need for crossing guards, flag persons), safety and security issues on construction sites, and planned street or lane closures. 8. As feasible, the City will include appropriate mitigation measures to reduce potential traffic/circulation impacts on schools. In addition to those improvements and mitigation noted above, the following Vernon General Plan policies are intended to minimize potential traffic and circulation impacts: 9. Require private upgrading of off-street parking and loading facilities as part of any planned improvements. (Land Use Policy 2.1). 10. Limit the location of transportation -related uses and large warehouses (over 50,000 gross square feet) to areas with streets designed to accommodate the large volumes of truck traffic they generate. (Infrastructure Policy 1.3). 11. Require that any future private road or street to conform to the same standards in terms of design and width as public roadways. (Safety Policy 4.2). Further Finding with Regard to Transportation/Circulation: Implementation of the above mitigation measures will reduce the impacts associated with the Project. However, since the tinning, extent and feasibility of mitigation the particular roadways and intersections cannot be determined with any precision at this time, the residual transportation/circulation impacts are considered to remain significant and adverse. A Statement of Overriding Considerations will be necessary to approve the Project with this remaining impact. See Section IV, below. A-6 D. Public Services - Schools Over the 30-years of the anticipated life of the Project, through the generation of new employment, development in the proposed Amendment Area will add an estimated 143 additional students within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) boundary and an estimated 121 students within other school districts, creating additional demand on facilities. Because many of the schools within these districts are already overcrowded, this impact is considered potentially significant. Finding: Changes or alternations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially less the potentially significant school impacts as identified in the Final EIR: 1. The Agency will provide pass -through payments to the school districts within which the project area is located as established by law. 2. When applicable, the LAUSD and other affected school districts should levy maximum fees allowed by State law for all industrial, commercial, and residential construction to help fund new or temporary facilities construction. 3. The LAUSD and other affected school districts should continue to make regular and timely application to the State of California for funding to construct new classrooms and other facilities in response to enrollment growth. 4. To the extent that alternate means of financing new schools are made available to the LAUSD and other affected school districts through changes in state law, the district will vigorously pursue these methods to provide adequate facilities to support enrollment growth. The LAUSD and other affected school district will use year-round schedules and double sessions as necessary and appropriate to maximize the capacity of existing facilities if funding is not available for new school or classroom construction. 6. The State of California should continue to finance construction of new schools and classrooms in response to enrollment increases. Finding of Level of Significance After Adopted Mitigation: The foregoing adopted mitigation measures will mitigate or avoid the potentially significant impact on public services for schools, to a level which is less than significant. School fees are set by school districts to recover the costs of new facilities required to serve new students. The combination of school fees and state funding for new schools and operations means that the gradual addition of students as a result of A-7 new development can be adequately accommodated without additional crowding and without a reduction in the level of funding per student in the districts serving the City. III. FINDINGS WITH REGARD TO PROPOSED ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROJECT Three alternatives to the proposed project are discussed in the Final EIR. These alternatives have been reviewed and considered in light of the adverse environmental effects which may result from the project and the reduction or elimination of such effects which might be accomplished by selection of the alternatives. The alternatives are summarized below. Specific economic, social, or other considerations that render Alternative 1: No Development; Alternative 2: No Redevelopment, and Alternative 3: Reduced Amendment Area, infeasible, or considerations that make these alternatives insufficient to meet the project objectives are set forth for each alternative below. Alternative: No Development/No Project If existing conditions in the project area remained into the future, the intensity and types of development and their impact on the environment would remain unchanged. Findings: The No Project/No Development alternative would not contribute to replenishment of the City's and Southeast Los Angeles Subregion's employment base, and would not be consistent with SCAG employment projections for the subregion. Existing problems of blight, including deteriorated structures, and traffic congestion would remain. This alternative would also mean that no additional revenue from redevelopment tax increment, or increases in property taxes or other fees would be available to fund public improvements or blight removal. In the absence of such investment, the area would be expected to decline further. This alternative would not meet the objectives of the City or the Agency for the use of the area. For the above reasons, the No Project alternative is not considered a realistic or financially feasible option, and is therefore, rejected. Alternative 2. No Redevelopment Under this alternative development of the Amendment Area would occur as it is currently defined in the Vernon General Plan at a pace commensurate with prevailing market conditions. W. Findings: Due to the lack of direct Redevelopment Agency action, development in the Amendment Area would be expected to occur at a slower rate in response to the private market forces. Without the ability to assemble desirable sites to optimize design and access, development is more likely to occur in a haphazard pattern on smaller sites, and recent trends toward uses which have low employment would be expected to continue. Because redevelopment tax -increment revenue would not be available to fund necessary public improvements in the Amendment Area, this alternative would have a heavier burden on the City for support of the uses in the Amendment Area and be unlikely to mitigate adverse impacts created by whatever development may take place. Abandoned, obsolete, and underutilized industrial operations, as well as nonconforming uses, would be expected to remain in the Amendment Area for a longer period of time and may continue to decline and adversely affect adjacent uses. The continuation of these uses would maintain an undesirable environment for the development of new industrial uses, delaying the revitalization of the Amendment Area. The "No Redevelopment " alternative is considered environmentally inferior to the proposed project, and is, therefore, rejected. Alternative 3: Reduced Amendment Area Under this alternative, the proposed Amendment Area would be reduced by nearly 50%, from 139.2 acres to 71.1 acres. Findings: This alternative would result in lesser environmental effects compared to the proposed project due to a reduced development potential in a smaller Amendment Area. However, this alternative fails to reduce long-term air pollutant emissions below the SCAQMD thresholds of significance and fails to reduce the potential traffic impacts to a less than significant level. This alternative is not consistent with the policies and objectives of the Vernon General Plan, which call for the phasing out of warehousing and transportation -related uses in General Industrial areas. Under this alternative, the Agency's ability to replenish the City's employment base, eliminate blight and nonconforming uses, and improve industrial infrastructure, would also be substantially compromised. Because this alternative will not reduce the potentially significant environmental effects of the proposed project, and would not result in achievement of important objectives of the proposed project, this alternative is rejected. IV. STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS The City finds that mitigation measures listed in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program will, when implemented, mitigate or substantially reduce most of the significant environmental effects identified in the Final EIR. Nonetheless, certain significant environmental impacts of the project are unavoidable, even after incorporation of all feasible mitigation measures. For such effects, the benefits of the project have been balanced against such unavoidable environmental effects in its approval. The unavoidable impacts associated with this project are long-term air quality and traffic effects resulting from operation activities generating vehicular trips and the resulting air pollutant emissions. As noted in the Findings above, the mitigation measures or project alternatives that would prevent these significant unavoidable effect of the project are not feasible. The Agency and the City finds that all feasible mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR will be implemented with the project, and that any significant unavailable effects remaining are outweighed and are found to be acceptable due to the following specific economic, social, and other considerations based upon the facts set forth above, in the Final EIR, and in the public record of the considerations of this project, as follows: The proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project provides for more efficient and effective redevelopment within the amended Industrial Redevelopment Project Area by seeking to bridge some of the noncontiguous areas within the existing Industrial Redevelopment Project Area. 2. The proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project will facilitate transition to modern industrial uses that are economically viable and compatible. 3. The proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project will provide needed public improvements including roadways and utility infrastructure. 4. The First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project will provide for increased safety in the Amendment Area due to recycling of old and unsafe industrial uses and structures to modern "clean" uses and structures constructed in accordance with current fire codes and equipped with safety features. 5. The proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project will improve the climate for commercial development that has a positive fiscal impact on the City's revenues in relation to service costs. 6. The proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project provides for employment opportunities for the City residents of the Southeast Los Angeles Subregion, which generally lags behind in employment when compared to the rest of the region. A-10 ATTACHMENT B Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 21081.6. Its purpose is to provide for accomplishment of mitigation measures required by the Final Environmental Impact Report for the First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project (State Clearinghouse Number 98021063) to reduce potentially significant environmental effects resulting from future development that could occur in the proposed Amendment Area under the First Amendment. The Vernon Redevelopment Agency (Agency) and the City of Vernon (City) have adopted the mitigation measures included in the Final EIR in order to mitigate or avoid significant impacts on the environment. This program has been designed to ensure compliance during project implementation. Mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR. for the First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project have been incorporated into a checklist. Each mitigation measure is listed separately on the checklist with appropriate spaces for monitoring the progress of implementation of each measure. The following information is identified for each measure: • When the measure will be implemented, i.e, one time only, prior to construction, during construction, prior to operation, or during operation of the project. • How the measure will be implemented, i.e. through existing code and other requirements; new plans and programs; requirements imposed on all new individual projects, or as needed. • What City departments or agencies are responsible for mitigation and for responding to violations. • Monitoring and reporting schedule identifying how frequently each measure will be monitored and reported. The mitigation measures in the checklist are listed by environmental impact area in the same order as they are listed in the Final EIR. B-1 Attachment to Resolution No. 7155 Implementation of Mitigation Measures Program -Level Mitigation Measures The mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR for the First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project include measures which do not apply to individual development projects, but which apply at the overall City program level, for example, the City-wide circulation improvements and programs. They are implemented through the regular actions of the City, and are reviewed and monitored through the standard annual program review. When an agency other than the City of Vernon or Vernon Redevelopment Agency, is responsible for monitoring and reporting the implementation of a mitigation measure, this is indicated on the checklist. Project -Level Mitigation Measures Project -level mitigation measures will be monitored by the City. When a development project in the amended Industrial Redevelopment Project Area is submitted to the Agency/City, the City will have a copy of the Mitigation Monitoring Checklist, including all pages which contain measures applicable to that project. The mitigation measures which apply to that specific project should be highlighted on the checklist. As each drawing or specification is reviewed, plans will be checked for compliance with each mitigation measure required to be shown on plans as indicated in the checklist. Mitigation measures are divided into one-time measures (incorporated into project design, no further checking required once construction is verified), construction measures to mitigate construction impacts, and operational measures that require continuous implementation once the project is in operation. Each type of measure may require different monitoring techniques, but will be monitored using the checklist. Project Design Mitigation Measures A project design mitigation measure is a measure that needs to be incorporated into the project design, for example, traffic improvements or exterior lighting plans. Such measures will normally be shown on the building plans, site plans, public improvement plans, specifications, or other project documents. The mitigation monitoring checklist will be used to check off those mitigation measures shown on the plans. If a mitigation measure is not shown on the appropriate plan sheets, plans will be sent back for incorporation of those mitigation measures or approved equivalents. Plans will not be approved until each mitigation measure is incorporated into the project design. After plans are approved, and before any component of design is approved as complete by the City in its inspection, the project proponents will submit proof that each mitigation measure shown on the plans has been installed or incorporated into the constructed project. Verification of compliance will then be noted on the monitoring checklist and signed off, completing the process for this category of mitigation measure. Construction Mitigation Measures Construction mitigation measures are measures designed to reduce the impacts of construction, and are generally required to be maintained in operation continually during construction. (These measures in some cases must also be noted on plans or specifications for the project, as indicated on the mitigation monitoring checklist). Monitoring will be verified by building, public works, or grading inspectors as appropriate during their regular visits to the sites during construction. Reporting of compliance with mitigation measures should be required at least monthly, with reports of violations made immediately to the appropriate department. Operational Mitigation Measures Operational mitigation measures are intended to verify the implementation of mitigation measures that will continue after the project is occupied and in operation. These mitigation measures should be verified on an annual basis, and if problems are noted, reinspected on a more regular basis until the measure is operating effectively. Monitoring of such measures may be certified by the applicants with verification by the City or a third party. The monitoring program for measures to be incorporated into project design is the same program that is currently used to verify compliance with applicable City codes in design and construction. No additional staffing is required, except that training may be appropriate to alert inspectors to the new requirements and the use of the monitoring checklist. In case of some specific unique or unusual mitigation measures, it may be appropriate or necessary to contract with consultants for inspection or verification of mitigation measures. The completed mitigation monitoring program checklist will be retained in the project file and will be available for public inspection on proper request. Monitoring Program Fees For major projects for which the mitigation monitoring effort is substantial, it may be appropriate to charge mitigation monitoring fees to support the actual costs of project -level mitigation monitoring. In such cases, the City will charge and collect from the project proponent a fee in the amount of the anticipated actual cost to the City for monitoring all mitigation measures, including consultant services and costs of administration, for a project as described in this program. A deposit may be required by the Agency/City to be applied toward this fee. Any unused portion of the deposit will be refunded. In the case of a project where the applicant will not be associated with the project after construction, the City will charge the anticipated cost of operation of the mitigation monitoring program for an appropriate period in advance. IM First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Industrial Redevelopment Project Mitigation Monitoring Checklist Impact Mitigation Monitor/ Timing/ Area Measures Reporter Frequency Air Quality Construction, Effects The following measures consistent with the South Coast Air Quality Management District guidelines will be applied to all individual development projects: 1. For all individual development projects, Building/Public During construction -related exhaust and dust Works , construction/Daily emissions will be controlled. All Department. or upon complaint, unpaved demolition and construction as appropriate to areas shall be wetted as necessary individual during excavation to reduce dust developments. emissions and meet SCAQMD Rule 403. Wetting twice a day will reduce particulate emissions (dust) by about 50%. All grading activities shall cease when wind speed exceeds 25 mph. 2. Streets near construction sites shall be Building/Public During swept as necessary to collect dirt Works construction/Daily transported off the site. Department. or upon complaint, as appropriate to individual project development. 3. Construction during first -stage smog Building/Public During alerts shall be discontinued. Works construction/ 1" Department. stage smog alert occurrence. 4. Energy efficient construction equipment Building/Public During shall be used when feasible. Works construction/Daily Department. or upon complaint as appropriate to individual projects develo ments.