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Scoping Meeting April 2, 2020 Presentation: First +/- 30 minutes Participants are muted Comments: Remainder of meeting Participants are unmuted Entire meeting is recorded and will be made available on County website 4/2/2020 Medical Office

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Scoping Meeting – April 2, 2020

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 2

Presentation: First +/- 30 minutes

Participants are muted Comments: Remainder of meeting Participants are unmuted

Entire meeting is recorded and will be made available on County website

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 3

Stephanie Hansen – Principal Planner

Santa Cruz County Planning Department

George Dix – Project Manager

Rincon Consultants

Gary Black – Traffic Engineer

Hexagon Transportation Consultants

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 4

Introduction & Meeting Purpose Proposed Project Overview Environmental Review Process Comments

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 6

▪ Inform the community and agencies about the proposed project and the EIR ▪ Solicit input regarding the EIR scope ▪ Inform the community about future

pportunities for input

▪ Begin the EIR process

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 8

▪ APN 029-021-47 ▪ Approximately 5 acres ▪ Located at 5940 Soquel Avenue ▪ Southern frontage of Soquel Avenue, just south of Highway 1 ▪ Approximately 770 feet east of Chanticleer Avenue

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 9

▪ Zoned RM-2-R (Multi-Family Residential) with a Planned Unit Development (PUD) approved for 100 units of housing ▪ General Plan designation of R-UH (Urban High- Density Residential) ▪ Access is a single driveway from Soquel Avenue ▪ Site is used primarily for miscellaneous storage and junkyard/salvage purposes ▪ Little native vegetation cover is present; however, there are several trees on the site ▪ Proposed outfall area along Rodeo Gulch supports naturalized vegetation cover, including trees

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 10

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 11

▪ Medical office building (eastern half of site) ▪ Parking garage (western half of site) ▪ New driveway from Soquel Avenue ▪ Landscaped outdoor area and pathway ▪ Soquel Avenue frontage improvements ▪ Offsite wastewater and stormwater improvements ▪ Offsite intersection improvements

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 12

NORTH

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4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 13

New medical office building ▪ Approximately 160,000 square feet ▪ Four story building ▪ Maximum height:

▪ 60 feet to finished roof ▪ 74 feet to mechanical screens

▪ Used for specialty outpatient ▪ Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., but urgent care and ancillary functions would operate continuously ▪ Maximum number of on-site staff would be approximately 300 to 350

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 14

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 15

▪ New parking garage

▪ Four stories ▪ 730 parking spaces

▪ 47 spaces for EV charging

▪ Photovoltaic solar panels on rooftop level ▪ Artistic metal screening on exterior

▪ New driveway from Soquel Avenue

▪ Includes patient drop-off/pick-up zone outside of the

medical office building

▪ Separate driveway for service vehicles at rear of the

medical office building

▪ Landscaped outdoor area

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 16

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 17

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 18

▪ Landscaped open space at rear of lot with pathway ▪ Buildings set 100 feet from south property line to minimize shading and other impacts to residences ▪ Stormwater treatment

▪ Underground treatment vault beneath new driveway ▪ New outfall at Rodeo Gulch, approximately 1,200 feet east

f the site

▪ Sanitary sewer

▪ Offsite, connect to existing sewer main on Chanticleer

Avenue

▪ Existing sewer main on Chanticleer Avenue and Rodriguez

Street to be replace at lower depth

▪ Road frontage improvements, including new sidewalk and

bicycle lane

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 20

▪ CEQA = California Environmental Quality Act ▪ Inform decision making ▪ Disclose potentially significant environmental impacts ▪ Identify ways to avoid or reduce environmental impacts (mitigation measures) ▪ Consider alternatives ▪ Foster public participation and interagency coordination

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 21

Distribute Notice of Preparation

Prepare Draft EIR

File Notice of Completion & post Notice of Availability of Draft EIR

Public review period (60 days)

Prepare Final EIR, including response to comments

n Draft EIR

Prepares findings and, if applicable, Statement of Overriding Considerations

Lead agency makes decision on project; file Notice of Determination Solicit input on content of Draft EIR Solicit comments

n Draft EIR

WE ARE HERE

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 22

Aesthetics Air Quality Biological Resources Geology and Soils Greenhouse Gas Emissions Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use and Planning Noise Population and Housing Public Services Recreation Transportation Tribal Cultural Resources Utilities and Service Systems Cultural Resources Energy Wildfire

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 23

The EIR analysis will focus on impacts that may be potentially significant, including: ▪ Aesthetics ▪ Hazards and hazardous materials ▪ Transportation ▪ Utilities and service systems

The EIR will:

▪ Provide mitigation measures to reduce or avoid significant impacts if and to the extent feasible ▪ Evaluate cumulative impacts ▪ Evaluate alternatives to the proposed project

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 24

Potential aesthetic impacts to consider: ▪ Obstructing or changing scenic vistas ▪ Changing views from Highway 1, a County- designated scenic roadway in the project area ▪ Degrading visual character or quality of the area from public vantage points ▪ Conflicts with policies governing scenic quality ▪ Light and glare impacts

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 25

Potential hazards and hazardous materials impacts to consider: ▪ Hazards from accidental release of hazardous materials

▪ Current and past uses of site could have resulted in

contamination of soil or groundwater, or both

▪ Construction would expose soils and generate dust

▪ Hazards from routine use or disposal of hazardous materials, such as medical wastes ▪ Hazardous emissions within 0.25 mile of schools ▪ Potential for impacts from hazardous waste sites in the area

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 26

Potential transportation impacts to consider: ▪ Conflicts with plans and policies addressing circulation, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities ▪ Vehicle miles traveled (VMT)

▪ Technical study is being prepared

▪ Geometric design hazards, such as unsafe driveway egress ▪ Emergency access

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 27

Traffic delay: ▪ Per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064, traffic delay, such as Level of Service (LOS) deficiencies, shall no longer be considered significant environmental impacts ▪ EIR will disclose potential LOS deficiencies resulting from project trips at study intersections for informational purposes only ▪ EIR will evaluate intersection improvements designed to address deficiencies as part of the proposed project

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 28

Potential utilities and service systems impacts to consider: ▪ Expansion or relocation of utilities resulting in impacts ▪ Availability of adequate water supplies for the project

▪ Normal water year ▪ Dry year ▪ Three consecutive dry years

▪ Wastewater treatment capacity

▪ Consistency with County sanitary sewer moratorium

▪ Solid waste and landfill capacity

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Office Building Project EIR 29

NOP & Comment Period Draft EIR Preparation Public Comment Period (60 Days) Final EIR Preparation

May 1, 2020 May-Sept. Sept.-Nov. Nov.-Jan. 2021

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County of Santa Cruz 4/2/2020 Medical Building Office Project EIR 31

▪ Environmental issues and project alternatives ▪ Written comments to be included in record ▪ Direct written comments to:

Stephanie Hansen, AICP, Principal Planner Santa Cruz County Planning Department 701 Ocean Street, Fourth Floor Santa Cruz, California 95060 stephanie.hansen@santacruzcounty.us

Scoping Meeting – April 2, 2020

Presentation: First +/- 30 minutes

Participants are muted Comments: Remainder of meeting Participants are unmuted

Entire meeting is recorded and will be made available on County website

Stephanie Hansen – Principal Planner

Santa Cruz County Planning Department

George Dix – Project Manager

Rincon Consultants

Gary Black – Traffic Engineer

Hexagon Transportation Consultants

Introduction & Meeting Purpose Proposed Project Overview Environmental Review Process Comments

▪ Inform the community and agencies about the proposed project and the EIR ▪ Solicit input regarding the EIR scope ▪ Inform the community about future

▪ Begin the EIR process

▪ APN 029-021-47 ▪ Approximately 5 acres ▪ Located at 5940 Soquel Avenue ▪ Southern frontage of Soquel Avenue, just south of Highway 1 ▪ Approximately 770 feet east of Chanticleer Avenue

▪ Medical office building (eastern half of site) ▪ Parking garage (western half of site) ▪ New driveway from Soquel Avenue ▪ Landscaped outdoor area and pathway ▪ Soquel Avenue frontage improvements ▪ Offsite wastewater and stormwater improvements ▪ Offsite intersection improvements

New medical office building ▪ Approximately 160,000 square feet ▪ Four story building ▪ Maximum height:

▪ 60 feet to finished roof ▪ 74 feet to mechanical screens

▪ Used for specialty outpatient ▪ Open from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., but urgent care and ancillary functions would operate continuously ▪ Maximum number of on-site staff would be approximately 300 to 350

▪ New parking garage

▪ Four stories ▪ 730 parking spaces

▪ Photovoltaic solar panels on rooftop level ▪ Artistic metal screening on exterior

▪ New driveway from Soquel Avenue

▪ Includes patient drop-off/pick-up zone outside of the

medical office building

▪ Separate driveway for service vehicles at rear of the

medical office building

▪ Landscaped outdoor area

▪ Landscaped open space at rear of lot with pathway ▪ Buildings set 100 feet from south property line to minimize shading and other impacts to residences ▪ Stormwater treatment

▪ Underground treatment vault beneath new driveway ▪ New outfall at Rodeo Gulch, approximately 1,200 feet east

▪ Sanitary sewer

▪ Offsite, connect to existing sewer main on Chanticleer

Avenue

▪ Existing sewer main on Chanticleer Avenue and Rodriguez

Street to be replace at lower depth

▪ Road frontage improvements, including new sidewalk and

bicycle lane

Distribute Notice of Preparation

Prepare Draft EIR

File Notice of Completion & post Notice of Availability of Draft EIR

Public review period (60 days)

Prepare Final EIR, including response to comments

Prepares findings and, if applicable, Statement of Overriding Considerations

Lead agency makes decision on project; file Notice of Determination Solicit input on content of Draft EIR Solicit comments

WE ARE HERE

The EIR analysis will focus on impacts that may be potentially significant, including: ▪ Aesthetics ▪ Hazards and hazardous materials ▪ Transportation ▪ Utilities and service systems

The EIR will:

▪ Provide mitigation measures to reduce or avoid significant impacts if and to the extent feasible ▪ Evaluate cumulative impacts ▪ Evaluate alternatives to the proposed project

Potential hazards and hazardous materials impacts to consider: ▪ Hazards from accidental release of hazardous materials

▪ Current and past uses of site could have resulted in

contamination of soil or groundwater, or both

▪ Construction would expose soils and generate dust

▪ Hazards from routine use or disposal of hazardous materials, such as medical wastes ▪ Hazardous emissions within 0.25 mile of schools ▪ Potential for impacts from hazardous waste sites in the area

Potential transportation impacts to consider: ▪ Conflicts with plans and policies addressing circulation, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities ▪ Vehicle miles traveled (VMT)

▪ Technical study is being prepared

▪ Geometric design hazards, such as unsafe driveway egress ▪ Emergency access

Potential utilities and service systems impacts to consider: ▪ Expansion or relocation of utilities resulting in impacts ▪ Availability of adequate water supplies for the project

▪ Normal water year ▪ Dry year ▪ Three consecutive dry years

▪ Wastewater treatment capacity

▪ Consistency with County sanitary sewer moratorium

▪ Solid waste and landfill capacity

NOP & Comment Period Draft EIR Preparation Public Comment Period (60 Days) Final EIR Preparation

May 1, 2020 May-Sept. Sept.-Nov. Nov.-Jan. 2021

▪ Environmental issues and project alternatives ▪ Written comments to be included in record ▪ Direct written comments to:

Stephanie Hansen, AICP, Principal Planner Santa Cruz County Planning Department 701 Ocean Street, Fourth Floor Santa Cruz, California 95060 stephanie.hansen@santacruzcounty.us

▪ Written comments due: May 1, 2020 @ 5:00 PM