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Res 00-122 Fred Waring Dr Widening - San Pascual Ave to Deep Cyn Rd
% t CITY OF PM DESERT I,, y;�r,, % 73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE .. I/f, t r /� PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 92 260-2 5 7 8 S�Rp -W4#4 TEL: 760 346-061 1 .�p�ot �,r���.. FAX: 76o 340-0574 �4TE • us ir-0 info@palm-desert.org • NOTICE OF PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA ITEM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2000 X. NEW BUSINESS A. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF FRED WARING DRIVE WIDENING -- SAN PASCUAL AVENUE TO DEEP CANYON ROAD. Recommendation: 1) Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 00-122, adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the project. 2) By Minute Motion, award a contract in the amount of$385,280 to ASL Consulting Engineers, Irvine, California, for preparation of the plans, specifications, and engineering for the project, based upon the conceptual drawings dated August 23, 2000 (Contract No. C18260). 3) By Minute Motion, approve the conceptual project schedule and budget attached to this report. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palm Desert City Council will consider the subject item of business at its Regular Meeting of Thursday, October 12, 2000, at 4:00 p.m. in the Civic Center Council Chamber of the Palm Desert Civic Center, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California. A copy of the meeting agenda is enclosed for your reference with the subject item highlighted. You may obtain a copy of the complete staff report by telephoning the Office of the City Clerk, (760)346-0611, extension 304. C—C2fj2-fh -4SS- --_.____. RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, DEPUTY CITY CLERK CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 6, 2000 n "PRIRREO OR REEY(EEU PAPER Resolution No. 00-122 4 CITY OF PALM DESERT STAFF REPORT TO: CITY MANAGER, HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL FROM: LAURI AYLAIAN, PROJECT ADMINISTRATOR DATE: OCTOBER 12, 2000 SUBJECT: FRED WARING DRIVE WIDENING SAN PASCUAL AVENUE TO DEEP CANYON ROAD Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council, by minute motion, authorize commencement of the engineering design for the widening of Fred Waring Drive between San Pascual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road ("Project"), and: 1. Approve Resolution No. 00-122 adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for the Project; 2. Award a contract in the amount of $385,280 to ASL Consulting Engineers for preparation of the plans, specifications, and engineering for the Project, based upon the conceptual drawings dated 23 August 2000; 3. Approve the conceptual Project schedule and budget attached to this report. Background: ASL Consulting Engineers were retained in January 2000 to prepare conceptual engineering documents and an environmental study on the planned widening of Fred Waring Drive between San Pascual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road. They completed the conceptual engineering drawings in August and the environmental study in September, 2000. They also developed a conceptual cost estimate for the widening work, and presented the planned project in a public meeting intended to solicit input from the community. Several potential adverse impacts were identified during the environmental studies and the preparation of the MND, which is attached to this report. The most significant of the potential impacts are the possible increase in noise levels for the homes in the area, the Resolution No. 00-122 STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: FRED WARING DRIVE WIDENING SAN PASCUALAVENUE TO DEEP CANYON ROAD removal of affordable housing from the City's housing stock, and the aesthetic issues associated with vacant remnant lots and above ground utilities and poles. To mitigate these potential environmental impacts, sound attenuation walls will be constructed on each side of the street; replacement housing will be provided as part of the City's program to maintain affordable housing; and remnant parcels will be landscaped with desert plants configured in demonstration gardens representing climate zones from Baja California to the Coachella Valley. Utilities will also be relocated and undergrounded. The attached budget includes costs for the sound walls, the landscaping, and the undergrounding of utilities. The cost of providing new affordable housing stock is not included in the attached Project budget; it is contained in separate budgets for the various housing construction and rehabilitation programs. A program for monitoring compliance with the mitigation measures has been prepared and is contained in the MMRP attached to this report. The environmental studies were performed in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and public comment was appropriately invited and considered. The City Council's consideration of the MND and the MMRP are now required under CEQA. Approval of the attached resolution will adopt both documents. If the City Council adopts the environmental documents, the next step in the proposed Project will be the preparation of the engineering drawings and specifications. Towards that end, a proposed agreement with ASL Consulting Engineers in the amount of $385,280 is presented for the City Council's consideration. The scope of work under this contract includes: preparation of street widening plans, profiles and details; design of sound attenuation walls and retaining walls; traffic signal modification plans and details; construction staging plans and traffic control plans; landscape and irrigation design, details, and plans; contour grading plans, final specifications; cost estimates; geotechnical reports, and design and coordination of utility undergrounding. A detailed scope of services, man-hour tabulation, and cost breaksown is attached for your information. The services will be performed between October 2000 and May 2001, when the design documents will be put out for bid. The $385,280 contract amount represents 6.5% of the construction budget, which is appropriate for a project of this size and nature. 2 staffrpt.101200.doc Resolution No. 00-122 STAFF REPORT SUBJECT: FRED WARING DRIVE WIDENING SAN PASCUALAVENUE TO DEEP CANYON ROAD The current Project budget and schedule are included as attachments to this report. The schedule for beginning construction in June 2001 remains on target with the preliminary schedule that was distributed to Council members and to residents in December 1999. REVIEWED AND CONCUR: Lauri Aylaian Project Administrator Redev Iopment Manager Finance Director 0,4 City Manager Attachments: Resolution No. San Pascual to Deep Canyon Conceptual Phase Schedule San Pascual to Deep Canyon Conceptual Estimate Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Exhibit A, (ENGINEER's Services) to the Agreement between ASL Consulting Engineers and the City of Palm Desert Revised Proposal to Prepare the Plans, Specifications, and Estimates for Widening Fred Waring Drive Engineer: ASL Consulting Engineers 16241 Laguna Canyon Rd., Ste. 200 Irvine, CA 92618 CITY COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED ✓ DENIED RECEIVED OTHER .E: ETINA DATE J ° AYES' -P tic_Aaer-v . K..eH .r+ I D 41 A t4A NOES: .A Q ABSENT: ai, ABSTAIN: AA Al P VERIFIED BY: J .,a) OriOinal on File with C y lerk's Office staffrpt.101200.doc RESOLUTION NO. 00-122 FRED WARING DRIVE WIDENING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION EXHIBITS "A" & "B" Due to their voluminous nature, these large exhibits are not included in your Agenda Packet copy. If you would like one, please contact the City Clerk's Office, and we will be happy to provide. FRED WARING DRIVE IMPROVEMENTS Tue 10A3I00 San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Conceptual Phase Schedule 2000 2001 ID Task Name Sep I Oct I Nov ) Dec Jan j Feb j Mar I Apr [ May j Jun j Jul I Aug I Sep ( Oct ( Nov I Dec Jan I Feb [ Mar I Apr I May Jun Jul I Aug I Sep I Oct Nov 1 Programming Phase Traffi 2 Feas Study Feas 3 ldltyAnaysls 4 Protect initiation by Council I 5 Environmental Assessment 6 Consutant Selection I 7 Initial Study 001.110001 8 DrllMND I -- - •- ---- 9 Comment PeriodONO 10 Final MND 11 Design Phase •7' 12 Consultant Selection IniNINEMINe 13 65%Canssuction Documents ............:.:. 14 95%Construction Documents 15 100%Canstnuson Documents 16 Right-of-Way Acquisition Phase• 17 Informal,Voluntary Acquisition 18 Caretjtant Selection 19 Formal Acquisition ..................:::::3 20 Relocation Assistance ` 7L 21 Bid Phase 22 Prequalfy Potential Bidders 23 Bid PeriodDo- 24 Council Award of Bid �...••. 25 Undergroumding 26 Construction , 27 San Pascual to Deep Canyon F Task i_i;:;E E.E E i E i i it Milestone 4, Rolled UpSplit External Tasks Project:Fred Waring improvements San Pascual to Deep Carryon Spilt Surrnery ^ Roled Up Milestone O Project Summery Date:Tue 10/03A0 Progress Rolled Up Task I:::::':::::;�:: Rolled Up Progress - " Notes:•Schedule assures that Council'MI timely hear end adopt or reject any Resolutions of Necessity. Page 1 r • • CITY OF PALM DESERT FRED WARINO DRIVE WIDENING PROJECT IISan Pascal to Deep Canyon Conceptual Estimate Item _ 1 Units Unit Price San Pascual to Dap CVAG Portion! Cyok Section 1 Earthwork I 1 Quantity Unit Cost ,Roadway Excavation CY $10 1 5,484 $54,840 $47,546 'Unclassified Fill ' CY $32 ; 0 S0 S0 Clearing&Grubbing LS 1 $15,000 $13,005 Remove Asphalt Concrete CY $25 1,425 S35,625 S35,625 Remove Existing Median CY $20 523 S10,460 $10,460 Cold Mill AC Pavement SF $0.20 23,400 S4,680 S4,680 Sawcut Pavement LF $1 11,760 S11,760 $11,760 Remove Concrete(Curt)&Gutter) CY $150 292 S43,800 S43,800 Remove Concrete(Sidewalk) CY $150 844 $126,600 $126,600 Total Earthwork Items S302,765 S293,476 Section 2 Roadway New AC-Pavement ! TON $36.00 5,879 $211,644 S184,130 rAC Overlay TON $42.00 3,085 $129,570 S129,570 PCC-Curb and Gutter LF $12.00 7,580 S90,960 S90,960 PCC-Curb LF $10.00 r 7,785 S77,850 $77,850 PCC-Sidewalk . SF $3.00 60,640 $181,920 $136,440 Aggregate Base(Class 2) CY $30.00 3,004 $90,120 $90,120 Retaining Walls(Block Wall) ; LF $75.00 4,000 $300,000 $300,000 Soundwall LF $50.00 7,600 $380,000 $190,000 Barriers with fence LF $16.00 0 S0 S0 Total Roadway Items S1,462,064 S1,199,070 Section 3 Drainage Drainage Facilities(SD Outlet) LS 1 S80,000 $80,000 Catch Basins EA $3,000 0 10 S30,000 $30,000 Total Drainage Items S110,000 S110,000 I Section 4 Structural Items Bridge Structure-Roadway SF S110 0 $0 $0 Total Structural Items $0 SO Section 5 Miscellaneous Items lEnviromnental Mitigation LS 1 $24,100 S24,100 Demolition of Existing Homes EA S10,000 ' 34 $340,000 $340,000 . Septic Tank Removal EA $7,500' 22 $165,000 $165,000 Asbestos Abatement(per residential unit) EA $5,000 30 $150,000 $150,000 Misc.Relocation of storm drains,landscaping,fences,etc. LS $75,000 S75,000 Landscape/Irrigation Medians,Remainder Parcels SF $5 181,910 $909,550 S0 • Total Miscellaneous Items S1,663,650 S754,100 Section 6 Traffic Items Traffic Signal(Modifications) EA $150,000 2 $300,000 $300,000 Permanent Signing&Striping LS 1 $3,200 $3,200 Traffic Control Systems LS 1 $32,000 $32,000 Lighting LS 0 S0 S0 Total Traffic Items S335,200 S335,200 Section 7 Utilities Relocations Based on my field review-no backup LS 1 $48,000 S48,000 Underground-Overhead Electrical LS 1 S1,600,000 SO Total Utilities Items S1,648,000 S48,000 CONSTRUCTION SUBTOTAL S5,521,679 S2,739,847 Mobilization/Permits 6% S331,301 S164,391 Final Design/Construction Management and Inspection 12% $662,60I $328,782 Contingencies 20% S1,104,336 $547,969' (CONSTRUCTION TOTAL I S7,619,917 S3,780,98& Right-of-Way (Fee and Easrnent LS SO S0 San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road LS 1 $8,500,000.00 $5,973,868.00 Total Right-of-Way Items S8,500,000.00 S5,973,868.00 Administration Manager/Director Time hours $47.50 774 S36,765.00 $36,765.00 Technical Staff(Project Mgr.,Trans.Eng.,etc.) hours $40.90 2,580 S64,500.00 $64,500.00 Support Staff(Accounting Tech,Clerical,etc.) ! hours $25.00 206 $5,160.00 S5,160.00 I Total Administration Items $106,425.00 S106,425.00 'PROJECT TOTAL I I S16,226 342 S9,861,281 75%REIMBURSEMENT AMOUNT S7,395,961 Prepared by Lauri Aylaian 1003/2000 NOTICE OF DETERMINATION TO: Office of Planning and Research FROM: City of Palm Desert 1400 Tenth Street, Room 121 Redevelopment Agcney Sacramento, CA 95814 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 X Riverside County Clerk's Office 2724 Gateway Drive Riverside, CA 92507 Attention: Cindy Kohler SUBJECT: Filing of Notice of Determination in compliance with Section 21108 and 21152 of the Public Resources Code. Project Title: Widening of Fred Waring Drive: San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road State Clearing House Number: Not Applicable Lead Agency Contact Person: Lauri Aylaian Phone No. (760) 776-6421 Project Location: Palm Desert, California Project Description: The proposed project would widen Fred Waring Drive, in the reach from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road, from four to six lanes, including 14- to 18-foot wide raised median islands, meandering sidewalks, and soundwalls where applicable. The project length is approximately 0.76 miles. This is to advise that the Palm Desert City Council has approved the above described project on 12 oc7bbe(2Dco and has made the following determinations regarding the above described project: 1. The project will, X will not have a significant effect on the environment. 2. An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project and certified pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. X A Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA. 3. Mitigation measures X were, were not made a condition of the approval of the project. 4. Findings were, were not made pursuant to Section 15091. 5. A Statement of Overriding Considerations _ was, _was not adopted for this project. This is to certify that the Final EIR with comments and responses and record of project approval may be examined at: Date Received for Filin a OPR: Not applicable. Pro -ect Administrator Signature (Lead Agency) Title MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION for the PROPOSED WIDENING OF FRED WARING DRIVE from SAN PASQUAL AVENUE TO DEEP CANYON ROAD Prepared for The City of Palm Desert Prepared by Tetra Tech ASL Myra L. Frank & Associates, Inc. JHA Environmental Consulting Sladden Engineering Overland Resources, Inc. MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION PROJECT: Widening of Fred Waring Drive between San Pasqual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road in Palm Desert, California. LEAD AGENCY: City of Palm Desert PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Fred Waring Drive serves as a major east/west arterial street in the City of Palm Desert. It is classified as an arterial from Highway 111 to Washington Street. In the reach between San Pasqual Avenue and Cook Street, Fred Waring Drive has four lanes plus a two-way left turn lane, except for a portion near San Pasqual Avenue that has a raised median island. Parking is not permitted on either side of the street. The proposed project would widen Fred Waring Drive from four to six lanes, including 14 to 18-foot wide raised median islands, meandering sidewalks and soundwalls where applicable, from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road, a distance of 0.76 miles. The proposed widening would require additional right- of-way and result in displacement of existing single family and multi-family residential units. FINDINGS: A Notice of Preparation (June 6, 2000) and accompanying Initial Study (June 2, 2000) has been prepared to assess the proposed project's potential effects on the environment and the significance of those effects. The Initial Study did not make a selection as to the Environmental Clearance Document tot be used for the project. Subsequently, a Mitigated negative Declaration has been determined to be appropriate. Based on the Initial Study, and further technical investigations, it has been determined that the proposed project would not have any significant effects on the environment, after mitigation. This conclusion is supported by the following findings: • The proposed project would not have a significant effect on agricultural resources, biological resources, mineral resources, recreation, and/or land use and planning. • The proposed project would have a less than significant effect on hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, public services, utilities and service systems. • One property in the project area (74-490 Goleta Avenue (c.1947)) meets the 50-year age criteria for California Register of Historical Resources consideration. A field visit by a qualified architectural historian was conducted on July 19, 2000, during which the California Register criteria for eligibility were applied. The property does not appear to be eligible for listing in the California Register; therefore, it is not an "historical resource" as defined by CEQA. • Mitigation would be required to reduce the impacts related to aesthetics, air quality, geology and soils, noise, population and housing, transportation, and mandatory findings of significance. Application of such mitigation would reduce impacts to below the level of significance. AESTHETICS In order to reduce potential adverse visual impacts from the proposed project the following mitigation measures shall be implemented: • Planting and substantial landscaping shall occur along the project corridor, consistent with The City of Palm Desert General Plan Policy 3.2. • Drought tolerant vegetation would be used to landscaped medians on arterial streets in an effort to preserve the image of the community (The City of Palm Desert General Plan Policy 3.5). • New soundwalls would be constructed to address the visual impact of the view the residents would have of the road improvement project. • Utility lines that are currently above ground within the project limits will be placed underground during the construction phase of the proposed project. • Specific landscaping plans will be designed and implemented for remainder parcels, not used for the road widening. AIR QUALITY In order to reduce PKo emissions to the maximum extent feasible, the project contractor for the lead agency shall: • minutesprior to movingsoil and three times a da or four Moisten soil not more than 15 y, times a day under windy conditions, in order to maintain soil moisture of 12%. • On the last day of active operations prior to a weekend, holiday, or any other period when active operations will not occur for four or more days, apply water with a chemical stabilizer diluted to not less than 1/20 of the concentration required to maintain a stabilized surface for a period of six months. • Apply chemical stabilizers to disturbed surface areas (completed grading areas) with five days of completing grading or apply dust suppressants or vegetation sufficient to maintain a stabilized surface for six months. • Water debris or soil piles hourly or cover with temporary coverings. • Water exposed surfaces not undergoing active grading at least twice a day under calm conditions, and as often as needed on windy or extremely dry days. • Wash mud-covered tires and under-carriages of trucks leaving construction sites. ii • Provide for street sweeping, as needed, to remove dirt from roadways left behind by vehicles leaving the project site. • Cease grading during periods when winds exceed 25 miles per hour. GEOLOGY& SOILS The following mitigation is proposed to reduce geologic impacts after construction to below significant levels: • Structures will be designed by professionals familiar with the geologic and seismic setting of the project site. As a minimum, structure design should conform with Uniform Building Code (UBC) requirements for Seismic Zone 4. • Pertinent seismic design parameters as included with the 1997 Uniform Building Code. NOISE The following mitigation is proposed to reduce the noise impacts during and after construction to below the level of significance: • The contractor for the lead agency shall restrict work involving the operation of noise providing equipment to Monday through Saturday, and to normal work hours as specified by the city's noise ordinance (9.24.070): October 1st through April 13th Monday—Friday: 7 AM to 5:30 PM Saturday: 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday& Government Code Holidays: none May 1st through September 30th Monday—Friday: 6 AM to 7 PM Saturday: 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday& Government Code Holidays: none • Soundwalls will generally be constructed along the southern property limits of residences located to the north of Fred Waring Drive. Although not required by the noise ananlysis, oundwalls may also be constructed along the south side of Fred Waring Drive between Portola Avenue and Deep Canyon Drive. For purposes of creating a uniform aesthetic appearance. As a result, the proposed project will not substantially increase noise levels above the existing conditions. • Soundwalls will be constructed at a height of approximately 8 feet to abate noise impacts to adjacent residences. iii POPULATION& HOUSING Mitigation for potential housing impacts as a result of acquisitions for construction is as follows: • Residents displaced by acquisition would have currently built housing made financially available to them through super-payments made on behalf of the City of Palm Desert. This would bring available housing within a comparable price range as the homes acquired for the project. • Residents displaced from rental/apartment dwellings would also receive super-payments enabling them to move into currently available rental properties for a comparable price. • All residents displaced would be able to choose single-family homes or apartment complex anywhere they want to live; they are not restricted to the City of Palm Desert. • The City of Palm Desert would, as stated in the Redevelopment Law Replacement Housing Plan (under separate cover), replace the affordable housing taken for the Fred Waring Drive Widening project. This would include the renovation of dilapidated housing and construction of new homes to insure that no net loss of affordable housing exists within the city. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC The proposed project would reduce the existing transportation and traffic congestion impacts on Fred Waring Drive. Traffic increases expected to occur over time would be accommodated by added lane capacity, volume-to-capacity ratios would be improved, and a Level of Service (LOS)"C" would be established. LOS "C" would bring Fred Waring into compliance with the City of Palm Desert's Circulation Element standards. Refer to Appendix F (under a separate cover) for discussion on Transportation and Traffic MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE The proposed and related projects in the area could result in potential cumulative impacts in the areas of air quality, traffic, and noise. Refer to these sections for mitigation that will address the impacts as they relate to these specific topics. With mitigation applied to each of these areas, any potentially significant impacts would be resolved, and the proposed project would have no cumulative direct or indirect effect on the environment or human beings. SCOPING COMMENTS The Notice of Preparation and the Initial Study have been circulated for public comments. Responses were received from various parties and organizations. A public meeting was also held to field questions and concerns of the citizens of Palm Desert. Responses can be reviewed in Appendix H (under separate cover). iv A copy of the Initial Study(originally issued on June 6, 2000, revised August 25, 2000) is attached. Questions or comments regarding the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study may be addressed to: Lauri Aylaian, Project Administrator City of Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 776-6421 PROJECT APPROVAL Pursuant to Section 21082.1 of the California Environmental Quality Act, the City of Palm Desert has independently reviewed and analyzed the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed project and finds that the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration reflect the independent judgement of the City of Palm Desert. The lead agency further finds that the project mitigation measures will be implemented as stated in the Mitigated Negative Declaration. I hereby approve this project: Lauri Aylaian, Project Administrator Date City of Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency (To be signed upon approval of the Project after the public review period is completed.) V INITIAL STUDY FOR THE PROPOSED FRED WARING DRIVE WIDENING PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA Prepared for City of Palm Desert Community Development Department Prepared by ME Myra L. Frank 8 Associates, Inc. June 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS Mitigated Negative Declaration I Aesthetics ii Air Quality ii Geology& Soils iii Noise iii Population & Housing iv Transportation/Traffic iv Mandatory Findings of Significance iv Scoping Comments iv Project Approval v 1.0 Introduction and Background 1 2.0 Project Location and Setting 1 3.0 Purpose of the Proposed Project 4 4.0 Construction Scenario 4 5.0 Lead Agency 4 6.0 Permits and Approvals 5 7.0 Related Projects 5 8.0 Initial Study Checklist 5 9.0 Summary of Mitigation Measures 23 10.0 References 26 11.0 Contacts 27 12.0 List of Preparers 28 APPENDICES Appendix A: Visual Quality Appendix B: Air Quality Appendix C: Geology & Hazardous Materials Appendix D: Noise Appendix E: Population and Housing Appendix F: Transportation and Traffic Appendix G: California Natural Diversity Database Appendix H: Scoping letters & Public Notice • The Gas Company • Native American Heritage Commission • Desert Sands Unified School District • South Coast Air Quality Management District • City of Palm Desert Public Notice Appendix I: Comments and Responses LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Regional Vicinity 2 Figure 2: Project Location 3 Figure 3: California Natural Diversity Database Appendix G 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND This Initial Study has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines. The proposed widening of Fred Waring Drive between San Pasqual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road is the subject of this environmental document. Fred Waring Drive is an east/west arterial street in the City of Palm Desert. Traffic volumes have been measured along Fred Waring Drive, and it has been determined that a Level of Service (LOS) "D" has existed since 1994 (see Appendix F). According to the City of Palm Desert General Plan, Circulation Element Policy 2.1, The performance objective on major arterials is LOS "C". In order to comply with the General Plan, Fred Waring Drive is scheduled in the City Capital Improvement Program for 1999-2000 to be widened from four to six travel lanes, plus raised median islands and meandering sidewalks. Traffic models project 37,300 east bound and 39,200 vehicles per day at the intersection of Portola Avenue and Fred Waring Drive by the year 2020 (see Appendix F). A six-lane arterial, according to the Circulation Element, has an Average Daily Traffic (ADT) capacity of 42,000 vehicles per day at LOS "C". Therefore the proposed project would alleviate existing and future traffic congestion. 2.0 PROJECT LOCATION AND SETTING Fred Waring Drive is situated on a relatively flat, alluvial fan with a northerly trending direction. Elevations range from approximately 603.5 ft (184 m) on the southern side of Fred Waring Drive, and sloping gradually to the north to approximately 595.3 ft (181.5 m). The surrounding developed urban area is also nearly flat for several miles in all directions. However, mountains do surround the Coachella Valley—the Santa Rosa Mountains State Game Refuge lies 4 miles to the south, and San Jacinto Mountain, which reaches an elevation of 10,797 ft (3292 m) is 9 miles to the west. Additionally, the Joshua Tree National Monument is located 15.5 miles to the north (See Figure 1). The proposed project would be located between San Pasqual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road along Fred Waring Drive in the City of Palm Desert (see Figure 2). The section of Fred Waring Drive to be widened extends 0.76 miles (1.2 km), and would require additional right-of-way through the acquisition of properties immediately adjacent and to the north. Fred Waring Drive is currently developed with single and multi-family homes and low density commercial properties. Single-family residences dominate the north and south sides of Fred Waring Drive. Two churches lie within this segment — one at the southwest corner of Fred Waring Drive and Portola Avenue and one on the northwest corner of Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road. One multi-family complex is located on the south side of Fred Waring Drive 440 ft (1443.2 m) to the west of Portola Avenue. 1 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project IS/MND Anger e l 1 ( \lV AnpMsaNallonal ' A^ ,.,, 1 Regional Location BURBANK ` SAN BERNARDINO I ' LOS ANGEL CORONA PALM Joihua TM PRINGS National Monument. �}► Man eMmrelno L• ' BEACH , a i r r HEMET PALM DESERT ` N ~ Found b r _------ LAGUNA B cloves nd N'"Ono»et j PACIFIC \ / OCEAN ESC IDO —�" \ 4 \\*.\\ss... /17174. Clavilnd 451. .v National Fyr6st i Sources: 3-D Topoquads Copyright @ 1999 DeLorme Yarmouth, ME 04096; Myra L. Frank&Associates, Inc., 2000. Figure 1: Regional Location Map 2 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project IS/MND CATHE-QR-AL i a, r. � v .t om . .`.....\!„.,...jMYQM/ Y e /IND • � �;`. Tyr♦ 1� .'' i1��, < k t • N L ` „ 8 NI V 4 v ,t..;' 9 I• "" ,i '1 VI 4'3' a ,, ,) , 1 ,.,,,..) .$ 0 1 .4. = ►. to all 1 s w a• i • .?-�o t i...'. i ~ ' ti, ..�� t. 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Figure 2: Project Vicinity Map 3 3.0 PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT The City of Palm Desert is proposing this project in accordance with the goals of its General Plan and Circulation Element. The widening of Fred Waring Drive would return this arterial to LOS "C" and accommodate projected traffic volumes through the year 2020. 4.0 CONSTRUCTION SCENARIO Construction for the widening of Fred Waring Drive is scheduled to begin in July 2001, ending in November 2001. Construction hours would follow dates and hours in accordance to the city's noise ordinance (9.24.070): October 1st through April 13th Monday—Friday: 7 AM to 5:30 PM Saturday: 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday& Government Code Holidays: none May 1st through September 30th Monday—Friday: 6 AM to 7 PM Saturday: 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday & Government Code Holidays: none Demolition: Demolition of properties acquired by the City of Palm Desert would begin July 2000. Demolition will begin following the relocation of the occupants. Building Activities: Following demolition of acquired properties, grading of the project site would occur. Approximately 4000 cubic yards of dirt would be imported, with no exportation anticipated. A maximum number of 15-20 employees would be used on any given day of construction, and the following types of equipment would be utilized: backhoes, trucks, loaders, paving machines, and compactors. Landscaping: The raised medians and the remaining property not used from the acquired properties on the north side of Fred Waring Drive would be re-vegetated based on landscape architecture designs developed as part of the project. Desert vegetation would be used in both areas. 5.0 LEAD AGENCY Project Title: Widening of Fred Waring Drive between San Pasqual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road in Palm Desert, California Lead Agency: City of Palm Desert, Redevelopment Agency 4 Contact Person: Lauri Aylaian, Project Administrator City of Palm Desert Redevelopment Agency 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 (760) 776-6421 6.0 PERMITS AND APPROVALS Construction Permits will be required for the construction of the proposed project, which will be approved by the Palm Desert City Council. 7.0 RELATED PROJECTS Related projects are projects that will be under construction in the same project vicinity as the proposed project. Only one such project has been identified, described as follows: Widening of Fred Waring Drive Bridge over Palm Valley Channel: The existing bridge would be widened from four-lanes to six-lanes in each direction. The construction is anticipated to begin in April 2001. The bridge passes over the Palm Valley Channel and lies approximately 1 mile (1.22 km) to the west of the Fred Waring Drive Widening project. 8.0 INITIAL STUDY CHECKLIST This section documents the anticipated environmental effects of the proposed project by using an Initial Study Checklist and providing a brief explanation supporting the findings of each checklist item. The Checklist shown on the following pages is derived from the June 2, 2000 Checklist. It has been edited to reflect the results of additional technical investigations that have been subsequently performed. 5 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages. ® Aesthetics ❑ Agriculture Resources ® Air Quality ❑ Biological Resources ❑ Cultural Resources ❑ Geology/Soils ❑ Hazards & Hazardous ❑ Hydrology/Water Quality ❑ Land Use I Planning' Materials ❑ Mineral Resources ® Noise ® Population / Housing ❑ Public Services ❑ Recreation ® Transportation /Traffic ® Utilities/Service Systems ® Mandatory Findings of Significance (Beneficial; see Aesthetics) DETERMINATION: On the basis of this initial evaluation: ❑ I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. • I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. ❑ I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. ❑ I find that the proposed project MAY have a"potentially significant impact" or"potentially significant unless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed ❑ The project will not have a significant effect on the environment because all potentially significant effects (a)have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR; and (b)have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project; therefor nothing further is 05/8P Gary L. Pete:is n, Myra L. Frank &Associates, Inc. Date Consultant t e City of Palm Desert *The Checklist shown is derived from the June2,2000 Checklist. It has been edited to reflect the results of additional technical investigations that have been subsequently performed. The areas with edited information are shaded. 6 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study I. AESTHETICS —Would the project: a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic n n ❑ vista? The proposed project would result in the widening of an existing arterial from four to six lanes, plus raised median islands, meandering sidewalks, soundwalls where needed, and other associated improvements. The affected area is a relatively flat urbanized area. The project area contains single-family residential homes, several multi-family units and low-density commercial uses. There are no designated scenic vistas located in the immediate project area. b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, n n ❑ but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic buildings within a state scenic highway? There are no scenic resources in the proposed project area or in the immediate vicinity. The area is developed with one-story single-family homes, several duplexes, and low density commercial uses. Portola Avenue is designated as scenic corridor, however, the proposed project would not have an adverse effect on nor obstruct views of the road. Therefore, no damage to scenic resources would occur. c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character n ® n or quality of the site and its surroundings? A visual quality assessment of the proposed project was prepared for this document. Results of this assessment are presented in Appendix A-Visual Quality Assessment. The results of the Visual Quality Assessment indicate that the proposed project would displace existing residences, resulting in a change in land use and visual character of the immediate area. Given that the project site is located in a developed urban area with numerous roads and highways, this change in the visual environment is not y� expected to be significant. Additionally, soundwalls would be constructed as P 9 part of the proposed project to abate potential noise impacts and shield the remaining residential properties from a view of the six-lane arterial. Construction of proposed project improvements would also include landscaped medians and rev- vegetation of the acquired property not used for the road widening. HSA Design Group, Inc. is under contract to provide the City with preliminary landscape drawings for the north and south sides of Fred Waring Drive. The initial plan for landscaping the north side of Fred Waring Drive consists of a "Leisure Trail"design, which would tie into the Civic Center Park Trail. Xerophytic vegetation may be presented in a botanical garden style, where pedestrians or bicycle riders would be able to learn about desert flora in an informal and completely public space. This would be conducted in such as way as to create a unified appearance throughout the project area. The medians will be landscaped with xerophytic vegetation Special landscaping may be applied to the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Portola Avenue. Portola Avenue has been designated as a Scenic Highway/Corridor by the City of Palm Desert. According to the City of Palm Desert General Plan Urban Design-Scenic Highway Element, the Scenic Highway/Corridor is an important visual feature to the City for they assist in the preservation and enhancement of the scenic resources of Palm Desert. Attention would be drawn to this intersection to insure that it ties into the continuous scenic corridor. Also, in accordance to the Urban Design-Scenic Highway Element, (Section VI, Design Features, #4) existing overhead utilities lines would be placed underground, removing an element that currently interferes with the areas'overall aesthetic beauty. This component of the proposed project would be improving the visual appearance of the area. New soundwall structures would be implemented, on both the north and part of the southern side of Fred Waring Drive as part of the proposed project to insure the noise and visual quality of the residential properties that would remain after the properties fronting the street are acquired and removed. Soundwalls would effectively replace the obstructed views currently provided by the single-family homes on the north side of Fred Waring Drive. The new soundwalls could become targets for graffiti, a 7 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study potentially significant impact. The City of Palm Desert has an aggressive graffiti removal program to discourage vandalism, consistent with the existing municipal ordinance(Sections 9.40.005-9.40.080); measures would also include new landscaping and plantings. d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare ❑ ❑ ® ❑ that would adversely affect day or nighttime views in the area? The proposed project would result in the widening of an existing roadway through a residential/commercial area. Residents in this area currently have views of a roadway with nighttime illumination from streetlights and motor vehicle headlights. The proposed project would replace any street lighting removed during construction and motor vehicle headlights would not constitute an adverse impact to adjacent residences, for project improvements would not change the alignment or direction of the street. Also, the project site is a developed urban area and there are numerous existing sources of nighttime illumination, therefore all potential light and glare impacts would be less than significant. II. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES: In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. Would the project: a) Convert Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or ❑ ❑ ❑ Farmland of Statewide Importance (farmland), as shown on the maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland Mapping and Monitoring Program of the California Resources Agency,to non-agricultural use? The project site is developed with residential and commercial land uses. Therefore, the proposed project would not result in the conversion of prime farmland to non-agricultural use. No impacts would occur as a result of project implementation. b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or ❑ ❑ ❑ a Williamson Act contract? The proposed project site is not located on parcels of land under a Williamson Act contract. Therefore, conflicts with existing zoning or the Williamson Act contract would not occur. c) Involve other changes in the existing environment ❑ ❑ ❑ which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of farmland to non-agricultural use? The proposed project site is not located on or near existing agricultural lands. The proposed project would not involve changes in the existing environment, which due to their location or nature, would result in the conversion of farmland to non-agricultural use. Therefore, no impacts would occur to farmlands or agricultural uses. III. AIR QUALITY—Where available,the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to make the following determinations. Would the project: a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the ❑ ❑ ❑ applicable air quality plan? 8 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study The proposed project would be constructed in the Salton Sea Air Basin, currently designated as a non- attainment area for ozone (via transport) and fine particulate matter(PM10). The South Coast Air Quality Management District(SCAQMD) has adopted an Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), which sets forth strategies for attaining all national air quality standards by certain deadline dates and for meeting state standards at the earliest feasible date. The proposed project is included in the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan and would not conflict with the existing AQMP b) Violate any air quality standard or contribute ❑ ® n ❑ substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? Air quality impacts due to implementation of the proposed project could occur during construction and operation on both a regional and local scale. Construction impacts include airborne dust from grading, P demolition, and dirt hauling, and gaseous emissions from heavy equipment, delivery and dirt-hauling trucks, employee vehicles, and paints and coatings. Construction emissions, in particular PM10 levels, could be significant. According to the Air Quality analysis, before mitigation (see Appendix B) significant emissions of PM10 would occur on the peak day and in the peak quarter. Application of the mitigation measures would reduce levels of fugitive dust from grading, demolition, and debris piling by 60%. However, after mitigation, emissions of PM,o would still be significant on the peak day, but not in the peak quarter. Localized operational impacts, i.e., carbon monoxide levels that exceed state or federal standards, could occur due to the introduction of additional motor vehicular traffic in close proximity to sensitive residential receptors. However, the Air Quality analysis determined that the proposed project would have no significant adverse air quality impacts after construction is completed c) Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase n ® n n of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard (including releasing emissions that exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? See the discussion under 111.6 above, and refer to Appendix B-Air Quality Study. d) Expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant ❑ ® ❑ concentrations? Sensitive receptors to pollutants include the elderly, the acutely ill, and the chronically ill, particularly those with cardiorespiratory illnesses, and children. Specific locations may include schools, hospitals, residential land uses, and where appropriate, sidewalk locations with high concentrations of pedestrians. The proposed roadway widening is located in proximity to single family homes. See the discussion under lll.b above, and refer to Appendix B-Air Quality Study. e) Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial fl ❑ ® n number of people? During construction, exhaust emissions from diesel-powered equipment and vehicles and construction activities involving use of materials such as paints and coatings could create objectionable odors. However, such activities would be short-term and are not expected to affect a substantial number of people at any given time. Operation of the proposed project would not generate objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people. Refer to Appendix B-Air Quality Study. IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES—Would the project: a) Have substantial adverse effects, either directly or ❑ I I ❑ through habitat modifications, on any species identified as a candidate, sensitive, or special status species in local or regional plans, policies, or regulations, or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? 9 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study A search of the California Department of Fish and Game's Natural Diversity Data Base (CNDDB 1999) was conducted in order to identify any pertinent biological resources that may reside or exist in the vicinity of the project. The CNDDB search revealed the presence of one sensitive species (Coachella Giant Sand Treader Cricket) that has been seen in the vicinity of the proposed project, and several others, which were seen in areas at some distance (see Appendix G)). Federal-and/or state-listed endangered animal species (Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard and the Desert Pupfish) are located within the USGS Rancho Mirage 7.5 minute Quadrangle (at T-S5/R-6E). The proposed project would not likely have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or through habitat modifications, on any of the identified candidate, sensitive or special status species. The project area is a developed urban area and does not contain suitable habitat for endangered, threatened, or rare species. The San Pasqua)Channel crosses the project area in an enclosed box culvert, therefore no habitat exists for these species, and no adverse impacts would occur. b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian ❑ ❑ ❑ habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, and regulations or by the California Department of Fish and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service? The proposed project area does not include any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural communities. c) Have a substantial adverse effect on federally ❑ ❑ ❑ protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act(including, but not limited to, marsh,vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal,filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? The proposed project is not located in the vicinity of any federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act. d) Interfere substantially with the movement of any ❑ ❑ ❑ native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites? The proposed project is located in a developed urban area. The proposed project would not interfere with the movement of any native resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or with established native resident or migratory wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites. e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances ❑ ❑ ❑ protecting biological resources, such as a tree preservation policy or ordinance? There are no local biological policies or ordinances that affect the proposed project area;consequently, conflicts would not occur. No impacts to local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources would occur as a result of project implementation. f) Conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat ❑ ❑ ❑ Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan? The proposed project area is located in an urbanized area in the City of Palm Desert. The proposed project would not conflict with the provisions of an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan. 10 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study V. CULTURAL RESOURCES—Would the project: a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the n ❑ significance of a historical resource as defined in §15064.5? Prefield research of the project area revealed that one property(74-490 Goleta Avenue) within the Area of Potential Effects meets the 50 year age requirement for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources. A qualified architectural historian evaluated the resource in the field, however, and determined that, according to California Register criteria, the property does not appear eligible for listing. The property, therefore, is not an "historical resource"as defined by CEQA; thus, no adverse impacts on historic resources would occur.. b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the ❑ ❑ ® ❑ significance of an archaeological resource pursuant to§15064.5? The Eastern Information Center at the University of California, Riverside, completed an archaeological records search for the proposed project area. No cultural resources surveys have been conducted within the proposed project site;however, the Eastern information Center declares that"there is a probability of cultural resources being present"on the project site. A qualified Archaeologist conducted a site visit and found no surface indicators of either prehistoric or historic cultural materials;however, historic-era development of this area has precluded archaeological surveys in most areas. Because of these considerations, archaeological monitoring is recommended during the initial phase of ground disturbing activities for the project. As well as monitoring for prehistoric materials, the archaeological monitor will observe the nature of exposed sediments and assess the potential for buried cultural deposits. The archaeological monitor should be authorized to limit or end monitoring, based upon the results of observations during this initial phase of work. c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique ❑ ❑ ® n paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature? The San Bernardino County Museum (SBCM), Section of Geological Sciences, completed a paleontology literature and records review on July 24, 2000. According to the SBCM, "excavation for the Fred Waring Drive Widening project will incise Quaternary younger alluvium that has low potential to contain significant nonrenewable paleontologic resources. These sediments therefore have low paleontologic sensitivity, and no adverse impacts to paleontologic resources are anticipated." Nevertheless, the SBCM cautions that the younger alluvium overlies older Holcene sediments which have a high paleontologic sensitivity. Should older Holocene sediments be exposed during excavation, the SBCM recommends that a qualified vertebrate paleongologist develop a mitigation program consistent with the provisions of CEQA, County of Riverside regulations, and the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology proposed guidelines. There are no unique geological features that would be destroyed either directly or indirectly by the proposed project. d) Disturb any human remains, including those ❑ ❑ ❑ interred outside of formal cemeteries? No cemeteries or known archaeological sites that could contain human remains have been identified in the immediate project area. However, if human remains were encountered, all legally required protocol would be followed. 11 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study VI. GEOLOGY AND SOILS—Would the project: a) Expose people or structures to potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving: i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as ❑ ® n n delineated on the most recent Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Map issued by the State Geologist for the area or based on other substantial evidence of a known fault? Refer to Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42. The project site is not located within an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone, however, it is in proximity to the San Andreas Fault(approximately 6.5 to 8 miles). The San Andreas is considered capable of producing a maximum credible earthquake of 8.0 magnitude (see Appendix C). To reduce the risks from potential seismic hazards to acceptable levels, any project structures, such as soundwalls, would be designed and constructed in accordance with Uniform Building Code (UBC) requirements for Seismic Zone 4. Seismic design parameters as included within the 1997 UBC are summarized in Appendix C. ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? n ® U The project site is located in a seismically active area of Southern California, is in proximity to the San Andreas Fault(approximately 6.5 to 8 miles), and is mapped in the Riverside County Ground Shaking Hazard Zone IV. . No known active faults have been identified on or adjacent to the project site, however, to reduce the risks from potential seismic hazards to acceptable levels, any project structures, such as soundwalls, would be designed and constructed in accordance with Uniform Building Code (UBC) requirements for Seismic Zone 4. Seismic design parameters as included within the 1997 UBC are summarized in Appendix C. iii) Seismic-related ground failure, including ❑ ❑ ❑ liquefaction? Due to the flat topography and groundwater depth of the site, and its consistent geologic material (alluvium), the project site has a low potential for liquefaction. Please refer to Appendix C. iv) Landslides? ❑ ❑ ❑ Due to the relatively flat topography, landslides are not anticipated. b) Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss of ❑ ❑ ® ❑ topsoil? The proposed site is located on relatively flat land in a highly urbanized area, which is largely paved. During construction, wind and water could result in erosion of exposed soils. However, compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements for control of erosion and implementation of sediment control measures such as Best Management Practices would reduce potential impacts. Consequently, significant soil erosion and loss of topsoil during construction is not anticipated. Once completed, the proposed project would result in a similar amount or slight increase in paved area, and therefore would not contribute to soil erosion or the loss of topsoil. c) Be located on a geologic unit or soil that is ❑ ❑ ® ❑ unstable, or that would become unstable as a result of the project, and potentially result in on-or offsite landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction, or collapse? The potential for landslides, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse is negligible. 12 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table ❑ ❑ ® n 18-1-B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating substantial risks of life or property? Expansive soils are characterized by their ability to undergo significant change (shrink or swell) due to variations in moisture content. Changes in soil moisture content could result from rainfall, landscape irrigation, utility leakage, and/or perched groundwater and may result in unacceptable settlement or heave of structures, concrete slabs supported-on-grade, and/or pavements supported on these materials. The site soils are non-expansive, and no impacts are anticipated. e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the ❑ ❑ ❑ use of septic tanks or alternative wastewater disposal systems where sewers are not available for the disposal of wastewater? The proposed project is a highway project and would not result in the generation of additional wastewater or a need for new septic tanks. VII. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS -- Would the project: a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the ❑ ❑ ® ❑ environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials? Hazardous waste may be transported on the proposed roadway facility. The transport of hazardous wastes is regulated by federal, state and municipal laws. Therefore, significant impacts are not anticipated as a result of project implementation. The project area is largely residential and sites contaminated by significant sources of hazardous materials are not expected to be encountered. a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the ❑ ❑ ® ❑ environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment? The proposed project would require the potential acquisition and demolition of residential buildings located within the project right-of-way. These buildings may contain small amounts of asbestos, lead based paint, or other household hazardous materials. Prior to demolition, any asbestos containing materials would be removed, handled, and disposed of in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. Additional investigations will be conducted to confirm the presence or absence of contaminated sites in the project area that could be affected by project construction. The Geology&Hazardous Materials Study has yet to be provided. c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or ❑ ❑ n acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school? No schools exist within a one-quarter mile radius of the proposed project site. d) Be located on a site that is included on a list of ❑ ❑ ❑ hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result, create a significant hazard to the public or the environment? 13 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study The proposed project site is not located on a list of hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5. Nonetheless, a Phase I environmental assessment will be conducted for the proposed project to determine if current or past uses have created a previously unidentified significant hazard to the public or the environment. e) For a project located within an airport land use ❑ ❑ ❑ plan or,where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public airport or public use airport,would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? The proposed project would be located approximately 6 miles from the Bermuda Dunes Airport. Safety hazards for the people residing or working in the project area are not anticipated. f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, ❑ ❑ ❑ would the project result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the project area? The proposed project would not be located in the vicinity of a private airstrip. g) Impair implementation of or physically interfere ❑ ❑ ® ❑ with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan? The proposed project is not expected to interfere with an adopted emergency plan or evacuation plan. However, potential temporary lane or street closures may be required during construction, which could affect emergency vehicle access. The design, construction, and operation of the proposed project would be coordinated by the City of Palm Desert in consultation with emergency services staff to ensure that construction activities would not significantly impair or affect emergency plans and procedures. Once completed, it is anticipated the proposed project would improve circulation in the study area, which could have a beneficial effect on emergency services response time. h) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of ❑ ❑ ❑ loss, injury, or death involving wildland fires, including where wildlands are adjacent to urbanized areas or where residences are intermixed with wildlands? The proposed project is located in an urbanized area of the City of Palm Desert. There are no wildlands adjacent to the proposed project site. Therefore, exposure of people or structures to a significant risk of loss, injury, or death involving wildland fires is not anticipated. VIII. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY —Would the project: a) Violate any water quality standards or waste ❑ ❑ ® ❑ discharge requirements? Water erosion of exposed soils during construction could result in sediment loadings on downstream water bodies. However, given the size of the project, relatively flat topography of the area, distance to major water bodies (the Whitewater River located 0.65 miles to the north) and the fact that the project would comply with NPDES permit erosion control measures, significant impacts are not anticipated. Upon completion of the project, runoff from the roadway surface could contain urban pollutants such as particulates and lead from tire wear, motor oil, grease, etc. Highway runoff has the potential of affecting water quality downstream from the project site. The amount of contaminants depends primarily on the amount of traffic, as well as the area being washed off Given the size, the distance of the proposed facility to the nearest water bodies, and the fact the project would not include new development that would generate additional vehicle trips, significant impacts are not anticipated. 14 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study b) Substantially deplete groundwater supplies or ❑ ❑ ® ❑ interfere substantially with groundwater recharge such that there would be a net deficit in aquifer volume or a lowering of the local groundwater table level (e.g., the production rate of pre-existing nearby wells would drop to a level that would not support existing land uses or planned uses for which permits have been granted)? Relatively minimal amounts of water may be used during construction for activities such as cement mixing, dust control, and vehicle washing and maintenance. During operation, small amounts of water may be used to irrigate landscaping. This minor water consumption would not substantially deplete groundwater supplies. The project may result in a slight increase in impervious surfaces, which would have a negligible effect on groundwater recharge. c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of ❑ ❑ ® ❑ the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, in a manner that would result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or offsite? The proposed project is located in a fully developed and urbanized area of the City of Palm Desert and the topography of the area is relatively flat. The proposed project would not significantly change the site topography or alter drainage patterns. The Whitewater River is located approximately 0.65 miles to the north and Palm Valley Channel(a stormwater conveyance) is located approximately one mile to the west. Also, see the response to Vlll.a. above. d) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of ❑ ❑ ® ❑ the site or area, including through the alteration of the course of a stream or river, or substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner that would result in flooding on-or offsite? According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency(FEMA) Flood Hazard Map, the proposed project is not located in a floodplain. Project implementation could result in minor increases in impervious surfaces and surface water runoff The proposed project would not alter the course of any river or stream. e) Create or contribute runoff water that would ❑ ❑ ® ❑ exceed the capacity of existing or planned stormwater drainage systems or provide substantial additional sources of polluted runoff? The proposed project site is currently developed with single-family homes and low density commercial uses. The proposed project could result in minor increases in surface water runoff. However, the proposed project would include any required storm drain improvements, if any, to accommodate anticipated runoff volumes. See Vlll.a. above for a discussion of the potential impacts of polluted runoff. f) Otherwise substantially degrade water quality? ❑ ❑ ® ❑ The proposed project is not expected to otherwise substantially degrade water quality. Also see the discussion under Vlll.a above. g) Place housing within a 100-year flood hazard area ❑ ❑ ❑ as mapped on a federal Flood Hazard Boundary or Flood Insurance Rate Map or other flood hazard delineation map? The proposed project is a road improvement project and would not place housing within a 100-year flood hazard area. No impacts are anticipated. 15 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study h) Place within a 100-year flood hazard area I I ( I structures that would impede or redirect flood flows? The proposed project would not construct structures within a 100-year flood hazard area. Therefore, no impacts are anticipated as a result of project implementation. i) Expose people or structures to a significant risk of n loss, injury, or death involving flooding, including flooding as a result of the failure of a levee or dam? The project site is not located within a dam or levee inundation area. Therefore, no impacts are anticipated. j) Inundation by seiche, tsunami, or mudflow? n ❑ The proposed project is not located near any large lakes or water bodies, so inundation by a seiche would not occur. Due to the proposed project area's inland location, the area would not be exposed to earthquake-induced sea waves called tsunamis, nor would inundation by mudflow be likely due to the flat topography of the area. IX. LAND USE AND PLANNING — Would the project: a) Physically divide an established community? I The proposed project would result in the widening of an existing roadway in an area occupied by single- family homes, several multi-family units, and commercial uses. The area is defined by Fred Waring Drive and currently has divisions at two major cross streets-Portola Avenue and Deep Canyon Road. The proposed improvements would add to the width of the existing thoroughfare but would not divide the adjacent community. The only street alteration associated with the proposed project would occur on the west side of Goleta Avenue. Goleta Avenue is south of Fred Waring Drive, and extends from Portola Avenue through to Deep Canyon Road. With the proposed improvements, Goleta Avenue would become a cul-de-sac on the west end, therefore blocking access to the street from Portola Avenue. This alteration would close off the western entrance, but the community on Goleta Avenue would remain intact. Therefore, the proposed project would have no significant impacts. b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, ( I n u or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to, the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? The Circulation Element of the City of Palm Desert General Plan shows Fred Waring Drive as an arterial street, which is defined as six lanes in width. There are no conflicting specific plans and no zoning change is required. c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation 7 n U plan or natural community conservation plan? The proposed project is located within a developed and urbanized area of the City of Palm Desert. There are no wildlife areas in the immediate vicinity of the project site. The proposed project would not conflict with any habitat conservation or natural community conservation plans. Therefore, significant impacts are not anticipated as a result of project implementation. X. MINERAL RESOURCES—Would the project: a) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral resource that would be of value to the region and the residents of the State? 16 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study The proposed project is located in a developed, urbanized environment. There are no known mineral resources in the immediate area. No impacts are anticipated. b) Result in the loss of availability of a locally ❑ important mineral resource recovery site delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan? The proposed project is not delineated as a mineral resource recovery site on any local land use plans. Also, see the response to X.a above. Xl. NOISE—Would the project result in: a) Exposure of persons to or generation of noise 111 ® ❑ levels in excess of standards established in the local general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable standards of other agencies? Construction of the proposed project could result in elevated noise levels in the vicinity of the site. Noise- sensitive uses within the project area include residences located adjacent to the proposed project right-of- way. The City of Palm Desert Municipal Code restricts construction activity to specified hours during the day and also varying by season. Because construction would be temporary and limited to daytime hours, significant impacts are not anticipated. Introduction of a widened six-lane roadway in a residential area could increase community noise levels in the immediate project vicinity. The City of Palm Desert has established interior noise limits for specific types of land uses. During daytime hours, the applicable interior noise limit for residences is 55 dBA. As defined by the Federal Highway Administration, the typical exterior noise limit for residential land uses is approximately 67 dBA. In general both Future No Project(existing conditions) and Future Project noise levels at those residences located immediately adjacent to Fred Waring Drive exceed the exterior criterion. Along the north side of Fred Waring Drive, noise increases associated with the proposed project range from approximately 2 to 6 dBA while noise increases south of the proposed project alignment vary between zero and 2 dBA. Generally, a noise increase of 3 dBA is considered barely perceptible. For the purposes of this project, an increase of 3dBA or more would result in potentially significant impact to adjacent noise-sensitive receptors. Therefore, residences to the north of Fred Waring Drive may be significantly affected by the proposed project. However soundwalls would be included as part of the proposed project to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. Please refer to Appendix E for more information. b) Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive (� groundborne vibration or groundborne noise levels? Construction activities could generate groundborne vibration and noise. However, given the fact that construction would be restricted to daytime hours and the nature of construction, which would primarily consist of demolition of one or two-story residential buildings, grading, and paving activities, significant impacts are not anticipated. No blasting or pile driving would be required. Vibration and groundborne noise from large trucks may be perceptible to nearby residences. However, these levels would not be significantly different from those levels currently experienced by residences adjacent to other arterial streets in the City. The proposed project alignment currently experiences relatively low truck volumes (less than 3 percent). Similar truck volumes are anticipated under the future project conditions. c) A substantial permanent increase in ambient noise n ® fl levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? Please see the response to Xl.a above. 17 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study d) A substantial temporary or periodic increase in (� ® ❑ ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project? See the responses to Xl.a and b above. e) For a project located within an airport land use I I plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public airport or public use airport, would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? The nearest airport, the Bermuda Dunes Airport, is located approximately 6 miles from the proposed project site. The proposed project would not expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels from airport facilities. f) For a project within the vicinity of a private airstrip, n would the project expose people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels? The proposed project is not located within the vicinity of a private airstrip. XII. POPULATION AND HOUSING —Would the project: a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, n ® n either directly (for example, by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, through extension or roads or other infrastructure)? The proposed project is a highway project and would not include the development of residential, commercial, or industrial uses. The project is located in a developed urban area that currently includes a well developed system of roads and highways and other infrastructure improvements. The proposed project does not connect any currently undeveloped areas. For these reasons, the project is not expected to induce, directly or indirectly, growth or increases in population. b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, n ® El n necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? The proposed project would require the acquisition and displacement of approximately 27 single-family homes, four duplexes, and one triplex. Therefore, 32 units will be removed from the City of Palm Desert's affordable housing inventory. All persons displaced would be eligible for relocation assistance and benefits in accordance with the mitigation developed by the City as follows: Due to the number of acquisitions, a Replacement Housing Plan was written by the City of Palm Desert. See Appendix D for further discussion on this subject. Mitigation • Dwellings to be rehabilitated: Two homes on Rebecca Road and twelve apartments on Santa Rosa Way have been purchased by the City. These properties will be fully rehabilitated by the Redevelopment Agency;rehabilitation of the apartments may include construction of up to twelve more units. The homes will then be subsidized and sold to low income families, while the apartments are rented to qualifying low and very low income families • Dwellings to be constructed: The City has purchased a 40-acre parcel of land on the south side of 42nd Avenue between Cook Street and Portola Avenue. One half of the land will be used for the construction of 144 units of multi-family residences and approximately thirty self-help single- family homes. 18 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study • "Super.payments"by the City: The City of Palm Desert will make super-payments on behalf of the residents to bring the available homes within the financial means of the people who would be displaced. Terms and conditions of the 'super-payments'are outlined in Appendix D. c) Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? See the response to Xll.b above. XIII. PUBLIC SERVICES a) Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, or need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives for any of the public services: Fire Protection? The proposed project consists of the widening of an existing roadway. The project does not include new residential, commercial, or industrial development that could increase the need for fire protection P services. Although the proposed project would not introduce new hazards and would improve circulation in the area, accidents may occur which would place marginally increased demands on fire protection services. Given the length and alignment of the proposed road widening, significant impacts are not anticipated. See the response to VII.g above and XV.e below for a discussion of potential impacts on emergency services during construction. Police protection? [El El The proposed project consists of the widening of an existing roadway. The project does not include new residential, commercial, or industrial development that could increase the need for fire protection services. Although the proposed project would not introduce new hazards and would improve circulation in the area, accidents may occur which would place marginally increased demands on fire protection services. Given the length and alignment of the proposed road widening, significant impacts are not anticipated. See the response to Vll.g above for a discussion of potential impacts on emergency services during construction. Schools? ❑ � ® ❑ The project does not propose any residential uses. Therefore, no increases in student enrollment would occur as a result of the project. Construction activities and equipment could pose hazards to children traveling to and from schools in the area. To minimize potential impacts, the City should consult with local school officials to identify measures such as proper signing, fencing, detours, and haul routes to mitigate potential impacts. Other public facilities? ❑ Implementation of the proposed project is not expected to result in a significant impact on other public facilities. XIV. RECREATION - a) Would the project increase the use of existing ❑ 0 neighborhood and regional parks or other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? 19 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study The nearest park, Civic Center Park, is located north of Fred Waring Drive, between San Pablo and San Pasqua)Avenues, at the western terminus of the proposed widening project. Since the proposed project is a road widening project and would not include new residential development, an increased demand for local and regional park resources is not anticipated. b) Does the project include recreational facilities or n n require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities that might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? The proposed project would not include or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities. XV. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC —Would the project: a) Cause an increase in traffic that is substantial in relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the street system (i.e., result in a substantial increase in either the number of vehicle trips, the volume-to-capacity ratio on roads, or congestion at intersections)? This project, designed to allow for better flow of the existing and future traffic, would add two new lanes to the existing roadway along a 0.76 mile segment of Fred Waring Drive. The proposed project is intended to accommodate future predicted traffic volumes anticipated to occur with or without the proposed project. Given the relatively short distance of the project, and as it does not connect any currently undeveloped areas, the project is not expected to increase traffic or have significant impacts on the capacity of the street system. The Transportation/Traffic assessment can be viewed in Appendix F for more detail. b) Exceed, either individually or cumulatively, a level I I of service standard established by the county congestion management agency for designated roads or highways? The proposed project would reduce the current Level of Service (LOS) "D"to a LOS "C". This is the LOS standard the City of Palm Desert has established in their General Plan Circulation Element. A certain level of congestion would be created through the construction phase;however, this would be a temporary impact, and therefore, less than significant. c) Result in a change in air traffic patterns, including n I either an increase in traffic levels or a change in location that results in substantial safety risks? The proposed project would have no effect on air traffic. d) Substantially increase hazards due to a design ® n feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)? The proposed project would not include sharp curves or other design features that are expected to result in significant hazards. Traffic on the widened roadway could pose hazards to pedestrians including children who reside in the area. The proposed project would be designed in accordance with highway safety standards and would include proper signage and signals to mitigate potential impacts. e) Result in inadequate emergency access? ® _ During construction, temporary lane or road closures may hinder or diminish emergency vehicle access in the area. Once completed, the proposed project would improve circulation in the area and consequently may have a beneficial effect on emergency vehicle access and response times. f) Result in inadequate parking capacity? 20 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study On-street parking is currently not permitted on Fred Waring Drive in the reach between San Pasqua) Avenue and Deep Canyon Road, and therefore not impacts are expected. g) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs ❑ supporting alternative transportation (e.g., bus turnouts, bicycle racks)? The proposed project would not conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs supporting alternative transportation. The project is included in the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan. The proposed project would support the use of alternative transportation such as bus transit. XVI. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS—Would the project: a) Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the ❑ applicable Regional Water Quality Control Board? The proposed project does not include the construction of new development that would generate wastewater. No impacts would occur. b) Require or result in the construction of new water El ❑ 0 or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? See the response to XVI.a above. c) Require or result in the construction of new El stormwater drainage facilities or expansion of existing facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? The proposed project would include necessary street drains to accommodate anticipated runoff from the proposed highway. Significant impacts are not anticipated. d) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve 0 ® 0 the project from existing entitlements and resources, or are new or expanded entitlements needed? Minimal amounts of water would be consumed during construction and for landscaping upon completion of the project. Impacts on water supply would be insignificant. No new or expanded entitlements would be required. e) Result in a determination by the wastewater El treatment provider that services or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the provider's existing commitments? See the response to XVI.a above. f) Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate the project's solid waste disposal needs? Construction of the proposed project would result in demolition debris requiring disposal. This one-time impact is not expected to significantly affect the capacity of local landfills. g) Comply with federal, state, and local statutes and ❑ ® 0 regulations related to solid waste? The proposed project would comply with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes in relation to solid waste regulations. Also see the response to XVI.f above. 21 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study XVII. MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE a) Does the project have the potential to degrade the ❑ n quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? The proposed project would have no effect on biological resources, nor would it adversely affect cultural resources. b) Does the project have impacts that are individually n ® U limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects) The proposed project in conjunction with other related projects (e.g. Fred Waring Drive Bridge Widening) could temporarily degrade the immediate environment due to construction noise, traffic, and air quality impacts. However, these impacts would be short-term, lasting the duration of the construction phase. Mitigation in Checklist item Ill, Air Quality, Checklist Item XV, and in Checklist Item Xl, Noise, would reduce the potential impacts to levels below significant. Also, the cumulative area encompassed by both projects would be less than a mile and one half in length, and therefore, no significant cumulative impacts would occur. c) Does the project have environmental effects that n ® I will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? The proposed project and related growth in the area could result in potential direct or indirect effects on air quality, traffic, and noise impacts. Construction of the proposed project would temporarily degrade the immediate environment due to construction noise, traffic, and air quality impacts. However, these impacts would be short-term, lasting the duration of the construction phase. Mitigation in Checklist item Ill, Air Quality, Checklist Item XV, and in Checklist Item Xl, Noise, would reduce the potential impacts to level below significant. Acquisition and displacement of residents, and the removal of affordable housing would be a temporary significant impact. Mitigation in Checklist Item XIi would reduce the potential impacts to residents and housing. 22 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study 9.0 SUMMARY OF MITIGATION MEASURES This section summarizes the mitigation measures that have been recommended in the Initial Study Checklist to minimize environmental impacts. AESTHETICS In order to reduce potential adverse visual impacts from the proposed project the following mitigation measures shall be implemented: • Planting and substantial landscaping shall occur along the project corridor, consistent with The City of Palm Desert General Plan Policy 3.2. • Drought tolerant vegetation would be used to landscaped medians on arterial streets in an effort to preserve the image of the community (The City of Palm Desert General Plan Policy 3.5). • New soundwalls would be constructed to address the visual impact of the view the residents would have of the road improvement project. • Utility lines that are currently above ground within the project limits will be placed underground during the construction phase of the proposed project. • Specific landscaping plans will be designed and implemented for remainder parcels, not used for the road widening. AIR QUALITY In order to reduce PM10 emissions to the maximum extent feasible, the project contractor for the lead agency shall: • Moisten soil not more than 15 minutes prior to moving soil and three times a day, or four times a day under windy conditions, in order to maintain soil moisture of 12%. • On the last day of active operations prior to a weekend, holiday, or any other period when active operations will not occur for four or ore days, apply water with a chemical stabilizer diluted to not less than 1/20 of the concentration required to maintain a stabilized surface for a period of six months. • Apply chemical stabilizers to disturbed surface areas (completed grading areas) with five days of completing grading or apply dust suppressants or vegetation sufficient to maintain a stabilized surface for six months. 23 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study • Water exposed surfaces not undergoing active grading at least twice a day under calm conditions. Water as often as needed on windy days when winds are less than 25 miles per hour • Water debris or soil piles hourly or cover with temporary coverings. • Wash mud-covered tires and under-carriages of trucks leaving construction sites. • Provide for street sweeping, as needed, to remove dirt from roadways left behind by vehicles leaving the project site. • Cease grading during periods when winds exceed 25 miles per hour. GEOLOGY& SOILS The following mitigation is proposed to reduce geologic impacts after construction to below significant levels: • Structures will be designed by professionals familiar with the geologic and seismic setting of the project site. As a minimum, structure design should conform with Uniform Building Code (UBC) requirements for Seismic Zone 4. • Pertinent seismic design parameters as included with the 1997 UBC are summarized in Appendix C. NOISE The following mitigation is proposed to reduce the noise impacts during and after construction to below the level of significance: • The contractor for the lead agency shall restrict work involving the operation of noise providing equipment to Monday through Saturday, and to normal work hours as specified by the city's noise ordinance (9.24.070): October 1st through April 13th Monday—Friday: 7 AM to 5:30 PM Saturday: 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday& Government Code Holidays: none May 1st through September 30th Monday—Friday: 6 AM to 7 PM Saturday: 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday& Government Code Holidays: none 24 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study • Soundwalls will generally be constructed along the southern property limits of residences located to the north of Fred Waring Drive. Soundwalls may also be constructed along the south side of Fred Waring Drive between Portola Avenue and Deep Canyon Drive. As a result, the proposed project will not substantially increase noise levels above the existing conditions. • Soundwalls will be constructed at a height of approximately 8 ft to abate noise impacts to adjacent residences. POPULATION& HOUSING Mitigation for potential housing impacts as a result of acquisitions for construction is as follows: • Residents displaced by acquisition would have currently built housing made financially available to them through super-payments made on behalf of the City of Palm Desert. This would bring available housing within a comparable price range as the homes acquired for the project. • Residents displaced from rental/apartment dwellings would also receive super-payments enabling them to move into currently available rental properties for a comparable price. • All residents displaced would be able to choose single-family homes or apartment complex anywhere they want to live; they are not restricted to the City of Palm Desert. • The City of Palm Desert would, as stated in the Redevelopment Law Replacement Housing Plan (see Appendix D), replace the affordable housing taken for the Fred Waring Drive Widening project. This would include the renovation of dilapidated housing and construction of new homes to insure that no net loss of affordable housing exists within the city. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC The proposed project would reduce the existing transportation and traffic congestion impacts on Fred Waring Drive. Traffic increases expected to occur over time would be accommodated by added lane capacity, volume-to-capacity ratios would be improved, and a Level of Service (LOS)"C" would be established. LOS "C" would bring Fred Waring into compliance with the City of Palm Desert's Circulation Element standards. Refer to Appendix F for discussion on Transportation and Traffic. 25 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study 10.0 REFERENCES Documents ASL Consulting Engineers, 2020 Traffic Model Data, April 27, 2000. City of Palm Desert, Traffic Volumes on Fred Waring Drive, July 28, 2000. City of Palm Desert, Fred Waring Drive Needs Analysis, October 4, 1999. City of Palm Desert, Transportation/Circulation Element, January 13, 1993. City of Palm Desert, Urban Design/Scenic Highway, October 1980. City of Palm Desert, Noise Element, October 1980. City of Palm Desert, Graffiti Ordinance, Chapter 9.40, August 1996. City of Palm Desert, Proposed Widening of Fred Waring Drive Replacement Housing Plan, No Date. JHA Environmental,Air Quality Analysis-Fred Waring Drive Widening Project, August 2000. Sladden Engineering, Geology & Seismic Report, August 2000. United States Geologic Service 7.5 Minute Quadrangles, Rancho Mirage, 1981 & La Quinta, 1980. 26 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study 11.0 CONTACTS Chuck Shepardson, R.L.A., HSA Design Group, Inc., telephone interview August 2000. Earl T. McArthur, P.E., ASL Consulting Engineers, telephone interviews and electronic mail correspondence, August 2000. Jo Anne Aplet, Principle, JHA Environmental Consultants, LLC, telephone and electronic mail correspondence, August 2000. Kekoa Anderson, P.E., ASL Consulting Engineers, telephone interviews and electronic mail correspondence, August 2000. Lauri Aylaian, Project Administrator, City of Palm Desert, telephone interviews and electronic mail August 2000. Sean Crumby, Engineer, ASL Consulting Engineers, telephone interviews and electronic mail correspondence, August 2000. Stephen R. Smith, Planning Manager, City of Palm Desert, telephone interview August 2000. 27 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Initial Study 12.0 LIST OF PREPARERS Gary Petersen, Project Manager, B.S. Engineering, University of California - Los Angeles, M.P.L. Urban Planning, University of Southern California. 27 years of experience in transportation and environmental planning and policy. Tracy Dudman, Environmental Planner, B.S. Geography, Arizona State University, M.A. Candidate Geography, California State University-Northridge. 4 years of experience in Geographic Information Systems and environmental analysis/planning. 28 FRED WARING DRIVE WIDENING PROJEC T APPENDICES Prepared for The City of Palm Desert Prepared by City of Palm Desert,Public Works Department Myra L. Frank&Associates,Inc. JHA Environmental Consulting Sladden Engineering Overland Resources, Inc. APPENDIX A VISUAL QUALITY FRED WARING DRIVE WIDENING PROJECT VISUAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT Prepared for The City of Palm Desert Prepared by MF 1 Myra L. Frank & Associates, Inc. Visual Quality Assessment SUMMARY OF FINDINGS The results of the visual quality assessment indicate that the proposed project would displace existing residences, resulting in a change in land use and the visual character of the immediate area. Given that the project site is located in a developed urban area with numerous roads and highways, this change in the visual environment is not expected to be significant. Additionally, soundwalls would be constructed as part of the proposed project to abate potential noise impacts as well as shielding the remaining residential properties from a view of the six-lane arterial. Construction of proposed project improvements would also include landscaped medians and re- vegetation of the acquired property not used for the road widening. HSA Design Group, Inc. is under contract to provide the City with preliminary landscape drawings for the north side of Fred Waring Drive. The design concept for re-landscaping the north side of Fred Waring Drive includes a "Leisure Trail" which would tie into the Civic Center Park Trail. Xerophytic vegetation could be presented in a botanical garden style, where pedestrians or bicyclists would be able to learn about desert flora in an informal and completely public space. This would be conducted in such as way as to create a unified appearance throughout the project area. The medians would also be landscaped with xerophytic vegetation in accordance to the City's General Plan Circulation Element, Policy 3.5. The City of Palm Desert has designated Portola Avenue as a Scenic Corridor; therefore, special landscaping could be applied to the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Portola Avenue. According to the City of Palm Desert General Plan Urban Design-Scenic Highway Element, the Scenic Highway/Corridor is an important visual feature to the City for they assist in the preservation and enhancement of the scenic resources of Palm Desert. Attention would be drawn to this intersection to insure that it ties into the continuos scenic corridor. Also, in accordance to the Urban Design-Scenic Highway Element, (Section VI, Design Features, #4) the existing overhead utilities lines would be placed underground, removing an element that currently interferes with the areas' overall aesthetic beauty. This component of the proposed project would be improving the visual appearance of the area. New soundwall structures would be implemented, on the north and south sides of Fred Waring, as part of the proposed project. This would insure the noise and visual quality of the residential properties that would remain after the properties fronting the roadway are acquired and removed. Soundwalls would effectively replace the obstructed views currently provided by the single- family homes on the north side of Fred Waring Drive. The new soundwalls could become targets for graffiti, a potentially significant impact. The City of Palm Desert has an aggressive graffiti removal program to discourage vandalism, consistent with the existing municipal ordinance (Sections 9.40.005-9.40.080); measures would also include new landscaping and plantings. 1 Visual Quality Assessment PROJECT DESCRIPTION Fred Waring Drive serves as a major east/west arterial roadway in the City of Palm Desert. It is classified as an arterial from Highway 111to Washington Roadway In the reach between San Pasqual Avenue and Cook Roadway, Fred Waring Drive has four lanes plus a two-way left turn lane, except for a portion near San Pasqual Avenue, which has a raised median island. Parking is not permitted on either side of the roadway. The proposed project would widen Fred Waring Drive from four to six lanes, including 18-foot wide raised median islands, meandering sidewalks and soundwalls where applicable, from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road, a distance of 0.76 miles. The proposed widening would require additional right-of-way and result in displacement of existing single family and multi-family residential units. REGIONAL SETTING The City of Palm Desert is located in southern California within Riverside County. Riverside County is surrounded by Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, San Diego, and Imperial Counties, as well as bordering Arizona to the east (see Figure 1). Riverside County has a mix of environmental settings and climate zones including: mediterranean, desert, sub-alpine, and alpine. The region consists of large valleys, punctuated by lakes and reservoirs, the Cleveland and San Bernardino National Forests, and Joshua Tree National Monument. This region also boasts one of the highest peaks in southern California, San Jacinto Mountain rises from the desert floor(50-400 ft above sea level) to an elevation of 10801 ft (3293 m). PROJECT LOCATION Palm Desert is one of many cities that lie within the Coachella Valley, including: Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, and Indio (see Figure 2). The Coachella Valley runs in a northwest/southeast direction, and is situated at the northeastern base of the San Jacinto Mountains and the Santa Rosa Mountains State Game Refuge. This valley, and Palm Springs in particular, has a developed a reputation as a resort and retirement community for the rich and famous. Golf courses and spas create an exotic contrast to the desert environment and mountains. Palm Desert is an urban landscape with mostly commercial, residential, and recreational land uses. Palm Desert's boundaries are defined by The Santa Rosa Mountains State Game Refuge to the south, Indian Wells and Rancho Mirage to the east and west respectively, and the Whitewater River to the north. ASSESMENT METHODOLOGY The criteria used to determine the visual impacts of the proposed Fred Waring Drive Widening project are based on the effects of the project on visual character, sensitive visual resources and receptors and the visual quality of the study area. 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''t" .I j QUINTS,. • rk ,, ,T----7.7F------ •- - •• 8 191 0 " L{ii ;T:apra: 417. - ,,, r. •Iaa s o :i ' u r-_._ra • ,'• :-»-y • t.,w, r:_iI i' ,zr err ; , .. •alm ..... --•, . ',...,, ArAltwiss t7 it ir :ate 1 /A - .Y! Y . a , t •..iiir . • • : C..- ' - " y: ,/ . t -• •. ..•,•act • - . ; .... oE�4 yy t„\1a• • 1._ ry• Sources: USGS 7.5 Quadrangles,Rancho Mirage, 1981 &La Quinta, 1980;Myra L.Frank&Associates, Inc.,2000. Figure 2: Project Vicinity Map 4 Visual Quality Assessment their view would be with the proposed project in place. The evaluative design elements consist of the following: form, line, color, texture, scale, diversity, and continuity. Additionally, the relationship between the built and the natural environments was also taken into consideration. Scenic vistas and views, as well as scenic highways/corridors were considered highly valuable to the visual quality within the proposed project site. This visual assessment analyzes the quality of the view based on two sensitive receivers: (1) the residents along Fred Waring Drive to the south, and (2) the residents immediately behind those properties to be acquired on the north side of Fred Waring Drive. Motorists driving along Fred Waring Drive were not considered sensitive receptors. Fred Waring Drive exists as a four-lane arterial, and the addition of two travel lanes would not alter views from motor vehicle. EXISTING LANDSCAPE Fred Waring Drive between San Pasqual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road is dominated by single and multi-family housing, with few commercial properties. This segment of Fred Waring Drive is classified as four-lane arterial in the City's General Plan Circulation Element, and has two major intersections at Portola Avenue and Deep Canyon Road. Fred Waring Drive is a nearly flat roadway with no hills or undulations. The surrounding landscape has a slight slope to the north. Elevations range from approximately 603.5 ft (184 m) on the southern side of Fred Waring Drive, sloping gradually to the north to approximately 595.3 ft (181.5 m). The north side of Fred Waring Drive from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road consists of private properties that face towards the roadway. Due to these private frontage properties, the vegetation along Fred Waring Drive varies from parcel to parcel. This has resulted in a discontinuous assortment of vegetation types creating random patches of color, texture, scale and diversity. Exotic vegetation dominates the landscape, with the palm tree being the only continuously used tree type along the roadway. The same description is true of the south side of Fred Waring Drive from San Pasqual Avenue to Portola Avenue. The south side of Fred Waring Drive east of Portola Avenue to Deep Canyon Road has parcels which back up to the roadway and have cinder block privacy walls or wood fencing to block the residents view of the roadway (see Figure 3). To accommodate the addition of two lanes to Fred Waring Drive, the residential properties on the north side would be removed. Therefore, visual impacts from the proposed project do not apply to these properties. Fred Waring Drive is not designated as a scenic highway/corridor, and due to the relatively flat terrain, residents have limited views of the surrounding area. However, to the south and west of the roadway, the Santa Rosa Mountains and San Jacinto Mountains are very dominant features, which create a scenic vista (see Figure 4). Within this section of Fred Waring Drive, utility lines are currently located along the north side of the roadway. These are recognized by the City as a negative element effecting the visual quality of the roadway. These utility lines are erected on 30' power poles, holding 7-12 individual utility lines (see Figure 3). 5 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project IS/MND r --Off'-` i ,{ .s '.. • Y_ 1- -' - "'fib,. „� 'lam i v *4 .1 e .4 e7•=�P' c 4J . K ti wrrry� r' • , ..-- "-� ./d. .• !•� •F'. s r.,�'+ r. ,,' ,-.Y a,'1i.fin+- . ., ,J.�, r • /1 yk� $1.6 Source: Myra L. Frank&Associates, Inc., 2000. Figure 3: View of Privacy/Soundwalls on South Side of Fred Waring Drive, East of Portola Avenue 6 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project IS/MND If► jY 7 Win. ''..1 t. , i _ 3i. ... At[. i _ �,. ate:.. � (ar y _ , x Y ,orb � `�� '' sir... .. ,,-- R ,9r! _..,�. .. Source: Myra L. Frank&Associates, Inc., 2000. Figure 4: View Facing West on Fred Waring Drive Towards Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains Visual Quality Assessment THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT The proposed project requires the acquisition and demolition of the residential properties on the north side of Fred Waring Drive. These acquisitions would also include the removal of the utility lines and poles, and the vegetation on those properties. The south side of Fred Waring Drive would experience a slight change, as the sidewalk would be extended into what is now the right hand lane, and the sidewalk would be continuous from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road. The removal of the north side properties would expose the homes immediately to the north to a six-lane arterial. Part of the project design would be to construct a sound/privacy wall on the backside of these properties and on the south side of Fred Waring Drive to protect the back yards of the properties fronting Goleta Avenue. Also included in the proposed project design, the overhead utility lines would be placed underground. The proposed project's additional travel lanes, sidewalks, and rights-of-ways would not use all of the property acquired on the north side of Fred Waring Drive. Approximately 40-80 ft of property would remain between the widened arterial and the newly constructed sound/privacy walls. HSA Design Group, Inc. is under contract to provide the City with preliminary landscape drawings for the north side of Fred Waring Drive. The design concept for re-landscaping the north side of Fred Waring Drive includes a"Leisure Trail" which would tie into the Civic Center Park Trail. Xerophytic vegetation could be presented in a botanical garden style, where pedestrians or bicyclists would be able to learn about desert flora in an informal and completely public space. This would be conducted in such as way as to create a unified appearance throughout the project area. The medians would also be landscaped with xerophytic vegetation in accordance to the City's General Plan Circulation Element, Policy 3.5. VISUAL IMPACTS The addition of one travel lane in each direction would increase the width of Fred Waring Drive from approximately 90 ft (27.4 m) to approximately 122.5 ft (37.3 m). The residents on the south side of Fred Waring Drive between Portola Avenue and Deep Canyon Road do not currently have a view of the roadway, due to the previously mentioned sound/privacy walls. Therefore, proposed project improvements would not have significant adverse effects on the views from these residences. The road widening would also have no significant adverse effect on the views of the multi-family residence and commercial properties on the south side of Fred Waring Drive between San Pasqual Avenue and Portola Avenue. The multi-family residence (just west of Portola Avenue) has an existing view of a four-lane arterial; the addition of two travel lanes in each direction would alter the view, but would have no adverse effect. Some of the units in the multi-family residence have views of the mountains to the west or south. All of the proposed project's construction would take place to the north of this residential complex, consequently, these scenic views and vistas would not be adversely affected. The widening of Fred Waring Drive would however, introduce the following changes to the views from this south side residence. First, all of the single-family and multi-family residences on the north side of Fred Waring Drive would be removed. These homes currently lack diversity in design, have a random color scheme, and in some cases are in a state of disrepair(see Figure 5). The vegetation on these properties is discontinuous in type, scale, and texture, would also be removed. 8 , Fred Waring Drive Widening Project IS/MND } 4,1 _ .. a i eV, ' 01 !I _,..,... 41, ......., _ ....,..., , . , _ _ , . , ,.4.,,,.... ., , , ,,. ... .-......„,„__ ......_ __. ,,....,,,,,,„, , . , ,, . ...... -- - - . . ....,, ,,...„........._ .._ , ..,,i:,-„,,,,,;4:7 'L'''.':- '--.-••••=; —;-• • ' .".'•°,,,,,s•A.,;64-1 - w. Y i. �Jir t'.I Z E'• ' „ 4q .d&ill 0 ,. to T . .. - .. .,-..2.-4,...„, .!._-, 0 ,- # c, ,.,. -------------------- / _—————- ---- ., —_ - — _ ,. a5 4.S ,• - Source: Myra L. Frank&Associates, Inc., 2000 Figure 5: View of Homes on North Side of Fred Waring Drive To be Acquired for the Proposed Project 9 Fred Waring Drive Widening Project IS/MND • 1 �w 1 • i, ,444) .. ' *--__- ' _ Source: Myra L. Frank&Associates, Inc., 2000. Figure 6: View Facing South Towards Fred Waring Drive from North Edge of Properties to be Acquired 10 Visual Quality Assessment Additionally, the overhead utility lines would be placed underground, eliminating them from view. The residents would have an altered view to the north, which would include xerophytic (desert) landscaping on the raised median and the remaining property to be acquired by the City. These areas would both be professionally designed to create a connection between the built environment and the desert environment in which the proposed project is located. The landscaping would add to the visual quality of the view by establishing a continuous stretch of vegetation possessing similar elements of color and texture, and form. Second, the overhead utility lines would no longer be in view, for the proposed project would place them underground. The proposed project improvements would introduce positive effects on the visual quality of this view. Due to the proposed changes to the views as seen by the residents of the multi-family complex on the south side of Fred Waring Drive, there would be no significant adverse effects to the visual quality. Immediately behind the residential properties on the north side of Fred Waring Drive exists another row of single-family residences oriented to the north. The current view from the properties towards Fred Waring Drive is either completely or partially obstructed by the walls, vegetation, and homes fronting the north side of Fred Waring Drive, unless the parcel on Fred Waring Drive is vacant. Due to the removal of the north side properties for the proposed project, these residences would have a clear view of Fred Waring Drive, which could be perceived as an adverse visual effect (see Figure 6). However, the proposed project design would place a 6-8 ft (dependant on the Noise Analysis) sound/privacy wall on the northern edge of the property to be acquired by the City. This would shield these residents from views and noise created by Fred Waring Drive. Proposed project improvements would therefore have no significant adverse effects on the views from these residences. CONCLUSIONS The widening of Fred Waring Drive would introduce changes to the views of the sensitive receptors within the project location, though without creating any adverse visual impacts. As outlined above, many of these changes to the visual quality of the views would be positive. Project improvements would add a botanical style re-vegetation to the north side of the roadway, include xeroscaped medians, and aesthetically unattractive overhead utility lines would be placed underground. The scenic vistas of the Santa Rosa Mountains and the San Jacinto Mountains to the south and west respectively, would not be effected by the project improvements. The proposed project would alter the view of Fred Waring Drive by creating a more pleasing aesthetic environment for the residents of Palm Desert and it's visitors. 11 Visual Quality Assessment List of Contacts Aylaian, Lauri; City of Palm Desert, Project Administrator; telephone interview July 2000. Shepardson, Chuck; HSA Design Group, Inc., Landscape Architect; telephone interview July 2000. Smith, Stephen; City of Palm Desert, Planning Manager; telephone interview July 2000. 12 APPENDIX B AIR QUALITY FRED WARING DRIVE AIR QUALITY PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed project would widen the existing Fred Waring Drive in the City of Palm Desert in the Coachella Valley of western Riverside County from four to six lanes between San Pasqual Avenue on the west to Deep Canyon Road on the east,for a distance of 0.76 miles. Included in the project would be raised median islands and meandering sidewalks. Acquisition of additional right-of-way for the project would require the demolition of 34 houses. ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING California is divided by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) into air basins, which share similar meteorological and topographical features. The City of Palm Desert is in the Salton Sea Air Basin, which includes southwestern Riverside County and Imperial County. Both the Salton Sea Air Basin and eastern Riverside County include some of the hottest and driest portions of California. The Imperial and Coachella Valleys form a roughly V-shaped great depression,with its northern apex not far from where the San Jacinto and San Bernardino Mountains meet at San Gorgonio Pass. Bordered by the Peninsular Ranges on the southwest and the Colorado River,which forms the eastern boundary of Imperial County,the Salton Sea Basin lies in the most southeastern section of the Imperial-Coachella Trough. Although now separated,the trough was formerly continuous with the depression under the Gulf of California. Like most desert regions,the basin is windy throughout most of the year. With the exception of the summer months in Imperial County,winds are from the south and west. The wind has an easterly component in the Imperial Valley, allowing pollutants to enter from Mexico. The San Gorgonio Pass forms an entryway for pollutants to pass from the South Coast Air Basin to the Salton Sea Air Basin. Temperatures are very hot on summer days, with marked cooling at night. Jurisdiction over the Salton Sea Air Basin is split between the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD),which has authority over the Coachella Valley portion of the Basin,and the Imperial County Air Pollution Control District, with headquarters in El Centro. National and State Standards Both the federal and state governments have established ambient air quality standards to protect public health. Standards are shown in Table 1. National Standards National ambient air standards are set by the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,as required by the Clean Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 1 Air Act, which also establishes deadlines for attainment and penalties for non-attainment by the specified deadlines. In July 1997, the EPA promulgated stricter standards for ozone and fine particulates(PM2.5),with up to 15 years allowed for attaining the PM2.5 standard. Attainment of the new 8-hour ozone standard would not be required until after the 1-hour standard is achieved. The PM,„, standard was revised, but the existing PM,, standard remains in effect until attainment is achieved. Until there has been sufficient monitoring for the EPA to designate the PM2.5 attainment status for each region, the PM,0 standard will remain the particulate standard of reference. However, federal enforcement of the new standards is currently on hold pending the outcome of an appeal by the EPA of a 2 to 1 decision by a 3-judge panel of the U.S.Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on May 14, 1999. This decision removed the revised federal PM,o standard; retained, but put a hold on implementing, the 8-hour ozone standard, and asked for further comments on the PM2.5 standard. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case in the term beginning in October 2000. State Standards California standards are established by the California Air Resources Board. They are generally stricter than national standards,but have no penalty for non-attainment. Regional Planning to Meet Standards Regionally, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG)prepare the Air Quality Management Plan(AQMP) for the Coachella Valley,which contains measures to meet state and federal requirements. When approved by CARB and the federal EPA, the AQMP becomes part of the State Implementation Plan (SIP). Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 2 TABLE 1 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS State National Air Pollutant Standard Primary Secondary Ozone(03) >0.09 ppm, 1-hr avg. >0.12 ppm, 1-hr avg. >0.12 ppm, 1-hr avg. >0.08 ppm. 8-hour avg. Carbon Monoxide(CO) >9.0 ppm,8-hr.avg. >9.5 ppm,8-hr.avg. >9.5 ppm,8-hr.avg. >20 ppm. 1-hr.avg. >35 ppm, 1-hr.avg. >35 ppm, 1-hr.avg. Nitrogen Dioxide(NO,) >0.25 ppm, 1-hr.avg. >0.0534 ppm,annual avg. >0.0534 ppm,annual avg. Sulfur Dioxide(SO2) >.25 ppm 1-hr >0.03 ppm,annual avg. >0.50 ppm,3-hr.avg. >0.04 ppm,24-hr avg. >0.14 ppm,24-hr.avg. Suspended Particulate >50 µg/m3,24-hr. avg. >150,ug/m3,24-hr avg. >150 µg/m3,24-hr avg.;>50 Matter(PM 10) >30 4g/m3 AGM >50 ug/m3 AAM µg/m3 AAM Sulfates(SO4) >25 µg/m3,24-hr avg. Lead(Pb) >1.5 µg/m3,monthly avg. >1.5 µg/m3,calendar quarter >1.5 4g/m3 Hydrogen Sulfide(H,S) >0.03 ppm, 1-hr avg. Vinyl Chloride >0.010 ppm,24-hr avg. Visibility-Reducing In sufficient amount to Particles reduce prevailing visibility to less than 10 miles at relative humidity less than 70%, 1 observation Note: ppm=parts per million by volume >=greater than =greater than or equal to µg/m3=micrograms per cubic meter AAM=annual arithmetic mean AGM=annual geometric mean Source: SCAQMD 1999 Air Quality Data Existing Air Quality The SCAQMD maintains a system of air monitoring stations throughout the South Coast Air Basin and the Coachella Valley portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin,which is designated SCAQMD Source Receptor Area 30. The Coachella Valley is designated a non-attainment area for the state and national ozone standards and for the state and national PM,0 standards. However,the Valley now meets national PM,0 standards and the ARB has recommended to the U.S. EPA that it be redesignated as a national PM,,attainment area The SCAQMD maintains monitoring stations in both Palm Springs and Indio. The Indio station monitors only Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 3 ozone and particulates; it consistently records PM,0 concentrations higher than in Palm Springs. Although there were several days where concentrations exceeded the national standard,the EPA's Natural Events Policy allows air districts to exclude samples collected during high wind days from measurements used to determine compliance with the standards. For this analysis,the station at Palm Springs is used to determine background concentrations. Even considering high wind days, there have been no exceedances of the national PM,0 standard at the Palm Springs station during the past five years. The pollutants of concern for this o t is analysis are ozone, nitrogen dioxide, fine particulate matter, and carbon monoxide. Ozone (03), a colorless toxic gas formed by photochemical reactions between reactive organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, irritates the lungs and damages materials and vegetation. Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is a secondary contaminant formed through a reaction between nitric oxide (NO) and atmospheric oxygen which irritates the lungs at high concentrations and contributes to ozone formation. Particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter(PM,o) causes a greater health risk than larger-sized particles, since these fine particles can be inhaled more easily and irritate the lungs by themselves and in combination with gases. Carbon monoxide (CO) interferes with the transfer of oxygen to the brain. Levels of ozone, carbon monoxide,nitrogen dioxide and PM,, in SRA 30 for the past five years are shown and compared to national and state air quality standards in Table 2. Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 4 TABLE 2 SUMMARY OF AIR QUALITY DATA' COACHELLA VALLEY(SRA 30) AIR MONITORING STATION Pollutant Standards 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999b Ozone(03) State standard(1-hr.avg.>0.09 ppm) National standard(1-hr avg.>0.12 ppm) National standard(8-hr avg>0.08 ppm) Maximum 1-hr concentration(in ppm) .16 .16 .16b .17 .13 Maximum 8-hr concentration(in ppm) NM NM .12b .14 .11 Number of days state standard exceeded 49 26 45 40 27 Number of days national 1-hr standard exceeded 9 0 4 8 1 Number of days national 8-hr standard exceeded NM NM 31 38 21 Carbon Monoxide(CO) State standard(1-hr.avg.>20 ppm) National standard(1-hr avg.>35 ppm) State standard(8-hr.avg.>9.0 ppm) National standard(8-hr avg. Z9.5 ppm) Maximum concentration I-hr period(in ppm) 3 3 3 3 3 Maximum concentration 8-hr period(in ppm) 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.8 Number of days state/nat'l 1-hr standard exceeded 0 0 0 0 0 Number of days state 8-hr standard exceeded 0 0 0 0 0 Number of days national 8-hr standard exceeded 0 0 0 0 0 Nitrogen Dioxide(NO2) State standard(1-hr avg.>0.25 ppm) National standard(0.0534 AAM in ppm) Annual arithmetic mean(in ppm) .0223 .0210 .0158 .0170 .0195 Percent national standard exceeded 0 0 0 0 0 Maximum 1-hr concentration .09 .08 .07 .07 .07 Number of days state 1-hr standard exceeded 0 0 0 0 0 Suspended Particulates(PM,0) State standard(24-hr. avg.>50 µg/m3) National standard(24-hr avg.>150 µg/m3) Maximum 24-hr concentration 199' 130 63 72 104 Percent samples exceeding state standard 44.3 3.3 1.8 5.2 5 Percent samples exceeding national standard 1.6 0 0 0 0 ppm=parts per million 1 µg/m3=micrograms per cubic meter NM=Not monitored 'Monitored at Indio b Less than 12 full months of data Source: SCAQMD Air Quality Data--1995 through 1999 Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 5 Summary The 1999 data in the Coachella Valley are generally consistent with patterns throughout the South Coast Air Basin where the fewest ozone alerts were recorded since records have been kept. As shown in Table 2,the area experiences high readings of ozone over the 8-hour measuring period. Carbon monoxide concentrations are very low, as are NO2 concentrations. PM,, concentrations at Palm Springs are well below the national ambient air quality standard and usually below the state PM,, standard. SIGNIFICANCE CRITERIA A project's air quality impacts can be separated into short-term impacts due to construction and long-term permanent impacts from project operations. Determination of significant impact is the responsibility of the lead agency,which is the City of Palm Desert. Appendix G to the Environmental Checklist Form from the October 1998 CEQA Guidelines Revisions states that, where available,the significance criteria established by the applicable air quality management or air pollution control district may be relied upon to determine if the project would: • Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan? • Violate any air quality standard or contribute substantially to an existing or projected air quality violation? • Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard(including release in emissions which exceed quantitative thresholds for ozone precursors)? • Expose sensitive receptors(persons such as children,the elderly or persons with lung impairments that make them particularly susceptible to adverse impact from air pollutants) to substantial pollutant concentrations? • Create objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people? For projects in the South Coast Air Basin, the City relies on significance thresholds recommended by the SCAQMD in its CEQA Air Quality Handbook, as revised in November 1993 and approved by the SCAQMD's Board of Directors. The SCAQMD's emission thresholds apply to all federally regulated air pollutants except lead, which is not exceeded in the SCAB. Construction and operational emissions are considered by the SCAQMD to be significant if they exceed the thresholds shown in Table 3. Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 6 TABLE 3 EMISSION THRESHOLDS OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR COACHELLA VALLEY Pollutant Construction Operations pounds/day tons/quarter pounds/day Carbon Monoxide(CO) 550 24.75 550 Sulfur Oxides(SOc) 150 6.75 150 Nitrogen Oxides(NO.) 100 2.5 100 Particulate Matter(PM10) 150 6.75 150 Reactive Organic Compounds(ROC) 75 2.5 75 Source: South Coast Air Quality Management District,CEQA Air Quality Handbook, 1993 Toxic emissions are considered significant if they expose sensitive receptors to a cancer risk of 1 in 1 million or 10 in 1 million if best available control technology for toxics(T-BACT)is employed. An increase in carbon monoxide concentrations is significant if it causes an exceedance of a CO standard. In an area that already exceeds national or state CO standards, an increase is considered significant if the increase exceeds one part per million(ppm) for a 1-hour average or 0.45 ppm for an 8-hour average. AIR QUALITY IMPACTS Air quality impacts of a project may occur during construction and operation on both a regional and local scale. Construction impacts include airborne dust from grading, demolition, and dirt hauling and gaseous emissions from heavy equipment,delivery and dirt hauling trucks,employee vehicles,and paints and coatings. These impacts may affect regional pollutants, such as ozone, or localized pollutants, such as carbon monoxide,where the impacts occur very close to the source. Because the project will not add new traffic but instead accommodates traffic that is projected to occur in the absence of the improvements, there are no regional operational impacts. Construction Impacts Construction is scheduled to occur January 2001 to July 2001. The peak construction quarter would occur during the time that 4,000 cubic yards of soil would be imported and when the 34 houses would be demolished. Although daily truck loads are slightly higher during demolition,the peak day would occur after demolition when the surface area is fully exposed.. Demolition. Table A9-9 of the SCAQMD's CEQA Air Quality Handbook contains a formula for total demolition emissions,based on size of the building. For purposes of the analysis,the 34 houses averaging Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 7 2,500 square feet each, are assumed to be demolished over a period of 40 working days. Because the buildings may contain asbestos, asbestos would be removed before demolition and taken to a disposal site authorized to receive hazardous materials, according to procedures specified in SCAQMD Rule 1403. The SCAQMD considers asbestos emissions mitigated to less than significant when Rule 1403 provisions are fully met. Grading/Excavation. Table A9-9 of the South Coast Air Quality Management District CEQA Air Quality Handbook (1993) states that each acre of graded or exposed soil releases 26.4 pounds per day of PM,0 emissions. The analysis assumes that all of the project area, which totals 122 feet by 4,013 feet, would be exposed on the peak day. During the peak quarter,the analysis assumes that the entire area would be exposed for 25 working days following demolition. Peak day emissions are shown in Table 4;peak quarter emissions in Table 5. Dirt and Debris Piling. Table A9-9 of the SCAQMD's CEQA Air Quality Handbook states that one bulldozer will generate 21.8 pounds of PM,o per hour of operation. The analysis assumes that there would be one dozer operating for eight hours a day for each of 40 days loading demolition debris and 10 days unloading dirt. No emissions are assumed from the transport of debris and dirt because trucks would comply with mitigation measures described in this report,including pre-moistening of soil,allowing adequate freeboard between top of soil and top of truck, and tightly covering all loads in transit. Exhaust Emissions From Construction Equipment. Representative equipment for the peak construction day and quarter would include one water truck, one dozer, two backhoe/loaders, and two compactors. Pavers would be required during the subsequent phase. All equipment except the water truck is assumed to operate for eight hours daily. The water truck is assumed to be in operation for four hours each day. Although not all equipment would necessarily be in use for the same amount of time every day during the quarter, the analysis assumes under worst-case conditions, that all equipment would operate for 65 days for the same number of hours as on the peak day. Exhaust emissions for this equipment were calculated on the basis of heavy equipment emission factors contained in Table A9-8-A in the SCAQMD CEQA Handbook. Daily emissions are shown in Table 4; peak quarter emissions in Table 5. Trucks. Disposal of the debris to a landfill site would require approximately 29 truck trips a day over a 40- day demolition period. The project would also require the import of 4,000 cubic yards of dirt. The analysis assumed this import would occur over a period of 10 days,requiring 23 truck trips on the peak day and an average of 22 trips the other 9 days. All truck emissions were analyzed using the CARB emission factors, MVEI7G 1.0c (1998). The analysis assumed that in addition to the 23 dirt trucks on the peak day and 22 trucks for the other 9 days,there would be two supply trucks serving the site each day throughout the quarter. Employee Vehicles. Different workers are on the site at different phases of construction. The analysis assumed there would be 20 workers on the peak day and throughout the 65-day quarter. Worker vehicle trips are assumed at the year 2010 Riverside County home-to-work trip length of 17 miles each way,contained in Table A9-5-B of the SCAQMD CEQA Handbook. Emissions were assessed with the CARB emission factors, MVEI7G 1.0c (1998). Odors. There are no known significant sources of odors on the site that could be released during construction. Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 8 Although diesel equipment would emit some odors in their exhaust, these odors would not be sufficient to create a significant adverse impact. Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 9 • TABLE 4 MAXIMUM DAILY CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS (in pounds per day) Source Category Pollutant Carbon Reactive Oxides of Oxides of Particulate Monoxide Organic Nitrogen Sulfur Matter (CO) Compounds (NOx) (SOx)' (PM10) (ROC) Earthmoving/ 297 Grading(Fugitive Dust) Dirt Piling 174 Diesel-Powered Equipment 29 6 61 6 3 Trucks 7 1 9 1 Employee Vehicles 7 1 1 -- TOTAL 43 8 71 6 772 SCAQMD Significance 550 75 100 150 150 Thresholds for lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day Construction in Coachella Valley Significant Impact? NO NO NO NO YES 'MVEI7G does not include sulfur oxide concentrations because they are negligible —Less than 0.5 pounds Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August,2000/Page 10 TABLE 5 PEAK QUARTER CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS (in tonss per quarter) Source Category Pollutant Carbon Reactive Oxides of Oxides of Particulate Monoxide Organic Nitrogen Sulfur Matter (CO) Compounds (NOx) (sox)` (PM10) (ROC) Demolition 0.06 Earthmoving/ 3.71 Grading(Fugitive Dust) Dirt Piling 4.36 Diesel-Powered Equipment 0.94 0.19 1.97 0.20 0.07 Trucks 0.21 0.03 0.29 0.02 Employee Vehicles 0.23 0.03 0.04 -- TOTAL 1.38 0.25 2.30 0.20 8.22 SCAQMD Significance 24.75 2.50 2.50 6.75 6.75 Thresholds for Construction Significant Impact? NO NO NO NO YES MVEI7G does not include sulfur oxide concentrations because they are negligible —T esc than 0 005 tone Summary of Construction Impacts Before mitigation, there would be significant emissions of PM,,on the peak day and in the peak quarter. Operation Impacts The project would not have any significant adverse air quality impacts after construction is completed. The road widening would not accommodate traffic beyond what is projected to occur without the widening. Therefore,the roadway would not generate increased emissions. Carbon monoxide concentrations would decrease with the project. In the absence of the planned improvements, the City of Palm Desert would be unable to maintain traffic flow at LOS C and there could be a slight increase in carbon monoxide concentrations at the intersections where widening is planned. However, the roadway's contribution to carbon monoxide concentrations would not cause state and national CO standards to be exceeded whether or not the project is completed because background levels in the area are extremely low and total traffic is not sufficient to cause a CO hotspot, even when background levels are added in. Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August 2000/Page 11 MITIGATION MEASURES The City of Palm Desert shall ensure that the following mitigation measures are employed in order to reduce construction emissions to the maximum extent feasible. Fugitive Dust 1. All construction contractors shall comply with SCAQMD regulations, including Rule 402, the Nuisance Rule, and Rule 403,Fugitive Dust. The area undergoing grading is under the minimum size of 100 acres for which Rule 403 requires that a grading plan be submitted to the District prior to beginning work. The rule, however, requires that all grading projects apply best available control measures for fugitive dust. To insure that the project is in full compliance with both dust and nuisance regulations, the contractor will do all of the following: A. Moisten soil not more than 15 minutes prior to moving soil and three times a day,or four times a day under windy conditions, in order to maintain soil moisture of 12%. • B. On the last day of active operations prior to a weekend,holiday,or any other period when active operations will not occur for four or more days, apply water with a chemical stabilizer diluted to not less than 1/20 of the concentration required to maintain a stabilized surface for a period of six months. C. Apply chemical stabilizers to disturbed surface areas(completed grading areas)with five days of completing grading or apply dust suppressants or vegetation sufficient to maintain a stabilized surface for six months. D. Water debris or soil piles hourly or cover with temporary coverings. E. Water exposed surfaces not undergoing active grading at least twice a day under calm conditions. Water as often as needed on windy days when winds are less than 25 miles per day or during very dry weather in order to maintain a surface crust and prevent the release of visible emissions from the construction site. F. Wash mud-covered tires and under-carriages of trucks leaving construction sites. G. Provide for street sweeping, as needed, on adjacent roadways to remove dirt dropped by construction vehicles or mud which would otherwise be carried off by trucks departing project sites. H. Cease grading during periods when winds exceed 25 miles per hour. The above measures will reduce fugitive dust from grading, demolition, and debris piling by 60%. Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August 2000/Page 12 Equipment A. Turn off equipment when not in use for longer than five minutes. The above measure will reduce equipment emissions by 10%. Construction emissions after mitigation are shown in Tables 6 and 7. TABLE 6 MAXIMUM DAILY CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS AFTER MITIGATION (in pounds per day) Source Category Pollutant Carbon Reactive Oxides of Oxides Particulate Monoxide Organic Nitrogen of Sulfur Matter (CO) Compounds (NOx) (SOx)' (PM10) (ROC) Total Emissions Before 43 8 71 6 475 Mitigation Earthmoving/ 119 Grading(Fugitive Dust) (60%reduction) Dirt Piling(60%reduction) 70 Diesel-Powered Equipment 26 5 55 5 3 (10%reduction) Trucks 7 1 9 1 Employee Vehicles 7 1 1 -- TOTAL 40 7 65 5 193 SCAQMD Significance 550 75 100 150 150 Thresholds for lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day lb/day Construction Significant Impact? NO NO NO NO YES 'MVEI7G does not include sulfur oxide concentrations because they are negligible —Less than() 5 minds s Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August 2000/Page 13 i TABLE 7 PEAK QUARTER CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS AFTER MITIGATION (in tons per quarter) Source Category Pollutant Carbon Reactive Oxides of Oxides of Particulate Monoxide Organic Nitrogen Sulfur Matter (CO) Compounds (NOx) (SOx)' (PM10) (ROC) Total Emissions Before 1.36 0.25 2.30 0.20 8.22 Mitigation Demolition 0.02 Earthmoving/ 1.48 Grading(Fugitive Dust) Dirt Piling 1.74 Diesel-Powered Equipment 0.85 0.17 1.77 0.14 0.06 Trucks 0.21 0.03 0.29 0.02 Employee Vehicles 0.23 0.03 0.04 -- TOTAL 1.29 0.23 2.10 0.14 3.32 SCAQMD Significance 24.75 2.50 2.50 6.75 6.75 Thresholds for Construction Significant Impact? NO NO NO NO NO MVEI7G does not include sulfur oxide concentrations because they are negligible —T ess than 0 005 tons SIGNIFICANCE AFTER MITIGATION After mitigation, emissions of PM,,would still be significant on the peak day but not in the peak quarter. Fred Waring Drive Project Draft Air Quality Report August 2000/Page 14 APPENDIX C GELOLOGY& HAZARDOUS MATERIALS Aug 15 00 01 : 49p p• 2 Sladden Engineering 6782 Stanton Ave., Suite E, Buena Park, CA 90621 (562) 864-4121 (714) 523-0952 Fax(714)523-1369 39-725 Garand Ln., Suite G, Palm Desert,CA 92211 (760)772-3893 Fax (760)772-3895 August 10.2000 Project No. 544-9237 00-08-352 ASL Consulting Engineers 16241 Laguna Canyon Road, Suite 200 Irvine, California 92618 Attention: Mr. Kekoa Anderson Project: Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Palm Desert,California Subject: Geology & Seismic Information The project site is located within the central Coachella Valley which is part of the broader Salton Trough geomorphic province. The Salton Trough is a northwest trending depression that extends from the Gulf of California to the Banning Pass. Structurally the Salton Trough is dominated by several northwest trending faults,most notable of which is the San Andreas system. A relatively thick sequence of sedimentary soils have been deposited in the Coachella Valley portion of the Salton Trough from Miocene to present times. These sediments are predominately terrestrial in nature with some lacustrian and minor marine deposits. The mountains surrounding the Coachella Valley are composed primarily of Precambrian metamorphic and Mesozoic granitic rock. Local geologic units consist of Quaternary aeolian and alluvial deposits. The Coachella Valley is situated in one of the more seismically active areas of California. The San Andreas fault zone is considered capable of generating a maximum credible earthquake of magnitude 8.0 and due to its proximity to the project site(approximately 6.5 to 8 miles)should be considered the design fault for the project. Several significant seismic events have affected the Coachella Valley during the past 50 years. The events include Desert Hot Springs - 1948 (6.5 Magnitude), Palm Springs - 1986 (5.9 Magnitude), Desert Hot Springs- 1992(6.1 Magnitude), Landers- 1992 (7.5 Magnitude)and Big Bear- 1992 (6.6 Magnitude),Twentynine Palms 1999(7.2 Magnitude). The site is not located in any State of California Earthquake Fault zones (Hart 1994) but is mapped in the Riverside County Ground Shaking Hazard Zone IV. No known active faults have been identified on or adjacent to the site. Rus 15 00 01 : 49p p• 3 August I0,2000 Project No. 544-9237 00-08-352 Secondary seismic hazards related to ground shaking include liquefaction, ground deformation, areal subsidence, tsunamis, and seiches. Due to the inland location of the site, hazards from tsunamis are considered very low. At the present time, no water storage reservoirs are located in the immediate vicinity of the site,therefore,hazards from seiches are considered negligible at this time. Non-tectonic ground deformation consists of cracking of the ground with little to no displacement. This type of deformation is not caused by fault rupture. Rather it is generally associated with differential shaking of two or more geologic units with differing engineering characteristics. Liquefaction may also cause ground deformation. Because the site is flat with consistent geologic material(alluvium), and has a low potential for liquefaction, the potential for detrimental ground deformation is also considered to be low. The project site is in an area where sheet flooding and erosion could occur. Appropriate project design, construction, and maintenance can minimize the site sheet flooding potential. The site is located within an active blowsand area and the potential for wind erosion and related dust control problems should he considered in site development plans and during construction. Due to the depth to groundwater,specific liquefaction analyses were not performed. Based upon the depth to groundwater, the potential for liquefaction and the related surficial affects of liquefaction impacting the site are considered negligible. The site is located within an active seismic area of Southern California within approximately 11 kilometers of the San Andreas fault. Strong ground motion resulting from earthquake activity along the nearby San Andreas or San Jacinto fault systems is likely to impact the site during the anticipated lifetime of the structures. Structures should be designed by professionals familiar with the geologic and seismic setting of the site. As a minimum,structure design should conform with Uniform Building Code(UBC) requirements for Seismic Zone 4. Pertinent seismic design parameters as included within the 1997 UBC are summarized on the following page. If you have questions regarding this letter, please contact the undersigned. Respectfully submitted, \SiER� eeoc .pig . . �t,, 1.AYA,. . �0 SLADDEN ENGINE ;('No.c453894 4 ''AN() \ e�Qa 9,� lr 4. 4,4.4 .: 4,-k d i,o1 = cn Exp.9-30-2002 / ,z Eptew uln Brett L. Anderson Richard L. Richins ECLoo4ST �P Principal Engineer ``�?�rFOFCAt�I��`r' Sr. Engineering Geologist (IOW- . Letter/pc Copies: 4/ASL Consulting Engineers I/Myra Franks& Associates Slodden Engineering J Aug 15 00 01 : 49p p• 4 August 10,2000 -3- Project No. 544-9237 00-08-352 1997 UNIFORM BUILDING CODE INFORMATION The International Conference of Building Officials 1997 Uniform Building Code contains substantial revisions and additions to the earthquake engineering section summarized in Chapter 16. New concepts contained in the updated code that will likely be relevant to construction of the proposed structures are summarized below. Ground shaking is expected to be the primary hazard most likely to affect the site, based upon proximity to significant faults capable of generating large earthquakes. Major fault zones considered to be most likely to create strong ground shaking at the site are listed below. Approximate Distance I Fault Type Fault Zone From Site (1997 UBC) San Andreas II km A LSan Jacinto 30 km A Based on our field observations and understanding of local geologic conditions, the soil profile type judged applicable to this site is SD, generally described as stiff or dense soil. The site is located within UBC Seismic Zone 4. The following table presents additional coefficients and factors relevant to seismic mitigation for new construction upon adoption of the 1997 code. Near-Source Near-Source Seismic Seismic Seismic Acceleration Velocity Coefficient Coefficient Source Factor,N, j Factor,N,, Ce C,, San Andreas 1.0 1.2 0.44 Na 0.64 N„ I San Jacinto 1.0 1.0 J 0.44 Ne 0.64 N,, Slodden Engineering APPENDIX D POPULATION& HOUSING DRAFT CITY OF PALM DESERT PROPOSED WIDENING OF FRED WARING DRIVE REPLACEMENT HOUSING PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION 1 II. RELOCATION LAW REPLACEMENT HOUSING PLAN 2 III. REDEVELOPMENT LAW REPLACEMENT HOUSING PLAN 4 IV. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION/REVIEW AND PLAN ADOPTION 5 I DRAFT I. INTRODUCTION This replacement housing plan has been prepared to meet to goals. The first is to describe how the City of Palm Desert will meet the needs of the residents living on Fred Waring Drive who will be displaced by the proposed street widening project. The second is to describe how the City will replenish the housing stock that will likely be demolished in order to accomplish the project. In accomplishing these two goals, the City of Palm Desert strives to fulfill the requirements of two separate laws requiring preparation of a replacement housing plan. The City would like to avoid the confusion that would undoubtedly result from the preparation of two separate replacement housing plans, in addition to a relocation plan, for a single project. The two laws in question are: Chapter 16 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, which is implemented through Title 25 of the California Code of Regulations; and Section 33413 of the Community Redevelopment Law, found in Health and Safety Code Section 33000. For clarity and ease of understanding, this plan will refer to the former as the "Relocation Law"and the latter as the "Redevelopment Law." RELOCATION LAW REPLACEMENT HOUSING PLAN The goal of the replacement housing plan required by the Relocation Law is generally to make sure that any residents who have to move so that the street can be widened have someplace new to move. The "someplace new" is referred to as "comparable replacement housing," and must meet certain requirements, including being functionally equivalent to the homes replaced and being financially affordable to the displaced residents. The City's relocation consultants have determined that there is adequate housing available on the market to accommodate the residents on Fred Waring Drive who will need to be displaced. However, the available housing is considerably more expensive than the homes that will be purchased on Fred Waring Drive; enough so that the available housing doesn't meet the requirement for being financially affordable to the displaced residents. There are a number of ways in which the City could choose to remedy this situation. They could build more houses and sell them at affordable prices; they could move the houses themselves to another location; they could rehabilitate run down houses to make them comparable; or they could make super-payments on behalf of the residents to bring the available homes within the financial means of the people who are displaced. The City has chosen to use the last method to meet their obligation to provide for those people who will be displaced by the widening of Fred Waring Drive. Because of this decision, some of the items to be addressed in the replacement housing plan required by the Relocation Law aren't really applicable. The Relocation Law requires that the replacement housing plan address things like zoning obstacles and environmental impact, neither of which apply unless a new housing development is being constructed for the people who will be displaced. In the text that follows, discussion will Page 1 City of Palm Desert Replacement Housing Plan DRAFT Proposed Widening of Fred Waring Drive be focused on only those portions of the replacement housing plan that actually apply when super-payments are used to make comparable replacement housing available. The Relocation Plan and the Residential Relocation Assistance Program Handbook, both available from the City of Palm Desert, have much more information relevant to the who live on Fred WaringDrive and who will likelyhave to move due to the road people You can call (760) 776-6421 to request a copyof either of these widening project. q documents. REDEVELOPMENT LAW REPLACEMENT HOUSING PLAN As stated previously, the replacement housing plan required by the Redevelopment Law is intended to ensure that affordable homes are not depleted in the community. The idea here is to make sure that one affordable home is added to the community's inventory for every affordable home that is destroyed. For this project,that means that the City of Palm Desert should add twenty-four single family homes and six multi-family homes to the affordable housing stock to replace the homes that will likely be demolished on the north side of Fred Waring Drive between San Pascual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road. This replacement housing is intended to replenish the community's affordable housing stock, not to actually house the residents who are displaced from their homes on Fred Waring Drive. Therefore, the latter part of this replacement housing plan will focus on the City's plans to renovate dilapidated housing and construct new homes such that there is no net loss in affordable housing in the City. II. RELOCATION LAW REPLACEMENT HOUSING PLAN Information regarding the manner in which displaced Fred Waring residents will be accommodated is provided here in a question and answer format. More detailed procedural information is contained in the Relocation Plan and the Residential Information Handbook, both of which are available from the City of Palm Desert. Q. How will housing be provided for the people who have to move so that Fred Waring Drive can be widened? A. The City's relocation consultants found that there is housing available that is comparable replacement housing in all regards but price. Therefore, payment of amounts in excess of the caps in the Relocation Guidelines will make available comparable replacement housing. Replacement housing for the residents displaced by the widening of Fred Waring Drive will be made available by payment of a"super-payment". The super-payment will be an amount in excess of the $22,500 cap for owner/occupants and $5,250 cap for tenants. The residents can choose a home or apartment anywhere they want to live; they are not restricted to the City of Palm Desert. Page City of Palm Desert Replacement Housing Plan DR A F T Proposed Widening of Fred Waring Drive Q. When will people receive their super-payments so that they can move? A. The City has already started issuing Letters of Entitlement to residents who qualify for relocation benefits, including the super-payment. The super-payment and relocation benefits will be available whenever the displaced residents move into their new home, as long as it is within one year of the date they move out of their home on Fred Waring. Q. How will replacement housing for the displaced residents be financed, and how much money will be used to provide it? A. Project funds have been made available for payment of the super-payments. These project funds will cover all relocation benefits, including housing differential and rental assistance payments. $2,088,000 has been allocated for payment of these benefits; the City will solicit reimbursement of a portion of project funds from the Coachella Valley Association of Governments. Q. How much will displacees have to pay for replacement housing? A. Replacement dwellings will be purchased, rented, or leased from properties available on the open market. Therefore,the rates will be established by market forces, and not be the City or other governmental agencies. For replacement homes which are purchased with the aid of a mortgage loan, appraisals necessary to obtain the loans will be required by the lenders. These appraisals will verify appropriateness of the purchase prices. Q. Who will manage the replacement housing and provide social services? A. No new rental housing will be constructed to accommodate the people displaced from their homes and apartments on Fred Waring Drive, so there will be no need for housing management and social services. Q. How will rent levels be maintained for those who choose to rent, rather than buy, replacement housing? A. The super-payments made for displaced persons who chose to rent replacement housing will include rental assistance payments for forty-two months. These rental assistance payments will allow the displaced residents to sign long-term leases which lock in the rental rates for that period of time. The rental assistance payments will be based upon the lower of the rental rate of the replacement dwelling and the adjusted gross monthly income of the resident. This will assure that the rent levels of the replacement housing are affordable to the displaced residents. Q. What happens to the proceeds from rental, sale,or resale of replacement housing? A. No such proceeds are anticipated because the replacement housing will be owned by the residents or by private parties, not by the City or another governmental Paga City of Palm Desert DRAFT Replacement Housing Plan Proposed Widening of Fred Waring Drive Financing schemes discussed here are subject to change due to cash flow considerations and constraints and details of specific development agreements. Article 34 Approval: The requirements for approval of the State voters imposed P by Article 34 of the California Constitution(or that approval of voters has been obtained) Schedule for Construction and Renovation: Renovation of the two single family homes on Rebecca Road was recently completed. The homes are now being offered through a realtor to qualifying low income families. Rehabilitation of the twelve unit apartment complex on Santa Rosa Way is scheduled to begin later in the year, and be completed in late 2001. (If new units are added, the construction of the entire complex will likely extend into 2002.) The new single- and multi-family homes to be constructed on the 40-acre site will be designed in 2000 and 2001, and will be constructed during 2002 and 2003. IV. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION, REVIEW, AND ADOPTION OF PLAN This replacement housing plan will be reviewed, commented upon, and adopted in accordance with the combined requirements of the Relocation Law and the Redevelopment Law. An advisory committee will be established to review and comment upon the plan; committee members will include residents who will be displaced and representatives of agencies in the Coachella Valley that are knowledgeable regarding local housing issues. The schedule for review and adoption is tentatively planned as follows: Issue draft Replacement Housing Plan 8 May 2000 Invite residents to elect advisory committee members 8 May 2000 General notice of plan/distribution for comment 8 May 2000 Appoint residents to committee (if none are elected) 22 May 2000 Appoint agency representatives to committee 22 May 2000 Committee review and approval period 22 May—8 June 2000 City Council and Redevelopment Agency plan adoption 22 June 2000 Comments on this plan should be directed in writing to: Lauri Aylaian, City of Palm Desert. 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260. Page Relocation Plan & Last Resort Housing Replacement Plan As Prepared For The City of Palm Desert By Overland Resources, Inc. 77-564 Country Club Dr Suite 150-140 Palm Desert, CA 92211 DRAFT April 6, 2000 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 2 ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS 3 TERM OF OCCUPANCY 3 ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE 4 MINOR AGED CHILDREN & STUDENTS 5 RELOCATION AREA PREFERENCE 6 INCOME CATEGORIES 6-7 REPLACEMENT SITE NEEDS 8 DEMOGRAPHICS AND CHARACTERISTICS 9 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES 10 PROPOSED PROJECT SITE PHOTOGRAPS 10 REPLACEMENT HOUSING RESOURCES 10-13 Home Sales in Palm Desert 11 Apartments for Rent 12 Single Family Homes for Rent 13 CONCURRENT RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT 14 TEMPORARY HOUSING 14 PROGRAM ASSURANCES AND STANDARDS 14 RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 14-15 CITIZEN PARTICIPATION / PLAN REVIEW 15 RELOCATION BENEFIT CATEGORIES 15-18 PAYMENT OF RELOCATION BENEFITS 18 EVICTION POLICY 19 APPEALS POLICY 19 PROJECTED DATES OF DISPLACEMENT 19 ESTIMATED RELOCATION COSTS 20 ATTACHMENTS PROJECT SITE MAP 1 GENERAL INFORMATION NOTICE-TENANT/OCCUPANT 2 GENERAL INFORMATION NOTICE-OWNER/OCCUPANT 3 RESIDENTIAL INFORMATION HANDBOOK (ENGLISH) 4 RESIDENTIAL INFORMATION HANDBOOK (SPANISH) 5 RELOCATION APPEALS PROCEDURE 6 APPENDIX 1. PROJECT AREA PHOTOGRAPHS A INTRODUCTION In 1990, the Coachella Valley Association of Governments' ("CVAG") Area Transportation Study reviewed traffic across the Coachella Valley and made recommendations for accommodating traffic anticipated for the year 2010. This study recommended that Fred Waring Drive be widened to six lanes in order to meet projected traffic volumes for 2010. In fall 1993, the City of Palm Desert ("City") staff met with representatives of La Quinta, Indian Wells and CVAG to review the plans for Fred Waring Drive. At that time, funding was not available and traffic levels did not warrant increasing the number of travel lanes, but the expectation was that by 2004, a six-lane thoroughfare could be required. (See Project Site Map-Attachment 1). In response to a number of comments from the public, the City of Palm Desert Public Works Department reviewed the traffic volumes in late 1999, and performed a needs analysis for the proposed widening. The analysis found that portions of Fred Waring Drive were operating at a Level of Service (LOS) "D" or lower. Other portions of Fred Waring Drive that were operating at LOS "C" would likely decline to LOS "E" by 2003. The City has established LOS "C" as their standard, so current traffic on parts of Fred Waring Drive exceeds the standards for a four lane road. Consequently, the City has hired consultants to review options for widening the road, to prepare an environmental study on the proposed widening, and to develop budget costs for right-of-way acquisition, design and construction of such a project. The section of road to be addressed by this report is between San Pascual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road. With successful completion of the environmental studies, design and any necessary right-of-way acquisition, widening to six lanes for this section of Fred Waring Drive could begin construction in July, 2001. The proposed project (the "Project") is intended to include six travel lanes, bike lanes, golf cart paths, sidewalks, and landscaped medians. However, since no design work has been completed, it is premature to say whether or not all amenities can be provided, how wide they will be, or how they will be configured in any given area. The City of Palm Desert has retained Overland Resources, Inc. to prepare an appropriate Relocation Plan (the "Plan") and to administer the City's Relocation Assistance Program. The Plan for this Project provides the results of a needs assessment survey, a housing resource study and details of the City's proposed relocation program. The Plan sets forth policies and procedures necessary to conform with statutes and regulations established by the California Relocation Assistance Law, California Government Code section 7260 et seq. (the "CRAL") and the California Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Guidelines, Title 25, California Code of Regulations, chapter 6, section 6000 et seq. (the "Guidelines"). No displacement activities will take place prior to the required reviews and approval of this Plan. Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 2 ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS Information for the preparation of the Plan was obtained through personal interviews with 37 of the proposed project area residents. Two households did not respond to request letters and the information for these households was received over the telephone. The potential displacees include 21 owner/occupant households and 16 tenant households. There is a non-profit organization operating a group home for minor children that customarily houses between 2 and 6 residents. There are an estimated 140 persons who will be displaced as a result of the proposed project. The household characteristics and needs are described below. TERM OF OCCUPANCY 11 to 2 years 12 households 3 to 5 years 11 households 6 to 10 years 6 households 11 to 15 years 3 households 16 to 20 years 1 household 21 to 22 years 1 household Term of Occupancy 15 _ 10 5 = 0 1-2 3-5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-22 ',Households 12 11 6 3 1 1 Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 3 ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE Forty (40%) percent of the households are Caucasian and English speaking. The majority forty-two (42%) percent of the households are Hispanic and speak Spanish as their primary language. Three (3%) percent are African American and are English speaking. The remaining (18%) percent of the households are of diverse cultures such as Italian, Asian, and Mexican American descent and speak English. Communication with Spanish speaking households is possible through interpretation by other family members and the relocation consulting staff. Ethnic Groups \ 6% 3% 3% ® Hispanic 3% - 3% °" gi Caucasion O4 2 /o � � p Caucasion and ," Hispanic ; :; p Italian/Caucas ion a IIAsian/Hispanic 40% ® Unknown •African American l Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive . San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 4 MINOR AGED CHILDREN & STUDENTS 45.9 % percent of the population are between 0-20 years of age. The majority of these children attend local schools and/or childcare centers. The majority of the households with school aged children prefer to stay within the current school boundaries so that the children's school schedule will not be disrupted at the time of displacement. The children's enrollment characteristics are noted below: Lincoln Elementary 18 Home Teaching/Child Care 14 Palm Desert High School 9 College of the Desert 9 Palm Desert Middle School 8 Washington Elementary 5 r 1 Age Groups p 0-10 71+ Unknown � 11-20 ❑21-30 61-70 1% 5/0 0-10 ❑31-40 51-60 3% x 41-50 23% .41-50 ° 11°i° 3/° - b, z3 1 Es 51-60 f �61-70 ❑71+ • Unknown 31-40 21% — 11-20 ` 23% 21-30 10% S. Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 5 RELOCATION AREA PREFERENCE 98% percent of all households interviewed specified that they would choose to relocate to another home in the City of Palm Desert. 2% percent indicated they would consider housingin the Cities of La Quinta or Unincorporated areas of Riverside County. P Y INCOME CATEGORIES The table below shows the income categories for those households that provided income information during the survey interview: The average family size for owner occupants is 4 with an average household income of $39,816 (Medium Income). Tenants who provided their income information averaged an annual income of $21,240 (Very Low) with an average of four in a household. r • Income Averages $50,000.00 - Fred Waring Drive $40,000.00 N a $30,000.00 — co N $20,000.00 $10,000.00 $- - Owner Occupants Tenants Family of four(4) $39,816.00 $21,240.00 J Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 6 RIVERSIDE CO0NT•? HUD INCOME CATEGORY T!'_ELE Note*Chart is based on HUD income figures operative as of February, 1999. INCOME CATEGORY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Very low 25% $8,263 $9,438 $10,625 $11,800 $12,750 $13,688 $14,638 $15,575 Very low 30% $9,915 $11,325 $12,750 $14,160 $15,300 $16,425 $17,565 $18,690 Very low 35% $11,568 $13,213 $14,875 $16,520 $17,850 $19,163 $20,493 $21,805 Very low 40% $13,220 $15,100 $17,000 $18,880 $20,400 $21,900 $23,420 $24,290 Very low 45% $14,872 $16,988 $19,125 $21,240 $22,950 $24,637 $26,347 $28,035 Very Low 50% $16,525 $18,875 $21,250 $23,600 $25,500 $27,375 $29,275 $31,150 Lower 55% $18,177 $20,762 $23,375 $25,960 $28,050 $30,112 $32,202 $34,265 Lower 60% $19,830 $22,650 $25,500 $28,320 $30,600 $32,850 $35,130 $37,380 Lower 65% $21,483 $24,538 $27,625 $30,680 $33,150 $35,588 $38,058 $40,495 Lower 70% $23,135 $26,425 $29,750 $33,040 $35,700 $38,325 $40,985 $43,610 Lower 75% $24,788 $28,313 $31,875 $35,400 $38,250 $41,063 $43,913 $46,725 Lower: HUD 80% $26,440 $30,200 $34,000 $37,760 $40,800 $43,800 $46,840 $49,840 Medium 85% $28,093 .$32,088 $36,125 $40,120 $43,350 $46,538 $49,768 $52,955 Medium 90% $29,745 $33,975 $38,250 $42,480 $45,900 $49,275 $52,695 $56,070 Medium 95% $31,398 $35,863 $40,375 $44,840 $48,450 $52,013 $55,623 $59,185 Median: HUD 100% $33,050 $37,750 $42,500 $47,200 $51,000 $54,750 $58,550 $62,300 Moderate 105% $34,703 $39,638 $44,625 $49,560 $53,550 $57,488 $61,478 $65,415 Moderate 110% $36,355 $41,525 $46,750 $51,920 $56,100 $60,225 $64,405 $68,530 Moderate 115% $38,008 $43,413 $48,875 $54,280 $56,650 $62,963 $67,333 $71,645 Moderate: HUD 120% $39,660 $45,300 $51,000 $56,640 $61,200 $65,700 $70,260 $74,760 PERCENT OF ALLOWABLE MEDIAN INCOME FOR A FAMILY OF (4) IN RIVERSIDE COUNTY $60,000 - • $50,000 Median Income = $47,200 J• $40,000 $30,000 E• $20,000 0 $10,000 $0 <0�o ��o �\o o\o o\o ��\o o��\o �Ao �\o \�Ao Percent of Allowable Median Income City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive • San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 7 REPLACEMENT SITE NEEDS The interviews with occupants revealed the following information on housing type and bedroom count: Tenants Have Need Apartments #of Bedrooms 1 3 3 2 9 10 3 0 0 Single Family Residence #of Bedrooms 2 0 0 3 5 3 4 0 1 • Owner/Occupants Have Need Single Family Residence #of Bedrooms 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 19 17 4 2 4 Non-Profit Business Non-Profit Business #of Bedrooms 4 1 1 •Includes 3 bedroom home that is for rent Relocation regulations require that all households be relocated into dwelling dwellings of sufficient size to assure decent, safe and sanitary living conditions. The State Building Code establishes the maximum occupancy requirements. Some of the families that were interviewed currently reside in overcrowded conditions. For this reason, they will receive assistance to obtain replacement dwellings with more bedrooms than they currently occupy. It is estimated that 4 households will require replacement dwellings larger than they currently occupy. One three bedroom single family residence is available for rent and counted in the above table for the purpose of this study. Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 8 DEMOGRAPHICS AND CHARACTERISTICS City of Palm Desert- Demographic Profile This information is compiled from public documents and is not guaranteed. Population 0-15 16-21 22-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65+ Male 1744 (8.9%) 802 (4.1%) 2319 (11.8%) 1459 (7.4%) 959 (4.9%) 970 (4.9%) 1577 (8.0%) 1833 (9.3%) 731 (3.7%) 1805 (9.2%) 1414 (7.2%) 1167 (5.9%) 1002 (5.1%) 1886 (9.6%) Total Population = 19,668 Male Marital Status Married 3,729 55.2% Separated 94 1.4% Divorced 699 10.3% Unmarried 2,232 33.0% Female Marital Status Married 3,710 59.6% Separated 132 2.1% Divorced 1,206 19.4% Unmarried 1,177 18.9% Income (x $1000) 0-9.9 597 8.0% 10-24.9 1,757 23.6% 25-34.9 1,027 13.8% 35-49.9 1,393 18.7% 50-74.9 1,196 16.1% 75-99.9 603 8.1% 100+ 876 11.8% Education No High School 2,363 25.2% High School 3,044 32.4% AA Degree 1,131 12.0% BA/BS 1,913 20.4% Grad Degree 939 10.0% Profession Executive 1,294 18.1% Specialist 1,239 17.4% Sales/Technical 3,040 42.6% Farmer/Fisher 186 2.6% Craft/Repair 871 12.2% Blue Collar 503 7.1% Travel time To Work 0-10 2,157 24.0% 10-20 3,902 43.4% 20-40 1,984 22.1% 40-60 117 1.3% 60-90 95 1.1% 90+ 412 4.6% Work At Home 326 3.6% Number Of Cars 1 1,553 33.8% 2 2,125 46.3% 3 623 13.6% 4+ 236 5.1% None 53 1.2% Monthly Homeowner Cost $0-799 583 21.5% $800-1249 1,014 37.4% 1250-1999 743 27.4% $2000+ 368 13.6% Average Cost $804 Monthly Renter Cost $0-499 321 11.4% $500-749 1,597 56.9% $750-999 494 17.6% $1000+ 394 14.0% Average Cost$712 Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 9 SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES One of the four bedroom homes is occupied by a nonprofit organization, C.H.A.R.L.E.E. Family Care, Inc. It is a group home staffed with trained Family Care Parents who provide a safe, structured environment to children between the ages of 6 and 18 years of age with a history of abuse and neglect. These children need to be a permanent part of a stable family structure as well as an integral part of the community in which they live. The CHARLEE environment restores and, in some cases provides for the first time, patterns of everyday interaction that a normal, healthy family enjoys. Consideration and attention to the special needs of this household will be given. PROPOSED PROJECT SITE PHOTOGRAPHS See Appendix A REPLACEMENT HOUSING RESOURCES A resource survey was undertaken shortly after interviewing the occupants of the proposed Project area to identify comparable, decent, safe and sanitary dwellings available in close proximity to the proposed Project site. Three (1) bedroom apartments, nine (2) bedroom apartments, One (2) bedroom single family dwelling, nineteen (3) three bedroom single family dwellings and five (4) bedroom single family dwellings will be required to adequately relocate the Project site households. Therefore, the survey focused on confirming the availability of the number of comparable, decent, safe, and sanitary dwellings that contain the required minimum number of bedrooms, are of adequate size for each household, and are comparable with respect to the number of rooms and habitable living space. Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 10 Shown below is a sampling of available, comparable, decent, safe and sanitary dwellings found in the survey area which are of adequate size and contain the required number of bedrooms for each household, and their rent or purchase levels and location. Comparable Single family Homes For Sale in the City of Palm Desert 2 Bedroom Homes 40687 W. Lacosta $134,900.00 73263 San Nicolas $139,000.00 74614 Pepper Dr $149,900.00 3 Bedroom Homes 44673 San Clemente $139,500.00 72765 Sonora $149,900.00 44620 Santa Margarita $139,500.00 7,3953 Olive $165,000.00 45771 Panorama $155,000.00 42555 Washington $150,000.00 77158 Edinborough $169,900.00 72815 Davis $174,500.00 74718 Edinborough $169,900.00 72815 Davis $174,500.00 74178 Pepper Tree Dr. $159,000.00 74231 De Anza $159,900.00 74470 Candlewood $163,500.00 37548 Holister $159,900.00 48240 Prairie $172,500.00 71405 Mesa Trail $174,900.00 74533 Pepper Tree $179,000.00 73760 Krug _ $159,000.00 4 Bedroom Homes 43620 Texas $155,000.00 74420 Buttonwood $164,900.00 74645 Yucca Tree $175,000.00 Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 11 • • Palm Desert Apartments For Rent Date Type Amount Bed# Bath k AVERAGES 3/3/00 APT $ 545.00 1 1 3/3/00 APT $ 595.00 1 1 3/3/00 APT $ 695.00 1 1 3/3/00 APT $ 700.00 2 2 3/3/00 APT $ 700.00 2 1 3/3/00 APT $ 1.000.00 3 2 • 3/3/00 Count ► 6 3/10/00 APT $ 485.00 1 1 3/10/00 APT $ 450.00 1 1 3/10/00 APT $ 545.00 1 1 • 3/10/00 APT $ 595.00 1 1 V 3/10/00 APT $ 665.00 2 1 3/10/00 APT $ 750.00 2 0 3/10/00 APT $ 650.00 2 1 Average of 1 Bedroom • 3/10/00 APT S 695.00 2 1 $555.83 3/10/00 APT $ 700.00 2 1 3/10/00 APT $ 1,000.00 2 2 3/10/00 APT $ 775.00 2 2 Average of 2 Bedroom • 3/10/00 APT $ 695.00 2 1 $ 710.00 3/10/00 APT $ 1,000.00 3 2 3/10100 Count ► 13 3/16/00 APT $ 545.00 1 1 Average 3 Bedroom 3/16/00 APT $ 750.00 , 2 2 51.000.00 • 3/16/00 APT $ 650.00 2 2 3/16/00 APT $ 700.00 2 2 lir3/16/00 APT $ 625.00 2 1 3/16/00 APT $ 650.00 2 2 3/16/00 APT $ 1.000.00 2 2 Apartments 3/03/00-3/20/00 3/16/00 APT $ 695.00 2 1 • 3/16/00 APT $ 1,000.00 3 2 $1.200.00 9 Bed 3/16/00 Count ► 9 51.000 00 - 3/20/00 APT $ 485.00 1 0 $800.00 2 Bed 1 Bed 3/20/00 APT $ 640.00 1 $600 00 3/20/00 APT E 640.00 1 2 5400.00 3/20/00 APT $ 545.00 1 1 $200.00 - 3/20/00 APT $ 685.00 2 1 S • 3/20/00 APT $ 750.00 2 2 1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 3/20/00 APT $ 650.00 2 2 3/20/00 APT $ 695.00 2 1 3/20/00 APT $ 450.00 2 1 3/20/00 APT $ 665.00 2 2 3/20/00 APT $ 750.00 2 2 3/20/00 APT $ 650.00 2 1 3/20/00 APT 5 700.00 2 3/20/00 APT $ 1,000.00 2 2 • 3/20/00 APT $ 695.00 2 1 3/20/00 APT $ 695.00 2 1 3/20/00 APT $ 410.00 2 1 3/20/00 APT $ 525.00 2 1 3/20/00 APT $ 1,000.00 2 2 3/20/00 APT $ 1,000.00 3 2 3/20/00 APT $ 1.000.00 3 2 3/20/00 Count ► 21 Grand Count 49 Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 12 ATTACHMENT 1 1 , ely# al Yatin .0e4e,d A ...„ ...• \ C, •4- 10 S. 4 % , : - ....... •AVY.:". ,;, • I --r-------,—, , ..., -a -.4., t• Redevelopment ....„ . 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Please visit our web srte at http://rrlaps.expedra.com. •Page 1 Palm Desert Homes for Rent Date Type Amount bed# bath# AVERAGES 3/8/00 Home $ 1,140.00 3 2 3/8/00 Home $ 1,200.00 3 2 3/8/00 Home $ 1,350.00 3 2 3/8/00 Count O. 3 • 3/9/00 Home $ 725.00 2 1 3/9/00 Home $ 1,100.00 3 2 Average 2 Bedroom House 3/9/00 Home $ 1,200.00 3 2 $ 1,121.43 3/9/00 Home $ 1,140.00 3 2 3/9/00 Home $ 2,000.00 4 3 3/9/00 Count ► 5 Average 3 Bedroom House 3/10/00 Home $ 1,100.00 2 2 $1,311.11 3/10/00 Home $ 1,200.00 3 2 3/10/00 Home $ 1,500.00 3 2 3/10/00 Home $ 1,140.00 3 2 Average 4 Bedroom House 3/10/00 Home $ 2,000.00 4 2 $ 2.000.00 3/10/00 Count a ► 5 3/13/00 Home $ 1,100.00 2 2 3/13/00 Home $ 650.00 2 1 3/13/00 Home $ 1,800.00 2 2 3/13/00 Home $ 2,000.00 3 2 • 3/13/00 Home $ 1,500.00 3 2 3/13/00 Home $ 1,140.00 3 2 Homes 4 Rent 3/03/00-3/20/00 3/13/00 Count ► 6 3/16/00 Home $ 1,000.00 2 2 $2,500.00 - 4 Dui 3/16/00 Home $ 950.00 2 1 $2,000.00$1,500.00 2 Bed 3 Bed _ 3/16/00 Home $ 1,800.00 2 2 $1,000.00 3/16/00 Home $ 1,500.00 3 2 $500.00 3/16/00 Home $ 1,140.00 3 2 $- 3/16/00 Count ♦ 5 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Bed 3/20/00 Home $ 1,000.00 2 2 City of Palm Desert 3/20/00 Home $ 1,800.00 2 2 ` 1 3/20/00 Home $ 1,625.00 2 2 3/20/00 Home $ 1,250.00 3 2 3/20/00 Home $ 1,400.00 3 2 3/20/00 Home $ 1,200.00 3 2 3/20/00 Home $ 1,500.00 3 2 3/20/00 Home $ 2,000.00 4 3 3/20/00 Count ► 8 Grand Count ► 32 Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 13 CONCURRENT RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT The City of Palm Desert is engaged in no current or proposed displacing activities that may impact the ability to relocate the displaced households. For this reason, as well as the fact that an ample number of replacement housing dwellings were identified in the housing resource survey, no problems are anticipated in relocating these families and individuals. TEMPORARY HOUSING There is no anticipated need for temporary housing. Should such a need arise, the City will respond appropriately and in conformance with Guideline requirements. PROGRAM ASSURANCES AND STANDARDS There are adequate funds to relocate all of the households. Services will be provided to ensure that displacement does not result in different or separate treatment of households based on race, nationality, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, familial status, disability or any other basis protected by the Federal Fair housing Amendments Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, the California Fair Employment & Housing Act, and the Unruh Act, as well as any other arbitrary or unlawful discrimination. No one will be displaced without 90 days notice and unless "comparable" replacement housing can be located and is available. "Comparable" housing includes standards such as: decent, safe, and sanitary (as defined in § 6008(d) of the Guidelines); comparable as to the number of bedrooms, living space, and type and quality of construction of the acquired dwelling but not lesser in rooms or living space than necessary to accommodate the displaced household; in an area that does not have unreasonable environmental conditions; not generally less desirable than the acquired dwelling with respect to location to schools, employment, health and medical facilities, and other public and commercial facilities and services; and within the financial means of the displaced household (as defined in § 6008, subdivision (c)(5) of the Guidelines). The relocation program to be implemented by the displacing entity conforms with the standards and provisions set forth in Government Code section 7260 et seq., the Guidelines, California Health and Safety Code section 33410 et seq., if applicable, and all other applicable regulations and requirements. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Staff is available to assist any displaced household with questions about relocation and/or assistance in relocating. Relocation staff can be contacted at (760) 772-4255 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Relocation Office is located at 77-564 Country Club Drive, Suite 150-140, Palm Desert, California 92211. A comprehensive relocation assistance program, with technical and advisory assistance, will be provided to the households being displaced. Close contact will be maintained with each household. Specific activities will include: Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive • San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 14 A. A General Information notice to be sent to all tenants & owner/occupants who will be displaced (See attachments 2 and 3). B. Distribution of informational handbooks in English and Spanish (See Attachments 2 and 3). C. Timely referrals to at least three comparable replacement dwellings as defined above and, if necessary, transportation will be provided to inspect potential replacement dwellings. D. Assistance with completion and filing of relocation claims, rental applications, and appeals forms, if necessary. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION/PLAN REVIEW This Plan will be provided to each household and will be made available to the public for the mandatory thirty (30) day review period. Comments to this Plan will be included as a Plan addendum prior to submission for approval before the City Council. A copy of the approved Plan will be forwarded to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). RELOCATION BENEFIT CATEGORIES Relocation benefits will be provided in accordance with the CRAL, the Guidelines, and all other applicable regulations and requirements. Benefits will be paid upon submission of required claim forms and documentation in accordance with approved procedures. The displacing entity will provide appropriate benefits for each displaced household as required by the above laws and requirements. A. Residential Moving Expense Payments The subject households will be eligible to receive a payment for moving expenses. Payments will be made based upon either a fixed room count schedule or an invoice for actual reasonable moving expenses from a licensed professional mover. 1. Fixed Payment —A fixed payment for moving expenses based on the number of rooms containing furniture or other personal property to be moved. The fixed moving payment will be based upon the most recent Federal Highway Administration schedules maintained by the California Department of Transportation. 2. Actual Reasonable Moving Expense Payments — The displaced households may elect to have a licensed, professional mover perform the move; if so, the displacing entity will pay for the actual cost of the move up to 50 miles and all reasonable charges for Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 15 packing, unpacking, insurance, and utility connection charges. The payment will be made directly to the mover or as reimbursement to the displaced household. B. Rental Assistance/Down Payment Assistance for Tenants It is estimated that 16 tenant households will be displaced by this project. Displaced households who are residential tenants and who have established residency within the Project site for a minimum of 90 days prior to the "initiation of negotiations" will be eligible for both Rental Assistance and Moving Expense Payments. The "initiation of negotiations" is defined as the first written offer to buy the property from which the households will be displaced. Except in the case of Last Resort situations, Rental Assistance Payments will be limited to a maximum of $5,250 based upon the monthly housing need over a forty- two (42) month period. In addition, the households may opt to apply the amount to which they are entitled toward the purchase of a replacement dwelling. Tenants must occupy a replacement dwelling within one year of the date that the household vacates the acquired dwelling. C. Last Resort Housing Payments for Tenants According to the Housing Survey, there is an adequate supply of replacement housing available but at an increased monthly rental cost. Therefore, there is a need to provide Last Resort Housing Payments to tenants. "Last Resort Housing" payments are authorized by statute if affordable "comparable replacement housing" cannot be found for the displaced tenant household (i.e., housing not more than 30% of the household's average monthly income). In this case, payments may be made beyond the $5,250 statutory cap up to 42 months worth of rental assistance. The supplemental increment beyond $5,250 may be paid in installments or in a lump sum at the discretion of the displacing entity. It will be the City's policy for this project, to pay the entitlement amount in 2 installments. 1. An advance payment in an amount necessary to secure the replacement dwelling (i.e. 1st month's rent and security deposit). 2. The balance payment when the move has been completed, the replacement dwelling is occupied, and the displacement dwelling has been vacated and left in satisfactory condition. If a household chooses to purchase a replacement home rather than rent, the household will have the right to request a lump sum payment of the entire balance to which be deposited into an escrow account. D. Assistance to Owner/Occupants It is anticipated that 21 owner/occupant households will be displaced for this Project. Owner/occupants displaced by this Project will be eligible for Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 16 sin payments and movinexpense both relocation replacement housing p y g ex p payments if the following conditions are met: 1. The household has owned and occupied their dwelling for not less than 180 days prior to the "Initiation of Negotiations"; and 2. The household purchases and occupies a replacement dwelling within one year from: (i) the date that the household receives the final payment from the displacing entity for all the costs of the acquired dwelling — or — the date that the household vacates the acquired dwelling, whichever is later. Displaced owner/occupant households will receive assistance in locating a "comparable replacement" dwelling and will be eligible for the following benefits: (1) Purchase Price Differential The displaced households will be entitled to receive an amount equal to the difference between the price paid for the acquired dwelling and the amount required to purchase g "comparable replacement" dwelling. The City is allowed the following options in paying any price differential as explained in section 6102 of the Guidelines: (a) Comparative Method: On a case-by-case basis, the City will determine the price of a "comparable replacement" dwelling, which is most representative of the acquired dwelling, by selecting and considering the listing price of at least three (whenever possible) "comparable replacement" dwellings. 6102(c)(1)(A)(1) (b) Schedule Method: If the Comparative Method is not feasible, the City may establish a schedule of reasonable acquisition costs of "comparable replacement" dwellings based on a current analysis of the housing market. 6102(c)(A)(2) (b) Alternative Method: When neither the Comparative nor Schedule Methods are feasible, the City may use another reasonable method. The Schedule Method has been chosen as a means of determining the replacement housing costs because approximately 21 households of similar housing type will be required to relocate. This method allows for a more equitable determination of entitlement on a project wide basis. (2) Other Payments: Moreover, displaced owner/occupants will receive the following assistance: Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 17 (a) Payments to cover the cost between the difference of the household's current debt or mortgage service and any increase in debt or mortgage costs necessary to acquire a "comparable replacement" housing dwelling; and (b) Incidental and reasonable one-time costs for acquiring a replacement unit, such as escrow costs and recording and credit reporting fees. (3) Rental Assistance Option: If a displaced owner/occupied household, who has purchased and occupied its current unit at least 180 days prior to the "initiation of negotiations", desires to rent instead of purchase a replacement unit, the household is eligible for all the benefits and assistance that is available to tenant households. However, such replacement housing payments may not exceed the payments the household would have been entitled to if it had elected to purchase a replacement (4) Rental Assistance Option: If a displaced owner/occupied household, which has purchased and occupied its current dwelling at least 180 days prior to the "initiation of negotiations", desires to rent instead of purchase a replacement dwelling, the household is eligible for all the benefits and assistance that is available to tenant households. However, such replacement housing payments may not exceed the payments the household would have been entitled to if it had elected to purchase a replacement dwelling. (5) Last Resort Housing Payments: There is a lack of "comparable replacement housing" for owner/occupant households within the financial means and the statutory cap. According to the housing survey. Therefore, there is a need to provide Last Resort Housing Payments to tenants. "Last Resort housing" payments are authorized by statute if there is not enough "comparable replacement housing" available within the statutory cap of $22,500. Whenever the housing supply is not sufficient to provide "comparable replacement housing" within the statutory cap of $22,500, the displacing entity shall pay whatever costs are necessary beyond the statutory cap of $22,500 to acquire a "comparable replacement" dwelling, including reasonable incidental expenses. A displaced owner/occupant who has purchased and occupied its current dwelling for less than 180 days, but at least 90 days prior to the "initiation of negotiations" is eligible for all the assistance and benefits that are available to a tenant household. Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 18 PAYMENT OF RELOCATION BENEFITS Relocation benefit payments will be made expeditiously. Claims and supporting documentation for relocation benefits must be filed with the displacing entity within eighteen (18) months from: (i) the date the claimant moves from the acquired property; - or — (ii) the date on which final payment for the acquisition of real property is made, whichever is later. Procedures for preparing and filing claims and processing and delivering of payments will be as follows: 1. Claimant to provide all necessary documentation to substantiate eligibility for assistance. 2. Assistance amounts will be determined and required claim forms prepared by relocation staff in consultation with claimant. 3. Original signed claims supported by documentation and relocation staff recommendation will be submitted to the designated City staff member or his/her designee. 4. Payments will be prepared and delivered to relocation staff for distribution. Rayments will be delivered personally by relocation staff unless circumstances dictate otherwise. When payments can not be personally delivered, they will be sent by certified mail. 5. Payment receipts and other signed acknowledgments will be obtained by relocation staff and kept in the case file. 6. Unless otherwise instructed by the City, relocation staff will not deliver final payments until the Project site premises of the claimant has been completely vacated. Before issuance of final payments actual residency at the replacement site must be verified. 7. The public entity will provide an advance payment, when necessary, in order to assist with the securing of replacement housing. No household will be displaced until "comparable" housing is located as defined above and in section 6008, subdivisions (c) and (d) of the Guidelines. Relocation staff will inspect any replacement dwellings to which referrals are made to verify that they meet all the standards of decent, safe and sanitary as defined in section 6008, subdivision (d) of the Guidelines. EVICTION POLICY The City recognizes that eviction is permissible only as a last resort and that relocation records must be documented to reflect the specific circumstances surrounding any Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 19 eviction. Eviction will only take place in cases of nonpayment of rent, serious violation of the rental agreement, a dangerous or illegal act in the dwelling, or if the household refuses all reasonable offers to move. Eviction will not affect the eligibility of a person legally entitled to relocation benefits. APPEALS POLICY The appeals policy will follow the standards described in section 6150 et seq. of the Guidelines. Briefly stated, the displaced household will have the right to ask for review when there is a complaint regarding any of its rights to relocation and relocation assistance, such as a determination as to eligibility, the amount of payment, or the failure to provide a comparable replacement housing referral. A copy of the established appeals policy and procedures is provided as Attachment 6 to this plan. PROJECTED DATES OF DISPLACEMENT Every household will receive a 90-day notice to vacate before they are required to move. These notices will not be issued before January, 2001. Relocation is expected to be completed for all households on or before April, 2001. ESTIMATED RELOCATION' COSTS The displacing entity anticipates using general funds in anticipation of CVAG reimbursement. Any and all required financial assistance will be provided. These figures should not be interpreted as firm "not to exceed" or actual entitlement costs. These figures are based on the data obtained trough occupant interviews, current project scope, replacement site availability, estimated moving costs, and the judgment and experience of the writer. They do not include payments to consultants. Estimated relocation costs: $2,088,000. Relocation Plan City of Palm Desert Fred Waring Drive San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Page 20 ATTACHMENT 2 f _ C... Air ;;. April 6, 2000 ` ' ` • «Name 1» — p�-- -1 1 «Name_2» «Mail Address» «City_State_Zip» ° ' "`- Subject: Fred Waring Drive Widening Project �'`' ' General Information Notice-Tenant Occupant Dear «Greeting»: The City of Palm Desert is considering acquiring the property you occupy for the -� proposed widening of Fred Waring Drive. This notice is to inform you of your potential rights under State law. * --... i, • In the event the City of Palm Desert successfully acquires the property you occupy ._ and you are subsequently notified and required to move, you may be eligible to receive iti ` relocation assistance and benefits under the California Relocation Assistance Act and the State Relocation Guidelines. HOWEVER, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS IS NOT A NOTICE TO VACATE THE PREMISES AND YOU SHOULD NOT MOVE NOW. You should continue to pay your 47.. -`, monthly rent to your landlord because failure to pay rent and meet your other obligations as ::c a tenant, may be cause for eviction and loss of relocation assistance to which you may be entitled. You are urged not to move or sign any agreement to purchase or lease a new unit • before receiving formal notice of your eligibility for relocation assistance. If you move or A-:: �' are legally evicted by the landlord before receiving such notice, you may not be eligible to %` ': receive any relocation assistance. Please contact Overland Resources, Inc., the City's �{ `+� Relocation Consultants before you make any moving plans. � ;. ` • If the property you occupy is acquired for the Project and you are eligible for relocation assistance: (a) you will be offered relocation advisory services, including - . referrals to comparable replacement housing; (b) you will not be required to move unless you have received at least 90 days' written notice of the date you will be required to move; and (c) you may be eligible to receive a payment for moving expenses and financial = .\: assistance to help you purchase or rent a replacement dwelling. If for any reason any :\..;, , other persons move into this unit with you after this notice, your assistance may be ` w ' reduced. This assistance is more fully explained in the enclosed brochure. __ _ Again, this is not a notice to vacate and does not establish eligibility for relocation 1 payments or other assistance. When the property you occupy is acquired, you will be ,\'k" ,\ notified in writing. ' • tfs ' •a9wdaad-RDICL1ENTSIPaIm-Deserarecl-Wa+;n}n..-.11.�n.Enrrn.sUtOS LLl4ReuxIonna1-Tenant Mc �� NI1 I!I 77-564 Country Club Drive • Suite 150-140 • Palm Desert,CA 92211 • 800 901-LAND • 760 772-4255 • FAX 760 772-0464 If you have any questions about the project or information contained in the enclosed brochure, please call Overland Resources, Inc. at (760) 772-4255. Sincerely, Kathy Woolley Kathy Woolley Relocation Advisor On Behalf of The City of Palm Desert Original received: (Date) By: By: D.\Overland-PD\CLIENTS.PaIm Desert\Fred Waring Drive\FWD-Formats\ROBGIN-Residential-Tenant.doc ATTACHMENT 3 ‘;!J.': ` ll/ ee 0 V N � • BC � i\NN' ' £ March 1, 2000 ti : «First Name»«Last Name» «Name_2» _, «Address» r ,. '11c<<�z «City», «State» «Zip_Code» \' r . Subject: GENERAL INFORMATION NOTICE rat . • PROJECT NAME: Fred Waring Drive Widening Project --41; - Dear «Greeting»: `if- "- As you are aware, the City of Palm Desert has made an offer to purchase the property y ,, - you own and occupy. The City plans to acquire your property as part of the proposed '` e gi ; widening of Fred Waring Drive and, therefore, The City has established your eligibility ,=-- - :., for RELOCATION ASSISTANCE. As the eligible owner-occupant of the property, you R :.: - are entitled to certain benefits under the State Relocation Assistance Program. These 1 benefits are briefly outlined below and are discussed in further detail in the brochure. i You will be given at least 90 days written notice and at least three referral to . - . comparable replacement housing before you will be required to move from the -Y property. As the owner-occupant of the property on the date of the first offer, you are entitled to: Eit ki ':: .. 1. Relocation Advisory Assistance. Your Relocation Advisor will assist you in -P - - ' finding a replacement residence and in filing claims with the City for payment. Vile > _ 2. Moving Expenses. You may select a moving payment based on: •,,,,,,-,--- A. Moving Allowance Schedule based on the number of rooms at the displaced %{{f dwelling so that you can move your own personal property; or 1 j./=jar Cr/. re.,,,,.y.-..,....: , - B. Moving Service Authorization where the City makes direct payment to an approved ., •' } ;r • professional mover to pack, move and unpack you personal property. __ Your Relocation Advisor will discuss these options with you. 3. Replacement Housing Payment. Having owned and occupied the property for if 180 or more consecutive days immediately preceding the first written purchase offer, �•. you may be eligible for monetary assistance to acquire or rent comparable replacement .f housing. This assistance is composed of the following replacement housing benefits: f; , • k _ `� . t 1 ...s't',%) RO_01_GIN.doc may\ }4- ti. ; C� :,` '``V� . j 77564 Country Club Drive • Suite 150-140 • Palm Desert,CA 92211 • R00 901-LAND • 760 772-4255 • FAX 760 772-0464 taYI�' ti;' y Notice of Relocation Assistance Page 2 A. IF YOU BUY REPLACEMENT HOUSING: • A PRICE DIFFERENTIAL. This is to cover the increased cost you may have to pay when you buy a new home. It is the difference between the cost of a comparable replacement dwelling or, if less, the cost of the replacement dwelling you select, and the price paid for your home. • INCIDENTAL EXPENSES. You will be reimbursed actual and reasonable expenses incurred on closing the purchase of a comparable replacement dwelling. • INCREASED MORTGAGE INTEREST. You may be eligible for the increased interest costs you incur for a conventional mortgage on a replacement property to the extent of the remaining balance and term of the mortgage on the acquired property. 2. IF YOU RENT REPLACEMENT HOUSING: ■ RENTAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENT: If you elect to rent replacement housing, you will be eligible for a rental assistance payment. Your Relocation Advisor will explain this in detail. The City of Palm Desert has selected Overland Resources, Inc. as their Relocation Consultants. The Relocation Assistance Program is very complex. It is important that you be advised regarding matters which relate to your eligibility and the documentation you need to provide. Ms. Kathy Woolley has been assigned to assist you in the relocation process and answer your questions concerning your relocation payments. In order for you to maintain eligibility for relocation payments, please advise and consult with Ms. Woolley before committing to or taking any action to purchase a replacement dwelling or moving your personal property. Please contact Ms. Kathy Woolley at (760) 772-4255 for assistance and further information regarding this project. Sincerely, Original received: Date _ By: By: Kathy Woolley Relocation Advisor RO_01_GIN.doc ATTACHMENT 4 Residential Relocation Assistance Program Handbook City of Palm Desert Relocation Assistance Program Handbook Project Assurances 3 Definition of Terms 4 Governing Regulations 5 Summary of Occupant Benefits 5 1. Relocation Advisory Services 5 2. Moving Cost Assistance 7 3. Rent Differential Payments 7 4. Purchase Differential Payment 9 5. Incidental Expenses Payment 9 6. Interest Differential Payment 9 Last Resort Housing Program 9 Claim Processing and Distribution of Payments - 10 Occupant Notification 10 Project Scheduling -10 The Appeals and Grievance Process 10 Time for Occupying Replacement Dwelling and Filing Claims 10 The Relocation Assistance Program This Relocation Assistance Program handbook (Handbook) summarizes the City's Relocation Assistance Program as it pertains to the occupants of the Project Area. This summary of benefits has been provided for general information purposes only and it is not meant to be interpreted as law. Should any difference or error occur, the law will take precedence. The Relocation Assistance Program as set forth in this section has been adopted as the Policies and Procedures of the City for the implementation of this project. These Policies and Procedures have been developed in order to 1) meet the particular relocation needs of the project occupants, and 2) meet the requirements of State and Federal regulations pertaining to displaced persons. All project occupants will be contacted and Project Assurances interviewed by a Relocation Advisor after the City makes a written offer to acquire the property. The Relocation Advisor will interview the project occupants to determine individual relocation needs for a replacement location and for other services. No one who lawfully occupies the project dwellings will be required to move without at least 90 days written notice and after detailed information on the relocation program, services and payments has been given to the occupant. This Handbook is not a notice to move from the project area. If an occupant of the project area moves out before they receive a Letter of Entitlement from the City, they may lose their eligibility to receive assistance and benefits. Project occupants are encouraged to contact the City's Relocation Consultant, Overland Resources, Inc., and to cooperate with the staff. The Consultantis address and telephone number are listed below: 77-564 Country Club Drive, Suite 150-140 Palm Desert, California 92211 (760) 772-4255 3 Various terms and conditions have been defined in Definition of Terms this section in order to provide the reader with greater understanding of the Relocation Assistance Program available to the project occupants. Comparable Replacement Dwelling. For the purposes of this project, a general definition of a comparable replacement dwelling for project occupants is a dwelling that is: • Decent, Safe and Sanitary as described below; • Functionally equivalent to the displacement dwelling. The term "functionally equivalent" means that it performs the same function, provides the same utility, and is capable of contributing to a comparable style of living; • In an area not subject to unreasonable adverse environmental conditions from either natural or human sources; • Currently available to the project occupants; • Within the financial means of the displaced person, either by their own means or through assistance from the City. Decent, Safe & Sanitary (DS&S). In order to meet Decent, Safe and Sanitary requirements, a replacement site must meet the following criteria: • Be structurally sound, weather-tight and in good repair. • Contain a safe electrical wiring system adequate for lighting and other devises. • Contain a safe heating system capable of sustaining a healthful temperature. • Be adequate in size with respect to the number of rooms and area of living space needed to accommodate the displaced person. • Contain unobstructed egress to safe, open space at ground level. If the - dwelling unit is on the second story or above, with access directly from or through a common corridor, the common corridor must have at least two means of egress. • For a person who is mobility impaired, be free of any barriers that would preclude reasonable ingress, egress, or use of the dwelling by such person. 4 Eligible Occupant. Relocation Assistance Benefits will be available to all tenants who legally occupy the dwelling 90 days prior to the City's First Written Offer to purchase the property from the owner. If the occupant is the homeowner, they must have been in occupancy for 180 days prior to the City's First Written Offer in order to be eligible to receive full Relocation Assistance Benefits. Relocation Assistance shall be provided to all project Governing Regulations occupants in compliance with California Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Chapter 6, the Government Code of the State of California, Section 7260 et seq. and The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended. An explanation and application of these guidelines follow. The City has adopted the following Relocation Summary of Assistance program in order to provide the project Occupant Benefits occupants with the benefits to which they are entitled , under Federal and State Relocation Guidelines. A. Relocation Advisory Assistance. Each eligible project occupant will have access to a Relocation Advisor. The Relocation Advisor shall provide ongoing advisory assistance to the occupant by assisting the occupant in locating and securing a replacement dwelling. In addition, the Relocation Advisor shall ensure that each eligible occupant receives the following: 1. Each eligible occupant will receive Relocation Advisory Assistance and will be eligible to receive Relocation Benefits as soon as a written offer is made to the owner of the property. Each eligible occupant will receive written documentation concerning their rights and Relocation Benefits after a written offer is made to the owner. 2. Each eligible occupant shall be interviewed by their Relocation Advisor. The Relocation Advisor shall request documentation concerning length of occupancy and income. 3. The Relocation Advisor will study the availability of comparable replacement sites in the area. Consideration will be given to the condition of the dwellings and whether or not they compare favorably to the acquired site. A determination will then be made as to the realistic cost for a comparable, decent, safe and sanitary dwelling in the area. Each eligible occupant will then receive a Letter of Entitlement that will explain the specific Relocation Benefits to which they are 5 entitled. 4. The development of this project shall be scheduled so that no person lawfully occupying the acquired site shall be required to move from the dwelling without a 90 days' written notice from the City of the date by which such a move is required. The 90 Day Notice to Vacate will also include a list of referrals to available replacement housing in the area. The Relocation Advisor shall also inform each occupant of the eviction policies that will be pursued in order to carry out the project. 5. Each eligible occupant shall receive current and continuing information on the availability of comparable replacement dwelling in the area. 6. Each eligible occupant shall be provided with a Relocation Advisor who shall act as a liaison to prospective landlords, Realtors and the City. The Relocation Advisor shall provide documentation to prospective landlords, lenders and Realtors concerning Relocation Benefits. In addition, the Relocation Advisor shall help each occupant complete Relocation Claims that will be submitted to the City. Should an occupant have a grievance against the City in regards to Relocation Policies and Procedures, the Relocation Advisor will provide the occupant with information concerning the City's Grievance Procedures. 7. The Relocation Advisor shall inspect each replacement dwelling to ensure that the unit meets Decent, Safe and Sanitary standards. 8. The Relocation Advisor shall provide any services required to insure that the relocation process does not result in different or separate treatment of occupants on account of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status or other arbitrary circumstances. 9. The Relocation Advisor shall provide other advisory assistance to eligible persons in order to minimize their hardships. When needed, such assistance shall include counseling and referrals with regard to housing, financing, employment, training, health and welfare, as well as other assistance. 6 B. Moving Cost Assistance. Each project household will be assisted with the cost to move their personal property from their current home to their replacement site. Occupants have two options to receive payment. 1. Moving Cost Allowance. A household may choose to move their own property to the replacement site. A claim will be submitted by the household and payment will be made to the household based on the following Moving Cost Allowance Schedule. This allowance is in accordance with the schedule maintained by the California Department of Transportation. Moving Cost Allowance Schedule Occupant Owns Furniture Number of Rooms 1 2 3 4 5 6 Payment $500 $650 $800 $950 $1,150 $1,350 Moving costs for families moving from furnished units are based on a different schedule • OR 2. Professional Moving Assistance. The household may choose to have a professional moving company move their personal property from their current dwelling to their replacement site. The City will pay actual moving expenses based on the lower of at least two acceptable moving bids from qualified professional moving carriers to pack, move and unpack all personal property from their home to the replacement site. The City will cover all reasonable costs associated with moving and insuring the occupant's personal property up to 50 miles from their current dwelling. If an occupant chooses this option, a professional moving company may be paid directly by the City to perform the move. Under this option, the City will also pay for the reconnecting of utilities at the replacement site and for the cost to store personal property moved from the site for up to 12 months, if determined to be necessary by the City. C. Rent Differential Payments. A Rent Differential Payment will be available to all eligible tenant occupants. The purpose of a Rent Differential Payment is to allow an occupant to relocate to a comparable replacement dwelling without having to pay an - increase in rent and to make the unit affordable to the tenant. The City will make all Rent Differential Payments either directly to the tenant or to the tenant's new landlord. 7 There are two ways to calculate tenant Rent Differential Payments under the City's Relocation Assistance Program. If the occupant provides adequate documentation, then the City will calculate the Rent Differential Payment using each method. The occupant will be eligible to receive a payment based on whichever method provides the greatest assistance. The maximum Rent Differential Payment is $5,250.00 1) Based on the Difference Between Most Comparable Rent and Current Rent: The City will perform a Study to determine the cost to rent a comparable, decent, safe and sanitary replacement dwelling in the area. The City will then subtract the amount of the household's current rent and utilities from the most comparable rent and estimated utilities. This will equal the amount of the maximum Rent Differential Payment to which the household is entitled each month. This assistance is provided for 42 months. Comparable Rent Plus Estimated Utilities minus:Current Rent and Actual, Average Utility Costs equa/s:Maximum Monthly Rent Differential Payment OR 2) Based on the Difference Between Most Comparable Rent and 30% of Gross Monthly income. The City will perform a Study to determine the cost to rent a comparable, decent, safe and sanitary replacement dwelling in the area. The City will require the household to provide documentation of all household income. The City will then subtract 30% of the household's Gross Monthly Income from the most comparable rent and estimated utilities. This equals the amount of the maximum Rent Differential Payment to which the household is entitled each month. This assistance is provided for 42 months. Comparable Rent Plus Estimated Utilities minus:30% of the Household's Gross Monthly Income equa/s:Maximum Monthly Rent Differential Payment Each eligible tenant household will receive a Letter of Entitlement that describes all Relocation Benefits and the maximum Rent Differential Payment to which the household is entitled. The Letter will also explain the "Spend to Get" requirement. The Spend to Get requirement means that the occupant must use the funds to rent a- comparable replacement dwelling in order to receive a Rent Differential Payment each month. If an occupant so chooses, they may use their Rent Differential Payment to purchase a replacement dwelling. If the occupant chooses this option, they must use the funds as a down payment and towards non-recurring closing costs. 8 D. Purchase Differential Payment. The owner occupant of a dwelling to be acquired may be entitled to receive a Purchase Differential Payment if they have owned and occupied the dwelling for not less than 180 days prior to the first written offer from the City. The Purchase Differential Payment is the difference between the cost of a comparable replacement dwelling and the acquisition price paid by the City. The maximum Purchase Differential Payment is $22,500.00 The City will perform a housing Study to determine the cost to purchase a comparable replacement home in the area. The City will then calculate the difference between the cost to purchase a replacement home and the price paid by the City for the current dwelling. E. Incidental Expenses Payment. The owner occupant of a dwelling may also be entitled to receive an Incidental Expenses Payment based on the Closing Costs to purchase a comparable replacement dwelling. The incidental expenses to be paid are those necessary and reasonable costs actually incurred by the owner as a result of the purchase of a replacement dwelling, and customarily paid by the buyer. If necessary, the Incidental Expenses Payment will be prorated to reflect the purchase of a comparable replacement dwelling as determined by the City. F. Interest Differential Payment. The owner occupant of a dwelling may also be entitled to receive an Interest Differential Payment based on the cost to secure a loan to purchase a comparable replacement dwelling. This payment is provided to ensure that the displacee is able to secure a comparable replacement property without incurring additional loan costs. Last Resort Housing of Last Resort is a program which allows for Housing Program the implementation of certain regulations if the Purchase Differential Payment or the Rent Differential Payment exceeds the standard limits as set by State and Federal Regulations. These regulations stipulate that any tenant occupant who is eligible to receive a Rent Differential Payment in excess of $5,250 and any owner occupant who receives a purchase Differential payment in excess of $22,500 is to be considered for housing of Last Resort. If project occupants fall into this category, it will be necessary for the City to provide Last Resort housing for the occupants. All payments are based on the most comparable replacement property as approved in the City's Comparable housing Study. As with all other Replacement - Housing Payments, occupants must meet Spend to Get requirements in order to claim Last Resort Housing Payments. 9 Claim Processing and All claims are to be filed through the household's Relocation Advisor. The Advisor wil l assist the Distribution of Payments occupants in completing their claim forms, will notify each household of the documentation needed in order to file the claim and will inspect all replacement properties as needed. Each claim will be submitted along with documentation to the City for review and processing. Checks will be available for approved claims within 30 days of the date all documentation is submitted to the Relocation Advisor. Occupant The Relocation Advisor will personally notify each household in writing of their eligibility to receive Notification Relocation Assistance and will schedule an appointment for an interview once an offer has been made to purchase the property. The Advisor will also deliver the household's Letter of Entitlement and all subsequent notices to vacate as necessary. All projects shall be scheduled so that no person Project Scheduling lawfully occupying the project site will be required to Move from their home without first receiving a Letter of Entitlement and 90 days written notice from the City of the date by which such a move is required. The City will deliver a Letter of Entitlement to each occupant so that the occupant will be fully informed of available assistance. The Appeals and In the event an occupant believes they have been denied an eligible benefit, or dispute the amount of Grievance Process any payment, or have been discriminated against in any manner, the occupant will be afforded an opportunity to file an appeal or grievance with the City's Relocation Appeals Board, or its designee, who will consider the claim and documentation and will prepare a written response of approval or denial of the claim. The Relocation Advisor will explain the City's grievance procedure in greater detail as necessary. The replacement dwelling must be occupied within Time for Occupying 12 months after the date of displacement. Replacement Dwelling and Filing Claims All claims must be filed within 18 months after the date of displacement 10 APPENDIX E NOISE Appendix E: Noise Analysis FRED WARNING DRIVE WIDENING PROJECT—OPERATIONAL NOISE ANALYSIS This technical memo presents the results of the preliminary operational noise analysis performed for the Fred Waring Drive Widening Project. In summary, project related noise increases could significantly affect noise-sensitive receptors located to the north of the proposed project alignment. The incorporation of sound walls would reduce potential noise increases to a less than significant level. The proposed project would not substantially increase noise levels at those locations south of Fred Waring Drive. Fundamentals of Sound Sound is mechanical energy transmitted by pressure waves in a compressible medium such as air. Noise is generally defined as unwanted or excessive sound. Sound can vary in intensity by over one million times within the range of human hearing. Therefore, a logarithmic scale has been established to quantify sound intensity. To better approximate the range of sensitivity of the human ear to sounds of various frequencies, an A-weighted decibel scale was developed, which de-emphasizes low frequencies. Decibel levels within the A-weighted scale are represented as dBA. On this scale, the human range of hearing extends from approximately 3 dBA to around 140 dBA. A 10-dBA increase is judged by most people as a doubling of the sound level, with the smallest recognizable change being about 2 to 3 dBA. Leq is the descriptor of cumulative noise exposure over a given period of time. This value accounts for the moment to moment fluctuations in A-weighted sound levels associated with all sound sources during the period of measurement. The maximum hourly Leq( Leq[h]) is used as a measure to predict potential traffic-related noise impacts. All references to Future No Project and Future Project noise exposure levels are in Leq(h). Measurements of Existing Noise Levels A total of four field measurements of existing noise levels were taken at sensitive receptors (residential land uses) along Fred Waring Drive on July 19, 2000, by Myra L. Frank & Associates, Inc. Traffic counts along Fred Warning Drive were taken simultaneously with the noise measurements. Measurement sites were selected as representative of the existing noise conditions along the project alignment. These measurements were used to calibrate the predicted Future No Project, which represents the existing conditions, and Future Project noise conditions, as discussed below. Noise Level Modeling and Prediction Methodology Sound 32, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) version of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)Noise Prediction Model (STAMINA 2.0/OPTIMA,March 1983), was used to predict both Existing and Future Project) noise levels in the immediate project vicinity. page 1 Appendix E: Noise Analysis In order to obtain more accurate predictions of Future No Project and Future Project noise levels, the noise model must be "calibrated" as noise levels experienced at a particular location vary depending upon several factors that may not be completely represented in the model. The model calibration included comparing field measurements to noise levels predicted by Sound 32 at the same locations under identical conditions. The difference between the measured and predicted existing noise levels was used to adjust both the Future No Project and Future Project noise levels. Future No Project and Future Project conditions were modeled using a Level of Service C (LOS C) traffic volume of 720 vehicles per lane per hour. This represents the potential worst-case noise condition as it generally includes the maximum number of cars at free-flow conditions. Total traffic volumes were broken down into automobiles (97.5 percent), medium trucks (1.5 percent), and heavy trucks (1 percent). This division of vehicles was based upon conditions observed during the field measurements. The Future No Project conditions, which would not change lane configurations or traffic volumes in comparison to existing conditions, generally included two lanes in either direction with a center turn lane. The Future Project conditions generally included three lanes in each direction. Under both scenarios, the currently posted speed limit of 40 mph was assumed. A total of 18 receivers were also modeled, with nine located on each side of Fred Waring Drive. Those located on the north of Fred Waring include the second row of existing residential land uses as the first row would be acquired and demolished as part of the proposed project. Results of the Noise Prediction Model/Potential Impacts The results of the noise prediction model for both the Future No Project and Future Project noise levels is presented in the following table. In addition to the calibration factor, an additional 3 dBA was added to the "Project Related Noise Increase" to several of the receivers (# 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) on the north side of Fred Waring Drive. This increase represents the typical noise attenuation provided by the first row of receivers (i.e., residences) that would be removed as part of the proposed project (Caltrans, 1998). The City of Palm Desert has established interior noise limits for specific types of land uses. During daytime hours, the applicable interior noise limit for residences is 55 dBA. As defined by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) (Highway Traffic Noise Analysis and Abatement Policy and Guidance, 1995), the typical exterior noise limit for residential land uses is 67 dBA. In general,both the Future No Project and Future Project noise levels exceed this exterior criterion. Therefore, a more appropriate measure of significance is based upon project related noise increases. According to the FHWA, an increase of 3 dBA is considered barely perceptible. Therefore, for the purposes of this project, an increase of more than 3 dBA represents a potentially significant noise impact, regardless of the ambient conditions. In general, along the north side of Fred Waring Drive, Future Project noise levels would increase by between 3 and 6 dBA over the Future No Project conditions. At those receivers located south of Fred Waring Drive,project related noise increases range from zero to 2 dBA. Therefore, based upon the predicted noise levels, the proposed project would result in potentially significant noise impacts at those sensitive receptors located immediately north of Fred Waring Drive (either page 2 Appendix E: Noise Analysis those residences currently located adjacent to the roadway or noise-sensitive receptors that would be closest to Fred Waring Drive subsequent to the demolition of residences along the north side of the roadway). Noise predictions and the resulting project-related noise increases are presented in Table 1 below. A summary of receiver locations is provided at the end of this report. TABLE 1: PREDICTED FUTURE NO PROJECT AND FUTURE PROJECT NOISE LEVELS Future No k Futures ProjecttRelat '`1 Future`Noise Nois ,.Rec�nc#i n' . ;ProjectNaise Project Noise Nois increases`. , Leve. w th8 *Asp afed tl Leve Levels �: e Noise all r (dBA)`3 =_ .. .(dBA) , ;.,,(dBA)F Il . _� _ (dBA} i �, t dB r.... '-. Fred Waring Drive—North Side 1 69 71 2 NA NA 2 67 69 5 64 5 3 67 69 5 62 6 4 67 70 6 56 13 5 67 70 6 60 9 6 67 70 6 55 14 7 70 74 4 NA NA 8 71 74 3 61 12 9 71 73 2 58 15 Fred Waring Drive—South Side 1 71 72 1 NA NA 2 72 74 2 NA NA 3 72 73 1 NA NA 4 73 73 0 NA NA 5 73 73 0 NA NA 6 73 73 0 NA NA 7 72 73 1 NA NA 8 71 73 2 NA NA 9 70 73 3 NA NA 1 Includes a 0.5 dBA calibration based upon field measurements 2 Receivers 1-9 include a 3 dBA increase associated with the loss of the first row of receivers along the north side of Fred Waring. 3 Maximum hourly Leg Sources: Myra L. Frank&Associates,Inc.,2000. Abatement/Mitigation Measures In order to mitigate potential project-related noise impacts, the effectiveness of noise walls along the southern property boundary of those sensitive receptors located to the north of Fred Waring Drive was analyzed. In general, as identified in the preceding table, an 8-foot high sound wall would generally provide a substantial reduction in potential noise levels. The resulting levels page 3 Appendix E: Noise Analysis would be below the Future No Project noise levels. As a result, the proposed project would not result in a substantial increase in local noise levels. A lower soundwall (6 feet) may provide adequate attenuation. Additional studies should be performed during final engineering in order to identify the most effect noise mitigation. Receivers Following is a summary of receiver locations used to identify impacts and mitigation for this report. 1. Southern property limit along the first row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 40 feet west of San Pasqual. 2. Southern property limit along the second row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 320 feet east of San Pasqual. 3. Southern property limit along the second row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 520 feet west of Portola Avenue. 4. Southern property limit along the second row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 220 feet east of Portola Avenue. 5. Southern property limit along the second row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 120 feet east of Primrose Avenue. 6. Southern property limit along the second row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 500 feet west of Florine Avenue. 7. Southern property limit along the first row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 160 feet west of Florine Avenue. 8. Southern property limit along the first row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 160 feet east of Deep Canyon. 9. Southern property limit along the first row of receivers on the north side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 620 feet east of Deep Canyon. 10. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 40 feet east of San Pasqual. 11. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 520 feet east of San Pasqual. 12. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 440 feet west of Portola Avenue. 13. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 200 feet east of Portola Avenue. 14. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 140 feet east of Primrose Drive. 15. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 480 feet west of Florine Avenue. 16. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 520 feet west of Deep Canyon. 17. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 140 feet east of Deep Canyon. 18. Northern property limit along the first row of receivers on the south side of Fred Waring Drive approximately 120 feet east of Hidden Palms Drive. page 4 APPENDIX F TRANSPORTATION& TRAFFIC CITY OF PALM DESERT INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Richard J. Folkers. ACM/Director of Public Works FROM: Mark Greenwood, Transportation Engineer SUBJECT: FRED WARING DRIVE NEEDS ANALYSIS DATE: October 4, 1999 The purpose of this report is to identify appropriate improvements to maintain an adequate level of service (LOS) on Fred Waring Drive. Fred Waring Drive is included in the City of Palm Desert Circulation Element as an Arterial Street, with six travel lanes plus parking lanes and a raised median island. over a paved width of 110' on 134' to 154' of right of wa, (attachment 1 Fred Waring Drive is currently a four-lane facility with various portions having raised median islands, two way left turn lane or painted islands. ( /-'T I t- n�1l�El Circulation Element Poiicy 2.1, states that LOS "C" is the performance objective on the circulation system. For roadways with LOS worse than "C", the objective is to maintain or improve the level of service (attachment 1 B). Table 2 "ADT Capacities" of the Circulation Element indicates that the volume of traffic that can be accommodated on a four-lane arterial at LOS "C" is 26,000 vehicles per day (attachment 1C). A summary of traffic volumes on Fred Waring Drive is included below. LOCATION DATE VOLUME DATE VOLUME PERCHANGE YEAR East of Highway 111 5/1998 15,400 5/1999 17,100 111.01)/0 ° East of Portola Avenue 3/1994 29,300 3/1997 26,900 -2.7 /O West of Cook Street 3/1995 26,500 3/1997 28,900 4.5°/° West of Cook Street 13/1997 28,900 3/1998 30,350 I 5.01)/0 West of Portola Street 3/1997 29,700 3/1998 30,350 2.2% East of Cook Street 3/1995 24,800 3/1999 30,600 5.9°/0 AVERAGE 25,767 27,367 3.1 Page 1 of 5 Only counts taken in the same month at each location were used for comparison, to eliminate variation due to seasonal fluctuations in traffic volume. As the traffic counts indicate, volumes over 26,000 vehicles per day (the limit of LOS "C" on a four-lane street) have been measured on Fred Waring Drive since at least 1994, and traffic volumes are increasing at approximately 3% per year. Fred Waring Drive is included in the Coachella Association of Governments (CVAG) model of projected traffic volumes (CVATS). The CVATS model projects traffic volumes ranging from 20,000 to 45,000 vehiclesper dayon various segments of Fred WaringDrive by 2010. This g � model is currently in the process of being updated to project to 2020 however, data is not currently available for our use. Fred Waring Drive is included in the City of Indian Wells Circulation Element as a "Major ArterialTM, which they describe as a major traffic carrier with six lanes and a painted or raised median. Indian Wells projects traffic volumes on Fred Waring Drive at 32,000 to 46,000 vehicles per day in the post-2015 time period. The Indian Wells Circulation Element indicates that LOS "D" is the performance goal at intersections and identifies Fred Waring Drive and Cook Street as requiring capacity enhancement to meet this goal (attachment 2). The County of Riverside General Plan Circulation Study Area 8 map identifies Fred Waring Drive as a Specific Plan Road of undetermined width and number of lanes. Since the Circulation Elements of both Palm Desert and Indian Wells identify Fred Waring Drive as a 6-lane divided roadway, this will be the basic improvement to be evaluated. Specific segments of Fred Waring Drive are discussed below. HIGHWAY 111 TO SAN PASCUAL AVENUE This segment of Fred Waring Drive currently has four lanes plus a raised median island except for the Palm Valley Channel bridge which has a four-lane undivided section. Widening of this bridge is scheduled in he City Capital Improvement Program for 1999-QDQ--Existing traffic volumes on this segment range from 18,000 to over 30,000 vehicles per day. The CVATS model projects traffic volumes from 20,000 to 37,000 vehicles per day on this segment of Fred Waring Drive by 2010. The 1998 Traffic Impact Study for the proposed expansion of the Palm Desert Town Center, prepared by Arthur L. Kassan, P.E., included this segment of Fred 1,\'aring Drive. Some of the findings of that study are summarized below. It should be noted that data for this study was collected in May, which does not necessarily represent peak season conditions. Page 2 of 3 PALM DESERT TOWN CENTER TRAFFIC STUDY VOLUMES —I - L= Q / Fred Waring Drive and Highway 111 C C Fred Waring Drive and Town Center Way C D Fred Waring Drive and Monterey Avenue D D Fred Waring Drive and San Pablo Avenue C D The study also projected LOS SE" on this segment of Fred Waring Drive by 2010, unless improvements are made (attachment 3). Improvement of this segment of Fred Waring Drive to six lanes is scheduled in the City Capital Improvement Program for 2000-2001 and should proceed as scheduled. SAN PASCUAL AVENUE TO COOK STREET This segment of Fred Waring Drive currently has four lanes plus a two-way left turn lane, except for a portion near San Pascual Avenue which has a raised median island. The City of Indian Wells has jurisdiction on the south half of Fred Waring Drive between Phyllis Jackson Lane and Cook Street. Traffic volumes have been measured at 27,000 to 29,000 since at least 1994, resulting in operation at the limit of LOS "D". The intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Portola Avenue currently operates at LOS "D" or worse with a volume/capacity ratio of 0.92. Traffic conditions at this intersection are currently nearing a critical state of over-saturation which will result in more traffic approaching the intersection from all directions than can be handled by the available lanes. Any improvements to signal timing at an intersection in this condition merely balances the length of traffic queues on the various approaches to the intersection. If a 3% growth rate is sustained from the 1997 volume level, over-saturated conditions should be expected at Fred Waring Drive and Portola Avenue by 2000. The CVATS model projects 31,000 to 38,000 vehicles per day on this segment of Fred Waring Drive by the year 2010. The Palm Desert Town Center Traffic Impact Study projects approximately 35,000 vehicles per day and LOS "D" by 2010. These forecasts indicate that an approximate 25% increase in traffic is anticipated on Fred Waring Drive over the next 10 years. Utilizing the Highway Capacity Software (HCS) to evaluate traffic conditions in this area, it has been verified that the current level of service from Portola Avenue to Cook Street is LOS "D" with an average speed of 19.2 MPH. The HCS indicates that widening to 6-lanes, with current traffic levels, would improve conditions to LOS "C" however, increases in traffic will cause operation to return to LOS "D" by 2010 (attachment 5). This condition is caused by high traffic volumes and closely and irregularly spaced signalized intersections and can be addressed by further capacity enhancements at critical intersections (Portola Avenue, Cook Street) or by reevaluating performance goals. Improvement of this segment of Fred Waring Drive to six lanes is scheduled in the City Capital Improvement Program for 2000-2001 and should proceed as scheduled. age 3 of 5 COOK STREET TO CALIFORNIA AVENUE This segment of Fred Waring Drive currently has four lanes plus a two-way left turn lane or striped island. From Cook Street to % mile east, jurisdiction is shared with Indian Wells on the south half and Palm Desert on the north half. The remainder of this segment is entirely in Indian Wells. Traffic volumes on this segment increased from 24,800 in 1995 to 30,600 in 1999, an average increase of 5.9% per year. The Circulation Element indicates that these volumes would result in LOS "D" at this time and LOS "E" in 2000, if growth continues at the same rate. Conditions may be somewhat better than the Circulation Element indicates due to this segment having only two traffic signals (Cook Street, Eldorado Drive) however, it is clear that 6 lanes will be necessary on this segment to meet the goals of both Palm Desert and Indian Wells. The cities of Paim Desert and Indian Wells should cooperate to improve this segment of Fred Waring Drive to six lanes in a timely manner, to meet the goals of both jurisdictions. CALIFORNIA AVENUE TO WASHINGTON STREET This segment of Fred Waring Drive currently has four lanes plus a two-way left turn lane, striped median island, or double yellow centerline. The north 112 of this segment is in Palm Desert, the south % between California Avenue and Elkhorn Trail is in Indian Wells with the remainder of the south 112 under County or Riverside jurisdiction. The portion between Warner Trail and Washington Street is currently under construction to provide five through lanes, with provision for a sixth through lane in the future. Traffic volumes were measured at 24,000 to 25,000 in 1998, resulting in operation at the limit or LOS "C". A 3% growth rate would result in LOS "D" in 2000 and LOS "E" by 2003. Conditions may be somewhat better than the Circulation Element indicates due to this segment having only two traffic signals (Warner Trail, Washington Street) however, it is clear that 6 lanes will be necessary on this segment to meet the goals or both Palm Desert and Indian Wells. The cities of Palm Desert and Indian Wells and the County of Riverside should cooperate to improve this segment of Fred Waring Drive to six lanes in a timely manner, to meet the goals of all jurisdictions. Page 4 or 5 L RECOMMENDATIONS Fred Waring Drive should be improved to accommodate six travel lanes to conform to the Circulation Element designation as a six-lane arterial, adhere to Circulation Element Policy 2.1 which states that LOS "C" is the performance objective on the circulation system and to provide an adequate transportation system. Projects currently in the five-year Capital Improvement Program should proceed as scheduled. Improvement to six lanes on the remainder of Fred Waring Drive should be completed in a timely manner and in coordination with neighboring jurisdictions. MARK GREENWOOD, P.E. CC: Ramon A.Diaz,City Manager Carlos Ortega,RDA Director Joseph S.Gaugush, Engineering Manager Laud Avlaian,RDA Project Administrator Phil Drell, Director of Community Development File twneea;anal.wpd • Page 5 of 5 EXCERPT FROM CITY OF PALM DESERT CIRCULATION ELEMENT B. LEVEL OF SERVICE Goal 2: Provide a circulation system which supports existing, approved and planned land uses throughout the c::y while maintaining a .:esired level of service on all streets and at all intersections. Policy 2.1: Level of service "C" shall be the system performance objective for traffic vc:umes on :he circulation system. For roadways and interchanges already operating at less than level of service "C", the system :erformance objective shall be to maintain or improve the current levei of service. Policy 2.2: Project phasing sh7.1.11 be coordinated with the construction of cn-site and off-site circulation improvements 'c ma:nra:n the performance stancar cs objectives specified in Policy 2.1 and to ensure :hat improvements i.:re in place when needed. ATTACHMENT 1 E EXCERPT FROM CITY OF PALM DESERT CIRCULATION ELEMENT 8. LEVEL OF SERVICE A roadway's ability to handle existing and future projec ad traffic loads can be descr:bed in Terms of level of service, or LOS. T-3 LOS is a measure of traffic operating conditions as ou,!:,ned .1 Table 1, and is based on prevailing traffic volumes in relation to roadway capacity. T173 :::lowing table lists representative ACT capacities fo r or the various types of arterial roadways considered in the Circulation Element. Table 2 ADT CAPACITIES �JEL OF SERVICE' I CLASSIFICATION 1 ROADWAY WIDTH I RIGHT-OF-WAY I C 0 E Six-Lane Artenai I 90'-104' I 110.-120' I 42.000 48.000 =2.000 1 Four-Lane Arsenal I 60'-80' I 80'-100' I 26.000 29.000 :2.:00 Two-Lane Local Collector I 30'-54' I 50'-70' 1 10.000 12.000 14.000 'Capacities listed represent threshold capacities for entry into the next lower level of service. These capacities represent the general level of daily traffic each roadway type can carry and should be used as general design guidelines only. One of the policies included in this Element states that the city will attempt to achieve and maintain level of service "C" as .3 .:.stem performance standard for afic volumes on the roadway system and as a basic design gu,ae!ine for roadways in the city. ATTACHMENT1 C I WELLS IN � IAN WE GENERAL PLAN 10 O • .;. l� �rr- I ,n i L �c'� � mull: Ica^ ^. 4111 _ :NC:AN ,VEi�c CiTY 80UNDARY I 26.4 5C 8 41.8 = VE=ACE DAILY TRAF=iC C100.0 =. D (13 137.0 I ri (NJ Q 53.7 i re_.60( <V.rw ct, 7ET11 AA' 18.3 30.3 9.7 iC...ti. hUl f O CVw ,_,c 54.4 ` co i Qi - e71_.4ry r+LT -. 30.0 36.i 31. 32.9 44.9 Ic, m er o °f en v < S ni - cn ri r. sin ov�rr i� • S ^d F 9.9 �Q .y7f1{ i 6cn I 18.3 i16.9 2.7.7 17.6 e I vi u.o+csu ru i c r \ v.,2.I P 4 Q N I r'I K IJ) flirt, ...awe ce -.�.J , _ L�w�� 32.3 46.3 39.7 _ 41_8 ra � 37.7 n. ri ao ..t Pn 45.2 I i'‘ /-� „.cs .6 n. ..� 57.11 57.6 57.0 """� _ 17.6 1.9` 14.9 �O3 �� co L� 59- '�a 3.2 riI. f r- Y I O 6 I - / .. Note: rm Roadways south of Highway I I I are not figured in the traffic model. © •Volumes on Eldorado Drive assume Private Collector roadway is implemented. ".1.s. General Plan policies provide for this roadway to be developed as a Secondary I. Arterial if a project specific traffic analysis determines the need. Source: Robert Kahn.John Kiln.1996 FIGu RKJK IIC FCS T 2013 AVERAGE DAILY i RAF IC (ADT) VOLUMES 1 t. I' � N � � AN WELLS GENERAL PLAN ; .. _ , I I yc� C:Jw yCADR p 1 1 1 Ct il 07 of !_ __^HOVIEYIN c gL. : 31 a1Ne sr Iz asi 1eee1 sit IIIIIMMINI IIIIIIMI i Ii Pdicy IIC1.5 provides the C:.y wyth the Ellin :o upgrade tnis road n way to a secondary arterial ® If the oroiect sceptic traffic anaiysls lcen :ies c-•s need. 1 / 2 MILE Y Il FRED WARING C7NF l&A' 1214121: a ' 1 * e n it ? , MILES AvF _ f•••• •: _ _. 0 � RAtF Hl�t+war t I t _ d Cr ' ' ‘; '..1111 icEit4....: ... :::'''' I 1 i I - - - •• �r w/w/ I CIS DR j ....\*%%1 ‘" 7 ,„„„.. o t IN i i"."C.. 3 G'C` i --\_\ s. .... .4, 1 V y LEGEND 3 T ® Ma)or Arterial(6 lanes) IIIID All Alb Specfic Plan(4.6 lanes) — Primary Arterial(4 lanes) — Secondary Arterial(4 lanes) ——••m Collector(2.4 lanes) Pr id Ccllectcr Source:Robert Kahn.John Kain, 1996 CIRCULATION PLAN 1 t. WELLS GENE l iNDIAN PLAN 10 . , i 1 N . , 7 :.7',ID . 1 GERALD roRo OR in IT—•— _ INDIAN WELLS CITY EOUNOARY 0 = INTERSECTION REOUlRINC CAPAC;TY ENHANCCAENT ,1tM •K i rR,ur �.rna .e N r .,Q • r ��•vrT•n��v r• g S = II .1, •.eNIC tr Es a -----, .ern .K s i I ' u.c„csu rur.s oR ► "s s. I / b....L. 7......--•-. I , ,.... ,,, ' � r.cs •K rt F.scv ' G -Tf �\ K �, iNRrt 0li MU LPL vroouas ` . 0. S.v�CFl�iR OR ti.iriCU aR- I r'r'n. aatbviT curs DR. j -' n i I ®l N.1.S. Source: Robert Kahn.John Kain.1996 F1GUFt 3 RKJK [i C-i c INTERSECTICNS REQUIRING CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY EXPArISION OF PALM DESE T TOWN CENTS. HIGHWAY 111 AND :/I CNTEREY AVENUE PALM DESE.7" CALIFORNIA Prepared For Hahn/Palm Desert, Inc. Prepared By Arthur L. K issan, P.E. Consulting T i affic Engineer 1Tr - 1l lr`.IT • TABLE 4A CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS WEEKDAY AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR EXISTING CONDITIONS FUTURE CONDITIONS - 2002 INTERSECTION << S -- 1998 WITH RELATED PROJECTS PROJECT IMpACT W!T0UT SHOEEING Wtn1 SHOPPING CENTE EXPANSION CENTER EXPANSION I Iighway 111/Monterey AVenue/Highway 74 Delay (seconds per vehicle) 24.8 Level of Service 25 1 25.7 C D ({mot Highway 111/Plaza Way/center driveway D sigr,iiicant Delay (seconds per vehicle) 21.3 23.1 2 Level of Service c C C I {..1 Highway 111/Town Center Way/El Paseo C sign+li. and Delay (seconds per vehicle) 22.4 Level of Service 2� 4 25.7 C D D Not I lighway 111/Fred Waring Drive significant Delay(seconds per vehicle) 21.0 Level of Service 23.0 23 6 C C C Not Monterey Avenue/Hahn Way/San Gorgonio Way significant Delay (seconds per vehicle) 21.0 22.8 Level of Service C 23 8 Significant C C Monterey Avenue/Fred Waring Drive Delay (seconds per vehicle) 27.7 33.4 Level of Service D 35.o Nol D D significant TABLE 4A (CONT.) • • CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS WEEKDAY AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR EXISTING INTERSECTION CONDITIONS FUTURE CONDITIONS - 2002 1998 WITH RELATED PROJECTS PROJECT li.if'ACl WITHOUT SHOPPING WITH SHOPPING CENTER EXPANSION CENTER EXPA Monterey Avenue/Park View Drive/ SIO"'N College driveway Delay(seconds per vehicle) 18.6 Level of Service C 21.1 21.9 Moi,le, , Avenue/Avenida Las Palmas/Gran Via C Not C significant. Delay (seconds per vehicL) 17.0 21 2 22 3 Level of Service C Monterey Avenue/Clancy Lane/Avenida del Sol C Not C significant Delay (seconds per vehicle) 18.3 Level of Service C 22.1 23.0 Monterey Avenue/Country Club Drive C C significant Nol Delay (seconds per vehicle) 36.4 25.2 25 4 Level of Service D Fred Waring Drive/Town Center Way/driveway D D significant Not Delay (secoiids per vehicle) 24.4 Level of Service C 26.3 26 1 D D D Nol significant D C) S K m z —t (A) C) TABLE 4A (CONT.) CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS WEEKDAY AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR EXISTING INTERSECTIONCONDITIONS FUTURE CONDITIONS — 2002 998 WI ThI_RELATED EROJEC IS PROJECT IIyPACT WT U SHOPPIhIG WITH SLi_ JNG CENTER_EXPA SIOr 1 CENTER EX AI`ISION Fred Waring Drive/San Pablo Avenue Delay (second per vehicle) 24.3 Level of Service C 30.1 31.6 Fred Wanng Drive/Portola Street D D Not • significant Delay (secon:Is per vehicle) 26.8 Level of Service D33.5D 3D i itl � u v ,ing rJrrve/Uet Canyon, s..,ad vehicle) D D Not u Delay (secondsJ Jr��f'��i1 per 22.8 .2J8 Level of Service C 30.7 Not D D Highway 74/EI Paseo significant Delay (seconds per vehicle) 23.1 Level of Service 25.4 25.4 D Not C D El Paseo/Plaza Way D significant Delay (seconds per vehicle) 7.4 Level of Service B 12.0 1 B Not B . significant , TABLE 48 CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR EXISTING INTERSECTION CONDITIONS FUTURE CONDITIONS - 2002 1998 WITI1_11ELA - D PROJECT EP�?UIECj S IMPACT %/WIT LOUT SSfH10PFING WITH SHOPPING CENTE EXPA ISIOI'I CENTER EXPANSION t iighway 111/Monterey Avenue/Highway 74 Delay (seconds per vehicle) 28.8 Level of Service 30.3 33.7 D Not D I lighway 111/Plaza Way/center driveway D significant Delay (seconds per vehicle) 23.8 Level of Service C 4 43.3 E i iigiiway 1 11/Town Center Way/El Paseo E E E Not significanl Delay (seconds per vehicle) 24 4 Level of Service C 41.2 45 q E Significant E Highway 111/Fred Waring Drive E Delay (seconds per vehicle) 25.3 Level of Service D 34.6 38.3 D D Not D Significant 1 TABLE 4B (CONT.) CURRENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON PEAK HOUR EXISTING INTERSECTION CONDITIONS FUTURE CONDITIONS - 2002 1998 WITH RELATED PROJECTS PROJECT ----- IMPACT WITHOUT SHOPPING WITH SHOPPING CENTER EXPANSIOU 1 CENTER EXPANSIOI I Monterey Avenue/Hahn Way/San Gorgonio Way Delay (seconds per vehicle) 22.4 26.6 Level of Service 34.8 Signifi�a C D rit Monterey Avenue/Fred Waring Drive Delay (seconds per vehicle) 27.1 Level of Service 34.9 37.3 Fred Waring Drive/Town Center Way/driveway D signilicant N(,t D Delay(seconds per vehicle) 28.6 Level of Service D 37.9 39 � Highway 74/El Paseo significant Not D Delay (seconds per vehicle) 23.7 Level of Service C 25.4 25.7 Not p � Significant D 0 2 IZ11 --t OD r7 270 00 COUNTRY CLUB ii 000 22.300 DRIVE do[omb I ob C8/ n ob I o� D: Y O > O 600 FRED WARINC DRIVE too 500 500 300 200 21.100 2J.600 r3.700 33.200 32.400 34.T0J ab • :$0 PALM DESERT TOWN CENTER o - - ,.. BC I.000 HIGHWAY III 38.670 36.300 ois - o - < 1N NUMBER Or TRIPS n I 24 HOURS TOTAL. BOTH DIRECTIONS Town Center 000 Exportsion Traffic 0.000 Tote Traffic FT CURE 11 ESTIMATED 24—HOUR TRAFFIC WEEKDAYS — 2010 1 WTTH TOWN CENTER EXPANSION ATTACHMENT 3G , f TABLE 5 IMPACTS OF FUTURE TRAFFIC ON ARTERIAL STREET SECTIONS WEEKDAYS — 2010 STREET OR WITHOUT SHOPPING WITH SHOPPING PROJECT HIGHWAY SECTION CENTER EXPANSION CENTE EXPANSION IMPACT Delay Arterial Delay (Seconds Level of (Seconds Arterial a Level of peLehLle_) Sef_vjca peLVehicie) Se!vice Highway 111 Fred Waring Drive to Bob Hope Drive 439.5 F 498.4 F I lighway 1 11 Fred Waring Drive to Monterey Ave. 130.9 Not significant E 133.8 E Not significant Highway 111 Monterey Avenue to San Pablo Ave. 10.6 B 10.7 B Not significant Highway 74 Highway 111 to South of El Paseo 39.2 0 41.1 D Monterey Avenue Highway 111 to Fred Waring Drive 58.8 Not significant E 58.8 E Not significant Monterey Avenue Fred Waring Dr. to Country Club Dr. 98.1 C 99.3 C Not significant Fred Waring Drive Highway 111 to Monterey Avenue 98.1 E 98.4 E Not significant Fred Waring Drive Monterey Ave. to Deep Canyon Road 51.9 0 52.2 D Not significant } i , ( FRED WARING DRIVE & PORTOLA AVENUE September 16, 7QC Volume Worksheet a © c o E © © aoa ESL EET EBR l.77L 3T WEIR NBL NBT NBR ::BL SET SEF Volume (vph) 240 874 113 161 1.88 68 98 448 130 66 426 29: Peak Hour Factor 0.:25 0.95 0.95 0.95 0..C5 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.535 0.95 0.C 5 C. Adj. Flow (vph) 253 920 • 119 169 829 72 103 472 137 69 448 306 Lane Util. Factor 1.00 1.05 1.00 1.00 1.05 1.05 1.00 1.05 1.00 1.00 1.05 1.:C Lane Group Flow(vph) 2`:3 966 119 169 946 0 103 496 137 69 470 306 Lane and Saturated Flow Worksheet a © 2 © e © aaa moo EEL EET EBR WBL WRT WSR NBL NBT NBR SBL SST SBR Lanes 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 2 1 Ideal Flow(vphpl) 1800 1800 1800 1800 1''00 1800 1800 1800 18L0 1800 1800 18C0 Shared Lane? No No No '1'es No No No No Lane Width (ft) 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Grade (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 09%0 Heavy Vehicles (%) 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% Bus Stops (#/hr) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parting (#/hr) Frt Protected 0.850 0.988 0.850 0.850 Fit Protected 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.950 Satd. Flow (prot) 1621 3412 1450 1621 3367 1621 3412 1450 1621 3412 1450 Frt Perm. 0.840 0.987 0.840 0.840 Fit Perm. 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.950 Satd. Flow(perm) 1621 3412 1433 1621 3367 1621 3412 1433 1621 3412 1433 Area Type: Other Synchro 3 Report existing 1999-optimized Page 1 ,TAr`UA AC\IT FRED WARING DRIVE & PORTOLA AVE:.!L: Sceit :nber 16`gc, Caoacity and Level of Service Analysis Summary L © E Z E © 0 © © a E Lane Group EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT NBL NET NBR SBL SET SF R Perm or Prot? Prot Perrn Prot Prot Perrn Prot Perm Adj Flow(vph) 253 966 119 169 is46 103 496 137 69 470 �C3 Prot. Satd Flow 1621 3412 1621 3357 1621 3412 1621 3412 Perri. Satd Flow 1433 1433 1433 Green Ratio 0.17 0.35 0.35 0.14 0.2.2 0.07 0.23 0.23 0.08 0.24 0.24 Lane Grp Cap (vph) 267 1177 494 219 1061 105 768 322 122 802 337 V/C Ratio 0.95 0.82 0.24 0.77 0.89 0.98 0.65 0.42 0.57 0.59 0.91 Critical LG? Yes Yes Yes Yes Uniform Delay, d1 31.4 22.7 17.8 31.7 24.8 35.5 26.7 25.2 34 0 25.8 28.3 Platoon Factor 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 Incr. Delay, d2 29.4 3.4 0.1 10.5 6.9 60.1 1.3 0.6 4.4 0.8 20.2 Webster's Delay 56.1 227 15.2 37.4 28.0 90.2 24.0 22.0 33.3 22.7 44 3 LOS ECCDOF CC DCE Cycle Length: 100 Lost Time:22 Sum of Critical V/S Ratios: 0.72 Intersection V/C Ratio: 0.92 Intersection Webster Delay: 30.1 Intersection LOS: D Synchro 3 Report existing 1999-optimized Page 2 r I FRED WARING DRIVE & POFTO A AVENUE ccTrn r� er 16 i oc. Volume Worksheet acaE ® a ® o3 1 EEL EET BR WEL 4"3T WER NBL NBT NBR SBL SET SHR Volume (vph) 240 874 113 i 61 i E8 68 98 448 130 66 426 293 Peak Hour Factor 0.05 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.3.5 0.95 0.95 0.9E Adj. Flow (vph) 253 920 119 169 829 72 103 472 137 69 448 :38 Lane Utii. Factor 1.00 1..0 1.00 1.00 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.05 1.00 1.00 1.05 1.CC Lane Group Flow(vph) 253 1012 119 169 912 72 103 496 137 69 470 :35 Lane and Saturated Flow Worksheet © © LZe © 000 © oE EEL EST EER WBL WBT WER NBL NET NBR SBL SET SER Lanes 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Ideal Flow(vphpl) 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1800 1600 18C0 Shared Lane? No No No No No No No No Lane Width (ft) 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Grade (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Heavy Vehicles (%) 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2.°/, Bus Stops (#fir) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parking (#/hr) Frt Protected 0.850 0.850 0.850 0.850 Fit Protected 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.950 Satd. Flow(prot) 1621 5118 1450 1621 5118 1450 1621 3412 1450 1621 3412 1450 Frt Perm. 0.840 0.840 0.840 0.840 Fit Perm. 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.950 Satd. Flow (perm) 1621 5118 1433 1621 5118 1433 1621 3412 1433 1621 3412 1433 Area Type: Other Synchro 3 Report 3 cb/wb lanes. wb right turn lane. optimized Page l FRED WARING DRIVE & PORTOLA AVENUE Septc^-ocr Capacity and Level of Service Analysis Summary E T EJECID Lane Group EEL EST EER I'y7L WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SE3L :?T $ER Perm or Prot? P:of Perri Prot Pm+Ov Prot Perm Prot Pere-, Adj Flow(vph) 263 1012 119 169 912 72 103 496 137 69 A70 308 Prot. Satd Flow 1621 5118 1621 5118 1450 1621 3412 1621 3412 Perm. Said Flow 1433 1433 1433 1433 Green Ratio 0.20 0.26 0.26 0.17 0.23 0.32 0.10 0.27 027 0.10 0.27 0.27 Lane Grp Cap (vph) 316 1305 365 267 1152 460 154 904 380 154 904 280 V/C Ratio 0.80 0.78 0.33 0.63 0.79 0.16 0.67 0.55 0.36 0.45 0.52 0.81 Critical LG? Yes Yes Yes Yes Uniform Delay, d1 29.2 26.3 23.0 29.6 27.8 15.7 33.2 24.0 22.7 32.5 23.8 26.1 Platoon Factor 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 Incr. Delay, d2 9.3 21 0.2 3.3 27 0.0 7.1 0.6 0.3 1.4 0.4 8.6 Webster's Delay 34.1 24.4 19.7 28.5 26.3 13.4 35.4 21.0 19.5 29.0 20.7 30.8 LOS D CCD D B OCCDCD Cycle Length: 100 Lost lime: 22 Sum of Critical V/S Ratios: 0.61 Intersection V/C Ratio: 0.79 Intersection Webster Delay: 25.1 Intersection LOS: D Synchro 3 Report 3 chlrb lanes. wb right turn lane. ooumued Paget FRED WARING DRIVE & PORTOLA AVENUE Se:^err, er 5 Volume Worksheet o © o Ea © oL as EEL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SEL SST SER Volume (vph) 240 874 113 161 -38 68 98 448 130 66 426 2°= Peak Hour Factor 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 C.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 u Adj. Flow (vph) 253 920 119 169 829 72 103 472 137 69 448 3C8 Lane Util. Factor 1.03 1.10 1.00 1.03 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.05 1.00 1.00 1.05 1 CO Lane Group Flow(vph) 261 1012 119 174 )12 72 103 496 137 69 470 3C8 Lane and Saturated Flow Worksheet © © 0 0 ® © © 0 0 © 0 E EBL EBT EBR WBL WBT WBR NBL NBT NBR SEL SET SER Lanes 2 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 Ideal Flow (vphpl) 1800 1800 1800 1800 1 f 70 1 E00 1600 1800 1 E00 1800 1800 1 E 3 Shared Lane? No No No No No No No No Lane Width (ft) 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 Grade (%) 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Heavy Vehicles (%) 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% Bus Stops (#fir) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Parking (#!hr) Frt Protected 0.850 0.850 0.850 0.850 Fit Protected 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.950 Satd. Flow (prot) 3241 5118 1450 3241 5118 1450 1621 3412 1450 1621 3412 1450 Frt Perm. 0.840 0.840 0.840 0.840 Fit Perm. 0.950 0.950 0.950 0.950 Satd. Flow(perm) 3241 5118 1433 3241 5118 1433 1621 3412 1433 1621 3412 1433 Area Type: Other Svnchro 3 Report : th'wb lanes. 2 eh'wb lefts. wb right turn lane. opumtzed Page I .1T�r_JxAr:,iT •c FRED WARING DRIVE & PORTOLA AVENUE Scrte-r r 16, 190 Capacity and Level of Service Analysis Summary as © e ® © aoar� E Lane Group EEL EBT EER WEL 1JBT WBR NBL NBT NER SEL f:BT SE:? Perrn or Prot? Prot Pemi Prot Pm+Ov Prot Perm Prot Perm Adj Flow(vph) 261 1012 119 174 912 72 103 496 137 69 473 308 Prot. Satd Flow 3241 5118 3241 5118 1450 1621 3412 1621 3412 Perm. Satd Flow 1433 1433 1433 1423 Green Ratio 0.11 0.28 0.28 0.09 0.27 0.38 0.09 0.27 0.27 0.11 0.28 0.28 Lane Grp Cap (vph) 342 1450 406 306 1393 543 153 929 390 171 967 406 V/C Ratio 0.76 0.70 0.29 0.57 0.65 0.13 0.67 0.53 0.35 0.40 0.49 0.78 Critical LG? Yes Yes Yes Yes Uniform Delay, d1 29.7 21.9 19.1 29.6 22.0 11.5 29.9 21.2 20.0 28.5 20.4 22.4 Platoon Factor 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.85 0.E5 Incr.'Delay, d2 6.7 1.1 0.1 1.9 0.8 0.0 7.4 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.3 5.5 Webster's Delay 31.9 19.6 16.4 27.0 19.5 9.7 32.8 18.5 17.3 25.1 17.6 24.5 LOS D C C 0 C B D C C D C C Cycle Length: 90 Lost Time: 22 Sum of Critical V/S Ratios: 0.54 Intersection V/C Ratio: 0.71 Intersection Webster Delay: 20.8 Intersection LOS: C Synchro 3 Report 3 eb/wo lanes. 2 ctvv.o lolls. o right turn lane. opumizcd Page 2 4 Tag P-•. 1 ir• tT . zeria_s c_cc5C .._ii Transportation Engineer City of Palm Desert Phone : Fax: OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS Arterial Name : FRED WARING DRIVE File Case : EXIST TRAFFIC ON 4 LANES Prepared By: MG Direction: East-bound Date: 9/28/99 Description of Arterial Analysis Period Length 0 .25 hr Free Art . Flow Running Sec. Cross Street Name Length Class Speed Time Section (mi) (mph) (sec) 0 PORTOLA DEEP CANYON 0 . 50 2 40 4 6. 5 1 2 PHYLLIS JACKSON 0 . 25 2 40 27 . 8 2 3 COOK 0 .28 2 40 29. 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 L 1 3 14 15 Intersection Delay Estimates Sec Cycle Green v/c Lane PVG Arr. I Unit Init. Cntrl. Other Inter. Length Ratio Ratio Cap . if Type Fac- Ext . Queue Delay Delay LOS C g/C X c Input AT tor (sec) (veh) (sec) (sec) 1 120 . 0 0 . 300 0 . 810 3400 3 1 . 000 3 . 0 0 40 . 6 0 . 0 D 2 120 . 0 0 . 500 0 . 500 3400 4 0 . 483 3 . 0 0 15 . 5 0 . 0 B 3 120 . 0 0 . 330 0 . 710 3400 4 0 . 858 3 . 0 0 34 . 6 0 . 0 C 4 6 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Arterial Level ..f Service Inter. Sum of Sum of -roer_a'_ Run_n_inc Control . Other Time by Length by Arterial LOS iv Seg. Sect. Time Delay Delay Section Section Speed Section (sec) (sec) (sec) (sec) (mi) (mph) 1 1 46. 5 40. 6 0 . 0 87 . 1 0 . 50 20 . 7 3 2 2 27 . 8 15. 5 0. 0 43 .2 0 .25 21 . 1 D 3 3 29. 5 34 . 6 0 . 0 64 . J 0 . 28 15 . 7 4 5 6 7 8 o 10 11 12 13 14 15 Grand Sum of Time (x) = 194 . 4 sec Grand Sum of Length (y) = 1 . 03 miles Arterial Speed = 3600 x (y) / (x) = 19 .2 mph Arterial Level of Service, LOS = D Intersection Files in the Analysis 2 : 4 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : 14 . IR . k CS Arzeriais he_ease Transportation Engineer City of Palm Desert Phone: Fax: E-Mail : OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS Arterial Name: FRED WARING DRIVE File Case: EXIST TRAFFIC ON 6 LANES Prepared By: MG Direction: East-bound Date: 9/28/99 Description of Arterial Analysis Period Length 0.25 hr Free Art. Flow Running Seg. Cross Street Name Length Class Speed Time Section (mi) (mph) (sec) 0 PORTOLA 1 DEEP CANYON 0. 50 2 40 46. 5 1 2 PHYLLIS JACKSON 0 .25 2 40 27. 8 2 3 COOK 0.28 2 40 29.5 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 1_ 12 13 14 15 Intersection Delay Estimates Seg Cycle Green v/c Lane PVG Arr. I Unit Init. Cntrl. Other Inter. Length Ratio Ratio Cap. if Type Fac- Ext. Queue Delay Delay LOS C g/C X c Input AT tor (sec) (veh) (sec) (sec) 1 120. 0 0. 400 0. 500 5100 3 . . 000 3 . 0 0 27 .2 0. 0 C 2 120 . 0 0. 500 0.300 5100 4 0. 858 3. 0 0 13 . 6 0. 0 B 3 120 . 0 0. 400 0. 400 5100 4 . 964 3 . 0 0 23 . 1 0. 0 C 4 5 6 o ., 9 1:G 11 12 13 14 15 Arterial Level of Service Inter. Sum of Sum of Arterial Running Control. Other Time by Length by Arterial LOS by Seg. Sect. Time Delay Delay Section Section Speed Section (sec) (sec) (sec) (sec) (mi) (mph) 1 1 46. 5 27.2 0. 0 73. 7 0.50 24. 4 C 2 2 27. 8 13 . 6 0. 0 41. 4 0.25 22. 1 C 3 3 29. 5 23 . 1 0. 0 52. 6 0.28 19.2 D 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Grand Sum of Time (x) = 167. 6 sec Grand Sum of Length (y) = 1 . 03 miles Arterial Speed = 3600 x (y) / (x) = 22 .2 mph Arterial Level of Service, LOS = C Intersection Files in the Analysis 2 : 3 : a • 5 . 6: 7 . 8 : o . 10 : 11 : 12 : i a Tran3portation Engineer City of Palm Desert Phone : Fax: E-Mai'- : OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS Arterial Name: FRED WARING DRIVE File Case: FUT. TRAFFIC ON 6 LANES (APPX) Prepared 3y: MG Direction: East-bound Date: 9/28/99 Description of Arterial Analysis Period Length 0.25 hr Free Art. Flow Running Seg. Cross Street Name Length Class Speed Time Section (mi) (mph) (sec) 0 PORTOLA 1 DEEP CANYON 0. 50 2 40 46. 5 1 2 PHYLLIS JACKSON 0.25 2 40 27 . 8 2 3 COOK 0.28 2 40 29. 5 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Intersection Delay Estimates Seg Cycle Green v/c Lane PVG Arr. I Unit Init. Cntrl. Other Inter. Length Ratio Ratio Cap. if Type Fac- Ext. Queue Delay Delay LOS C g/C X c Input AT- tor (sec) (veh) (sec) (sec) 1 120 . 0 0. 350 0. 650 5400 3 1 . 000 3 . 0 0 33 .2 0. 0 C 2 120 . 0 0. 500 0. 500 5400 4 0 . 713 3 . 0 0 15. 5 0. 0 B 3 120 . 0 0. 350 0 . 550 5400 4 L . 858 3. 0 0 29. 8 0 . 0 C 4 5 0 9 11 12 13 14 15 Arterial Level of Service Inter. Sum of Sum of Arterial Running Control. Other Time by Length by Arterial LOS by Seg. Sect. Time Delay Delay Section Section Speed Section (sec) (sec) (sec) (sec) (mi) (mph) 1 1 46. 5 33 .2 0. 0 79. 7 0. 50 22. 6 C 2 2 27. 8 15.5 0. 0 43.2 0.25 21.2 D 3 3 29.5 29. 8 0 . 3 59. 3 0.28 17. 0 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Grand Sum of Time (x) = 182 .2 sec Grand Sum of Length (y) = 1 . 03 miles Arterial Speed = 3600 x (y) / (x) = 20 . 4 mph Arterial Level of Service, LOS = D Intersection Files in the Analysis 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6: 7 : 8 : 9: 10 : 11 : 12 :. 13 : 14 : 15 : 1 T A c' I t r-• T hUlr-LJ-UU WCl/ 10.UO AJL Uvii0UL l 1iYU CIYU i iYCCRJ i nA otu. d4d i 00u000 i. uc 4 W 2 Ta . o Q I yr L I1444 /( w LLI - `I o n u ♦ N n I O O . v���� e O I fl I „ .. . I �.� ^ ^^ N oal ��� " 1 tillif o up n a iXf j • O • • Nam' n �� " rri - aa.an..n.. o s o I • „ 4 4. c ia o os 43034 i N ii yK •t a nv ^1 n v{ o of o Um • S •••g a ; iii g ^j • ... 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FORECAST YEAR: 2020U:I�-g ���1� __________ INDIVIDUAL TURN RVOLUME GROWTH REVIEW ----- — i AM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA i TURNING EXISTING F� PM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA= APPROACH MOVEMENT COUNT VOLU E ERENCE CHANGE j EXISTING VOOLUME ERENCE NORTH RE DIFF- � I Left 32 40 8 2596 ENCE C 4%BOUND Through 827 1,257 � 59 2 Rini 430 52% � 1,293 1,705 412 329'o SOUTH Left 2283 2416 21 70% 125 130 5 4% BOUND Through 829 1.233 18 8/o � 456 47923 Ri.ht 404 49% i 1,044 1,539 495 47� 16 -4 -20% ' 75 79 EAST 4 596 BOUND Through 1721 15 16 -5 -24% 98 107 9 9% Ri ht 16 -2 -12% 117 101 -16 -14 WEST Left 19 3 19%o 70 85 % 66 26 65% 190 266 76 1% BOUND Through 50 -6 -6 -12% 143 142 4Q%Ricnt 269 286 17 6% 1 -1% TOTAL ENTERING VOLUME 338 428 90 27Pa� 3,289 5,120 FORECAST P •K HOUR TO ADT COMPARISON VOLUMES PERCENT OF ADT —; AM PM AM PM larch Leg tnbou ng 1 1,495 2,097 ' ADT I North Log Outbound 1,559 2,240 orth Leg TOTAL 3,054 4,337 sy, 7% 60,500 I' youth Leg Inbound 1,348 1,894 I I 'auth Leg Outbound 1.318 1,890 ouch L TOTAL 2,666 3,784 . I 5% 7% 53,900 I! :ast Leg Inbound 396 I 836 Ist Leg Outbound 312 710 1st L TOTAL 708 1,546 3% 7% 21,700 + 1. Vest Leg Inbound 50 293 I ' est Leg Outbound 100 280 ast L:. TOTAL 150 573 #0IV/0! IVDN/01 - �E1�ALL TOTAL 6,378 10,240 �— I 136,100� I ' Jabs‘030998Q2 Ipostproct(1I Ifrd_c.xlsJOu�ut(3) . i ij IIi 111. `: tiUG-CJ-UU WCU 10.Uo tiJL l'uviJUL i I iru tiro i ir.Gnu r nA Au. d,-,d i oouocd r. u . Q (i) *cr W a _ W -I wp �- z = - ti / VI -Ior- Z Is� n •i e • ? a Fn a gin n 4 ^ i' 0 gi 0 7Cr1 r, o f . 0 ^ +� n6 1/� ICCyo 0 . u ^ �'i - o 3 /�/ ^ c U „ of a _ 7' N i n II 6 g i 2 • e . 11-- 4 iiiki-v .- e+ ea - . • w/ - w • i w ew -Ca 7 as=mit ii Lli il : _1, _ _ CD o SO ei M 1 / pm756110 = o � • C 14.1 i . A • - v n n R e • � IM.M d•�Z ry �A Z W a ' $ �, ^Q n ^ �i Q q W_ O r V e W err - o e / 5 J C 7 T ti 7010 8 le 2 0 = /() - • 3 Al w - d = Yf=a►. v4 N •%' 0 38 w V . Z w 0 . 1 kkW .....stTM TM1 o - qIn t 7,1 510. INti§k, ; ... 44%;V.t ", :1 1 e ^ . • ,.! - ie,�Q . a ,per 411. a 8x a i n J A i• J Or Poli 4-27 ~wows_ 1& nvJ Lv vv e*Lw 1 •vv nJL vv,\Vvl.. ,.1,. ... J..1.. ..v , i,u Ilv. V'tv,vvvv,_ 3O34100 43.00 3Z 3) Project. Palm Desert Traffic Model CC. �ni fir Scenario. General Plan aildout Job#: 0309-98-02 int. n: Analyst: STS f><�'t�. 15 Date: April 27,2000 LOCATION: HWY. 111/FRED WARING DR. FORECAST YEAR: 2020 �-�_I*� �jl r 7l� INDIVIDUAL TURN VOLUME GROWTH REVIEW AM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA RE DIFF- TURNING 11 EXISTING FUTURE DPFF- f EXISTING PM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA APPROACH MCVEMEN7! COUNT VOLUME ERENC= CHANGE ] COUNT VOLUME ERENCE % NORTH Left 32 CHANGE 8 2596 BOUND Through 827 1,257 � 59 2 4% Ri n 307 i 257 430 52% I 1,293 1,705 51 21 70% 125 130 4125 43 % SOUTH Left 228 5 4% i BOUND Through 829 1,233 246 18 80�° 456 479 23 5% 404 49% I 1,044 1,539 495 47% • Ri ht 20 1 EAST Left 6 -4 -20% ' 75 79 BOUND 21 16 -5 -24% 14 9% Through 17 I 98 107 9 14 11 WEST il RC ht—" 16 19 -3 19%12% 170 17 101 .15 21% 4% Left 3 19% 85 BOUND Through ' 5044 2666 -12%55 190 266 76-11 40% -6 143 142 Ricnt 259I 286 17 6"42 -1 -1% TOTAL ENTERING VOLUME 338 428 90 279�,� 3,289 5,120 FORECAST PEAK HOUR TO ADT COMPARISON ...r ~I VOLUMES RCENT OF ADT I AM PM , AM PMPf= � forth Leg lnbounC 1 1~ 49 2,097 North Lc ADT ~`� g Outbound 1,559 2,240 'lrth Leg TOTAL 3,054 4,337 I 5% 7% 60,500 ' t I oouth Leg Inbound 1,348 I South Leg Outbound 1.894 1.318 1,890 I outh L TOTAL 2,666 3,784 5% I I Ty' 53,900 II :est Leg Inbound 396 836 — '3st Leg Outbound 312 710 tst L TOTAL 708 1,546 k 3% 7o/' r. I 21,T00 . Vest Leg Inbound 50 293 est Leg Outbound 100 280 est Le TOTAL 150 573 #DIV/0! #DN/Ot� - "�ERALL TOTA( ,5T8 70,2s0 5% _ 8/ ` 136,100 . I Jobs t 030998021,pos oc i[1 ilfrd_c.xlsJOutput(3) ti fi ::!•11 nuu C d yv 'I , • naL v..,1..,,... .,1,: :.,w il,-:..... ;. .,v. v7v,,. v' • Project: Palm Desert Traffic Mode! Scenario: General Plan Suildout Job 0309-98-02 Analyst: STS Int. it: 14 Date: April 27, 2000 LOCATION: MONTEREY AVEJFRED WARING DR. FORECAST YEAR: 2020 INDIVIDUAL TURN VOLUME GROWTH REVIEW I AM PEAK HOUR INPUT ATA PM PEAKHOUR INPUTq "1 TURNING EXISTING FUTURE MR:. % EXISTING I APPROACH MOVEMENT. COUNT VOLUME ERENCE CI-fANGEI COUNT VOLUME ERENCE % 1 NORTH Left 53 - — -- _ C>aANG1 BOUND Through 379 83 10 19% 111 102 _ ,8g� Ri•ht 1L0 7896 410 108% + 816 865 49 � SOUTH Left 23 -4 -3% 337 293 -44 -13% BOUND 232 29 14% 246 415 169 69%Through 531 621 90 17% 606 903 297 49%Right { 131 183 52 40% 220 392 172 78% EAST Left 49 133 84 171% 274 BOUND Through 302 1 85 3 382 80 25% 819 884 84 65 8%'v Ri•ht 47 61 14 30% ' 122 WEST Left 1 210 188 116 -6 -,rye BOUND Through � 473 d2 -109'0 281 319 38 14% i 50431 7% i 635 864 229 36% Richt I 223 418 195 87% i TOTAL ENTERING VOLUME 3,590 279 437 158 S7yo 5,950 L F T it,ORECAS iC HOUR TO ADT COM-;;t50 N VOLUMES PERCENT OF ADT AM PM AM PM North Leg Inbound 1,036 1,710 ADT North Leg Outbound 1,340 1,662 i ,North L:L . TOTAL 2,376 3,372 1 5% 8% 44,200 'South Leg Inbound 968 1,260 I !South Leg Outbound 870 1,338 outh L= • TOTAL 1,838 2,598 bye 81 32,600 'East Leg Inbound I 1,110 1 East LegI ,620 Outbound 730 1,592 East L• • TOTAL 1,840 3,212 5% 9% [ 36,000 1 est Leg Inbound 578 1,360 est Leg Outbound 750 1,358 1 est Le• TOTAL 1,326 2,718 5% I 10Y° 26,700 !OVERALL—TOTAL 7,380 11,900 5% 9% 1 139,500 1 /=\lobs 1 03 099802 1 postproc 1(man fid c-xlsiQutput(3) rt _ . S nUV CJ VV wCU 1 iv noL vv11)UL1 itlu Liw111LLao i n�1 i\iv, J4JiQCIVVLJ ; , v, I Project: Palm Desert Traffic Model SC2r,atio: General Plan EuriCcut Job y: 0309-98-02 Int. 57 Analyst STS Date: April 27, 2000 LOCATION: SAN PABLO AVE.:FRED WARING DR. FORECAST YEAR: 2020 INDIVIDUAL TURN VOLUME GRQWT�{ �� -- --�-� AM P HOUR INPUT DATA JEW ~~~'� TURNING EXISTING FUTURE PM Fes(HOUR INPUT DA q I I APPROACH i MOVE OIFF- % l EXISTING FUTURE COUNT VOLUME ERENCE CHANGE COUNT VOLUME ERENCEx NORTH Ler. 91 CHANGE BOUNDNORTH 120 29 32g, 16 Through 96 106 10 10% 110 59 17% SOUTH Ri-ht 64 113 49 77% 94 110 16 17� Left 65 75 10 15% 132127 186 -159 -1%o BOUND Through 65 55 -15% 1 131 -1 15%1 7% 1 EAST Reftt 24 21 -3 -13% ! 41 38 11 j BOUND Througheft315 2403 -6 -20% l -0 -3 48 42 Ri.ht I 90 85 88 28% 976 1,080 104 11% WEST Left 1519 -5 -6% 139 179 175 25 17% 142 41 29%0 1 BOUND Through 674 797 243 309 6% Right 123 18% 848 1,157 36°J. i 177 175 -2 -1% 101 119 TOTAL ENTER 2,150 ING VOLUME 1$ 18% - 3,590 FORECAST P HOUR TO ADT COMPARISON VOLUMES ; PERCENT OF ADT North Leg Inbound _ 151 251EMI- ADT North Leg Outbound I 305 271 North Le• TOTAL 456 522 8,500 South Leg Inbound 339 519111011111.11111.... South Leg Outbound 316 504 outh L .1 TOTAL 655 1,023 • ' 14,800 'East Leg Inbound 1,148 1,519 IEast Leg Outbound 591 1,397 j East -- TOTAL 1,739 2,916 1 4% 7% 39200 est Leg Inbound 512 1,301 est Leg Outbound 938 1,418 I est Le TOTAL 1,450 2,719 36,000 ER�4LL TOTAL 4,300 7,180 J ui 98,500 I;1Iobs 103099802\postproc 1(san frd_c.xls]Output(3) I. nUV CJ UU wGU 17 lU ii6L livilOULl1tlU Ll tu,IL'-iw i�Ll 11V, �`,7 vv NU•_,, Project: Palm Desert Traffic Model al Plan SuilCout .lob 0: 0309-G8-02 Scenario: General Analyst: STS 56 Date: April 27, 2000 LOCATION. PORTOLA AVE/FRED WARING DR. FORECAST YEAR . 2020 NDIVIDUAL TURN VOLUME GROWTi-t REVIEW .~-- ~_ { AM PEA}(HOUR INPUT DATA TURNING EXISTING FUTURE DIFF- a PM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA APPROACH MOVEMENT COUNT VOLUME �' � EXISTING FUTURE DIFF- y� NORTH ERENCE CHANG2 COUNT VOLUME ERENCE CHANGE I Lett 122 I BOUND Through 442 542 -� -43% 110 87 -� -21% 88 � 100 23% I 452 476 24 � I RI- - -5% SOUTH Lef183 362 100 100 0 0% BOUND mo h fi06 179 98% 106 178 72 68% 74 _ 5 614 8 1% 558 630 EAST 62%•ht 171 201 30 18% 335 446 113 34% Left 225 365 140 388 456 68 8% BOUND Through 483 607 18% 124 26% 1,251 1,391 140 110,E Ri-ht 39 25 -14 -36% 113 WEST Left 176 18285 -28 -25% SOUND Through 6 3% 254 293 39 15%g 902 1,083 181 20% 1.206 1,641 435 36% Right 44 115 71 161% 81 146 ITCTAL ENTERING VOLUME 4.249 65 80% 5,931 FORECAST PEAK HOUR TO ADT CO •_-tSON VOLUMES ! PERCENT OF ACT AM PM + AM PM North Leg Inbound 1,177 1,256 F ADT- North Leg Outbound 1,022 1,078 1 North Leg TOTAL 2,199 2,334 10% 10'/0 22.300 South Leg Inbound 695 �` -South Leg Outbound 821 1,008 1,008 South La TOTAL 1,516 1,671 g% ` - 9% 19,000 'East Leg Inbound 1.380 2,080 'East Leg Outbound 1,053 1,669 East Leg TOTAL 2,433 3,749 7% 10% 37,300 West Leg Inbound 997 1,932� West Leg Outbound 1,353 2,176 Wet TOTAL 2.350 4,108 6% _ 10% 39,200. OVERALL TOTAL 8,498 11,861 7 10 j _ 11 T.8D0 1:\Jobs 103099802/postproc 1(parfrd_c.xlsJOutput(3) nuu Cu uu V1LU I,. , . W VV11tiv . . i.0 .lv. v Project: Palm Desert Traffic Model Job tf' 0309-98-02 Scenario: General Plan BuiIdout Analyst_ STS Int. #: 138 Date; rIl Ap 27, , 2000 LOCATION: COCK STJFRED WAR$NG DR. FORECAST YEAR: 2020 __.. INDIVIDUAL TURN VOLUME GROWTH REVIEW E AM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA PM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA TURNING EXISTING FUTURE DIFF- % 1-EXISTING FUTURE RIFF- % APPROACH MOVEMENT COUNT i VOLUME ERENCE CHANGE COUNT i VOLUME ERENCE CHANGE NORTH Left 87 120 33 38% 51 51 0 0% BOUND Through 342 531 189 55% 401 459 58 14% Ri ht 26 48 22 85% 49 41 -8 -16% SOUTH Left 167 234 67 40% 260 271 11 4% BOUND Through 394 479 85 22% 381 506 125 33% Ri ht 401 417 16 4% 394 488 94 24% EAST Left 298 390 ► 92 31% 266 374 108 41% BOUND Through 432 678 246 57% 703 728 25 4% Ri ht 61 83 22 36% 54 71 17 31% WEST Left I 115 168 53 46% ' 56 102 46 82% I 50UND Through 876 1,093 217 25% 605 1,031 426 70% Richt 456 639 183 40% 214 417__ 203 95% • i OTAL ENTERING VOLUME 4,880 4,539 FORECAST PEAK HOUR TO ACT GOIVIPARISON , I VOLUMES PERCENT OF ADT , i AM PM AM PM ADT Vorth Leg Inbound 1,130 1,265 north Leg Outbound 1,560 1,250 , North Leg TOTAL 2,590 Z,515 i 6% 5% ' 47,100 • iouth Leg Inbound 699 551 ;South Leg Outbound 730 679 • , ;South Leg TOTAL 1,429 1,230 5•/. 4% 30,300 East Leg Inbound 1,900 1,550 East Leg Outbound 960 1,040 t f 1 last Leg_ TOTAL 2,860 2,590 6% 5% 50,800 vVest Leg Inbound 1,151 1,173 West Leg Outbound 1,630 1,570 Vest Le TOTAL 2,781 2,743 6% 6.1• 45,600 OVERALL TOTAL i 9,760 9,078 6% 5% 173,800 '1 Jobs 1 030 9 9802\pertprocl[cokfrd c.xlsjOutput(3) i i III c ..vv ._v vv nr.i ... ....... ............. ..1.. .... ..1...-.... :... .1... .. ... ..., �., .. Project: Palm Desert Traffic Model Scenario: Job#: 0309-98-02 _L General Plan Buildout Analyst: STS int. #• 63 Date: April 27, 2000 LOCATION: EL DORADO DR./FRED WARING DR. FORECAST YEAR: 2020 [.---- INDIVIDUAL TURN VOI.UME_GROINTH REVIEW ip AM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA l PM PEAK HOUR INPUT DATA TURNING EXISTING FUTURE DIFF. % EX�ING FUTURE' DIFF- APPROAC>-t MOVEMENTt COUNT _ VOLUME ERENCE CHANGE COUNT VOLUME ERENCE NORTH Len 120 416 CHANGE f 296 247% 136 399 263 193% BOUND Through 0 0 0 401V/0! 0 Right 48 194 146 304% 1 115 572 0 1 SOUTH 457 397% Left 0 0 r 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 ! ; BOUND Through0 #DIV/0, g 0 0 0 #0IV/0! 0 0 Ri h2 0 altDtVlO! 9 0 0 0 IDIV/or 0 �--- 0 0 #0IV/0! EAST Left 0 0 0 #DIV/0! BOUND Through ` 389 526 137 35% f 1,140 1,203 0 #DIV/0! Right 117 276 159 136% ` 148 156 b8 6% WEST Left 91 240 149 164% 8 5%7 BOUND Through 1,040 134$ 43 115 72 169E 308 30% i. 754 1,195 441 58% f_-, Right 0 , 0 0 #0tV/0! 0 0 0 401V/131 TOTAL ENTERING VOLUME 3.000 3,640 FORECAST PEAK HOUR TO ADT COMPARISON �^ VOLUMES T PERCENT OF ADT ___-1.AM PM AM PM ADT North Leg Inbound 0 0 j North Leg Outbound 0 0 North Leg TOTAL 1 0 0 BDIV/0! #DIV/Ot South Leg Inbound 610 971 '— South Leg Outbound 516 271 South Lech TOTAL 1,12E 1,242 6% 7% 18,900 ,East Leg Inbound 1,588 1,310 East Leg Outbound 720 1,775 'East Leg TOTAL 2,308 3,085 5% 7% 46,500 West Leg Inbound 802 1.359 West Leg Outbound 1,764 1,594 'Nest Leg TOTAL 2.566 2,953 5% 6% 50,800 OVERALL TOTA L 1_6,000 7,0)t 3% 6% ji-- 116,300 PI lobs 1030998021 postproc 1 jeldfrd_cxlsJOufput(3) APPENDIX G NATURAL DIVERSITY DATABASE SEARCH )---__(_,, Fred Waring Drive Widening(_r: Project — 0Q,E,(,,,1 A ...„_..._...,..._ __ „,:,I. )_ ll rt_ 4l4 .. ..,_ 242_ —.1.0,—..).—_1 , , NDDB Search .a, stn•ts "• ( Element Occuranc•s .Plant(BOr) "�-. Q Plant(specific) • 'w•w, Q Plant loon-sp•eMe) n I I Plant(circular) y -Animal(spec �V a y g$ Animal(specific) `� Vw ,Animal(non-specific) .._ ---�--- -- - ,' Q Animal(circular) .Tart.Comm.(80) ,� - brt.Comm'(sp•ciflc) `.. • l Ten.Comm(non-specl8c) y 0 Tart.Comm.(circular) `• •"—r .Aqu.Comm.(80) ', r Project Location Aqu.Comm.(speclnc) D - Q Aqu.Comm(non•sp•cfic) D /IC Q Aqu.Comm.(circular) m CailL Counties Water j `!, FRED WARING DRIVE Land —---/0.I •;;,;}j%} COACHELLA GIANT SAND TREADER CR11 ICK _ O • 'A.th t %:: ;. :%:usi;;s;%:!:';.!:!;,;;. ' ;.;.; lit;+; o 4.r�%Y � iii `i 3otaroaa:California O•partmant o/Flah&came,2000;Myra L Flank&Associates,inc.,2000. 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Miles APPENDIX H SCOPING COMMENTS RECEI EP M The J U N 2 6 2000 Gas PART Company' REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY June 19, 2000 Gas Co. Ref. No. 00-366-OG City of Palm Desert JUN 2 9 2000 73-510 Fred Waring Dr. Southern Palm Desert, CA 92260-2578 Gas Conlitornia Gas Comppaany Attention: Lauri Aylaian, Project Administrator 1981 LugonraArenu: Redlands.CA 92374-9720 Re: EIR—Widening of Fred Waring Drive between San Pasqual 1raeCrngAddress Avenue and Deep CanyonRoad. Box 3003,SC803., Redlands,CA Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the above-referenced project. Please note 92373-0306 that Southern California Gas Company has facilities in the area where the above named project is proposed. Gas service to the project could be provided without any significant impact on the environment. The service would be in accordance with the Company's policies and extension rules on file with the California Public Utilities Commission at the time contractual arrangements are made. You should be aware that this letter is not to be interpreted as a contractual commitment to serve the proposed project, but only as an informational service. The availability of natural gas service, as set forth in this letter, is based upon present conditions of gas supply and regulatory policies. As a public utility, The Southern California Gas Company is under the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission. We can also be affected by actions of federal regulatory agencies. Should these agencies take any action, which affects gas supply, or the conditions under which service is available, gas service will be provided in accordance with revised conditions. Typical demand use for: a. Residential (System Area Average/Use Per Meter) Yearly Single Family 799 therms/year dwelling unit Multi-Family 4 or less units 482 therms/year dwelling unit Multi-Family 5 or more units 483 therms/year dwelling unit These averages are based on total gas consumption in residential units served by Southern California Gas Company, and it should not be implied that any particular home, apartment or tract of homes will use these amounts of energy. b. Commercial Due to the fact that construction varies so widely (a glass building vs. a heavily insulated building) and there is such a wide variation in types of materials and equipment used, a typical demand figure is not available for this type of construction. Calculations would need to be made after the building has been designed. We have Demand Side Management programs available to commercial/industrial customers to provide assistance in selecting the most effective applications of energy conservation techniques for a particular project. 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I Ss 0 % $- `f'z z-ran _ �_� V44 ('3 4J t� 7 ~ u W h t t1 A / a ( 41- 4E 4 6 I 50' a .14 / . ,.� I J I �I� 9 STATE OF CALIFORNIA Gray Davis,Goyemor NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION 915 CAPITOL MALL,ROOM 364 SACRAMENTO,CA 95814 (916)653-4082 (916)657-5390-Fax June 26, 2000 JUL 10 2000 RECEIVED Lauri Aylaian JUN 3 0 MO City of Palm Desert Community Development Department 73-510 Fred Waring Drive REDE�ELOPMENTAGENCY Palm Desert, CA 92260 RE: SCH #2000061062—Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Dear Ms. Aylaian: The Native American Heritage Commission has reviewed the above mentioned NOP. To adequately assess the project-related impact on archaeological resources, the Commission reccomends the following action be required: 1. Contact the appropriate Information Center for a records search. The record search will determine: • Whether a part or all of the project area has been previously surveyed for cultural resources. • Whether any known cultural resources have already been recorded on or adjacent to the project area. • Whether the probability is low, moderate, or high that cultural resources are located within the project area. • Whether a survey is required to determine whether previously unrecorded cultural resources are present. 2. The final stage of the archaeological inventory survey is the preparation of a professional report detailing the findings and recommendations of the records search and field survey. • Required the report containing site significance and mitigation be submitted immediately to the planning department. • Required site forms and final written report be submitted within 3 months after work has been completed to the Information Center. 3. Contact the Native American Heritage Commission for: • A Sacred Lands File Check. • A list of appropriate Native American Contacts for consultation concerning the project site and assist in the mitigation measures. L-ack of surface evidence of archeological resources does not preclude the existence of archeological resources. Lead agencies should include provisions for accidentally discovered archeological resources during construction per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) §15064.5 (f). Health and Safety Code §7050.5 and Public Resources Code §5097.98 mandates the process to be followed in the event of an accidental discovery of any human remains in a location other than a dedicated cemetery and should be included in all environmental documents. If you have any questions, please contact me at (916) 653-4038. • S. erely, • Deb ' Pilas-Treadway Associa Governmental Program Analyst CC: State Clearinghouse 1 oof 1 E o dC a Desert Sands Unified School District 0 47-950 Dune Palms Road La Quinta,CA 92253 w BERMUDA DUNES RANCHO MIRAGE 0 • INDIAN WELLS q PALM DESERT `► • LA OUINTA .� Facilities Services (760)771-8515 FAX (760)771-8522 v0 INDIO y� • Board of Education RECEIVED John Benoit Tina A. Godecke 2 (�f j ^^1 J U L 1 1 2000 Jim Koedvker R E L� V Gary Tomak PALM DESERT Dr. Marcile K. Wright JUL 13 2000 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY -J MYRA L.FRANK&ASSOC ATES,INC- July 5, 2000 Ms. Lauri Aylaian Project Administrator City of Palm Desert Community Development Department 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 Re: Initial Study Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Dear Ms. Aylaian: The widening of Fred Waring Drive will impact Desert Sands Unified School District by increased traffic congestion associated with the construction. Traffic congestion on Fred Waring Drive is an issue for Palm Desert High School and the construction will temporarily add to this condition. Once the project is completed, I would anticipate an improvement to traffic congestion on Fred Waring in the proximity of Palm Desert High School. Sincerely, ircul if0 Peggy Reyes Director • Facilities Services South Coast RECEIVED AirManagementDistrict J U N 2 6 2000 1 AQM 21865 E. Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 9 1 765-4 1 82 (909) 396-2000 • http://www.aqmd.gov PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGrniC' June 20, 2000 Ms. Lauri Aylaian Project Administrator City of Palm Desert 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 Dear Ms. Aylaian: Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report Fred Waring Drive Widening Project The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD)appreciates the opportunity to comment on the above-mentioned document. The AQMD's comments are recommendations regarding the analysis of potential air quality impacts from the proposed project that should be included in the Draft Environmental Impact Report(EIR). Air Quality Analysis The AQMD adopted its California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Air Quality Handbook in 1993 to assist other public agencies with the preparation of air quality analyses. The AQMD recommends that the Lead Agency use this Handbook as guidance when preparing its air quality analysis. Copies of the Handbook are available from the AQMD's Subscription Services Department by calling(909) 396-3720. The Lead Agency should identify any potential adverse air quality impacts that could occur from all phases of the project and all air pollutant sources related to the project. Air quality impacts from both construction and operations should be considered. Construction-related air quality impacts typically include, but are not limited to, emissions from the use of heavy-duty equipment from grading, earth-loading/unloading, paving, architectural coatings, off-road mobile sources (e.g., heavy-duty construction equipment) and on-road mobile sources (e.g., construction worker vehicle trips, material transport trips). Operation-related air quality impacts may include,but are not limited to, emissions from stationary sources (e.g., boilers), area sources (e.g., solvents and coatings), and vehicular trips (e.g., on- and off-road tailpipe emissions and entrained dust). Air quality impacts from indirect sources, that is, sources that generate or attract vehicular trips should be included in the evaluation. An analysis of all toxic air contaminant impacts due to the decommissioning or use of equipment potentially generating such air pollutants should also be included. Ms. Lauri Aylaian -2- June 20, 2000 Mitigation Measures In the event that the project generates significant adverse air quality impacts, CEQA requires that all feasible mitigation measures be utilized during project construction and operation to minimize or eliminate significant adverse air quality impacts. To assist the Lead Agency with identifying possible mitigation measures for the project, please refer to Chapter 11 of the AQMD CEQA Air Quality Handbook for sample air quality mitigation measures. Additionally, AQMD's Rule 403 —Fugitive Dust, and the Implementation Handbook contain numerous measures for controlling construction-related emissions that should be considered for use as CEQA mitigation if not otherwise required. Pursuant to state CEQA Guidelines Section 15126 (c), any impacts resulting from mitigation measures must also be discussed. Data Sources AQMD rules and relevant air quality reports and data are available by calling the AQMD's Public Information Center at(909) 396-3600. Much of the information available through the Public Information Center is also available via the AQMD's World Wide Web Homepage (http://www.aqmd.gov). The AQMD is willing to work with the Lead Agency to ensure that project-related emissions are accurately identified, categorized, and evaluated. Please call Dr. Charles Blankson, Transportation Specialist, CEQA Section, at (909) 396-3304 if you have any questions regarding this letter. Sincerely, Steve Smith, Ph.D. Program Supervisor, CEQA Section Planning, Rule Development and Area Sources SS:CB:li RVC000609-04LI Control Number l ==- ��`-���•��- _ CITY OF PALifi DESERT 73-510 FRED WARING DRIVE .s / PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 9226C-2578 ! ° " TEL: 760 346-061 i ♦� 4 FAX: 760 340-0574 •? Day.: =404 info(palm-desert.org PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING PROPOSED WIDENING OF FRED WARING DRIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY The City of Palm Desert proposes to widen Fred Waring Drive between San Pascual Avenue and Deep Canyon Road to accommodate six lanes of traffic. The City has retained consultants who are currently preparing conceptual engineering plans and environmental studies for the proposed project. As part of these studies, the City is inviting the public to comment upon the plan. If you have concerns regarding traffic, noise, air quality, or other issues that may be involved in the proposed project, or if you would like general information about it, you are invited to attend a public meeting on the subject. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2000 in the Administrative Conference Room at City Hall, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California. If you are interested in submitting comments, but are unable to attend the meeting, you may write to: Lauri Aylaian, Project Administrator, City of Palm Desert, 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260-2578. 1 .. APPENDIX I COMMENTS AND RESPONSES L 001E 0 do o \wii4; Desert Sands Unified School District s� o in BERMUDA DUNES 47-950 Dune Palms Road La Quinta.CA 92253 RANCHO MIRAGE C ` INDIAN WELLS q PALM DESERT Y r I t • LAOUINTA �� s ue'x� a`,' 71.8515 FAX (760)771-8522 vp mom 1 � r ®®cco�oo RECEIVFP Board of Education John Benoit SEP 0 Tina A. Godecke 1 2��� Jim Koedyker Gary Tomak PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENcy Dr. Marcile K.Wright August 30, 2000 Ms. Lauri Aylaian Project Administrator City of Palm Desert Community Development Department 73-510 Fred Waring Drive Palm Desert, CA 92260 Re: Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study Fred Waring Drive Widening Project Dear Ms. Aylaian: In my previous letter, I mentioned the problems associated with traffic congestion during the course of construction. As I reviewed the Initial Study further, I discovered on page 18 Mitigation: Dwellings to be constructed: 144 units of multi-family residences and 30 self-help single family homes. These new residences will impact the already overcrowded conditions at schools in Palm Desert. Developer Fees will be required for these new dwelling units prior to issuance of building permits by the City. Sincerely, ..i2*( e* Peggy Reyes Director Facilities Services I-1 Response to Desert Sands Unified School District Construction of the proposed widening will occur over an estimated 5-6 month time period, extending from summer to late-fall, 2001. Although the actual schedule may vary somewhat, it has been established to be conducted during the off-peak season as much as possible. Local traffic movements during the construction period will, of necessity,be confined to less than the full two lanes currently available in each direction, and therefore some inconvenience to local motorists will be experienced during this time. Every effort will be made,however, to complete construction as quickly as possible, and all appropriate signage and detour arrangements will be in place prior to beginning construction. With regard to the housing mitigation, the MND makes reference to a proposed project under the auspices of the City that is currently being planned. The 40-acre parcel referred to on page 18 of the MND has been purchased by the City and is intended for low- and moderate- income housing required by state housing guidelines. This project is still in the programming stages. It is a separate project from the widening of Fred Waring Drive and will have its own environmental process, after an agreement has been negotiated with the developer,which is expected in the next 90 days. When the housing units are built, the developer will pay all required fees, with the exception that TUMF fees are not required on low and very low income housing. I-2 SEP-26-00 08, 31 FROM=CITY OF PALM DESERT ID=7603416372 PAGE 2/S The Gas Company- RECEIVED SEP 2 5 2000 PALM DESERT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY September 15, 2000 Gas Co. Ref. No. 00-554 OG City of Palm Desert 73-510 Fred Waring Drive : '"`° °" oo Company Palm Desert, CA 92260-2578 19F1 er Attention: Lauri Aylaian f4dGwd, CA Manic riddre.- Re: EIR—Widening of Fred Waring Drive Between San Pasqual Bar SOW Avenue and Deep Canyon Road. R,drvnd.,CA 92373-0306 Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the above-referenced project. Please note that Southern California Gas Company has facilities in the area where the above named project is proposed. Gas service to the project could be provided without any significant impact on the environment. The service would be in accordance with the Company's policies and extension rules on file with the California Public Utilities Commission at the time contractual arrangements are made. You should be aware that this letter is not to be interpreted as a contractual commitment to serve the proposed project, but only as an informational service. The availability of natural gas service, as set forth in this letter, is based upon present conditions of gas supply and regulatory policies. As a public utility, The Southern California Gas Company is under the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission. We can also be affected by actions of federal regulatory agencies. Should these agencies take any action, which affects gas supply, or the conditions under which service is available, gas service will be provided in accordance with revised conditions. Typical demand use for: a. Residential (System Area Average/Use Per Meter)Yearly Single Family 799 therms/year dwelling unit Multi-Family 4 or less units 482 therms/year dwelling unit Multi-Family 5 or more units 483 therms/year dwelling unit These averages are based on total gas consumption in residential units served by Southern California Gas Company, and it should not be implied that any particular home, apartment or tract of homes will use these amounts of energy. I-3 1 SEP-26-00 06= 32 FROM=CITY OF PALM DESERT ID- 7603416372 PAGE 3/5 b. Commercial Due to the fact that construction vanes so widely (a glass building vs. a heavily insulated building) and there is such a wide variation in types of materials and equipment used, a typical demand figure is not available for this type of construction. Calculations would need to be made after the building has been designed. We have Demand Side Management programs available to commercial/industrial customers to provide assistance in selecting the most effective applications of energy conservation techniques for a particular project. If you desire further information on any of our energy conservation programs, please contact our Commercial/Industrial Support Center at 1-800-GAS-2000. Sincerely, 'ill 4.5171 , John DeWitt Technical Supervisor I-4 L r N SEE SHEET PALMA VILLAGE 5 N. W50 — i -1 1 ,. N u i a, of IA 9 t :4,;:t4, 1Plietrri 1111.11. ..,",,,,-7e, ,, 7 A. i . 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The City will coordinate with SCGC staff regarding any potential relocations of or interference with SCGC facilities, as needed. I-7 1 EXHIBIT B TO RESOLUTION NO. 00-122 MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE PROPOSED WIDENING OF FRED WARING DRIVE BETWEEN SAN PASQUAL AVENUE AND DEEP CANYON ROAD IN THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA for Prepared P City of Palm Desert Prepared by Myra L. Frank& Associates, Inc. SEPTEMBER 2000 INTRODUCTION The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires that agencies adopting Mitigated Negative Declarations take affirmative steps to determine that approved mitigation measures are implemented subsequent to project approval. Specifically, the lead or responsible agency must adopt a reporting or monitoring program for mitigation measures incorporated into a project or imposed as conditions of approval. The program must be designed to ensure compliance during project implementation. [Pub. Resources Code, Section 21081.6, subd. (a)(1).] This Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP)will be used by City of Palm Desert staff responsible for ensuring compliance with mitigation measures associated with the widening of Fred Waring Drive from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road. The Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the proposed project identified mitigation measures to reduce the adverse effects of the project in the areas of aesthetics, air quality, geology& soils, noise, and population &housing. Table 1 of this document identifies the adverse impacts and associated mitigation measures by resource area and by project phase. Table 1 also identifies the specific mitigation monitoring and reporting requirements including the party responsible for implementing the mitigation measure, the implementation phase, the monitoring activity, the monitoring period, the frequency of monitoring, the party responsible for monitoring the mitigation, and the outside agency coordination. 1 Table I:Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program:Proposed Widening of Fred Waring Drive from San Pasqua!Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Mitigation Plan Monitoring and Reporting Plan Party Resource Adverse Impact Party Responsible Responsible Mitigation for Implementing Implementation Monitoring Activity Monitoring Frequency for Outside Agency Mitigation Phase Period Monitoring Coordination Required Activity Aesthetics Displacement of existing AES-1:Planting and vegetation shall occur along Design consultant Design Review 100%design Design Once at 100%design City staff None residences would change the project corridor,consistent with City of Palm drawings existing land use and associated Desert General Plan Policy 3.2. Drought tolerant visual character of the vegetation will be used in landscaped medians. Construction Construction Conduct field inspections Construction Periodic field inspections at City inspector None immediate vicinity. Soundwalls Additional landscaping to be developed for contractor landscaping phase of would also be constructed and remainder parcels. construction - become a new visual element in ' the immediate surroundings. N-I:Construct soundwalls to block views of the roadway(see Noise section). AES-2:Place existing overhead utilities Design consultant Design Review 100%design Design Once at 100%design City staff Individual utility pro underground where practicable. drawings Utility provider; Construction Coordinate utility relocation Construction Periodic field inspections at City inspector Individual utility providers construction in the field utility relocation phase of &utility contractor construction provider 2 Table 1:Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program:Proposed Widening of Fred Waring Drive from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Mitigation Plan Monitoring and Reporting Plan Party Resource Adverse Impact Party Responsible Implementation MonitoringResponsible Mitigation for Implementing Monitoring ActivityFrequency for Outside Agency Mitigation Phase Period Coordination Required Monitoring Activity Air Quality Grading,excavation,and AIR-1:Moisten soil not more than 15 minutes prior Design consultant Preparation of Review bid documents& Prior to Prior to release of bid City staff None demolition associated with the to moving and three times per day(4 times per day bid documents contract specifications release of documents and prior to issuance proposed project would generate under windy conditions). Maintain12%soil water and contract bid of the construction contract. PM to emissions in excess of content throughout this process. specifications documents SCAQMD significance AIR-2:Prior to weekends,holidays or other periods thresholds on the peak day and when construction activities for 4 • in the peak quarter. willnot occur or Construction Construction Verify that mitigation Construction Periodically during construction City more days,apply water with a chemical stabilizer inspector SCAQMD(Potential contractor Phase measures are implemented involvement for oversight)diluted to not less than 1/20 of the concentration required to maintain a stabilized surface for a as specified period of six months. • AIR-3:Apply chemical stabilizers to disturbed surface areas within 5 days of completing grading or apply dust suppressants sufficient to maintain stabilized surface. • AIR-4:Water debris or soil piles hourly,or cover . • with temporary coverings. AIR-5:Water exposed surfaces not undergoing active grading at least twice per day under calm conditions;as often as needed on windy or extremely dry days. AIR-6:Wash mud-covered tires and truck undercarriages leaving construction sites. AIR-7:Provide for street sweeping as needed to remove dirt from roadways left behind by vehicles leaving project site. AIR-8:Suspend grading when winds exceed 25 miles per hour. 3 4 Table l:Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program:Proposed Widening of Fred Waring Drive from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Mitigation Plan Monitoring and Reporting Plan Party Resource Adverse Impact Party Responsible Implementation MonitoringResponsible Mitigation for Implementing Monitoring ActivityFrequency for Outside Agency Mitf ation Phase Period Coordination Required g Monitoring Activity Geology& The project site is located in GEO-I:All project-related above-ground structures Design consultant Design Review 100%drawings and Design Once at 100%design City staff None Soils proximity to the San Andreas shall be designed in accordance with Uniform associated design Fault(6.5 to 8 miles),which is Building Code requirements for Seismic Zone 4. specifications capable of producing an Pertinent design parameters shall be taken from the earthquake of 8.0-Richter 1997 Uniform Building Code. Magnitude.Potential damage could occur to above-ground . structures. Noise A widened six-lane facility N-I:Soundwalls shall be constructed along the Design consultant Design Review 100%drawings Design Once at 100%design City staff None could increase community noise southern property lines of remaining residences . levels in the immediate project located north of the proposed widening. vicinity. Projected noise levels Soundwalls will be constructed to a height of Construction Construction Field inspection Construction As needed during soundwall City inspector None would exceed impact approximately 8 feet. Soundwalls on the south side contractor installation thresholds. of Fred Waring Drive are not required for purposes . of noise abatement,but will be considered for the reach from Portola Avenue to Deep Canyon Road, for purposes of creating a uniform aesthetic appearance. Construction activities could N-2:Contractor shall restrict work involving the Design consultant Design Review contract Design Once at 100%design City staff None result in elevated noise levels in operation of noise-producing equipment to specifications the project vicinity. Monday-Saturday and to normal working hours as specified by Noise Ordinance 9.24.070. Construction Construction Verify conditions in the Construction As needed City inspector None contractor field 4 Table 1:Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program:Proposed Widening of Fred Waring Drive from San Pasqual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road Mitigation Plan Monitoring and Reporting Plan Party Resource Adverse Impact Party Responsible Implementation MonitoringResponsible Mitigation for Implementing Monitoring ActivityFrequency for Outside Agency Mitigation Phase Period Coordination Required Monitoring Activity Population& Acquisition of approximately 27 P&H-1:Residents(owner-occupants and tenants) City Redevelopment Design Review purchase and rental Design Once at completion of all City staff None Housing single-family homes,4 duplexes shall have housing made financially available Agency;Relocation agreements purchase and rental agreements and I triplex is required for through super-payments made on behalf of the City Consultant right-of-way purposes. of Palm Desert. Choices of homes and apartments will not be restricted to Palm Desert locations. P&H-2:City shall replace all affordable housing City Redevelopment As per Annual Report of Housing Until Plan is Annually City State Department of taken for purposes of the project;options include Agency Redevelopment Activityof Communityco completed Redevelopment Housingand Communit y renovation of dilapidated housing and construction Law Redevelopment Agencies (4 years) Staff Development of new housing. Replacement Housing Plan Source: Myra L.Frank&Associates,Inc.;September 2000. 5 Contract No. C18260 This document has important legal consequences; consultation with an attorney is encouraged with respect to its use or modification. This document should be adapted to the particular circumstances of the contemplated Project and the Controlling Law. STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND ENGINEER FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Prepared by ENGINEERS JOINT CONTRACT DOCUMENTS COMMITTEE and Issued and Published Jointly By folk ASCE National Society of Professional Engineers AMERICAN CONSULTING Professional Engineers in Private Practice AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS ENGINEERS COUNCIL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS IN PRIVATE PRACTICE a practice division of the NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AMERICAN CONSULTING ENGINEERS COUNCIL AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS This Agreement has been prepared for use with the Standard General Conditions of the Construction Contract (No. 1910-8, 1996 Edition) of the Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee. Their provisions are interrelated, and a change in one may necessitate a change in the other. For guidance in the preparation of Supplementary Conditions, see Guide to the Preparation of Supplementary Conditions (No. 1910-17) (1996 Edition). For guidance . on the completion and use of this Agreement, see EJCDC Users Guide, No. 1910-50. EJCDC No. 1910-1 (1996 Edition) Contract No. C18260 TABLE OF CONTENTS Put ARTICLE 1 - SERVICES OF ENGINEER 2 1.01 Scope 2 ARTICLE 2 - OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITIES 2 2.01 General 2 ARTICLE 3 - TIMES FOR RENDERING SERVICES 2 3.01 General 2 3.02 Suspension 2 ARTICLE 4 - PAYMENTS TO ENGINEER 2 4.01 Methods of Payment for Services and Reimbursable Expenses of ENGINEER 2 4.02 Other Provisions Concerning Payments 2 ARTICLE 5 - OPINIONS OF COST 3 5.01 Opinions of Probable Construction Cost 3 5.02 Designing to Construction Cost Limit 3 5.03 Opinions of Total Project Costs 3 ARTICLE 6 - GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 3 6.01 Standards of Performance 3 6.02 Authorized Project Representatives 4 6.03 Design without Construction Phase Services 4 6.04 Use of Documents 5 6.05 Insurance 5 6.06 Termination 6 6.07 Controlling Law 6 6.08 Successors, Assigns, and Beneficiaries 6 6.09 Dispute Resolution 7 6.10 Hazardous Environmental Condition 7 6.11 Allocation of Risks 7 6.12 Notices 8 6.13 Survival 8 6.14 Severability 8 6.15 Waiver 8 6.16 Headings 8 ARTICLE 7 - DEFINITIONS 8 7.01 Defined Terms 8 ARTICLE 8 - EXHIBITS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS 11 8.01 Exhibits Included 11 8.02 Total Agreement 11 Contract No. C18260 STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN OWNER AND ENGINEER FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THIS IS AN AGREEMENT effective as of October 12 , 2000 ("Effective Date")between The City of Palm Desert, a municipal corporation ("OWNER") and ASL Consulting Engineers ("ENGINEER"). OWNER intends to increase the capacity of Fred Waring Drive for vehicle traffic from San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road ("Project"). OWNER and ENGINEER in consideration of their mutual covenants as set forth herein agree as follows: Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 1 of 12 ARTICLE 1 - SERVICES OF ENGINEER 3.02 Suspension Contract No. C18260 A. If OWNER fails to give prompt written authorization 1.01 Scope to proceed with any phase of services after completion of the $ immediately preceding phase, or if ENGINEER's services A. ENGINEER shall provide the Basic and Additional are delayed through no fault of ENGINEER, ENGINEER Services set forth herein and in Exhibit A. may, after giving seven days written notice to OWNER, suspend services under this Agreement. B. Upon this Agreement becoming effective, ENGINEER is authorized to begin Basic Services as set forth . If ENGINEER's services are delayed or suspended in Exhibit A. whole or ' art by OWNER, or if ENGINEER'S s ces are extended b ontractor's actions or inact. for more C. If authorized by OWNER, ENGINEER shall furnish than 90 days throu fault of ENGI , ENGINEER Resident Project Representative(s) with duties, shall be entitled to equitab list of rates and amounts responsibilities and limitations rtli ur of compensation provided fo s [Abdul D. of authori t as mutua ly agreed ere in this Agreement to upon in wri tl ng at the time when such reflect, reasonable is incurre ENGINEER in t1 S re au-1�orized. connection w' , among other things, h delay or trial re-- OW YER'S RESPONSIBILITIES suspensi d reactivation and the fact that ime for Pe ance under this Agreement has been revised. 2.01 General ARTICLE 4- PAYMENTS TO ENGINEER A. OWNER shall have the responsibilities set forth herein and in Exhibit B. 4.01 Methods of Payment for Services and Reimbursable Expenses of ENGINEER ARTICLE 3 - TIMES FOR RENDERING SERVICES A. For Basic Services. OWNER shall pay ENGINEER for Basic Services performed or furnished under Exhibit A, Part 1, as set forth in Exhibit C. 3.01 General B. For Additional Services. OWNER shall pay A. ENGINEER's services and compensation under this ENGINEER for Additional Services performed or furnished Agreement have been agreed to in anticipation of the orderly under Exhibit A, Part 2, as set forth in Exhibit C. and continuous progress of the Project through completion. Unless specific periods of time or specific dates for providing C. For Reimbursable Expenses. In addition to payments services are specified in this Agreement, ENGINEER's provided for in paragraphs 4.01.A and 4.01.B, OWNER obligation to render services hereunder will be for a period shall pay ENGINEER for Reimbursable Expenses incurred which may reasonably be required for the completion of said by ENGINEER and ENGINEER's Consultants as set forth in services. Exhibit C. B. If in this Agreement specific periods of time for 4.02 Other Provisions Concerning Payments rendering services are set forth or specific dates by which services are to be completed are provided, and if such A. Preparation of Invoices. Invoices will be prepared in periods of time or dates are changed through no fault of accordance with ENGINEER'S standard invoicing practices ENGINEER, the rates and amounts of compensation and will be submitted to OWNER by ENGINEER, unless provided for herein shall be subject to equitable adjustment. otherwise agreed. The amount billed in each invoice will be If OWNER has requested changes in the scope, extent, or calculated as set forth in Exhibit C. character of the Project, the time of performance of ENGINEER's services shall be adjusted equitably. B. Payment of Invoices. Invoices are due and payable C. For purposes of this Agreement the term "day" within 30 days of receipt. means a calendar day of 24 hours. • Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 2 of 12 Contract No. C18260 , ARTICLE 5-OPINIONS OF COST 5.01 Opinions of Probable Construction Cost A. ENGINEER's opinions of probable Construction Cost provided for herein are to be made on the basis of C. Disputed Invoices. In the event of a disputed or ENGINEER's experience and qualifications and represent contested invoice, only that portion so contested may be ENGINEER's best judgment as an experienced and qualified withheld from payment, and the undisputed portion will be professional generally familiar with the industry. However, p�d. Owner wi 11 notify Engineer of any. since ENGINEER has no control over the cost of labor, -disputed i tens within 15 days 01 receipt materials, equipment, or services furnished byothers, or of invoice. �'tp D. Payments Upon Termination. over the Contractor's methods of determining prices, or over competitive bidding or market conditions, ENGINEER 1. In the event of any termination under paragraph cannot and does not guarantee that proposals, bids, or actual 6.06, ENGINEER will be entitled to invoice OWNER and Construction Cost will not vary from opinions of probable will be paid in accordance with Exhibit C for all services Construction Cost prepared by ENGINEER. If OWNER performed or furnished and all Reimbursable Expenses wishes greater assurance as to probable Construction Cost, incurred through the effective date of termination. OWNER shall employ an independent cost estimator as provided in Exhibit B. In the event of termination by OWNER convenie or by ENGINEER for cause, ENG ER, 5 412 Designing to Construction Cost Limit in addition t voicing for those items ' entified in subparagraph 4. .1, shall be ed to invoice A. If a ction Cost limit•s abtished between OWNER and shall aid a asonable amount for. OWNER and ENGIN eKConstruction Cost limit and services and expenses dire ttributable to termination, a statement of EN R's rt and responsibilities with both before and afte e effects date of termination, respect o will be specifically se in Exhibit F, such as reassi ent of personnel, c of terminating " truction Cost Limit," to this Agreemen . contracts ENGINEER's Consultan and other relat close-out costs, using methods and s for 5.03 Opinions of Total Project Costs ditional Services as set forth in Exhibit C. A. ENGINEER assumes no responsibility for the E. Records of ENGINEER's Costs. Records of accuracy of opinions of Total Project Costs. ENGINEER's costs pertinent to ENGINEER's compensation under this Agreement shall be kept in accordance with ARTICLE 6 -GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS generally accepted accounting practices. To the extent necessary to verify ENGINEER's charges and upon OWNER's timely request, copies of such records will be 6.01 Standards of Performance made available to OWNER at cost. A. The standard of care for all professional engineering . Legislative Actions. In the event of legislative acti and related services performed or furnished by ENGINEER after the ective Date of the Agreement by an el of under this Agreement will be the care and skill ordinarily government impose taxes, fees, costs on used by members of ENGINEER's profession practicing ENGINEER's servic r other costs ' nnection with this under similar circumstances at the same time and in the same Project or compensation f , such new taxes, fees, or locality. costs shall be invoiced an aid by OWNER as a Reimbursable Ex e to which a or of 1.0 shall be with ENGINEER's applied. Sh such taxes, fees, or costs posed, they shall in addition to ENGINEER's estim d total B. ENGINEER shall be responsible for the technical pensation. accuracy of its services and documents resulting therefrom, and OWNER shall not be responsible for discovering deficiencies therein. ENGINEER shall correct such • deficiencies without additional compensation except to the Pe P Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 3 of 12 Contract No. C18260 extent such action is directly attributable to deficiencies in During the Construction Phase, ENGINEER shall OWNER-furnished information. supery direct, or have control over Contract ' work, nor shall E EER have authority ove responsibility . ENGINEER shall perform or furnish professi for the means, thods, tec es, sequences, or engineerin related services in all phases o roject procedures of constructio by Contractor, for safety to which this Agr t applies. ENGI shall serve as precautions and pro inci to the Contractor's work OWNER's prime profess' f e Project. ENGINEER in progress, or any failure of Co tor to comply with may employ such ENG 's tants as ENGINEER Laws egulations applicable to Contra 's furnishing deems necess assist in the perfo r furnishing of performing the Work. the se • . ENGINEER shall not be require mploy NGINEER's Consultant unacceptable to ENGIN GINEER neither guarantees the perfo any Contractor assum t ility for any D. ENGINEER and OWNER shall comply with Contractor' • s erform the Work in applicable Laws or Regulations and OWNER-mandated or ce with the Contract Documents. standards. This Agreement is based on these requirements as of its Effective Date. Changes to these requirements after ENGINEER shall not be responsible for the acts the Effective Date of this Agreement may be the basis for omissio any Contractor(s), subcontractor or ter, or modifications to OWNER's responsibilities or to of any of the ctor's agents or em es or any other ENGINEER's scope of services, times of performance, or persons(except ENG R's o mployees) at the Site or compensation. otherwise furnishing or o ' g any of the Contractor's work; or for decision made interpretations or . OWNER shall be responsible for, and ENGINN clarifi • of the Contract Documents g by OWNER may rely , the accuracy and comple sew of all out consultation and advice of ENGINEER. requirements. prog , instructions , data, and other information furnished by to ENGINEER pursuant . e General Conditions for any construction con to this Agreement INEE use such requirements, documents ared hereunder are to be tandard reports . and information in pe ' g or furnishing General Conditions Constructio tract" as prepared 'ices under this Agreement. by the Engineers Joint ct Documents Committee (Document No. - , 1996 Edi unless both parties F. OWNER shall make decisions and carry out its other mutuall e to use other General Conditio specifically responsibilities in a timely manner and shall bear all costs renced in Exhibit J. incident thereto so as not to delay the services of ENGINEER. 6.02 Authorized Project Representatives . Prior to the commencement of the Constructi A. Contemporaneous with the execution of this Phase. 'NER shall notify ENGINEER of any v ' ions Agreement, ENGINEER and OWNER shall designate from the Ian_ ee indicated in Exhibit E otice of specific individuals to act as ENGINEER's and OWNER's Acceptability of rk," or of an ther notice or representatives with respect to the services to be performed certification that ENGI R will equested to provide to or furnished by ENGINEER and responsibilities of OWNER OWNER or third parties ' nnection with the Project. under this Agreement. Such individuals shall have authority OWNER and ENGI shal ach agreement on the to transmit instructions, receive information, and render terms of any s requested notice certification, and decisions relative to the Project on behalf of each respective OWNER authorize such Additional ices as are party. ENGINEER shall not replace or neces to enable ENGINEER to provide the tices or substi t to rp�Dr entati ve without written ifications requested. - ifroeig�i wil`(i'bllt onstruction Phase Services H. ENGINEER shall not be required to sign any A. Should OWNER provide Construction Phase services documents, no matter by whom requested, that would result with either OWNER's representatives or a third party, in the ENGINEER's having to certify, guarantee or warrant ENGINEER's Basic Services under this Agreement will be the existence of conditions whose existence the ENGINEER considered to be completed upon completion of the Final cannot ascertain. OWNER agrees not to make resolution of Design Phase or Bidding or Negotiating Phase as outlined in any dispute with the ENGINEER or payment of any amount Exhibit A. due to the ENGINEER in any way contingent upon the ENGINEER's signing any such certification. Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 4 of 12 Contract No. C18260 . It is understood and agreed that if ENGINEE ' operating systems, or computer hardware differing from Basic ices under this Agreement do not inclu roject those used by ENGINEER at the beginning of this Project. observation, eview of the Contractor' ormance, or 1 any other Construe Phase servic , d that such services OWNER may make and retain copies of Documen will be provided by 0 , then OWNER assumes all for info ••ation and reference in connection with use • the responsibility for in etation the Contract Documents Project by , NER. Such Documents are not • ended or and for cons ion observation or r • w and waives any represented to be itable for reuse by OW • or others on claim ainst the ENGINEER that may in any way extensions of the Pro - t or on any oth- project. Any such ected thereto. reuse or modification *thout • ritten verification or adaptation by ENGINEER, .. .ppropriate for the specific 6.04 Use of Documents purpose intended, will ' . OW ''s sole risk and without liability or legal e ..• e to ENGINE ' or to ENGINEER's All Documents are instruments of service in r Consultants. ! ' NER shall indemnify . , hold harmless to this Pro td ENGINEER shall • ownership ENGINE• ., and ENGINEER's Consultants fro . 1 claims, and property interest • u ing the right of reuse at a. ._ s, losses, and expenses, including attorne ' fees the discreti GINEER r or not the Project ising out of or resulting therefrom. • mpleted. G. If there is a discrepancy between the electronic files B. Copies of OWNER-furnished data that may be relied and the hard copies, the hard copies govern. upon by ENGINEER are limited to the printed copies (also known as hard copies) that are delivered to the ENGINEER H. Any verification or adaptation of the Documents for pursuant to Exhibit B. Files in electronic media format of extensions of the Project or for any other project will entitle text, data, graphics, or of other types that are furnished by ENGINEER to further compensation at rates to be agreed OWNER to ENGINEER are only for convenience of upon by OWNER and ENGINEER. ENGINEER. Any conclusion or information obtained or derived from such electronic files will be at the user's sole 6.05 Insurance risk. A. ENGINEER shall procure and maintain insurance as C. Copies of Documents that may be relied upon by set forth in Exhibit G, "Insurance." I OWNER are limited to the printed copies (also known as hard copies) that are signed or sealed by the ENGINEER. . OWNER shall procure and maintain insurance Files in electronic media format of text, data, graphics, or of forth in G, "Insurance." OWN f la 1 cause other types that are furnished by ENGINEER to OWNER are ENGINEER and E ER's tants to be listed as only for convenience of OWNER. Any conclusion or additional insureds al liability or property information obtained or derived from such electronic files insurance es carried by OWNE ' h are applicable will be at the user's sole risk. e Project. D. Because data stored in electronic media format can C. OWNER shall require Contractor to purchase and deteriorate or be modified inadvertently or otherwise without maintain general liability and other insurance as specified in authorization of the data's creator, the party receiving the Contract Documents and to cause ENGINEER and electronic files agrees that it will perform acceptance tests or ENGINEER's Consultants to be listed as additional insureds procedures within 60 days, after which the receiving party with respect to such liability and other insurance purchased shall be deemed to have accepted the data thus transferred. and maintained by Contractor for the Project. Any errors detected within the 60-day acceptance period will be corrected by the party delivering the electronic files. D. OW'- aid ENGINEER shall each deliver to•tlle- OWNER ENGINEER shall not be responsible to maintain documents other certificates of insurance evidencing the coverages stored in electronic media format after acceptance by indicated in Exhibit G. Such certificates shall be furnished OWNER. prior to commencement of ENGINEER's services and at renewals thereafter during the life of the Agreement. E. When transferring documents in electronic media format, ENGINEER makes no representations as to long licies of property insurance shall co term compatibility, usability, or readability of documents provisions to the e NGIN GINEER's resulting from the use of software application packages, Consultants' i covere the event of ent of any loss or damage the insurers will Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 5 of 12 Contract No. C18260 e period provided for herein s , up to, but in no days after the receipt of the notice. F. At any time, OWNER may request that ENGINEER, at OWNER's sole expense, provide additional insurance 2. For convenience, coverage, increased limits, or revised deductibles that are more protective than those specified in Exhibit G. •If so a. By OWNER effective upon the receipt of requested by OWNER,with the concurrence of ENGINEER, notice by ENGINEER. and if commercially available, ENGINEER shall obtain and shall require ENGINEER's Consultants to obtain such B. The terminating party under paragraphs 6.06.A.1 or additional insurance coverage, different limits, or revised 6.06.A.2 may set the effective date of termination at a time time as requested byupto 30 days later than otherwise provided to allow deductibles for such periods of q Y supplemented to incorporate ENGINEER to demobilize personnel and equipment from the will be s lemq OWNER, and Exhibit G upp rpo these requirements. Site, to complete tasks whose value would otherwise be lost, to prepare notes as to the status of completed and 6.06 Termination uncompleted tasks, and to assemble Project materials in orderly files. A. The obligation to provide further services under this Agreement may be terminated: 6.07 Controlling Law 1. For cause, A. This Agreement is to be governed by the law of the state in which the Project is located. By either party upon 30 days written not' • the event o tial failur er party to 6.08 Successors, Assigns, and Beneficiaries perform in ac i rms hereof through of the terminating party. A. OWNER and ENGINEER each is hereby bound and the partners, successors, executors, administrators and legal b. By ENGINEER: representatives of OWNER and ENGINEER (and to the extent permitted by paragraph 6.08.B the assigns of OWNER 1) upon seven days written notice if and ENGINEER)are hereby bound to the other party to this , ENGINEER believes that ENGINEER is being Agreement and to the partners, successors, executors, requested by OWNER to furnish or perform administrators and legal representatives (and said assigns) of services contrary to ENGINEER's such other party, in respect of all covenants, agreements and responsibilities as a licensed professional; or obligations of this Agreement. 2) upon seven days written notice if the B. Neither OWNER nor ENGINEER may assign, ENGINEER's services for the Project are sublet, or transfer any rights under or interest (including, but delayed or suspended for more than 90 days for without limitation, moneys that are due or may become due) reasons beyond ENGINEER's control. in this Agreement without the written consent of the other, except to the extent that any assignment, subletting, or 3) ENGINEER shall have no liability to transfer is mandated or restricted by law. Unless specifically OWNER on account of such termination. stated to the contrary in any written consent to an assignment, no assignment will release or discharge the Notwithstanding the foregoing, assignor from any duty or responsibility under this Agreem t will not terminate as a result uch Agreement. substantial re if the party receivin ch notice begins, within se days of recei f such notice, C. Unless expressly provided otherwise in this to correct its failu to orm and proceeds Agreement: diligently to cure such f ' within no more than 30 days of receipt the ; provi , however, that if 1. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to and to the ext such substantial ' ure cannot be create, impose, or give rise to any duty owed by OWNER reasonab ured within such 30 day 'od, and if or ENGINEER to any Contractor, Contractor's suc has diligently attempted to cure same subcontractor, supplier, other individual or entity, or to d thereafter continues diligently to cure the s any surety for or employee of any of them. Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 6 of 12 Contract No. c18260 2. All duties and responsibilities undertaken pursuant "arranger," "operator," "generator," or "transporter" of to this Agreement will be for the sole and exclusive hazardous substances, as defined in the Comprehensive benefit of OWNER and ENGINEER and not for the Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of Pj benefit of any other party. The OWNER agrees that the 1990 (CERCLA), which are or may be encountered at or substance of the provisions of this paragraph 6.08.0 shall near the Site in connection with ENGINEER's activities appear in the Contract Documents. under this Agreement. 6.09 Dispute Resolution F. If ENGINEER's services under this Agreement cannot be performed because of a Hazardous Environmental A. OWNER and ENGINEER agree to negotiate all Condition, the existence of the condition shall justify disputes between them in good faith for a period of 30 days ENGINEER'S terminating this Agreement for cause on 30 from the date of notice prior to exercising their rights under days notice. Exhibit H or other provisions of this Agreement, or under law. In the absence of such an agreement, the parties may 6.11 Allocation of Risks exercise their rights under law. A. Indemnification B. If and to the extent that OWNER and ENGINEER have agreed on a method and procedure for resolving 1. To the fullest extent permitted by law, disputes between them arising out of or relating to this ENGINEER shall indemnify and hold harmless OWNER, Agreement, such dispute resolution method and procedure is OWNER's officers, directors, partners, and employees set forth in Exhibit H, "Dispute Resolution." from and against any and all costs, losses, and damages (including but not limited to all fees and charges of 6.10 Hazardous Environmental Condition engineers, architects, attorneys, and other professionals, and all court or arbitration or other dispute resolution A. OWNER represents to Engineer that to the best of its costs)caused solely by the negligent acts or omissions of knowledge a Hazardous Environmental Condition does not ENGINEER or ENGINEER's officers, directors, exist. partners, employees, and ENGINEER's Consultants in the performance and furnishing of ENGINEER's services B. OWNER has disclosed to the best of its knowledge to under this Agreement. ENGINEER the existence of all Asbestos, PCB's, Petroleum, Hazardous Waste, or Radioactive Material located at or near 2. To the fullest extent permitted by law, OWNER the Site, including type, quantity and location. shall indemnify and hold harmless ENGINEER, ENGINEER's officers, directors, partners, employees, C. If a Hazardous Environmental Condition is and ENGINEER's Consultants from and against any and encountered or alleged, ENGINEER shall have the obligation all costs, losses, and damages (including but not limited to notify OWNER and, to the extent of applicable Laws and to all fees and charges of engineers, architects, attorneys, Regulations, appropriate governmental officials. and other professionals, and all court or arbitration or other dispute resolution costs) caused solely by the D. It is acknowledged by both parties that ENGINEER's negligent acts or omissions of OWNER or OWNER's scope of services does not include any services related to a officers, directors, partners, employees, and OWNER's Hazardous Environmental Condition. In the event consultants with respect to this Agreement or the Project. ENGINEER or any other party encounters a Hazardous Environmental Condition, ENGINEER may, at its option and . o the fullest extent permitted by la , without liability for consequential or any other damages, ENGINE ' total liability to OWNER an yone suspend performance of services on the portion of the Project claiming by, thr , or under OWNE r any cost, affected thereby until OWNER: (i) retains appropriate loss, or damages caus in pa the negligence of specialist consultant(s) or contractor(s) to identify and, as ENGINEER and in part b ligence of OWNER or appropriate, abate, remediate, or remove the Hazardous any other negligent or indivi , shall not exceed Environmental Condition; and(ii)warrants that the Site is in the percents are that ENGINEER's n ' ence bears full compliance with applicable Laws and Regulations. to the negligence of OWNER, ENGINE d all er negligent entities and individuals. E. OWNER acknowledges that ENGINEER is performing professional services for OWNER and that to the indemn' ENGINEER is not and shall not be required to become an . . . o is Agreeme , Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 7 of 12 Contract No. C18260 tent permitted by law, OWNER shall indemnify and ho • 6.16 Headings h. ess ENGINEER and its officers, directors, p. • -rs, employ-: and ENGINEER's Consultants from .•• against A. The headings used in this Agreement are for general all costs, los - , and damages (including but n. united to all reference only and do not have special significance. fees and charges : engineers, architects, .••rneys, and other professionals, and court or arbi. on or other dispute ARTICLE 7- DEFINITIONS resolution costs) cause. • aris•.- out of or resulting from a Hazardous Environmental ►.i dition, provided that(i) any such cost, loss, or •• ..•:e is a 'butable to bodily injury, 7.01 Defined Terms sickness, disease, o .eath, or to inj to or destruction of tangible prope other than completed . ), including the A. Wherever used in this Agreement (including the loss of use esulting therefrom, and (ii) . ing in this Exhibits hereto) and printed with initial or all capital letters, paragra. 6.11.A.4. shall obligate OWNER to in.- 'fy any the terms listed below have the meanings indicated, which incl. '.ual or entity from and against the consequences . that are applicable to both the singular and plural thereof: dividual's or entity's own negligence or willful miscond . 1. Addenda--Written or graphic instruments issued The indemnification provision of prior to the opening of Bids which clarif y,g correct, or 6.11.A.1 is • to and e provisions change the Bidding Documents. agreed to INEER in Exhibit I, ocation of Risks," if any. 2. Additional Services--The services to be performed for or furnished to OWNER by ENGINEER in 6.12 Notices accordance with Exhibit A, Part 2 of this Agreement. A. Any notice required under this Agreement will be in 3. Agreement--This "Standard Form of Agreement writing, addressed to the appropriate party at its address on between OWNER and ENGINEER for Professional the signature page and given personally, or by registered or Services," including those Exhibits listed in Article 8 certified mail postage prepaid, or by a commercial courier hereof. service. All notices shall be effective upon the date of receipt. 4. Application for Payment--The form acceptable to ENGINEER which is to be used by Contractor in 6.13 Survival requesting progress or final payments for the completion of its Work and which is to be accompanied by such A. All express representations, indemnifications, or supporting documentation as is required by the Contract limitations of liability included in this Agreement will survive Documents. its completion or termination for any reason. 5. Asbestos--Any material that contains more than 6.14 Se'.erability one percent asbestos and is friable or is releasing asbestos fibers into the air above current action levels established A. Any provision or part of the Agreement held to be by the United States Occupational Safety and Health void or unenforceable under any Laws or Regulations shall Administration. be deemed stricken, and all remaining provisions shall continue to be valid and binding upon OWNER and 6. Basic Services--The services to be performed for ENGINEER, who agree that the Agreement shall be or furnished to OWNER by ENGINEER in accordance reformed to replace such stricken provision or part thereof with Exhibit A, Part 1, of this Agreement. with a valid and enforceable provision that comes as close as possible to expressing the intention of the stricken provision. 7. Bid--The offer or proposal of the bidder submitted on the prescribed form setting forth the prices 6.15 Waiver for the Work to be performed. A. Non-enforcement of any provision by either party 8. Bidding Documents--The advertisement or shall not constitute a waiver of that provision, nor shall it invitation to Bid, instructions to bidders, the Bid form and affect the enforceability of that provision or of the remainder attachments, the Bid bond, if any, the proposed Contract of this Agreement. Documents, and all Addenda, if any. Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 8 of 12 Contract No. C18260 9. Change Order--A document recommended by 15. Contract Times--The numbers of days or the ENGINEER, which is signed by Contractor and OWNER dates stated in the Construction Agreement to: (i)achieve to authorize an addition, deletion or revision in the Work, Substantial Completion, and (ii) complete the Work so + or an adjustment in the Contract Price or the Contract that it is ready for final payment as evidenced by Times, issued on or after the Effective Date of the ENGINEER's written recommendation of final payment. Construction Agreement. 16. Contractor--An individual or entity with whom 10. Construction Agreement--The written instrument OWNER enters into a Construction Agreement. which is evidence of the agreement, contained in the Contract Documents, between OWNER and Contractor 17. Correction Period--The time after Substantial covering the Work. Completion during which Contractor must correct, at no cost to OWNER, any Defective Work, normally one year 11. Construction Contract--The entire and integrated after the date of Substantial Completion or such longer written agreement between the OWNER and Contractor period of time as may be prescribed by Laws or concerning the Work. Regulations or by the terms of any applicable special guarantee or specific provision of the Contract 12. Construction Cost--The cost to OWNER of those Documents. portions of the entire Project designed or specified by ENGINEER. Construction Cost does not include costs of 18. Defective--An adjective which, when modifying services of ENGINEER or other design professionals and the word Work, refers to Work that is unsatisfactory, consultants, cost of land, rights-of-way, or compensation faulty, or deficient, in that it does not conform to the for damages to properties, or OWNER's costs for legal, Contract Documents, or does not meet the requirements accounting, insurance counseling or auditing services, or of any inspection, reference standard, test, or approval interest and financing charges incurred in connection with referred to in the Contract Documents, or has been the Project, or the cost of other services to be provided by damaged prior to ENGINEER's recommendation of fmal others to OWNER pursuant to Exhibit B of this payment. Agreement. Construction Cost is one of the items comprising Total Project Costs. 19. Documents--Data, reports, Drawings, Specifications, Record Drawings, and other deliverables, 13. Contract Documents--Documents that establish whether in printed or electronic media format, provided the rights and obligations of the parties engaged in or furnished in appropriate phases by ENGINEER to construction and include the Construction Agreement OWNER pursuant to this Agreement. between OWNER and Contractor, Addenda (which pertain to the Contract Documents), Contractor's Bid 20. Drawings--That part of the Contract Documents (including documentation accompanying the Bid and any prepared or approved by ENGINEER which graphically post-Bid documentation submitted prior to the notice of shows the scope, extent, and character of the Work to be award) when attached as an exhibit to the Construction performed by Contractor. Shop Drawings are not Agreement, the notice to proceed, the bonds, appropriate Drawings as so defined. certifications, the General Conditions, the Supplementary Conditions, the Specifications and the Drawings as the 21. Effective Date of the Construction Agreement-- same are more specifically identified in the Construction The date indicated in the Construction Agreement on Agreement, together with all Written Amendments, which it becomes effective, but if no such date is Change Orders, Work Change Directives, Field Orders, indicated, it means the date on which the Construction and ENGINEER's written interpretations and Agreement is signed and delivered by the last of the two clarifications issued on or after the Effective Date of the parties to sign and deliver. Construction Agreement. Approved Shop Drawings and the reports and drawings of subsurface and physical 22. Effective Date of the Agreement--The date conditions are not Contract Documents. indicated in this Agreement on which it becomes effective, but if no such date is indicated, it means the 14. Contract Price--The moneys payable by OWNER date on which the Agreement is signed and delivered by to Contractor for completion of the Work in accordance the last of the two parties to sign and deliver. with the Contract Documents and as stated in the Construction Agreement. 23. ENGINEER's Consultants--Individuals or entities having a contract with ENGINEER to furnish services Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 9 of 12 Contract No. C18260 with respect to this Project as ENGINEER's independent 33. Reimbursable Expenses--The expenses incurred professional associates, consultants, subcontractors, or directly by ENGINEER in connection with the performing vendors. The term ENGINEER includes ENGINEER's or furnishing of Basic and Additional Services for the Consultants. Project for which OWNER shall pay ENGINEER as indicated in Exhibit C. 24. Field Order--A written order issued by ENGINEER which directs minor changes in the Work but 34. Resident Project Representative--The authorized which does not involve a change in the Contract Price or representative of ENGINEER, if any, assigned to assist the Contract Times. ENGINEER at the Site during the Construction Phase. The Resident Project Representative will be 25. General Conditions-That part of the Contract ENGINEER's agent or employee and under Documents which sets forth terms, conditions, and ENGINEER'S supervision. As used herein, the term procedures that govern the Work to be performed or Resident Project Representative includes any assistants of furnished by Contractor with respect to the Project. Resident Project Representative agreed to by OWNER. The duties and responsibilities of the Resident Project 26. Hazardous Environmental Condition—The Representative are as set forth in Exhibit D. presence at the Site of Asbestos, PCB's, Petroleum, Hazardous Waste, or Radioactive Materials in such 35. Samples--Physical examples of materials, quantities or circumstances that may present a substantial equipment, or workmanship that are representative of danger to persons or property exposed thereto in some portion of the Work and which establish the connection with the Work. standards by which such portion of the Work will be judged. 27. Hazardous Waste--The term Hazardous Waste shall have the meaning provided in Section 1004 of the 36. Shop Drawings--All drawings, diagrams, Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 USC Section 6903) as illustrations, schedules, and other data or information amended from time to time. which are specifically prepared or assembled by or for Contractor and submitted by Contractor to ENGINEER to 28. Laws and Regulations;Laws or Regulations--Any illustrate some portion of the Work. and all applicable laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, standards, and orders of any and all governmental 37. Site--Lands or areas indicated in the Contract 1 bodies, agencies, authorities, and courts having Documents as being furnished by OWNER upon which jurisdiction. the Work is to be performed, rights-of-way and easements for access thereto, and such other lands furnished by 29. PCB's--Polychlorinated biphenyls. OWNER which are designated for use of Contractor. 30. Petroleum--Petroleum, including crude oil or any 38. Specifications--That part of the Contract fraction thereof which is liquid at standard conditions of Documents consisting of written technical descriptions of temperature and pressure(60 degrees Fahrenheit and 14.7 materials, equipment, systems, standards, and pounds per square inch absolute), such as oil, petroleum, workmanship as applied to the Work and certain fuel oil, oil sludge, oil refuse, gasoline, kerosene, and oil administrative details applicable thereto. mixed with other non-Hazardous Waste and crude oils. 39. Substantial Completion--The time at which the 31. Radioactive Materials--Source, special nuclear, Work (or a specified part thereof) has progressed to the or byproduct material as defined by the Atomic Energy point where, in the opinion of ENGINEER, the Work(or Act of 1954 (42 USC Section 2011 et seq.) as amended a specified part thereof) is sufficiently complete, in from time to time. accordance with the Contract Documents, so that the Work(or a specified part thereof) can be utilized for the 32. Record Drawings--The Drawings as issued for purposes for which it is intended. The terms construction on which the ENGINEER, upon completion "substantially complete" and "substantially completed" as of the Work, has shown changes due to Addenda or applied to all or part of the Work refer to Substantial Change Orders and other information which EN GINEER E GINEER Completion thereof. considers significant based on record documents furnished by Contractor to ENGINEER and which were annotated by Contractor to show changes made during construction. Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 10 of 12 Contract No. C18260 40. Supplementary Conditions--That part of the ARTICLE 8-EXHIBITS AND SPECIAL PROVISIONS Contract Documents which amends or supplements the General Conditions. 8.01 Exhibits Included 41. Total Project Costs--The sum of the Construction Cost, allowances for contingencies, the total costs of A. Exhibit A, "ENGINEER's Services," consisting of services of ENGINEER or other design professionals and - 11 pages. -w consultants, cost of land, rights-of-way, or compensation for damages to properties, or OWNER's costs for legal, B. Exhibit B, "OWNER's Responsibilities," consisting accounting, insurance counseling or auditing services, or of 3 pages. interest and financing charges incurred in connection with the Project, or the cost of other services to be provided by C. Exhibit C, "Payments to Engineer for Services and others to OWNER pursuant to Exhibit B of this Reimbursable Expenses," consisting of 1 pages, plus Agreement. Appendices 1 and 2 to Exhibit C (1 page each) D. Exhibit D, "Duties, Responsibilities and Limitations 42. Work--The entire completed construction or the of Authority of Resident Project Representative," consisting various separately identifiable parts thereof required to be of N/A pages. provided under the Contract Documents with respect to this Project. Work includes and is the result of E. Exhibit E, "Notice of Acceptability of Work," performing or furnishing labor, services, and consisting of N/A pages. documentation necessary to produce such construction and furnishing, installing, and incorporating all materials and F. Exhibit F, "Construction Cost Limit," consisting of all equipment into such construction, all as required by _1 _pages. the Contract Documents. G. Exhibit G, "Insurance," consisting of 2 pages. 43. Work Change Directive--A written directive to Contractor issued on or after the Effective Date of the H. Exhibit H, "Dispute Resolution," consisting of Construction Agreement and signed by OWNER upon 2 pages. recommendation of the ENGINEER, ordering an addition, deletion, or revision in the Work, or responding I. Exhibit I, "Allocation of Risks,"consisting of 1 to differing or unforeseen subsurface or physical pages. conditions under which the Work is to be performed or to emergencies. A Work Change Directive will not change J. Exhibit J, "Special Provisions," consisting of 3 the Contract Price or the Contract Times but is evidence pages. that the parties expect that the change directed or K. Exhibit K, Supplementary Conditions, documented by a Work Change Directive will be 8.02 Total Agreement consisting of 2 pages. incorporated in a subsequently issued Change Order • following negotiations by the parties as to its effect, if A. This Agreement (consisting of pages 1 to 12 any, on the Contract Price or Contract Times. inclusive, together with the Exhibits identified above) constitutes the entire agreement between OWNER and 44. Written Amendment--A written amendment of the ENGINEER and supersedes all prior written or oral Contract Documents signed by OWNER and Contractor understandings. This Agreement may only be amended, on or after the Effective Date of the Construction supplemented, modified, or canceled by a duly executed Agreement and normally dealing with the non-engineering written instrument. or non-technical rather than strictly construction-related aspects of the Contract Documents. Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 11 of 12 Contract No. C18260 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement, the Effective Date of which is indicated on page 1. OWNER: ENGINEER: By: By: Title: Title: Date Signed: Date Signed: Address for giving notices: Address for giving notices: City of Palm Desert ASL Consulting Engineers 73-510 Fred Waring Drive 42-580 Caroline Court, Suite S Palm Desert, CA 92260 Palm Desert, CA 92211 Designated Representative (paragraph 6.02.A): Designated Representative (paragraph 6.02.A): Lauri Aylaian Title: Project Administrator Title: Phone Number: 760/776-6421 Phone Number: Facsimile Number: 760/341-6372 Facsimile Number: E-Mail Address: Laylaian@CI.Palm-Desert. E-Mail Address: .US Standard Form of Agreement Between Owner and Engineer for Professional Services Page 12 of 12 Contract No. C18260 EXHIBIT A, "ENGINEER's Services" to the Agreement between ASL Consulting Engineers and the City of Palm Desert REVISED PROPOSAL TO PREPARE PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES (PS&E) FOR WIDENING THE FRED WARING DRIVE FROM 250' WEST OF SAN PASCUAL AVENUE TO 200' EAST OF DEEP CANYON ROAD A. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The City of Palm Desert has selected the ASL Consulting Engineers team to provide professional services for the proposed widening of the Fred Waring Drive between San Pascual Avenue to Deep Canyon Road. This project has been identified as part of CVAG's long-range plan for transportation improvements in the Coachella Valley. This project will enhance traffic operations, improve safety and enhance the aesthetic features of the corridor. To complete this widening, it will also require modification to the sidewalks and landscaping in the northeast quadrants along the south side ofFred Waring Drive from San Pascual Avenue to the Deep Cannon. Three existing traffic signals along Fred Waring Drive/Town Center Way intersection will have to be modified to accommodate the additional traffic and bicycle lane. Work tasks will include the following: • Field survey and development of base plan sheets from electronic mapping provided by the City. • Perform the geotechnical investigations required. • Design and prepare PS&E for the street improvements. • Design and prepare PS&E for a traffic signal modifications at Fred Waring Drive intersections. • Locate and identify potential utility conflicts. • Design and prepare PS&E for the underground of residential utility service connections. • Identify, map and prepare legal descriptions and plats for additional right-of-way and construction easements required for the project. • Prepare applications with supporting plans and documentation for required permits. This proposal will include the task7s required to obtain approved plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E) necessary to advertise and award a contract for construction of the street improvements. B. PROJECT APPROACH Based on the background that the ASL Team has compiled during the preliminary engineering phase, we have identified the following key goals and objectives to accomplish the project: C:\windows\TEMP\0045-SCP.doc CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 1 Contract No. C18260 • To design a project that will increase the traffic capacity and improve operational characteristics and safety of the Fred Waring Drive. • To maximize the City's revenue utilization by reducing or maintaining estimated project costs. • To complete the project on an aggressive, yet realistic schedule. • To minimize traffic congestion and assure access during construction by developing and implementing effective stage construction and traffic handling plans. • To address adjacent property owner and community concerns by providing creative design solutions to meet these concerns, as well as keeping them informed throughout the project. To ensure these goals and objectives are met,an initial kick-off meeting with the ASL Team,the City and other impacted organizations and agencies will be held prior to any significant work commencing on the project. This meeting will be held to: • Solicit input regarding the goals for the project desired by each impacted organization and agency. • Discuss specific scope of work items and project schedule. • Agree on basic design standards and other key design parameters. • Review status of design and plan preparation for any proposed developments or other public improvement projects near or adjacent to this project. With the our detailed approach to completing the draft and final PS&E preparation can commence with an understanding of how the issues resolved during the preliminary phase can be effectively and quickly implemented in the design plans. This allows the design team to maintain a fully committed and continuous design effort that is not distracted by major issues that still need resolution. On-going coordination with the City and other impacted organizations and agencies will continue as other design issues surface during preparation of the final PS&E package. ASL will implement standard quality control procedures as part of our methodology. The key to successful project quality is the assignment of appropriate staff and communication of project expectations, scope and time commitments. We will develop a project specific quality control plan for your review and approval. This plan can be modified to incorporate specific requirements of the City. The plan addresses quality control criteria, as well as methodology for documentation,review and specific quality control personnel. At a minimum,we anticipate two quality control reviews,as well as monthly status reports to the City's Project Manager. We will maintain close coordination and communication with the City's Project Manager and will keep the City's Project Manager aware of project completion, budget status and schedule throughout the duration of our assignment. C. SCOPE OF WORK PREPARATION OF PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES (PS&E) TASK 1 ADMINISTRATION/COORDINATION/MEETINGS C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 2 Contract No. C18260 ASL will manage this phase of the project with responsibility for the overall work effort. This task includes project management and administration;meetings;quality control/quality assurance;agency, subconsultant and utility coordination; scheduling;budgeting;progress reporting (monthly detailed report);and invoicing. Progress meetings will be held at bi-weekly intervals or as needed between the City, and the ASL Project Team. The purpose of these meetings will be to review project status to ensure that the contract objectives and milestones are being achieved. To supplement these meetings, ASL will maintain on-going communications with the City and the impacted agencies. A detailed schedule will be developed, maintained and updated for control of the project. TASK 2 RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION Existing reports, studies, proposed and "as-built" plans, mapping or other information will be obtained from the City, CVAG and the County and reviewed by ASL. Data to be obtained and reviewed includes: • Design information from the City for adjacent street improvement projects or developers who may be planning or currently working on development projects in the vicinity. • Preliminary materials (geotechnical) information. • Landscape and Irrigation information. • Existing and forecasted traffic, level of service, capacity adequacy, operational analysis. • Right-of-way and utility plans. TASK 3 UTILITY COORDINATION ASL will review existing utility information available from the City and contact utility owners to determine major facilities located in the project area. This information will be shown on the utility plan sheets and used to determine significant impacts to facilities and the cost estimates resulting from the impacts. We will send copies of the preliminary and final plans showing known utilities to the utility owners requesting verification of existing facilities. The request for information will also include proposed future improvements planned by the utility owners in the project area. Information received from the utility owners will be used to update the utility plan sheets and cost estimate for utility relocations/adjustments required to construct the project. This scope of work includes the coordination and field location of potholed utilities,but it is assumed that each impacted utility owner will pothole their respective facilities. This scope of work does not include design and preparation of PS&E for any utility relocations required for the project. TASK 4 UNDERGROUND RESIDENTIAL UTILITY SERVICE CONNECTIONS The undergrounding of the existing overhead utility lines(electrical trunk line plans will be completed by SCE) will require modification to each residence service connection along the northside of Fred Waring. Seventy-six(76) residential parcels(37-southside, 39-northside) will be impacted and will require the following: • Site Visit and Field Survey. C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 3 Contract No. C1826O • Residential plan exhibit (1" = 20' scale) indicating exist service connection and proposed underground conduit layout, pull boxes and vaults. Conversion plan details from overhead to underground. • Bid documents (a sample plan will be included with the final scope). TASK 5 FURTHER DEVELOP LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLANS Our subconsultant, HSA Design Group, will further develop the landscape concept plans, prepared for the preliminary engineering study,as directed by the City. This work will be completed on an time and material basis up to the budget amount without prior City approval. TASK 6 FIELD SURVEY/BASE PLAN SHEETS ASL proposes to develop base sheets using scaled,low level black and white topographic mapping at 1"=40' scale provided in electronic format by the City. This mapping will be supplemented by field survey and field site visits,as-built plans and other existing information that is available from previous studies and investigations in the area as a basis to begin our final design. • The City provided mapping and photographs will be used for development of the horizontal and vertical alignment for the layout sheets. Some limited field survey work will be required to verify horizontal and vertical control,flow line elevations at significant drainage facilities or to secure information that may not show on the aerial photograph due to overhanging trees and underbrush. • Perform field surveyverify existing to nfy ex>stn g pavement cross sections,curb heights,and wall/parcel pad elevations. • Perform a field job walk after the base sheets are developed to review existing field conditions and determine where additional information or field data may be required to provide adequate information to complete the conceptual widening alternatives and to conform the location and type of utilities and other improvements. TASK 7 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION/REPORT Our geotechnical subconsultant, Sladden Engineering(SE)will perform the following scope of work that herein. The services are intended to provide geotechnical information for use in the design ofthe various retaining walls, sound walls and roadway pavement sections,along with recommendations for the construction of the associated site improvements. a) The field investigation will include the excavation of 10 to 12 shallow borings along the north and south edges of the existing roadway. The exploratory borings will be excavated with a truck mounted drill rig and hollow-stem augers. Disturbed and relatively undisturbed samples will be C:\WINDOWS\TEMP0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 4 Contract No. C18260 obtained within the borings for laboratory testing. b) Laboratory testing will be performed on soil samples to determine soil characteristics and pertinent engineering properties that should be considered in an engineering evaluation. Testing will include soil classification determination, in-situ density and moisture content determination, maximum density/optimum moisture determination, shear strength determination,consolidation testing, and R-Value determination. c) A formal report will be prepared summarizing our findings. The report will include;descriptions of our field and laboratory procedures and results, discussions regarding our engineering evaluation methods and results, and related recommendations. Recommendations will include, wall foundation design parameters, lateral values, and pavement design information. TASK 8 DRAFT PLANS (65% Submittal) AND TASK 12 FINAL PLANS (95% Submittal) All plans will be prepared in accordance with Standard Plans for Public Works Construction, 2000 Edition,City of Palm Desert,CVWD and Caltrans Standard Details. Five blueline copies ofthe plans will be submitted for each plan check review. The following preliminary plans will be prepared at the 65% and 95% stage of completion and submitted to the City for review and comment: a) Street Widening Plans/Profiles/Details b) Soundwall and Retaining Wall Plans/Details c) Drainage/Hydraulic Report & Plans d) Traffic Signal Modification Plans/Details e) Signing and Striping Plans f) Construction Staging and Traffic Control Plans. g) Landscape and Irrigation Plans h) Contour Grading Plans i) Cross Sections a. Street Widening Plans/Profiles/Details Title Sheet/Typical Sections — ASL will prepare a Title Sheet to include Index Map, Vicinity Map, index of drawings, notes to contractor, general notes, and construction notes. Typical Section sheets will also be prepared. Street Improvement Plans — ASL will prepare 1" = 40' scale 24" x 36" plan and profile street widening plans including geometric information for widening,reconstruction,rehabilitation and overlay pavement and other related improvements required for the project. This scope includes C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 5 Contract No. C1826O the connector street from Goleta Avenue to Fred Waring as well as the Goleta Avenue cul-de-sac at Portola Avenue. Construction Details—ASL will prepare 1"= 10' scale 24"x 36"construction detail plans for the following locations: • San Pascual Avenue • Portola Avenue • Goleta Avenue cul-de-sac • Primrose Drive • Florin Avenue • Deep Canyon Road b. Soundwall and Retaining Wall Plans & Details Soundwall and Retaining Walls Plans—Retaining wall and soundwall plans,along the residential parcels on both the north and south side of Fred Waring,will provide the location,length,height, typical sections, material and cost estimate calculations. All plans, specifications, quantity calculations and estimates will be prepared to conform to City requirements. Soundwall and retaining wall plans will be prepared at 1" = 20' scale 24"x36" plan sheets. Special attention will be directed towards the compatibility of the proposed soundwall and retaining walls and the required conduit layout for the undergrounding of the residential service connections. c. Drainage/Hydraulic Report & Drainage Improvement Plans Drainage Modification Plans, Profiles and Details—We will develop a modification strategy and prepare the plans and details necessary to extend and/or relocate existing drainage facilities required by the widening of Fred Waring and street approaches. Existing drainage basins will be reviewed and changes in the on-site drainage patterns that will occur as a result of the proposed street and median improvements will be developed and used for the drainage design. Cross drainage will be passed through the project by extending existing drainage structures or adding new drainage structures to convey off-site flows through the project. This scope of work does not include hydrologic or hydraulic analysis of regional off-site drainage facilities or preparation of a Runoff Management Plan. Drainage Master Plan Facilities Plans,Profiles and Details—Tetra Tech ASL will review The City of Palm Desert Drainage Master Plan(NBS Lowry,March 1993)to determine the hydrologic and hydraulic criteria for design. The following two master plan facilities are currently proposed within and beyond the project limits. • 30" RCP in Fred Waring Drive, from Portola Avenue to Primrose Drive. Connecting to an C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 6 Contract No. C18260 existing master plan facility beneath Portola Avenue. ■ 30" RCP in Fred Waring Drive, from Florine Avenue to Deep Canyon Road, a junction structure in the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road with a 60" connector extending south along Deep Canyon Road and a 90"mainline continuing easterly below Fred Waring Drive to Phyllis Jackson Lane. The 90" RCP turns north and follows Phyllis Jackson Lane to the Whitewater Storm Channel. Hydrology— Off-site and on-site hydrology maps will be prepared for the proposed Drainage Master Plan facilities using available mapping provided by the city and/or county and USGS. These hydrology maps will summarize the local drainage,indicate drainage subareas,existing and proposed storm drain facilities, drainage patterns, preliminary flow rates and locations of proposed curb inlets. Hydraulic Analysis—Based on design flows determined from the hydrology,Tetra Tech ASL will prepare hydraulic calculations necessary to determine the sizing and elevations of catch basin connection pipes. A brief drainage report will be included with the plan submittal. Drainage Plan/Profile Sheets — Design of the master plan facilities will be provided at 1"=20' scale. Catch basins, laterals, mainline,junction structures, and pertinent details will be drawn in plan and profile for the portions falling within Fred Waring Drive. These areas are as follows. • Fred Waring Drive, from Portola Avenue to Primrose Drive. Connecting to an existing master plan facility beneath Portola Avenue. • Fred Waring Drive, from Florine Avenue to Deep Canyon Road, a junction structure in the intersection of Fred Waring Drive and Deep Canyon Road with a stub connection for future extension south along Deep Canyon Road and a mainline continuing easterly below Fred Waring Drive to Phyllis Jackson Lane. The mainline will terminate at Phyllis Jackson Lane allowing for future continuation along Phyllis Jackson Lane to the Whitewater Storm Channel. Pertinent design information and a preliminary design for the portion of the mainline in Phyllis Jackson Lane to the Whitewater Storm Channel will be collected to ensure the constructability of the future portion and functionality of the proposed portion of this system. Urban Runoff Mitigation—Tetra Tech ASL will review the current Best Management Practices and incorporate erosion control requirements and other storm drainage facilities that may be required to mitigate storm water runoff. Specifications— Standard Greenbook specifications will be used for the project. The city will provide any necessary"boilerplate"specifications. Additional special provisions will be provided as necessary. Estimates—An engineers estimate of construction costs and quantities will be provided. C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 7 Contract No. C18260 d. Traffic Signal Modification Plans/Details ASL will prepare traffic signal modification plans at 1"=20' scale for the following intersections in accordance with City requirements: • San Pascual Avenue/Fred Waring Drive • Portola Avenue/Fred Waring Drive • Deep Canyon Road/Fred Waring Drive e. Signing and Striping Plans ASL will prepare signing plans,including layouts showing the locations of roadside signs,special sign details, lighting and structural foundation requirements at 1"=40' scale in accordance with applicable standards and design criteria. Requirements for electrical service will be coordinated with the local electric utility owner. Striping plans will be prepared in accordance with applicable City and Caltrans standards and design criteria. f. Construction Staging and Traffic Control Plans Construction staging and traffic control plans will be critical to the success of the project during construction. Attention to detail and awareness of the daily access requirements ofthe residences and church, along the project and maintaining traffic flow at acceptable levels of service through the project during construction, will be essential to develop a workable traffic control plan. We are sensitive to the concerns of the property owners and the necessity to provide access emergency vehicles. We have prepared numerous traffic control plans for projects of this nature and are confident that we can offer this service to assist the City in developing concept plans that will provide the order of work and the staging and traffic control necessary to provide an adequate level of service during construction and maintain safe vehicular and pedestrian traffic,as well as a safe work area for the construction workers. g. Landscape/Irrigation Plans Our subconsultant, HSA Design Group, will prepare the landscape and irrigation plans, specifications and cost estimates for the 65%, 95%and 100%submittals in accordance with the following: • Prepare construction plans depicting vertical and horizontal control for all proposed hardscape amenities. • Prepare construction details for all proposed hardscape amenities. • Planting plan at 1" = 20' scale identifying species, quantity, location and size of all proposed plant material and inert material. • Planting detail and specifications. C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 8 Contract No. C18260 • Irrigation plan at 1"=20' scale identifying location of all system elements including system calculations required agency approval. • Irrigation details and specifications. • Prepare landscape lighting plans at 20 scale identifyingfixture type and location only. Electrical engineering by others. • Final estimate of probable construction costs and bid items. • Attend review meetings at various degrees of completion. • Coordination with CVWD for service connection of irrigation facilities. h. Contour Grading Plans ASL will prepare 1" = 20' scale 24"x36"contour grading plans for the landscaped areas of the project. Contour grading plans will show 2' contour intervals along with spot elevations of specific landscape/hardscape features. Attention to detail and design will assure a balanced earthwork project, therefore minimizing the imported fill required and project cost. i. Cross Sections ASL will prepare 1" = 20' scale 24"x36" cross section exhibits. Horizontal scale will be 1" = 20' and vertical scale will be 1" = 2' (10:1). Cross sections will include the proposed roadway features as well as the landscaped parkway rough grading elevations. Cross sections will be developed every 50 feet. TASK 9 DRAFT SPECIFICATIONS/SPECIAL PROVISIONS Specifications p ons for this project will conform to the requirements of the Standard Specifications for Pu blic Works Construction, 2000 Edition, n, City, CVWD and Caltrans Standard Specifications. The City will furnish specific front-end documents and ASL will furnish modifications and additions to the General Provisions and prepare the special provisions. ASL will prepare final special provisions for items, details, materials, procedures and other conditions not adequately covered by City, CVWD, Caltrans or Standard Specifications for Public Works construction. A listing and copy of standard plans required for the project will be provided in the Appendix and copies of any plans used, which are not standard, will also be included. Three copies of the specifications will be submitted with the design drawings for each plan check review. TASK 10 PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES ASL will prepare a preliminary estimate of probable construction costs for the project that will include a proposed bid item list, estimated quantity, line item cost estimates and estimate of construction working days for the improvements in accordance with City format. At the first plan C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 9 Contract No. C18260 check, we will develop a preliminary estimate of probable construction costs for comparison with previous project budget estimates. TASK 11 PRELIMINARY RIGHT-OF-WAY AND TASK 15 FINAL RIGHT-OF-WAY ASL will provide right of way engineering services to facilitate property acquisition for the street improvements. We will review updated title reports to be provided by the City, prepare the legal descriptions and exhibits for the estimated eight parcels impacted by the project. • Potential CVWD well site at San Pascal Avenue (3) legal descriptions. • Exist CVWD well site at Portola Avenue (2) legal descriptions. • Goleta Avenue cul-de-sac and connector road to Fred Waring (2) legal descriptions. • The Church parking lot at Deep Cannon Road (2) legal descriptions. TASK 13 FINAL SPECIFICATIONS/SPECIAL PROVISIONS After incorporating first plan check comments, ASL will prepare final technical specifications and special provisions for the proposed construction work. TASK 14 FINAL COST ESTIMATES After incorporating first plan check comments, ASL will prepare the final estimate of probable construction costs for the project that will include a proposed estimate of construction working days for the improvements in accordance with City format. We will refine the preliminary estimate and provide quantity take-off with appropriate unit prices and extensions. TASK 16 FINAL PS&E PACKAGE (100% Submittal) After incorporating review comments from the second plan check for the plans, specifications and cost estimate, ASL will submit mylars of the plans as well as the digital engineering plans and drawings on diskettes using AutoCAD; sealed original hard copy and diskette in Microsoft Word format of the technical specifications; and utility response files generated by the project. DELIVERABLES ASL will prepare final construction drawings for the improvements, which will include but not be limited to the following plan sheets: NO. OF SHEETS DESCRIPTION C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE 10 Contract No. C18260 1 Title Sheet/General Notes/Construction Notes 2 Typical Sections 5 Construction Details (1" = 10') 7 Street Plan and Profile (1" =40') 7 Drainage Plans/Profiles 1 Drainage Details 20 Soundwall and Retaining Wall Plans (1"=20') 3 Traffic Signal Modification Plans/Details (1"= 20') 7 Signing and Striping Plan(1" =40') 14 Construction Staging and Traffic Control Plans (1" = 40') 15 Landscaping and Irrigation Plans/Details (1" = 20') 12 Contour Grading Plans (1" = 20') 25 Cross Sections Exhibits (Horz. 1" = 20', Vert. 1"= 2') 119 TOTAL TASK 17 PERMITS ASL will assist the City in obtaining the following permits that will be necessary to construct the widening and approach street improvements to Fred Waring Drive. ASL staff will meet as necessary with the appropriate entities that issue the permits and fill out required forms necessary to obtain the permits. The cost of all permits will be paid for by the City of Palm Desert and are not included in our Fee Proposal. • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit This project will require the acquisition of a "Construction Activity" NPDES permit because the proposed project involves more than 5 acres of land. • Coachella Valley Water District Encroachment Permit Since the roadway widening will impact CVWD facilities, they will review and approve the roadway widening plans and issue an encroachment permit. C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\0045-SCP.DOC CITY OF PALM DESERT (Revised 10/03/00) PAGE I Contract No. C18260 This is EXHIBIT F, consisting of 1 pages,referred to in and part of the Agreement between OWNER and Engineer for Professional Services dated 12 October,2000. Initial: OWNER ENGINEER Construction Cost Limit • Paragraph 5.02 of the Agreement is amended and supplemented to include the following agreement of the parties: F5.02 Designing to Construction Cost Limit A. A Construction Cost limit in the amount of Five Million Eight Hundred Fifty-three Thousand and No/100 Dollars($5,853,000.00)is hereby agreed to. B. A bidding or negotiating contingency of 5 percent will be added to any Construction Cost limit established. C. The acceptance by OWNER at any time during Basic Services of a revised opinion of probable Construction Cost in excess of the then established Construction Cost limit will constitute a corresponding increase in the Construction Cost limit. D. ENGINEER will be permitted to determine what types of materials,equipment and component systems,and the types and quality thereof are to be included in the Drawings and Specifications and to make reasonable adjustments in the scope,extent,and character of the Project to the extent consistent with the Project requirements and sound engineering practices to bring the Project within the Construction Cost limit. E. If the Bidding or Negotiating Phase has not commenced within three months after completion of the Final Design Phase,the established Construction Cost limit will not be binding on ENGINEER,and OWNER shall consent to an adjustment in such Construction in such Construction Cost limit commensurate with any applicable change in the general level of prices in the construction industry between the date of completion of the Final Design Phase and the date on which proposals or Bids are sought. F. If the lowest bona fide proposal or Bid exceeds the established Construction Cost limit, OWNER shall(1)give written approval to increase such Construction Cost limit,or(2)authorize negotiating or rebidding the Project within a reasonable time,or(3)cooperate in revising the project's scope,extent,or character to the extent consistent with the Project's requirements and with sound engineering practices. In the case of(3), ENGINEER shall modify the Contract Documents as necessary to bring the Construction Cost within the Construction Cost Limit at no additional cost to the OWNER. OWNER shall select which of the three named options is to be exercised. Page 1 of 1 Pages (Exhibit F-Construction Cost Limit) Contract No. C18260 COST PROPOSAL#1-REVISED PROPOSAL TO PREPARE PLANS,SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES(PS&E)FOR WIDENING FRED WARING DRIVE FROM 250'WEST OF SAN PASCUAL AVENUE TO 200'EAST OF DEEP CANNON ROAD CITY OF PALM DESERT PREPARED BY:ASL Consulting Engineers DATE: October 2,2000 ESTIMATED LABOR HOURS PER CLASSIFICATION PRQI PROD DESIGN CAD WORD SURVEY 2-PER TOTAL TOTAL. DIRECT 'TOTAL TASK DESCRIPTION •MCR ENGR ENGR OPER PROC COORD SURV LABOR LABOR REMARKS CREW HOURS COSTS COSTS COST (2000 Hourly Rates) $125 $110 S85 $75 S50 S95 5160 PHASE I-PREPARATION OF PLANS,SPECIFICATIONS AND ESTIMATES(PS&E) I ADMINISTRATION/COORDINATION/MEETINGS 40 48 24 16 128 $13,120 S13,120 2 RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION 4 40 8 52 $4,240 $4,240 3 UTILITY COORDINATION 2 6 50 20 4 82 $6,860 S6,860 4 UNDERGROUND RESIDENTIAL UTILITY SERVICE CONNECTIONS 2 6 450 20 12 490 S41,260 S41 260 5 FURTHER DEVELOP LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLANS 4 2 2 8 S890 $3,500 S4,390 •LISA Design Group 6 FIELD SURVEY/BASE PLAN SHEETS 4 20 40 24 48 136 S15,100 $15,100 7 GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION/REPORT 2 4 8 4 18 $1,570 • S3,000 $4,570 •Sladden Engineering 8 DRAFT PLANS(65%Submittal) ' a. Street Widening Plans/Profiles/Details 8 60 300 100 16 4 8 496 S43,060 S43,060 b. Soundwall and Retaining Wall Plans 4 8 100 48 8 4 16 188 S 16,820 S 16.820 - c. Drainage/Hydraulic Report&Plans 4 32 160 80 24 300 S24,820 S24.820 d. Traffic Signal Modification Plans/Details 4 16 64 64 148 S12,500 $12.500 e. Signing and Striping Plans 2 8 I Construction Staging/Traffic Control Plana24 24 4 62 $5,170 $5,170 2 8, 24, 24 4 62 $5,170 55,170 g. Landscape and Irrigation Plans $35,000 ,370 •HSA Doni Grou h. Contour Grading Plena 2 20 80 20 24 4 62 53,370 • $30 M p 122" $10,750 510,750 i. Cross Sections 2 16 40 20 78 $6,910 $6,910 9 DRAFTSPECIFICATIONS/SPECIAL PROVISIONS 8 30 8 24 70 S6,180 $6,180 10 PRELIMINARY COST ESTIMATES 2 8 40 50 $4,530 $4,530 II PRELIMINARY RIGHT OF WAY 1 8 8 17 S1,685 • S3,000 S4,685 •Coast Survey SUBTOTAL(65%PS&E) 91 304 1,458 484 128 32 72 2,569 S226,1105 I33,000 S265,505 12 FINAL PLANS(95%Submittal) _ a. Street Widening Plans/Profiles/Details 8 48 140 40 236 $21,180_ S21,180 b. Soundwall and Retaining Wall Plans 2 4 60 24 90 $7,590 $7,590 c. Drainagr:hydraulic Rcport&Plans 2 16 80 40 138 S11,810 $11,810 d. Traffic Signal Modification Plans/Details 2 8 24 24 58 $4,970 _ $4,970 e. Signing and Striping Plans 1 8 8 8 25 S2,285 $2,285 I. ConsWctioo Staging/Traffic Control Plans I g g. Landscape and Irrigation Plans 2 16 8 6 25 $2,285 52,285 6 40 $3,890 • $16,500 $20,390S •f15A Design p S. Contour Grading flans 2 8 40 10gn Group 60 ,280 $5,280 i. Cross Sections 2 8, 20 10 40 $3,580 $3,580 - 13 FINAL SPECIFICATIONS/SPECIAL PROVISIONS 4 208 B 24 56 $4,580 $4,580 14 FINAL.COST ESTIMATES 2 8 40" 50 S4,530 $4,530 15 FINAL.RIGHT OF WAY I 4 4 9 $905 • S6,000 S6,905 •Coast Survey SUBTOTAL(95%PS&E) 29 156 440 180 24 0 0 829 S72,885 S22,500 S95,385 16 FINAL-PS&E PACKAGE(100%Submittal) 8 40 80 80 16 224 S19,000 • S2,000 S21,000 'Reproduction - 17 PERMITS 9 20 4 8 41 $3,390 $3,390 ESTIMATED TOTAL LABOR HOURS I 128 1 509 I 1,998 I 748 I 176 1 32 I 72 I 3,663 1 S321,280 557,5001 S385,280 ESTIMATED TOTAL COST $385,280 • t:V30340045\OM5-Fm-Final t