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Fiscal iuri! an, c- Analysts of Floodplai►i Martagertetrt a study focusing on they>iisCnl
conse4uenceS oE� three ,alternative management systems Laguna
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;for Creek, C,ty of 'Sacramento,
a natural. floodplaina a modified floodplain, and ,channelization: The fiscal analysis examined'°,
specific development propt)sals. taking into account the effects of the flotldplain management
approaches on development ,potential, and the report evaluated various potential' ;financing
methods.
Local ,Eco�W is Ef jecls o j hsililrrrj� Base Ezparrsio�r forecast of changes in the levels cif
military
,procureriaent, consumer 'expenditures and :governmenC impact assistance in the
Monterey Bay area which would result from a. Master',.Plan double
to the Defense Language
Ins;titute's operatin g capacity at ttie Presidio of`= Monterey: 'Mundie & Associates' analysis
erved as' p{ y,�
s the economic' technical 'pen to the Arm 'senvironmental assessment
Fiscal Jri:pacts nj Celreral Plair A»:endnieW N forecast ft r an. El R of fiscal impacts associated
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- with n Amendment to the Contra Costa County r----- l Plan to allow a development.
application For the West Branch project; a' 400-acre mined residential and commercial project I`
proposed fo r the San Ramon alley.
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Community Service alid Fiscal l»tpaels of Resid'ential' Devetcpntents separate analyses, of
three large residential developments :proposed for the Cowell
;Ranch m"'Concord setting north
the development characteristics- 'dete'rmining service re40remehfs$ .describing 'those
requirements `arid
providing estimates 4r. the public costs of providing those services.
Offsetting. revenues were also estimated. This work w+as incorporated into ;CEQ documents
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(EIRs ar negative declarations) on the projects: ,
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OTHER GROWTH AMPACT STIJDIE5
Mu'ndie, 8€- Asset fates staff have addressed issues gelating to=growth and development-an a. —
varety Ofother contexts than that established by '"CE-9''A. Some of th have
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env rommenfal impact staternents ,(tjSs� .0 PA It "under the provisions of the National
Env ronmerital Palicy Act. This work y'
typicall addresses interrnediate and long=term .land
use aped econom,c consequences of grawtli' The Modesto EIS, cited below, "s an outstanding
exam le of thi detail and rigor in forecasting land ase Impacts' when such issues long-term
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agricultuiial land preservation are involved, Other, contexts of growth-impact 'work have
inc'uded com;�nunity effects of energy=facility` developmentand fiscal conseguericcs of
growth
Housing;farkel Imp,jcls 0 Clniversly k�pattxi6tt +analysis of housing behavior 'arid,prefer-
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ences of UCSC students to assist in forecasting local` housing market consecjuences ,ol` a
doubLng i,n the 'campus
enrollment Student data hnalyzdd by M&A were dawn from a
surrey, of 600 students at'the"UC C, campus, ;and the findings applled,, to present and
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:housing iUons t
ObtjOciOd con vcrall assess-
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Ment af, the' effe, an o
cls of t, he new LonbeRange t�arnptisuboeloprrtan�t
n Plan.
h�ottestn Lard Use Forecast a twenty year forecast tyf' land absorption in 111'odesto, based on..
an analysis; bf growth' patterns znd the local economy: I' s- study; part of 'an ElEPA,
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presents a detailed ahaCysis of the felationshap between community' growth and', the local
supply of prime farmland, and provides a, critical compendium of ag land retention measures.
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'LAN: US]rr� LAIVTD VAI;[JE AND DEVELOPMENT': STUI)•IES
Identification of opportunities E`or, and constraints, (�rrarket and nbnmarket) on, tleveloprtteti' `
has been a , lvlarketingissuesrch
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adommercraleSindust
for resident al, a[ a d,m ked rise pro�.,;a S,staff
' ddressed the of
selection of use,, scale of development, absorption rates and development'timing. Often
feasibility analyses have integrated data from consumer research with other °information
bearing on market' opportunities to help public ands private clients.,"make tiie best use of their
CeAl estate assets. M&A, 'staff h"as also applied it% understanding 'o£ development feasibility'41'
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S+,Pik public agencies identify future planning issues and opportunities. Tris. �lYiundie etas the
�: t'r�or of the hist, study listed below; and` she directed the, next eight follov�ing .for Nlundie
& Associates,
Prtblic Policy Effects on Lana' Values � paper. prepared for a conference (co-sponsored by 'the
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_`U.-S.,,Department.'ol' IIJOW ���g .and Urban :bevelopnidat and :the Urban__Land_ mitute),sett ng
-forth' a methodology for evaluating, ho W local government planning, and project, decisions
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.affect land, values: The two case studies used as illustrations were a Tucson. zoning !ordinance
(whichchanged the mix. of permitted densities .in :remaining undeveloped land) and the
station location dec,, isions of BART.
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k'4?arket Analysis of Resort%Resr`dential Prbjeet w initial evali cion of fhe market .for attached
` units ajkd estate, lots in: a resort/recreational ideveloprni:nt �ruposed for a Late Oounty site.
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F'nd rigs addresg.ed issues of.$iles prices, absorption, unit features and development
rhalketrng, Recommendations °regarding the mix sand riming of related facilities (winery,
resort hotel and spa) and of an enities: (golf .course, club house,' riding trails, etc,) were also
prese, nted.,
Cft) 'colromic A)recres1 and Developrten, hecommenclattons background analysis of
economic, deveftinitn"t and, retailing for ti a revised Petaluima General Plan: Ivtundie,
Associates ,'vas the edonomic '`consultant on the :pian; with responsrbilit es fociiszrig on -
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einploymeni expansion, jobsousing,'ibalanc' issues,retail tritality an'o th�onhancement of
the downtown for retail, business acid civic use.
Restdetttial'',abenaity Analysis tinct Fensrbilr'i_f .S'tttcjy .analj�sis3 of the potential for private,
redevd opment o£;ConcorWs oldest residential ,area, the North 1'rJ os Santos,;folio, upon
fire com,�rxtinityys f6jcction of .a preservation Strategy. The stud : uonsit erect the feasibility of j
incremental private} development and problems po'tontially arising from design and density
conf`li'ott,, x otv<een the old''ad tii'e
,Retail t11 ketrttg Slti lS) � evaluation of the market for a j00,060 square foot retaiin
fort Angeles, Was"hirigton; programmed to include Financial t.d toft'ice rises as welt as retail
andfood service:
D ice Arrat4et Stun drat sis of the 'ma'rketpert ainirl to a site Hoar `ti doiiiuiitnit shrlpping,
center at a key lonat` n,an Santa Cosa; The analysis addressed questions of o'veraltprospects
for the office marl`et, so'urdes of de'mond; extent and nature of the competition, `obtainable
rents and ciev'etopment liltdrnatives.
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Norlir Natditi&� A' 9dektgrbatid or the Sacra»te►tto'Ge,ierat Pla►i U `r�a1e a review of
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the pfanning, economic and resource conditions and issues affecting on agricultural area bF
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the Crt of Sacramento, a 'portion of wh been proposedin 181 for` r'exoning For
indUstrial development.
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Lawrence Livingston'
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Richard B, Marks, Director of
City of 'Napa
Planning anti Development Services
1.600 First Sfreet.
City of Foster City
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61.0 Foster y Boulevard,
Napa, CA 94559-0G66
257-9530
Foster City, CA 94404
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David Goliok, 'Erincipal Pl?t+s:er
Deborah Si ;Nelson, Planning Direcfgr
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City of Concord..
cty of Los Altos
1950 Parkside Drive'
1 North Sari Antonio Road
Concord,; CA 9519
Los Altos:#. CA ;94022
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(45) 9481491,
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Gielley, Senior Planner
Vl�arren Slmans,, Piann'ng Director
City of Berkeley
City of Potaluma
2180 .Milvia Street ,Basement
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P, ,0i box 61
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Petaluma, CA 84953
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Her project related CEQA work is complemented by her experience. in •
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public infrastructure projects coming under the reporting
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requirements of the National Envrronmentat Policy Act �NBPA). She
hos authored; 'sections of a dozen .htEPA , documents assessing
socioeconomic and 'land use impacts• of EPA -assisted projects; in ,.
California, and' the West. Her work on the land use effects of Modesto
growth,' and particularly the issue of how best to plan for ,continued
Agricultural land :Use., state-of-the-art work on that
subject when the Modesto EIS was ptibtished `in 1979. More recent
.work conducted under. NEPA includes the economic tections of the
environmental assessment. of ekpansion ,of the Presidio ,of Monterey,
Mg. Mundie has made major contrit�utions to ;studies analyzing the
socioeconomic effects of proposed plans, projects, and public policies
on communities and regions. Among the projects she has di cected are
a, .downtown rezoning study for the City of Concord; economic: base -
study for the`'Petalu,ma Csenerat.s'Plan,.;a demographic analysis and
forecast for the Los Altos General Plan, and a h.ousing .impact analysis
of the'- University of California at Santa; Cruz's Long -Range
Development Plan.,�I
She has served the •California Atto"rney General's Office as econo,nia
consultant on a major annexation case and oil the development of an
implementation strategy far the `I`ahoe Regional Plan. She has served
as an expert witness in several lawsuits relating 'to land use issues,.
Msi lvlundie is a seasoned ur..ban analyst who is ,able to make complex
amd technical mate"r'a1. readily uniierstandable to the lay {reader or
listener, She has extensive experience ,in public presentation of her
work and works'of Fectiveiy with: citizen groups and' elected or ap.
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Professional positions with the u, S Department 'of Housing Arid Urban
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Office in New York "city, and the Milwaukee be,' a ttmettof,
Community Development,
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American !Institute. of dirtified Planners
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Association of Envrran , ,
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Urban Land Institute
A1VA ARDS
, in Association California Cha ter 106- Award
Arneracan� Plann,` g n for.
Comprehensive Planning or City b£ Petatutria .Gen`erat Plan}-
Association of Eft vironttiiental Professionals Certificate of Recggriiton
for Outstanding Enrf cohmentil Documeht aF t983 t£or McL'aughlih
Gold Project ,EIRJ S
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PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
DAVID R. CLORtiUE
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University o£ California, Berkeley, A:B., 'political science, 1980
(Master of City and Regional 'Plann'itig):
l iarvard; University, MCRP
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Ir182 to present
1Viundie es
Senior A". crate, &Associat
Mr, Clore's environmental impact k hatldi often
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many ;reports "addressing' the broadP
pment. in urba d rural settings.
raised by d to n ,an
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technical issues
Most recently he,has been directing the preparation of a 'comp which
Berkeley Downtown Plan, a study
n„,w Eih on, the proposed
2 l,cl elo%t o° ,ie e I -iI tion; parking, land use, socioeconomic aitd -
This is the third major
uxban; Tito iC�xt'w'g _as its critical elements+
laas done in, the challenging conte a
rid Iviu�asiess4Wxates r ontof
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' ele.. '' I're� i ?ttsly, Mr. Clore managed 'rhe prep+
City of Berk y. y er In vVluch fiscal,.
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_an EIR on. d mixed use pro tees, Aquatic
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historic preser
P,rior: to that protect. he, coordinated the p,r „ . of. anrExpanded,.^
income b'lrcaaasl;ta ptoJect� also
Initial Studv for a;, twelve -site low
in the City ;of Berkeley.
Each of these recent projects' has provided lvlrt Glore �a'itka experience -
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in study 'design da4a gathering and, presentation
findings Jn the context ot'' a” high level' of" coniianun ty ar"-i
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and poyitkht sensitivity.
volvement
Prior to "this;] 'Mr, Clore coord�nateil the C QA antiys"is of, a proposed
w }face pro ct 1 SOa u and i sotoao ,
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h�gli. density res ident�a .. • i r y with.
sWa re feet an aster City Located, along tht trity s bounda.
' detaaleci analyses ot` land use,
mlateo t is Ludy not only required
San S,
housing, public services and transpnrtatioh, "brit s;iso had to address
sigri'ificant visual impact and population density' conceirps .of ''nearby
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Prior to these projects', `Mr Clore tank part iin an analysisf,the'iIse al '
and indko ecanvm�c' effects ,r`esulting fram;��ampleb,ntation of ..atiiii,
-,Ase and Prcgram master plan at thc;L7.S. Army "Base ,in Monterey,
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CA. Research for this project focused on, "local government revenue.
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in the, impact area of the base,' and on the regional economic impacts
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of, "local military, procurement sand base e!
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Fiscal -an finaacmg issu were also addressed in Mr. Clore's anAlysis
Of floodplain management alter,natiues for a 'i�0-acre natural flood-
plain. This work, 'commissioned by the City of Sacramento forecast
the derxiand for and cosf of public services ;and meshed that forecast
with `thQ projected costs of surface eater management facilites in
corder to estimate per-acxea anti per-unit infrastructure costs. Avail-
alile financing mechanisms were , analyzed and recommendations' were
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made��`for funding. floodplain management facilities in the study :area. _
Reactivation of gold' mines and the socnoeconomic and land' use impacts
on nearby areas created the basis� two: `separate analyses ;(Lake
County, and Ney'ada County), used r;',technical background reports for
EI�k8 The' Lake County project, krawn as the McLa ghliit Gold
Mine Project ETR/EIS was named as "Out`stah. 81i Environmental
`Document .of 1983" by the Association of Environmental Profen- '
signals, f , �
Ivfi4 Clore has' a strong background in general stati�tcs,'publi finance
and California environmental 'and planning laws . In. recent years It
has participated as a lecturer and panel member "in seminalis and:l
workshops, on the topics of "fiscal and socioeconomic 'methods and
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Positions with aY City Manager's `.Office j�tsala); Congressional Offtce `-
(13erkeley) end xhef6ce of Env:`ronmental ReviewSati Praricasco)
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Association of EnArdnmeatal Professionals
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1�9L.6 Award g° Californta ,Chapt��r
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Comprehensive Planning (£or City'of ,Ptrtalumw General Plittt)
Association of P;nvir`onntental Pro£essio'nals Certificate of'"Rd togrition
for "Outstanding £ni�irah Ontal boctinient of 19$3 "+~for `IvicLailgltliat
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California State University, M,A. En.vironmen"tai Planning, 1987
Portland, State University, B.A. Fine' Arts, :1972
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HISTORY
I Associate;. Ivlundie and :Associates
Since .recently joining 1Viondie &Associates, Ms.: Potter' has participated
in "several planning studies for projects in the San; Francisco'Bay area.
These Include ;the Clty of B'erkeley's Downtown. Plan 1111R., the EIR on.
the 1936 tTni , rsity Avenue mixed=use< project (also for the City° of
13erke`le,y) and the Pacific''Gas Transmission project WhI.Oh crosses
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over thirtycounties iYn the tae
s t s of Idaho, V►tashington� Oregon" and
Califon ia: the focus of Ms. T'otter's work- on these studies=has been - —
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analysis ofprgject ecorioanic land t�se, and community services:
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iwLs: Potter managed, andparticipated in a variety of gtanning analyses n
o£ t`ransportatioti projects in accordance with ;applicable localstate
and federal regulations. ',She irianaged the preparation, of t%Vo
Environmental' Assessrrtentsfollowing T�1vI°I"A`guidelines for transat
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facilitie$ "related to the" Dallas T?AR'D" projects and wns the priiicipaL11.
author rah the' SR 360 ,Ertironmental Assessmenh related 16,t;ho
Phoenix, Outer' Isoop-pfoject. :She also prepared envifonmental a'ud
h stork 'documentation t`ofthe Colorado :Street Bfidge in Pasadena a
Structure listed on.'; the ,Ivatio.rnal Register of± Tlistoric Pllaces.
Preparation of this documentation necessitated conl'ortriance to CEOA,
Caltrans (NEPA), and PHW, , envrronm6htal ;guidelines as well as
S coon 106 and Section , (f) historic documentation requirements.
Lnnduse impact aiaalyset were � conducte+j for thio ii,
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proposed rail alignment along a 10.0 mile coriridor in southern Nevada .
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KATHERINE, A. LE1;
EDUCATION '
OhNe�,qi"ty of Califhrnia, Santa Cruz B'
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Research Assrstantj Mundue &. A.Ssociate5
Ms' Lee recently
y otn'd Mti die `& Associates as a reseaich assirttant'
i`ollowug ,her graduation `from the University 61, Calxforzia at
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Cruz.;"She has been in��olrY� d ahus Par In marketin'4, research' and '
statistical analysis for t}t,e Downtown Clayton.(CA) Specific'plan. V
sol:ibecot►omic impact analyss"s of a in
,u energy transmission
project, Msr .Lee has comled pistatist ca! 'tax data for" use in.. , ll, Ii-.
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the s'ect's utitic s'
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Research; Assistant; .Geoscience and Engineering Centerfi
SRI Internatona! '
During hfour years with SRI :interna
er tional, Ms.,Lee contributed `
ithharity to the NEX.CAb.' ilopp;ler bleacher radar program,. sponsored ,
the
Y i7 S. bepartment' of Comfierce, in association with, the
Department o£�efonse and the TzO at Aviation Administrat.on. ;Ms;
Leea responsible for 000rdinatxnS the final production: se`U
,project reports surveying potential sites'. Covertbg every '
Standard ltiietropolitan Statistical Area. (SMSA,} iritle united Sta"tes.
She par,ac,pated in opalys s of land use Issue§ for. the 1 4 sites znd
created a map showing the pattern of outdooriitumination across ''the
'it d +,States at midnight, a product which vya5 used 'to ou+tihe
population coneentiationsout as well as withilt, thunioipa(
boundaries.
Mss Lee ntso ` ar i „ ��
t ci ated i in ahab'' ;pluttex `atterns
p �sou�ces of
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�pntentia! rtt erence) 'at sites under cotaside
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NE i2AD installations She. produced p no" c photographs of the
site ares for publication 1n; the situ siirve reerts� addition;IVtst
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Narrative proect rconcept.descri'ption by the project. proponent 1,s nontaihed, in
the project'De-§cription:booklet dated May 10' ihe;'pra�idinents;de,'scribe .the
, . wh`i le not forma i l art :of
fol lowing featurs , of the project which y 'p the
application; indicate their intentions regarding the density; intensity, character
and pace of development and_ associated facilities.
The proponents indicate a devei'opment period of 30 years for 5,�100,600',sq. ft4
f industrial park,nd -a period :of 25 years for 220,00U sq', ft. of retail
rses, , a 1150 room hotel, and quasi-publ is uses. Market absorption of resident!a
units ;,ls indicate to be 210 units. per year to, a total of 4200 uhIts.
;The proponents state that public facilities will include,
/� acka a tre p ewage With spray irri-
p g atment lana for s `
gation of the effluent over a 214 acre golf course and
other areas.
- A system of on-site wells, wafer lines and storage
tanks, for �I
A;retohfigJred drainage' channe'f in alower segment
of Nance Canyon.TT
The following circulation Improvements ;are envlsloned:
Two-lane arterial with oidd'an from Neal, Road to the
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Skyway in initial phases of Un lversity,Research Park.
Expan'sldn toA-lanes as needed.
two- Iane ,coi,lectbes; in residertitial areas.
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i�drth of Neat it not to be'constructed before
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Loc�ation: A site generally bounded by Neal Road,, Skyway, ar�d :ilighw .99.
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ErrViroental Setting(slope,Vegetatian,'coisses
nm, sciil'typey agriculttrai''
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class, lnfirastructur+e').
The 'site varles from a flat area treat Highway 99 to areas of steep slopes. A>
number.o`f canyons cross the site; the, mast s11 1'. caht being Nance Canyon',
Which includes a sdasonai stream eihd steep canyon +tialis. Solis, are gecterally
thin an'd underlain by vo'icanle cap ncck. Vegetetio� is largely grassland anti' "
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blue oak woodland with small areas cif mixed ripariahl oodland and ent>
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creek riparian Vegetation. The• site has been used for'seasona'I graiing and is
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one pQssibil.ity in category. All phases of project planning mpfementat[on and
operation must be: considered. Ali. ''items checked 'yes' ar 'Unknown"� moist ne
discussed Irl Section IV.
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Projec-t on 'the fol 1.04in g.,
i. Topog-apFiy: including unique geologic or physics!
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Basis. 'Th erel ls, pe tentia.l for substantial :grad(ng at
industrial sites in Crouch Ravine and other swales
visible from Hi` . vva 99. Gradin ma, ^ be limited !i
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gealogi"c c0-jfjan�, but^this cannot be assured: The -
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s'.ixe of conceptually t" ppe, in. ustr a)
provide for ssome;.flexibility in design. However,
t'he, ^poitential for r-ecanfa'gured topogwaphy should be
discussed. The submitted Grading Plan only shoWs a
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j� liquefaction; seismic shaking, laredlid'ng, tsunami
f inundation
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Basis: Although t'' t an a'rea'of rel.a, efy
IoW sesn►ic activtty,� the rE port by Anderson• 1Geo-
techntcai 66n. §6 Ines submittedliy'the pmject
proponent mends " :.z a more detai'iedgeologic
study'! 'to investigate several lineaments Which have
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Addlttanally,. tiie fault sh;Own on Figure " 1 of the
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Basis:-A4cor;ding to the°~Mddrson report; clays in'
Rance Canyon may ha slo4v rc�laticln rates
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table for disposal of treated sewage by spray irr'i.ga-
trap. The report recommends fteid percolation testing.
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Inf+mation from this testing is_Important since" it has
bear 'g on the vi6611Ity of ►he'propased sewage dis=
posai methodology and :hos, the feasibIlity;of this site
to' support. proposed' land uses. Study' of this issueiInay
;,point to sewage. treatment alternatives irrhirh shouidbe
discussed in the Elk.� see H41 of this Initial
Study)
.> mentation rates`
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i,eereasec! sedimeintation due to; disturbaite ot` sol is
during deVe)opment,
,groednderiter"�lity' (contamieants
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odes than sedimentR; i.e., urt�ari runoff,nautireni
enricktirpent, still des `t rnperature, :Oissolved
Oaygen,:�tCe)
E3�isis: Downstream be1V cia'i' uses. �f the Nance
C,nyori geek arxi associFgted araters,� �a's ewrell as the
DiJrlaalri,�►ilutua'I Aitch 0.1 also be affected. Develop -
1 nder the proposed 1'and use could
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resuti in addition of golf;i nurse fertl;liCers,;herbci-
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de's and! oilier rttateri a s:,,' There is a iso the potentia l
fair development phder the proposed 'uses to'contami
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whrich appear' to be' upgradier`�p of the Butte Creek
Estatewells.
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affi+eta by ar► increase In impervious surfaces and
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suitability ori a genera(plan leveI s.hould�i�eperformed.
Constraints should include flood plains •;(after
develoiittient), na ittlea Ir
draihage features, `Etc:
8ped 1 fICL studies Should include:
-- Independent analysis of the 8ehnkE! 'report
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f=ield percolation testing;
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Analysis bf 'Impacts to .dow►i 3ream_use h fi�am-
sediment and urban r�uno:ff introduct`ort
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fertilizers; erbicldes and other,mUld`'
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be incl,aded in the evaluation. The pctentia� for
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shoual'so be assessed;. particulaefy' the IndiOsf-
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tr`la uses, which appear'to be upgradlent of ilhe
butte Creep estates we l:ls�
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recharge;
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Iihitlgatlon meamlt need"to
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Black-taiied'deee - The site: is used primari ly by.ra�si=,
dent deer. The Janes E Stokes i,ttudy estimated that
the site support s approximately ,'2 reslddnt .deer year
round Because of this lOW`,leV00 of use and the fact
that the site isnot vi+ithin :a mi grationcorridor; the . «
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dates the area as a M1developmehit zone'. As a result,
+mpacts tor, t hedeer pop ulatian ar•e;� not ecpected to lbeI.,
'sign ifcant: However] mitigatiim fees Have s,tI be�sn
reco g ed by the DFG to offset impacts an ;e
mmend d the
are beiri considered b the iCt�►unty:
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U 'land Game species - The se Ven upland game specie's
of concern are al',I opect,'d to lnha'bit the area: They
are the Calforniarluail, mourning.dave„ring-necked
pheasant,band-failed`pigeon, Wild turk
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squirrel, and desert cottontail: eciest
"'phat use an-
Huai grassland and "savanna ;habitats would be most��
affected inciirdin9 the mourning dove, Caliturnia quail,
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=squirrel, ,and cottontail. r.' a -result, TTmpacts are
consid,nred';potentialiy significant to these species.
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habitats are geneF oily not proposed fol ifrban
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Basis; five. +important natural communitiest 4hich
iwouid sustain significant adverse' ir�pects if �legradeci
or eljminated were identifiedori' tyle site! by+ Jones 6'
Stokes: They are`:ltsted below,
Vo Ica nic.lWudfloW Vernai.Pooi' This habitat is found
only
1 h .mudf�ow forrnations ii, Butte btid. Placer Coun
ties. The pcsois rre found on the site throughout the",'
proposedlnlustriai area and in the northwestern
corner`' of Sectfcn > 1 in tia iiroposed MediiUm Density
Ftesitlentlal area.' a restalit*,,ad' erse impacts
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oanicY,rtruditow vernal pooJt*. Ahese pool's support, a
�hlghly� specialized flora and fauna: Slx small pools
were j.d+entified on the site Within the floadpWh sof
Nance..Cahyon .Creek and: within the proposed Industrial
`areas.
and Public (sewage treatment plant} qs a
resul'i; adverse impacts'' are potent ally Significant.
glue flak Woodland _ Olue, oaks area species of con7
l,fornia be:causeof theireapid deciine, thein
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locatcin commonly In areas zoned for d, 100 a"'
"'a rate lnsuf "'Cr t. to replace curren+
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stand -t or future l0-, elxl.pected 'from development:;
Aboq i27 acres of the 3868 acre area proposed for"
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?�urba� w ,fan gh,
(tanch awe Blue ask savanna an woodland. Develop-;
Methis area will result in direct loss ot° trees
as well as eventual loss due td I ndscaiai:ng, irr�gatlon,
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becoming increasingly scarce throu_gh�' the Slate:
The iJSFWSmitigation.0olicyplaces'this habitat in the_
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ma"st` stringent litigation category, r1a' net loss of
e�tisting habitat` value is recommended. Tho m.iXed
riparian woo dlar d on 'the site is iimiti, to an area
�,_ ro" o'"sed Industrial
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along t he Du rharrl
area: Development v�ithin thlls area or a change in
water'suppiy in the stitch ,or tT groundr ater' levels
rould s1', flcantly 40pact Ithis habitat.;' T,oisgh kie
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thishab,itat doe$ notsUpportthe variety
nature, or;��;
amount �of vegetation found ih the mixed riparian
1lo8diand," However, this habitat is important becaUse
i't serves as a 1tii ldl'ife m i'gratian torr dor aad •supports
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ha�aitat. Asa resujt, it is located within proposed `
residehtlal areas including the Foothill kesiddritial
area within which: the appi.icants are in,endi, g to `
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c�eVelop a golf course. The Jones Stokes study notes:
that a°golf course could increase Water supply :and
bene fjcially,l�ipact this habitat. Roadcrossing, hole,
antl go'if cnurse construction could result in vegetation
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lots . in certain areas flows o .drainages eou�i be
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Other i=colt�gica I lY, Va lUe'd Habitais �- Akso :of concern
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yvh, dli` or trot interet,eci and trustee agencies
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drainages wetlands Which shoU:ld be deterininetl during
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e fibihate tha springs or altar their floW �whldh could
result in si'gn'ificant adverse impacts:
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BBasis: The Jones E Stokes report evaluated the site.
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relative to the value of'wildlifc habitat. °Areas:which
contain wildlife re sourcesi5r�habitat that`would'likely'
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land habitat f6ft into 'this categoryi as a result, .
tsotentlal in pacts` to this comn,\ ty are`cons,ideCed
aign i f �lcant.- The ,Jones; E Stokeas report categorized(
moderate constraint areas as tho' eJn whlch "Witdlife
Habitat is moderate. to nigh ht,t rr\,here many impacts
could be'mitigated by proje,ccdesi.tgn. These habitat
areas whrch� Vie. located within areas proposer ;for'
urban land use designations include the :lower tai 4rEo�:;<<
Canyon area, the i offer lands ;:adjar-nf, ter iiia riparian:
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life habitats are considered potentially significant'
it cannot be assured within the context of the
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tion will result. In addition; if the presezice of .the'
:burrowing owl is tle'tectedj any habitation a,,ea would
lie considered a high cohstra; rit arear .._
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site bi~cause� of the low levaton and adjacent 'neve-�'
lopmen`t in paradise and Butte Creek Canyon.
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as a r'esu`lt of �lopment under the rproPdsed-land user,
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�pecles on the site also exists'„
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