Agenda, closed session — Adelanto City Council, October 25, 2023 (part 2 of 4)

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of October 2023. ______________________________
Gabriel Reyes, President
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Brenda Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
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Resolution No. APUA 23-05

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I, Brenda Lopez, City Clerk of the City of Adelanto, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 23-05 was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority on this 25th day of October 2023 be the following vote to wit:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the official seal of the City of Adelanto on the 25th day of October 2023.
______________________________
Brenda Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
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1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
DATE:

October 25, 2023
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:

BY:

Jessie Flores, City Manager
Louis Morales, Project Planner
SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 23-03, ZONE
CHANGE NO. ZC 23-02, AND ORDINANCE NO. 645, TO
AMEND THE ADELANTO NORTH 2035 COMPREHENSIVE
SUSTAINABLE PLAN FIGURE LC-2 LAND USE PLAN AND

ADELANTO GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND ZONING MAP

AND ADOPT THE ADDENDUM TO THE PREVIOUSLY
ADOPTED 1994 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, (EIR)
(SCH NO. 9408208) AND 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
REPORT, (EIR) (SCH NO. 20142031034).

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
• Approve Council Resolution 23-77, to adopt the Addendum to the previously adopted 1994 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR) (SCH No. 9408208) and 2014 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR) (SCH No. 20142031034) and approve General Plan Amendment No.

GPA 23-03 (GPA) and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 (ZC), based on the findings. • Introduce First Reading of Ordinance 645 to adopt findings and approve General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Land Use and Zoning Map. • Schedule the second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 645 for the next regular council meeting.
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ANALYSIS & REVIEW:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

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2 The project is a proposal to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, Figures LC-2, Land Use Plan and Adelanto General Plan Lands Use & Zoning Map in eight areas.

The project requires approval of the following entitlements:

A General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan’s, Figures LC-2, Land Use Plan and Adelanto General Plan Lands Use & Zoning Map in eight identified areas.

BACKGROUND:

Applicant: City of Adelanto
General Location: City-wide in 8 designated areas
Environmental
Determination: An Addendum to the EIR, (SCH 9408208) 1994 General Plan Update and EIR (SCH 20142031034) for the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan was prepared for the project in accordance with the City’s guidelines, which implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which determined from the whole record that the project, as revised will not have a significant effect on the environment. As such, an Addendum was prepared that will be implemented for the proposed project. A copy of the Second Addendum to The Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Land Use Element Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated September 27, 2023 can be viewed at:
https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/377/CEQA-Process-Policy. There is no substantial evidence of adverse environmental effects; therefore, an Addendum to the EIR has been prepared.

The City adopted its firs general plan in 1973. Since 1973, the major amendments to its General plan occurred in 1994 and 2014. The current Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Plan Sustainable Plan was adopted in 2014. The Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Plan essentially updated the City’s General Plan north of Holly Road.

The City of Adelanto has been receiving inquiries from applicants interested in applying for general plan amendments and zone changes to carry out commercial and industrial development in areas that are currently zoned for housing. Some of these areas were previously zoned as commercial and other non-residential uses prior to the adoption of the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Plan Sustainable Plan. In addition, the City is only allowed to amend a General Plan Element four times per calendar year and in an effort to address the many challenges faced with being limited to four amendments per year, the City initiated the filing of General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 and bundled the various requests and areas of City interest to address the requests for commercial development and complying with Senate Bill No. 330 (SB 330), which requires that local jurisdiction identify where housing units will be replaced before a residential zoned area may be changed to a nonresidential zone.

In an effort to address the many challenges faced with being limited to four amendments per year in light of increased interest and demand, the City initiated the filing of General Plan 231

3 Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 and bundled the various requests and areas of City interest to address the commercial and industrial demand. As a result, the City identified an area (Area E) to accommodate the replacement of housing under SB 330.

The intent of Ordinance No. 645 is to amend the General Plan Land Use and Zoning Map that will affect the following land use and zone designations:
• Commercial (C) zone
• Manufacturing Industrial (MI) zone
• Mixed Use (MU) zone commercial with density factor of 18 units per acre • High Density Residential (R3-30) zone 30 units per acre • Medium Density Residential (R-M12) zone 12 units per acre • Single Family Residential (R-S5) zone 5 units per acre • Dispensary zone
On October 4, 2023 the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to hear testimony on proposed GPA 23-03, ZC 23-02, and Ordinance 645 and approved Resolution P23-18, recommending that the City Council adopt proposed Ordinance No. 645 approving GPA 23-03 and ZC 23-02.

PROJECT COMPONENTS
The project is a proposal to amend the City General Plan Land Use and Zoning Map in six areas.

The areas are briefly described as follows:

Based on the amendment, Area A would lose the potential development of 600 housing units, which pursuant to SB 330 must be replaced and will replaced in proposed Area E.

A commercial project is being proposed in this area as part of the Palmdale Road Commercial corridor.

4 Area C: located at the northwest and southwest corners of Bartlett Avenue and Bellflower Street. Area C is approximately 13.2 acres and is comprised of 7 parcels (APN 0459-311- 01, 0459-124-01, 05, 06, 07, 08, & 09). Area C proposes an amendment from Single Family Residential (R-S5) with density factor of 5 units/acre to Mixed Use (MU) with a density factor of 18 units/acre. The current land use designation of Single Family Residential (R-S5) will allow for the potential development of 66 units and the proposed amendment to Mixed Use (MU) would result in the development of 237 units. Thus, the amendment to Area C would result in the potential net unit gain of 171 residential units.

A mixed project with commercial is being proposed in the area to provide needed services in an under-served area with a higher density factor to replacement house units.

Area D: located at the southwest corner of Chamberlaine (Crippin) Way and Bellflower Street. Area D is approximately 2.9 acres and is comprised of 4 parcels (APN 0459-133- 32, 34, 35, & 40). Area D proposes an amendment from Single Family Residential (R-S5) with density factor of 5 units/acre to Mixed Use (MU) with a density factor of 18 units/acre.

The current land use designation of Single Family Residential (R-S5) will allow for the potential development of 14 units and the proposed amendment to Mixed Use (MU) would result in the development of 52 units. Thus, the amendment to Area C would result in the potential net unit gain of 38 residential units. A mixed project with commercial is being proposed in the area to provide needed services in an under-served area with a higher density factor.

Area E: bounded by Chamberlaine Way to the north, Bellflower Street to the east, Verbena Road to the west, and Air Expressway to the south (Areas C & D are located within Area E and are excluded). Area E is approximately 236 acres. Area E proposes an amendment from Single Family Residential (R-S5) with density factor of 5 units/acre to Medium Density Residential (R-M12) with density factor of 12 units/acre. The current land use designation of Single Family Residential (R-S5) will allow for the potential development of 1,184 units and the proposed amendment to Medium Density Residential (R-M12) could result in the development of 2,842 units. Thus, the amendment to Area E would result in the potential net unit gain of 1,658 residential units. This area had land use and zoning designation of Medium Density Residential (R3-8) and was changed to Single Family Residential (R-S5) when the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Plan Sustainable Plan was adopted in 2014.

Area F: located at the northwest and southwest corners of El Mirage and Hwy 395. Area F is approximately 38.2 acres and is comprised of 6 parcels (APN 0459-381-21, 22, & 23 and 0459-073-03, 05, & 07). Area F proposes an amendment from Desert Living DL-2.5 with a density allowance of 2.5 acres/units to Airport Development District (ADD). Based on the amendment, Area F would lose the potential development of 15 housing units, which must be replaced pursuant to SB 330 in proposed Area E. The intersection at El Mirage and Hwy 395 is a targeted fully signalized intersection and is better suited for commercial uses that would warrant and support a signal.

Area G: located at the northwest and southwest corners of Coronado Avenue and Hwy 395. Area G is approximately 87 acres and is comprised of 7 parcels (APN 0459-026-10, 16, 33, 34, 35, and 0460-171-31 and 61) and bounded by Alden Road to the north, Hwy 395 to the east, Verbena Road to the west, and Nichols Road to the south. Area G proposes an amendment from Desert Living DL-2.5 with a density allowance of 2.5 acres/units to Airport Development District (ADD). Based on the amendment, Area G 233

5 would lose the potential development of 34 housing units, which will be replaced pursuant to SB 330 in proposed Area E.

The unit count requiring replacement is a follows:

Area A unit replacement 600
Area B unit replacement 834
Area F unit replacement 15
Area G unit replacement 34
Total units requiring replacement 1,483
Net increase in units
Area C net unit gain 171
Area D net unit gain 38
Area E net unit gain 1,658
Total net unit gain 1,867
The total unit net gain of 1,867 less the replacement unit requirement of 1,483 will produce an additional 384 units.

PROJECT ANALYSIS:

GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:

The proposed General Plan Amendment will amend the General Plan Land Use Element and Zoning Map in order to allow increased housing development, eliminate non-conforming uses, and will assist in promoting economic development opportunities.

Further, the proposed project is consistent with the City’s Adelanto North 2035 Sustainable Plan, Chapter 3, Economic Development and will also support State Senate Bill 743, which promotes the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by lessening Vehicle Miles Traveled, through the development of multimodal transportation networks, and a diversity of land uses, which requires the establishment of additional full and restricted access points along State Highway 395.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

An Addendum to the EIR for 1994 General Plan Update and the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan was prepared for the project in accordance with the City’s guidelines, which implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which determined from the whole record that the project, as revised will not have a significant effect on the environment. As such, an Addendum was prepared that will be implemented for the proposed project. A copy of the Addendum can be viewed at: https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/377/CEQA234

6 Process-Policy. There is no substantial evidence of adverse environmental effects; therefore, an Addendum has been prepared.

The Draft Addendum was available for public review at the Development Services public counter, and on the City’s website.

The City received no comments during the public review period.

PUBLIC NOTICE
A public hearing notice was published in the newspaper, posted on the City’s public service electronic billboard on State Route 395, posted on the Planning Department’s website and sent to relevant agencies. As of the writing of this report, no comments have been received by staff.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. City Council Resolution No. 23-77 adopting Ordinance No. 645 B. City Council Ordinance No. 645
C. Amended Areas A thru G
D. Overlay zone
E. Planning Commission Resolution No. P-23-18 recommending adopting the Addendum, GPA 23-03, ZC 23-02, and Ord. No. 645
F. Planning Commission Staff Report
G. Second Addendum to the City of Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element H. Figure LC-2
I. Historic GP Zoning Map
J. 2014 GP Zoning Map
K. 2023 GP Zoning Map

The Addendum and Associated Studies are on File at the Planning Department and available online at:
https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/377/CEQA-Process-Policy
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COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 23-77

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO, COUNTY

OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, CITY OF ADELANTO GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, (SCH # 9408208), MAY 1995 FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF HOLLY ROAD (AREA A AND PART OF OVERLAY ZONE) AND ADELANTO NORTH 2035

COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE PLAN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, (SCH #20142031034)) MARCH 2014 FOR THE AREA NORTH OF HOLLY

ROAD (AREAS B THRU G AND PART OF OVERLAY ZONE) ADOPTING ORDINANCE NO. 645 APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 23-03 AND ZONE CHANGE NO. ZC 23-02 TO AMEND 8 AREAS INCLUDING OVERLAY OF

THE LAND USE AND ZONING MAP IN THE CITY OF ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA

AND MAKING FINDINGS IN SUPPORT THEREOF
WHEREAS, the applicant, the City of Adelanto, has initiated the filing of a General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone change No. ZC 23-02 to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainability Plan, Figure LC-2, Land Use Plan and Adelanto General Plan Land Use & Zoning Map (March 22, 2022) in four geographic areas as shown in Figures 3.1 through

3.4 of the Second Addendum to the City Of Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Certified Final Environmental Impact Reports and as described as follows:

Area A: located on Palmdale Road just east of the northeast corner of Bellflower Street and Palmdale Road. Area A is approximately 20 acres and comprised of 2 parcels (APN 3103-481-07 and 07). Area A proposes an amendment from High Density Residential (R3- 30) with a density allowance of 30 units/acre to Commercial (C) that allows for the development of commercial/retail activity and uses but does not allow housing uses. Based on the amendment, Area A would lose the potential development of 600 housing units, which pursuant to SB 330 must be replaced and will replaced in proposed Area E. A commercial project is being proposed in this area as part of the Palmdale Road Commercial corridor.

Area B: located on Rancho Road and bounded by Bellflower Street to the east, Violet Road to the north, Verbena Road to the west, and the power lines to the south. Aea B is approximately 69.5 acres and is comprised of 21 parcels. Area B proposes an amendment from Medium Density Residential (R-M12) with a density allowance of 12 units/acre to Manufacturing/Industrial (MI) that allows for the development of industrial uses but does not allow housing uses. This area originally has a land use and zoning designation of Manufacturing Industrial MI however was changed to Medium Density Residential (RM12) when the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Plan Sustainable Plan was adopted in 2014. Area B would lose the potential development of 834 housing units, which must and will be replaced pursuant to SB 330 in proposed Area E. Industrial uses are being proposed in the area and will re-establish industrial uses along the Rancho Road industrial corridor, which a better suited land uses compared to residential. 236
Area C: located at the northwest and southwest corners of Bartlett Avenue and Bellflower Street. Area C is approximately 13.2 acres and is comprised of 7 parcels (APN 0459-311- 01, 0459-124-01, 05, 06, 07, 08, & 09). Area C proposes an amendment from Single Family Residential (R-S5) with density factor of 5 units/acre to Mixed Use (MU) with a density factor of 18 units/acre. The current land use designation of Single Family Residential (RS5) will allow for the potential development of 66 units and the proposed amendment to Mixed Use (MU) would result in the development of 237 units. Thus, the amendment to Area C would result in the potential net unit gain of 171 residential units. A mixed project with commercial is being proposed in the area to provide needed services in an underserved area with a higher density factor to replacement house units.

Area G: located at the northwest and southwest corners of Coronado Avenue and Hwy 395. Area G is approximately 87 acres and is comprised of 7 parcels (APN 0459-026-10, 237
16, 33, 34, 35, and 0460-171-31 and 61) and bounded by Alden Road to the north, Hwy 395 to the east, Verbena Road to the west, and Nichols Road to the south. Area G proposes an amendment from Desert Living DL-2.5 with a density allowance of 2.5 acres/units to Airport Development District (ADD). Based on the amendment, Area G would lose the potential development of 34 housing units, which will be replaced pursuant to SB 330 in proposed Area E.

Dispensary Overlay: will amend and expand the existing Dispensary Overlay zone and will include all the commercial properties along Palmdale Road from Hwy 395 to Caughlin Road and on Hwy 395 from Palmdale Road to Holly Road. The Overlay will also include commercial corridors north of Holly Road along Hwy 395, Adelanto Road, Air Expressway, Jonathan Street, and key intersections along Hwy 395 at El Mirage, Chamberlaine Way, Bartlett Avenue, and Rancho Road; and WHEREAS, the City of Adelanto, as lead agency, prepared an Environmental Checklist; pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 (e), which explains the decision not to prepare a subsequent EIR pursuant to Section 15162 supported by substantial evidence which is included in the record; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 (c), the Addendum need not be circulated for public review, but was included in the public hearing notice required for General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone change No. ZC 23-02 and was attached to the staff report, and the environmental determination is on file and was made available on the City’s website and at the Development Services Department at Adelanto City Hall.; and WHEREAS, the Addendum reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City Council of the City of Adelanto and are deemed adequate for purposes of making decisions on the merits of the proposed General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23- 02; and
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2023, the Planning Commission conducted a regularly scheduled and legally noticed public hearing for General Plan Amendment No. 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02, and recommended approval of Ordinance No. 645 after considering public testimony and accompanying documents; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites for the adoption of this resolution have occurred;

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ADELANTO DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.

SECTION 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the staff report and accompanying materials prior to taking action on the proposed Addendum and General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02. The City Council further finds that the City Council’s determinations reflect the independent judgment of the City Council. 238
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines that based upon the analysis of potential environmental consequences anticipated to occur as a result of Project implementation, that none of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. Therefore, the Project would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of significant effects previously identified in the Final Environmental Impact Report, City of Adelanto General Plan Update, (SCH # 9408208), May 1995 and the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Final Environmental Impact Report, (SCH #20142031034) March 2014. Therefore, as Lead Agency, the City has determined that preparation of an Addendum is appropriate for General Plan Amendment No. 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02, per CEQA Guidelines § 15164(a)); SECTION 4. For the foregoing reasons, the City Council hereby adopts Resolution 23-77, adopting the Addendum to the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Final Environmental Impact Report, (SCH #20142031034)) March 2014, approves, General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02, based on the findings. The Addendum, General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and all documents and other materials that constitute the record of its proceedings, will be stored at City of Adelanto Hall at the under the custody of City of Adelanto.

SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign this Resolution, and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.

PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council this 25 th day of October,
2023 by the City of Adelanto.
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Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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I, Brenda Lopez, City Clerk of the City of Adelanto, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing General Plan Amendment and Zone Change was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Adelanto on this 25th day of October, 2023, be the following vote to wit:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the official seal of the City of Adelanto on the 25th day of October, 2023.
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 645

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, STATE OF

CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
ADELANTO NORTH 2035 COMPREHENSIVE SUSTAINABLE
PLAN FIGURE LC-2 GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AND

ZONNING MAP IN SEVEN AREAS (AREAS A-G) AND THE

AMENDED OVERLAY DISPENSARY ZONE WITHIN THE CITY

OF ADELANTO, CALIFORNIA AND MAKING FINDINGS IN

SUPPORT THEREOF
WHEREAS, the applicant, the City of Adelanto, has initiated a General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Figure LC-2, General Plan Land Use and Zoning Map in seven areas (Areas A-G) and the Dispensary zone; and
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2023 the Planning Commission conducted a regularly scheduled and legally noticed public hearing for General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-02 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 recommended approval of the proposed Ordinance after considering public testimony and accompanying documents; and
WHEREAS, the City of Adelanto, as lead agency, determined that an Addendum to the previously adopted 2014 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR) SCH No. 20142031034 should be prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) in order to analyze all adverse environmental impacts of the Project; and WHEREAS, the Addendum was posted on the City Planning website as well as distributed to relevant State agencies pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines. The General Plan, staff reports, amended area maps, Figure LC-2, and the environmental determination is on file and available through the Development Services Department at Adelanto City Hall.; and WHEREAS, the Addendum reflects the independent judgment of the City Council of the City of Adelanto and is deemed adequate for purposes of making decisions on the merits of the proposed General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03, Zone Change No. ZC 23-02, and accompanying actions; and
WHEREAS, on October 25, 2023, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the proposed General Plan Amendment 23-03, Zone Change 23-02, and considered testimony and materials in the staff report and accompanying documents and exhibits; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites for the adoption of this ordinance have occurred.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Adelanto as follows:

SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct.

SECTION 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the staff report and accompanying materials prior to taking action on the proposed General Plan Amendment 23-03 and Zone Change 23-02. The City Council further finds that the City Council’s determinations reflect the independent judgment of the City Council.

SECTION 3. The City Council hereby finds and determines that:
(a) The proposed General Plan Amendment No. 23-03 and Zone Change No. 23- 02 are consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan; (b) The proposed General Plan Amendment No. 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 will not adversely affect surrounding properties in that it has been designed to ensure compatibility with future surrounding land uses; (c) The proposed General Plan Amendment No. 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 does not conflict with provisions of the Zoning Code, subdivision regulation, or any applicable specific plan(s); and
(d) The proposed General Plan Amendment No. 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 changes the land use zoning policy map however will not adversely affect surrounding properties.

The proposed General Plan Amendment and Zone Change will amend the General Plan Land Use and Zone Map in order to allow for increased housing density, eliminate non-conforming uses and promote economic development opportunities in the amended areas.

Further, the proposed area amendments are consistent with the City’s Adelanto North 2035 Sustainable Plan, Chapter 3, Economic Development and will also support State Senate Bill 743, which promotes the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by lessening Vehicle Miles Traveled, through the development of multimodal transportation networks, and a diversity of land uses.

SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the Secretary shall certify to the passage and adoption of this General Plan Amendment and Zone Change.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th of October 2023, by the City of Adelanto.
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Gabriel Reyes, Mayor
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Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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I, Brenda Lopez, City Clerk of the City of Adelanto, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing General Plan Amendment was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Adelanto on this 25th of October, 2023, be the following vote to wit:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:

IN WITNESS THEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the official seal of the City of Adelanto on the 25th of October, 2023.
______________________________
Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
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U.S. Hwy 395Bellflower StAster RdKoala RdRichardson RdCaughlin RdLessing Ave Pearmain St
Jonathan St
Delicious STLilac Rd
Verbena Rd
Daisy RdStevens St
Raccoon Ave
Muskrat AveOtter Ave
Beaver Rd
El Privelegio StTrinidad Rd
Vinton Rd
Shasta RdBarbet Rd
Middleton Rd
Tumbleweed Rd
Palmdale Rd
Seneca Rd
Mojave Dr
Holly Rd
Rancho Rd
Air Expressway
Begonia Rd
Villa St
Victor St
Joshua St
Lupin Rd
Cactus Rd
Poppy Rd
Pansy Ave
Cassia Rd
Primrose Ave
Violet Ave
Yucca Rd
Joshua Ave
Chamberlaine Way
El Mirage Rd
Desoto Ave
Colusa Rd
Lawson Ave
Bartlett Ave
Lee Avenue
Vintage Rd
Auburn Ave
La Paz Ave
Avalon Ave
Nichols Rd
Coronado Ave
Egert Rd
Calleja Ave
Calana Rd
Desert Flower Rd
Oleander St
Dayton St
Sonoma Rd
Hote Rd
Torosa St
Purple Sage St
Jimson St
Redondo Rd
Mesa Linda Rd
Aguadera Rd
Emerald Rd
Diamond Rd
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Zoning Updated:12.1.2022
CANNABIS ZONES: The City of Adelanto permits and regulates Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis activities in designated zones. Cannabis activity is permitted in the following zones: Light Manufacturing (LM), Light Manufacturing Cannabis Only (LMCO), Manufacturing Industrial (MI), and Airport Development District (ADD).

LAND USE AND ZONING DISTRICTS
NEW Proposed Dispensary Overlay
Dispensary Zones
Airport Development District (ADD)
Airport Park (AP)
Business Park (BP)
Commercial (C)
Desert Living (DL-5) (1 du/5 ac)
Desert Living (DL-9) (1 du/9 ac)
Desert Living (DL-2.5) (1 du/2.5 ac)
Light Manufacturing (LM)
Light Manufacturing Cannabis Only
Manufacturing/Industrial (MI)
Mixed Use (MU) (12 - 18 du/ac)
Open Space (OS)
Public Utilities (PU)
Medium Density Residential (R-M12)
Single Family Residential (R-S1)
Single Family Residential (R-S5)
Single Family Residential (R-1)
High Density Residential (R3-30)
Medium Density Residential (R3-8)
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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. P-23-18

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF

ADELANTO, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE ADDENDUM TO THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT (EIR), SCH NO. 20142031034 AND RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE (ORD NO. 645) APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 23-03 AND ZONE CHANGE NO. ZC 23-02
WHEREAS, the applicant, the City of Adelanto, proposes GPA 23-03 and ZC 23-02. The project is a proposal to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Figure LC-2, Land Use Plan and Adelanto General Plan Land Use & Zoning Map in seven geographic areas (Areas A-G) and the Dispensary zone; and
WHEREAS, an Addendum to the previously adopted 2014 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR) SCH No. 20142031034 was prepared for the City of Adelanto as CEQA lead agency dated October 2022; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held on October 4, 2023 to hear and consider public testimony; and
WHEREAS, the Addendum reflects the independent judgment of the Adelanto Planning Commission and is deemed adequate for purposes of making decisions in the merits of the Project; and
WHEREAS, on October 4, 2023 the Planning Commission conducted a legally noticed public hearing on the proposed project and Addendum and considered public testimony and materials in the staff report and accompanying documents, as which time all interested parties were given full opportunity to be heard; and

NOW, THEREFORE, THE ADELANTO PLANNING COMMISSION DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The above recitals are all true and correct and incorporated herein.

SECTION 2. The Adelanto Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the environmental documentation included in the Staff Report and accompanying materials prior to taking action on the proposed General Plan Amendment GPA 23-03 and Zone Change ZC 23-02. The Planning Commission further finds that the Planning Commission determinations reflect the independent judgement of the Planning Commission. The General Plan, staff reports, amended 253
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land use and zone area maps, and the environmental determination is on file and available through the Development Services Department at Adelanto City Hall.

SECTION 3. The Adelanto Planning Commission hereby finds and determines that the Addendum to the previously adopted 2014 Environmental Impact Report (SCH No. 20142031034) to evaluate the potential effect with respect to the environment, including greenhouse gas emissions and traffic, and determines that the Project would not have a significant effect on the environment with the proposed mitigation measures.

SECTION 4. For the foregoing reasons, the Planning Commission adopts Resolution P-23-18, recommending that City Council adopt the Addendum to the previously adopted 2014 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR), SCH No. 20142031034 and recommend City Council approval, of Ordinance No. 645 approving General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03 (GPA) and Zone Change No.

ZC 23-02 (ZC), based on the findings.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission this 4 th day
of October 2023.
___________________________________
Chris Waggener, Chairman
___________________________________
Secretary to the Planning Commission
I, Nyeka Allen, Planning Secretary for the Planning Commission of the City of Adelanto, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. P-23- 18 was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Adelanto on the 4
th day of October 2023, by the following
vote, to-wit:

AYES: Chair Waggner, Vice-Chair Delgado, Commissioners Brandt, Ferretiz, Rubalcava
NOES: none
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ABSENT: none
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the official seal of the City of Adelanto on the 4
th day of October 2023.
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Nyeka Allen,
Secretary to the Planning Commission
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1 PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REPORT
DATE:

October 4, 2023
TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Planning Commission FROM: Louis Morales, Planning Project Manager
SUBJECT: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GPA 23-03 and Zone
Change NO. ZC 23-02, to amend the Adelanto North 2035
Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Figure LC-2 Land Use Plan and Adelanto General Plan Land Use and Zoning Map.

STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution P-23-18, recommending that City Council adopt the Addendum to the previously adopted 2014 Environmental Impact Report, (EIR), SCH No. 20142031034 and adopt, Ordinance No. 645 approving General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-02 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02, based on the findings.

ANALYSIS & REVIEW:

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

The project is a proposal to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, Figure LC-2, Land Use Plan and Adelanto General Plan Land Use & Zoning Map in six areas.

The project requires approval of the following entitlements:

A General Plan Amendment (GPA 23-03) and Zone Change to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, Figure LC-2, Land Use Plan and Adelanto General Plan Land Use & Zoning Map in six identified areas.

BACKGROUND:

Applicant: City of Adelanto
General Location: City-wide
Environmental
Determination: An Addendum to the EIR, (SCH 20142031034) for the Adelanto A D E L A N T O G O V E R N M E N T A L C E N T E R | 1 1 6 0 0 A I R E X P R E S S W A Y | A D E L A N T O , C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 3 0 1
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2 North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan was prepared for the project in accordance with the City’s guidelines, which implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which determined from the whole record that the project, as revised will not have a significant effect on the environment. As such, an Addendum was prepared that will be implemented for the proposed project. A copy of the First Addendum to The Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Mobility Element Certified Environmental Impact Report, dated October 3, 2022 can be viewed at: https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/377/CEQA-Process-Policy. There is no substantial evidence of adverse environmental effects; therefore, an Addendum to the EIR has been prepared.

The City adopted its first general plan in 1973. Since 1973, the major amendments to its General plan occurred in 1994 and 2014. The current Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Plan Sustainable Plan was adopted in 2014.

The City of Adelanto has been receiving inquiries from applicants interested in applying for general plan amendments and zone changes to carry out commercial development in areas that are currently zoned for housing. Some of these areas were previously zoned as commercial and other non-residential uses. In addition, the City is only allowed to amend a General Plan Element four times per calendar year and in an effort to address the many challenges faced with being limited to four amendments per year, the City initiated the filing of General Plan Amendment No.

GPA 23-03 and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 and bundled the various requests and areas of City interest to address the requests for commercial development and complying with Senate Bill No. 330 (SB 330), which requires that local jurisdiction identify where housing units will be replaced before the a residential zoned area may be changed to a non-residential zone.

PROJECT COMPONENTS
The project is a proposal to amend the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, Figure LC-2, Land Use Plan and Adelanto General Plan Land Use & Zoning Map in 7 areas plus amending the existing Dispensary Zone. The areas are briefly described as follows:

Based on the amendment, Area A would lose the potential development of 600 housing 257

3 units, which pursuant to SB 330 must be replaced and will replaced in proposed Area E.

A commercial project is being proposed in this area as part of the Palmdale Road Commercial corridor.

Area C: located at the northwest and southwest corners of Bartlett Avenue and Bellflower Street. Area C is approximately 13.2 acres and is comprised of 7 parcels (APN 0459-311- 01, 0459-124-01, 05, 06, 07, 08, & 09). Area C proposes an amendment from Single Family Residential (R-S5) with density factor of 5 units/acre to Mixed Use (MU) with a density factor of 18 units/acre. The current land use designation of Single Family Residential (R-S5) will allow for the potential development of 66 units and the proposed amendment to Mixed Use (MU) would result in the development of 237 units. Thus, the amendment to Area C would result in the potential net unit gain of 171 residential units.

A mixed project with commercial is being proposed in the area to provide needed services in an under-served area with a higher density factor to replacement house units.

4 Sustainable Plan was adopted in 2014.

The unit count requiring replacement is a follows:

5 PROJECT ANALYSIS:

GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:

The proposed General Plan Amendment will amend the General Plan Land Use Element and Zoning Map in order to allow replacement housing opportunities and promote commercial/industrial development and will assist in promoting economic development opportunities.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS:

An Addendum to the EIR for the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan was prepared for the project in accordance with the City’s guidelines, which implement the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which determined from the whole record that the project, as revised will not have a significant effect on the environment. As such, an Addendum was prepared that will be implemented for the proposed project. A copy of the Addendum can be viewed at: https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/377/CEQA-Process-Policy. There is no substantial evidence of adverse environmental effects; therefore, an Addendum has been prepared.

The Draft Addendum was available for public review at the Development Services public counter, and on the City’s website.

The City received no comments during the public review period.

ATTACHMENTS:

A. Planning Commission Resolution No. 23-18
B. Draft Ordinance No. 645
C. Area Map Nos. A through G
D. Cannabis Overlay Zone
E. Land Use Figure LC-2
F. First Addendum to the City of Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element The Addendum and Associated Studies are on File at the Planning Department and available online at:
https://www.ci.adelanto.ca.us/377/CEQA-Process-Policy
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DRAFT SECOND ADDENDUM TO THE CITY OF ADELANTO

GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT

CERTIFIED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
General Plan Amendment No. GPA 23-03, and Zone Change No. ZC 23-02 Lead Agency
City of Adelanto Development
Services – Planning Division
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
Contact: Louis Morales, Contract Planner
Email: [email protected]
Prepared By
11801 Pierce Street, Ste. 200
Riverside, CA 92505
[email protected]
September 27, 2023
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1.0 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................. 4

1.1 Purpose and Background...................................................................................................................................4

1.2 Prior Environmental Documents........................................................................................................................4

1.3 CEQA Requirements for Use of an Addendum...................................................................................................4

1.4 Summary of Analysis and Findings for the Addendum ......................................................................................6

2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................ 7

2.1 General Plan Land Use Element Amendment ....................................................................................................7

3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST............................................................................................................ 17

3.1 Current Adelanto General Plan EIR..................................................................................................................17

3.2 Formant of the Addendum Checklist...............................................................................................................17

3.3 Environmental Setting .....................................................................................................................................18

3.4 Aesthetics.........................................................................................................................................................19

3.5 Agriculture and Forestry Resources.................................................................................................................23

3.6 Air Quality ........................................................................................................................................................26

3.7 Biological Resources.........................................................................................................................................34

3.8 Cultural Resources............................................................................................................................................42

3.9 Energy ..............................................................................................................................................................46

3.10 Geology and Soils.............................................................................................................................................50

3.11 Greenhouse Gas Emissions ..............................................................................................................................56

3.12 Hazards and Hazardous Materials....................................................................................................................62

3.13 Hydrology and Water Quality...........................................................................................................................69

3.14 Land Use and Planning .....................................................................................................................................78

3.15 Mineral Resources ...........................................................................................................................................83

3.16 Noise ................................................................................................................................................................86

3.17 Population and Housing ...................................................................................................................................95

3.18 Public Services..................................................................................................................................................98

3.19 Recreation......................................................................................................................................................103

3.20 Transportation ...............................................................................................................................................106

3.21 Tribal Cultural Resources................................................................................................................................110

3.22 Utilities and Service Systems..........................................................................................................................114

3.23 Wildfire ..........................................................................................................................................................123 262
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Figure 2.1-General Plan Amendment Area A......................................................................................................... 9 Figure 2.2-General Plan Amendment Area B....................................................................................................... 10 Figure 2.3-General Plan Amendment Area C....................................................................................................... 11 Figure 2.4-General Plan Amendment Area D....................................................................................................... 12 Figure 2.5-General Plan Amendment Area E ....................................................................................................... 13 Figure 2.6-General Plan Amendment Area F ....................................................................................................... 14 Figure 2.7-General Plan Amendment Area G....................................................................................................... 15 Figure 2.8-Dispensary Overlay Zone .................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 3.16-1 Ambient Noise Measurement Locations ....................................................................................... 90 Table of Tables
Table 1.1 Summary of Prior CEQA Environmental Documents ............................................................................. 4 Table 3.6-1 Total Daily Emissions – General Plan Buildout................................................................................... 29 Table 3.6-2 Total Daily Emissions – Proposed Adelanto North General Plan Buildout ........................................ 29 Table 3.11-1 Total GHG Emissions – Adelanto North 2035 Full Buildout............................................................. 60 Table 3.11-2 Total GHG Emissions – Proposed Adelanto North Full Buildout...................................................... 60 Table 3.14-1 General Plan Land Use..................................................................................................................... 81 Table 3.14-2 Proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use........................................................................... 81 Table 3.16-1 Project Area Ambient Noise Levels................................................................................................. 89 Table 3.16-2 Existing Roadway Segment Impacts................................................................................................ 91 Table 3.16-3 Land Use Trips Per Day.................................................................................................................... 92 Table 3.18-1 Student Generation – Adelanto North 2035 Buildout................................................................... 100 Table 3.18-2 Student Generation – Proposed Adelanto North General Plan Buildout...................................... 101 Table 3.22-1 Historic Groundwater Production ................................................................................................. 116 Table 3.22-2 Projected Water Supply ................................................................................................................ 117 Table 3.22-3 General Plan Buildout Water Demand Estimate ........................................................................... 119 Table 3.22-5 General Plan Buildout Wastewater Flow Estimate........................................................................ 121 Table 3.22-6 Proposed North General Plan Buildout Wastewater Flow Estimate ............................................. 121 Appendices
Appendix A – Adelanto Land Use Element Update Air Quality/GHG CalEEMod Datasheets 263

1.0 Introduction
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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose and Background
This Addendum (the Project) is the Second Addendum to the following Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) [SCH #20142031034], March 2014.

This Addendum has been prepared by EPC Environmental Inc. on behalf of the City of Adelanto (City) in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code, §21000 et seq.) (CEQA), and the CEQA Guidelines (California Code Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3 §15000 et seq.)

1.2 Prior Environmental Documents
The City was incorporated in 1972. The City adopted its first General Plan in 1973. Since 1973, major amendments to the General Plan occurred in 1994 and 2014, and were addressed by the following Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs).

Table 1.1 Summary of Prior CEQA Environmental Documents Prior CEQA Environmental Documents Date
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report, City of Adelanto General Plan Update August 1994 Final Program Environmental Impact Report, City of Adelanto General Plan Update, SCH #94082081
May 1995
Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report; State Clearinghouse Number 2014031034, Volumes I and II March 2014
Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Final Environmental Impact Report, Volume III
May 2014
First Addendum to the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) [SCH #20142031034], March 2014.

October 19, 2022

1.3 CEQA Requirements for Use of an Addendum
The City’s consideration of the potential environmental impacts resulting from the Project is consistent with CEQA Guidelines §15164 and §15162, which state the following with respect to an Addendum to an EIR.

CEQA Guidelines §15164
• The lead agency or responsible agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary but none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. • An addendum to an adopted negative declaration may be prepared if only minor technical 264

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• The decision-making body shall consider the addendum with the final EIR or adopted negative declaration prior to making a decision on the project.
• A brief explanation of the decision not to prepare a subsequent EIR pursuant to Section 15162 should be included in an addendum to an EIR, the lead agency’s findings on the project, or elsewhere in the record. The explanation must be supported by substantial evidence.

CEQA Guidelines §15162
a) When an EIR has been certified or a negative declaration adopted for a project, no subsequent EIR shall be prepared for that project unless the lead agency determines, on the basis of substantial evidence in the light of the whole record, one or more of the following:
(1) Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects;
(2) Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or Negative Declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or (3) New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the Negative Declaration was adopted, shows any of the following:

A. The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration;
B. Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR;
C. Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or
D. Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative.
b) If changes to a project or its circumstances occur or new information becomes available after adoption of a negative declaration, the lead agency shall prepare a subsequent EIR if required under subdivision (a). Otherwise, the lead agency shall determine whether to prepare a subsequent negative declaration, an addendum, or no further documentation. 265

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1.4 Summary of Analysis and Findings for the Addendum
Based upon the analysis of potential environmental consequences anticipated to occur as a result of Project implementation, the City has determined that the Project would not result in new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of significant effects previously identified in the prior EIRs. For these reasons, the Project would not satisfy any of the conditions that warrant preparation of a Supplemental or Subsequent EIR. Therefore, as Lead Agency, the City has determined that preparation of an Addendum is appropriate. 266

2.0 Project Description

2.1 General Plan Land Use Element Amendment
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2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 General Plan Land Use Element Amendment
Area A: located on Palmdale Road just east of the northeast corner of Bellflower Street and Palmdale Road. Area A is approximately 20 ACRES. Area A proposes an amendment FROM HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R3-30) WITH A DENSITY ALLOWANCE OF 30 UNITS/ACRE TO COMMERCIAL (C) that allows for the development of commercial/retail activity and uses but does not allow housing uses.

Based on the amendment, Area A would lose the potential development of 600 housing units, which must be replaced elsewhere in the City and targeted to be replaced in proposed Area E.

Area B: located on Rancho Road and bounded by Bellflower Street to the east, Violet Road to the north, Verbena Road to the west, and the power lines to the south. Aea B is approximately 78 ACRES and is comprised of 21 parcels. Area B proposes an amendment FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-M12) WITH A DENSITY ALLOWANCE OF 12 UNITS/ACRE TO MANUFACTURING/INDUSTRIAL (MI) that allows for the development of industrial uses but does not allow housing uses. Based on the amendment, Area B would lose the potential development of 834 housing units, which must be replaced elsewhere in the City and targeted to be replaced in proposed Area E.

Area C: located at the northwest and southwest corners of Bartlett Avenue and Bellflower Street.

Area C is approximately 13.2 acres and is comprised of 7 parcels (APN 0459-311-01, 0459-124-01, 05, 06, 07, 08,09).Area C proposes an amendment from Single Family Residential (R-S5) with density factor of 5 units/acre to Mixed Use (MU) with a density factor of 18 units/acre. This amendment would result in the potential unit gain of 171 units.

Area D: located at the northwest corner of Chamberlaine (Crippin) Way and Bellflower Street. Area D is approximately 2.9 acres and is comprised of 4 parcels (APN 0459-133-32, 34, 35, & 40). Area D proposes an amendment from Single Family Residential (R-S5) with density factor of 5 units/acre to Mixed Use (MU) with a density factor of 18 units/acre. This amendment would result in the potential gain of 38 housing units.

Area E: bounded by Chamberlaine Way to the north, Bellflower Street to the east, Verbena Road to the west, and Air Expressway to the south. Area E is approximately 236 acres. Area E proposes an amendment from Single Family Residential (R-S5) with density factor of 5 units/acre to Medium Density Residential (R-M12) with density factor of 12 units/acre. The Area E amendment would result in a potential gain of 1,658 housing units.

2.5 acres/units to Airport Development District (ADD). Based on the amendment, Area F would lose the potential development of 16 housing units, which must be replaced elsewhere in the City and targeted to be replaced in proposed Area E.

Area G: located at the northwest and southwest corners of Coronado Avenue and Hwy 395. Area G is approximately 87 acres and is comprised of 7 parcels (APN 0459-026-10, 16, 33, 34, 35, and 0460- 267

2.0 Project Description

2.1 General Plan Land Use Element Amendment
Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 8 171-61) and bounded by Alden Road to the north, Hwy 395 to the east, Verbena Road to the west, and Nichols Road to the south. Area G proposes an amendment from Desert Living DL-2.5 with a density allowance of 2.5 acres/units to Airport Development District (ADD). Based on the amendment, Area G would lose the potential development of 35 housing units, which must be replaced elsewhere in the City and targeted to be replaced in proposed Area E.

The proposed amendments to the Land Use Element would not authorize any specific development project or other form of land use approval or any kind of public facilities or capital facilities expenditures or improvements. Any future development proposed will be subject to CEQA review on a project-by-project basis.

Dispensary Overlay Zone: will amend and expand the existing Dispensary Overlay zone and will include all the commercial properties along Palmdale Road from Hwy 395 to Caughlin Road and on Hwy 395 from Palmdale Road to Holly Road. The Overlay will also include commercial corridors north of Holly Road along Hwy 395, Adelanto Road, Air Expressway, Jonathan Street, and key intersections along Hwy 395 at El Mirage, Chamberlaine Way, Bartlett Avenue, and Rancho Road. 268

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 9 Figure 2.1-General Plan Amendment Area A

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3.0 Environmental Checklist for Adelanto North General Plan

3.1 Current Adelanto General Plan EIR

3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST

3.1 Current Adelanto General Plan EIR
The current version of the of the General Plan EIR consists of the following:
▪ Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Final Environmental Impact Report, May 2014.
▪ First Addendum to the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Final Environmental Impact Report, October 19, 2022.

Together, these documents are the basis for the analysis conducted in the preparation of this Environmental Checklist.

The current EIR was prepared as a programmatic EIR pursuant to Section 15168 of the CEQA Guidelines. A programmatic EIR is appropriate for planning documents or other long-term programs.

As stated in the CEQA Guidelines: A program EIR is an EIR which may be prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one large project and are related either: 1) Geographically, 2) As logical parts in the chain of contemplated actions; 3) In connections with issuance of rules, regulations, plans, or other general criteria to govern the conduct of a continuing program; or 4) As individual activities carried out under the same authorizing statutory or regulatory authority and having generally similar environmental effects which can be mitigated in similar ways.

Because no site-specific development projects were proposed at that time, physical impacts to the environment were evaluated for consistency with regulatory requirements and General Plan polices.

GP Amendment No. 2 also does not propose any development therefore, the analysis follows the same process. Some future development projects may require additional project-specific environmental review, given that this programmatic analysis is not parcel- or project specific.

3.2 Formant of the Addendum Checklist
This impact evaluation provides the basis for determining whether the amendment to the Adelanto General Plan Land Use Map as a result of adopting General Plan Amendment (GPA) No. 2 would have any significant environmental impacts that were not previously addressed in the Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainability Plan Final EIR certified by the City of Adelanto in March 2014 (SCH No. 2010041078).

The environmental effects of GPA No. 2 are evaluated based on its potential effect on the environmental topics contained in Appendix G of the CEQA Guidelines. Each of the environmental topics addressed in this Addendum is analyzed by responding to a series of questions pertaining to the impact of the Project on the particular topic. Based on the results of the Impact Analysis, the effects of the Project are then placed in one of the following four categories, which are each followed by a summary to substantiate the factual reasons why the impact was placed in a certain category. 277
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3.3 Environmental Setting
New Potentially Significant Impact New Mitigation Required Reduced Impact No New Impact This column indicates whether there
are substantial changes in
circumstances under which the
Project is undertaken that have
occurred subsequent to the previous
EIR that would result in the current
Project having new significant
environmental impactsthat were not
considered in the prior document or
having substantial increases in the
severity of previously identified
significant impacts, thus triggering
the need to a Supplemental or
Subsequent EIR.

This column indicatesthat minor
changes to the mitigation
measures contained in the
previous EIR are required to
ensure that the impacts remain
less than significant.

This column indicates
that changesin CEQA
requirement or
changes in environmental conditions or
circumstances have
reduced impacts as
compared to the
previous EIR.

This column indicates
that the level of
environmental impact
remains the same as
identified in the
previous EIR.

3.3 Environmental Setting
CEQA Guidelines §15125 establishes requirements for defining the environmental setting to which the environmental effects of a proposed project must be compared. The environmental setting is defined as “…the physical environmental conditions in the vicinity of the project, as they exist at the time the Notice of Preparation is published, or if no Notice of Preparation is published, at the time the environmental analysis is commenced…” (CEQA Guidelines §15125[a]). Because a Notice of Preparation was not required, the environmental setting for the Project September, 2023, which is the date that the Project’s environmental analysis commenced. 278
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3.4 Aesthetics

3.4 Aesthetics
Except as provided in Public Resources Code Section
21099, would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Have a substantial adverse effect on a scenic vista? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒ b) Substantially damage scenic resources, including, but not limited to, trees, rock outcroppings, and historic
buildings within a state scenic highway
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its
surroundings? (Public views are those that are
experienced from publicly accessible vantage point).

If the project is in an urbanized area, would the
project conflict with applicable zoning and other
regulations governing scenic quality?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
d) Create a new source of substantial light or glare
which would adversely affect day or nighttime views
in the area?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.4.1 Summary of Adelanto General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.4.A- B
Impacts to scenic vistas and resources will be less than significant with implementation of existing General Plan policies, existing standards, and proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan policy.

3.4.C Impacts to the visual character and quality of the Planning Area will be less than significant with implementation of proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan policies.

3.4.D Impacts due to light and glare will be less than significant with implementation of existing zoning standards.

3.4.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

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3.4 Aesthetics

3.4.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
OS 1.3
Preserve views of the desert landscape and existing topography and landforms including Shadow Mountains.

OS 1.4
Prevent impacts to the scenic value of the Shadow Mountains by requiring development near the mountains to be designed in the context of preserving views. Future development within the Project Area will be subject to design and environmentalreview pursuant to the City’s local development review procedures and CEQA requirements. Through the implementation of adopted policies and the policies of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, impacts to scenic vistas and resources will be less than significant.

3.4.4 Applicable Adelanto General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures As described in the General Plan FEIR, impacts related to aesthetics were determined to be less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

No substantial changes in the environment related to aesthetics will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts, and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.4.5 General Plan Amendment No.2 Impact Analysis

3.4.5(a) Adverse Effect on Scenic Vista
Implementation of the propose GPA No. 2 is not expected to degrade views of scenic resources in the City. At full buildout, development in many parts of the City would intensify urban development in currently undeveloped areas. Many of the scenic resources are outside the City limits and beyond the planning area boundary.

The General Plan indicates the City containsthe following important visual and aesthetic resources:
• Shadow Mountains
• Mojave River
• Undeveloped land within the City’s limits not intended for urban uses The City’s Open Space and Conservation Element incorporates two state-mandated general plan elements to help protect local natural resources, including viewsheds and other aesthetics resources.

With incorporation of the City’s General Plan Elements, Policies, Ordinances, Building Codes, and the Housing Element Update, impacts on scenic vistas is less than significant.

3.4.5(b) Substantially Damage Scenic Resources
Implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 would not result in damage to any historic buildings or significant rock outcroppings or degrade resources within a State Scenic Highway.

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3.4 Aesthetics
the heritage, character, economy, and overall quality of life of the community. The City’s goal is that scenic corridors and viewsheds are preserved and protected from change that would diminish the aesthetic value. Policies and actions in the General Plan express the City’s vision for balanced growth and ensure that new development isintegrated into the natural topography. Adherence to the design standards of the City’s ordinances and commercial design guidelines and implementation of the policies of the General Plan would ensure that future development that would be accommodated by the General Plan would be developed in a manner that would not cause significant impacts on scenic resources. New projects would be required to preserve viewsheds and view corridors. Impacts of the proposed GPA No. 2 are considered to be less than significant.

3.4.5(c) Degrades Visual Character
Implementation of the proposed GPA No.2 could substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality ofthe Project Area. Future development would be required to implement the General Plan’s goals, programs, and policies, and would be subject to design review consistent with the City Specific Plans, Subdivision, Grading, and Development Codes. Thus, negative impacts to visual character would be less than significant.

3.4.5(d) Source of Light and Glare
Sources of light and glare exist within the confines of the City, including building lighting (interior and exterior), security lighting, sign illumination, and parking-area lighting. These sources are mostly associated with the multi-family residential, commercial, and industrial uses. Single-family, rural, and semi-rural residential development spread across the valley are also sources of nighttime light. Other sources of nighttime light and glare include streetlights and vehicular traffic along roadways.

Additionally, some ambient lighting exists from surrounding communities and roadways.

The proposed GPA No. 2 would allow for future development of currently undeveloped parcels and alteration, intensification, and redistribution of some existing land uses. Because the City and surrounding area are largely undeveloped, the lighting associated with improvements and structures of future development projects could increase nighttime light and glare within the City. Portions of the City would be developed with more light-intensive land uses under the proposed GPA No. 2 (e.g., conversion of vacant land or underutilized areas into residential uses). Sources of light and glare from new development or redevelopment would include lighting needed to provide nighttime street and building illumination, security lighting, nighttime traffic, sign illumination, and lighting associated with construction activities.

Undeveloped portions of the City; redevelopment of underutilized areas; and replacement, expansion, or refurbishment of existing development in other areas would introduce new sources of light and glare that may adversely affect daytime or nighttime views and may impact sensitive biological resource areas such as wildlife corridors, open space, and conservation areas.

All future development projects that would be accommodated by the proposed GPA No. 2 would be required to comply with California’s Building Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings (Title 24, Part 6, of the California Code of Regulations), which outlines mandatory provisions for lighting control devices and luminaires. 281
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All outdoor lighting is required to be designed and installed to comply with §17.90.040 - Lighting, of the Zoning Ordinance1 which stipulates:
“Except for residential light fixtures using less than a 75-watt bulb, the following shall apply to all outdoor lighting fixtures:
a) All on-site lighting shall be energy efficient,stationary, and directed away from adjoining properties and public rights-of-way.
b) Light fixtures shall be shielded so no light is emitted above the horizontal plane of the bottom of the light fixture.
c) Light fixtures shall be shielded so no light above 0.5 footcandle spills over onto adjacent properties and rights-of-way. There shall be no spillover (0.0 footcandle) onto adjacent residential used or zoned properties.”
Adherence to City regulations and implementation of the policies of the General Plan would ensure that light and glare from new development and redevelopment projects accommodated by the proposed GPA No. 2 would be minimized and that significant impacts would not occur.

3.4.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
As described in the General Plan FEIR, impacts related to aesthetics were determined to be less than significant, and no mitigation measures were identified.

No substantial changes in the environment related to aesthetics will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts, and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.4.7 Conclusion
Development in the City has the potential to impact visual and scenic resources. Based on an examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the General Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 changes would not substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts related to Scenic Vistas, Scenic Resources, Visual Character, and Light and Glare that were not identified in the General Plan FEIR.

The General Plan and related implementing actions established goals and policies for future residential, mixed-use, manufacturing, and industrial development throughout the Project Area. The General Plan did not authorize any site-specific land-altering activities or any particular development project, infrastructure improvement, or community facility and thus will have no direct impact on current views. Future development projects will be constructed in light of the policies of the General Plan, adopted General Plan EIR Mitigation Measures, and policies.

The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new residential development. The GPA No. 2 includes the existing goals, programs and policies to guide new development. Therefore, the proposed land use changes, as such,there will be no changes that would increase impacts on aesthetics, including scenic vistas, scenic resources, visual character, and light and glare that were not considered in the General Plan FEIR. 1 Zoning Ordinance.
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3.5 Agriculture and Forestry Resources
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
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?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use, or a Williamson Act contract? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Conflict with existing zoning for, or cause rezoning of, forest land (as defined in Public Resources Code
Section 12220(g)), timberland (as defined by Public
Resources Code Section 4526), or timberland zoned
Timberland Production (as defined by Government
Code Section 51104(g))?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
d) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of
forest land to non‐forest use? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
e) Involve other changes in the existing environment
which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland, to non‐agricultural use or
conversion of forest?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.5.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.5.A Implementation of the proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and concurrent General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and design guidelines will not result in impacts to farmland.

3.5.B Implementation of the proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will not result in any Williamson Act Contract impacts or conflict with agricultural zoning.

3.5.C-D
No impact will occur to existing zoning for forest land or timberland as a result of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan.No impact will occur as a result ofloss offorest land or conversion of forest land to a non-forest use as a result of implementation of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and concurrent General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and design guidelines.

3.5.E Implementation of the proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will not result in other changes in the existing environment which, due to their location or nature, could result in conversion of Farmland to non-agricultural use or conversion of forest land to non-forest use. 283
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3.5.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

3.5.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
There are no General Plan Policies regarding agricultural resources.

3.5.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan EIR determined that impacts related to agricultural resources were less than significant, and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.5.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.5.5(a) Conversion of Farmland
No areas in the City or its Sphere of Influence (SOI) are designated by the California Department of Conservation as Prime Farmland, Unique Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide Importance. Land within the Planning Area is classified as Grazing Land, Urban and Built-up Land, and Other Land.

The City of Adelanto does not have any land within its jurisdictional boundaries or within its unincorporated Sphere of Influence (SOI) that is designated Important Farmland by the California Department of Conservation (CDC). All portions of the Project Area are comprised of either Desert Scrub habitat or developed/disturbed lands. Therefore, implementation of the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (GPA No. 2) and implementing actions will not result in any impacts related to farmland.

3.5.5(b) California Land and Conservation Act (Williamson Act) There is no agricultural zoning designation in the City’s Municipal Code, nor does the City’s Land Use/Zoning Map show any areas for agricultural activities. However, the San Bernardino County Development Code establishes both Agriculture (AG) and Resource Conservation (RC) Land Use Zoning Districts. The County zoning map does not identify any areas designated Agriculture (AG) within the Adelanto SOI. The County zoning map identifies an area of land to the northwest designated as Resource Conservation (RC). The City of Adelanto zoning map identifies this same area as Desert Living (DL). Agricultural uses are permitted on County land with a Resource Conservation (RC) designation.

The County does not have any Williamson Act contracts within the city limits or within Adelanto’s unincorporated Sphere of Influence. Future Williamson Act contracts are not anticipated because no agriculturally zoned land exists. Implementation of the General Plan and implementing actions will not result in any impacts.

3.5.5(c-e) Rezone of Conversion of Forest Land or Timberland There are no forest resources within Adelanto. Adelanto is in a desert area classified by the U.S.

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Production” within the City of Adelanto or its Sphere of Influence.

3.5.6 New Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to agricultural, forestry, or timberland resources will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.5.7 Conclusion
Based on an examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the General Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 changes would not substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts related to Agriculture and Forestry Resources that were not identified in the General Plan FEIR. 285

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3.6 Air Quality
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of the
applicable air quality plan? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) 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?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Expose sensitive receptorsto substantial pollutant
concentrations? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
d) Result in other emissions (such as those leading to
odors) affecting a substantial number of people? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.6.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.6.A- B
The proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and concurrent implementing actions will not conflict with the Air Quality Management Plans or violate any air quality standard or contribute to any existing violation or increase any criteria pollutant for which the area is non-attainment; thus program-level criteria pollutant emissions impacts will be less than significant.

3.6.C
The proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan has the potential to result in the exposure of sensitive receptors to pollutant emissions associated with industrial uses. However, potential impacts can be addressed atthe projectlevel. Impacts will be less than significant with adherence to proposed Plan Implementing Programs.

3.6.D
The proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan has the potential to result in the exposure of receptors to odors from industrial uses; however, potential impacts can be addressed at the project level. Impact will be less than significant with incorporation of proposed Plan Implementing Programs.

3.6.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts identified in the General Plan FEIR.

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3.6.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
OS 6.1
Pursue effortsto reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions by promoting the use ofrenewable energy (e.g.,solar and wind power), and implement effective energy conservation and efficiency measures.

OS 6.3 Require projects that generate potentially significant levels of air pollutants and odors to incorporate the most effective air quality mitigation into project design, as feasible.

OS 7.1 Minimize vehicle emissions by reducing automobile use and encouraging alternative means of transportation, including transit, walking, and biking.

OS 7.2 Support programs that decrease vehicle emissions by increasing the number of housing units located near jobs and transit, and encouraging commuting via transit, walking, and bicycling; thereby decreasing vehicle miles traveled (VMT).

OS 7.3 Purchase fuel efficient vehicles and equipment for the City’s fleet and equipment, whenever feasible.

3.6.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures As described in the General Plan FEIR, impacts related to air quality were determined to be less than significant with implementation of existing and proposed policies, standards, regulations, and implementing programs and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.6.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.6.5(a & b) Conflict with Air Quality Plan
Conformity with Air Quality Management Plans
The Project area is located within the Mojave Desert Air Basin and under the jurisdiction of the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District. Under the Federal Clean Air Act the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) has adopted a variety of attainment plans (i.e., Air Quality Management Plans) for a variety of non-attainment pollutants. A complete list of the various air quality management plans is available from the Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District located at 14306 Park Avenue, Victorville, CA 92392 or on their website at:
https://www.mdaqmd.ca.gov/rules/overview.

The MDAQMD is responsible for maintaining and ensuring compliance with the various Air Quality Management Plans. Conformity is determined based on the following criteria:
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 28 attainment or maintenance plan. A project may also be non-conforming if it increases the gross number of dwelling units, increases the number of trips, and/or increases the overall vehicle milestraveled in an affected area (relative to the applicable land use plan). 2) A project is conforming if it complies with all applicable Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District rules and regulations, complies with all proposed control measures that are not yet adopted from the applicable plan(s), and is consistent with the growth forecasts in the applicable plan(s) (or is directly included in the applicable plan).

Construction Emissions
The proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) and implementing actions do not authorize any development or other land- altering activity that could result in construction-related emissions. Potential emissions due to future construction activities would be assessed in conjunction with the City’s routine review of site-specific air quality and GHG emissions studies and mitigation measures recommended as appropriate. This will occur in the project planning process, prior to project approval, for projects subject to review under CEQA, and this will provide an adequate mechanism to require special measures to mitigate potentially significant air quality and GHG impacts of the proposed GPA No. 2.

Operational Emissions
Operational emissions were estimated by using the California Emissions Estimator Model (CalEEMod) version 2013.2.2 for the General Plan and version 2020.4.0 for the proposed GPA No. 2. CalEEMod is a statewide land use emissions computer model designed to provide a uniform platform for government agencies to quantify potential criteria pollutant emissions associated with both construction and operations emissions. CalEEMod is authorized for use to assess project emissions by the MDAQMD. Operations emissions include stationary (residence emissions), mobile (transportation emissions), and area (ongoing architectural coatings, consumer product use, landscaping maintenance emissions).

Table 3.6-1 Total Daily Emissions – General Plan Buildout and Table 3.6-2 Total Daily Emissions – Adelanto North General Plan Buildout provide the estimated emissions of the Project area under the existing approved land uses and the proposed GPA No. 2. 288

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 29 Table 3.6-1 Total Daily Emissions – General Plan Buildout Source
ROG NOX CO SO2 PM10 PM2.5
(pounds per day)
Summer
Area Sources 3,805 811 5,490 0.30 7.81 6.30
Energy Demand 65.4 1,178 939 7.13 90.3 90.3
Mobile Sources 2,210 2,149 22,711 66.8 6,605 1,701
Summer Total 6,081 4,138 29,140 74.2 6,703 1,797
Winter
Area Sources 3,017 - - - - -
Energy Demand 65.4 1,181 939 7.13 90.3 90.3
Mobile Sources 2,027 2,333 17,316 60.8 6,605 1,701
Winter Total 5,109 3,513 18.254 67.9 6,695 1,791
Source: CalEEMod v. 2022.1.1.19 Appendix A. December 2013 Table 3.6-2 Total Daily Emissions – Proposed Adelanto North General Plan Buildout Source
ROG NOX CO SO2 PM10 PM2.5
(pounds per day)
Summer
Area Sources 4,050 50.3 5,836 0.32 8.33 6.30
Energy Demand 65.4 1,181 939 7.13 90.3 90.3
Mobile Sources 2,358 2,307 24,227 71.2 7,045 1,814
Summer Total 6,474 3,538 31,001 78.7 7,144 1,911
Winter
Area Sources 3,211 - - - - -
Energy Demand 65.4 1,181 939 7.13 90.3 90.3
Mobile Sources 2,163 2,488 18,472 64.9 7,045 1,814
Winter Total 5,440 3,669 19,411 72.0 7,136 1,905
Source: CalEEMod v. 2022.1.1.19 Appendix A. December 2013 Asindicated in the tables, the total daily operational emissionsfrom the Project Area will be increased by approximately 6 percent (6 %) for each emissions source as a result of the proposed GPA No. 2.

The increase in emissions is primarily from the potential growth in the general light industrial category which was use for the MI and ADD land use components.

Consistency with Control Measures
The Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District (MDAQMD) maintains a set of Rules & Regulations to improve and maintain healthy air quality for the entire population within its jurisdiction. When developing new regulations, the MDAQMD must comply with complex procedures established by statutes in federal and state codes. The following are some of the Rules that would apply to future construction of residential development.

Rule 201 Permit to Construct: A person shall not build, erect, install, alter or replace any equipment, the use of which may cause the issuance of air contaminants or the use of which may eliminate, reduce or control the issuance of air contaminants without first obtaining written authorization for such construction from the Air Pollution Control 289

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 30 Officer. A permit to construct shall remain in effect until the permit to operate the equipment for which the application was filed is granted or denied, or the application is canceled.

Rule 203 Permit to Operate: A person shall not operate or use any equipment, the use of which may cause the issuance of air contaminants or the use of which may reduce or control the issuance of air contaminants, without first obtaining a written permit from the Air Pollution Control Office. The equipment shall not be operated contrary to the conditions specified in the permit to operate.

Rule 204 Permit Conditions: To assure compliance with all applicable regulations, the Air Pollution Control Officer may impose written conditions on any permit. Commencing work or operation under such a permit shall be deemed acceptance of all the conditions so specified.

Rule 403 Fugitive Dust Control: The purpose of this rule is to reduce the amount of PM10 entrained in the ambient air from anthropogenic Fugitive Dust sources within the District by requiring actions to prevent, reduce, or mitigate Fugitive Dust.

Rule 1113 Architectural Coatings: The purpose of this rule is to limit the quantity of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) in Architectural Coatings.

Projectswithin the City are required to complywith the MDAQMD rules,regulations, and control measures; therefore, the Project is consistent with Criterion 1. Consistency with Growth Forecasts According to MDAQMD California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) And Federal Conformity Guidelines February 2020, Table 2-MDAQMD Attainment Plans, the applicable air quality planning documents for the Basin are as follows.
▪ MDAQMD Federal 75 ppb Ozone Attainment Plan (Western Mojave Desert Nonattainment Area), adopted February 27, 2017.
▪ Federal 8-hour ozone (75 ppb) Western Mojave Desert Nonattainment Area (MDAQMD portion) NOx and VOC 2027 Federal 8-Hour Ozone Attainment Plan (Western Mojave Desert Nonattainment Area) adopted June 9, 2008.
▪ 2004 Ozone Attainment Plan (State and Federal) adopted April 26, 2004. ▪ Attainment Demonstration, Maintenance Plan, and Redesignation Request for the Trona Portion of the Searles Valley PM10 Nonattainment Area, adopted March 25, 1996. ▪ Triennial Revision to the 1991 Air Quality Attainment Plan, Adopted January 22, 1996. ▪ Mojave Desert Planning Area Federal Particulate Matter Attainment Plan adopted July 31, 1995.
▪ Post 1996 Attainment Demonstration and Reasonable Further Progress Plan; Adopted October 26, 1994.
▪ Reasonable Further Progress Rate-of Progress Plan, adopted October 26,1994; and ▪ 1991 Air Quality Attainment Plan adopted August 26, 1991. 290

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 31 The MDAQMD’s Attainment Plans are based on several assumptions, of which population may be one of the factors. Factors used to generate emission projections may include, for example, the number of days an air quality standard is exceeded, the number and type of stationary sources (e.g., types of industries) the condition of roadways (e.g., paved or unpaved), the amount of construction and demolition activity, vehicle miles traveled, and meteorology. The California Air Resources Board (CARB), also disseminates the following types of Emissions Data for use by Air Districts for preparing Attainment Plans:
▪ Annual Statewide Emissions Summaries for mobile, stationary, and areawide. ▪ Facility Emissions Data for individual facility emissions by region, industrial sector, or name. ▪ Regional Emission Summaries for the state, air districts, air basins, counties, and by neighborhood.
▪ Neighborhood Emissions Data mapping with the Community Health Air Pollution Information System and Regional Emission Summaries.
▪ Trends in Emissions for historical data and future years.

As such, a project would result in development that results in greater than anticipated growth projections, would not necessarily result in an inconsistency that may obstruct or conflict with the MDAQMD Attainment Plans based on an increase in population.

The MDAQMD is geographically the second largest of the state’s 35 air districts. The District encompasses 20,000+ square-miles and includes Adelanto, Apple Valley, Blythe, Barstow, Hesperia, Lucerne valley, Needles, Spring Valley Lake Twenty-Nine Palms, Victorville, and Yucca Valley. The current population is approximately 600,000.2 The population of Adelanto is 36,588 with 3.85 persons per household as of January 1, 2022.3 Accordingly, the population of Adelanto accounts for 6% percent of the population in the MDAQMD. The proposed Project would increase Adelanto’s population by approximately 154 persons, which represents a 0.026% increase in the District’s population. As such, the direct Project related population growth in the City would not be substantial and would be within MDAQMD’s planning projections used for the Attainment Plans.

3.6.5(c) Sensitive Receptors
The proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (GPA No. 2) and related implementing actions would not authorize any specific construction; however, future development projects constructed pursuant to land use policies could potentially expose sensitive receptors to temporary, localized pollutant concentrations in excess of air quality standards, even if the broader region is in attainment. Examples include emissions of fugitive dust and vehicle and machinery exhaust during large-scale grading activities and roadway construction. Under limited circumstances, large-scale construction activities could result in emissions of fugitive dust, nitrogen oxides, and other criteria pollutants that could exceed MDAQMD daily thresholds of significance and thereby could result in a significant impact.
2 MDAQMD website at: https://www.mdaqmd.ca.gov/rules/overview, accessed October 5, 2022. 3 E-5 Population and Housing Estimates for Cities, Counties, and the State, 2020-2022. 291

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 32 Emissions of fugitive dust near sensitive receptors are a primary concern because, unlike gaseous pollutants that quickly rise and affect the upper atmosphere, particulate matter tends to remain close to the ground.

Pursuant to CEQA and implementation of the MDAQMD Rule Book, individual development projects will be assessed to determine if potential emissions could impact sensitive receptors or otherwise violate air quality rules. Such analyses will include project-specific mitigation measures, as appropriate. Furthermore, future construction activities will be subject to routine control measures as required by MDAQMD (Rules 402, 403, and 1113). It should be noted that MDAQMD does not provide guidance regarding analysis of localized criteria pollutant impacts; therefore, future construction projects may be assessed for localized criteria pollutant impacts on a case-by-case basis under the purview of the City.

3.6.5(d) Odors
Land uses that have the potential to generate substantial odor complaints include wastewater treatment plants, landfills or transfer stations, composting facilities, confined animal facility, and food manufacturing and chemical plants.

The City has designated zoning for industrial development, primarily to accommodate warehousing, manufacturing, and other light industrial land uses. These developments would be required to comply with MDAQMD Rule 402. However, additional measures may be necessary to prevent an odor nuisance. Therefore, industrial land uses associated with the General Plan may generate a potentially significant odor impact to a substantial number of people.

Future residential, commercial, and industrial development associated with buildout of the General Plan would involve minor odor-generating activities, such as lawn mower exhaust, application of exterior paints for building improvement, and cooking odors (e.g., restaurants). However, unlike industrial land uses, these land uses are not considered potential generators of odor that could affect a substantial number of people. Therefore, impacts from potential odors generated from residential, commercial, and industrial land uses associated with the General Plan are considered less than significant.

During construction activities, construction equipment exhaust and application of asphalt and architectural coatings would temporarily generate odors. Any construction-related odor emissions would be temporary and intermittent in nature. Additionally, noxious odors would be confined to the immediate vicinity of the construction equipment. By the time such emissions reach any sensitive receptor sites, they would be diluted to well below any level of air quality concern. Furthermore, short-term construction-related odors are expected to cease upon the drying or hardening of the odor-producing materials. Therefore, impacts associated with construction- generated odors are considered less than significant.

3.6.6 New Additional Mitigation Measures
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3.6.7 Conclusion
Development in the City has the potential to impact air quality. Based on an examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the General Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 changes would not substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts related to air quality that were not identified in the General Plan FEIR. The land use changes will reduce air emissions impacts as indicated in Section 3.6.5, Proposed Project Impact Analysis.

The General Plan and related implementing actions established goals and policies for future residential, mixed-use, manufacturing, and industrial development throughout the Project Area. The General Plan did not authorize any site-specific land altering activities or any particular development project, infrastructure improvement, or community facility and thus will have no direct impact on current air quality. Future development projects will be constructed in light of the policies of the General Plan, adopted General Plan EIR Mitigation Measures, and policies. 293

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3.7 Biological Resources
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Have a substantial adverse effect, either directly or 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?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Have a substantial adverse effect on any riparian
habitat or other sensitive natural community
identified in local or regional plans, policies,
regulations or by the California Department of Fish
and Game or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Have a substantial adverse effect on state or
federally protected wetlands (including, but not
limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through
direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or
other means?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
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?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
e) Conflict with any local policies or ordinances
protecting biological resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or ordinance?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
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?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

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3.7.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.7.A- B
Impacts to special status species and their habitat and riparian or other sensitive natural communities resulting from implementation of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and design guidelines will be lessthan significant with adherence to the proposed Plan Implementing Programs.

3.7.C Less than significant impacts to Fremont Wash and smaller ephemeral drainages will occur as a result of implementation of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions with adherence to proposed Plan Implementing Programs.

3.7.D No impact to the Mojave River wildlife corridors or any wildlife nurseries will occur as a result of implementation of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions.

3.7.E The proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions would not conflict with other existing local policies, regulations, or standards. No impacts would occur.

3.7.F Future development within the proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Project Area would be subject to the Western Mojave Plan and the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Impacts will be less than significant with implementation of proposed Plan Implementing Programs.

3.7.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

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3.7.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
CO 2.1
The County will coordinate with state and federal agencies and departments to ensure that their programs to preserve rare and endangered species and protect areas of special habitat value, as well as conserve populations and habitats of commonly occurring species, are reflected in reviews and approvals of development programs.

CO 2.3 In addition to conditions of approval that may be required for specific future development proposals, the County shall establish long-term comprehensive plans for the County’s role in the protection of native species because preservation and conservation of biological resources are statewide, Regional, and local issues that directly affect development rights. The conditions of approval of any land use application approved with the Biotic Resources (BR) overlay district shall incorporate the mitigation measures identified in the report required by Section

82.13.030 (Application Requirements), to protect and preserve the habitats of the identified plants and/or animals.

CO 2.4 All discretionary approvals requiring mitigation measures for impacts to biological resources will include the condition that the mitigation measures be monitored and modified, if necessary, unless a finding is made that such monitoring is not feasible.

OS 1.1 Designate open space areas to preserve natural desert landscape and habitat.

OS 1.2 Preserve drainages and washes in their natural state or limit concrete-lined channels to protect the community from flooding hazards and enhance conservation.

CO 1.3 Preserve views of the desert landscape and existing topography and landforms including Shadow Mountains.

OS 2.1 Survey and map potential habitat for sensitive biological resources, including special- status plant and wildlife species and sensitive natural communities.

OS 2.2 Develop a habitat conservation plan that establishes a mitigation banking program and habitat preserve aimed at protecting sensitive biological resources and native habitat area.

OS 2.3 Ensure that new development and major transportation projects minimizes encroachment into sensitive desert habitats, and minimize direct or indirect impact to sensitive biological resources while optimizing the potential for mitigation.
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3.7.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures TheGeneral Plan EIR determined thatimpactsrelated to biologicalresourceswere less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.7.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.7.5(a-b) Endangered and Threatened Species / Riparian and Other Sensitive Communities The Project Area is primarily vacant with opportunity to support native wildlife or special status species. Impacts to special status species would be considered significant if the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (GPA No. 2) converts open space areas or other vacant areasto developable areasthat have a reasonable potential for a special status species occurrence. A reasonable potential for occurrence includes relatively recent sightings and presence of appropriate habitat.

The proposed GPA No. 2 will maintain designated Open Space areas that contain the highest quality habitat and support special-status species. Development supported by the proposed GPA No. 2 will directly and indirectly affect other plants and wildlife that would potentially result in loss of prey, species diversity, or other resources that resident or migratory species may use. Development of lands around existing desert communities will adversely affect native resident and migratory species.

Increases in human population are expected to result in additional effects to the buffer habitat between the urban and open space. Consequential to the development, additional direct and indirect impacts to protected species may result from increased populations of domestic and resulting feral populations of dogs and cats.

Development related to the implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 within the desert scrub habitats of the Project Area could potentially result in the loss of desert tortoise, Mohave ground squirrel, and Swainson’s hawk (not listed on CNDDB) and their associated habitat. These species have been designated as “Threatened” under the California Endangered Species Act. In addition, direct and indirect impacts to burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, California horned lark, Loggerhead shrike, Le Conte’s thrasher, and pallid San Diego pocket mouse may occur. Ferruginous hawk was not observed within the Project Area during the site survey. However, it was determined that the species has the potential to occur within the Planning Area. These species are listed by the CDFW as Species of Special Concern or on the Watch List.

Development related to the implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 within all habitats of the Project Area could potentially result in the direct impacts to active bird nests and nestlings. Some of the bird species that nest within the Planning Area are covered by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and all nests are protected under the Fish and Game Code, and considered both independently and cumulatively significant. To minimize impacts to these species, the proposed GPA No. 2 includes the following Implementing Programs. Implementing Program OS-35 requires preparation of biological assessments for individual development projects to determine occurrences of special status species or habitat and to recommend mitigation measures in the event that special status species are observed. Examples of project-level mitigation include relocation, on-site conservation, off- site banking, and avoidance. Implementing Program OS-22 requires that future development projects within desert scrub habitats consult with the USFWS and CDFW to determine the need for desert 297

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All work activities shall cease if desert tortoises are found within fenced off areas. Implementing Program OS-23 requires that a qualified ornithologist conduct pre-construction surveys within one mile of the proposed project site for nesting Swainson’s hawks. Nest trees shall not be removed unless avoidance measures are determined to be infeasible. To compensate for the loss of foraging habitat for Swainson’s hawks, Habitat Management (HM) land shall be provided depending on the distance between the proposed project area and the nearest active nest site. Implementing Program OS-24 requires the preparation of pre-construction surveys in addition to three protocol level surveys for burrowing owls in conformance with CDFW guidelines. In the event that burrowing owls occupy the site and avoidance is infeasible, habitat compensation on off-site mitigation lands shall be required. Implementing Program OS-25 requires that a qualified biologist determine the suitability of the project site to support burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, California horned lark, Loggerhead shrike, Le Conte’sthrasher and pallid San Diego pocket mouse. Avoidance and minimization measures shall be implemented as needed. Implementing Program OS-26 requires surveys for active nests if the site disturbance activities will occur during the bird breeding season and the implementation of buffer areas around active nests. Implementing Program OS-27 requires that a qualified biologist conduct florist surveys for the thirteen special-status plant species that have potential to occur in the Project Area. Project-level mitigation shall be implemented as needed.

Potential impacts to special status species and their habitats caused by future development provided for by the Plan will be less than significant with implementation of existing policies and programs.

Change in Circumstances
On October 21, 2019, the California Fish and Game Commission (Commission) received a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity to list the Western Joshua Tree (WJT) as Threatened under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA). California Fish and Game Code §2073.5 requires that the California Department of Fish and Wildlife evaluate the petition and submit a written evaluation with a recommendation to the Commission, which was received at the Commission’s April 2020 meeting.

On September 22, 2020, the Commission determined that Threatened listing may be warranted pursuant to Fish and Game Code (FGC) §2074.2, and therefore western Joshua tree became a Candidate species, and the Department undertook a one-year status review. The process is still underway at the time of the preparation of this Addendum. The Fish and Game Commission meets in October of 2022 and may determine at that time asto what action (if any) is needed for protection of Joshua trees. Until a final determination is made, the WJT is afforded protection under the California Endangered Act and can only be removed with the approval of a Take Permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). If the WJT is added to the Endangered Species List, then future projects would be required to obtain a Take Permit as detailed below. If the WJT is not listed, the species will be protected by Implementing Program OS-35 which provides for City enforcement of Title 8, Division 9 of San Bernardino County Code which requires that every Joshua Tree Proposed for Removal be inspected by the Local Jurisdiction to assure the Joshua tree is not a “specimen” class 298

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3.7.5(c) Jurisdictional Waters or Resources
Plan implementation may directly and indirectly affect State and Federal protected waters. The Planning Area supports primarily isolated waters that are not within the jurisdiction of agencies regulating compliance with the Clean Water Act. However, the Fremont Wash has potential to be Waters of the U.S., dependent on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) determination. The ephemeral desert washes found in the Planning Area are all waters of the State and development may impact these directly or indirectly.

Section 401 of the Clean Water Act requires an applicant to obtain certification for any activity that may result in a discharge of a pollutant into waters of the United States. As a result, proposed fill in waters and wetlands require coordination with the appropriate state Regional Water Quality Control Board (RWQCB) that administers Section 401 and provides certification. The RWQCB also plays a role in review of water quality and wetland issues, including avoidance and minimization of impacts.

Section 401 certification is required prior to the issuance of a Section 404 permit, as discussed below.

Under Section 404 of the CWA the US Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has jurisdiction over “Wetlands” and “Waters of the United States.” Permitting of activities that could discharge fill or dredge materials or otherwise adversely modify wetlands or other waters of the United States and associated habitat is required. Permits authorized by ACOE under the Act typically involve mitigation to offset unavoidable impacts on wetlands and other waters of the United States in a manner that achieves no net loss of wetland acres or values.

The proposed GPA No. 2 includes Implementing Program OS-28, which requires that a qualified biologist survey the areas to be impacted for future projects to determine impacts to hydrological features. With implementation of Implementing Program OS-28, impacts will be less than significant.

3.7.5(d) Wildlife Corridors
The proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions do not include any land use policies or circulation changes that could fragment the Mojave River and impede its use as local or migratory wildlife corridors. There are no wildlife nurseries in the Planning Area. No impacts will occur.

3.7.5(e-f) Conflicts with a Local Policies or other Conservation Plans Local Polices or Ordinances
The General Plans for San Bernardino County (County Wide Plan) and the City of Adelanto include policies to protect natural resources that include habitat and sensitive species. Implementation of the proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will not conflict with any County or City policies, regulations, or standards designed to protect biological resources. The 299

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 40 proposed Plan includes the following policies that are designed to preserve native habitat and sensitive biological resources by designating open space areas, preserving drainages and washes in their natural state to the extent feasible, and developing a Habitat Conservation Plan. No impact could occur.

Habitat Conservation Plan or Natural Community Conservation Plan Adelanto is within the Western Mojave Plan area; however, the City of Adelanto is not a signatory.

Currently, the Western Mojave Plan is only applicable to public lands. Three BLM-managed lands are located within the northwestern portion of the City and outside the Adelanto North General Plan Project Area. One parcel is located at the northwest corner of Adelanto, designated for open space, and the other two are located in the north, designated for Desert Living. Future development on the two Desert Living parcels would be subject to the comprehensive strategy to conserve and protect sensitive plant and animal species and their natural communities. Implementing Program OS-29 of the proposed Plan requires that the three BLM-managed parcels (or any future BLM parcels) located within the Project Area implement conservation strategies laid out in the Western Mojave Plan.

Impacts will be less than significant with implementation of Implementing Program OS-29.

Adelanto is within the boundaries of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. When the DRECP is finalized and implemented, it will comprehensively address how participating entities with jurisdiction over renewable energy and transmission development projects in the deserts of California will conserve natural communities and species pursuant to the California NCCP Act and the FESA. Should the City of Adelanto choose to join the DRECP and authorize a renewable energy project, future energy projects would be required to comply with the provisions of the DRECP. The Plan supports conservation of habitat and sensitive species and would not conflict with implementation of the DRECP. Impacts will be less than significant.

3.7.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
The following mitigation measure provides additional detail for compliance with Implementing Program OS-35.

Mitigation Measure: Western Joshua Tree Incidental Take Permit. If any western Joshua trees (WJT) are to be relocated, removed, or otherwise taken, the Project Proponent shall obtain an incidental take permit (ITP) from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) (California Fish and Game Code §2081), prior to the relocation, removal, or take. (California Fish and Game Code §86 defines "take" as "hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill") of western Joshua tree, a Candidate for Threatened CESA-listed species. Take of any CESA-listed species is prohibited except as authorized by state law (Fish and Game Code, §2080 & §2085).

Permanent protection and perpetual management of compensatory habitat is necessary and required pursuant to CESA to fully mitigate project-related impacts of the taking of CESA-listed species. CDFW recommends permanent protection through either the purchase of conservation or mitigation bank credits or the establishment of a conservation easement, development of a long-term management plan, and securing funding sufficient to implement 300

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 41 management plan tasks in perpetuity. These tasks should be completed, or financial security must be provided before starting any Project activities. To execute an ITP, CDFW requires documentation of CEQA compliance. CDFW requiresthe CEQA document have a State Clearing House number, show proof of filing fees, and proof the document has been circulated.

No substantial changes in the environment related to biological resources will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts the new mitigation measure required for Joshua Tree incidental take impacts will be less than significant.

3.7.7 Conclusion
Development in the City has the potential to impact biological resources. At a programmatic level, the City requires all future development to protect biological resources. Implementing existing Programs and Policies as well as required regulations and new mitigation for Joshua Tree incidental take will ensure the protection of biological resources to be mitigated to less than significant levels.

Given required compliance with local and state regulations and implementation of the proposed Implementing Programs, impacts associated with development supported by the proposed Plan and implementing actions will be less than significant.

The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new residential, commercial, or industrial development. Therefore, the proposed changes would not affect biological resources. In addition, no new information of substantial importance concerning biologicalresources has been discovered since the General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning biological resources than anticipated in the General Plan FEIR, with the new Joshua Tree incidental take mitigation.
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3.8 Cultural Resources
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource pursuant to §15064.5? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of an archaeological resource pursuant
to §15064.5?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
d) Disturb any human remains, including those interred
outside of formal cemeteries? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.8.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.8.A Impacts to historic resources will be less than significant with incorporation of proposed implementing programs and implementation of existing policies and regulations.

3.8.B & D Impacts to archaeological resources and human remains will be less than significant with incorporation of proposed implementing programs and implementation of existing policies and regulations.

3.8.C Impacts to paleontological resources will be less than significant with incorporation of implementing programs.

3.8.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

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3.8.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
CUL 1.3
The city will place developers responsible for the destruction of historic and archaeologically significant resources on file with the County of San Bernardino and the State of California, Office of Historic Preservation.

CUL 1.4 The city will require that all archeological resources, historic or prehistoric be evaluated in accordance with CEQA regulations and appropriate California guidelines prior to the adoption of mitigation measures and the acceptance of conditions of approval and required permit approvals.

OS 10.1 Identify, protect, and minimize impactsto archaeological and paleontological resources.

OS 10.2 Review proposed development for the possibility of cultural resources and for compliance with the cultural resources program.

3.8.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan EIR determined that impacts related to cultural resources were less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.8.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.8.5(a) Historical Resources
Treatment of Historic Properties. Historic structures and sites that are eligible for National Register of Historic Resources listing may be vulnerable to development activities associated with buildout.

Historical resources are buildings, structures, objects, sites, and districts of significance in history, archaeology, architecture, and culture. These resources include intact structures of any type that are 50 years or more of age, which are sometimes called the built environment and can include, in addition to houses, structures such as irrigation works and engineering features. Historical resources are preserved because they provide a link to a region’s past and a frame of reference for a community.

Often these sites are a source of pride for a city.

There is one property in the Project Area that has been determined eligible for the NRHP and is therefore considered a historical resource under CEQA. The Edison Company Kramer-Victory Transmission Line (P-36-010316) is a linear feature that runs adjacent to US 395. The records search further identified two historic-era residences in the town center area (P-36- 021620 and P-36- 021621) that have been recorded, but not evaluated for historic significance. US 395 (P-36-007545) was also found ineligible for the NRHP but was not evaluated for state or local significance. A review of historic USGS topographic maps identified areas in the Planning Area with potential for historicera Buildings, Structures, and Objects (BSOs). Although more recent modern development has 303

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 44 occurred in outlying areas to the west and south, the early development of Adelanto occurred primarily in the town center area, and following the establishment of George Air Force Base, expanded westward across US 395. Additional early development occurred less frequently in the areas outside of the town center, connected by a series of roads. These areas have not been comprehensively surveyed and buildings or structures of historic age that may qualify as historical resources pursuant to CEQA may also exist.

At the time development or redevelopment projects are proposed, the project-level CEQA document would need to identify impacts to known or potential historic sites and structures. The CEQA Guidelines require a project that will have potentially adverse impacts on historical resources to conform to the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historical Properties.

Implementation of the existing General Plan Policies included as part of the General Plan provides protection and preservation of Historical Resources, and impacts of the proposed Adelanto GPA No. 2 (GPA No. 2) are less than significant.

3.8.5(b) Archaeological Resources
Long-term development and redevelopment, including grading, of sensitive areas could impact archaeological resources. Thus, there is a potential to uncover archaeological resources within the City during development activities.

The land within the City has the potential to yield archaeological resources or tribal cultural resources from past Native American activities. State regulations requires consultation with local Native American tribal groups under both SB 18 and AB 52. Implementation of the existing General Plan Policies along with Tribal Consultation provides protection and preservation of Archaeological Resources, and impacts of the proposed GPA No. 2 are less than significant.

3.8.5(c) Paleontological Resources
There is a potential to uncover undiscovered paleontological resources in City of Adelanto. contains geologic formations known potentially to contain paleontological resources. Future development of vacant land throughout the City may uncover previously undiscovered fossiliferous materials, so this impact is potentially significant.

With implementation of the identified General Plan goal policies, plus the regulatory requirements of the state, potential impacts to paleontological resources from future development within the City will be reduced to less than significant levels.

3.8.5(d) Disturbance of Human Remains
Long-term implementation of the General Plan would allow development and redevelopment, including grading, of sensitive areas, possibly disturbing human remains, including those outside of formal cemeteries. Existing regulations, including the California Public Resources Code §5097.98, Health and Safety Code §7050.5, Public Resources Code §21083.2 and CEQA Guidelines §15064.5(f) are required and would afford protection for human remains discovered during development activities. In addition,review and protection are afforded by CEQA for projects subject to discretionary 304

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 45 action, particularly for activities that could potentially disturb human remains. SB 18 requires consultation regarding Native American sites and artifacts, but the potential for project-level impacts to unidentified and unrecorded tribal cultural places remains moderate to high. The excavation and grading activities of the proposed project could result in impacts to human remains. However, Public Resources Code §5097.98, Health and Safety Code §7050.5, Public Resources Code §21083.2 and CEQA Guidelines §15064.5(f), mandates the process to be followed in the event of a discovery of any human remains. Impacts to human remains would be less than significant.

3.8.5(e) Post General Plan FEIR Certification Thresholds Since the General Plan FEIR certification, CEQA Guidelines Appendix G has been revised to include a new Tribal Cultural Resources threshold; refer to Section 4.17, Tribal Cultural Resources, for further discussion.

3.8.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to cultural resources with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.8.7 Conclusion
Development in the City has the potential to impact historic, archaeological, paleontological, and tribal cultural resources. At a programmatic level, the City requires all future development to protect cultural resources, including archaeological, historical, and paleontological materials or artifacts.

Implementing existing Programs and Policies will ensure the protection of historic resources by requiring that a records search be performed prior to construction activities affecting historical resources and by requiring that impacts to historic resources be mitigated to less than significant levels. Given required compliance with local and state regulations and implementation of the proposed Implementing Programs, impacts associated with development supported by the proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions will be less than significant.

The existing General Plan policies, outlined above, will provide sufficient programmatic protection for undiscovered archaeological resources or artifacts that may be present within the City.

Additionally, consultation and coordination with local Native American tribal representatives prior to grading for future development is a regulatory requirement, therefore impacts related to these resources will be reduced to less than significant levels, and no new mitigation is required.

The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose, the construction of new residential, commercial, or industrial development. Therefore, the proposed changes would not affect cultural resources. In addition, no new information of substantial importance concerning cultural resources has been discovered since the General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning cultural resources than anticipated in the General Plan FEIR, and no new mitigation is required. 305

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3.9 Energy
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Result in potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary
consumption of energy resources, during project
construction or operation?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Conflict with or obstruct a state or local plan for
renewable energy or energy efficiency? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.9.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
The CEQA Energy section was not implemented and added to the CEQA environmental review until 2019 (§15126.2(b)). The General Plan FEIR contained an analysis of long-term effects that included Energy Conservation in section 6.3 and summarized below.

Short-term energy demand would result from development construction pursuant to implementation of the General Plan and concurrent General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, and design guidelines. This would include energy demand from worker and vendor vehicle trips and construction equipment usage. Long-term energy demand would result from operation of various development types pursuant to implementation of the General Plan and implementing actions would typically include energy demand from vehicle trips, electricity and natural gas usage, and water and wastewater conveyance.

Construction-Period Energy Use
The General Plan and implementing actions will not directly result in construction of any development or infrastructure; however, future development supported by the policies of the General Plan will result in short-term energy demand. Short-term energy demand will occur during site preparation, grading, building construction, paving, and painting activities associated with new development.

Energy demand results from use of equipment, worker, vendor, and hauling trips.

Operational Energy Use
The General Plan and implementing actions will not directly result in operation of any development or infrastructure; however, future development supported by the policies of the General Plan will result in long-term energy demand. Long-term energy demand will occur primarily from mobile sources, electricity and natural gas use, and water and wastewater.

Mobile Sources
Mobile source energy demand primarily is associated with individual vehicle energy demand and therefore gasoline and diesel fuel primarily as well as electricity increasingly for electric vehicles.

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Electricity and Natural Gas Use
Electricity and natural gas would be required to provide energy to the proposed development of residential, commercial, industrial and other land uses provided for in the proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan. All new development and redevelopment would be subject to current CBC requirements for building energy efficiency. In addition, the General Plan encourages energy conservation for development, including facilitating green building standards and LEED (or similar) certification. Other opportunities would also continue to be available to existing and new development to incorporate energy saving features or renewable energy sources into buildings.

Water and Wastewater
Electricity will indirectly be required to treat and convey water to and convey wastewater away from development that implements the General Plan. Pursuant to the City’s landscape irrigation requirements and the Water Conservation in Landscaping Act, outdoor water use will continue to be regulated for new development to plan landscaping accordingly and conserve water.

3.9.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts identified in the General Plan FEIR.

3.9.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
While there are no General Plan policies identified in the General Plan FEIR, energy conservation regulations were identified.

Future development will be subject to state water efficiency regulations pursuant to the California Building Code (CBC) that will reduce long-term project energy demand. These requirements would reduce wasteful, inefficient, and unnecessary consumption of energy over the long-term.

Pursuant to the 2010 CBC ALGREEN requirements, the project will be subject to the following requirements:
▪ 20 percent reduction in water demand (5.303.2)
▪ 20 percent reduction in wastewater discharges (5.303.4)

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3.9.4 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.9.4(a) Wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, during project construction or operation:

Electricity and Natural Gas
Construction – Future development under the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (GPA No. 2) would require the use of electric power tools. The consumption of electricity would be temporary in nature and would not represent a significant demand on available supplies. The use of natural gas is not typically anticipated to be used during construction.

Operations – Occupancy of the residential, commercial, and industrial facilities would result in the consumption of natural gas and electricity. Natural gas would be supplied to the Project by Southwest Gas Corporation and electricity would be supplied by SCE. The GPA No. 2 does not propose uses that are inherently energy intensive, and the energy demands in future development would be comparable to other land use projects of similar scale and configuration. Future development under the proposed GPA No. 2 will also be required to comply with the applicable Title 24 standards.

Motor Vehicle Fuels
Construction – Most activities would use fuel powered equipment and vehicles that would consume gasoline or diesel fuel. Heavy construction equipment (e.g., dozers, graders, backhoes, dump trucks) would be diesel powered, while smaller construction vehicles, such as pick-up trucks and personal vehicles used by workers would be gasoline powered.

The consumption of fuel would be temporary in nature and would not represent a significant demand on available supplies. As required by state law,4idling times of construction vehicles is limited to no more than 5 minutes, thereby minimizing, or eliminating unnecessary and wasteful consumption of fuel due to unproductive idling of construction equipment. Equipment employed in construction of future developments under the proposed GPA No. 2 would therefore not result in inefficient wasteful, or unnecessary consumption of fuel.

Operations – Fuel that would be consumed by Project-generated traffic is a function of total vehicles miles traveled (VMT) and estimated vehicle fuel economies of vehicles accessing the Project Area.

Enhanced fuel economies realized pursuant to federal and state regulatory actions, and related transition of vehicles to alternative energy sources (e.g., electricity, natural gas, biofuels, hydrogen cells) would likely decrease future gasoline fuel demands per VMT. 4 California Code of Regulations Title 13, Motor Vehicles, §2449(d)(3) Idling. 308

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3.9.4(b) State or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency Residential Projects
The regulations directly applicable to the Project are Building Energy Efficiency Standards, Title 24, Part 6, and CALGreen Title 24, Part 11. These regulations include but are not limited to the use of energy efficient heating and cooling systems, water conserving plumbing and water-efficient irrigation systems. Future development under the proposed GPA No. 2 is required to demonstrate compliance with these regulations as part of the building permit and inspection process.

Non-residential Projects
The regulations directly applicable to the Project are Building Energy Efficiency Standards, Title 24, Part 6, CALGreen Title 24, Part 11. As an element of both Part 6 and Part 11 non-residential buildings over 10,000 square feet are required to undergo commissioning which includes design review, commissioning plan, functional performance testing to demonstrate the correct installation and operation of each component system and system-to-system interface prior to occupancy. These regulations include but are not limited to the use of energy efficient heating and cooling systems, water conserving plumbing and water-efficient irrigation systems. Future development under the Plan is required to demonstrate compliance with these regulations as part of the building permit and inspection process.

3.9.5 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to energy will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.9.6 Conclusion
The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new development. No new information of substantial importance concerning energy has been discovered since the General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, Project implementation would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning recreation than anticipated in the General Plan FEIR, and no mitigation is required. 309

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3.10 Geology and Soils
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Directly or indirectly cause potential substantial
adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
i) Rupture of a known earthquake fault, as
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. ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
ii) Strong seismic ground shaking? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
iii) Seismic‐related ground failure, including
liquefaction? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
iv) Landslides? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Result in substantial 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 off‐site
landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction
or collapse?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
d) Be located on expansive soil, as defined in Table 18‐1‐ B of the Uniform Building Code (1994), creating direct
or indirect substantial risks to life or property?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
e) Have soils incapable of adequately supporting the
use of septic tanks or alternative waste water
disposal systems where sewers are not available
for the disposal of waste water?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
f) Directly or indirectly destroy a unique paleontological resource or site or unique geologic feature? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

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3.10.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.10.A.i No impacts to people and structures resulting from the potential rupture of regional faults will occur.

3.10.A.ii Impacts to life and property resulting from earthquakes will be less than significant with implementation of the city’s existing standards and regulations.

3.10.A.iii Impacts to life and property resulting from seismically induced liquefaction or settlement will be less than significant with implementation of the city’s existing standards and regulations.

3.10.A.iv Impacts to life and property within the Shadow Mountains and Shadow Hills portions of the Planning Area related to seismically induced landslides will be less than significant with implementation of existing standards and regulations.

3.10.B Impacts related to wind-blown soil erosion and loss of topsoil will be less than significant.

3.10.C Impacts related to ground failure will be less than significant with implementation of existing city policies and regulations.

3.10.D Impacts related to expansive soils will be less than significant with implementation of existing city regulations.

3.10.E Impacts related to soils and septic systems will be less than significant.

3.10.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

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3.10.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
Safety 1.2/1.7
The City will ensure that all appropriate construction and safety standards are incorporated into all new development.

Safety 1.9 The City will restrict development in those areas where slope exceeds fifteen (15) percent and in those areas subject to flooding.

Safety 1.10 Any development which is proposed in the Mojave Corridor (an area susceptible to liquefaction) will be required to complete a site-specific geologic study.

Safety 1.11 The City will require all proposed developments to submit a soils and geologic report prepared by a certified geologist which shall include mitigation if any geologic hazards are identified.

3.10.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan FEIR determined that impacts related to geology and soils were less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.10.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.10.5(a) Exposure to Adverse Effects of Earthquakes
Each development project considered for approval by the City under the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (GPA No. 2) would be required to comply with seismic safety provisions of the California Building Code (CBC) (Title 24, Part 2 of the California Code of Regulations) and have a geotechnical investigation conducted for the affected project site. The geotechnical investigation would calculate seismic design parameters pursuant to CBC requirements and would include foundation and structural design recommendations, as needed, to reduce hazards to people and structures arising from ground shaking. Impacts would be less than significant.

3.10.5(b) Soil Erosion and Loss of Topsoil
Grading and construction of development and redevelopment projects could expose large amounts of soil and could result in soil erosion if effective erosion control measures were not used. Best management practices (BMPs) for erosion control are required under National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) regulations pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act. NPDES requirements for construction projects one acre or more in area are set forth in the General Construction Permit issued by the State Water Resources Control Board (SRWCB; Order No. 2009- 0009- DWQ).
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 53 New development within the City is required to prepare a site-specific Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP). The WQMP contains post-construction measures, which will help reduce potential impacts to soil erosion to less than significant levels and identifies measures to treat and/or limit the entry of contaminants into the storm drain system.

Furthermore, demolition, land clearing, grading, and construction activities of projects approved pursuant to the proposed General Plan would be required to comply with Mojave Desert Air Quality Management District Rules 403 and 403.2 regulating fugitive dust emissions, thus minimizing wind erosion from such ground-disturbing activities. Construction activities would not generate substantial erosion. Soil erosion impacts would be less than significant.

3.10.5(c-d) Unstable and Expansive Soils
Subsidence
Land subsidence is a gradual settling or sudden sinking of the earth’s surface due to subsurface movement of earth materials. More than 80 percent of identified subsidence in the United States is caused through overdrafting of groundwater. Drainage of organic soils, underground mining, natural compaction, and thawing of permafrost can also cause subsidence. Similar to collapse and settlement, subsidence causes large areas of land to sink, thereby potentially damaging foundations, walls, and floors.

Soil Collapse
Collapsible soils consist of loose, dry, low-density materials that collapse and compact with the addition of water or excessive loading. Such soils are typical in areas of young alluvial fans, debris flow sediments, and aeolian deposits. Collapse occurs when subsurface soils are excessively saturated at levels deeper than those reached by an average rainfall and the clay bonds holding the soil grains together are eliminated. Collapse can result in cracked foundations, floors, and walls. Collapse could occur within the Project Area in any area dominated by young alluvial sediments and could be exacerbated by human activities such as excessive irrigation.

Expansive Soils
Expansive soil and rock are characterized by the shrinking and swelling of clayey material as the materials dry or become wet. Shrink-swell potential isthe potential for volume change in a soil with a loss or gain in moisture. Volume change occursmainly because ofthe interaction of clay minerals with water and varies with the amount and type of clay minerals in the soil. The size and the load on the soil and the magnitude of the change in soil moisture content influence the amount of swelling of soils in place. If shrink-swell potential is rated moderate to very high, damage to buildings, roads, and other structures may occur. Special building design is often needed to counteract the impacts of expansive soils.

The General Plan and implementing actions will not directly subject people or structures to hazards associated with expansive soils because it does not authorize any construction project, any development plan, or any other land alteration activities. The majority of the eastern portion of the Project Area is underlain by Bryman series soils that are subject to moderate shrink- swell potential 313

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 54 and applies to much of the Project Area. Expansive soils could impact low density residential development in the northeast portion of the Project Area and industrial development through the Airport Development District, Business Park, and Light Manufacturing designations located along the eastern portion of the Project Area. Impacts associated with expansive soils are generally structurally related, including cracked walls and foundations.

Soils testing to determine expansive characteristics are required for new development, pursuant to CBC and future iterations of the CBC. Mitigation of expansive conditions is also required and must be fully defined in the routine grading permit process. The city will continue to administer these CBC regulations, and any updates thereto, for all new development in the Project Area. This ongoing regulatory program will avoid significant impacts involving expansive soils.

3.10.5(e) Septic Systems
The proposed GPA No. 2 Project Area consists of approximately 26,600 acres. Only 4,700 acres are readily serviced by public sewer improvements. The remaining acres are either undeveloped or operate with private septic systems.

The use of septic systems is allowed for residential use if the property is farther than 500 feet from a public sewer main, has a project density less than two dwelling units per acre, has a ground slope of less than 30 percent, and meets minimum soil percolation rates. In the absence of those conditions, the city requires connection to the public sewer system. All commercial development is required to connect to the sewer system.

In general, soil conditions within the Project Area are suitable for installation of septic tanks. The Cajon and Hellendale series soils located in the central and western portion of the Project Area feature rapid permeability and thus well-performing septic tank absorption fields. The Bryman and Lavic series soils feature moderate to moderately slow permeability and require design considerations for septic tanks to operate properly. Permeability problems can be overcome by increasing the size of the septic tank absorption field or by placing the filter tile below the moderately or moderately slow permeable layer. Soils in the Project Area are suitable for use of septic tanks; impacts will be less than significant.

3.10.5(f) Paleontological Resources
Paleontological Resources is covered in Section 10 – Cultural Resources.

3.10.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to geology and soils with the land use changes have been identified that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.10.7 Conclusion
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 55 development. Therefore, the proposed changes would not affect the potential exposure to seismic or geologic hazards. In addition, no new information of substantial importance concerning seismic or geologic hazards has been discovered since the General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning seismic or geologic hazards than anticipated in the Adelanto North Plan FEIR, and no new mitigation is required.
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3.11 Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the
environment?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of
greenhouse gases?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.11.1 Summary of General Plan Final EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.11.A-B
The proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will be consistent with the state Scoping Plan and the San Bernardino County Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan and thus will not substantially contribute to global climate change impacts.

3.11.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

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3.11.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
LC 4.5
Seek energy demand reductions in both residential buildings and large industrial and commercial buildings, where reductions by a single user could have a large effect.

PR 4.7
Require lighting equipmentto be designed to light parks and trailswithout creating light intrusion on residential uses and natural habitat areas, and to minimize impact on dark, desert skies
OS 3.5
Require all new development to provide site design and building orientation that take into account passive solar design to reduce heating and cooling loads through energy- efficiency strategies..

PF 9.1
Require new municipal construction to achieve Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification and all existing municipal facilities to achieve LEED certification wherever feasible.

OS 3.3
Require new residential development to be designed to support solar panels.

OS 3.2
Require new warehousing, manufacturing, industrial, and large commercial retail buildings to be designed to accommodate future rooftop solar panel systems LC 15.5
Require trees and landscaping materials along all streetscapes, and cluster trees in public gathering places.

WQ 1.1
The City will require that development be designed and constructed to conserve water utilizing low flow irrigation and plumbing fixtures and facilities.

WQ 1.5
The City will require that all new development utilize water conservation techniques to conserve water resources, such as the use of low-flow irrigation and plumbing systems in new and existing development.

OS 4.1
Require the use of water conserving appliances and fixtures in new development per CALGreen building requirements.

PF 1.5
Require developers to minimize water use through the use of efficient irrigation methods, drought tolerant plants, and water re-use systems.

PR 2.3
Require developers to construct recycled water systems and connect to the existing infrastructure.

3.11.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures As described in the General Plan FEIR, impacts related to greenhouse gas emissions were determined to be less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.11.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 58 The City has not adopted quantitative significance thresholds for assessing impacts related to GHG emissions. The MDAQMD has adopted a threshold of 100,000 MTCO2e per year for land development projects. However, this threshold is intended to apply to individual projects, rather than long-term programs. In the 2017 Scoping Plan, CARB recommends that local governments aim to achieve emissions of no more than 6 MTCO2e per capita by 2030 and no more than 2 MTCO2e per capita by 2050. The horizon year for the General Plan Update is 2040; therefore, the project is compared to an adjusted screening level of 4 MTCO2e per capita for 2040.

CEQA Guidelines §15183.5 states that a lead agency may determine that a project’s incremental contribution to a cumulative effect is not cumulatively considerable if the project complies with the requirements in a previously adopted mitigation program, or plan for the reduction of GHG emissions. Per CEQA Guidelines §15064(h)(3), a project’s incremental contribution to a cumulative impact can be found not cumulatively considerable if a project would comply with an approved plan or mitigation program that provides specific requirements that will avoid or substantially lessen the cumulative problem within the geographic area of a project. To qualify, such a plan or program must be specified in law or adopted by the public agency with jurisdiction over the affected resources through a public review process to implement, interpret, or make specific the law enforced or administered by the public agency (CCR, Title 14, §15064(h)(3)). Examples of such programs include a “water quality control plan, air quality attainment or maintenance plan, integrated waste management plan, habitat conservation plan, natural community conservation plan, [and] plans or regulations for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions” (CCR, Title 14, §15064(h)(3)).

Even in the absence of clearly defined thresholds for GHG emissions, the law requires that an agency makes a good faith effort to disclose the GHG emissions from a project and mitigate to the extent feasible whenever the lead agency determines that a project contributes to a significant, cumulative climate change impact. Regardless of which threshold(s) are used, the agency must support its analysis and significance determination with substantial evidence (CEQA Guidelines, §15064.7). The CEQA Guidelines recommends considering certain factors, among others, when determining the significance of a project’s GHG emissions, including the extent to which a project may increase or reduce GHG emissions as compared to the existing environment; whether a project exceeds an applicable significance threshold; and extent to which a project complies with regulations or requirements adopted to implement a reduction or mitigation of GHGs.

According to CAPCOA, “GHG impacts are exclusively cumulative impacts; there are no noncumulative GHG emissions impacts from a climate change perspective.” Due to the complex physical, chemical and atmospheric mechanisms involved in global climate change, there is no basis for concluding that a single project’s increase in annual GHG emissions would cause a measurable change in global GHG emissions necessary to influence global climate change.

Section 15064.4(b) of the CEQA Guidelines states that “in determining the significance of a project’s greenhouse gas emissions, the lead agency should focus its analysis on the reasonable, foreseeable incremental contribution of a project’s emissions to the effects of climate change. A project’s incremental contribution may be cumulatively considerable even if it appears relatively small compared to statewide, national or global emissions.” The Project is a planning document, the approval of which would not directly result in the development of land uses and would not directly result in GHG emissions. Future GHG emissions may result from new development that could occur 318

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 59 from adoption of the proposed General Plan update. This assessment quantifies GHG emissions from such new development under buildout conditions of the proposed General Plan update. Although GHG emissions have been quantified as discussed under the Methodology and Assumptions subsection below, neither CARB, SCAQMD, nor the City has adopted quantitative significance thresholds. In the absence of any adopted quantitative threshold, the determination of whether new development that could occur from adoption of the proposed General Plan update would result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to the cumulative impacts of global climate change is based on the following.
• If the Project would conflict with (and thereby be inconsistent with) the applicable GHG emissions reduction plans, policies, and regulations, which include the emissions reduction measures included within CARB’s Climate Change Scoping Plan; SCAG’s 2020-2045 RTP/SCS; and the City’s CAP energy efficiency goals and strategies.

The Carson City Council approved the Energy Efficiency Chapter of the City’s CAP (City Council Resolution No. 15 111) on October 7, 2015. Therefore, the CAP is an applicable plan with specific requirements that will avoid or substantially lessen GHG emissions.

Construction and operation of future development would generate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with the majority of energy consumption (and associated generation of GHG emissions) occurring during operation (as opposed to during its construction) of future land uses. Typically, more than 80 percent of total operational energy consumption takes place during the use of a building, and less than 20 percent of energy is consumed during construction. As of yet, there is no study that quantitatively assesses all of the GHG emissions associated with each phase of the construction and use of an individual development. Overall, the construction and operational activities associated with new development could directly or indirectly contribute to the generation of GHG emissions.

GHG emissions associated with future new development would occur over the short-term from construction activities and would consist primarily of emissions from equipment exhaust. There would also be long-term regional emissions associated with specific project-related new vehicular trips and stationary source emissions, such as natural gas used for heating and electricity usage for lighting. There are no established GHG thresholds at present for construction emissions.

Long-termoperation ofthe proposed AdelantoNorthGeneral Plan LandUse ElementUpdate (GPA No. 2) would generate GHG emissions from area and mobile sources and indirect emissions from stationary sources associated with energy consumption. Mobile-source emissions of GHGs would include project-generated vehicle trips associated with residential and commercial activities. Areasource emissions would be associated with activities such as landscaping and maintenance of proposed land uses, natural gas for heating, and other sources. Increases in stationary-source emissions would also occur at off-site utility providers as a result of demand for electricity, natural gas, and water by the proposed uses. In addition, methane generated from wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal.

Human activities contribute to increasing concentrations of GHG in the atmosphere. Measures to reduce potential impacts of criteria air pollutants, which indirectly also help reduce GHG emissions, are included throughout the City’s General Plan, the General Plan, and the proposed GPA No. 2. In addition to the Air Quality Element, the Land Use & Planning Element; the Population & Housing 319

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 60 Element;the Transportation Element;the Hydrology and Water Quality Element; and the Utilities and Service Systems Element include policies and programs to reduce GHG emissions and help slow the progression of climate change. The policies listed above in Section 3.11.3 are specifically related to minimizing GHG emissions to the greatest degree practical.

Table 3.11-1 below summarizes the operational annual GHG emissions resulting from the full buildout of the General Plan Land Use. The General Plan was estimated to generate approximately 1,552,179.17 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) greenhouse gases.

Table 3.11-1 Total GHG Emissions – Adelanto North 2035 Full Buildout GHG Emissions
(Metric Tons per Year)
Source CO2 CH4 N2O
Total
(MTCO2e/year)
Area 1,676 0.07 0.01 1,676
Energy 360,347 36.7 2.37 361,969
Mobile 953,790 26.0 41.0 967,209
Solid Waste 12,066 1,206 0.00 42,215
Water/Wastewater 24,243 728 17.5 47,651
Refrigerant 3,877
Total 1,352,116 1,996 60.9 1,424,597
Source: CalEEMod 2022.1.1.19 datasheets Appendix A
Note: Slight variations may occur due to rounding.

Table 3.11-2 below summarizes the operational annual GHG emissions resulting from the full buildout of the proposed GPA No. 2. The proposed plan was estimated to generate approximately 1,493,249 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) greenhouse gases. This is a approximately 4.8 % increase of approximately 68,652 MTCO2e per year
Table 3.11-2 Total GHG Emissions – Proposed Adelanto North Full Buildout Source
GHG Emissions
(Metric Tons per Year)
CO2 CH4 N2O
Total
(MTCO2e/year)
Area 1,778 0.07 0.02 1,784
Energy 360,347 36.7 2.37 361,969
Mobile 1,018,315 27.8 43.8 1,032,643
Solid Waste 12,877 1,287 0.00 45,052
Water/Wastewater 24,243 728 17.5 47,651
Refrigerant 4,151
Total 1,417,559 2,079 63.6 1,493,249
Source: CalEEMod 2022.1.1.19 datasheets Appendix A
Note: Slight variations may occur due to rounding.

The proposed GPA No. 2 contains policies that support a majority of the local measures noted in the San Bernardino County Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan. In the cases where it does not, the current Adelanto General Plan and the General Plan will remain in effect and continue to guide future development in a manner that reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Existing General Plan policies that support the San Bernardino County Regional Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan are contained 320

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3.11.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to greenhouse gas emissions will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.11.7 Conclusion
The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new residential, commercial, or industrial development. The General Plan and the proposed GPA No. 2 are designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and as shown above, will not conflict with regional or State plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; therefore, the GPA No. 2 will support the 34.2 percent longterm reduction in greenhouse gas emissions identified in the San Bernardino County Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventories and Reduction Plan. Impacts related to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change will be less than significant at the program level. Therefore, the Project’s implementation would not conflict with facilitation or implementation of the City’s General Plan. No additional information of substantial importance concerning GHG has been discovered, since GP FEIR certification. Thus, Project implementation would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning GHG than anticipated in the General Plan FEIR, and no mitigation is required.
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3.12 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment through the routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous materials?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the
environment through reasonably foreseeable upset
and accident conditions involving the release of
hazardous materialsinto the environment?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or
acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste
within one‐ quarter mile of an existing or proposed
school?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
d) Be located on a site which is included on a list of
hazardous materials sites compiled pursuant to
Government Code Section 65962.5 and, as a result,
would it create a 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 or excessive noise for people residing or working in the project area?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
f) Impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency
evacuation plan?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
g) Expose people or structures, either directly or
indirectly to a significant risk of loss, injury or death involving wildland fires?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

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3.12.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.12.A-C
The proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will result in less than significant impacts from the use, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials and wastes.

3.12.D Impacts to development and persons due to building siting on contaminated properties will be less than significant.

3.12.E-F
Impacts related to operation of public or private airports would be less than significant with implementation of existing regulations.

3.12.G The proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will not interfere with the implementation of the City’s emergency response and evacuation procedures.

3.12.H Impacts due to wildland fires will be less than significant.

3.12.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

3.12.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
There are no General Plan Policies identified that apply to Hazards and Hazardous Materials.

3.12.4 Applicable Adelanto North 2035 Final EIR Mitigation Measures The North 2035 Plan FEIR determined that impacts related to hazards and hazardous materials were less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.12.5Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.12.5(a-b): Hazardous Material Use, Transport and Storage, Accidental Release There is a possibility that future development in the City, especially industrial projects, could accidentally release hazardous materials within the City during routine use, transport, or disposal.

The most likely method of release would be a traffic accident involving one or more vehicles hauling hazardous materials. Additionally, there are many vacant parcels which could be the site of earlier development or unknown dumping of potentially hazardous materials. Properties in the City may have been developed prior to existing federal and state laws and regulations regarding hazardous materials. As these properties are redeveloped in the future, there is a possibility that hazardous materials such as asbestos, lead-based paint, etc. could be encountered.

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 64 transport, use, and disposal of hazardous materials associated with commercial and industrial growth within Adelanto. An increase in the transport of hazardous waste from buildout of the North General Plan could result in more accidental events, such as spills, that release hazardous materials.

Current federal and state regulations as well as County and City ordinances would regulate the handling of hazardous substances to reduce potential releases; exposure; and risks of transporting, storing, treating, and disposing of hazardous materials and wastes. Impacts would be less than significant.

3.12.5(c) Hazards within ¼ mile of schools
The City does not have jurisdiction with respect to the location, design, or construction of school facilities, however, future development in proximity to an existing or already planned school site would be subject to City review concerning potential environmental effects, in accordance with the City’s routine CEQA compliance procedures. Through the existing planning process, impacts involving manufacture, use, transport, storage, or disposal of hazardous substances and wastes near a school site will be considered. If potentially significant effects are identified, measures to avoid or reduce impacts to less than significant levels would also need to be identified, and the City would be required to consider feasible mitigation measures and make specific findings to document that consideration.

3.12.5(d) Hazardous Materials Sites
Since the General Plan and related implementing actions allow for but do not authorize any specific development project or any other land use altering proposal, the project would not result in any direct impacts involving a development project on a site known to be contaminated and reported as such under California Government Code §65962.5. The proposed project identifies sites for future housing development on both vacant and underutilized properties. Depending on current or past uses,site contamination may have occurred. Sensitive and other land uses could also be proposed on known or currently unknown sites contaminated by hazardous materials. Development on contaminated sites not only poses a threat to persons on the site but also prevents the contamination from being cleaned, allowing it to continue to transport through the soil and eventually to groundwater resources.

The General Plan includes Implementing Program HS-8 to ensure that site contamination is identified during the development review process.

Implementing Program HS-8 requires that site assessments be conducted prior to project approvals to identify any contamination; the Implementing Program also sets performance standards for cleanup prior to approval of development or redevelopment projects and will ensure that as properties within the city are developed site contamination is removed and impacts to persons and other resources will be reduced to less than significant levels.

3.12.5(e) Public & Private Airport Safety Hazard
There are two airports and one heliport within 2 miles from the Project Area. The Southern California Logistics Airport shares the eastern boundary of the Planning Area. 324

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 65 Southern California Logistics Airport and the SCLA CALUP Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) is a public use airport located at the former George Air Force Base in Victorville. Outside of the City of Adelanto but within the Planning Area for the Sustainable by Design: Community Plan, airport operations will affect the planning effort. Both of SCLA’s runways travel through the City of Adelanto’s airspace. The airport control tower operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The Southern California Logistics Airport Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan (CALUP) contains policies and criteria that address compatibility between airports and future land uses. The CALUP addresses noise, overflight, safety, and airspace protection concerns to minimize the public’s exposure to excessive noise and safety hazards within the airport influence area. Because the CALUP does not have land use authority, the surrounding cities implement the CALUPs through land use plans, development regulations, and zoning ordinances. The SCLA is located in the City of Victorville, however, the Adelanto General Plan must address the noise and safety hazards associated with the airport as the runways, and consequently noise and safety protections zones, are in Adelanto. The CALUP discusses runway protection zone and imaginary surfaces.

Runway Protection Zone
Runway Protection Zones (RPZ) are two-dimensional ground area trapezoidal shapes. They are centered around an extended runway centerline and begin 200 feet beyond the terminus of the takeoff or landing area. The runway protection zone’s purpose is to preserve the area beyond a runway ’s terminus, which has significant potential for aircraft crashes.

Imaginary Surfaces
Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 77, Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace, establishes imaginary surfaces for airports and runway s as a means to identify objects that are obstructions to air navigation. The FAA uses Part 77 and Terminal Instrument Procedures obstruction standards as elevations above which structures may constitute a safety problem. The Part 77 regulations require that anyone proposing to construct an object, which could affect the navigable airspace around an airport using the Part 77 notification criteria as shown below, submit information about the proposed construction to the FAA.

If the proposed development or structure is concluded to pose a hazard, the FAA may object to its construction and issue a determination of a hazard to air navigation, examine possible revisions of the proposal to eliminate the problem, require that the project be appropriately marked and lighted as an airspace obstruction, and/or initiate changes to the aircraft flight procedures for the airport so as to account for the object.

Portions of the approach surface, horizontal surface, and conical surfaces for the SCLA are located within the Project Area. Proposed land uses within these areas are subject to the SCLA CALUP. The Airport Land Use Plan for SCLA establishes safety compatibility criteria to minimize risks associated with potential aircraft accidents. Limiting the development of highly risk-sensitive land uses can reduce the severity of accidents. Compatibility Review Areas are defined by the ALUP as follows:
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 66 • Review Area 1 (Runway Protection Zone) – Agricultural use is considered normally acceptable within Review Area 1 while all other uses are considered clearly unacceptable. Review Area 1 encompasses the Runway Protection Zone, contained within SCLA boundaries. It does not extend into the Project Area.
• Review Area 2 (Future 65 CNEL Contour) – Residential uses, auditoriums, concert halls, schools, libraries, churches, hospitals, nursing homes, sports arenas, and outdoor spectator sports are clearly unacceptable within Review Area 2. Playgrounds, neighborhood parks, golf courses, riding stables, water recreation, cemetery, office and commercial, and retail commercial services are considered conditionally acceptable. Manufacturing, warehouse, utility, animal breeding and agricultural use is normally acceptable. The average intensity should not exceed 100 persons per gross acre. The Review Area 2 boundary follows the future 65 CNEL contour line as shown in Exhibit 4.12-2 (SCLA Long Range Noise Contours) in Section

4.12, Noise. Within the City of Adelanto, Review Area 2 overlays land designated Business Park and Light Manufacturing to the south, Mixed-Use, Single Family Residential and Medium Density Residential to the west, and Desert Living to the north. • Review Area 3 (Part 77 Horizontal Surface) – Residential use, sports arenas, outdoor spectator sports, and amphitheaters are considered clearly unacceptable within Review Area 3.

Transient lodging, schools, libraries, churches, hospitals, and nursing homes are considered conditionally acceptable and average intensity should not exceed 100 persons per acre. Golf courses, riding stables, water recreation, and cemetery uses are considered conditionally acceptable and average intensity should not exceed 150 persons per acre. Playgrounds and parks, commercial office, manufacturing, warehouse, utilities, agriculture, animal breeding and livestock, and re tail commercial uses are normally acceptable. Average intensity should not exceed 150 persons per gross acre. Within the City of Adelanto, Review Area 3 overlays land designated for Desert Living, Single-Family Residential, Light Manufacturing, Manufacturing/Industrial, and Business Park.
• Review Area 4 (Airport Planning Area) – All uses are normally acceptable with fair disclosure noticing required for residential real estate transactions. Review Area 4 includes all of Adelanto east of Aster Road which includes land designated Desert Living, Single Family Residential, Medium Density Residential, Manufacturing/Industrial, Light Manufacturing, and Business
Adelanto Airport
Adelanto Airport is a privately owned airstrip with two unpaved runways. One extends north-south and is 3,930 feet long and 100 feet wide. The other extends east-west and is 5,100 feet long and 100 feet wide. Based at this airstrip are 21 aircraft of which fifteen are single-engine airplanes, three are helicopters, two are glider airplanes, and one is an ultralight. Use of this airstrip is exclusively private and permission is required prior to any aircraft landing. There is irregular attendance at this facility due to irregular use. All flight plans are required to be cleared with SCLA to avoid conflicting traffic.

Due to the private nature of the airstrip, the irregularity of flight scheduling, and coordination with SCLA, impacts related to aircraft operations will be minimal. 326

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 67 IMPA Adelanto Heliport
The IMPA Adelanto Heliport is privately owned by the Intermountain Power Agency. It consists of a single concrete helipad which is 70 feet by 70 feet. The heliport is managed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and is located at the Adelanto Converter Station near the intersection of Pansy Road and Raccoon Avenue. Permission is required prior to landing at this facility.

Due to the irregular use of the heliport, impacts related to aircraft operations will be minimal.

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and City’s standard environmental review process, potential future development within the influence area of the SCLA and within the vicinity of Adelanto Airport and the IMPA Adelanto Heliport will be evaluated for potential impacts related to airport hazards. Impacts related to safety hazards and airport operations will be less than significant with implementation of existing standards and recommendations.

3.12.5(f) Adopted Emergency Response Plan
Impairment of emergency or evacuation procedures can result in increased property damage and/or personal injury by slowing emergency services response times or preventing the public from being able to escape emergency situations. The proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions do not include any proposed changes in the physical organization of the Planning Area that could interfere with the City’s emergency response or evacuation procedures pursuant to NIMS, SEMS, or the City’s emergency response plan. Disasterresponse procedures are designed to be flexible in nature to adapt to the volatile and unpredictable nature of disasters and hazards. Thisflexibility allows for emergency response services and City staff to respond to varying emergencies regardless of location, size, or number of persons affected. No impact will occur.

3.12.5(g) Wildland Fires
The proposed GPA No. 2 and related implementation will not directly expose people or property to the threat of wildland fires. Impacts associated with wildland fires include property damage and personal injury.

The City has adopted Section 701A of the California Building Code to minimize the potential for property destruction due to wildland fires by requiring materials and construction methods that are fire resistant. The North General Plan will not interfere with the implementation of these regulations.

Therefore, with the continued enforcement of existing regulations, impacts due to wildland fires will be less than significant.

3.12.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to hazards and hazardous materials were identified or will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.12.7 Conclusion
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3.13 Hydrology and Water Quality
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade
surface or groundwater?
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b) Substantially decrease groundwater supplies or
interfere substantially with groundwater recharge
such that the project may impede sustainable
groundwater management of the basin?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Substantially alter the existing drainage pattern of the site or area, including through the alteration of the
course of a stream or river or through the addition of
impervious surfaces, in a manner which would result
in substantial erosion or siltation on‐ or off‐site?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
i) result in substantial erosion orsiltation on‐ or off‐ site;
ii) substantially increase the rate or amount of
surface runoff in a manner which would result in
flooding on‐ or offsite;
iii) create or contribute runoff water which would
exceed the capacity of existing or planned
stormwater drainage systems or provide
substantial additional sources of polluted runoff;
or
iv) impede or redirect flood flows?
d) In flood hazard, tsunami, orseiche zones, risk release of pollutants due to project inundation? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
e) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water
quality control plan orsustainable groundwater
management plan?
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3.13.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.13.A & E Implementation of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and related implementing actions will not violate any water quality standards, waste discharge requirements, or otherwise degrade water quality.

3.13.B Impacts related to lowering of groundwater levels will be less than significant based on existing standards and regulations.

3.13.C Flooding and sedimentation impacts caused by on- or off-site flooding will be less than significant with implementation of existing City Standards.

Impacts related to polluted urban runoff and storm drain capacity will be less than significant with implementation of existing standards and regulations.

Impacts due to the placement of housing within 100-year flood zones as a result of implementation of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will be less than significant.

Impacts related to the diversion of floodwaters will be less than significant with implementation of existing City regulations.

Impacts related to inundation due to dam or levee failure will be less than significant with implementation of existing federal and county regulations.

3.13.D Impacts associated with mudflows, tsunami, and seiche will be less than significant with implementation of existing City regulations.

3.13.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

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3.13.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
PF 4.3
Reduce dependence on private septic tanks that occur in less dense portions of the city by extending the public sewer main lines as regulated through the State Water Resources Control Board.

OS 4.1 Require the use of water conserving appliances and fixtures in new development per CALGreen building requirements.

OS 4.6 Encourage residential development to incorporate a greywater system.

OS 5.1 Require new development outside of the boundary of Growth Area 1 to demonstrate that adequate water is available before project approval and to fund its fair-share costs associated with the provision of water service.

OS 5.2 Access reliable data and information on water use and supply to thoroughly evaluate the potential water supply impacts and needs of proposed development projects and promote effective decision-making.

PF 5.4 Encourage developers to minimize impervious surfaces to reduce storm water runoff and increase flood protection.

PF 5.7 Require street and parking lot vegetated swales to filter stormwater pollutants and allow stormwater infiltration.

PF 7.4 Ensure developers prepare Storm Water Pollution Preventions Plans and implement Best Management Practices as required under the Construction General Permit issued by the State Water Resources Control Board.

3.13.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan EIR determined that impacts related to hydrology and water quality were less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.13.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.13.5(a & e) Violate Water Quality Standards
Buildout of the proposed areas in accordance with the General Plan would generate pollutants during the construction and operation of individual projects.

Construction Impacts
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 72 building construction, and the installation of landscaping, which would result in the generation of potential water quality pollutants such as silt, debris, chemicals, paints, and other solvents with the potential to adversely affect water quality. As such, short-term water quality impacts have the potential to occur during construction activities in the absence of any protective or avoidance measures.

Chapter 17.93.050 – Soil Erosion and Sediment Control Plan of the Adelanto Municipal Code requires that Projects obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Stormwater Permit for construction activities. The permit is required for all Projects that include construction activities, such as clearing, grading, and/or excavation that disturb at least one acre of total land area.

Compliance with the permit requires the preparation and implementation of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) will identify construction Best Management Practices (BMPs) that will be implemented to prevent soil erosion and the discharge of sediment into the local storm drains during the project’s construction phase. Typical BMPs measures include, but are not limited to, preserving natural vegetation, stabilizing exposed soils, use of sandbags, and installation of temporary silt fencing.

New construction and development of land uses designated in the proposed North General Plan would require projects to plan BMPs for four general phases of construction: (1) grading and land development (e.g., mass grade and rough grade), (2) utility and road installation, (3) vertical construction, and (4) final stabilization and landscaping. Therefore, BMP implementation for new construction can be evaluated in this general context. Site-specific details on individual BMPs would be dependent on the scope and breadth of each future project, which are not known at this time.

Operational Impacts
Storm water pollutants commonly associated with land uses include sediments, nutrients, trash and debris, bacteria and viruses, oil and grease, and pesticides. City of Adelanto Municipal Code Chapter

17.93.060 requires the preparation of a Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP) for managing the quality of storm water or urban runoff that flows from a developed site after construction is completed. Future development will comply with the City of Adelanto and the Phase II Small MS4 General Permit for the Mojave River Watershed.

Since the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (GPA No. 2) does not include a specific development plan, project-specific WQMPs cannot be developed at this time.

Future project-specific WQMPs would be prepared at the time of project application. Moreover, LID and water quality treatment solutions prescribed in project-specific WQMPs would be designed to support or enhance the regional BMPs and efforts implemented by the City. Surface water quality impacts would be less than significant.

3.13.5(b) Groundwater Supplies
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 73 beneath Victor Valley.5 The Mojave Basin Area was the subject of a court ordered adjudication in 1993 due to the rapid growth within the area, increased withdrawals, and lowered groundwater levels. The court’s Judgment appointed Mojave Water Agency (MWA) as Watermaster of the Mojave Basin Area. The court ordered adjudication of the Mojave Basin Area allocates a variable free production allowance (FPA) to each purveyor that supplies more than 10 AFY, including Adelanto.

Each allocated FPA represents the purveyor’s share of the water supply available from the MWA Subarea. FPAs are determined as a percentage of the purveyor’s highest verified annual use from 1986 to 1990. The FPA, which is currently set at 80 percent of BAP for agriculture and 60 percent of BAP for municipal and industrial (M&I), can vary from year to year depending on the Watermaster’s safe yield projections for the Basin. If Adelanto, or another purveyor, pumps more than its allotted FPA in any year, they are required to purchase replacement water equal to the FAP.

Ground Water Supply Discussion
The Project would be served with potable water by the Adelanto Public Utility Authority. Adelanto has groundwater wells within its distribution system that are actively used to pump groundwater from the Mojave River Groundwater Basin, which lies beneath Victor Valley.6 The Mojave Basin Area was the subject of a court ordered adjudication in 1993 due to the rapid growth within the area, increased withdrawals, and lowered groundwater levels. The court’s Judgment appointed Mojave Water Agency (MWA) as Watermaster of the Mojave Basin Area. The court ordered adjudication of the Mojave Basin Area allocates a variable free production allowance (FPA) to each purveyor that supplies more than 10 AFY, including Adelanto.

Given the City’s total reliance on groundwater, the reliability of the City’s water supply is thus entirely dependent on the reliability of the groundwater in the Mojave River Basin managed by the Mojave Water Agency. Because almost all of the water used within the Mojave Water Agency’s service area issupplied by pumped groundwater,to supplementthe local groundwatersupplies,the Mojave Water Agency recharges the groundwater basins with State Water Project imported water, natural surface water flows, wastewater imports from outside the Mojave Water Agency’s service area, agricultural depletion from storage, and return flow from pumped groundwater not consumptively used. The Mojave Water Agency’s sources are only used to recharge the groundwater basins and are not supplied directly to any retailers, except for two power plants, the High Desert Power Project, and the LUZ Solar Plant.
5 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, Victorville Water District, June 1, 2021, p.6-3, accessed on September 30, 2022. 6 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, Victorville Water District, June 1, 2021, p.6-3, accessed on September 30, 2022. 333

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 74 Groundwater Recharge Discussion
Future development under the proposed GPA No. 2 would increase impervious surface coverage, which would in turn reduce the amount of direct infiltration of runoff into the ground. Future development will be required to use roads within the Project site to carry runoff to water quality basin, designed for infiltration, retention and detention. As such, the proposed GPA No. 2 will not interfere substantially with groundwater recharge.

In addition, according to a review of historical groundwater data (California Department of Water Resources and California State Water Resources Control Board groundwater well data [http://wdl.water.ca.gov and http://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov]), depth to groundwater is greater than 50 feet below ground surface (bgs) in the general Plan areas. As such, the Project will not impact groundwater.

Sustainable Groundwater Management Discussion
California depends on groundwater for a major portion of its annual water supply, particularly during times of drought. This reliance on groundwater has resulted in overdraft and unsustainable groundwater usage in many of California’s basins.7 The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) was enacted to halt overdraft and bring groundwater basins into balanced levels of pumping and recharge. The City of Adelanto is located within the Upper Mojave River Valley portion of the Mojave River Basin.

The Mojave River is an adjudicated basin (i.e., water rights are determined by court order).8 Adjudicated basins are exempt from the SGMA because such basins already operate under a courtordered management plan to ensure the long-term sustainability of a basin. No component of the Project would obstruct with or prevent implementation of the management plan for the Mojave River Basin. As such, the Project would not conflict with any sustainable groundwater management plan.

Impacts would be less than significant.

Based on the analysis above, the proposed GPA No. 2 is not forecast to 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. 7 https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/gmp/, accessed on September 30, 2022. 8 https://gis.water.ca.gov/app/bp-dashboard/final/, accessed on September 30, 2022. 334

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3.13.5(c) Alter Drainage Patterns & Create or Contribute to Runoff Water; Housing in 100-Year Flood Hazard Area; Levee or Dam Failure
Alter Drainage Patterns& Create or Contribute to Runoff Water The proposed GPA No. 2 will not directly change drainage patterns in the Project Area because no land altering activities are authorized by the GPA No. 2. Future development within the Planning Area is likely to change drainage patterns that could have the potential to result in on- or off-site erosion, siltation, or flooding.

The majority of the Project Area is vacant with limited drainage infrastructure in place. The Fremont Wash is an unimproved naturally occurring drainage course that carries flows collected from the Baldy Mesa and Adelanto Watersheds to the Mojave River. Vacant land within the Planning Area contributes to localized drainage conditions, however, development of these lands will not result in the major alteration of any streams or drainage courses because of the existing drainage infrastructure.

Adherence to Construction General Permit requirements to reduce runoff and protect channels and Adelanto standards regulating erosion, and sedimentation impacts would reduce impacts as development occurs in the Planning Area. The City of Adelanto Master Plan of Drainage addresses drainage and the need for new facilities as vacant portions of the city get developed. Development of storm drainage facilities is subject to the standard designs of the City’s Engineering Division. Detail Standards series 200 provide a uniform method for adequate construction of storm drain facilities including catch basins, pipe bedding, culverts, and drop inlets. Implementation of these standards ensures that drainage facilities are designed to effectively transport storm water and thereby minimize on-site and off-site flooding due to development associated with changes in drainage patterns. Impacts related to drainage and o n- or off-site flooding and sedimentation will be less than significant.

Housing in 100-Year Flood Hazard Area
The proposed GPA No. 2 does not authorize any residential construction and therefore could not directly result in the placement of housing within flood hazards areas. Residential land uses proposed along the west side of US 395 in the eastern portion of the city are currently located adjacent to the Zone A, 100-year flood hazard zone. Additional smaller ephemeral streams are also located throughout the Project Area. The proposed GPA No. 2 does include land use changes that would marginally increase residential densities in areas already designated for residential uses; therefore, potential redevelopment of these areas over the long-term are not anticipated to place additional housing within flood hazard zones over those currently existing. Any future housing constructed within a 100-year flood hazard zone will be subject CEQA review and mitigation would include constructing the homes above the flood zone or implementing flood control devices (such as levees) to protect the homes from flooding. Impacts will be less than significant with implementation of existing standards.
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The proposed GPA No. 2 provides for the opportunity of development throughout the Project Area.

There are five levees located within or in close proximity to Adelanto. One is located to the west of Richardson Road and south of El Mirage Road, one is located in central Adelanto south of Crippen Avenue and east of Raccoon Avenue, one is located in southern Adelanto north of Pansy Road and west of Daisy Road, one is located south of Adelanto north of Seneca Road and west of Aster Road, and one is located in eastern Adelanto south of the Southern California Logistics Airport along Mesa Linda Road. The Project Area is not located within an inundation area. The Mojave River is an intermittent river in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains and is located to the east of the Southern California Logistics Airport. Most of the river’s flow is underground, while its surface channelsremain dry most of the time, with the exception of the headwaters and several bedrock gorges in its lower reaches near Victorville. The river’s source is in the San Bernardino Mountains above Hesperia.

Downstream, Deep Creek meets the West Fork, forming the Mojave River immediately upstream of the Mojave River Dam. Downstream of the dam, the Mojave River flows north and east, underground in most places, through Hesperia, Victorville, and Barstow. Areas along the Mojave River are subject to flooding and are monitored closely by the San Bernardino County Flood Control District during large storm events that produce heavy rainfall. The proposed GPA No. 2 would not interfere with the county’s responsibilities in recertifying any levee within or protecting the Project Area. Continued maintenance of area levees in accordance with federal law will provide sufficient safeguards against potential damage due to levee failure. The proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions would not authorize any flood control solutions that would not meet federal and county flood control standards. Impacts due to levee failure will be less than significant.

3.13.5 (d) Seiche, Tsunami, or Mudflow
The proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions will not directly subject people to mudflow hazards because no construction, development, or other land alteration is authorized by the Plan.

The potential for mudflow is minimal throughout the majority of the Project Area because of the generally level grade and lack of hillsides and floodplains. Future development within the Project Area will be subject to the erosion and sediment controls of the Municipal Code and the hillside development regulation adopted in the California Building Code (CBC) to prevent hazards from mudflows and other debris flow issues. Hillsides can be stabilized, and general erosion prevented by effective temporary planting (including rye grass, fast-germinating native seed, mulching with straw, chippings or other slope stabilization material), permanent planting of compatible drought-resistant species of ground cover,shrubs, ortrees, or other ways of establishing new vegetation. The proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions would not change or hinder the implementation of these ordinances. Therefore, impacts associated with mudflow hazards will be less than significant.

Due to the Project Area’s distance from the Pacific Ocean, no portion of the city is subject to tsunami hazards. There are no open reservoirs or other bodies of water within the Planning Area that could expose development to seiche hazards.
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3.13.6 New Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to hydrology and water quality will occur with the land use changes proposed that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.13.7 Conclusion
The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new residential, commercial, or industrial development. Therefore, the proposed changes would not affect hydrology or water quality. In addition, no new information of substantial importance concerning hydrology or water quality has been discovered since General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning hydrology or water quality than anticipated in the General Plan FEIR, and no mitigation is required.
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3.14 Land Use and Planning
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Physically divide an established community? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Cause a significant environmental impact due to a
conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or
regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an environmental effect?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.14.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.14.A No impact will occur as the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will not result in a division of an established community.

3.14.B The proposed project will not conflict with the policies referenced in the General Plan EIR as necessary to reduce, minimize, or avoid environmental impacts.

3.14.C Future development within the proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan Project Area would be subject to the Western Mojave Plan and the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. Impacts will be less than significant with implementation of proposed Plan Implementing Programs.

3.14.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

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3.14.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
OS 1.3
Prevent impactsto the scenic value of the Shadow Mountains by requiring development near the mountains to be designed in the context of preserving views.

Future development within the Project Area will be subjectto design and environmental review pursuant to the City’s local development review procedures and State CEQA requirements. Through the implementation of adopted policies and the policies of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, impactsto scenic vistas and resources will be lessthan significant.

Safety 1.2/1.7 The City will ensure that all appropriate construction and safety standards are incorporated into all new development.

Safety 1.9 The City will restrict development in those areas where slope exceeds fifteen (15) percent and in those areas subject to flooding.

Safety 1.10 Any development which is proposed in the Mojave Corridor (an area susceptible to liquefaction) will be required to complete a site-specific geologic study.

LC 8.6 Require sidewalks on both sides of the street in the Single Family (RS-1 and RS-5), Medium Density Residential, and Mixed-Use classifications. Sidewalks on local streets in the Desert Living designation areas are not required but encouraged.

LC 10.2 Require residential units front onto Activity Street-Residential streets. Encourage vehicular access to be derived from a rear alley.

LC 11.1 Require front entrances to have access along street front and include architectural features to accentuate entries.

LC 11.2 Require front doors to face the street in “row home” style developments.

LC 11.6 Multi-family development projects shall provide outdoor living spaces, common open spaces, and communal amenities.

LC 12.9 Require “Big Box” retailstores and parking structuresto integrate with the ‘Main Street’ physical environment, and wrap small retail spaces around the big box store.

LC 13.2 Require public amenities, outdoor dining, use of landscaping, and building design that creates a lively entertainment district.

LC 14.6 Require high quality and well-designed signage to direct pedestrians and vehicles to loading and receiving, visitor parking, and other special uses.

LC 15.5 Require trees and landscaping materials along all streetscapes, and cluster trees in public gathering places.
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3.14.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures As described in the General Plan FEIR, impacts related to Land Use and Planning were determined to be less than significant, and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.14.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.14.5(a) Physically Divide an Established Community
Division of a neighborhood may occur if the construction of a new freeway, railway, flood control channel, or other infrastructure project is constructed through a community. Redevelopment may also lead to the fracturing of a community, for example, when residential units are acquired and cleared for construction of commercial uses and new streets. Impacts associated within the division of an established community include a loss of community identity, disruption or loss of connectivity, and a degradation of the character of the area.

The proposed North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) is a policy level project designed to direct long-term growth within the Planning Areas. The proposed GPA No. 2 will retain the city’s primarily residential character in these areas currently for designated for residential.

In addition, the proposed GPA No. 2 provides for more intense industrial and manufacturing development to primarily occur in the central portion of the city where similar industrial development exists. The proposed GPA No. 2 does not include any new transportation routes or facilities outside of existing or previously planned rights of way. No other types of major corridors are proposed that could require removal of existing development within established communities. No impacts related to the division of established communities will occur.

3.14.5(b) Conflict with Land Use Plans, Policies, or Regulations The proposed GPA No. 2 is programmatic in nature and intended to establish both short-term and long-termguidance forfuture developmentin the City. The General Plan Goals, Programs, and Policies are incorporated into the proposed GPA No. 2 and therefore are consistent with the General Plan.

Tables 3.14-1 (General Plan Land Use) and 3.14-2 (Proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use) provides a summary of existing land use designation in acreage and intensity in the Planning Areas and the Proposed changes in land use designations with increases or decreases in acreage and intensity provided. Although, Single Family Residential R-S5 appears to be decreasing with an increase in acreage which is due to the original calculation having incorrectly used 6 dwelling units per acre (6 du/ac) for residential density rather than 5 du/ac which is used for the proposed GPA No. 2 changes. 340

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 81 Table 3.14-1General Plan Land Use
Land Use Acres
Non-Residential
Intensity
(SF)
Residential Density
(DU)
Desert Living (DL-2.5) 2,316.9 -- 46
Desert Living (DL-9) 3,405.1 -- 26
Desert Living (DL-5) 5,561.3 -- 56
Single Family Residential (R-1) 556.3 -- 2,225
Single Family Residential (R-S5) 1,753.0 -- *10,518
Medium Density Residential (R-M12) 677.5 -- 9,485
Mixed Use (MU) 348.0 4,547,236 6,263
Manufacturing/Industrial (MI) 1,327.8 28,919,638 --
Light Manufacturing (LM) 1,559.7 33,971,073 --
Business Park (BP) 1,198.8 15,665,778 --
Airport Development District (ADD) 2,870.3 1,875,440 -- Public Utilities(PU) 273.9 -- --
Open Space (OS) 9,772.9 -- 293
Greenbelt Corridor Drainage (GCD) 378.2 -- --
Greenbelt Corridor Easement (GCE) 1,029.7 -- --
Roads and Right-of-Way (RD) 2,274.3 -- --
Total 35,304 84,979,165 28,912
Source: Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan, Environmental Impact Report Volume I, March 2014. *10,518 for R-S5 was incorrectly calculated at 6 du/ac
Table 3.14-2 Proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Land Use Acres
Non-Residential
Intensity (SF)
Residential Density
(DU)
Desert Living (DL-2.5) 2,316.9 -- 46
Desert Living (DL-9) 3,405.1 -- 26
Desert Living (DL-5) 5,561.3 -- 56
Single Family Residential (R-1) 516.7 -- 2,067
Single Family Residential (R-S5) 1,792.3 -- 8,962
Medium Density Residential (R-M12) 677.5 -- 9,485
Mixed Use (MU) 257 3,358,476 4,626
Manufacturing/Industrial (MI) 2,282.2 49,706,316 --
Light Manufacturing (LM) 1,446.2 31,498,236 --
Business Park (BP) 448.9 5,866,225 --
Airport Development District (ADD) 2,870.3 1,875,440 -- Public Utilities(PU) 273.9 -- --
Open Space (OS) 9,772.9 -- 293
Greenbelt Corridor Drainage (GCD) 378.2 -- --
Greenbelt Corridor Easement (GCE) 1,029.7 -- --
Roads and Right-of-Way (RD) 2,274.3 -- --
Total 35,304 92,304,693 25,561
Red – Land use acreage or intensity decrease
Green - Land use acreage or intensity increase
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3.14.5(c) Conflict with Habitat Conservation Plan
Adelanto is within the Western Mojave Plan area; however, the City of Adelanto is not a signatory.

Currently, the Western Mojave Plan is only applicable to public lands. Three BLM-managed lands are located within the northwestern portion of the City. One parcel is located at the northwest corner of Adelanto, designated for open space, and the other two are located in the north, designated for Desert Living. These parcels are not subject to change with the proposed GPA No. 2; however, future development on the two Desert Living parcels would be subject to the comprehensive strategy to conserve and protect sensitive plant and animal species and their natural communities.

Adelanto is within the boundaries of the Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan. When the DRECP is finalized and implemented, it will comprehensively address how participating entities with jurisdiction over renewable energy and transmission development projects in the deserts of California will conserve natural communities and species pursuant to the California NCCP Act and the FESA. If the City of Adelanto chooses to join the DRECP and authorize a renewable energy project, future energy projects would be required to comply with the provisions of the DRECP. The proposed GPA No. 2 Plan supports conservation of habitat and sensitive species and would not conflict with implementation of the DRECP. Impacts will be less than significant.

3.14.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to land use and planning will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.14.7 Conclusion
Based on an examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the General Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 changes would not substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts have related to Land Use and Planning that were not identified in the General Plan FEIR.

The General Plan and related implementing actions established goals and policies for future residential, mixed-use, manufacturing, and industrial development throughout the Project Area. The proposed GPA No. 2 does not authorize any site-specific land altering activities or any particular development project, infrastructure improvement, or community facility and thus will have no direct impact Land Use and Planning. Future development projects will be constructed in light of the policies of the General Plan, adopted General Plan EIR Mitigation Measures, and policies. 342

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3.15 Mineral Resources
Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 83

3.15 Mineral Resources
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
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?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
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?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.15.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.15.A Implementation of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will result in a less than significant loss of known mineral resources of value to the region and the state.

3.15.B No impact to locally important mineral resources will occur as a result of the implementation of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions.

3.15.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

3.15.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
BIO 1.5
Areas of the Shadow Hills shall be retained as open space to protect their integrity as a unique habitat as well as wildlife movement corridor. Mining that restores the natural habitat will be permitted.

NR 1.5 The City will restrict development in those areas which are determined to have significant reserves of natural resources, including gas, oil, and aggregate materials.
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3.15.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan EIR determined that impacts related to mineral resources were less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.15.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.15.5(a-b) – Regionally and Locally Significant Mineral Resource Loss Although the Adelanto North General Plan will not result in the direct loss of a known mineral resource, implementation of the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) and implementing actions and development pursuant to the proposed GPA No. 2 may result in the permanent loss of known statewide and regionally valuable mineral resources.

Loss of mineral resources could occur if the proposed GPA No. 2 changes a vacant area located within an M RZ-2 from a land use designation that supports current or future mineral extraction to a designation that would preclude future extraction of mineral resources. For the loss to be considered significant, an area and its surroundings must also be conducive to mineral extraction operations.

The current General Plan Land Use Element limits various types of development to occur in areas that have potential for extraction of mineral resources. Areas with mineral resource extraction potential are designated low density residential or industrial; however, due to topography, access, and lack of infrastructure, these areas contain physical constraints to normal urban development.

Policy NR 1.5 of the existing General Plan Conservation/Open Space Element is designed to protect mineral resources by restricting development in areas that are determined to have significant reserves. The existing General Plan and the proposed GPA No. 2 do not contain policies that conflict with this principal; therefore, significant mineral resource deposits will continue to be protected over the long-term. Furthermore, the proposed GPA No. 2 does not make changes to areas previously conserved in much of the northern portions of the City as open space, preserving potential aggregate resources for future use. Based on the analysis of the proposed Plan and the principals of the existing General Plan elements that will not be affected, impacts related to the loss of known mineral resources will be less than significant.

The existing General Plan does not identify any locally important mineral resources. No other City planning documents identify any locally important mineral resources. No impacts to locally important mineral resources could occur as a result of the implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions.

3.15.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to mineral resources with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.15.7 Conclusion
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 85 resources. In addition, no new information of substantial importance concerning mineral resources has been discovered since the General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, project implementation would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning mineral resources than anticipated in the General Plan FEIR, and no mitigation is required. 345

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3.16 Noise
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3.16 Noise
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent
increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project more than standards established in the local
general plan or noise ordinance, or applicable
standards of other agencies?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Generation of excessive groundborne vibration or
groundborne noise levels? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) For a project located within the vicinity of a private airstrip or an airport land use plan or, where such a
plan has not been adopted, within two 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?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.16.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.16.A Projected long-term traffic volumes and the proposed land uses located near sensitive land uses would increase noise and result in significant and unavoidable impacts.

3.16.B Exposure of persons to or generation of excessive ground borne vibration will be less than significant with implementation of existing General Plan and proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan policies.

3.16.C The proposed project will expose people residing and working within the noise contours of the Southern California Logistics Airport to excessive noise that is significant and unavoidable.

3.16.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
The General Plan FEIR determined Noise levels would be impacted by traffic and airport noise levels.

Future Traffic Noise Levels along Existing Roadways Segments The General Plan FEIR found that long-term impacts of increased traffic volumes would lead to increases in noise considered significant and unavoidable in excess of 60 dBA CNEL significantly impacting residential uses along several roadways. The roadways and land uses identified in the General Plan FEIR include Desert Living, Single Family Residential, Medium Density Residential, and Mixed Use along US 395; Low Density Desert Living along El Mirage Road between Koala Road and 346

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2023 Page | 87 Adelanto Road; Single Family Use along Chamberlaine Way and Bartlett Avenues between Koala Road and Bellflower Street and Kola Road between El Mirage Road and Rancho Road; Single Family and Medium Density Residential uses along Air Expressway and Rancho Roads between Koala Road and Adelanto Road and Bellflower Street between Chamberlaine Way and Rancho Roads.

Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) Noise Exposure The General Plan FEIR found the project will expose people residing and working within the noise contours of the Southern California Logistics Airport to excessive noise that is significant and unavoidable. However, the General Plan FEIR stated that implementing actions do not authorize any development within the airport influence area and will not result in the direct exposure of airport noise to residents.

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3.16.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
HS 9.1 Enforce City and State noise regulations to protect residents from excessive noise levels.

HS 9.2 Enforce City and State noise regulations to protect residents from excessive noise levels.

HS 9.3 Require mixed-use structures to be designed to account for noise from adjacent uses, and minimize transfer of noise and vibration from commercial/retail to residential use.

HS 9.4 Use site planning and project design strategies to achieve acceptable noise level standards as outlined in the noise/land use compatibility guidelines. The use of noise barriers shall be considered after all practical design- related noise measures have been integrated into project design.

HS 9.5 Require a detailed analysis of proposed noise reduction measures to determine whether the proposed use is compatible when a project is to be located in an area that exceeds normally acceptable noise thresholds.

HS 9.8 Continue to consider noise impacts as part of the development review process.

NS 1.6 Ensure through the design review process that interior noise levels for hospital and convalescent homes do not exceed 55 CNEL in interior living areas and 45 CNEL in interior sleeping areas.

NS 1.7 Ensure through the design review process that recreational areas intended for quiet or passive activities are designed and located so that noise levels do not exceed 70 dB.

NS 1.8 Ensure through the design review process that re creational areas intended for noise or active uses are buffered from passive use areas and from surrounding noise sensitive land uses.

NS 1.9 Ensure through the design review process that business and professional offices, where effective communication is essential mitigate interior noise to 50 CNEL.

NS 1.10 Ensure through the design review process that exterior noise levels at commercial and industrial areas do not exceed 75 dB.

NS 1.11 Ensure through the design review process that noise tolerant land uses are located in areas irrevocably committed to noise producing land uses, such as transportation corridors or railroads.

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3.16 Noise
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3.16.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan FEIR concluded that Excluding noise generated from the Southern California Logistics Airport, potentially significant noise impacts will be avoided through implementation of existing General Plan policies, the General Plan policy, and the Municipal Code. No feasible mitigation is available to reduce airplane noise impacts to land uses within the airport noise contours.

3.16.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.16.5(a) Noise Exposure in Excess of Established Standards; Temporary Increase in Ambient Noise Levels
Ambient Noise
Future development within the Project Area would have the potential to increase ambient noise levels, because many areas of the City are undeveloped. The General Plan EIR took noise surveys at 10 locations around the Project Area. For the proposed GPA No. 2, 10 noise surveys were added that included measurements from recent environmental studies and four new measurements conducted in the areas not previously measured in the Project Area. The noise measurements are provided in Table 3.16-1 and the measurement locations in Figure 3.16-1.

Table 3.16-1 Project Area Ambient Noise Levels
Location Description
Average Noise Level
dBA (Leq)
#1 Racoon and Chamberlaine 40.3
#2 Adelanto Road and Pansy 67.3
#3 Poppy and Verbena 62.9
#4 Seneca and Koala 57.5
#5 Old Rancho Road & Adelanto Road 57.3
#6 Stadium Way & Adelanto Road 57.1
#7 11678 Rancho Road 61.0
#8 Chamberlaine and Adelanto 45.7
#9 Adelanto and Air Expy 54.9
#10 Pearmain and Bartlett 61.6
#11 19315 El Mirage 58.3
#12 El Mirage and Jonathan 35.7
#13 18717 Arbor (Koala & Barcelona) 49.8
#14 Chamberlaine and Hermosa 62.2
#15 17717 Twister Cir (Air Expy/Aster) 52.9
#16 Lawson and Verbena 42.8
#17 Rancho and Aster 71.0
#18 Bellflower and Yucca 60.0
#19 Jonathan and Lawson 59.7
#20 12210 Hibiscus 62.1
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2023 Page | 90 Figure 3.16-1 Ambient Noise Measurement Locations
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2023 Page | 91 The ambient noise measurements provide a baseline of existing ambient noise conditions. The proposed Land Use Element Update and implementing actions do not authorize any construction or other land-altering activity that could result in construction-related noise. Potential noise and increasesin ambient levels due to future development and operational activities would be assessed in conjunction with the City’s routine review of site-specific noise studies and the recommended design and mitigation measures as required. This will occur in the project planning process, prior to project approval, for projects subject to review under CEQA, and this will provide an adequate mechanism to require special measures to mitigate potentially significant noise impacts of the Adelanto North Plan.

Future Traffic Noise Levels along Existing Roadways Segments The operational phases of individual projects that result from the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) would generate noise from vehicular sources.

Future development in accordance with the proposed GPA No. 2 would not cause increases in traffic beyond what was analyzed in the General Plan FEIR.

As discussed in Section 3.16.2 above, the General Plan FEIR found several roadway segments where noise impacts would be significant and unavoidable. Table 3.16-2 Existing Roadway Segment Impacts, provides a summary of the road segments, location boundaries, the existing land uses under the General Plan FEIR, and what impact the proposed GPA No. 2 will have on those roadway segments.

Table 3.16-2 Existing Roadway Segment Impacts
Road Segment Boundary Existing Land Use Proposed Land Use Changes
US 395 Entire length DL, SFR, MDR, MU DL to ADD North or Cambrerlaine
El Mirage Koala & Adelanto LD, DL DL to ADD East of
Verbana
Chamberlaine Koala & Bellflower SFR SFR to MU East of
Verbana
Bartlett Koala & Bellflower SFR SFR to MU East of
Verbana
Koala Road El Mirage & Rancho SFR No Impact
Air Expressway Koala & Adelanto SFR, MDR No Impact
Rancho Road Koala & Adelanto SFR, MDR MDR to MI East of Verbana
Bellflower Chamberlaine & Rancho SFR, MDR MDR to MI
Sources: 2035 GP FEIR and Proposed North General Plan Land Use Element Update.

As indicated in Table 3.16-2, the majority of the road segments and existing land uses will not be impacted by the proposed GPA No. 2.

According to Caltrans, the human ear is able to begin to detect sound level increases of 3 decibels (dB) in typical noisy environments.1 A doubling of sound energy (e.g., doubling the volume of traffic 1 Caltrans, Traffic Noise Analysis Protocol, April 2020, p.7-1. 351

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2023 Page | 92 on a highway) that would result in a 3-dBA increase in sound, would generally be barely detectable.

The Project expects to generate approximately an additional 44,430 daily trips or an increase of 6.7% over the existing General Plan Land Use at full buildout. It takes a doubling of traffic to create a +3 dBA noise impact. Based on the existing trips/day as compared to the proposed trips/day as seen in Table 3.16-3 noise impacts would continue to be less than significant.

Table 3.16-3 Land Use Trips Per Day
Land Use Existing
Trips/Day
Proposed
Trips/Day
Difference Noise Impact
General Office 36,608 36,608 0 No Impact
General Light
Industry
441,172 472,306 7 % Less than
Significant
Apartments Mid
Rise
78,396 76,720 (2 %) Reduced Impact
Single Family
Housing
105,322 120,294 14 % Less than
Significant
Total 661,498 705,928 6.7 % Less than
Significant

3.16.5(b) Exposure or Generation of Excessive Groundborne Vibration Future development under the proposed GPA No. 2 could generate substantial noise and vibration near construction sites, and if sensitive receptors or land uses are adjacent to these sites, significant impacts could occur from noise or vibration. Construction activities can produce vibration that may be felt by adjacent land uses. As long as construction of a particular development did not require the use of equipment, such as pile drivers, known to generate substantial construction vibration levels, the primary source of vibration during construction would likely be from bulldozer operation. A small bulldozer has a vibration impact of

0.003 inches per second peak particle velocity (PPV) at 25 feet and 0.035 inches per second PPV is considered barely perceptive. It is possible that future development could result in significant vibration impacts if large construction projects are located adjacent to residential or other sensitive uses.

The proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions do not authorize any construction or other landaltering activity that could result in construction-related vibration. Potential vibration due to future construction activities would be assessed in conjunction with the City’s routine review of site-specific noise studies and the recommended design and mitigation measures as required. This will occur in the project planning process, prior to project approval, for projects subject to review under CEQA, and this will provide an adequate mechanism to require special measures to mitigate potentially significant vibration impacts of the General Plan. Impacts resulting from construction–generated ground borne vibration and noise would be less than significant. 352

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3.16 Noise
Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2023 Page | 93

3.16.5(c) Exposure to Excessive Public & Private Airport Noise Levels The Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) is adjacent to the eastern corporate boundary.

Overflights to and from SCLA are audible within Adelanto. The airport control tower operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. SCLA is a designated U.S. Port of Entry staffed around the clock with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents. SCLA is a Foreign Trade Zone.

The Southern California Logistics Airport Comprehensive Airport Land Use Plan (CALUP) contains policies and criteria that address compatibility between airports and future land uses. The CALUP addresses noise, overflight, and airspace protection concerns to minimize the public’s exposure to excessive noise and safety hazards within the airport influence area. Since the CALUP does not have land use authority, the surrounding cities implement the CALUPs through land use plans, development regulations, and zoning ordinances. The SCLA is located in the City of Victorville, however, the noise and safety hazards associated with the airport are addressed in the Adelanto General Plan.

The SCLA is located adjacent to the northeast portion of the Project Area, east of US 395 and north and south of Air Expressway. This facility is master planned for use as an air cargo inter-modal interface. The existing 65 dB noise contour lies entirely within the SCLA boundaries.

According to the future noise contour map included in the Airport Land Use Plan for SCLA and shown in Exhibit 4.12-2 (SCLA Long Range Noise Contours) in the General Plan FEIR, eastern parts of Adelanto are within the 65 dBA CNEL contour for long-term operational estimates. To address noise impacts, the ALUP suggests implementing measures to promote buyer awareness. The ALUP also recommends promoting land uses that tolerate higher noise levels such as commercial and industrial. The 65 dBA CNEL noise contour for long- term airport activity overlays land designated Business Park, Manufacturing Industrial, and Light Manufacturing to the south, Mixed-Use, Manufacturing Industrial, Single Family Residential and Medium Density Residential to the west, and Desert Living to the north.

The proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions do not authorize any development within the airport influence area and will not result in the direct exposure of airport noise to residents.

3.16.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to noise will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts than previously identified in the General Plan FEIR and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.16.7 Conclusion
Based on an examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the General Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 changes would not substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts related to noise that were 353

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2023 Page | 94 not identified in the General Plan FEIR.

The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new residential, commercial, or industrial development. The GPA No. 2 includes the existing goals, programs, and policies to guide new development. Therefore, the proposed land use changes, as such, there will be no changes that would increase impacts noise that were not considered in the General Plan FEIR. 354

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3.17 Population and Housing
Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 95

3.17 Population and Housing
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (for example, by proposing new
homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example,
through extension of roads or other infrastructure)?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Displace substantial numbers of existing people or
housing, necessitating the construction of
replacement housing elsewhere?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.17.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.17.A Implementation of the proposed Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will have less than significant impacts related to inducing population, housing, and employment growth

3.17.B The Comprehensive Sustainable Plan does not propose policies that would result in displacement or demolition of residential structures.

3.17.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

3.17.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
There are no policies identified in the General Plan.

3.17.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan FEIR determined that impactsrelated to culturalresources were less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.17.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.17.5(a) Substantial Population Growth
The proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new development.

A variety of economic factors will continue to drive the production of housing and the expansion of the local employment base, with respect to demographics, employment, interest rates, land values, 355

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 96 household formation, etc. The proposed GPA No. 2 does not establish the rate of growth in Adelanto.

Rather, the proposed GPA No. 2 identifies locations and densities/intensities for the full range of land uses to accommodate long-term anticipated growth. The actual rates of growth pursuant to land use policy will be driven by forces largely beyond the city’s control. The proposed North Land Use Plan Update will, however, accommodate new development and growth in areas currently either undeveloped or underdeveloped.

Although the proposed GPA No. 2 promotes business growth in the Planning Area, the proposed GPA No. 2 is designed to support a balance of jobs and housing. The current population of the City is estimated to be 36,357 residents. The long-term full buildout population capacity in the Project Area is estimated at 78,863 residents from the General Plan. Considering SCAG estimates a population of 66,000, which is lower than the projected 68,400 for the year 2035, adequate capacity is available to accommodate up to 115 percent of the anticipated growth in the area. The long-term full buildout employment capacity in the Project Area is estimated at 37,304 employees. SCAG estimates employment at 10,000 in the year 2035, thus, adequate capacity is available to accommodate anticipated jobs in the area. Finally, the long-term full buildout housing capacity in the Project Area is estimated at 25,561 dwelling units. SCAG estimates housing at 19,800 in the year 2045; thus, adequate capacity is available to accommodate anticipated housing in the area. Based on this analysis, there is adequate capacity to accommodate regional growth and substantial additional capacity to accommodate any additional growth induced by the policies of the Plan. Impacts will be less than significant.

3.17.5(b) Displace Existing Housing or Substantial Numbers of People The proposed GPA No. 2 proposes to transition the portions of east of U.S. 395 to back to the original 1994 General Plan land use designation of Manufacturing Industrial. Existing development in that area includes Light Manufacturing and Industrial uses, which are compatible uses.

Displacement, in the context of housing, can generally be defined as persons or groups of persons who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence. The change in land use designation would increase compatibility with the SCLA and does not force existing residents from their homes. There is ample development potential for residential uses within the City to accommodate the long-term transition of this area.

As a programmatic document, the proposed GPA No. 2 does not propose any specific development.

In addition, the proposed GPA No. 2 does not propose any policies that are intended to or would indirectly result in displacement or demolition of any permanent or temporary residential structures.

As such, there is no forced or obliged removal of persons, and therefore no displacement. Impacts will be less than significant.

3.17.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to population and housing resources with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.
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3.17.7 Conclusion
The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new residential, commercial, or industrial development. The proposed changes would not substantially affect population or housing growth. In addition, no new information of substantial importance concerning population and housing has been discovered since General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, Project implementation would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning population and housing than anticipated in the General Plan FEIR, and no mitigation is required.
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3.18 Public Services
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Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts
associated with the provision of new or physically
altered governmental facilities, 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:
i) Fire protection? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
ii) Police protection? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
iii) Schools? ☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
iv) Parks? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
v) Other public facilities? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.18.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.18.Ai Impacts related to the expansion of fire protection facilities to maintain applicable service standards will be less than significant with implementation of existing General Plan and Municipal Code policies and requirements.

3.18.Aii Impacts related to the expansion of police protection facilities to maintain applicable service standards will be less than significant with implementation of existing General Plan and Municipal Code policies and requirements.

3.18.Aiii Impacts related to the expansion of school facilities to maintain applicable service standards will be less than significant with implementation of existing state regulations.

3.18.Aiv Impacts related to the expansion and construction of parks to maintain applicable service standards will be less than significant with implementation of existing General Plan and Municipal Code policies and requirements.

3.18.Av Impacts related to the expansion and construction of other public facilities to maintain applicable service standards will be less than significant with implementation of existing Municipal Code requirements. 358

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There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

3.18.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
There are no applicable General Plan Policies identified in the North 2035 General Plan FEIR.

3.18.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures As described in the General Plan FEIR impacts related to public services were determined to be less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.18.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.18.5(a.i) Fire Protection
Ensuring that fire protection and emergency services are adequate in serving the community as it grows over the long-term can be achieved through the construction of new fire stations and purchase of new equipment with a corresponding increase in fire and emergency service personnel. The Fire Services Plan prepared by the North Desert Division of the San Bernardino County Fire Department showsthat to maintain a 6-minute response time standard, one new fire station needs to be provided in the northern portion of the city and one new fire station needs to be provided in the southern portion of the city. These stations are recommended as development occurs in the northern and southeastern portions of Adelanto. Construction of new fire stations near undeveloped areas would increase first-response services. Equipment replacement standards have been developed based on recommendations from NFPA 1901, San Bernardino County Fire, and the call volume of vehicles.

Another key component of fire protection is adequate fire flow at local hydrants. Local water mains and hydrants may need to be upgraded and/or replaced over the long-term to ensure adequate fire flow to existing and future development.

An analysis of the impacts associated with possible fire facility expansion or construction is speculative at thistime because the facility’ssize, design, and location are unknown. If a f ire facility is to be expanded or constructed, the fire facility will undergo a development review process and will be subject to environmental review pursuant to CEQA. That environmental review will identify site specific conditions and physical changes resulting from fire station expansion, construction of new fire stations, or trenching needed for fire flow and water supply. Typical impacts may likely include short-term construction activities related to air quality pollutant emissions, temporary traffic detours, and equipment noise. Mitigation will be identified, as necessary, to reduce impacts related to fire and emergency service facilities expansion or new construction, as mandated by CEQA and implemented by the City through its local environmental review procedures. Impacts related to the expansion and new construction of fire protection and emergency service facilities will be less than significant with implementation of General Plan policies and environmental review standards.

3.18.5(a.ii) Police Protection
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to ensure that all appropriate construction safety measures are incorporated into all new development and to determine the possible impacts of each development on emergency services.

Collection of DIF will offset the direct, cumulative, incremental, and indirect impacts of development on public facilities and services as growth is accommodated in the city guided by General Plan and Comprehensive Sustainable Plan policies.

If a police protection facility is to be expanded or constructed, the police facility will undergo a development review process and will be subject to environmental review pursuant to CEQA.

Environmental review will identify site specific conditions and physical changes resulting from police station expansion and construction of new fire stations. Typical impacts will likely include short-term construction activities related to air quality pollutant emissions, temporary traffic detours, and equipment noise.Mitigationwillbe identified, asnecessary,to reduce impactsrelated to police service facilities expansion or new construction, as mandated by CEQA and implemented by the City through its local environmental review procedures. Impacts related to the expansion and new construction of police protection facilities will be less than significant with implementation of General Plan policies and environmental review standards.

3.18.5(a.iii) Schools
Adelanto is served by two school districts: Adelanto Elementary School District, which provides elementary and middle School services throughout the City, and the Victor Valley Union High School District, which operates Adelanto High School. The nearest schools from the Project site are Harold George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle School (10650 Bartlett Avenue) and Westside Park Elementary School (18270 Casaba Road).

Table 3.18-1, Adelanto North 2035 Buildout Student Generation and Table 3.18-2 Proposed North General Plan Buildout Student Generation summaries the estimated impacts and comparison between the approved North 2035 General Plan and Proposed North General Plan.

Table 3.18-1 Student Generation – Adelanto North 2035 Buildout School Level Student Generation Factor(1) (2) Number of Students Elementary School 0.3366 9,732
Junior High School 0.1041 3,010
High School 0.1439 4,160
Total – 16,902
Notes:
1) Elementary and Junior High School generation rates are based upon the Adelanto Elementary School District, School Facilities Justification Report, June 29, 2021. 2) High School student rate is based upon the Victor Valley Union High School District, Residential and Commercial/Industrial Development School Fee Justification Report, April 21, 2020. 360

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Table 3.18-2 Student Generation – Proposed Adelanto North General Plan Buildout School Level Student Generation Factor(1) (2) Number of Students Elementary School 0.3366 8,604
Junior High School 0.1041 2,661
High School 0.1439 3,678
Total – 14,943
Notes:
1) Elementary and Junior High School generation rates are based upon the Adelanto Elementary School District, School Facilities Justification Report, June 29, 2021. 2) High School student rate is based upon the Victor Valley Union High School District, Residential and Commercial/Industrial Development School Fee Justification Report, April 21, 2020.

As indicated in Tables 3.18-1 and 3.18-2 the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposedGPA No. 2)implementation is estimated to reduce the impacts on the total number of students.

Both school districts are authorized by State law (Government Code §65995-6) to levy a new construction fee per square foot of industrial construction for the purpose or funding the reconstruction or construction of new school facilities. Pursuant to §65995(3)(h) of the California Government Code, the payment of statutory fees is “deemed to be full and complete mitigation of the impacts of any legislative or adjudicative act, or both, involving, but not limited to, the planning use, or development of real property, or any change in governmental organization or reorganization as defined in Section 56021 or 56073, on the provision of adequate school facilities.” Therefore, the payment of school impact fees for residential development would offset the potential impacts of increased student enrollment related to the implementation of the Project.

3.18.5(a.iv) Parks
The City of Adelanto requires dedication of land, payment of fees in-lieu of parkland dedication, or a combination thereof at a rate of three acres of parkland per 1,000 residents for proposed residential subdivisions, pursuant to Adelanto Municipal Code Chapter 16.52. Payment of the in-lieu fee would ensure that the Project will not result in a significant impact with respect to parkland.

Impacts related to the physical impacts associated with use of existing recreation facilities is addressed in Section 3.19 (Recreation). Over the long-term, as the City acquires and develops parkland, localized environmental impacts are likely to occur depending on the conditions and location of the sites involved. Identification and mitigation of potentially significant impacts would occur as part of the City’s routine planning and design process for development projects, including proposals for development of parkland. Impacts will be less than significant.

3.18.5(a.v) Impacts to Other Public Facilities
Long-term growth in the Planning Area provided by the proposed GPA No. 2 will require incremental expansion of other public facilities, such as libraries and hospitals, to meet the needs of the community. Any new or expanded public facilities will be subject to environmental review pursuant to CEQA to identify any potentially significant environmental impacts and, if necessary, identify 361

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appropriate mitigation. Typical impacts will likely include short-term construction activities related to air quality pollutant emissions, temporary traffic detours, changes in traffic distribution, and noise.

Impacts related to the expansion or construction of other public facilities will be less than significant with implementation of existing regulations.

3.18.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to public services will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.18.7 Conclusion
Development in the City has the potential to impact public services. Based on an examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the North 2035 Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 changeswould notsubstantially increase the severity ofsignificant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts related to public services that were not identified in the General Plan FEIR.

The General Plan and related implementing actions established goals and policies for future residential, mixed-use, manufacturing, and industrial development throughout the Project Area. The North General Plan does not authorize any site-specific land altering activities or any particular development project, infrastructure improvement, or community facility and thus will have no direct impact on current public services. Future development projects will be constructed in light of the policies of the General Plan, adopted General Plan EIR Mitigation Measures, and policies. 362

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3.19 Recreation
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Would the project increase the use of existing
neighborhood and regional parks or other
recreational facilities such that substantial physical
deterioration of the facility would occur or be
accelerated?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Does the project include recreational facilities or
require the construction or expansion of recreational
facilities which might have an adverse physical effect
on the environment?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.19.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.19.A Impacts related to the accelerated deterioration of recreational facilities will be less than significant with implementation of the policies of the Comprehensive Sustainable Plan.

3.19.B Impacts related to the construction of recreational facilities will be less than significant.

3.19.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

3.19.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
There are no policies identified in the General Plan FEIR for recreation.

3.19.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan EIR determined that impacts related to recreation were less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.
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3.19.5Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.19.5(a) Impacts to Existing Parks and Recreational Facilities Adelanto parks accommodate both active and passive recreational activities. Active park spaces include sports fields, game courts, playgrounds, and motocross parks. Passive parks may consist of green space with walking paths, sitting and picnic areas, and natural, undeveloped areas. Adelanto parks range in size from small mini parks to neighborhood parks. The City currently maintains and operates four public park facilities totaling over 30 acres.

The proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) and implementing actions would not result in direct deterioration to recreational facilities because it does not authorize any specific development project or other kind of land altering activity that could increase the use of existing recreational facilities.

Long-term increasesin the residential population guided by the policies ofthe proposed GPA No. 2 will result in the increased use of existing parks and recreation facilities. Substantial deterioration of existing facilities could occur if the level of usage intensifies significantly, and the maintenance of affected facilities does not keep pace with intensified use and additional park facilities are not provided to meet existing and the increased demand.

Community, neighborhood, and other parks cannot be identified at the program-level because they must be constructed strategically to be accessible to future development, as it occurs. The Plan supports development of new parks concurrently with long-term development to ensure that the existing parkland deficiency does not increase and that the recreational needs of future residents are met. Considering the City’s existing policies require the provision of parkland for new residents and that adequate parkland is in the form of Greenbelts and Open Space has been identified, adequate park and recreational facilities will be available over the long-term; therefore, accelerated deterioration of park and recreational facilities will not occur. Impacts will be lessthan significant

3.19.5(b) Impacts to Construction or Expansion of Recreational Facilities The proposed GPA No. 2 guides growth and development within the City and is not a development project; therefore, it does not include or require the construction of recreational facilities that would result in any environmental impacts. However, development pursuant to the proposed GPA No. 2 would result in the construction of new or expansion of existing recreational facilities in the City.

Development and operation of new recreational facilities may have an adverse physical effect on the environment, including impacts relating to air quality, biological resources, lighting, noise, and traffic.

However, it is speculative to determine the location of proposed park facilitiesin the City and impacts arising from development of individual park projects. Goals, policies, and actions in the existing General Plan, along with existing federal, state, and local regulations, would mitigate potential adverse impacts to the environment that may result from the expansion of parks, recreational facilities, and trails pursuant to the proposed GPA No. 2. The proposed GPA No. 2 does notspecifically identify any location for the creation of new parks but does identify the location of easement and drainage greenbelts that may include nominal recreational facilities such as stabilized trails, landscaping, benches, playground equipment, and other passive and active recreational facilities. 364

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Potential construction-related impacts of park and recreational facilities are typical of other development projects that include pollutant emissions from site preparation and grading activities and temporary traffic increases due to construction, hauling, and vendor trips. Impacts related to the construction of parks and recreational facilities will be assessed when proposed as part of future residential development projects or independently by the City as required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City’s standard environmental review procedures.

Construction mitigation will be identified, if necessary, to reduce, minimize, and/or avoid potential impacts to the environment. Long-term construction-related impacts of parks and recreational facilities will be less than significant with implementation of existing standards and regulations.

3.19.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to recreation resources with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.19.7 Conclusion
The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new development. Therefore, the proposed changes would not affect parks or recreational uses. In addition, no new information of substantial importance concerning recreation has been discovered since the General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, Project implementation would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning recreation than anticipated in the General Plan FEIR, and no mitigation is required.
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3.20 Transportation
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy
addressing the circulation system, including transit,
roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines §
15064.3, subdivision (b)? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Substantially increase hazards due to a geometric
design feature (e.g., sharp curves or dangerous
intersections) or incompatible uses (e.g., farm
equipment)?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
d) Result in inadequate emergency access? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.20.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
Changes to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines were adopted in December 2018, which require all lead agencies to adopt Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) as a replacement for automobile delay-based level of service (LOS) as the new measure for identifying transportation impacts for land use projects. This statewide mandate took effect July 1, 2020. Impacts related to LOS will be evaluated through the City’s development review process apart from CEQA.

The General Plan FEIR contained analysis of Level of Service, which as stated above is no longer the recognized methodology for determining a Project’s impacts on transportation. The findings of the General Plan FEIR are present below.

EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.20.A-B
Long-term implementation of land use policy, in combination with regional contributions to traffic on the local road network, will cause an increase in traffic that will result in two roadway segmentsto operate at Level of Service F and one to operate at LOS D. Impacts will be significant.

3.20.C Impact with respect to traffic hazards would be less than significant.

3.20.D Impact with respect to emergency access would be less than significant. 366

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3.20.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
The General Plan FEIR found that LOS would be significantly impacted on three roadway segments.  US 395 between Palmdale Road and Air Expressway (LOS F with the project) – the project adds traffic to this location and the impact is considered significant – LOS F.  US 395 between Air Expressway and El Mirage Road (LOS F with the project) – the project adds traffic to this location and the impact is considered significant – From LOS C or better to LOS F.
 US 395 between El Mirage Road and SR-58 (LOS D with the project) – the project adds traffic to this location and the impact is considered significant. – LOS D.

3.20.3 Applicable General Plan Policies

GENERAL PLAN
POLICY NO.

DESCRIPTION
M 1.9
Require developers to construct or pay their fair share toward improvements for all modes consistent with this Mobility Chapter, and specific impacts associated with their development.

M 3.2 Require sidewalk improvements be constructed concurrent with new development where commercial and school uses are planned and where residential densities exceed two units per acre, or as required by the Planning Commission.

3.20.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan EIR determined that impacts related to transportation with regard to LOS were significant and unavoidable. Additionally, no mitigation could be identified as the City does not have jurisdiction implement freeway and highway improvements.

3.20.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.20.5(a) Conflict with a plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities
The Mobility Element of the Adelanto North 2035 established the local circulation plan to guide growth in Adelanto. The Mobility Element is the circulation plan for the entire City, so there will be no significant impacts regarding conflicts with applicable plans.

All of the goals, policies, and programs of the General Plan Mobility Element are specifically related to the movement of goods and people, including pedestrians, bicycles, transit, light rail and commuter rail, air, and automobile traffic flows.

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In October 2020, the City adopted the Adelanto Active Transportation Plan. Adelanto in Motion, An Active Transportation Plan (“Plan”) which represents a new commitment to walking and biking in Adelanto. Future development would be required to construct streets that meet City standards that provides sidewalks and pavement that would accommodate bicycle travel.

Based on the preceding analysis, the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) would not conflict with a program, plan, ordinance, or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities.

3.20.5(b) Conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.3, subdivision (b) The City of Adelanto City Council adopted Resolution No. 20-41 on June 24, 2020, which approved VMT thresholds for CEQA compliance purposes. A project is considered to have a less than significant impact related to VMT if it is located in a low VMT generating traffic analysis zone (TAZ). As specified within the Adelanto’s VMT Guidelines, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) VMT Screening Tool has been used to determine if the Project site is located within a Low VMT Zone.

The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority’s (SBCTA) VMT screening tool evaluates project sites potentially located within a “low VMT generating area”. These are areas in the which the existing land uses (or the projected land uses) generate low levels of VMT due to the characteristic of the land uses in the area or due to the area’s geographic location near other areas with a mix of land uses,so people need not drive far for work, shopping, or school. The tool identifies the average VMT for the land uses in each of the SBCTA model’s traffic analysis zones (TAZs) by horizon year. The average VMT metric for a TAZ is compared against the County’s average VMT threshold of 32.7 VMT / service population as adopted by the City of Adelanto. If the land uses in the TAZ in which the proposed project islocated generates VMT lessthan the threshold, the Project is in a low VMT generating area.

The Project may then be presumed to have a less-than significant impact on VMT as long as the Project’s land use is consistent with the existing and/or planned land use within the TAZ that was found to generate low levels of VMT. If the project land use is substantially different than the land use assumed in the SBCTA model, then the project cannot be presumed to have the same low VMT characteristics.

Pursuant to CEQA and implementation of the VMT Guidelines, individual development projects will be assessed to determine if potential VMT thresholds are exceeded. Such analyses will include project-specific mitigation measures, as appropriate.

3.20.5(c-d) Design Hazards & Emergency Access
Buildout ofthe proposedGPA No. 2 could result in some changesto the City’s circulation network, but would not increase hazards or impact emergency access due to design features. All future roadway system improvements associated with development and redevelop- ment activates under the General Plan would be designed in accordance with the established roadway design standards,some of which have also been incorporated into the Circulation Element of the General Plan. 368

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 109 The Circulation Element includes policies that require the City to comply with federal, state, and local design and safety standards when designing roadways and on-street and off-street pedestrian and bicycle pathways. Impacts to the circulation system and to emergency access as a result of implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 would be less than significant.

3.20.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to transportation will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.20.7 Conclusion
Development in the City has the potential to impact transportation and circulation. Based on an examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the General Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 changes would not substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts relate to transportation that were not identified in the General Plan FEIR.

The General Plan and related implementing actions established goals and policies for future residential, mixed-use, manufacturing, and industrial development throughout the Project Area. The General Plan did not authorize any site-specific land altering activities or any particular development project, infrastructure improvement, or community facility and thus will have no direct impact on current transportation. Future development projects will be constructed in light of the policies of the General Plan, adopted General Plan EIR Mitigation Measures, and policies.

The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new residential, commercial, or industrial development. The GPA No. 2 includes the existing goals, programs, and policies to guide new development. Therefore, the proposed land use changes, as such, there will be no changes that would increase impacts on transportation that were not considered in the General Plan FEIR.
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3.21 Tribal Cultural Resources
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of a tribal cultural resource, defined in
Public Resources Code Section 21074 as either a site,
feature, place, cultural landscape that is
geographically defined in terms of the size and scope
of the landscape, sacred place, or object with cultural value to a California Native American tribe, and that
is:
i) Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of
historical resources as defined in Public Resources
Code Section 5020.1(k)? Or
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
ii) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its
discretion and supported by substantial evidence,
to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in
subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section
5024.1? In applying the criteria set forth in
subdivision (c) of Public Resource Code Section
5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the
significance of the resource to a California Native
American Tribe?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.21.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
The CEQA section for Tribal Cultural Resources was not implemented and added to the CEQA environmental review until 2016 as a result of AB-52 Native Americans: California Environmental Quality Act. Since the General Plan FEIR certification, CEQA Guidelines Appendix G has been revised to include new Tribal Cultural Resources thresholds. Public Resources Code §21080.3.1 requires a lead agency to consult with any California Native American tribe that requests consultation and is traditionally and culturally affiliated with the geographic area of the proposed project prior to the release of a negative declaration, mitigated negative declaration, or EIR. As the FEIR was certified prior to 2016 the General Plan FEIR did not implement the notification and consultation procedures required by AB 52.

However, the EIR did take into account impacts to Tribal Cultural Resources (formerly “Cultural Resources”) subject to the following provisions:
 Included in the Regulatory Framework section of the EIR, that State law addresses the disposition of Native American burials in archaeological sites and protects such remains from disturbance, vandalism, or inadvertent destruction; establishes procedures to be implemented if Native American skeletal remains are discovered during construction of a project; and establishes the Native American Heritage Commission to resolve disputes regarding the disposition of such remains. In addition, the Native American Historic Resource Protection Act makes it a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail to deface or destroy 370

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 111 an Indian historic or cultural site that is listed or may be eligible for listing in the California Register of Historic Resources.
 Implemented the requirements of SB18 by sending a request for a Sacred Lands File Search on November 15, 2011, to the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) to conduct a search of its Sacred Lands File to determine if cultural resources important to Native Americans have been recorded within the Planning Area. The NAHC provided a list of Native American contacts for consultation. A letter was prepared and mailed to each of the NAHClisted contacts on November 17, 2011. On November 18, 2011, a response from the NAHC was received stating that the search of its Sacred Lands File did not indicate the presence of Native American cultural resources within a 0.5-mile radius of the Planning Area. To date, no responses have been received from the letters that were sent to the NAHC-listed contacts.  In the event human remains are encountered, the discovery is required to comply with State of California Public Resources Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5-7055. Specifically, Health and Safety Code §7050.5 describes the requirements if any human remains are discovered during excavation of a site. As required by state law, the requirements and procedures set forth in Section 5097.98 of the California Public Resources Code would be implemented, including notification of the County Coroner, notification of the Native American Heritage Commission, and consultation with the individual identified by the Native American Heritage Commission to be the “most likely descendant.” If human remains are found during excavation, excavation must stop in the vicinity of the find and any area that is reasonably suspected to overlie adjacent remains until the County Coroner has been contacted, the remains investigated, and appropriate recommendations made for the treatment and disposition of the remains.

3.21.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts identified in the General Plan FEIR.

3.21.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
Program OS-11 Archaeological Sensitivity. To determine the archaeological sensitivity of a proposed planning area, archaeological resources assessments shall be performed under the supervision of an archaeologist that meetsthe Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards (PQS) in either prehistoric or historic archaeology. Assessments shall include a CHRIS records search at the SBAIC and of the Sacred Lands File maintained by the NAHC. The records searches will determine if the proposed planning area has been previously surveyed for archaeological resources, identify and characterize the results of previous culturalresource surveys, and disclose any cultural resourcesthat have been recorded and/or evaluated. A pedestrian survey shall be undertaken in undeveloped areas of the planning area to locate any surface cultural materials. By performing a records search, consultation with the NAHC, and a pedestrian survey, qualified archaeologist will classify the planning area as having High, Medium, or Low sensitivity for archaeological resources.

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3.21.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures Because the NAHC Sacred Lands File search was negative for known sacred Native American cultural resources within the Area of Analysis, and because no tribes responded to the request for consultation under SB18, no mitigation measures were required. Any cultural resources encountered during ground disturbing activities are addressed through compliance State law (Public Resources Code §5097-5097.993) and Health and Safety Code §§7050.5-7055.

3.21.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.21.5(a) Listed or eligible for listing in the California Register of Historical Resources, or in a local register of historical resources as defined in Public Resources Code section 5020.1(k) Long-term development and redevelopment, including grading, of sensitive areas could impact archaeological and Tribal Cultural resources. Thus, there is a potential to uncover archaeological resources within the City during development activities.

Implementation of the existing General Plan Policies included as part of the North GP provides protection and preservation of Historical Resources and impacts of the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) are less than significant.

3.21.5(b) A resource determined by the lead agency, in its discretion and supported by substantial evidence, to be significant pursuant to criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1.

In applying the criteria set forth in subdivision (c) of Public Resources Code Section 5024.1, the lead agency shall consider the significance of the resource to a California Native American tribe:

Sacred Lands File Search
Pursuant to CEQA, future development in the Project Area will require a Sacred Lands File request to the State of California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) for a records search on a specific project site. The NAHC is the State of California’s trustee agency for the protection of “tribal cultural resources,” as defined by California Public Resources Code §21074, and is tasked with identifying and cataloging properties of Native American cultural value, including places of special religious, spiritual, or social significance and known graves and cemeteries throughout the state. Such analyses will include project-specific mitigation measures, as appropriate.

Assembly Bill (AB) 52
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The land within the City has the potential to yield archaeological or tribal cultural resources from past Native American activities. State regulations requires consultation with local Native American tribal groups under both SB 18 and AB 52. Implementation of the existing North 2035 GP Policies along with Tribal Consultation provides protection and preservation of Archaeological Resources and impacts of the proposed GPA No. 2 are less than significant.

3.21.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No new or added mitigation measures are required.

3.21.7 Conclusion
The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new development. No new information ofsubstantial importance concerning Tribal Cultural Resources has been discovered since the General Plan FEIR certification. Thus, Project implementation would not result in new or substantially more severe environmental impacts concerning Tribal Cultural Resources.

During future development Tribal Cultural Resources, as defined in Public Resources Code §21074, may be inadvertently uncovered during ground disturbing activities associated with development under the proposed GPA No. 2. Damage or destruction of such tribal cultural resources would be a potentially significant impact. However, with the implementation of Native American consultation, impacts would be reduced to less than significant.
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3.22 Utilities and Service Systems
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or
storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or
telecommunications facilities, the construction or
relocation of which could cause significant
environmental effects?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future
development during normal, dry, and multiple years?
☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
c) Result in a determination by the wastewater
treatment provider, which serves 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?
☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
d) Generate solid waste more than State or local
standards, or more than the capacity of local
infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of
solid waste reduction goals?
☐ ☐ ☒ ☐
e) Comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulationsrelated to solid
waste?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.22.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
EIR IMPACT NO. DESCRIPTION

3.22.A&E Impacts related to the exceedance of wastewater treatment requirements of the Adelanto Wastewater Treatment Facility and inadequate capacity will be less than significant based on existing City plans and regulatory requirements.

3.22.B Impacts related to the potential future construction of water and wastewater infrastructure will be less than significant with implementation of existing City standards.

3.22.C Impacts related to the potential future expansion of storm drain facilities will be less than significant with implementation of existing City standards.

3.22.D Implementation of the proposed Adelanto North 2035 Comprehensive Sustainable Plan and implementing actions will not require new or expanded water supply entitlements to be secured.

3.22.F&G Impacts associated with solid waste regulations and adequacy of disposal sites will be less than significant pursuant to existing policies and regulations. 374

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3.22.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

3.22.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
There are no policies identified in the General Plan FEIR for Utilities and Service Systems.

3.22.4 Applicable General Plan Final EIR Mitigation Measures The General Plan EIR determined that impacts related to utilities and service systems were less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.22.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.22.5(a) Require or result in the relocation or construction of new or expanded water, wastewater treatment or storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunicationsfacilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects? Future development under the proposed Adelanto North General Plan Land Use Element Update (proposed GPA No. 2) would require or result in the construction of new water, wastewater, stormwater draining, electric, natural gas and telecommunications infrastructure (e.g., laterals, mains, service connections, transmission line, etc.). All new housing development pursuant to the Plan would be subject to the same utility and service system requirements and standards as development considered in the General Plan FEIR. Additionally, all development would still be required to adhere to policies identified in the General Plan Public Services and Utilities Element.

Impacts would remain less than significant as identified in the FEIR. The proposed GPA No. 2 would not change the conclusions identified in the FEIR associated with demand for and impact on services.

Therefore, no greater impact would occur from the implementation of the proposed Plan than that identified in the FEIR.

3.22.5(b) Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry and multiple dry years? Potable water is provided by the Adelanto Public Utility Authority (APUA), an independent agency responsible for water and wastewater service within Adelanto. The water service area encompasses approximately 50 square miles and provides water for drinking and fire protection. This is accomplished with a network of water wells, pumps, storage tanks, and water distribution lines.

Urban Water Management Plan
The Adelanto 2020 UWMP documented General Plan land uses, population, and proposed projects as well as projections that reflect increases in population, planned residential and commercial development at the time of the assessment. The 2020 UWMP plan determined that there would be adequate water supply for the residential, general commercial, industrial, and open space parks and resources within the City’s Public Works Water Service Area. Although the proposed Project zoning was not part of the current General Plan that was evaluated under the 2020 UWMP, as indicated in 375

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Groundwater
The sole source of water in the City is from groundwater in the Mojave River Groundwater Basin, commonly referred to as the Mojave Basin Area (MBA). The MBA is an adjudicated and pursuant to the Judgment, the Court appointed the Mojave Water Agency (MWA) as Watermaster of the MBA.

For management purposes under the Mojave Basin Judgment, MWA subdivided the Mojave River watershed and associated groundwater basins into five subareas: Alto, Baja, Centro, Este, and Oeste.

The City of Adelanto lies within MWA’s Alto Subarea. Adelanto and the other purveyors in the area supply water to their customers from local groundwater. MWA replenishes the groundwater supply, primarily with imported water purchased from the State Water Project (SWP).

The court ordered adjudication of the Mojave Basin Area allocates a variable free production allowance (FPA) to each purveyor that supplies 10 AFY or more, including Adelanto. The FPA can vary from year to year depending on the Watermaster’s safe yield projections for the Basin.

Historic Groundwater Production
The City’s potable water system is supplied by groundwater from 7 active potable wells. Additionally, the City has 9 wells currently inactive, 1 non-potable well, 2 emergency interties with the Victorville Water District and one with the Mojave Water Agency. The City’s 7 active wells have a combined nominal capacity of 4,728 gallons per minute (gpm). The groundwater production for the previous 5 years (2016 to 2020) is contained in Table 3.22-1 Historic Groundwater Production.

Table 3.22-1 Historic Groundwater Production
Groundwater Volume Pumped Past Five Years
Volume Pumped (AF)
Groundwater Type Location or Basin Name 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 City – Alluvial Basin Mojave River Groundwater Basin,
Alto Subarea
4,181 3,599 3,963 3,631 3,785
VWD – Alluvial Basin Mojave River Groundwater Basin,
Alto Subarea
3 724 178 852 862
Totals 4,184 4,323 4,141 4,483 4,647
Projected Water Supply
The projected water supply available through 2045 is shown in Table 3.22-2, per the 2020 UWMP Table ES-2. The City will continue to use groundwater as the sole source of potable water supply combined with supplemental water through an intertie with MWA. The City’s projected supply is the available FPA, which is currently 2,851 AFY, which may be adjusted annually by the Watermaster.

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Table 3.22-2 Projected Water Supply
Water Supplies – Projected to 2045
Water Supply
Additional Detail on
Projected Water Supply
Reasonably Available Volume
(acre feet per year)
Water Supply 2025 2030 2035 2040 2045
Safe Yield of Alto Subarea
Alto Subarea Production Safe Yield 64,406 64,406 64,406 64,406 64,406 1 Reasonably Available Volume
City of Adelanto FPA of Safe Yield 2,851 2,851 2,851 2,851 2,851 Mojave Water Agency Intertie with MWA 2,145 2,409 2,575 2,733 2,915 Recycled Water Non-Potable 20 23 25 25 27
Totals 5,016 5,283 5,451 5,609 5,793
Source: 2020 Urban Water Management Plan
Notes: *DWR Submittal Table 6-9.
1 MWA Watermaster Report Water Year 2019-20, May 2021, Table 5-1 Normal Year, Single Year, and Multiple Year Supply
As stated previously in this chapter, due to its reliance on local groundwater sources, the City has not experienced any actual supply deficiencies, even during multiple drought years. The City does not anticipate a deficit in available water supplies during a dry year or during multiple dry years.

According to the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, the City is confident that water supplies are adequate to meet demands for all weather conditions through 2045.

Groundwater Management
The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, passed by the California Legislature in 2014, is an effort to regulate the use of groundwater in the state so that it is sustainable into the long- term future.

The majority of the Mojave IRWM Plan Region is part of an adjudicated basin pursuant to:
1) Stipulated Judgment in City of Barstow, et al. v. City of Adelanto, et al., Riverside County Superior Court Case No. 2018568 and 2) Hi-Desert Water District v. Yucca Valley Water Company Ltd, San Bernardino County Court Case No. 172103. SGMA does not apply to these adjudicated areas.

Imported Water
During normal operation there are no water transfers or exchanges of water within the City’s service area. The City water system has two available interties with VWD which has been utilized during the past 5 -years and now has an intertie with MWA for future years.

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Recycled / Non-Potable Water
At this time there is no recycled water available in for customer use in Adelanto. However, recycled water capacity is being developed and is anticipated for distribution for irrigation purposes by 2025 and increasing through 2045.

As described in the General Plan FEIR, adequate water supplies are available to meet the projected average daily demand at General Plan build-out.

North General Plan Water Demand Estimates
Table 3.22-3 General Plan Buildout Water Demand Estimate shows estimated water demand for full buildout of the Project Area from the North 2035 General Plan FEIR. Estimated water demand for the Project Area was calculated at the at the 700 gpd/EDU, 600 gpd/EDU, and 500 gpd for EDU. Table

3.22-4 Proposed North General Plan Buildout Water Demand Estimate provides the estimated water demand from the proposed land use changes using the demand and EDU factors from the General Plan FEIR. The proposed land use updates are estimated to decease the overall water demand for the project area.
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 119 Table 3.22-3 General Plan Buildout Water Demand Estimate Land Use Type
Total Area
(acres)
Equivalent Dwelling Units
(EDU)
Subtotal Water Demand
(gallons per day)
Per Acre Total
700
gpd/EDU
600
gpd/EDU
500
gpd/EDU
Desert Living (DL-2.5) 2,316.9 0.4 926.76 648,732 556,056 463,380 Desert Living (DL-9) 3,405.1 0.11 374.6 262,220 224,760 187,300 Desert Living (DL-5) 5,561.3 0.20 1,112.3 778,610 667,380 556,150 Single Family Residential (R-S5) 1,753.0 4 7,012 4,908,400 4,207,200 3,506,000 Single Family Residential (R-S1) 556.3 2 1,112.6 778,820 667,560 556,300 Medium Density Residential (R-M12) 677.5 6 4,065 2,845,500 2,439,000 2,032,500 Mixed Use (MU) – Residential 174.0 6 1,044 730,800 626,400 522,000 Mixed Use (MU) – Retail 174.0 2 348 243,600 208,800 174,000 Manufacturing/Industrial (MI) 1,327.8 2 2,655.0 1,858,500 1,593,000 1,327,500 Light Manufacturing (LM) 1,559.7 2 3,119.4 2,183,580 1,871,640 1,559,700 Business Park (BP) 1,198.8 2 2,397.6 1,678,320 1,438,560 1,198,800 Airport Development District (ADD) 2,870.3 2 5,740.6 4,018,420 3,444,360 2,870,300 Public Utility (PU) 273.9 4 1,095.6 766,920 657,360 547,800 Open Space/Public Land (OS) 9,772.9 0 0 0 0 0
Greenbelt Corridor Drainage (GCD) 378.2 0 0 0 0 0
Greenbelt Corridor Easement (GCE) 1,029.7 0 0 0 0 0
Roads and Roadway Right-of-Way (RD) 2,274.3 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35,303.7 31,003.5 21,702,422 18,602,076 15,501,730 Proposed North General
Table 3.22-4
Plan Buildout Water Demand Estimate
Equivalent Dwelling Units
(EDU)
Subtotal Water Demand
(gallons per day)
Land Use Type
Total Area
(acres) Per Acre Total
700
gpd/EDU
600
gpd/EDU
500
gpd/EDU
Desert Living (DL-2.5) 2,191.7 0.4 876.7 613,690 526,020 438,350 Desert Living (DL-9) 3,405.1 0.11 374.6 262,220 224,760 187,300 Desert Living (DL-5) 5,561.3 0.20 1,112.3 778,610 667,380 556,150 Single Family Residential (R-S5) 264.6 4 1,058.4 740,880 635,040 529,200 Single Family Residential (R-S1) 1,792.3 2 3,585 2,509,220 2,150,760 1,792,100 Medium Density Residential (R-M12) 844 6 5,064 2,845,500 2,439,000 2,032,500 Mixed Use (MU) – Residential 144.6 6 867.6 607,320 520,560 433,800 Mixed Use (MU) – Retail 144.6 2 289.2 202,440 173,320 144,600 Manufacturing/Industrial (MI) 2,351.7 2 4,703.4 3,292,380 2,822,040 2,351,700 Light Manufacturing (LM) 1,446.2 2 2,892.4 2,024,680 1,735,440 1,446,200 Business Park (BP) 448.9 2 897.8 628,460 538,680 448,900 Airport Development District (ADD) 2,995.5 2 5,991 4,193,700 3,594,600 2,995,500 Public Utility (PU) 273.9 4 1,095.6 766,920 657,360 547,800 Open Space/Public Land (OS) 9,772.9 0 0 0 0 0
Greenbelt Corridor Drainage (GCD) 378.2 0 0 0 0 0
Greenbelt Corridor Easement (GCE) 1,029.7 0 0 0 0 0
Roads and Roadway Right-of-Way (RD) 2,274.3 0 0 0 0 0
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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 120 According to the 2020 UWMP, “With continued effective water management strategies, the City is projected to have 100 percent water reliability in a single dry year or 5-consecutive-year drought conditions for the forecast period to 2045.”

3.22.5(c) Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which serves 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?
Wastewater
The proposed GPA No. 2 and implementing actions will not directly result in the exceedance of RWQCB treatment standards or require expansion of existing wastewater treatment facilities, because no development or land alteration activities are specifically authorized by the proposed GPA No. 2. Localized environmental impacts associated with the future expansion of facilities are subject to project-level environmental review pursuant to CEQA. Impacts associated with a lack of wastewater treatment capacity include accelerated deterioration of existing facilities, the potential for health hazards due to wastewater backup, and discharges of untreated wastewater into the environment. Future development within the Planning Area guided by the policies of the General Plan and the General Plan EIR could affect RWQCB treatment standards by increasing wastewater production.

Using the wastewater generation rates from the General Plan FEIR as shown in Table 3.22-5 below, Table 3.22-6 shows estimated wastewater flow for the Project Area at buildout of the proposed GPA No. 2. As shown on Table 3.22-1, total wastewater flow for buildout of the Project Area under the General Plan is estimated to be 6,200,852 gpd, or 35.5 percent of the estimated 17,432,635 gpd wastewater flow for buildout of the City of Adelanto. The updated land use plan in the North General Plan wastewater flow for buildout is estimated to be 5,755,356 gpd or 33% of the estimated wastewater flow for buildout of the City.

Based on anticipated wastewater services for the proposed GPA No. 2 area and feasible plans for additional treatment capacity, impacts associated with wastewater treatment requirements will be less than significant because long-term discharges will be able to be handled in accordance with future discharge requirements. Additionally, the changes in land use will reduce the impacts of wastewater from the estimates in the certified General Plan FEIR. 380

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Adelanto General Plan Land Use Element Update – October 2022 Page | 121 Table 3.22-5 General Plan Buildout Wastewater Flow Estimate Equivalent Dwelling Units
(EDU)
Wastewater
Duty
Sub-Total
Wastewater
Land Use Type
Total Area
(acres) Per Acre Total
Coefficient
(gpd/EDU)
Flow
(gpd)
Desert Living (DL-2.5) 2,316.9 0.4 926.76 200 185,352
Desert Living (DL-9) 3,405.1 0.11 374.6 200 75,120
Desert Living (DL-5) 5,561.3 0.20 1,112.3 200 222,460
Single Family Residential (R-S5) 1,753.0 4 7,012 200 1,402,360 Single Family Residential (R-S1) 556.3 2 1,112.6 200 222,520 Medium Density Residential (R-M12) 677.5 6 4,065 200 813,000 Mixed Use (MU) – Residential 174.0 6 1,044 200 208,800
Mixed Use (MU) – Retail 174.0 2 348 200 69,600
Manufacturing/Industrial (MI) 1,327.8 2 2,655.0 200 531,000 Light Manufacturing (LM) 1,559.7 2 3,119.4 200 623,880
Business Park (BP) 1,198.8 2 2,397.6 200 479,520
Airport Development District (ADD) 2,870.3 2 5,740.6 200 1,148,120 Public Utility (PU) 273.9 4 1,095.6 200 219,120
Open Space (OS) 9,772.9 0 0 200 0
Greenbelt Corridor Drainage (GCD) 378.2 0 0 200 0
Greenbelt Corridor Easement (GCE) 1,029.7 0 0 200 0
Roads and Roadway Right- of-Way (RD) 2,274.3 0 0 200 0
Total 35,303.7 31,003.46 6,200,852
Table 3.22-6 Proposed North General Plan Buildout Wastewater Flow Estimate Equivalent Dwelling Units
(EDU)
Wastewater
Duty
Sub-Total
Wastewater
Land Use Type
Total Area
(acres) Per Acre Total
Coefficient
(gpd/EDU)
Flow
(gpd)
Desert Living (DL-2.5) 2,191.7 0.4 876.7 200 175,336
Desert Living (DL-9) 3,405.1 0.11 374.6 200 75,120
Desert Living (DL-5) 5,561.3 0.20 1,112.3 200 222,460
Single Family Residential (R-S5) 264.6 4 1,058.4 200 211,680 Single Family Residential (R-S1) 1,792.3 2 3,585 200 717,000 Medium Density Residential (R-M12) 844 6 5,064 200 1,012,800 Mixed Use (MU) – Residential 144.6 6 867.6 200 173,520
Mixed Use (MU) – Retail 128.5 2 257 200 51,400
Manufacturing/Industrial (MI) 2,351.7 2 4,703.4 200 940,680 Light Manufacturing (LM) 1,446.2 2 2,892.4 200 578,480
Business Park (BP) 448.9 2 897.8 200 179,560
Airport Development District (ADD) 2,995.5 2 5,991 200 1,198,200 Public Utility (PU) 273.9 4 1,095.6 200 219,120
Open Space (OS) 9,772.9 0 0 200 0
Greenbelt Corridor Drainage (GCD) 378.2 0 0 200 0
Greenbelt Corridor Easement (GCE) 1,029.7 0 0 200 0
Roads and Roadway Right- of-Way (RD) 2,274.3 0 0 200 0
Total 35,303.7 28,775.8 5,755,356
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3.22.5(d) Generate solid waste more than State or localstandards, or more than the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals:

Based on solid waste generation rates by land use calculated in the California Emissions Estimator Model for full buildout, approximately 144,316 tons of tons of solid waste would be generated annually throughout the Planning Area which is 34,075 tons less than the 178,391 estimated in the General Plan FEIR.

Although, solid waste may ultimately be disposed of at various landfills, the closest landfill to the Project site is the Victorville Sanitary Landfill located at 18600 Stoddard Wells Road, approximately

10.5 miles to the east. According the CalRecycle website, the Victorville Sanitary Landfill has a daily throughput of 3,000 tons per day and a remaining capacity of 93,400,000 cubic yards. The expected closure is October 1, 2047. As such, there is adequate landfill capacity to serve the Project.

3.22.5(e) Comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste:

The City will continue to implement a variety of solid waste reduction, recycling, and re-use measures to meet its obligation under AB 939. These efforts will be coordinated with waste management programs administered by the County of San Bernardino through its CWIMP; therefore, future landfill diversion rates may improve. The policies and programs of the proposed GPA No. 2 will not interfere with implementation of existing solid waste disposal regulations.

Avco Disposal (Burrtec) currently provides solid waste collection services to the City. Avco is required to provide these services in compliance with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste. Impacts related to solid waste disposal methods and regulations will be less than significant.

3.22.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to utilities and service systems will occur with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.22.7 Conclusion
Based on an examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the General Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed Land Use changes would not substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts related to utilities and service systems that were not identified in the General Plan FEIR. Additionally, as indicated in the analysis water demand, wastewater demand, and solid waste generationare estimated to be reduced as a result of the proposed GPA No. 2.
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3.23 Wildfire
Would the project
New
Potentially
Significant
Impact
New Mitigation
Required
Reduced
Impact
No New
Impact
a) Substantially impair an adopted emergency response
plan or emergency evacuation plan? ☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
b) Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other factors,
exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project
occupants to pollutant concentrations from a wildfire
or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
c) Require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such asroads, fuel breaks, emergency
water sources, power lines or other utilities) that
may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in
temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒
d) Expose people or structures to significant risks,
including downslope or downstream flooding or
landslides, as a result of runoff, post‐fire slope
instability, or drainage changes?
☐ ☐ ☐ ☒

3.23.1 Summary of General Plan EIR Conclusions
The CEQA Wildfire section was not implemented and added to the CEQA environmental review until 2018 (§15126.2(a)). The General Plan FEIR contained an analysis of impacts on wildfire as described in Section 3.12 of this document, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, and summarized below.

The majority of the Project Area is in a Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zone. There are no Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones within the Project Area. The context for assessing wildfire hazards exists wherever the urban environment interfaces with wildlands. Cumulative wildfire impacts can occur as development in fire hazard areas increase, not only because the number of people and structures exposed to wildfires is increasing but also because increased density supports the spreading of wildfires. The General Plan generally limits the exposure of potential development to wildfire hazards by maintaining lower residential densities and open space areas in the Shadow Mountains area. With implementation of required fire codes, the project will not result in cumulatively considerable impacts related to wildfires.

3.23.2 Unavoidable Adverse Impacts
There are no unavoidable adverse impacts.

3.23.3 Applicable General Plan Policies
There were no applicable general plan policies identified for wildfire in the General Plan and FEIR.

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As described in the General Plan FEIR, impacts related to wildfire were determined to be less than significant and no mitigation measures were identified.

3.23.5 Proposed Project Impact Analysis

3.23.5 (a-d) Wildfire Impacts
A wildfire is a nonstructural fire that occurs in vegetative fuels, excluding prescribed fire. Wildfires can occur in undeveloped areas and spread to urban areas where the landscape and structures are not designed and maintained to be ignition resistant. As stated in the State of California’s General Plan Guidelines: “California’s increasing population and expansion of development into previously undeveloped areas is creating more ’wildland-urban interface’ issues with a corresponding increased risk of loss to human life, natural resources, and economic assets associated with wildland fires.” To address this issue, the state passed Senate Bill 1241 to require that General Plan Safety Elements address the fire severity risks in State Responsibility Areas (SRAs) and Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs).

According to the California Fire Hazard Severity Zone Viewer maintained by CAL FIRE, the Project site is not located within a high wildfire hazard area. The Planning Area is not located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones. As such, Thresholds

4.23 (a) through 4.23 (d) below require no response.
• Substantially impair an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. • Due to slope, prevailing winds, and otherfactors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and thereby expose project occupants to, pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire.
• Require the installation or maintenance of associated infrastructure (such as roads, fuel breaks, emergency water sources, power lines or other utilities) that may exacerbate fire risk or that may result in temporary or ongoing impacts to the environment. • Expose people or structures to significant risks, including downslope or downstream flooding orlandslides, because ofrunoff, post-fire slope instability, or drainage changes The City has adopted Section 701A of the California Building Code to minimize the potential for property destruction due to wildland fires by requiring materials and construction methods that are fire resistant. The North General Plan will not interfere with the implementation of these regulations. Therefore, with the continued enforcement of existing regulations, impacts due to wildland fires will be less than significant.

3.23.6 New or Additional Mitigation Measures
No substantial changes in the environment related to wildfire will with the land use changes that would lead to more significant impacts and no new mitigation measures are required.

3.23.7 Conclusion
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examination of the analysis, findings, and conclusions of the General Plan FEIR, implementation of the proposed GPA No. 2 changes would not substantially increase the severity of significant impacts previously identified, nor would new significant impacts related to Wildfire hazards that were not identified in the General Plan FEIR.

The General Plan and related implementing actions established goals and policies for future residential, mixed-use, manufacturing, and industrial development throughout the Project Area. The General Plan did not authorize any site-specific land altering activities or any particular development project, infrastructure improvement, or community facility and thus will have no direct impact on current wildfire hazards. Future development projects will be constructed in light of the policies of the General Plan, adopted General Plan EIR Mitigation Measures, and policies.

The proposed GPA No. 2 plans for but does not directly propose the construction of new residential, commercial, or industrial development. The GPA No. 2 includes the existing goals, programs, and policies to guide new development. Therefore, the proposed land use changes, as such, there will be no changes that would increase impacts on wildfire that were not considered in the General Plan FEIR.
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SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA

LOGISTICS

AIRPORT
Oleander/Sierra Rd
Desert Flower/Lynwood Ave
Colusa Rd
Desoto Ave
El Mirage Rd
Auburn Ave
Chamberlaine Way
Air Expressway
Rancho Rd
Holly Rd
Mojave Dr
Victor St
Begonia St
Seneca Rd
Cactus Rd
Richardson Rd
Koala Rd
Aster Rd
Muskrat Ave
Raccoon Ave
Stevens St
Jonathan St
Adelanto Rd
Caughlin Rd
Palmdale Rd Koala Rd
Bellflower St
Aster Rd
Pearmain St
Verbena Rd
Acknowledgement on Media releases
The work upon which this publication is based was funded in whole or in part through a grant awarded by the Strategic Growth Council.

Disclaimer on Work Product
The statements and conclusions of this report are those of the GRANTEE and/or Subcontractor and not necessarily those of the Strategic Growth Council or of the Department of Conservation, or its employees. The Strategic Growth Council and the Department make no warranties, express or implied, and assume no liability for the information contained in the succeeding text.

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2014
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LAND USE AND ZONING DISTRICTS
Single Family Residential (R1)
(Max. 4 du/ac)
Medium Density Residential (R3-8)
(Max. 8 du/ac)
Desert Living (DL-5) (1 du/5 ac)
Desert Living (DL-2.5) (1 du/2.5 ac)
Desert Living (DL-9) (1 du/9 ac)
General Commercial (C)
Light Manufacturing (LM)
Manufacturing/Industrial (MI)
Public Utilities (PU)
Open Space (OS)
Airport Development District (ADD)
Mixed Use (MU) (12 - 18 du/ac)
Business Park (BP)
City Boundary
Greenbelt Corridor Drainage (GCD)
High Density Residential (R3-30)
(Max. 30 du/ac)
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Greenbelt Corridor Easement (GCE)
Airport Park (AP)
City of
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Single Family Residential (R-S5)
(1.1 - 5 du/ac)
Medium Density Residential (R-M12)
(5 - 12 du/ac)
Single Family Residential (R-S1)
(.41 - 1 du/acre)
Note: The City of Adelanto general plan designations
are shown for areas outside the City Limits.

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Zoning Updated:12.1.2022
CANNABIS ZONES: The City of Adelanto permits and regulates Medicinal and Adult Use Cannabis activities in designated zones. Cannabis activity is permitted in the following zones: Light Manufacturing (LM), Light Manufacturing Cannabis Only (LMCO), Manufacturing Industrial (MI), and Airport Development District (ADD).

LAND USE AND ZONING DISTRICTS
Airport Development District (ADD)
Airport Park (AP)
Business Park (BP)
Commercial (C)
Desert Living (DL-5) (1 du/5 ac)
Desert Living (DL-9) (1 du/9 ac)
Desert Living (DL-2.5) (1 du/2.5 ac)
Light Manufacturing (LM)
Light Manufacturing Cannabis Only
Manufacturing/Industrial (MI)
Mixed Use (MU) (12 - 18 du/ac)
Open Space (OS)
Public Utilities (PU)
Medium Density Residential (R-M12)
Single Family Residential (R-S1)
Single Family Residential (R-S5)
Single Family Residential (R-1)
High Density Residential (R3-30)
Medium Density Residential (R3-8)
Dispensary Zones
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ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY
A D E L A N T O G O V E R N M E N T A L C E N T E R | 1 1 6 0 0 A I R E X P R E S S W A Y | A D E L A N T O , C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 3 0 1
DATE: October 25, 2023
TO: Honorable Chairman, and Public Utility Authority Members FROM: Jessie Flores, City Manager
BY: Saba Engineer, P.E., City Engineer
SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR ADELANTO ROAD WATER MAIN

DESIGN SERVICES
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends Adelanto Public Utility Authority approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with TKE Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $255,500 for Adelanto Road Water Main Design Services authorizing project contingency in the amount of $25,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

BACKGROUND:

Due to continuous ongoing growth, City of Adelanto requires additional water supply within Adelanto Road to provide domestic water and firefighting capacity for the developing industrial area adjacent to the City’s wastewater treatment plant.

DISCUSSION:

July 25, 2023, a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a design service was released and made publicly available on the electronic plan room and City’s website. On August 14, 2023, three (3) proposals were received from the following firms:

No. Firm Location
1 DRP Engineering, Inc. Monterey Park
2 Infrastructure Engineers, a Bowman Company Brea
3 TKE Engineering, Inc. Riverside
The proposals were reviewed by a panel of staff members using the City’s standard rating system requirements of the RFP and it was determined that the proposal submitted by TKE Engineering, Inc. met the requirements of the RFP. TKE engineering, Inc. has extensive experience and successfully completed similar projects for numerous cities Statewide. The panel determined TKE Engineering, Inc. demonstrated the capability to provide design services for Adelanto Road Water Main Design Services Project.
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If awarded by the City Council, project design is anticipated to begin in November 2023 and project design completion is anticipated for June 2024.

Staff recommends City Council approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with TKE engineering, Inc. in the amount of $255,500 for Adelanto Road Water Main Design Services.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Estimated Project Cost

Design Contract $ 255,500
Project Contingency $ 25,000
Project Management $ 12,000
Total Estimated Project Cost $ 292,500
There will be no Fiscal impact to the General fund associated with this request. Funds will be added to the Water Fund (353) budget on Resolution 23-05.

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment No. 1 Professional Service Agreement with TKE Engineering, Inc.

Attachment No. 2 Location Map
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CITY OF ADELANTO

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

ADELANTO ROAD WATER MAIN DESIGN
THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and effective this ___25___ day of ___October___, 2023 (“Effective Date”) by and between the CITY OF ADELANTO, a California municipal corporation, (“City”) and TKE Engineering, Inc. a California Corporation (“Consultant”). City and Consultant may sometimes herein be referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” SECTION 1. SERVICES.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Consultant shall provide to City the services described in the Scope of Services, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Services”). Consultant will perform subsequent task orders as requested by the Contract Administrator (as defined below), in accordance with the Scope of Services. In the event of a conflict in or inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and Exhibit A, this Agreement shall prevail.

1.1 Term of Services. The term of this Agreement shall begin on October 25, 2023 and shall end on December 31, 2024 unless the term of this Agreement is otherwise terminated or extended as provided for in Section 8. The time provided to Consultant to complete the Services required by this Agreement shall not affect City’s right to terminate this Agreement, as provided for in Section 8.

1.2 Standard of Performance. Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant is a provider of first class work and services and Consultant is experienced in performing the Services contemplated herein and, in light of such status and experience, Consultant shall perform the Services required pursuant to this Agreement in the manner and according to the standards observed by a competent practitioner of the profession in which Consultant is engaged in the geographical area in which Consultant practices its profession and to the sole satisfaction of the Contract Administrator.

1.3 Assignment of Personnel. Consultant shall assign only competent personnel to perform the Services pursuant to Agreement. In the event that City, in its sole discretion, at any time during the term of this Agreement, desires the reassignment of any such persons, Consultant shall, immediately upon receiving notice from City of such desire of City, reassign such person or persons.

1.4 Time. Consultant shall devote such time to the performance of the Services pursuant to this Agreement as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy Consultant’s obligations hereunder.

1.5 Authorization to Perform Services. Consultant is not authorized to perform any of the Services or incur any costs whatsoever under the terms of this Agreement until receipt of authorization from the Contract Administrator.
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1.6 Warranty. By executing this Agreement, Consultant warrants that Consultant (i) has thoroughly investigated and considered the Services, (ii) has carefully considered how the Services should be performed, and (iii) fully understands the facilities, difficulties, and restrictions attending performance of the Services.

SECTION 2. COMPENSATION.

City hereby agrees to pay Consultant a sum not to exceed TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (255,500) notwithstanding any contrary indications that may be contained in Consultant’s proposal, for the Services to be performed and reimbursable costs incurred under this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and Exhibit A, regarding the amount of compensation, this Agreement shall prevail. City shall pay Consultant for the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement at the time and in the manner set forth herein. The payments specified below shall be the only payments from City to Consultant for the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement.

Consultant shall submit all invoices to City in the manner specified herein. Except as specifically authorized in advance by City, Consultant shall not bill City for duplicate services performed by more than one person.

2.1 Invoices. Consultant shall submit invoices monthly during the term of this Agreement, based on the cost for the Services performed and reimbursable costs incurred prior to the invoice date. Invoices shall contain the following information:
a. Serial identifications of progress bills; i.e., Progress Bill No. 1 for the first invoice, etc.;
b. The beginning and ending dates of the billing period; c. A “Task Summary” containing the original contract amount, the amount of prior billings, the total due this period, the balance available under this Agreement, and the percentage of completion;
d. At City’s option, for each item in each task, a copy of the applicable time entries or time sheets shall be submitted showing the name of the person performing the Services, the hours spent by each person, a brief description of the Services, and each reimbursable expense; e. The total number of hours of work performed under this Agreement by Consultant and each employee, agent, and subcontractor of Consultant performing the Services hereunder necessary to complete the Services described in Exhibit A; f. Receipts for expenses to be reimbursed;
g. The Consultant Representative’s signature.

Invoices shall be submitted to:

City of Adelanto
Attn: Accounts Payable
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2.2 Monthly Payment. City shall make monthly payments, based on invoices received, for the Services satisfactorily performed, and for authorized reimbursable costs incurred. City shall have thirty (30) days from the receipt of an invoice that complies with all of the requirements above to pay Consultant.

2.3 Retention of Funds, Final Payment. Consultant hereby authorizes City to retain and deduct from any amount payable to Consultant not exceeding five percent (5%) of the total compensation. The retained funds shall be paid to Consultant within sixty (60) days after final acceptance of the Services by the City and after Consultant has furnished City with full release of all undisputed payments under this Agreement. In the event there are any claims specifically excluded by Consultant from the operation of the release, City may retain proceeds of up to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount in dispute. The failure of City to exercise such right to deduct or to withhold shall not, however, affect the obligations of Consultant to insure, indemnify, and protect City as provided in this Agreement. City shall pay the last five percent (5%) of the total amount due pursuant to this Agreement within sixty (60) days after completion of the Services and submittal to City of a final invoice, if all of the Services required have been satisfactorily performed.

2.4 Total Payment. City shall not pay any additional sum for any expense or cost whatsoever incurred by Consultant in rendering the Services pursuant to this Agreement. City shall make no payment for any extra, further, or additional service pursuant to this Agreement.

In no event shall Consultant submit any invoice for an amount in excess of the maximum amount of compensation provided above either for a task or for the entirety of the Services performed pursuant to this Agreement, unless this Agreement is modified in writing prior to the submission of such an invoice.

2.5 Hourly Fees. Fees for the Services performed by Consultant on an hourly basis shall not exceed the amounts shown on the fee schedule included with Exhibit A.

2.6 Reimbursable Expenses. Reimbursable expenses are included within the maximum amount of this Agreement.

2.7 Payment of Taxes. Consultant is solely responsible for the payment of employment taxes incurred under this Agreement and any federal or state taxes.

2.8 Payment upon Termination. In the event that City or Consultant terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8, City shall compensate Consultant for all outstanding costs and reimbursable expenses incurred for Services satisfactorily completed and for reimbursable expenses as of the date of written notice of termination. Consultant shall maintain adequate logs and timesheets in order to verify costs and reimbursable expenses incurred to that date. 394
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SECTION 3. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

Except as otherwise provided, Consultant shall, at its sole cost and expense, provide all facilities and equipment necessary to perform the services required by this Agreement. City shall make available to Consultant only physical facilities such as desks, filing cabinets, and conference space, as may be reasonably necessary for Consultant’s use while consulting with City employees and reviewing records and the information in possession of City. The location, quantity, and time of furnishing those facilities shall be in the sole discretion of City. In no event shall City be required to furnish any facility or equipment that may involve incurring any direct expense, including but not limited to computer, long-distance telephone or other communication charges, vehicles, and reproduction facilities.

SECTION 4. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

Before beginning any work under this Agreement, Consultant, at its own cost and expense, shall procure the types and amounts of insurance listed below and provide certificates of insurance, indicating that Consultant has obtained or currently maintains insurance that meets the requirements of this Section and which is satisfactory, in all respects, to City. Consultant shall maintain the insurance policies required by this Section throughout the term of this Agreement.

The cost of such insurance shall be included in Consultant’s compensation. Consultant shall not allow any subcontractor, consultant or other agent to commence work on any subcontract until Consultant has obtained all insurance required herein for the subcontractor(s) and provided evidence thereof to City. Verification of the required insurance shall be submitted and made part of this Agreement prior to execution. Consultant acknowledges the insurance policy must cover inter-insured suits between City and other insureds. Consultant agrees that the requirement to provide insurance shall not be construed as limiting in any way the extent to which Consultant may be held responsible for the payment of damages to any persons or property resulting from Consultant activities or the activities of any person or persons for which Consultant is otherwise responsible nor shall it limit Consultant’s indemnification liabilities as provided in Section 5.

4.1 Workers’ Compensation. Consultant shall, at its sole cost and expense, maintain Statutory Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Employer’s Liability Insurance for any and all persons employed directly or indirectly by Consultant pursuant to the provisions of the California Labor Code. Statutory Workers’ Compensation Insurance and Employer’s Liability Insurance shall be provided with limits of not less than ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) per accident, ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) disease per employee, and ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) disease per policy. In the alternative, Consultant may rely on a selfinsurance program to meet those requirements, but only if the program of self-insurance complies fully with the provisions of the California Labor Code. Determination of whether a self-insurance program meets the standards of the California Labor Code shall be solely in the discretion of the Contract Administrator. The insurer, if insurance is provided, or Consultant, if a program of selfinsurance is provided, shall waive all rights of subrogation against City and its officers, officials, employees, and authorized volunteers for loss arising from the Services performed under this Agreement.
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4.2 Commercial General and Automobile Liability Insurance. a. General requirements. Consultant, at its own cost and expense, shall maintain commercial general and automobile liability insurance for the term of this Agreement in an amount not less than ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence, combined single limit coverage, for risks associated with the Services contemplated by this Agreement, TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000.00) general aggregate, and TWO MILLION DOLLARS ($2,000,000.00) products/completed operations aggregate. If a Commercial General Liability Insurance or an Automobile Liability Insurance form or other form with a general aggregate limit is used, either the general aggregate limit shall apply separately to the Services to be performed under this Agreement or the general aggregate limit shall be at least twice the required occurrence limit. Such coverage shall include but shall not be limited to, protection against claims arising from bodily and personal injury, including death resulting therefrom, and damage to property resulting from the Services contemplated under this Agreement, including the use of hired, owned, and non-owned automobiles.
b. Minimum Scope of Coverage. Commercial general coverage shall be at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Commercial General Liability occurrence form CG 0001. Automobile coverage shall be at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Automobile Liability form CA 0001 Code 2, 8, and 9. No endorsement shall be attached limiting the coverage. c. Additional Requirements. Each of the following shall be included in the insurance coverage or added as a certified endorsement to the policy:
(i) The insurance shall cover on an occurrence or an accident basis, and not on a claims-made basis.
(ii) Any failure of Consultant to comply with reporting provisions of the policy shall not affect coverage provided to City and its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers.

4.3 Professional Liability Insurance.
a. General Requirements. Consultant, at its own cost and expense, shall maintain for the period covered by this Agreement professional liability insurance for licensed professionals performing the Services pursuant to this Agreement in an amount not less than ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($1,000,000) covering the licensed professionals’ errors and omissions.

Any deductible or self-insured retention shall be shown on the Certificate. If the deductible or self-insured retention exceeds TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000), it must be approved in writing by City.
b. Claims-Made Limitations. The following provisions shall apply if the professional liability coverage is written on a claims-made form:
(i) The retroactive date of the policy must be shown and must be no later than the commencement of the Services.
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(ii) Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or completion of the Services, so long as commercially available at reasonable rates. (iii) If coverage is canceled or not renewed and it is not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date that precedes the Effective Date of this Agreement, Consultant must provide extended reporting coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or the completion of the Services. Such continuation coverage may be provided by one of the following: (1) renewal of the existing policy; (2) an extended reporting period endorsement; or (3) replacement insurance with a retroactive date no later than the commencement of the Services under this Agreement. City shall have the right to exercise, at Consultant’s sole cost and expense, any extended reporting provisions of the policy, if Consultant cancels or does not renew the coverage.
(iv) A copy of the claim reporting requirements must be submitted to City prior to the commencement of the Services under this Agreement.

4.4 All Policies Requirements.
a. Acceptability of Insurers. All insurance required by this Section is to be placed with insurers with a Bests’ rating of no less than A:VII and admitted in California. b. Verification of Coverage. Prior to beginning the Services under this Agreement, Consultant shall furnish City with certificates of insurance, additional insured endorsement or policy language granting additional insured status complete certified copies of all policies, including complete certified copies of all endorsements. All copies of policies and certified endorsements shall show the signature of a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. The certificate of insurance must include the following reference:
«Contract_Title». The name and address for additional insured endorsements, certificates of insurance and notice of cancellation is: City of Adelanto, 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301. City must be endorsed as an additional insured for liability arising out of ongoing and completed operations by or on behalf of Consultant.
c. Notice of Reduction in or Cancellation of Coverage. Consultant shall provide written notice to City within ten (10) working days if: (1) any of the required insurance policies is terminated; (2) the limits of any of the required polices are reduced; or (3) the deductible or self insured retention is increased. In the event any of said policies of insurance are cancelled, Consultant shall, prior to the cancellation date, submit new evidence of insurance in conformance with this Section 4 to the Contract Administrator.
d. Additional Insured; Primary Insurance. City and its officers, employees, agents, and authorized volunteers shall be covered as additional insureds with respect to each of the following: liability arising out of the Services performed by or on behalf of Consultant, including the insured’s general supervision of Consultant; products and completed operations of Consultant, as applicable; premises owned, occupied, or used by Consultant; and automobiles owned, leased, or used by Consultant in the course of providing the Services pursuant to this Agreement. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded 397
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to City or its officers, employees, agents, or authorized volunteers. The insurance provided to City as an additional insured must apply on a primary and non-contributory basis with respect to any insurance or self-insurance program maintained by City. Additional insured status shall continue for one (1) year after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or completion of the Services.

A certified endorsement must be attached to all policies stating that coverage is primary insurance with respect to City and its officers, officials, employees, and volunteers, and that no insurance or self-insurance maintained by City shall be called upon to contribute to a loss under the coverage.
e. Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions. Consultant shall obtain the written approval of City for the self-insured retentions and deductibles before beginning any of the Services.

During the term of this Agreement, only upon the prior express written authorization of the Contract Administrator, Consultant may increase such deductibles or selfinsured retentions with respect to City, its officers, employees, agents, and volunteers. The Contract Administrator may condition approval of an increase in deductible or self-insured retention levels with a requirement that Consultant procure a bond guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration, and defense expenses that is satisfactory in all respects to each of them.
f. Subcontractors. Consultant shall include all subcontractors as insureds under its policies or shall furnish separate certificates and certified endorsements for each subcontractor. All coverages for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated herein.
g. Variation. The Contract Administrator may, but is not required to, approve in writing a variation in the foregoing insurance requirements, upon a determination that the coverage, scope, limits, and forms of such insurance are either not commercially available, or that City’s interests are otherwise fully protected.

4.5 Remedies. In addition to any other remedies at law or equity City may have if Consultant fails to provide or maintain any insurance policies or policy endorsements to the extent and within the time herein required, City may, at its sole option, exercise any of the following remedies, which are alternatives to other remedies City may have and are not the exclusive remedy for Consultant’s breach:
a. Obtain such insurance and deduct and retain the amount of the premiums for such insurance from any sums due under this Agreement; b. Order Consultant to stop work under this Agreement or withhold any payment that becomes due to Consultant hereunder, or both stop work and withhold any payment, until Consultant demonstrates compliance with the requirements hereof; and/or c. Terminate this Agreement.
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SECTION 5. INDEMNIFICATION.

5.1 Indemnification for Professional Liability. Where the law establishes a professional standard of care for performance of the Services, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel selected by City), and hold harmless City and any and all of its officers, employees, officials, volunteers, and agents from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, damages, expenses, liabilities, liens, actions, causes of action (whether in tort, contract, under statute, at law, in equity, or otherwise) charges, awards, assessments, fines, or penalties of any kind (including reasonable consultant and expert fees and expenses of investigation, costs of whatever kind and nature and, if Consultant fails to provide a defense for City, the legal costs of counsel retained by City) and any judgment (collectively, “Claims”) to the extent same are caused in whole or in part by any negligent or wrongful act, error, or omission of Consultant, its officers, agents, employees, or subcontractors (or any entity or individual that Consultant shall bear the legal liability thereof) in the performance of professional services under this Agreement.

5.2 Indemnification for Other than Professional Liability. Other than in the performance of professional services and to the full extent permitted by law, Consultant shall indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel selected by City), and hold harmless City, and any and all of its officers, employees, officials, volunteers, and agents from and against any and all Claims, where the same arise out of, are a consequence of, or are in any way attributable to, in whole or in part, the performance of this Agreement by Consultant or by any individual or entity for which Consultant is legally liable, including but not limited to officers, agents, employees or subcontractors of Consultant.

5.3 Limitation of Indemnification for Design Professionals. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section 5 to the contrary, design professionals, as that term is defined in Civil Code Section 2782.8, are required to defend and indemnify City only to the extent permitted by Civil Code Section 2782.8. The term “design professional” as defined in Section 2782.8, is limited to licensed architects, licensed landscape architects, registered professional engineers, professional land surveyors, and the business entities that offer such services in accordance with the applicable provisions of the California Business and Professions Code. This Subsection 5.3 shall only apply to Consultant if Consultant is a “design professional” as that term is defined in Civil Code Section 2782.8.

5.4 Limitation of Indemnification. The provisions of this Section 5 do not apply to claims occurring as a result of City’s sole or active negligence. The provisions of this Section 5 shall not release City from liability arising from gross negligence or willful acts or omissions of City or any and all of its officers, officials, employees, and agents acting in an official capacity.

SECTION 6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.

At all times during the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall be an independent contractor and shall not be an employee of City. City shall have the right to control Consultant only insofar as the results of the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement and assignment of personnel pursuant to Subsection 1.3; however, otherwise City shall not have the right to control the means by which Consultant accomplishes the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. 399
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The personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of Consultant shall at all times be under Consultant’s exclusive direction and control. Consultant shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it is or any of its officers, employees, or agents are in any manner officers, officials, employees, or agents of City. Consultant shall not incur or have the power to incur any debt, obligation, or liability whatever against City, or bind City in any manner. Except for the fees paid to Consultant as provided in this Agreement, City shall not pay salaries, wages, or other compensation to Consultant for performing the Services hereunder for City. City shall not be liable for compensation or indemnification to Consultant for injury or sickness arising out of performing the Services hereunder. Notwithstanding any other City, state, or federal policy, rule, regulation, law, or ordinance to the contrary, Consultant and any of its employees, agents, and subcontractors providing services under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by City, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in the California Public Employees Retirement System (“PERS”) as an employee of City and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by City for employer contributions and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.

SECTION 7. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

7.1 Governing Law. The laws of the State of California shall govern this Agreement.

7.2 Compliance with Applicable Laws. Consultant and any subcontractor shall comply with all applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations applicable to the performance of the work hereunder. Consultant shall not hire or employ any person to perform work within City or allow any person to perform the Services required under this Agreement unless such person is properly documented and legally entitled to be employed within the United States. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be independently responsible for reviewing the applicable laws and regulations and effectuating compliance with such laws. Consultant shall require the same of all subcontractors.

7.3 Prevailing Wages. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be independently responsible for reviewing the applicable prevailing wage laws and regulations and effectuating compliance with such laws, including, but not limited to the prevailing wage and related requirements set forth in this Subsection 7.3. Consultant shall bear all risks of payment or non-payment of prevailing wages under California law and/or the implementation of Labor Code Section 1781, as the same may be amended from time to time, and/or any other similar law. a. Public Work. Consultant hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that City has never previously affirmatively represented to Consultant, its employees or agents in writing or otherwise that the Services are not a “public work,” as defined in Section 1720 of the Labor Code. It is agreed by the Parties that, in connection with the development, construction (as defined by applicable law) and operation of the Services, including, without limitation, any public work (as defined by applicable law), if any, Consultant shall bear all risks of payment or nonpayment of state and/or federal prevailing wages and/or the implementation of Labor Code Sections 1726 and 1781, as the same may be enacted, adopted or amended from time to time, and/or any other provision of law. To the extent applicable, City will enforce all penalties required by law for Consultant’s failure to pay prevailing wages. 400
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b. Labor Code of California. The Consultant’s attention is directed to Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code of the State of California and especially to Article 2 (Wages); and Article 3 (Working Hours), thereof.
(i) In accordance with Sections 1773 and 1773.2 of the Labor Code, City has found and determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the public work is to be performed are those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations and available at https://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/2022-1/PWD/Southern.html. Copies of the prevailing rates of wages are maintained with City’s principal office and are available to any interested party on request. Consultant shall post a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. (ii) Consultant is aware of and will comply with the provisions of Labor Code Section 1776, including the keeping of payroll records and furnishing certified copies thereof in accordance with said Section. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4, Consultant must submit certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner using the Department of Industrial Relations’ electronic certified payroll reporting (eCPR) system.
(iii) Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1810, it is stipulated hereby that eight (8) hours labor constitutes a legal day’s work hereunder. (iv) Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1815, work performed by employees of contractors in excess of eight (8) hours per day, and 40 hours during any one week, shall be permitted upon public work upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day at not less than 1 ½ times the basic rate of pay. (v) Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1813, it is stipulated hereby that Consultant shall, as a penalty to City, forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25) for each worker employed in the execution of this Agreement by Consultant or by any subcontractor hereunder for each calendar day during which such worker is required or permitted to work more than eight (8) hours in any one calendar day and forty (40) hours in any one (1) calendar week in violation of the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 1810), Chapter 1, Part 7, Division 2 of the Labor Code.
(vi) Consultant is aware of and will comply with the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 with respect to the employment of apprentices. Pursuant to Section 1777.5 it is hereby stipulated that Consultant will be responsible for obtaining compliance therewith on the part of any and all sub-consultants or subcontractors employed by Consultant in connection with this Agreement.
(vii) Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1775, it is hereby stipulated that Consultant shall, as a penalty to City, forfeit not more than two-hundred dollars ($200) for each calendar day, or portion thereof, for each worker paid less than the prevailing rates as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations for the work or craft in which the worker is employed for the Services by Consultant or any sub-consultant or subcontractor. c. Bidding Eligibility. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor (or consultant or subconsultant) may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. 401
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d. DIR Monitoring. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4, Consultant is hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
e. Indemnification Related to Prevailing Wages. Section 5, Indemnification, specifically encompasses Claims arising from or related to (i) the noncompliance by Consultant or any party performing the Services of any applicable local, state, and/or federal law, including, without limitation, any applicable federal and/or state labor laws (including, without limitation, the requirement to pay state prevailing wages and hire apprentices); (ii) the implementation of Labor Code Sections 1726 and 1781, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any other similar law; and/or (iii) failure by Consultant or any party performing the Services to provide any required disclosure or identification as required by Labor Code Section 1781, as the same may be amended from time to time, and/or any other similar law.

7.4 Licenses and Permits, Fees and Assessments. Consultant represents, warrants, and covenants to City that Consultant and its employees, agents, and any subcontractors have all licenses, permits, qualifications, and approvals of whatsoever nature that are legally required to practice their respective professions, and perform the Services. Consultant represents, warrants, and covenants to City that Consultant and its employees, agents, and subcontractors shall, at their sole cost and expense, keep in effect at all times during the term of this Agreement any licenses, permits, and approvals that are legally required to practice their respective professions, and perform the Services. In addition to the foregoing, Consultant and any subcontractors shall obtain and maintain during the term of this Agreement valid business licenses from City. Consultant shall have the sole obligation to pay for any fees, assessments, and taxes, plus applicable penalties and interest, which may be imposed by law and arise from or are necessary for Consultant’s performance of the Services, and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless City, its officers, employees or agents of City, against any such fees, assessments, taxes, penalties or interest levied, assessed, or imposed against City hereunder.

7.5 Conflicts of Interest, Political Reform Act. Consultant represents, warrants, and covenants that Consultant presently has no interest, direct or indirect, which would interfere with or impair in any manner or degree the performance of Consultant’s obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement. Consultant further agrees that while this Agreement is in effect, Consultant shall not acquire or otherwise obtain any interest, direct or indirect, that would interfere with or impair in any manner or degree the performance of Consultant’s obligations and responsibilities under this Agreement. Consultant acknowledges that pursuant to the provisions of the Political Reform Act (Government Code Section 87100 et seq.), City may determine the Consultant to be a “consultant” as that term is defined by 2 California Code of Regulations Section 18700.3. In the event City makes such a determination, Consultant agrees to complete and file a “Statement of Economic Interest” with the City Clerk to disclose such financial interests as required by City. In such event, Consultant further agrees to require any other person doing work under this Agreement to complete and file a “Statement of Economic Interest” to disclose such other person’s financial interests as required by City.

7.6 Annual Appropriation of Funding. In accord with Article 16 Section 18 of the California Constitution, payment of compensation under this Agreement is contingent upon annual appropriation of funds by City for that purpose. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that to the 402
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extent that the Services extend beyond one (1) fiscal year, payment for such Services is expressly conditioned on City’s annual appropriation of funds for such Services for each year. If no funds are appropriated then this Agreement shall be terminated. City pledges and agrees to process such appropriation requests annually and in good faith. Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to limit the right of either Party to terminate this Agreement as provided herein.

SECTION 8. TERMINATION AND MODIFICATION.

8.1 Termination. City may cancel this Agreement at any time and without cause upon written notification to Consultant.

8.2 Termination by Consultant. Consultant may cancel this Agreement upon 30 days’ written notice to City.

8.3 Consequences of Termination. In the event of termination, Consultant shall be entitled to compensation for the Services performed up to the date of termination; City, however, may condition payment of such compensation upon Consultant delivering to City any or all documents, photographs, computer software, video and audio tapes, and other materials provided to Consultant or prepared by or for Consultant or City in connection with this Agreement.

8.4 Extension. City may, in its sole and exclusive discretion, extend the end date of this Agreement beyond that provided for in Subsection 1.1. Any such extension shall require a written amendment to this Agreement, as provided for herein. Consultant understands and agrees that, if City grants such an extension, City shall have no obligation to provide Consultant with compensation beyond the maximum amount provided for in this Agreement. Similarly, unless authorized by the Contract Administrator, City shall have no obligation to reimburse Consultant for any otherwise reimbursable expenses incurred during the extension period.

8.5 Amendments. The Parties may amend this Agreement only by a writing signed by all the Parties.

8.6 Assignment and Subcontracting. City and Consultant recognize and agree that this Agreement contemplates personal performance by Consultant and is based upon a determination of Consultant’s unique personal competence, experience, and specialized personal knowledge.

Moreover, a substantial inducement to City for entering into this Agreement was and is the professional reputation and competence of Consultant. Consultant may not assign this Agreement or any interest therein without the prior written approval of the Contract Administrator. Consultant shall not subcontract any portion of the performance contemplated and provided for herein, other than to the subcontractors noted in Consultant’s proposal, without prior written approval of the Contract Administrator. In the event that key personnel leave Consultant’s employ, Consultant shall notify City immediately.

8.7 Survival. All obligations arising prior to the expiration or termination of this Agreement and all provisions of this Agreement allocating liability between City and Consultant shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement. 403
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8.8 Options upon Breach by Consultant. If Consultant materially breaches any of the terms of this Agreement, City's remedies shall include, but not be limited to, any or all of the following:
a. Immediately terminate this Agreement;
b. Retain the plans, specifications, drawings, reports, design documents, and any other work product prepared by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement; c. Retain a different consultant to complete the Services described in Exhibit A; and/or
d. Charge Consultant the difference between the cost to complete the Services described in Exhibit A that is unfinished at the time of breach and the amount that City would have paid Consultant pursuant to Section 2 if Consultant had completed the Services.

SECTION 9. KEEPING AND STATUS OF RECORDS.

9.1 Records Created as Part of Consultant’s Performance. All reports, data, maps, models, charts, studies, surveys, photographs, memoranda, plans, studies, specifications, records, files, or any other documents or materials, in electronic or any other form that Consultant prepares or obtains pursuant to this Agreement and that relate to the matters covered hereunder shall be the property of City. Consultant hereby agrees to deliver those documents to City upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement. It is understood and agreed that the documents and other materials, including but not limited to those described above, prepared pursuant to this Agreement are prepared specifically for City and are not necessarily suitable for any future or other use. Any use of such documents for other projects by City shall be without liability to Consultant. City and Consultant agree that, until final approval by City, all data, plans, specifications, reports, and other documents are confidential and will not be released to third parties without prior written consent of both Parties unless required by law. Consultant understands and agrees that it may be required to provide documents to the City to be produced in response to a Public Records Act request.

9.2 Licensing of Intellectual Property. This Agreement creates a non-exclusive and perpetual license for City to copy, use, modify, reuse, or sublicense any and all copyrights, designs, rights of reproduction, and other intellectual property embodied in plans, specifications, studies, drawings, estimates, test data, survey results, models, renderings, and other documents or works of authorship fixed in any tangible medium of expression, including but not limited to, physical drawings, digital renderings, or data stored digitally, magnetically, or in any other medium, which are prepared or caused to be prepared by Consultant under this Agreement (“Documents and Data”). Consultant shall require all subcontractors to agree in writing that City is granted a nonexclusive and perpetual license for any Documents and Data the subcontractor prepares under this Agreement. Consultant represents and warrants that Consultant has the legal right to license any and all Documents and Data. Consultant makes no such representation and warranty in regard to Documents and Data which were prepared by design professionals other than Consultant or provided to Consultant by the City. City shall not be limited in any way in its use of the Documents and Data at any time, provided that any such use not within the purposes intended by this Agreement shall be at City’s sole risk.
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9.3 Consultant’s Books and Records. Consultant shall maintain any and all ledgers, books of account, invoices, vouchers, canceled checks, and other records or documents evidencing or relating to charges for the Services or expenditures and disbursements charged to City under this Agreement for a minimum of three (3) years, or for any longer period required by law, from the date of final payment to Consultant under this Agreement. All such records shall be maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be clearly identified and readily accessible.

9.4 Inspection and Audit of Records. Any records or documents that Subsection 9.3 of this Agreement requires Consultant to maintain shall be made available for inspection, audit, and/or copying at any time during regular business hours, upon oral or written request of City.

Under California Government Code Section 8546.7, if the amount of public funds expended under this Agreement exceeds TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($10,000.00), this Agreement shall be subject to the examination and audit of the State Auditor, at the request of City or as part of any audit of City, for a period of three (3) years after final payment under this Agreement.

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

10.1 Attorneys’ Fees. If either Party to this Agreement brings any action, including an action for declaratory relief, to enforce or interpret the provision of this Agreement, the prevailing Party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses including costs, in addition to any other relief to which that Party may be entitled; provided, however, that the attorneys’ fees awarded pursuant to this Subsection shall not exceed the hourly rate paid by City for legal services multiplied by the reasonable number of hours spent by the prevailing Party in the conduct of the litigation. The court may set such fees in the same action or in a separate action brought for that purpose.

10.2 Venue. In the event that either Party brings any action against the other under this Agreement, the Parties agree that trial of such action shall be vested exclusively in Orange County.

10.3 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby and all other parts of this Agreement shall nevertheless be in full force and effect.

10.4 Section Headings and Subheadings. The section headings and subheadings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the terms of this Agreement.

10.5 No Implied Waiver of Breach. Waiver by any Party to this Agreement of any term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other term, condition, or covenant. Waiver by any Party of any breach of the provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision or a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement. Acceptance by City of any work or services by Consultant shall not constitute a waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by a non-defaulting Party on any default shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver. Any waiver by either Party of any default must be in writing 405
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and shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Agreement.

10.6 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall apply to and bind the successors and assigns of the Parties.

10.7 Consultant Representative. All matters under this Agreement shall be handled for Consultant by «Consultant_Contact» (“Consultant’s Representative”). The Consultant’s Representative shall have full authority to represent and act on behalf of Consultant for all purposes under this Agreement. The Consultant’s Representative shall supervise and direct the Services, using his best skill and attention, and shall be responsible for all means, methods, techniques, sequences, and procedures and for the satisfactory coordination of all portions of the Services under this Agreement.

10.8 City Contract Administration. This Agreement shall be administered by a City employee, «Staff_Contact», «Staff_Title» (“Contract Administrator”). All correspondence shall be directed to or through the Contract Administrator or his designee. The Contract Administrator shall have the power to act on behalf of City for all purposes under this Agreement. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, Consultant shall not accept direction or orders from any person other than the Contract Administrator or his designee.

10.9 Notices. Any written notice to Consultant shall be sent to:

TKE Engioneering, Inc.

Attn: Terry Renner, P.E.
2305 Chicago Avenue
Riverside, CA. 92507
Any written notice to City shall be sent to the Contract Administrator at:

City of Adelanto
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
Attn: Saba Engineer, City Engineer
with a copy to:

City Clerk
City of Adelanto
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301

10.10 Professional Seal. Where applicable in the determination of the Contract Administrator, the first page of a technical report, first page of design specifications, and each page of construction drawings shall be stamped/sealed and signed by the licensed professional responsible for the report/design preparation. The stamp/seal shall be in a block entitled “Seal and Signature of Registered Professional with report/design responsibility,” as in the following example.
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Seal and Signature of Registered Professional with
report/design responsibility.

10.11 Rights and Remedies. Except with respect to rights and remedies expressly declared to be exclusive in this Agreement, the rights and remedies of the Parties are cumulative and the exercise by either Party of one or more of such rights or remedies shall not preclude the exercise by it, at the same or different times, of any other rights or remedies for the same default or any other default by the other Party.

10.12 Integration. This Agreement, including the scope of services attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A, represents the entire and integrated agreement between City and Consultant and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, or agreements, either written or oral. The terms of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the meaning of the language used and shall not be construed for or against either Party by reason of the authorship of this Agreement or any other rule of construction which might otherwise apply.

10.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one agreement.

10.14 Execution of Contract. The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of each of the Parties hereto represent and warrant that (i) such Party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of said Party, (iii) by so executing this Agreement, such Party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) that entering into this Agreement does not violate any provision of any other agreement to which said Party is bound.

10.15 Nondiscrimination. Consultant covenants that, by and for itself, its heirs, executors, assigns, and all persons claiming under or through them, that in the performance of this Agreement there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of, any person or group of persons on account of any impermissible classification including, but not limited to, race, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, or ancestry.

10.16 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no intended third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement and no such other third parties shall have any rights or obligations hereunder.

10.17 Nonliability of City Officers and Employees. No officer, official, employee, agent, representative, or volunteer of City shall be personally liable to Consultant, or any successor in interest, in the event of any default or breach by City or for any amount which may become due to Consultant or to its successor, or for breach of any obligation of the terms of this Agreement.

10.18 No Undue Influence. Consultant declares and warrants that no undue influence or pressure is used against or in concert with any officer or employee of City in connection with the award, terms or implementation of this Agreement, including any method of coercion, confidential financial arrangement, or financial inducement. No officer or employee of City shall receive compensation, directly or indirectly, from Consultant, or from any officer, employee, or agent of 407
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Consultant, in connection with the award of this Agreement or any work to be conducted as a result of this Agreement.

10.19 No Benefit to Arise to City Employees. No member, officer, or employee of City, or their designees or agents, and no public official who exercises authority over or has responsibilities with respect to this Agreement during his/her tenure or for one (1) year thereafter, shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in any agreement or sub-agreement, or the proceeds thereof, for the Services to be performed under this Agreement. [Signatures on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed and entered into this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

CITY OF ADELANTO
Jessie Flores
Attest:

Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:

Todd Litfin, City Attorney

CONSULTANT
Terry Renner

«Consultant_Signature_2»

[Note: 2 officer’s signatures required if
Consultant is a corporation, unless provided
with a certificate of secretary in-lieu]
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EXHIBIT A

City of Adelanto
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
Contact: Angel Castellanos
Finance Director
Phone: (760) 246-2300 ext. 11111
e-mail: [email protected]
Prepared by:

TKE Engineering, Inc.
2305 Chicago Avenue
Riverside, CA 92507
Contact: Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., Senior Vice President Phone: (951) 680-0440
e-mail: [email protected]
Section 1 | Cover Letter
Section 2 | Executive Summary
Section 3 | Approach to the Scope of Work
Section 4 | Consultant Team
Section 5 | Sub-Consultants
Section 6 | Consultant References
Section 7 | Sub-Consultant References
Section 8 | Schedule
Section 9 | Addenda

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Proposed Fee Schedule (Separate PDF File)
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Mr. Angel Castellanos, Finance Director

CITY OF ADELANTO
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
Subject: Proposal for Adelanto Road Water Main Design Services Dear Mr. Castellanos:

Thank you for the opportunity to present this material outlining TKE Engineering, Inc. (TKE) qualifications. Enclosed herein is a comprehensive proposal depicting our qualifications and abilities to provide turnkey professional design and construction support services to the City of Adelanto (City) for the Adelanto Road Water Main Design Services Project.

TKE a California Corporation founded on July 7, 2000, is committed to providing high quality, efficient services to meet all of the City’s needs. Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., TKE’s Senior Vice President, will be the contact person during the proposal evaluation period. Mr. Renner works from TKE’s corporate office located at 2305 Chicago Avenue, Riverside, California 92507 and can be reached by phone at (951) 680-0440 or by email at [email protected].

To help reduce the project duration, upon notification by the City that TKE will be awarded the contract, TKE will begin utility research and survey efforts to help expedite the completion of the project. Mr. Renner will also act as TKE’s Project Manager and will be in contact with City staff each week to ensure that we are progressing on schedule and are within our allocated budget. It is this personal touch and contact that define our “local service” approach. We consider ourselves community builders and take ownership of projects assigned to TKE, ensuring that our personnel will be allocated on an as needed basis in order to complete all projects on schedule. Supporting Terry Renner P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., Project Manager, is Shelby Kelley, E.I.T. – Assistant Project Manager, Octavio Parada –Technical Lead, and Ron Musser, P.L.S. – Director of Survey.

TKE has contracted with LOR Geotechnical for geotechnical services and C Below for underground utility potholing and verification. TKE has developed an excellent working relationship with our subconsultants that allows our team to seamlessly provide the City a full range of project services. Our extensive experience delivering water line design projects for public works clients in the high desert, including recently for the City of Adelanto, our numerous accomplishments, and management skills will help maintain continuity in the delivery of the City’s waterline project. TKE takes a team approach to all projects and emphasizes the importance of constant communication between all members of the team, from the client to the consultants.

TKE has read and understands the RFP in its entirety, including, but not limited to, the scope and nature of the work, all appendices, attachments, exhibits, and schedules. TKE takes no exceptions or deviations from the requirements of the RFP. TKE accepts the contract requirements as set forth in the RFP. TKE attests that all of the information submitted within our proposal is true and correct and has no proprietary information within this proposal. Thank you for your consideration. If you have any questions, please call me at (951) 680-0440, fax me at (951) 680-0490 or e-mail me at [email protected].

Sincerely,
Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D.

Senior Vice President
TKE Engineering, Inc.
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A. C O M P A N Y H I S T O R Y
TKE was established in 2000, and in the last 23 years has developed into one of Southern California’s premier fullservice consulting design engineering, planning, and construction management firms. TKE was established with the goal of providing turnkey design engineering services for municipal projects in order to benefit our community. As a result of the focus of a firm on this mission, TKE has earned a reputation for thoroughness, rapid turnaround, cost
efficiency and overall quality of work. We are a highly motivated, dynamic firm with the goal of being your
preferred consultant.

TKE routinely provides design engineering services for water and wastewater improvement projects to numerous
municipalities throughout San Bernardino, Riverside, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties. TKE’s office is located in a business owned office building at 2305 Chicago Avenue in Riverside, less than 40 minutes from the City of Adelanto, allowing us to mobilize and respond to project needs at a moment’s notice. TKE currently maintains a staff of 49
design engineers, project managers, inspectors, drafters, and clerical personnel.

TKE’s organizational structure has steadily grown since our inception twenty-three years ago, which provides us with a solid foundation and ensures successful completion of any water design or survey needs. In TKE’s twenty-three years of business, not a single TKE project has gone through
litigation. TKE has an annual gross revenue of more than $10 million and there are no financial conditions that may
impede TKE’s ability to provide services or complete the services as outlined in the RFP. No conditions or
organizational conflicts of interest exists that will affect the ability of TKE to perform the required duties as described in this proposal.

B. P I P E L I N E

EX P E R I E N C E
TKE has extensive experience with an excellent reputation in both the design of and construction support of pipeline projects. Throughout our history of twenty-three years, we have provided design and construction support services for facilities ranging from 300 linear feet to 10 miles in length. We have successfully completed complex and
challenging projects for a variety of municipal agencies who have continued to request that we partner with them TKE Engineering, Inc. | AT A GLANCE
Extensive Water Main
Experience
TKE has performed design and
construction on more than 200
miles of water mains
City Experience
TKE has extensive experience with
the City’s water system.

Municipal On-Call
Contracts
TKE currently provides Civil
Engineering Design, Surveying, Map
Checking, Construction Staking, and
Project Support services for more
than 30 Cities / Counties / Districts
throughout Southern California
Size of Organization
49 Professional Engineers,
Surveyors, Traffic Engineering,
Project Managers, Surveyors, Plan
and Map Checkers, Inspectors,
Designers, Construction Managers,
and Support Staff
Location of Office
TKE Engineering, Inc.
2305 Chicago Avenue
Riverside, CA 92507
Years in Business
TKE has conducted business for the
past 23 years and has 23 years of
experience in providing Water
Design services for municipalities
including for Federal and State
funded projects
Company Structure
TKE is a California Corporation
founded in June 2000. TKE has no
affiliates or subsidiary companies.

California Business License Number:
00109901 TKE DIR No. 1000413173
Firm Owners
Michael P. Thornton, P.E., P.L.S.,
M.S. – President
Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D. –
Senior Vice President
Steven W. Ledbetter, P.E. –
Vice President
Point of Contact
for City of Adelanto
Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D.

Senior Vice President
2305 Chicago Avenue
Riverside, CA 92507
Phone: (951) 680-0440
Email: [email protected]
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in delivering much needed infrastructure to their
communities.

Our broad range of successful services includes turnkey design, program and project management, construction
management, inspection, and delivery for a diverse array of public projects. The City benefits from our broad range of experience through our intimate understanding of the common pitfalls for each project variation and our past history of successfully overcoming these challenges.

Throughout our history, TKE has performed design on
more than 1,000,000 linear feet of water mains, including more than 100,000 linear feet of 24-inch and greater
mains and more than 250,000 linear feet of 6-inch
through 24-inch recycled water mains. In addition, TKE
has prepared design documents for more than 200,000
linear feet of waste water improvements, including sewer mains ranging in size from 6-inches to 48-inches, nearly 50,000 linear feet of force mains ranging from 4-inches to 30-inches, and various sewer repair designs including
cured in place pipe. TKE also has experience with master planning of sewer, water and recycled water systems.

Our pipeline improvement projects have included the full services of civil engineering design for the completion of challenging projects. We are certain that the successful results of our past performance in the delivery of pipeline projects, along with our firm’s proven ability to utilize our experience for a complete and well-engineered project,
will provide a valuable resource to the City. TKE requests the City confer with our references provided in this
proposal to verify our past history of providing exemplary services.

C. P R O P O S A L

C O N T E N T S
Our proposal provides an overview of our Team’s
qualifications and experience, including key personnel
resumes and firm project examples highlighting recent
work our staff has performed in the local area that aligns with the scope of work for the proposed Project. We
describe in detail our familiarity with City standards and discuss near term developments in the local area that we recognize are necessitating establishment of a new water supply north of El Mirage Road. We are confident that our experience, client references associated with our
performance, as well as our knowledge and
understanding of the City’s needs makes the TKE Team
the right consultant to deliver this project.

D. T I M E I S O F T H E

E S S E N C E
Upon notification by the City that TKE will be awarded the contract, TKE will begin utility research and survey efforts to help expedite the completion of the project. TKE has an extensive history providing design for water, sewer, storm drain and street improvements within the project
limits, which provides an unmated understanding of the
project needs and a distinct advantage in starting project design. TKE has worked on various projects that have
allowed us to collect topographic information and
prepare base mapping for portions of the project limits.

This allows our team to immediately hit the ground
running and ultimately assist the City to deliver the
project ahead of schedule.
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A. K N O W L E D G E O F

T H E S U B J E C T A R E A
TKE understands the City of Adelanto is seeking a highly qualified professional engineering consultant to provide design services for approximately 12,000 linear feet of 18- inch water pipeline within Adelanto Road from the City’s existing 18-inch pipeline on Air Express Way to El Mirage Road. This pipeline is intended to provide domestic water and firefighting capacity for developing the industrial area adjacent to the City’s wastewater treatment plant. A
supplemental fire pump may be required once the
hydraulic evaluation has been completed, and if so, it will be included as a separate task. In order for the City to bid one or both segments, the pipeline will be designed as
two phases.

TKE has experience working with the City of Adelanto on a variety of projects, including design for multiple water, sewer and storm drain projects in the Business Park (BP) area, which has given us a deeper understanding of the
subject area and its existing water systems. The work we have done on these improvements provides an
advantage, as we have already conducted topographic
survey along Adelanto Road for a large portion of the
project area. In addition, TKE has prepared water design for Pansy Road Phase I and Phase II, White Avenue Water and Drainage Improvements, Jonathan Street Water
Main, Jonathan Street and Chamberlain Way Street
Improvements, White Avenue CDBG Repaving, and
Auburn Avenue and Jonathan Street Paving Projects.

We are also closely familiar with City standards as well and PERC water methods that are relevant to this project. Our engineers and inspectors have worked directly with
PERC’s personnel and developed an excellent working
relationship to fully understand their requirements. We recognize that the industrial/light industrial environment has created a need for the establishment of a new water system, as it will be critical to the City’s growth. TKE understands that City officials and residents are sensitive to anything that could increase traffic, inconvenience and flooding, which already occurs in the BP. TKE is also aware of pending developments in the Airport Development
District (ADD) that will rely on new water supply from the proposed 18” main. TKE’s understanding of these various factors will provide the City with an advantage, as the construction support process will be more seamlessly
facilitated.

B. S C O P E O F

S E R V I C E S
Our design scope of services is presented in the following paragraphs:

T ASK N O . 1 – P R O J E C T M A N A G E M E N T

AND M E E T I N G S
T ASK N O . 1.1 C I T Y C O O R D I N A T I O N
TKE will coordinate with City staff to research all existing water system information including locations of water
facilities, water mains, gate valves, connection points to new pipelines and services in the project areas. We will research all requirements associated with easements,
encroachment permits, development requirements and
rights-of-way.

T ASK N O . 1.2 K I C K O F F M E E T I N G
Prior to commencement of services, TKE will meet the
City staff to review project obligations and to discuss all project requirements and exact locations for project
alignments in detail. In addition, we will discuss the
project’s scope of services and our design schedules. We also utilize this meeting to acquire the City’s existing utility plans.

T ASK N O . 1.3 P R O G R E S S M E E T I N G S
TKE will attend monthly progress meetings for review of the design as well as any other stakeholder and City staff meetings.

T ASK N O . 1 . 4 S C H E D U L E
TKE will provide a project schedule for City review and approval. TKE will submit monthly progress updates
which will indicate work activities completed to date,
outstanding issues, and changes in scope.

T ASK N O . 2 P R E L I M I N A R Y D E S I G N
T ASK N O . 2 . 1 U T I L I T Y

R E S E A R C H /C O O R D I N A T I O N
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and determine locations of all existing utilities and
improvements.

The research will consist of assembling copies of
assessors’ maps, tract maps, parcel maps, monument ties, benchmark data, corner records, street improvement
plans, and utility drawings. We will notify Underground Service Alert to acquire a complete list of underground utility purveyors. The utility drawings will include existing drawings from the City, and drawings and/or atlas maps
from all private utility companies, and/or agencies. We will send letters to utility companies and agencies
requesting their data. We will maintain copies of the
letters for future reference.

T ASK N O . 2 . 2 P R O F E S S I O N A L

S U R V E Y I N G
We propose to use previously collected topographic data along with conventional survey to prepare the base
construction drawings. Our field survey crew will locate existing street centerline monuments utilizing survey
control data. The crew will measure the horizontal angle, horizontal distance, and vertical elevation difference
between each survey monument. We will complete a
traverse for each survey to ensure closure. Elevations will be tied to existing City benchmarks based on the NGVD 88 Datum. In addition, we will measure sewer and storm
drain inverts. The survey will collect appropriate detail 25 feet beyond property lines and a minimum of one
hundred (100) feet beyond the project site. A field
reconnaissance will be performed as needed as required
to ensure all water valves, manholes, and water meters
were accurately collected that may impact the
construction of the proposed water system.

T ASK N O . 2 . 3 B A S E C O N S T R U C T I O N

D R A W I N G S
We will prepare the base construction drawings on 24” by 36” sheets with the City’s standard title block using
AutoCAD 2020 software at a drawing scale of 1”=40’. The base construction drawings will include a plan view based on the survey data collected. We will add the sheet north arrow, graphic scale, existing improvements and utilities (based on both assembled records and field data),
property lines, public and private right-of-way, street centerline, street names, and survey data to the plan view portion of the drawings. Once the base drawings are
complete, we will perform a careful field review to ensure all underground facilities are shown correctly.

T ASK N O . 2 . 4 3 0 % D E S I G N
Preliminary design will consist of hydraulic analysis to determine the required pipe diameter for conveyance of
domestic water service and fire flows of 4,000 gpm. The analysis will determine if supplemental pumping will be required at the customer level. TKE will also provide
completed base construction drawings, precise alignment identification, preliminary profiling, pipe material
recommendations, bedding details, proposed connection
design, critical interference identification, system
abandonment requirements (if any), construction phasing requirements and construction cost estimates. The
preliminary construction cost estimates will be prepared using an Excel spreadsheet. Descriptions of work, unit
prices, and quantities will be included in the spreadsheet.

Upon completion of the 30% design drawings, we will
identify utility crossings deemed critical for potholing purposes. We will review the list of utilities with the City staff for acceptance and begin underground verification work.

T ASK N O . 2. 5 P O T H O L I N G
C Below will provide potholing excavation services for the twelve potholes requires on the project. They will submit a request to Underground Service Alert (USA) to notify
USA members to attend a field meeting to review
locations to be excavated. TKE will mark critical utility locations as defined by TKE and approved by the City staff, in the field. We propose to only excavate those facilities that would have a significant impact on pipeline profile design.

We will conduct a field meeting to request that utility representatives mark their facilities within specified
locations. We will document meeting attendees for
future reference. CBelow will arrange for excavation of the interferences and measure all utilities that are
excavated to record their horizontal and vertical
alignments. We would then identify all facilities that
require relocation, if any. In addition to the utility data, we will note the condition of existing pavement for design of replacement pavement sections.

T ASK N O . 2 . 6 G E O T E C H N I C A L

I N V E S T I G A T I O N
LOR Geotechnical Group Inc. will provide Geotechnical
services. They will collect soil samples as required to provide soil characteristics data for trench shoring
requirements, over-excavation, pipe zone backfill and
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bedding design, suitability of existing soil to be used as backfill, presence of groundwater, backfill and
compaction methods, and potential geologic
hazards. Borings will be completed at 500’ intervals along the pipeline alignment. In addition, they will prepare a report that will include all necessary design and
construction issues including trenching, backfill,
earthwork, pavement section recommendations, soil
bearing strength, groundwater conditions, pipeline
bedding requirements, R-values, and sand equivalence
associated with the project limits.

T ASK N O . 3 F I N A L D E S I G N
TKE will prepare final plans and specifications as
described below:

T ASK N O . 3 . 1 6 0 % D E S I G N
The project will be separated into 2 phases and the
phases will be shown on the plans. The title sheet shall include the title of the job, a vicinity map showing the City in relationship to surrounding communities, a location
map showing the project limits, sheet index map,
benchmark data, and the City and Fire Certificates.

Additional sheets will be prepared for general notes,
construction notes, construction quantities, a list of
abbreviations used, survey information and the City
legend as required by the City standards.

The construction notes will include requirements for
notifications, existing utility protection and relocation, pipeline materials, excavation, improvement restoration, and existing waterline abandonment requirements, if
any.

The plan/profile sheets will include the plan view showing digital topographic data, existing improvements and
utilities, centerline control, proposed pipeline, and
pipeline appurtenances (connections, air valves, main line valves, fire hydrants and blow offs). The profile (at a drawing scale of 1” =40’ horizontal and 1” =4’ vertical) will show existing ground surface over the proposed pipeline, pipeline flow line, top of pipe, utility crossings, slopes, length of pipe, pipeline appurtenances, joint restraint requirements, and special bedding requirements all in
accordance with the City standards.

The construction detail sheets will include the City
standard details, connections, appurtenance details, and abandonment details, all at appropriate drawing scales.

The specifications shall be prepared in accordance with the City standards and will be prepared in Microsoft Word format. The specifications will include 2 bid schedules to separate the project into 2 phases.

An engineer’s estimate will be prepared in Microsoft Excel and will be separated into 2 phases. The estimate will
include bid item descriptions, quantities, units, unit costs and phase and project totals.

After 60% design is complete, we will forward 3 copies of the drawings (full size and half size) to the City for review along with the specifications, construction schedule and engineer’s estimate.

T ASK N O . 3 . 2 C O O R D I N A T I O N W I T H

A G E N C I E S /U T I L I T I E S
After incorporating the City comments, we will submit
drawings to all agencies/utilities having underground
facilities in the project area that may be affected by
construction and request that they verify their facilities are shown correctly and that they furnish any
construction requirements they desire. We will request
that they respond within two weeks and we will follow up with telephone calls to confirm all agency requirements have been incorporated. We will document all
conferences with utilities and agencies.

T ASK N O . 3 . 3 1 0 0 % D E S I G N
After receiving final approval on the drawings, TKE will provide the City with digital (AutoCAD and PDF) copies of the drawings, specifications, construction schedule and engineer’s estimate for final approval.

T ASK N O . 4 – B I D D I N G A S S I S T A N C E
TKE will assist the City during project bidding by attending pre-bid meeting, answering questions about or provide
clarifications of the contract documents as requested by the City, prepare addenda, if necessary, review bids
submitted by the Contractors for completeness and
prepare recommendation of award.

T ASK N O . 5 C O N S T R U C T I O N S E R V I C E S
T ASK N O . 5 .1 R E Q U E S T F O R

I N F O R M A T I O N
TKE will answer questions about or provide clarifications to the drawings or specifications during project
bidding. We will answer questions about or provide
clarifications of the contract documents as requested by the City, and will prepare addenda if necessary. For our fee proposal, we assumed two (2) addenda and five (5)
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requests for information responses would be required for each project.

T ASK N O . 5 .2 P R E C O N S T R U C T I O N

C O N F E R E N C E
The preconstruction conference will be attended by the
City staff, Construction Manager (CM), Project
Construction Inspector, TKE representative, the
Contractor, agencies, and road department
representatives (if required), and representatives of
potentially affected utilities. Prior to the conference, we will review the conference agenda prepared by the
City. At the meeting, we will discuss communication
protocol requirements, and procedures for contract
submittals, contract administration, job-site access and delivery, and coordination with others as requested.

T ASK N O . 5 .3 S H O P D R A W I N G

S E R V I C E S
We will review and approve a maximum of thirty (20)
project submittals and seven (5) resubmittals for each
project. We will maintain a project log for each project and it will include descriptions of submittals, date
received, and date returned. We will consult with the City staff as required to review substitute materials and
equipment. Once the submittals have been reviewed and
accepted, they will be signed, dated, and sent to the City staff and project contractor. Submittals will be returned within the time frame specified by the contract
documents. The construction schedule will be a critical document. It will be reviewed to verify compliance with the contract documents and will be reviewed monthly to
ensure construction is proceeding efficiently.

T ASK N O . 5 .4 R E C O R D D R A W I N G S
Once the project has been completed, we will provide the City with a complete set of signed and stamped record
drawings which will reflect the improvements as
constructed; any changes made during project
construction will be shown on the record drawings based on the contractor’s and inspector’s records. Said record drawings will be based on data furnished by the
Contractor’s redlined field plans and inspector tie sheets and will be stamped “As-Built.”
TKE will prepare electronic as-built drawings in
accordance with the City standards from the Contractors redlined field changes after construction is
completed. TKE will submit record drawings in hard copy and electronic format according to the City’s standards.

C. C R I T I C A L I S S U E S

E X P E D I T E D C O N S T R U C T I O N
As this work will be to accommodate upcoming
developments it is imperative that the design is expedited to facilitate construction completion in a timely manner.

TKE has worked with the City on similar type projects over the past six years and is familiar with the required time frames desired by the City to keep developers moving.

Our previous work in the project area and our staff will provide the City with the best opportunity to complete
the work in an expedited fashion.

P A V E M E N T R E S T O R A T I O N
The majority of the paved streets included in the project area have not had pavement restoration and are in fair to completely failed condition. Since the streets are
generally in such poor condition, trench repair will likely lead to raveling and popping of adjacent failed pavement sections. These issues often lead to wasted costs in
throwaway pavement repairs. TKE will recommend
alternative paving opportunities which can potentially
leverage pavement funding and repair larger portions of the project area street which will maximize project
budgets and simultaneously minimize any throwaway
costs for temporary street repairs.

U T I L I T I E S
For pipeline projects, construction contract change orders are primarily attributable to inaccurate plotting of utility interferences or due to unknown utilities.

Comprehensive utility research together with design
potholing of critical utility interferences and potholing of all interferences prior to construction by the project
contractor will ensure that contract change orders will be significantly reduced or even eliminated. It is anticipated that numerous underground utilities will be encountered in street intersections that are located throughout the project. For larger existing facilities and project
connections, TKE will identify those as critical and request that the City excavate them to verify both horizontal and vertical alignments. In addition, we will request that at connections existing, pipeline materials and condition be noted to properly design each connection’s existing
pipeline abandonments. Again, to avoid potential change orders, detailed connection and abandonment designs
will be included.
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G E O T E C H N I C A L
To verify subsurface conditions, TKE will retain a
geotechnical subconsultant to perform field testing in
these areas to verify subsurface conditions and
appropriate use of existing subsurface materials.

Our geotechnical subconsultant will fully document soils types and provide information for use during design and in the preparation of the construction documents. In
areas where existing soils will not be appropriate for pipe zone backfill, TKE will specify these areas and specify select soil backfill materials.

P I P E L I N E P R E S S U R E S A N D T H R U S T

P R O T E C T I O N
A few of the proposed areas experience fairly significant vertical elevation changes. Because the pipelines will
operate over a wide range of pressures, TKE will carefully examine every reach of pipeline to verify that adequate pipe class will be specified. TKE will specify appropriate pipe classes for system operations as well as thrust
protection and will review system pressures to determine if reduced pressure backflow devices are required.

Thrust protection, either concrete thrust blocks or
restrained joints, will also be specified for other system components including curves, tees, bends, and fittings.

Any pipeline failure experienced during construction is almost always attributed to insufficient thrust protection.

Thrust is created by both pressure and the movement of
water within the pipeline combined with changes in
direction. TKE will design the pipeline system to ensure adequate protection is provided. In particular, thrust
protection is critical at connection locations because of the uncertainty of protection on the existing pipeline
system to remain. In addition, thrust protection must be provided on vertical alignment changes should grade
changes be large enough to create potential failures.

A P P U R T E N A N C E S
Appurtenances include system control valves, fire
hydrants, air valves, blow-offs, control valves, and
services. During design, it will be important to identify appropriate locations for all appurtenances, in particular, above ground appurtenances. Considering the limited
right-of-way available for some project areas,
appurtenances should be carefully located to prevent
post construction conflicts. Appurtenances will be
designed consistent with City standards to ensure proper operations. TKE will also field verify all appurtenance locations, in particular, air valves and fire hydrants, to ensure adequate public right-of-way exists, they will not conflict with other improvements, and locations will be selected to protect them from vehicular traffic.

In addition to field locations, appropriate sizing must be determined during design. For example, air valves must
be sized to ensure adequate air release during filling and emptying of pipelines. Failure to properly size such
facilities may cause damage to the water system.

When placing appurtenances, TKE staff routinely provides consideration of other utilities to avoid conflicts with lateral piping of the appurtenances.

T R A F F I C C O N T R O L
Traffic impacts created by construction of the pipelines must be mitigated to the maximum extent practicable.

Access to resident’s property must be maintained at all times. When considering pipeline alignments,
construction traffic control, property assessment, utility and mail services and emergency vehicle access needs to be considered. Once the alignments are selected, traffic control design needs to be prepared to ensure safe and
convenient vehicular and pedestrian mobility during
construction operations. We have extensive experience
in construction traffic control plan preparation and we are intimately familiar with the WATCH, Caltrans, and MUTCD requirements. We will also review existing pavement
conditions to determine if poor conditions may result in the potential for additional pavement removal and
replacement during trench repair.

R I G H T - OF - W A Y
The proposed pipeline will primarily be located within
existing street right-of-way. It appears that sufficient width is available; however, many of the streets are
narrow and appear to be congested with other
underground facilities. TKE will make every attempt to
select alignments that will avoid the need for additional right-of-way acquisition, ensure the existing facilities remain in service throughout construction, ensure private improvements such as fences and landscaping will not be impacted, and provide sufficient space for construction equipment access for trenching, soil stockpiling, pipe
installation, and backfill and compaction. Should
additional right-of-way be required, TKE will identify it early in project design.

P E R M I T T I N G
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TKE has vast experience obtaining permits from regional agencies which can be challenging and time intensive.

TKE has developed a working partnership and extensive
knowledge of each agencies requirements that will result in expedited permit issuance. In fact, TKE is currently working with a number of these agencies on other
projects and has developed an effective working
partnership that will result in expedited permit issuance.

A C C U R A T E C O S T E S T I M A T I N G
Unanticipated costs will impact the City’s ability to deliver the project. Therefore, it is vital to keep costs controlled.

Our approach to controlling costs is to provide frequent and accurate cost estimates by using TKE’s detailed cost estimating database. In addition to using this database, TKE utilizes our considerable experience with
Construction Management to assist in providing
constructability reviews and cost estimating based on
current information from our on-going projects. Finally, with the current economic climate, construction costs are widely varying. We will also discuss the project’s
elements with local contractors to assure that we have
the most current construction information available so
that the City can get the most “bang for their buck”.
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TKE has assembled an elite team of professionals to
partner with the City of Adelanto to provide professional engineering consulting services. TKE’s management team
came together out of the collective belief of longtime
practitioners that there needed to be, in the civil
engineering and land surveying consultant’s marketplace, a company that brought modern management
techniques and new ways of thinking to the business of
consulting services for engineering projects. Our
management team is 100% accountable and responsible
for TKE’s work product and actively seeks feedback and
suggestions on our services.

TKE has two unique advantages associated with the
experience of TKE’s project team. One benefit of TKE’s
project team is our extremely low internal turnover rate.

As a result of our rigorous interview and testing
procedures, coupled with our extremely high employee
satisfaction rates, TKE staff has years of experience
working together. The close relationships each of our
staff members have with one another provide the City
with an extremely well rounded and experienced team.

As such, TKE’s project team experience directly correlates with TKE’s firm experience described below.

The second benefit of TKE’s project team is our internal training procedures. TKE has strived to develop
techniques that reach outside the box and develop well
rounded individuals committed to providing high quality, efficient services to meet all of our clients’ needs. TKE constantly trains our staff on every facet of engineering design and construction to provide a level of knowledge that can identify problems in every phase of a project, from planning through construction.

It is this commitment to service and diverse array of
offerings that makes us unique and drives our longstanding relationships with our client base.

Understanding that all aspects of civil engineering are important to ensure City interests are protected and
project schedules are met, our team brings TKE
management level professionals to projects ensuring that every aspect receives full and comprehensive
consideration. It is this personal touch and contact that define our ‘local service’ approach. We consider
ourselves community builders and take ownership of
services requested from TKE, ensuring that our personnel will be allocated on an as needed basis in order to
complete all services on schedule and within specified
budget. TKE genuinely cares about what are clients have to say and our reputation in the industry and is committed to responding to our clients’ needs as they arise.

Below is a summary of education, experience, and
credentials of key personnel proposed to perform the
work in any upcoming projects, professional resumes for each of our team members are also presented in this
section of our proposal.

A. K E Y P E R S O N N E L
TKE has extensive experience with an excellent reputation in the provision of water design engineering services for numerous municipal agencies, including the City.

Throughout our history, we have provided municipal, land development, design, and construction engineering
support services for water, sewer and recycled water
projects for municipal agencies, including Water Districts, Cities, and Community Service Districts. We have
successfully completed complex and challenging projects for a variety of municipal agencies who have continued to request that we partner with them in delivering value to their communities.

TKE currently provides similar services to numerous other clients; however, as can be verified by our references, TKE effectively meets the needs of our clients. TKE will
respond to the City’s needs as they arise. The City is and will continue to be an important client and will be given the utmost attention.

TKE’s commitment will ensure that all of the City’s needs are met. We strongly encourage the City to verify our
performance history with our references. Because of
TKE’s proactive management approach, TKE rarely
experiences ‘crisis’ project delivery needs. When
requested by our clients, TKE adds resources, commits
extended work hours, develops an efficient
implementation plan, and other efforts as needed to
successfully complete our projects.
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Terry
Renner,
P.E., L.S., Q.S.D.

E D U C A T I O N
Bachelor of Science –
California State Polytechnic
University, Pomona, Civil
Engineering

E X P E R I E N C E
23 Years

C R E D E N T I A L S
California Professional Civil Engineer #69984
California Qualified SWPPP Developer #24329

C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N
Phone: (951) 680-0440
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Renner is the Senior Vice President of TKE and has 23 years of experience in civil engineering potable water
pipeline infrastructure projects, including service tieovers, fire hydrant spacing design, abandonment and connection details for proper testing, flushing and
disinfection, trench repair and pavement rehabilitation strategies. He has managed numerous projects and has
delivered projects for City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water
District, Eastern Municipal Water District, Mission Springs Water District, East Valley Water District, Rubidoux
Community Services District, Maywood Mutual Water
Company No. 1, and the cities of Fontana, Upland,
Riverside, Redlands, Rialto, Calimesa, El Monte and
Corona. As a project manager, Mr. Renner has been
responsible for field analysis of pavement deterioration, design production, supervising a staff of engineers and drafters, coordinating work between the production
team and the client, and for submitting all deliverables in a timely manner. He has successfully delivered a wide
variety of complex and challenging projects and is
dedicated to ensuring that the plans produced by TKE
continue to exceed industry standards.

Shelby Kelley,
E.I.T.

E D U C A T I O N
Bachelor of Science – San Diego
State University, Civil
Engineering

E X P E R I E N C E
7 Years

C R E D E N T I A L S
Engineer-In-Training E.I.T. Number 171121

C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N
Phone: (951) 680-0440
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Kelley is an Assistant Project Engineer of TKE
Engineering, Inc. and has 7 years of experience in civil engineering design and construction of infrastructure
projects, including water and sewer improvements,
drainage improvements, transportation improvements,
facilities improvements, and construction methods. Mr.

Kelley has been responsible for design of water and sewer plan/profile, booster stations, lift stations, treatment plant facilities, preliminary design exhibits, and cost estimates. He has delivered projects for Mission Springs Water District and the Cities of Adelanto, Chino, Fontana, Hesperia, Highland, Needles, and Rialto. As an assistant project engineer, Mr. Kelley has been responsible for
assistance with design production, supervising a staff of engineers and drafters, coordinating work between the
production team and the client, and for submitting all
deliverables in a timely manner. He has successfully
delivered a wide variety of complex and challenging
projects and is dedicated to ensuring that the plans
produced by TKE continue to exceed industry standards.
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Octavio
Parada.

E X P E R I E N C E
24 Years

E D U C A T I O N
Bachelors of Science (B.S),
Autonomous University of Baja
California, Mexico (UABC)

C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N
Phone: (951)680-0440
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Parada has over 24 years of progressive experience in civil engineering in the public works sector as well as the private sector. He is result-driven, proactive and detailoriented with a proven track record of successfully handling and delivering a wide variety of complex and
challenging projects. He is dedicated to ensure that
projects exceed industry standards and consistently
finishing under budget and schedule. Through his career, Octavio has accumulated extensive experience in
planning, designing and project completion for more than 100 miles of water improvements, sewer improvements,
drainage improvements, and hydraulic and hydrologic
computerized system modeling. Finally, Octavio has
worked in the private sector for commercial and industrial development as technical director managing projects
from the conceptual stage, through planning, designing, bidding, construction, and project completion under
project specifications and exceeding client expectations.

Ron Musser,
P.L.S.

E X P E R I E N C E
53 Years

C R E D E N T I A L S
Professional Land Surveyor, LS
4230 (CA)

C O N T A C T I N F O R M A T I O N
Phone: (951)680-0440
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Musser has over 53 years of experience in performing field and office surveying services for public and private projects including roadway and highway projects. Prior to joining TKE Engineering, Inc., Mr. Musser worked as a
Partner in an engineering and surveying firm and
supervised the mapping department providing mapping
and calculations support for the firm’s projects. He has performed design topographic surveying and
construction staking on all of TKE’s respective design and construction management projects over the past 16
years. In addition, he has prepared records of survey,
parcel maps and tract maps in San Bernardino County,
Riverside County, San Diego County, Orange County and
Los Angeles County. He has performed boundary,
topographic, ALTA, and precise level surveys as well as Global Positioning Surveys.
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Project Manager
Terry Renner, P.E.,
Q.S.D.

TKE Engineering Inc.

Director of Survey
Ron Musser, P.L.S.

TKE Engineering Inc.

Assistant/Project Engineer
Shelby Kelley, E.I.T.

TKE Engineering Inc.

Project Engineer/Technical
Lead
Octavio Parada
TKE Engineering Inc.

B. O R G A N I Z A T I O N A L

C H A R T

EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering, California
Polytechnic University, Pomona

REGISTRATIONS
P.E. (CA) 69984
Qualified SWPPP Developer &
Practitioner #24329
P.L.S. CA 9762

CERTIFICATIONS
Caltrans SWPPP Certified QSP/QSD
Training

AFFILIATIONS
Riverside-San Bernardino Counties
Branch, American Society of Civil
Engineers
American Public Works Association
American Council of Engineering
Companies of California
Mr. Renner is the Senior Vice President of TKE and has over 23 years of experience in civil engineering design, plan checking, project management and construction management of both development and public works infrastructure projects, including water improvements, sewer improvements, drainage improvements, grading improvements, street and transportation improvements, traffic engineering, facilities improvements and recreation improvements. His experience includes services during pre-project planning, hydraulic analysis, design, plan review, construction management and inspection, along with operations and maintenance. He has successfully delivered a wide variety of complex and challenging projects and is dedicated to ensuring that the plans produced by TKE continue to exceed industry standards.

DETAILED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
• Jonathan Street Waterline Project, City of Adelanto – Mr. Renner served as Project Manager on this project, which is located in the City of Adelanto along Jonathan Street, Auburn Avenue, and Barcelona Avenue. TKE provided design services for approximately 4,000 linear feet of water system improvements. The project scope of work included design of pipeline, valves, service laterals and appurtenances for new service to current and future commercial and industrial developments. Services include records research, design survey, preliminary engineering, alignment selection, utility verification, permitting, design, cost estimating, stakeholder coordination, construction management, inspection, and construction staking.
• Adelanto Road and Pansy Road Water and Sewer Project, City of Adelanto – Mr. Renner served as Project Manager for this project, which is located in the City of Adelanto along Adelanto Road and Pansy Road. TKE provided design and construction support services for the project that included design preparation for approximately 2,000 linear feet of water system improvements including pipeline, valves, fire hydrants, service laterals and appurtenances. In addition, the project included approximately 1,000 linear feet of sewer system improvements including manholes and laterals. Proposed improvements provided new service to current and future commercial and industrial developments. Services include records research, design survey, preliminary engineering, alignment selection, utility verification, permitting, design, cost estimating, stakeholder coordination, construction management, inspection and construction staking. • White Avenue Water and Drainage, City of Adelanto - Mr. Renner was the Project Manager for the design of a 38,000 square foot drainage basin, inlet and outlet facilities, curb, gutter, and sidewalk located near White Avenue and Pearmain Street. The project will effectively improve flood control, eliminating current flooding along the transportation corridor, enhance water 427
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conservation from the rainfall within the vicinity, storm water, and provide water to the region.
• 2017-18 Annual Water Replacement Program, City of Hesperia, CA – Mr. Renner was the Project Manager for this project which consists of replacement of 42,600 linear feet of 4” aging pipelines with 8-inch pipe and related appurtenances. Typical pipeline appurtenances for the project include, control valves, fire hydrants, air vacuum release valves, blowoffs, and water service piping to construct to the existing water meters which will remain.

In addition, the project includes over 60 connections to existing water mains.
• Recycled Water Pipeline Project, City of Hesperia, CA – Mr.

Renner was the Project Manager for this project which consists of construction of 8 miles of recycled water pipelines ranging for 16” to 8” in diameter including, plan and profiles, specifications, cost estimates, and DWR funding management. In addition, TKE is providing construction assistance services, grant funding management and inspection for pipeline construction.
• Pacific Avenue 16” and 12” Water Pipeline Improvements Project, City of Jurupa Valley, CA – Mr. Renner was the Project and Construction Manager for this project which consists of 5,525 linear feet of 16” and 12” ductile iron and polyvinyl chloride pipe, including connection to existing system, construction of new water system infrastructure, bore and jack with 24” steel casing, meter connections, appurtenances and demolition and
abandonment of required existing facilities.
• “I” Street Pipeline – City of San Bernardino, CA – Mr. Renner is Project Manager of this project, which consists of the construction of 2,300' of 16" and 3,700’ of 20” ductile iron pipe. The project included hanging the pipe beneath a flood control bridge crossing of the Devil’s Creek and BNSF permitting for bore and jack crossing of railroad at Rialto Street, along with coordination with other agencies.
• 1158 Zone Recycled Water Program, City of Fontana– Mr. Renner was the Project Manager and Design Engineer for this project, which TKE prepared preliminary engineering report, utility permitting, plans, specifications, and estimates for the construction of approximately 50,000 linear feet of recycled water mains ranging from 6” to 24” in diameter. The project included San Bernardino County Flood Control District bridge crossings, DWR pipeline crossings and Southern California Edison easement crossings. TKE prepared a preliminary engineering report that identified potential users, projected use amounts alignment alternatives to provide service, environmental impacts and service retrofits. TKE also assisted with a funding application and processing of the application with the State of California State Water Resource Control Board.
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SHELBY
KELLEY, E.I.T.

Assistant Project
Engineer
TKE Engineering, Inc.

EDUCATION
B.S., Civil Engineering, San Diego
State University

CERIFICATIONS
Engineer-In-Training
E.I.T. Number 171121
Mr. Kelley is an Assistant Project Engineer of TKE Engineering, Inc. and has 7 years of experience in civil engineering design and construction of infrastructure projects, including water and sewer improvements, drainage improvements, transportation improvements, facilities improvements, and construction methods. Mr. Kelley has been responsible for design of water and sewer plan/profile, booster stations, lift stations, treatment plant facilities, preliminary design exhibits, and cost estimates. He has delivered projects for Mission Springs Water District and the Cities of Adelanto, Chino, Fontana, Hesperia, Highland, Needles, and Rialto. As an assistant project engineer, Mr. Kelley has been responsible for assistance with design production, supervising a staff of engineers and drafters, coordinating work between the production team and the client, and for submitting all deliverables in a timely manner. He has successfully delivered a wide variety of complex and challenging projects and is dedicated to ensuring that the plans produced by TKE continue to exceed industry standards.

DETAILED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
• Regional Water Reclamation Facility, Mission Springs Water District, City of Desert Hot Springs – Mr. Kelley is currently assisting in performing construction management and office engineering services for the construction of the new Regional Water Reclamation Facility located near 20th Avenue and Little Morongo Road in the City of Desert Hot Springs. The $43,000,000 project includes the construction of a 1.5 MGD Sequence Batch Reactor (SBR) wastewater treatment plant that will dispose treated secondary effluent in on-site disposal ponds. The project also includes an operations and administration building that will house a solids processing area, chemical storage area,
maintenance area, administrative area, electrical room, and blower room. Mr. Kelley provides support in submittal and RFI review, change order review, progress payment review/approval, labor compliance, coordination with utilities, permitting, grant reimbursement and coordination with District representatives. • Well No. 16 and Waterline, City of Needles - Mr. Kelley assisted with the design of the new Well No. 16 and Waterline located along Balboa Place and South of McShans Lane in the City of Needles. The project includes well pump, above ground piping, appurtenances, discharge piping and shade structure. Along with the design of the proposed well, Mr. Kelley assisted with the design of 2,750 linear feet of 16” Ductile Iron pipe designated along Well Access Road and Balboa Place. The project includes restrained joints, system appurtenances, and connections to the existing systems and interconnections to City of Needles Water. • Horton Wastewater Treatment Plant Tertiary Filter, Mission Springs Water District, City of Desert Hot Springs– Mr. Kelley is 429
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currently assisting with the design of a pump station and tertiary filters located at the Horton Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Desert Hot Springs. Tertiary Filter design consisted of modifications to existing distribution box, pumping structure, 590 linear feet of 24” Ductile Iron pipe, Aqua-Disk Tertiary Filter, 600 linear feet of 4” Ductile Iron pipe for metered backwash line to influent pump station and proposed distribution box.
• White Avenue Water and Drainage, City of Adelanto - Mr. Kelley assisted in the design of a 38,000 square foot drainage basin, inlet and outlet facilities, curb, gutter, and sidewalk located near White Avenue and Pearmain Street. The project will effectively improve flood control, eliminating current flooding along the
transportation corridor, enhance water conservation from the rainfall within the vicinity, storm water, and provide water to the region.
• Regional Sewer Conveyance Line, Mission Springs Water District, City of Desert Hot Springs – Mr. Kelley assisted with the design of a new sewer diversion structure located near the Horton Wastewater Treatment Plant in the City of Desert Hot Springs. Mr.

Kelley is also currently assisting in performing construction management and office engineering services for the construction of the new Regional Sewer Conveyance Line located along Dillon Road and Little Morongo Road in the City of Desert Hot Springs.

The project will convey wastewater to the Regional Water Reclamation Facility and includes the construction of 10,000 linear feet of 12” PVC force main, 950 linear feet of 12” VCP, 5,200 linear feet of 33” VCP, 1,000 linear feet of 36” VCP and all related appurtenances. Mr. Kelley provides support in submittal and RFI review, change order review, progress payment review/approval, labor compliance, coordination with utilities, permitting, grant reimbursement and coordination with District representatives. 430
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OCTAVIO
PARADA
TKE Engineering, Inc.

Technical Lead/Project
Engineer

EDUCATION
Bachelors of Science (B.S),
Autonomous University of Baja
California, Mexico (UABC)

CERTIFICATIONS
Certificate (1996),
Traffic Engineering for highways,
Secretary of Transport and
Communication (SCT-Mexico)
Certificate (2007),
CAD Pilot Boot Camp
for Civil 3D,
CVIS
Mr. Parada has over 24 years of progressive experience in civil engineering in the public works sector as well as the private sector. He is result-driven, proactive and detail-oriented with a proven track record of successfully handling and delivering a wide variety of complex and challenging projects. He is dedicated to ensure that projects exceed industry standards and consistently finishing under budget and schedule. Through his career, Octavio has accumulated extensive experience in planning, designing and project completion for more than 100 miles of water improvements, sewer improvements, drainage improvements, and computerized system modeling for water and sewer pipe size analysis and including drainage master plans.

Finally, Octavio has worked in the private sector for commercial and industrial development as technical director managing projects from the conceptual stage, through planning, designing, bidding, construction, and project completion under project specifications and exceeding client expectations.

DETAILED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
• Jonathan Street Waterline Project, City of Adelanto – Mr.

Parada served as Project Engineer on this project, which is located in the City of Adelanto along Jonathan Street, Auburn Avenue, and Barcelona Avenue. TKE provided design services for approximately 4,000 linear feet of water system
improvements. The project scope of work included design of pipeline, valves, service laterals and appurtenances for new service to current and future commercial and industrial developments. Services include records research, design survey, preliminary engineering, alignment selection, utility verification, permitting, design, cost estimating, stakeholder coordination, construction management, inspection, and
construction staking.
• Adelanto Road and Pansy Road Water and Sewer Project, City of Adelanto – Mr. Parada served as Project Engineer for this project, which is located in the City of Adelanto along Adelanto Road and Pansy Road. TKE provided design and construction support services for the project that included design
preparation for approximately 2,000 linear feet of water system improvements including pipeline, valves, fire hydrants, service laterals and appurtenances. In addition, the project included approximately 1,000 linear feet of sewer system improvements including manholes and laterals. Proposed
improvements provided new service to current and future commercial and industrial developments. Services include records research, design survey, preliminary engineering, alignment selection, utility verification, permitting, design, cost estimating, stakeholder coordination, construction management, inspection and construction staking.
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• White Avenue Water and Drainage, City of Adelanto - Mr.

Parada was the Project Engineer for the design of a 38,000 square foot drainage basin, inlet and outlet facilities, curb, gutter, and sidewalk located near White Avenue and Pearmain Street. The project will effectively improve flood control, eliminating current flooding along the transportation corridor, enhance water conservation from the rainfall within the vicinity, storm water, and provide water to the region. • Kern Drive-Peralta Place Sewer Rehabilitation Project.

Rubidoux Community Service District – Mr. Parada Assisted in the design and preparation of 550’ of 12” cured in place pipe, including manholes, and appurtenances. The project also included 150’ of vitrified clay pipeline extension for future connection to a regional sewer project.
• Pacific Avenue Water Pipeline Improvements Project.

Rubidoux Community Service District – Mr. Parada Assisted in the design and preparation of 5400’ linear feet of watermains ranging from 16” to 8” in diameter, utilizing ductile iron and Polyvinyl chloride pipe, pipeline appurtenances, fire hydrants, 60 linear feet of 24” bore and jack steel casing. The project also included coordination of future street and storm drain
improvements with riverside county transportation
department and flood control district.
• Crestmore Road Waterline Replacement Project. Rubidoux Community Service District – Mr. Parada Assisted in the design and preparation of 1500’ linear feet of 24” CML&C
transmission main improvements to increase flows from an existing well site
• Central Avenue Water Replacement Project. City of Upland, CA – Mr. Parada Assisted in the design and preparation of 3500’ linear feet of 12” CML&C pipe, pipeline appurtenances, service laterals and fire hydrants.
• Mountain Avenue Pavement Rehabilitation and Water
Improvement Project. City of Upland, CA – Mr. Parada
Assisted in the design and preparation of 9500’ linear feet of watermains ranging from 12” to 6” in diameter CML&C pipe, pipeline appurtenances, service laterals and fire hydrants. Also 600,000 square feet of Pavement rehabilitation and restriping. • 14th Street and 22nd Street Roadway Rehabilitation and Water Improvement Project. City of Upland, CA – Mr. Parada Assisted in the design and preparation of 7000’ linear feet of watermains ranging from 10” to 4” in diameter of CML&C
pipe, pipeline appurtenances, service laterals and fire hydrants. Also 9,000 linear feet of road reconstruction including Pavement rehabilitation, curb, gutter, sidewalks, driveways, drainage structures, ADA accessible Ramps and Signing and striping.
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RON MUSSER,
P.L.S.

TKE Engineering, Inc.

Senior Surveyor

REGISTRATIONS
P.L.S. License Number 4230 (CA)

AFFILIATIONS
American Council of Engineering
Companies of California
Mr. Musser has over 53 years of experience in performing field and office surveying and plan checking services for public and private projects including roadway and highway projects. He has performed design topographic surveying and construction staking on all of TKE’s respective design and construction management projects and map checking over the past 16 years. In addition, he has prepared records of survey, parcel maps and tract maps in San Bernardino County, Riverside County, San Diego County, Orange County and Los Angeles County. He has performed boundary, topographic, ALTA, and precise level surveys as well as Global Positioning Surveys.

DETAILED PROJECT EXPERIENCE
• San Bernardino Avenue/Etiwanda Avenue Force Main,
Inland Empire Utilities Agency, City of Fontana, CA – Mr.

Musser served as Project Surveyor for this project, which provided 8,360 linear feet of 24-inch and 30-inch parallel DIP force mains and PVC electrical and fiber optic conduits. • “I” Street Pipeline, City of San Bernardino, CA – Mr. Musser is Project Surveyor of this project, which consists of the construction of 2,300' of 16" and 3,700’ of 20” ductile iron pipe, including restrained length calculations, joint
specifications, system appurtenances, connections to the existing system, San Bernardino County Flood Control District permitting for pipeline hanging under “I” Street bridge crossing of the Lytle Creek Channel, and SANBAG permitting for bore and jack crossing of railroad at Rialto Avenue.

Proposed water system improvements provide a transmission main from the newly constructed pipelines in 2nd Street, Mill Street and Inland Center Drive for adequate water system conveyance
• 1720 Zone West Transmission Main Pipeline, City of San Bernardino, CA - – Mr. Musser served as Project Surveyor for this project. This project consisted of the construction of 14,500' of 36" cement mortar lined and coated steel pipe, including restrained length calculations, joint specifications, system appurtenances, connections to the existing system, Metropolitan Water District and San Gabriel Valley Water district encroachment permits, San Bernardino County Flood Control District, US Army Corp of Engineers, and Department of Fish and Game permitting for pipeline bore and jack
crossing of Devil’s Creek Diversion Channel/Cable Creek, BNSF permitting for bore and jack crossing of railroad at Palm Avenue, and coordination with other agencies for tie-ins to the proposed reservoir site.
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LOR Geotechnical
Group, Inc. will be
providing Geotechnical
Investigation services by performing geotechnical borings to identify the key geotechnical constraints for the
construction of the project. LOR Geotechnical Group, Inc., is a California Corporation that was founded by their
President, John P. Leuer. Mr. Leuer will be the contact person for their organization and can be reached via
telephone at (951) 653-1760, by email at
[email protected], or by mail at 6121 Quail Valley Court, Riverside, California 92507 (Office Location). He is LOR's under signer and is legally authorized to bind a contract for the execution of the work. In their firm's 35 years of providing geotechnical services, their engineers,
geologists, and technical support personnel have stayed committed to serving our clients with personal, timely, and technically superior service. In addition, LOR's
principals are directly involved in the implementation and completion of its professional services.

Their office has a full-service geotechnical laboratory that is currently certified by the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) district engineer. Their field and laboratory personnel are Caltrans, International Code
Council (ICC), American Concrete Institute (ACI), and
American Construction Institute Association (ACIA)
certified.

LOR has provided geotechnical engineering services for
thousands of projects within southern California, and
surrounding communities for a similar scope of services with numerous agencies.

Percentage of Work to be Performed: 10%
C Below will be
providing Potholing
services for this project,
which will include the 12
required potholes per
the RFP. Their highly experienced technicians utilize the most advanced equipment in the industry. They locate
horizontal and vertical locations of underground utilities including gas, power, waste, communications, and
cable/TV. Many different methods are used to locate
these utilities. These methods include GPR (ground
penetrating radar), CCTV, utility locators, electromagnetic locators, and potholing. Accurate information is vital in planning and can prevent costly delays from damages
caused by cutting, coring, drilling, or digging in areas congested by unforeseen hazards in concrete, masonry,
and underground. Information can be provided in the
form of pull box or electrical reports, potholing reports, underground mapping, 3D modeling, CAD drawings or
simply marking surfaces.

C Below has been in the utility locating business for
fourteen years (Founded in 2009) and employs the most
experienced technicians in the industry, some with over twelve years of experience. With their corporate office located at 1385 Old Temescal Rd. Suite 100, Corona CA,
92881, where they can mobilize quickly throughout
Central and Southern California. C Below currently has
over eighty employees, including sixty-six technicians, the sales department, a Project Engineer, a surveyor, and a CAD technician.

C Below’s, President, Chris Loera maintains a hand–on
approach by researching and acquiring equipment that
utilizes the most accurate technology available in the
industry. He attends Industry Workshops and meets with
equipment manufactures to stay up to speed on new
technology and software applications.

Percentage of Work to be Performed: 5%
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JONATHAN STREET WATERLINE
City of Adelanto, CA
Client Contact: Mr. Jessie Flores
Phone Number: (760) 246-2300
Email: [email protected]
Project Cost: $0.65M
Completion Date: August 2022

DESCRIPTION
The Jonathan Street Waterline Project is located in the City of Adelanto along Jonathan Street, Auburn Avenue, and Barcelona Avenue.

TKE provided design services for approximately 4,000 linear feet of water system improvements. The project scope of work included design of pipeline, valves, service laterals and appurtenances for new service to current and future commercial and industrial developments.

SERVICES
Services include records research, design survey, preliminary engineering, alignment selection, utility verification, permitting, design, cost estimating, stakeholder coordination, construction management, inspection, and construction staking.

KEY STAFF
Brian Wolfe, P.E., Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., Octavio Parada, Ron Musser, L.S., Daniel Melero, E.I.T., Travis Bradshaw, E.I.T., Tyler Ault

ADELANTO ROAD AND PANSY ROAD WATER

AND SEWER PROJECT
City of Adelanto, CA
Client Contact: Mr. Jessie Flores
Phone Number: (760) 246-2300
Email: [email protected]
Project Cost: $0.5M
Completion Date: September 2021

DESCRIPTION
The Adelanto Road and Pansy Road Water and Sewer Project is located in the City of Adelanto along Adelanto Road and Pansy Road. TKE provided design and construction support services for the project that included design preparation for approximately 2,000 linear feet of water system improvements including pipeline, valves, fire hydrants, service laterals and appurtenances. In addition, the project included approximately 1,000 linear feet of sewer system improvements including manholes and laterals. Proposed improvements provided new service to current and future commercial and industrial developments.

KEY STAFF
Brian Wolfe, P.E., Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., Jose Hernandez, Octavio Parada, Shelby Kelley, E.I.T., Ron Musser, L.S., Mycal Batla

RELEVANCE TO ADELANTO
• City of Adelanto Experience
• High Desert Project Experience
• New Water Main Installation
• Developer Coordination
• Utility Coordination

RELEVANCE TO ADELANTO
• City of Adelanto Experience
• High Desert Project Experience
• New Water Main Installation
• Developer Coordination
• Utility Coordination
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SAN BERNARDINO STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT
City of Montclair, CA
Client Contact: Mr. Bill Schwartz
Phone Number: (909) 267-2113
Email: [email protected]
Project Cost: $1.1M
Completion Date: December 2021

DESCRIPTION
The San Bernardino Street Water Replacement Project is located on San Bernardino Street from Fremont Avenue to Benson Avenue and along Bandera Street from Vernon Avenue to Benson Avenue in the City of Montclair. The project includes construction of approximately 4,000 linear feet of replacement 12” PVC water main and 1,300 linear feet of replacement 8” PVC water main, water meters and appurtenances. The project will replace aging and failing water mains within both street and replace all water services, meters, fire hydrants and connections to existing water mains.

SERVICES
Services include records research, design survey, preliminary engineering, alignment selection, utility verification, permitting, design and cost estimating.

KEY STAFF
Steven Ledbetter, P.E., Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., Octavio Parada, Shelby Kelley, E.I.T., Ron Musser, L.S.

DESIGN OF BARBOUR STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT
City of B anning, CA
Client Contact: Mr. Patrick Safari, Associate Engineer
Phone Number: (951) 922-3168
Email: [email protected]
Project Cost: $0.8M
Completion Date: Current

DESCRIPTION
The City of Banning retained TKE to provide engineering design services for the replacement of existing 4-inch and 6-inch steel water distribution mains in Barbour Street between San Gorgonio Avenue and Juarez Street 3,550 linear feet. The existing line directly feeds the surrounding residences and conveys water to downstream properties of various land-use designations. Due to its age and conveyance capacity, it was identified as a deficient system component, especially for supplying fire flow. The purpose of the project is to eliminate undersized and aging infrastructure. The design includes the reconnection of the water service laterals to the new main and repairing of disturbed areas (e.g., private improvements).

SERVICES
Services include records research, design survey, preliminary engineering, utility verification, permitting, design, cost estimating, stakeholder coordination, construction surveying and staking, and bidding/construction support.

KEY STAFF
Steven Ledbetter, P.E., Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., Octavio Parada, Shelby Kelley, E.I.T., Ron Musser, L.S.

RELEVANCE TO ADELANTO
• Waterline Replacement
• Utility Coordination
• Constrained Alignment
Alternatives

RELEVANCE TO ADELANTO
• Waterline Replacement
• Utility Coordination
• Constrained Alignment
Alternatives
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2017-18 ANNUAL WATER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
City of Hesperia, CA
Client Contact: Mr. Nils Bentsen
Phone Number: (760) 947-1025
Email: [email protected]
Project Cost: $1.3M
Completion Date: January 2019

DESCRIPTION
TKE provided design engineering services for the construction of the pipeline replacement program to replace nearly 42,600 linear feet of 4” aging pipelines with 8-inch pipe and related appurtenances. Typical pipeline appurtenances for the project include, control valves, fire hydrants, air vacuum release valves, blowoffs, and water service piping to construct to the existing water meters which will remain.

SERVICES
Services include records research, design, hydraulic modeling, permitting, surveying, preparation of construction documents and estimates and coordination with agencies and consultants.

KEY STAFF
Steven Ledbetter, P.E., Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., Octavio Parada, Ron Musser, L.S.

DESERT WILLOWS WATERLINE REPLACEMENT
City of Desert Hot Springs, CA
Client Contact: Mr. Arden Wallum
Phone Number: (760) 329-5169
Email: [email protected]
Project Cost: $1.5M
Completion Date: August 2021

DESCRIPTION
The Desert Willows Waterline Replacement Project is located in the City of Desert Hot Springs south of Pierson Avenue. TKE provided project management services for the project that included design preparation for approximately 7,700 linear feet of water system replacement improvements including pipeline, valves, fire hydrants, service laterals and appurtenances. Proposed improvements provided replacement for leaky pipelines and services. The project also included negotiating a cost share agreement with the Desert Willows Community HOA to aid in funding street rehabilitation outside of the trench repair throughout the project limits.

KEY STAFF
Steven Ledbetter, P.E., Terry Renner, P.E., L.S., Q.S.D., Octavio Parada, Ron Musser, L.S.

RELEVANCE TO ADELANTO
• Waterline Replacement
• Utility Coordination
• Constrained Alignment
Alternatives

RELEVANCE TO ADELANTO
• Water Pipeline Design
• Utility Relocation/Coordination
• Design/Construction Surveying
• New Service Connections
• Pavement Rehabilitation
• Easement Acquisition/Property
Owner Coordination
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Harris & Associates
22 Executive Park, Suite 200
Irvine, California 92614
P.M. Elizabeth Reyes
[email protected] (949) 536-2516

SUBSURFACE SOILS INVESTIGATION, VARIOUS SEWER IMPROVEMENTS, INDIO, CALIFORNIA Contract Amount $25,590.00
Description of Project
During August and September of 2022, LOR Geotechnical Group, Inc., conducted a subsurface soils investigation for the proposed various sewer improvements located in the City of Indio, California. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the subsurface conditions encountered in our exploratory borings and to provide geotechnical design recommendations for the proposed sewer line. The scope of our services included: 1) Review of available data; 2) A subsurface field investigation; 3) Laboratory testing of selected soil samples obtained during the field investigation; 4) Development of geotechnical recommendations for pipeline installation and the excavation backfill; and 5) Preparation of report.

Harris & Associates
22 Executive Park, Suite 200
Irvine, California 92614
P.M. Elizabeth Reyes
[email protected] (949) 536-2516
SUBSURFACE SOILS INVESTIGATION, FY 2021 SEWER PROJECT, INDIO, CALIFORNIA Contract Amount $13,765.00
Description of Project
During December of 2020 and January of 2021, LOR Geotechnical Group, Inc., conducted a subsurface soils investigation for the proposed FY 2021 Sewer Project located in the City of Indio, California. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the subsurface conditions encountered in our exploratory borings and to provide geotechnical design recommendations for the proposed sewer line. The scope of our services included: 1) Review of available data; 2) A subsurface field investigation; 3) Laboratory testing of selected soil samples obtained during the field investigation; 4) Development of geotechnical recommendations for pipeline installation and the excavation backfill; and 5) Preparation of report.
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Water Systems Consulting
9375 Archibald Avenue, Suite 200, Rancho Cucamonga, California P.M. Chris Deiter
[email protected] (909) 483-3200

SUBSURFACE SOILS INVESTIGATION WATER PIPELINE REPLACEMENT, BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA Contract Amount $10,915.00
Description of Project
During January and February of 2019, a Subsurface Soils Investigation was performed by LOR Geotechnical Group, Inc., for the proposed construction/replacement of approximately 1.81 miles of waterlines that comprise Phase I of the City of Big Bear Lake Department of Water and Power 2018 Water Pipeline Replacement Project. The majority of the streets where the affected waterlines are located are on the south side of Big Bear Lake, within the Fawnskin area, as well as within the area of Moonridge. The purpose of thisinvestigation was to evaluate the subsurface conditions encountered in our exploratory borings and to provide geotechnical design recommendations for the proposed waterline placement and backfill. The scope of our services included: 1) A subsurface field investigation; 2) Laboratory testing of selected soil samples obtained during the field investigation; 3) Development of geotechnical recommendations for the waterline construction; and, 4) Preparation of report.

Water Systems Consulting
9375 Archibald Avenue, Suite 200, Rancho Cucamonga, California P.M. Chris Deiter
[email protected] (909) 483-3200
SUBSURFACE SOILS INVESTIGATION, BIG BEAR COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT’S FF-1 WATER MAIN Replacement Project, Big Bear City, California.

Contract Amount $11,52500
Description of Project
During September and October of 2022, a Subsurface Soils Investigation was performed by LOR Geotechnical Group, Inc., for the proposed construction/replacement of approximately 3,140 linear feet of waterlines that comprise the Big Bear City Community Services Districts FF-1 Water Main Replacement Project. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the subsurface conditions encountered in our exploratory borings and to provide geotechnical design recommendations for the proposed waterline placement and backfill. The scope of our services included: 1) A subsurface field investigation; 2) Laboratory testing of selected soil samples obtained during the field investigation; 3) Development of geotechnical recommendations for the waterline construction; and, 4) Preparation of report. 439
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Adelanto Road Water Main Design Services
City of Adelanto
SECTION 7 | SUB-CONSULTANT REFERENCES
EMWD| Water Pipeline Project
Client: Tetra Tech
Cost: $40,110.00
C Below was contracted to perform (45) potholes off USA’s markings. Once the potholing was underway C Below found that a lot of the markings were incorrect and encountered several dry holes. To avoid hitting any dry holes, C Below performed utility locating services to confirm the location of the line and then be able to pothole down to it. The assigned C Below Project Manager was key to successfully completing this job, he oversaw all aspects of the project from coordinating with DigAlert, submitting permits to the City, to traffic control, and communicating any issues to the client. At the completion of the potholing the client was provided a detailed pothole report.

Dunlap Drive Potholing
Client: EMWD | Eastern Municipal Water District
Cost: $25,350.00
C Below was contracted to perform (31) potholes over the course of (5) days. The client requested the holes be up to 10ft in depth. C Below provided the Traffic Control per City requirements, the backfill of the hole, perma patch, and a pothole report. The pothole report provides vital information that can be utilized for design, including vertical and horizontal location of the line, exact depth from the surface, the type of surface material, C Below even goes as far as providing photographs of each pothole and includes swing ties.

Waterman Avenue Potholing
Client: San Bernardino Water District
Cost: $11,075.00
C Below was contracted to perform 12 hours of potholing along one of San Bernardino busiest streets. C Below provided the Traffic Control, backfill of the hole, and patched up the potholes per the City’s requirements including hot patching the surface. Upon the conclusion of the potholing, the technicians provided all the information gathered on the field to the Drafting Department, the Drafters then produced a detailed pothole report with pictures and vital information for the new design.
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City of Adelanto
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SubConsultants2.) Total
Task No. Task Hours $ Hours $ Hours $ Hours $ Hours $ Hours $ Hours $ $ $ Design Scope of Services
Task 1 - Project Management and Meetings

1.1 City Coordination 8 $ 1,360 24 $ 3,840 $ - $ - 40 $ 3,600 $ - $ - $ 8,800

1.2 Kickoff Meeting 4 $ 680 4 $ 640 $ - $ - 2 $ 180 $ - $ - $ 1,500

1.3 Progress Meetings 8 $ 1,360 8 $ 1,280 $ - $ - 2 $ 180 $ - $ - $ 2,820

1.4 Schedule 2 $ 340 8 $ 1,280 $ - $ - 4 $ 360 $ - $ - $ 1,980 Task 2 - Project Development $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

2.1 Utility Research/Coordination $ - 2 $ 320 4 $ 600 4 $ 680 12 $ 1,080 $ - $ - $ 2,680

2.2 Professional Surveying 2 $ 340 2 $ 320 $ - 4 $ 680 $ - $ - 80 $ 20,000 $ 21,340

2.3 Base Construction Drawings 4 $ 680 8 $ 1,280 24 $ 3,600 $ - $ - 80 $ 11,200 $ - $ 16,760

2.4 30% Design 8 $ 1,360 24 $ 3,840 80 $ 12,000 $ - 24 $ 2,160 $ - $ - $ 19,360

2.5 Potholing 2.) 2 $ 340 4 $ 640 8 $ 1,200 $ - 8 $ 720 $ - 8 $ 2,000 $ 21,736 $ 26,636

2.6 Geotechnical Investigation 3.) 2 $ 340 4 $ 640 4 $ 600 $ - 4 $ 360 $ - $ - $ 25,850 $ 27,790 Task 3 - Final Design

3.1 60% Design 40 $ 6,800 80 $ 12,800 160 $ 24,000 $ - 24 $ 2,160 200 $ 28,000 $ - $ 73,760

3.2 Coordination with Agencies/Utilities $ - 4 $ 640 4 $ 600 $ - 8 $ 720 $ - $ - $ 1,960

3.3 100% Design 24 $ 4,080 40 $ 6,400 64 $ 9,600 $ - 16 $ 1,440 80 $ 11,200 $ - $ 32,720 Task 4 - Bidding Assistance $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

4.1 Bidding Assistance 2 $ 340 8 $ 1,280 24 $ 3,600 $ - 8 $ 720 $ - $ - $ 5,940 Task 5 - Construction Services $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -

5.1 Request for Information 2 $ 340 2 $ 320 $ - $ - 2 $ 180 $ - $ - $ 840

5.2 Preconstruction Conference 2 $ 340 2 $ 320 $ - $ - 1 $ 90 $ - $ - $ 750

5.3 Shop Drawing Services 4 $ 680 8 $ 1,280 16 $ 2,400 $ - 8 $ 720 $ - $ - $ 5,080

5.4 Record Drawings 2 $ 340 4 $ 640 8 $ 1,200 $ - 1 $ 90 $ - $ - $ 2,270 Subtotal: 116 $ 19,720 236 $ 37,760 396 $ 59,400 8 $ 1,360 164 $ 14,760 360 $ 50,400 88 $ 22,000 $ 47,586 $ 252,986 Reimbursables (@1%)1.): $ 2,530
Rates: Notes: Design Total: $ 255,516
Project Manager $ 170 /HR 1.) Reimbursables Include Cost for Prints, Copies, Mileage, Etc. Rounded Design Total: $ 255,500 Project Engineer $ 160 /HR 2.) C-Below Fee for Utility Verification of 8 Potholes Associate Engineer $ 150 /HR 3.) LOR Geotechnical Fee for Borings Every 1,000 Linear Feet Surveyor $ 170 /HR
Clerical $ 90 /HR
Assistant Engineer/Designer $ 140 /HR
Survey Crew $ 250 /HR
City of Adelanto
Engineering Design Services
Consulting Engineering Fee
Project Manager Project Engineer Associate Engineer Clerical Survey Crew Adelanto Road Water Main
Assistant
Surveyor Engineer/Designer
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ADELANTO PUBLIC UTILITY AUTHORITY
A D E L A N T O G O V E R N M E N T A L C E N T E R | 1 1 6 0 0 A I R E X P R E S S W A Y | A D E L A N T O , C A L I F O R N I A 9 2 3 0 1
DATE: October 11, 2023
TO: Honorable Chairman, and Public Utility Authority Members FROM: Jessie Flores, City Manager
BY: Saba Engineer, P.E., City Engineer
SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR AUBURN AVENUE SEWER MAIN

DESIGN SERVICES
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends Adelanto Public Utility Authority approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with Albert A. WEBB Associates in the amount of $110,115 for Auburn Avenue Sewer Main Design Services authorizing project contingency in the amount of $11,000 for the design services, authorizing City Manager or designee to expend the contingency fund, if necessary to complete the project and authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement on behalf of the Adelanto Public Utility Authority.

BACKGROUND:

The sewer main along Auburn Avenue under Route 395 developed a “sag”. A parallel sewer main is required to prevent any collapse and leakage of the existing sewer line.

DISCUSSION:

August 31, 2023, a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a design service was released and made publicly available on the electronic plan room and City’s website. On September 28, 2023, three (3) proposals were received from the following firms:

No. Firm Location
1 TKE Engineering, Inc. Riverside
2 Albert A. WEBB Associates Riverside
3 West & Associates Engineering, Inc. Foothill Ranch
The proposals were reviewed by a panel of staff members using the City’s standard rating system requirements of the RFP and it was determined that the proposal submitted by Albert A. WEBB Associates met the requirements of the RFP. WEBB Associates has extensive experience and successfully completed similar projects for numerous cities Statewide. The panel determined Albert A. WEBB Associates demonstrated the capability to provide design services for Auburn Avenue Sewer Main Design Project.

If awarded by the City Council, project design is anticipated to begin in November 2023 and project 446
design completion is anticipated for May 2024.

Staff recommends City Council approve the award of a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with Albert A. WEBB Associates in the amount of $110,115 for Auburn Avenue Sewer Main Design Services.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Estimated Project Cost

Design Contract $ 105,179
Traffic Control Plans
Preparation $ 4,936 (will be authorized by the City
if needed)
Project Contingency $ 11,000
Project Management $ 11,000
Total Estimated Project Cost $ 132,115
Funds will be added to the budget from the Sewer Fund (360) on /resolution 23-05.

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment No. 1 Professional Service Agreement with Albert A. WEBB Associates Attachment No. 2 Location Map
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CITY OF ADELANTO

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

AUBURN AVENUE SEWER MAIN DESIGN
THIS PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and effective this ___25____ day of ___October___, 2023 (“Effective Date”) by and between the CITY OF ADELANTO, a California municipal corporation, (“City”) and Albert A. WEBB Associates company (“Consultant”). City and Consultant may sometimes herein be referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”
SECTION 1. SERVICES.

1.1 Term of Services. The term of this Agreement shall begin on October 25,2023 and shall end on December 31, 2024 unless the term of this Agreement is otherwise terminated or extended as provided for in Section 8. The time provided to Consultant to complete the Services required by this Agreement shall not affect City’s right to terminate this Agreement, as provided for in Section 8.

1.4 Time. Consultant shall devote such time to the performance of the Services pursuant to this Agreement as may be reasonably necessary to satisfy Consultant’s obligations hereunder.

SECTION 2. COMPENSATION.

City hereby agrees to pay Consultant a sum not to exceed ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN DOLLARS ($110,115) notwithstanding any contrary indications that may be contained in Consultant’s proposal, for the Services to be performed and reimbursable costs incurred under this Agreement. In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and Exhibit A, regarding the amount of compensation, this Agreement shall prevail. City shall pay Consultant for the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement at the time and in the manner set forth herein. The payments specified below shall be the only payments from City to Consultant for the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement.

Invoices shall be submitted to:

City of Adelanto
Attn: Accounts Payable
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11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301

2.5 Hourly Fees. Fees for the Services performed by Consultant on an hourly basis shall not exceed the amounts shown on the fee schedule included with Exhibit A.

2.6 Reimbursable Expenses. Reimbursable expenses are included within the maximum amount of this Agreement.

2.7 Payment of Taxes. Consultant is solely responsible for the payment of employment taxes incurred under this Agreement and any federal or state taxes.

2.8 Payment upon Termination. In the event that City or Consultant terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8, City shall compensate Consultant for all outstanding costs and reimbursable expenses incurred for Services satisfactorily completed and for reimbursable expenses as of the date of written notice of termination. Consultant shall maintain adequate logs and timesheets in order to verify costs and reimbursable expenses incurred to that date. 450
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SECTION 3. FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT.

SECTION 4. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.

Any deductible or self-insured retention shall be shown on the Certificate. If the deductible or self-insured retention exceeds TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($25,000), it must be approved in writing by City.
b. Claims-Made Limitations. The following provisions shall apply if the professional liability coverage is written on a claims-made form:
(i) The retroactive date of the policy must be shown and must be no later than the commencement of the Services.
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(ii) Insurance must be maintained and evidence of insurance must be provided for at least five (5) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or completion of the Services, so long as commercially available at reasonable rates. (iii) If coverage is canceled or not renewed and it is not replaced with another claims-made policy form with a retroactive date that precedes the Effective Date of this Agreement, Consultant must provide extended reporting coverage for a minimum of five (5) years after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or the completion of the Services. Such continuation coverage may be provided by one of the following: (1) renewal of the existing policy; (2) an extended reporting period endorsement; or (3) replacement insurance with a retroactive date no later than the commencement of the Services under this Agreement. City shall have the right to exercise, at Consultant’s sole cost and expense, any extended reporting provisions of the policy, if Consultant cancels or does not renew the coverage.
(iv) A copy of the claim reporting requirements must be submitted to City prior to the commencement of the Services under this Agreement.

4.4 All Policies Requirements.
a. Acceptability of Insurers. All insurance required by this Section is to be placed with insurers with a Bests’ rating of no less than A:VII and admitted in California. b. Verification of Coverage. Prior to beginning the Services under this Agreement, Consultant shall furnish City with certificates of insurance, additional insured endorsement or policy language granting additional insured status complete certified copies of all policies, including complete certified copies of all endorsements. All copies of policies and certified endorsements shall show the signature of a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. The certificate of insurance must include the following reference:
«Contract_Title». The name and address for additional insured endorsements, certificates of insurance and notice of cancellation is: City of Adelanto, 11600 Air Expressway, Adelanto, CA 92301. City must be endorsed as an additional insured for liability arising out of ongoing and completed operations by or on behalf of Consultant.
c. Notice of Reduction in or Cancellation of Coverage. Consultant shall provide written notice to City within ten (10) working days if: (1) any of the required insurance policies is terminated; (2) the limits of any of the required polices are reduced; or (3) the deductible or self insured retention is increased. In the event any of said policies of insurance are cancelled, Consultant shall, prior to the cancellation date, submit new evidence of insurance in conformance with this Section 4 to the Contract Administrator.
d. Additional Insured; Primary Insurance. City and its officers, employees, agents, and authorized volunteers shall be covered as additional insureds with respect to each of the following: liability arising out of the Services performed by or on behalf of Consultant, including the insured’s general supervision of Consultant; products and completed operations of Consultant, as applicable; premises owned, occupied, or used by Consultant; and automobiles owned, leased, or used by Consultant in the course of providing the Services pursuant to this Agreement. The coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded 453
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to City or its officers, employees, agents, or authorized volunteers. The insurance provided to City as an additional insured must apply on a primary and non-contributory basis with respect to any insurance or self-insurance program maintained by City. Additional insured status shall continue for one (1) year after the expiration or termination of this Agreement or completion of the Services.

4.5 Remedies. In addition to any other remedies at law or equity City may have if Consultant fails to provide or maintain any insurance policies or policy endorsements to the extent and within the time herein required, City may, at its sole option, exercise any of the following remedies, which are alternatives to other remedies City may have and are not the exclusive remedy for Consultant’s breach:
a. Obtain such insurance and deduct and retain the amount of the premiums for such insurance from any sums due under this Agreement; b. Order Consultant to stop work under this Agreement or withhold any payment that becomes due to Consultant hereunder, or both stop work and withhold any payment, until Consultant demonstrates compliance with the requirements hereof; and/or c. Terminate this Agreement.
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SECTION 5. INDEMNIFICATION.

SECTION 6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.

At all times during the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall be an independent contractor and shall not be an employee of City. City shall have the right to control Consultant only insofar as the results of the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement and assignment of personnel pursuant to Subsection 1.3; however, otherwise City shall not have the right to control the means by which Consultant accomplishes the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement. 455
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The personnel performing the Services under this Agreement on behalf of Consultant shall at all times be under Consultant’s exclusive direction and control. Consultant shall not at any time or in any manner represent that it is or any of its officers, employees, or agents are in any manner officers, officials, employees, or agents of City. Consultant shall not incur or have the power to incur any debt, obligation, or liability whatever against City, or bind City in any manner. Except for the fees paid to Consultant as provided in this Agreement, City shall not pay salaries, wages, or other compensation to Consultant for performing the Services hereunder for City. City shall not be liable for compensation or indemnification to Consultant for injury or sickness arising out of performing the Services hereunder. Notwithstanding any other City, state, or federal policy, rule, regulation, law, or ordinance to the contrary, Consultant and any of its employees, agents, and subcontractors providing services under this Agreement shall not qualify for or become entitled to any compensation, benefit, or any incident of employment by City, including but not limited to eligibility to enroll in the California Public Employees Retirement System (“PERS”) as an employee of City and entitlement to any contribution to be paid by City for employer contributions and/or employee contributions for PERS benefits.

SECTION 7. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

7.1 Governing Law. The laws of the State of California shall govern this Agreement.

7.3 Prevailing Wages. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be independently responsible for reviewing the applicable prevailing wage laws and regulations and effectuating compliance with such laws, including, but not limited to the prevailing wage and related requirements set forth in this Subsection 7.3. Consultant shall bear all risks of payment or non-payment of prevailing wages under California law and/or the implementation of Labor Code Section 1781, as the same may be amended from time to time, and/or any other similar law. a. Public Work. Consultant hereby expressly acknowledges and agrees that City has never previously affirmatively represented to Consultant, its employees or agents in writing or otherwise that the Services are not a “public work,” as defined in Section 1720 of the Labor Code. It is agreed by the Parties that, in connection with the development, construction (as defined by applicable law) and operation of the Services, including, without limitation, any public work (as defined by applicable law), if any, Consultant shall bear all risks of payment or nonpayment of state and/or federal prevailing wages and/or the implementation of Labor Code Sections 1726 and 1781, as the same may be enacted, adopted or amended from time to time, and/or any other provision of law. To the extent applicable, City will enforce all penalties required by law for Consultant’s failure to pay prevailing wages. 456
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b. Labor Code of California. The Consultant’s attention is directed to Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 of the Labor Code of the State of California and especially to Article 2 (Wages); and Article 3 (Working Hours), thereof.
(i) In accordance with Sections 1773 and 1773.2 of the Labor Code, City has found and determined the general prevailing rates of wages in the locality in which the public work is to be performed are those determined by the Director of Industrial Relations and available at https://www.dir.ca.gov/OPRL/2022-1/PWD/Southern.html. Copies of the prevailing rates of wages are maintained with City’s principal office and are available to any interested party on request. Consultant shall post a copy of the prevailing rate of per diem wages at each job site. (ii) Consultant is aware of and will comply with the provisions of Labor Code Section 1776, including the keeping of payroll records and furnishing certified copies thereof in accordance with said Section. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4, Consultant must submit certified payroll records to the Labor Commissioner using the Department of Industrial Relations’ electronic certified payroll reporting (eCPR) system.
(iii) Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1810, it is stipulated hereby that eight (8) hours labor constitutes a legal day’s work hereunder. (iv) Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1815, work performed by employees of contractors in excess of eight (8) hours per day, and 40 hours during any one week, shall be permitted upon public work upon compensation for all hours worked in excess of eight (8) hours per day at not less than 1 ½ times the basic rate of pay. (v) Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1813, it is stipulated hereby that Consultant shall, as a penalty to City, forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25) for each worker employed in the execution of this Agreement by Consultant or by any subcontractor hereunder for each calendar day during which such worker is required or permitted to work more than eight (8) hours in any one calendar day and forty (40) hours in any one (1) calendar week in violation of the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 1810), Chapter 1, Part 7, Division 2 of the Labor Code.
(vi) Consultant is aware of and will comply with the provisions of Labor Code Sections 1777.5 and 1777.6 with respect to the employment of apprentices. Pursuant to Section 1777.5 it is hereby stipulated that Consultant will be responsible for obtaining compliance therewith on the part of any and all sub-consultants or subcontractors employed by Consultant in connection with this Agreement.
(vii) Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1775, it is hereby stipulated that Consultant shall, as a penalty to City, forfeit not more than two-hundred dollars ($200) for each calendar day, or portion thereof, for each worker paid less than the prevailing rates as determined by the Director of Industrial Relations for the work or craft in which the worker is employed for the Services by Consultant or any sub-consultant or subcontractor. c. Bidding Eligibility. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.1, no contractor or subcontractor (or consultant or subconsultant) may be listed on a bid proposal for a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. 457
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d. DIR Monitoring. Pursuant to Labor Code Section 1771.4, Consultant is hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations.
e. Indemnification Related to Prevailing Wages. Section 5, Indemnification, specifically encompasses Claims arising from or related to (i) the noncompliance by Consultant or any party performing the Services of any applicable local, state, and/or federal law, including, without limitation, any applicable federal and/or state labor laws (including, without limitation, the requirement to pay state prevailing wages and hire apprentices); (ii) the implementation of Labor Code Sections 1726 and 1781, as the same may be amended from time to time, or any other similar law; and/or (iii) failure by Consultant or any party performing the Services to provide any required disclosure or identification as required by Labor Code Section 1781, as the same may be amended from time to time, and/or any other similar law.

7.6 Annual Appropriation of Funding. In accord with Article 16 Section 18 of the California Constitution, payment of compensation under this Agreement is contingent upon annual appropriation of funds by City for that purpose. Consultant acknowledges and agrees that to the 458
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extent that the Services extend beyond one (1) fiscal year, payment for such Services is expressly conditioned on City’s annual appropriation of funds for such Services for each year. If no funds are appropriated then this Agreement shall be terminated. City pledges and agrees to process such appropriation requests annually and in good faith. Nothing in this Subsection shall be construed to limit the right of either Party to terminate this Agreement as provided herein.

SECTION 8. TERMINATION AND MODIFICATION.

8.1 Termination. City may cancel this Agreement at any time and without cause upon written notification to Consultant.

8.2 Termination by Consultant. Consultant may cancel this Agreement upon 30 days’ written notice to City.

8.5 Amendments. The Parties may amend this Agreement only by a writing signed by all the Parties.

SECTION 9. KEEPING AND STATUS OF RECORDS.

SECTION 10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

10.2 Venue. In the event that either Party brings any action against the other under this Agreement, the Parties agree that trial of such action shall be vested exclusively in Orange County.

10.5 No Implied Waiver of Breach. Waiver by any Party to this Agreement of any term, condition, or covenant of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other term, condition, or covenant. Waiver by any Party of any breach of the provisions of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision or a waiver of any subsequent breach or violation of any provision of this Agreement. Acceptance by City of any work or services by Consultant shall not constitute a waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by a non-defaulting Party on any default shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver. Any waiver by either Party of any default must be in writing 461
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and shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other provision of this Agreement.

10.6 Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall apply to and bind the successors and assigns of the Parties.

10.9 Notices. Any written notice to Consultant shall be sent to:

Albert A. Webb Associates
Attn: Bruce A. Davis
3788 McCray Street
Riverside, CA. 92506
Any written notice to City shall be sent to the Contract Administrator at:

City of Adelanto
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
Attn: Saba Engineer, City Engineer
with a copy to:

City Clerk
City of Adelanto
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301

10.10 Professional Seal. Where applicable in the determination of the Contract Administrator, the first page of a technical report, first page of design specifications, and each page of construction drawings shall be stamped/sealed and signed by the licensed professional responsible for the report/design preparation. The stamp/seal shall be in a block entitled “Seal and Signature of Registered Professional with report/design responsibility,” as in the following example.
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__________________________________________
Seal and Signature of Registered Professional with
report/design responsibility.

10.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one agreement.

10.16 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. There are no intended third-party beneficiaries under this Agreement and no such other third parties shall have any rights or obligations hereunder.

10.18 No Undue Influence. Consultant declares and warrants that no undue influence or pressure is used against or in concert with any officer or employee of City in connection with the award, terms or implementation of this Agreement, including any method of coercion, confidential financial arrangement, or financial inducement. No officer or employee of City shall receive compensation, directly or indirectly, from Consultant, or from any officer, employee, or agent of 463
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Consultant, in connection with the award of this Agreement or any work to be conducted as a result of this Agreement.

10.19 No Benefit to Arise to City Employees. No member, officer, or employee of City, or their designees or agents, and no public official who exercises authority over or has responsibilities with respect to this Agreement during his/her tenure or for one (1) year thereafter, shall have any interest, direct or indirect, in any agreement or sub-agreement, or the proceeds thereof, for the Services to be performed under this Agreement. [Signatures on Following Page]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed and entered into this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

CITY OF ADELANTO
Jessie Flores
Attest:

Brenda Lopez, City Clerk
Approved as to Form:

Todd Litfin, City Attorney

CONSULTANT
Bruce A. Davis

«Consultant_Signature_2»

[Note: 2 officer’s signatures required if
Consultant is a corporation, unless provided
with a certificate of secretary in-lieu]
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EXHIBIT A.

EXHIBIT A

SCOPE OF SERVICES
Services shall include «Contract_Title» services in the amount not to exceed «CONTRACT_AMOUNT_SPELLED_OUT» («Contract_Amount») as further detailed in the following page(s).
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Prepared for
Proposal to Provide
Auburn Avenue Sewer
Main Design Services
September 28, 2023
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Section 1. Cover Letter........................................................................1 Section 2. Executive Summary............................................................3 Section 3. Approach to the Scope of Work.........................................4 Section 4. Consultant Team ..............................................................11 Section 5. Sub-Consultants ..............................................................21 Section 6. Consultant References and Relevant Experience............23 Section 7. Sub-Consultant References .............................................29 Section 8. Schedule ..........................................................................31 Section 9. Addendum Acknowledgment...........................................32 Table of Contents
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1 Saba Engineer, PE
City of Adelanto
11600 Air Expressway
Adelanto, CA 92301
RE: Request for Proposal for Auburn Avenue Sewer Main Design Services Dear Ms. Engineer:

Enclosed is Albert A. Webb Associates’ (WEBB) proposal to provide design services for the City of Adelanto (City) Auburn Avenue Sewer Main.

The WEBB team fully understands the project’s primary objective is to address the capacity issues and surging problems in the City’s existing sewer main beneath Interstate 395, which has developed a “sag.” This new sewer main will operate in parallel to the existing one, featuring two hydraulic structures at either end to enable a seamless transition from the old to the new sewer system without any disruption in the flow. The existing sewer main will be retained as an emergency backup. The specific length of the casing and sewer main will be determined in consultation with Caltrans, based on the width of the actual Caltrans US HWY 395 right of way.

Critical Issues
In order to be successful on the City’s project, WEBB has identified the following critical issues that WEBB will ensure are properly addressed:
• Feasibility of a Jack and Bore under US 395 and Caltrans Permitting • Depth of Sewer, Existing Sewer Profile, and Hydraulic Profile • Diversion Structure Design and Bypassing for Construction • Determining the Extent of Caltrans ROW versus City ROW Project Interest
WEBB is proposing on this RFP because we believe our firm can bring real value to the City based on our experience in performing sewer main design services for a number of similarly sized public agencies including, but not limited to:
• Edgemont Community Services District
• Jurupa Community Services District
• Rubidoux Community Services District
• Eastern Municipal Water District
• Crestline Sanitation District
On behalf of our entire project team, I would like to thank the City of Adelanto for this opportunity to submit our proposal for this very important project. We look forward to discussing our team, our approach, and our ideas on how to successfully complete this design with you in greater detail.

Our team members will remain available throughout the duration of the project. As a result, you can be confident your sewer main design will be successfully completed in a timely and professional manner. We look forward to the opportunity of working together. If you have any questions regarding our proposal, please contact me directly at 951.830.2069, or by email at [email protected].
3788 McCray Street, Riverside, CA 92506 | P:951.686.1070 | F:951.788.1256 | www.webbassociates.com September 28, 2023
Section 1. Cover Letter
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2 As an authorized agent, I am able to negotiate and execute an agreement with the City on behalf of Albert A. Webb Associates.

Sincerely,
Bruce A. Davis, PE | Senior Vice President
[email protected]
WEBB acknowledges any proprietary information that might be contained in the Proposal, in accordance with Section VII, Paragraph 10.

WEBB has read and understands the RFP in its entirety, including, without limitation, the scope and nature of the work, all appendices, attachments, exhibits, schedules, and addendum, as applicable.

WEBB acknowledges receipt of Addendum 1 dated September 20, 2023; see Section 9. 471
3 Section 2. Executive Summary
WEBB is eager to collaborate with the City of Adelanto (City) to provide services for the City’s Auburn Avenue Sewer Main.

This WEBB Team fully understands the importance of this project to the City’s overall goals. WEBB’s Team has the technical expertise, resources, knowledge, and most importantly, the commitment to complete your project on-time and within budget.

Firm Background
• Long-standing financially stable civil engineering and planning firm since 1945 • Over 180 associates and the in-house expertise to address all client needs • WEBB offers a broad range of services to meet the objectives of our clients which include project development, planning, design, entitlement, funding, permitting, construction management, and inspection. • Multi-Disciplinary firm capable of providing all required services » Water Resources
» Construction Management and Inspection
» Land Development Planning & Entitlement
» Land Development Engineering
» Traffic and Transportation Engineering
» Environmental Services
» Land Survey and Mapping Services
» Landscape Architecture
» Geographic Information Systems
Experience and References
• Extensive experience in sewer main designs for public agencies by the assigned team • Strive to reach client’s project goals and responsive to client requests and needs • Superior quality work, integrity, and long-standing client relationships Project Team
• Assigned Principal-in-Charge, Bruce Davis, PE, specializes in managing multiple disciplines • Project Manager, Siming Zhang, PE, will implement the City’s project • Key personnel will be available as proposed for the duration of all projects • Project teams working together on similar projects from our corporate office Work Plan
• Understanding the overall project and required scope of services • Quality control embedded in every stage of project development • Assignment of highly qualified project manager and resources to complete the project Project Schedules
• Determination of project’s critical path and allocating resources to complete project on time • Creating a summary schedule to evaluate cumulative impact to WEBB and City resources • Close coordination and communication is a fundamental principle to maintaining the project time frame 472
4 Section 3. Approach to the Scope of Work
Project Understanding
The City desires to install a new sewer crossing of US 395 at Auburn Avenue due to an existing sag in the 15-inch sewer main that is inhibiting flow and capacity, creating a surging issue on the existing 15-inch sewer line. The intent of the project is to design a parallel sewer facility that can handle the peak flow and then retain the existing sewer as an emergency backup. The new parallel sewer facility would be connected into the system with hydraulic structures that, once the new facilities are constructed, would allow switching from the old to new and back again without interrupting flows.

WEBB has identified four key issues for successful implementation of this project. We have outlined our specific approach in how WEBB will resolve these key issues.

1. Feasibility of a Jack and Bore under US 395 and Caltrans Permitting
Caltrans has responsibility and jurisdiction over the US 395 right-of-way and any encroachments must comply with the requirements in Caltrans’ Encroachment Permits (EP) Manual. Once the Caltrans ROW is clearly defined, we will review the standard requirements from the EP manual related to this crossing and compare those requirements against this project and its particular constraints. One issue is whether the proposed casing will have enough depth under the existing US 395 travel lanes to meet Caltrans’ requirements as the depth will be governed by the hydraulic conditions of the existing upstream and downstream sewer mains. The EP manual also has minimum casing pipe wall thicknesses.

Another issue is the location of the jack and bore pits in relationship to this intersection and the free flow of traffic or traffic control requirements (signs, delineators, or K-Rails) that might extend into the Caltrans ROW.

Our team has extensive experience with Caltrans Jack and Bore Crossings, temporary traffic control measures for public works construction, and will leverage that experience by selecting an alignment that is feasible, permittable, and cost effective. Also, the casing diameter for this project may be dictated more by the requirements for installing the casing than the size of the 15-inch sewer main. Typically, a 30-inch diameter casing is required for long casings to maintain the correct grade and alignment of the casing as it is advanced through the soil, especially important for sewer mains. WEBB will confirm the casing diameter with various boring contractors to confirm the feasibility of the proposed design. Two additional items are typically required for the Caltrans encroachment permit application; a geotechnical report that discusses the feasibility of the jack and bore, and a surface monitoring plan used to confirm that the surface has not sagged during the jack and bore installation. WEBB has included preparation of these items in our scope and budget. Depending upon the soil conditions found, we may also specify that grouting outside the casing to fill voids must be included in the specifications to prevent potential subsidence in the road in the future.

Boring pit excavation in progress
Golden State boring machine in bore pit
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5 2. Depth of Sewer, Existing Sewer Profile, and Hydraulic Profile The depth of the existing sewer, the existing slope and the hydraulic profile will be key in designing the new sewer main.

Because the proposed sewer main must offset from the existing straight-line sewer, the slopes of the proposed sewer will be slightly flatter than the existing sewer. And any head losses in the hydraulic structures must be accounted for in the successful design and configuration of both the proposed sewer and the diversion structures. WEBB will prepare a detailed hydraulic profile of the existing and proposed systems to ensure the pipe sizing and diversion structure configuration will handle the full peak flows anticipated. WEBB has recently completed sewer facilities design and construction support with diversion structures, bypasses, and siphons, and understands the detailed hydraulics are critical for a successful project.

3. Diversion Structure Design and Bypassing for Construction The diversion structures must be designed on the existing pipeline to allow operations staff to easily switch from one sewer to the other.

WEBB has recently designed two diversions structures with robust slide gates that can divert flows but allow for passive overflows (with no operator intervention) in case there is an unanticipated condition in the system, avoiding a sanitary sewer overflow and release. The design will need to take into account constructability and keeping the existing pipeline in operation. This can be accomplished in several ways (plugs in manholes, bypass pumping, etc.) WEBB has implemented many large diameter sewer connections and understands that these details must be thought through completely.

A simple note on the plans to connect at a particular location is just not adequate.

4. Determining the Extent of Caltrans ROW versus City ROW Caltrans has responsibility and jurisdiction over the US 395 right-of-way. There are no survey or mapping tasks in the scope of work listed in the proposal, implying that the City would provide this information to the designer. If that is not the case, WEBB has provided an optional task for the survey and mapping required for the base map. As part of this optional work, WEBB will clearly define the boundaries between Caltrans ROW and City ROW based on our detailed survey and mapping research especially with Caltrans ROW mapping. Knowing where this boundary is key to all other design and planning decisions made for this project.

Project Approach
WEBB’s basic project approach is like most design projects. A kick-off meeting is held with the design team and key City Staff to confirm the critical success factors for the project, discuss the scope of the design, and share key information about the project. The survey and utility research is then initiated and a field visit is performed by the design team to confirm the site conditions. During this time, the hydraulics of the system are determined, the recommended pipe material, pipe diameter and casing diameter are determined.

Once the Caltrans ROW limits are known, a geotechnical investigation can be initiated. Early coordination with the Caltrans permit engineer will be important to confirm the key parameters for the encroachment permit application; typically signed plans, possibly traffic control plans (optional fee provided), a geotechnical report, a surface monitoring plan, and a signed commitment from the public agency who will own, operate, and maintain the encroachment.

WEKA contractor crew assembling shoring
boxes used for the receiving pit
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6 The utility data from our research efforts is then plotted into the mapping files and a potholing plan is prepared and implemented after coordination and approval by the City. The potholing is then completed, and the data is surveyed and entered into the design file. At this point, a preliminary design is prepared showing the proposed casing alignment, the jacking and receiving pit locations and footprints, the location and configuration of the diversion structures, and options for the slide gates to be used in the diversion. Following approval by the City of the preliminary design, the 60% and then 100% designs are prepared for review and eventual signature by the City. The Caltrans Encroachment Permit Application can be submitted once signed plans are available.

Once the encroachment permit is approved by Caltrans, the construction work can be bid out and implemented. WEBB has participated in numerous projects supporting the bid process and providing engineering support during construction as outlined in RFP.

Schedule
Based on our review of this project, its complexity and our experience on similar projects, WEBB has developed a design schedule that completes the design in March 2024; see attached schedule. This schedule is like other sewer main and Caltrans crossing project schedules that WEBB has recently completed and is reasonably achievable with our local experience, our engineering design expertise on similar projects, and our proven sub-consulting partnerships. Based on our current workload of design projects, WEBB has the design staff capacity to complete the City’s project within the proposed schedule. To ensure that WEBB will be successful in meeting the schedule, we have assigned a project manager and design team that has the most availability in their workload. For this project, Siming Zhang, PE, will take the lead as project manager, supported by Sinnaro Yos, PE, as the project engineer and Elizabeth Xiong, PE, as the project designer.

The schedule anticipates approximately five months to prepare approved plans and obtain an encroachment permit, however, WEBB cannot guarantee the permit approval dates as the agency review is out of our direct control. WEBB will be responsive to any Caltrans requests for additional information and work closely with City Staff and Caltrans personnel to get the permit approved.

Detailed Scope of Work
WEBB has reviewed the requirements outlined in the Request for Proposal (RFP) and will complete the scope of work as required by the City. WEBB has highlighted key issues in the Scope of Work in the following section, adding additional tasks which WEBB believes will add value to the project. If selected by the City for implementation, WEBB proposes to complete any of these additional tasks either as part of the final design process, or as an Optional Service.

Task 1: Project Management

1. Management and Coordination
WEBB will provide Project Management and Coordination associated with the Final Design of Auburn Avenue Sewer Main Design. We will manage the schedule and budget to complete the project within the expected schedule.

2. Project Management Plan
WEBB will develop a project specific management plan for the Final Design outlining all our technical tasks, providing a baseline schedule, and identifying key milestone deliverables.

3. Project Kick-off Meeting
WEBB will coordinate and lead a Project Kick-off meeting with the City. Our Project Manager, Siming Zhang, PE, will lead the meeting supported by our Principal-in-Charge, Bruce Davis, PE, and our Project Engineer, Sinnaro Yos, PE. Our key sub-consultants will attend the meeting as well. WEBB will prepare an agenda and required meeting materials such as exhibits and schedules, track action items, and prepare detailed meeting minutes documenting our discussion and all key decisions and action items.
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7 4. Communication and Coordination Meetings
WEBB will use emails and written communication to document project status and input needed from the City. WEBB will coordinate monthly meetings with the City to discuss the project status. WEBB anticipates five monthly meetings for the project and three other special topic meetings to be determined. The objective of these meetings is to discuss project status, updates on critical data collection or other City input needs, schedule updates, project budget status, deliverables, challenges and issues to be resolved, upcoming work items, and other general and/or specific items related to each task.

In addition to these routine coordination meetings, WEBB will hold design review meetings to discuss the detailed design submittals at the 30%, 60% and 100% stages; see Tasks 2 and 3.

Deliverables:
• Kick-off Meeting
• Meeting Agendas and Minutes
• Detailed Schedule (updated regularly)
Task 2: Preliminary Design (30% Submittal)

1. Data Collection and Utility Research
• WEBB will request as-built information, and other relevant information such as sewer flows for the area. • WEBB will perform our utility research and collect all known utility information from the project area. • WEBB will prepare a potholing plan and our sub-consultant, Underground Solutions, will obtain a permit/permits and perform the required potholing. Our fee is based on six potholes and a no-fee permit from the City. If a Caltrans permit is required, additional costs may apply.

2. Survey and Mapping
The RFP did not specifically request a survey of the project area. A detailed mapping file (AutoCAD format, suitable for design) will be needed for this project, which would either be provided to WEBB or our survey department can provide the required mapping as an optional item; see Optional Items in our fee estimate for additional details. WEBB will build upon the preliminary hydraulic analyses already.

3. Field Walk
WEBB will perform an initial field walk of the project area to confirm existing visible features, look for evidence of other utilities and plan out the approach for the jacking pit and receiving pit, probable alignment of the new crossing, and other critical project issues such as traffic control concerns or constraints.

4. Geotechnical Investigation
WEBB’s sub-consultant, LandMark, will perform a geotechnical investigation and prepare a report suitable for use in the Caltrans permitting process, discussing the existing soils conditions and feasibility of a jack and bore crossing of Hwy 395.

5. Preliminary Drawings
WEBB will prepare a set of preliminary plans based on the information gathered in the preliminary design.

WEBB will make a recommendation on the casing length and diameter, carrier pipe (sewer) material and diameter, configuration of the diversion structures, and provide preliminary permit information and requirements based on coordination with Caltrans, and outline right-of-way issues or concerns.

WEBB will prepare a detailed Technical Memorandum documenting our findings, conclusions, and recommendations and submit the draft for City review. WEBB will address City comments and finalize the technical memorandum for use in the final design and other City planning needs.
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8 Deliverables:
• Draft and Final Preliminary Design
Task 3: Final Design 60% and 100% Design)

1. A60% Design
WEBB will prepare 60% design plans. The 60% plan set will include preliminary plan and profile sheets incorporating the potholing data.

We anticipate one sheet customized for Caltrans monitoring plan to be submitted with the permit application per Caltrans requirements. We anticipate one sheet for the plan and profile and one sheet for the monitoring plan.

The 100% plan set will address all previous City comments with all the design issues resolved and documented on the plans. Some details related to pavement or traffic control will be included in either the plan or specifications.

Deliverables:
• 60% (plan and profile drawing of the selected alignment) • 100% (finalized plan and profile for selected alignment)

2. Contract Documents
Based on the plans prepared per the tasks above, WEBB will prepare one set of contract documents for the project using City standard contract documents and templates. WEBB will update any existing technical specifications for specific requirements for the project, prepare special requirements and bidding sheets specific to the project, and supplement the specifications with key technical specifications such as the jack and boring operation. After City review and approval, WEBB will prepare all documents in electronic format for bidding purposes. WEBB will prepare and update the Engineer’s Construction Cost Estimate at 60% and 100% with a final estimate will be prepared for bidding purposes.

Deliverables:
• 100% (bid ready) Plans, Specifications, Appendices and Permits • Construction Cost Estimates at 60%, 100% Submittals, and Final for the Project

3. Comprehensive QA/QC
WEBB will perform a comprehensive QA/QC review at the various stages of the project design development.

Deliverables:
• QA/QC Review Documents

4. Caltrans Permit
WEBB will assist the City in preparing and submitting the Caltrans Permit application will all required documents. These include the signed permit application, the plans, a geotechnical investigation, and a surface monitoring plan at minimum. If Caltrans requires traffic control plans, we have provided an optional item for the preparation of traffic control plans suitable for the project.

Deliverables:
• QA/QC Review Documents
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9 Task 4: Construction Bidding through Contract Award
WEBB will provide Bidding Services for the project. WEBB will prepare plans and specifications for bidding, email bid documents to the trade papers, respond to Bidders questions via addenda (up to two), assist the City in bid preview, prepare recommendation for award of the construction contract, and prepare a set of conformed plans and specifications to be used for construction.

Deliverables:
• Electronic versions of plans and specifications
• Addenda (up to two)
• Bid Review Letter
• Conformed Plans and Specifications in Electronic Format Task 5: Assistance During Construction
WEBB will provide assistance during construction, by attending meetings (four), review of shop drawings/submittals (six), and requests for information or clarification (four) for the project. WEBB will prepare final record drawings based on contractor’s redlines which must reflect all change orders and field changes made in the field in electronic format.

Deliverables:
• Electronic Versions of Plans and Specifications
• Addenda (up to two)
• Bid Review Letter
• Conformed Plans and Specifications in Electronic Format 478
10 Optional Services

1. Aerial Topographic & Field Survey
• Field locate and survey existing benchmarks, and establish survey datum for the project. Vertical datum shall be based on the North America Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD88). • Provide field survey of existing manholes within the project limits to obtain invert and top of rim elevations. • Coordinate with aerial subconsultant to set ground targets for aerial mapping of project limits shown in red Figure 1. • Execute Aerial Survey Mapping of project limits to map existing ground surface elevations and identify surface features within the project area including, drainage swales, slopes, ditches, curb, gutter, pavement areas, sidewalk, utility appurtenances, structures, fence lines, and other existing visible features. • Provide a minimum 1” = 40’ scale digital aerial topographic survey of the affected project areas with one-foot contours. • Process and draft topography data and prepare electronic CAD files for the existing ground surface (AT& FT) files, Civil 3D existing surface (TO) file and existing plan (XP) file for design teams use.

2. Alignment/ROW Survey & Base Map from Record Data
• Utilizing available public records research tools, research and compile reference materials pertaining to the property, including reference Record Maps, Corner Records, Tie Sheets, Vesting Deeds, Right-of-Way Deeds Easement Documents, and any easements to be plotted shall be provided by the City of Adelanto. • Field locate and survey two existing survey monuments to establish a basis of bearing. Horizontal control datum and basis of bearings shall be based on the California State Plane Coordinate System, CCS 83, Zone 5. • Utilizing available record data obtained from public records research, together with copies of deeds provided by the City of Adelanto, calculate and plot the Caltrans and City right-of-way lines for the project limits alignments depicted in Figure 1.
• Prepare a base map delineating Caltrans and City right-of-way lines obtained from our records research, field survey data, and documents provided by the City of Adelanto. Documents used to establish property/right-of-way lines will be noted.
• Prepare electronic CAD files for the existing property and right-of-way line work (PB file) and provide to the design team for use and reference in project design.

3. Traffic Control Plans (TCPs) for installation improvements of Lindsay Pipeline through approval of the TCPs which will be included in the bid documents.
• WEBB will prepare TCPs for pipeline installation within public streets. • TCPs will consist of multiple stages to construct the entirety of the proposed project. • All TCPs are to be per latest CA-MUTCD and City requirements. • All TCPs shall show appropriate signage, sign spacing, delineators, taper lengths, CMS boards, flashing arrow boards, and detours as necessary.
• TCPs to be prepared at 1”=40’.
• Equipment storage and staging areas to be included on the TCPs to reduce impact on traffic and contractor equipment moves.
• It is expected that some areas of work will be complex and require multiple stages in some areas. K-rail, lane closures, detours, road closures, and other methods of traffic control may need to be implemented during construction to provide safe working and travel areas.
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11 Section 4. Consultant Team
Siming Zhang, PE
Senior Engineer
Siming will serve as Project Manager and will be the City’s primary point-of-contact for the project. Siming will act as an extension of the City to ensure a successful outcome of this project from beginning to end. This will include a strict adherence to the project schedules and QA/QC standards that will be developed and maintained at the project’s onset.

Siming will be supported by a highly qualified project team with experience on similar well projects. The experience of this team will improve overall project management and provide very effective and efficient services.

Siming has been involved in the planning, design, and construction of water and sewer projects for over 23 years. Siming is currently the project manager for multiple pipeline, reservoir, and pump station projects for various agencies and has experience in planning, design, and construction of multiple booster pump stations during his career at WEBB.

Our assigned project team consists of senior level professionals who will perform the required tasks for the City. By taking this hands-on approach, an experienced professional always has in-depth and intimate knowledge of each project task.

This improves overall project management, reduces the opportunity for costly mistakes and delays, and allows our staff to provide very effective and efficient service to you. Coordination is critical for your project. Every project assigned to WEBB includes principal involvement.

Siming will be supported by our Senior Engineer, Sinnaro Yos, PE, and our Associate Engineer, Elizabeth Xiong, PE. This team will assist with key components of this project and have worked on sewer main design projects. Our team members are readily available to you and remain accessible throughout the project to the extent required to successfully complete it.

WEBB will utilize Underground Solutions to provide potholing services and LandMark to provide geotechnical services for this project.

Knowledge, experience, and responsiveness are key elements of a strong team needed to exceed the City’s goals and expectations for future projects. WEBB has a team of professionals that will deliver these key elements to all of your projects. Based upon the full breadth of the scope of work required, WEBB has selected Siming Zhang, PE, to serve as Project Manager for the City’s Project.
• Twenty-three years of pertinent experience with WEBB and 30 years total in the field • Extensive experience on water system design and implementation • Strong technical background on sewer design design
• Long-standing relationship with our subconsultants
Project Manager Highlights

REGISTRATIONS
Registered Civil Engineer C 60156 (CA)
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12 We have assembled a project team of highly experienced engineering and technical personnel with extensive experience with sewer main projects. Our Principal-in-Charge, Bruce Davis, PE, and Project Manager, Siming Zhang, PE, have worked on multiple projects together for the last 23 years and are committed to providing the hands-on leadership the City needs for this project. Bradley Sackett, PE, will serve as the project’s Technical Support and Ricardo Perez, PE, will serve as Assistant Project Manager.

PRINCIPAL-IN-CHARGE
Bruce Davis, PE
Senior Vice President
C 47200

TECHNICAL ADVISOR
QAQC
Joseph Caldwell,

PE, CPESC, CPESC, CPSWQ,

QSD, QSP, CFM
Practice Area Leader
C 67239 (CA) PROJECT MANAGER
Siming Zhang, PE
Senior Engineer
C 60156 (CA)

PROJECT ENGINEER
Sinnaro Yos, PE
Senior Engineer
C 68607 (CA)

PROJECT DESIGNER
Elizabeth Xiong
Associate Engineer
C 94706 (CA)
Consultant Team
LandMark
Geotechnical
Underground Solutions
Potholing

SUBCONSULTANTS
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13 Key Personnel Resumes
Siming Zhang, PE
Senior Engineer
Siming Zhang, PE, is a Senior Engineer with WEBB’s Water Resources Department.

Siming assists clients in managing and designing a wide array of public works projects including water storage reservoirs, water transmission pipelines and booster stations, major trunk sewer mains, sewer collection pipelines and sewer lift stations, and water booster stations.

As a Project Manager who leads a team of engineers and designers, Siming has been a key advisor on many important matters that help determine the success of land developments including master drainage plans, hydrology/hydraulic studies, storm drain designs, Conditional Letters of Map Revision (CLOMR), and Letters of Map Revision (LOMR). Clients depend on Siming’s ability to fulfill a broad range of project goals including assistance with engineering design, bidding, construction administration, coordination with local agencies, sewer and water master facility plans, feasibility studies, construction drawings and specifications, construction and project cost estimates, and coordination with government agencies to secure approvals and permits.

Siming’s responsibilities entail engineering design, assistance during bidding, construction administration, coordination with local agencies, sewer and water master facility plans, feasibility studies, construction drawings and specifications, construction and project cost estimates, and coordination with various government agencies to obtain the applicable approvals and permits. His contract administration responsibilities included review of bid proposals, contractor submittal drawings, inspection reports, and process requests for information, requests for change order, and periodic site visits to monitor construction.

Among his contract administration responsibilities, Siming has reviewed bid proposals, contractor submittal drawings, and inspection reports. He also processes requests for information, coordinates change order requests, partial pay estimates, weekly working statements and notices of completion, and makes periodic site visits to monitor construction.

REGISTRATIONS
Registered Civil Engineer C 60156 (CA)

EDUCATION
BS, Civil Engineering
Tsinghua University, China
MS, Civil Engineering
University of Southern California

AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
American Water Works Association (AWWA)
Veterans Industrial Park 215, Hillwood Investment Properties - Siming served as the Project Manager for the Backbone Infrastructure Final Design and Construction Management Services for two industrial warehouse buildings totaling 2,189,861SF site located south of Cactus Avenue, east of Interstate 215, north of Nandina Avenue and west of Heacock Street in March Joint Powers Authority, CA. WEBB provided Water Improvement Plans for WMWD and designed the on-site sewer lift station. 22/23 Archer Sewer Replacement Project, Jurupa Community Services District (District) Siming served as the Project Manager for the JCSD 22/23 Sewer Replacement Project for Archer Street, 63rd Street, 64th Street, 65th Street, and Baker Street. The project involved installing PVC sewer and water pipelines, connecting to existing lines, and performing surface restoration, including excavation, backfilling, compaction, paving, and traffic control.
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14 Siming Zhang, PE
Senior Engineer
Waterline Replacement, Jurupa Community Services District (District) - Siming served as the Project Manager for the replacement of several water mains to better serve customers of the District. He handled a wide range of work on the projects including alignment and topographical land surveys, base mapping, utility research coordination, field verification, engineer’s estimates and bidding documentations, and coordination with local agencies. He also helped the WEBB Team provide a construction survey.

Area B Non-Potable Waterline, Jurupa Community Services District (District) - Siming served as Project Manager for this project that expands the District’s use of non-potable water for irrigation purposes to offset the District’s need for potable water. The District considered several possible non-potable water sources. This project consisted of the construction of approximately 12,000-LF of 10-inch diameter and 16-inch diameter transmission pipeline in Bellegrave Avenue between Hamner Avenue and Etiwanda Avenue. This pipe is part of the backbone transmission pipeline system in addition to other components.
870 PZ Water Transmission Pipeline, Jurupa Community Services District (District) - Siming serves as the Project Manager for a series of pipeline improvements to increase efficiency for customers of the District. The project, in the City of Jurupa Valley in northwestern Riverside County, includes the construction of two groundwater wells, ancillary equipment, and approximately 12,800-LF of potable water transmission pipelines which will connect to the District’s 870-FT Pressure Zone and 2,100-LF storm drain pipeline. WEBB’s services include determining horizontal control for the proposed alignment, preparing a survey control map, locating and detailing existing storm drain structures, determining the location of field potholes, and preparing design plans and profile drawings.

Grace Street (D to H Avenue) Pipeline Project, Golden State Water Company - Siming serves as the Project Manager for this project, consisting of replacing approximately 2,700-LF of 12-inch diameter steel pipeline. This project consists of coordination with the Barstow Unified School District on possible future development and approval of the proposed pipeline, obtaining preliminary title reports of the parcel, field survey and establishing parcel boundary line, CEQA documentation and compliance, and legal description/plat and land acquisition for easement.

Royal Avenue Pipeline Replacement, Golden State Water Company - Siming served as the Project Manager for this project, consisting of replacing approximately 200-LF of 8-inch diameter steel pipeline. The replaced pipeline runs across the Royal Avenue Bridge with hangers, steel saddles, plates and rods.

IVDA 24-inch Diameter Transmission Main, City of San Bernardino Municipal Water Department (SBMWD) - Siming served as the Project Manager for the WEBB Team that provided preliminary design engineering, alignment option evaluation, final design plans, and specifications for SBMWD’s project consisting of approximately 14,000-LF of 24-inch diameter Ductile Iron Pipe (DIP) to connect Point “A” and Point “B” of the Intermediate Zone Inland Valley Development Agency (IVDA) and includes an 18-inch diameter pipeline crossing the Twin Creek freeway bridge at 9th Avenue. 30-inch & 18-inch Water Main Improvements, Ontario Municipal Utilities Company - Siming is serving as a Project Engineer and Construction Manager for this project which includes designing two water capital improvement projects for the Ontario Municipal Utilities Company. The first involves the design of 6,800-LF of 30-inch diameter transmission main from the 20 MG Reservoir (1212 Pressure Zone) on Eighth Street in the City of Upland and south on San Antonio Avenue to Fourth Street. The second project involves the design of 7,500-LF of 18-inch diameter distribution main in Fourth Street from Elderberry Avenue to Euclid Avenue. The key challenge for both of these projects is to select an alignment that avoids both existing utilities, maintains access to the residents in the area and includes an 18-inch diameter pipeline crossing the I-10 freeway bridge.
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15 REGISTRATIONS:

Adelanto City CouncilOctober 25, 2023

Adelanto City Council
October 25, 2023