Agenda packet — Bell Gardens City Council, February 14, 2022 (part 2 of 3)

This letter is to formally invite you to request consultation pursuant to Assembly Bill 52 on the proposed project prior to the release of the negative declaration. The intent of consultation is to provide an opportunity for interested tribes to provide early input into the planning process toward protection of Native American cultural places that might not appear on cultural resources registries. You may also request to waive consultation by Exhibit 4
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submitting a letter to that effect. Please submit any request in writing for a consultation or to waive consultation within 30 days of the date of this letter to:

Carmen H. Morales, City Planner
Community Development Department
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, California 90201
Sincerely,

CITY OF BELL GARDENS
G m avo Romo
Director of Community Development
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RE: Invitation to Consult Pursuant to Assembly Bill 52 — City of Bell Gardens 2021-2029 Housing Element Initial Study/Negative Declaration (File No. 2021-062) Dear Chief Morales:

The Bell Gardens Community Development Department has prepared an update to the General Plan's 2013- 2021 Housing Element. The Housing Element is one of the eight state -mandated elements of the General Plan.

The Housing Element identifies the City's housing conditions and needs, establishes the goals, objectives, and policies that are the foundation of the City's housing strategy, and provides'an array of programs to create sustainable, mixed -income neighborhoods across the City.

The current Housing Element was adopted in 2014 and set forth an action plan covering the planning period from 2013 to 2021. The Housing Element 2021-2029 proposes zone changes to two parcels:

Site No. 1 — 6262 Gage Avenue (APN 6330-018-075) to be rezoned from C-3 and R-3 to R-3; and Site No. 2 — 6845 Florence Place (APN 6348-019-028), 6814 Suva Street (APN 6358-019-026) and 6863 Florence Place (APN 6358-019-0060) to be rezoned from M-1 to R-3.

However, no changes to the underlying General Plan designations are proposed for any of these properties.

The Housing Element assesses the existing and future housing needs of persons in all economic segments of the City and serves as a tool for decision -makers and the public for understanding and meeting housing needs in Bell Gardens.

As state law mandates, the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is included in the Housing Element.

The major goal of the RHNA is to assure a fair distribution of housing among cities and counties. Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is mandated to allocate the regional housing needs in the Southern California region. The City of Bell Garden's share of regional future housing needs is a total of 503 new units, including 50 extremely low-income, 50 very low-income and 29 low-income units, for the 2021-2029 Housing Element. Under the RHNA allocation, the City is required to provide the zoned capacity to accommodate the development of at least 503 residential units using various land use planning strategies.

submitting a letter to that effect. Please submit any request in writing for a consultation or to waive consultation within 30 days of the date of this letter to:

Carmen H. Morales, City Planner
Community Development Department
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, California 90201
Sincerely,
CITY OFw„FELL GARDENS
d'ustavo Romo
Director of Community Development
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The Housing Element identifies the City's housing conditions and needs, establishes the goals, objectives, and policies that are the foundation of the City's housing strategy, and provides an array of programs to create sustainable, mixed -income neighborhoods across the City.

The current Housing Element was adopted in 2014 and set forth an action plan covering the planning period from 2013 to 2021. The Housing Element 2021-2029 proposes zone changes to two parcels:

However, no changes to the underlying General Plan designations are proposed for any of these properties.

As state law mandates, the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is included in the Housing Element.

submitting a letter to that effect. Please submit any request in writing for a consultation or to waive consultation within 30 days of the date of this letter to:

Carmen H. Morales, City Planner
Community Development Department
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, California 90201
Sincerely,

CITY OF BELL GARDENS
Gustavo Romo
Director of Community Development
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The Housing Element identifies the City's housing conditions and needs, establishes the goals, objectives, and policies that are the foundation of the City's housing strategy, and provides an array of programs to create sustainable, mixed -income neighborhoods across the City.

The current Housing Element was adopted in 2014 and set forth an action plan covering the planning period from 2013 to 2021. The Housing Element 2021-2029 proposes zone changes to two parcels:

However, no changes to the underlying General Plan designations are proposed for any of these properties.

As state law mandates, the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) is included in the Housing Element.

submitting a letter to that effect. Please submit any request in writing for a consultation or to waive consultation within 30 days of the date of this letter to:

Carmen H. Morales, City Planner
Community Development Department
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, California 90201
Sincerely,
CITY OF f3ELL GARDENS
&ustavo Romo
Director of Community Development
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A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION

ADOPTBELL GARDENS RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL
ELEMENTDRAFT 2021-2029 GENERAL PLAN HOUSING
(FILE NO. 2021-062)
WHEREAS, the preparation, adoption, and periodic update of -the City of B1 Gardens' ("City") � lous�ng Element is mandated by California State Law (Govt. Co Sections 65580-65589); and
W11EREAS, the City has completed a Draft Generai Plea Housing Element Update for the 2021-2029 planning periods and

WHEREAS,

WHEREAS,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held virtual community workshops on February 17, 2021, and August 25, 2021, for purposes of discussion of the Draft 2021-202 General Plea Housing Element Update and directed staff to submit the Draft 021-202 Cameral Plan Housing Element Update to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for reviews and
WHEREAS, -the City submitted a copy of -the Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housi Element Update to the California Department of Housing and Community DevOopme ("HCD") -for review on September 9, 2021, in accordance with A Code Secfio WHEREAS,November
HCD on the Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update and the City h incorporated revisions to the Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update accordance with HCD recommendations, and

WHEREAS,
California Environmental Quality Act which determined that the project impactssignificant
commentand made available -for public
beginning
2021, and ending January 14, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update was available for public review from December 16, 2021, to January 14, 2022, on the City wbsits and
Exhibit 5 320

Resolution #PC 2022-01

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WHEREAS the Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update is properly integrated, internally consistent, and compatible with the remaining elements of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing on January 19, 2022, to consider the adoption of Resolution #PC 2022-01 recommending that the City Council adopt the Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update (File No. 2021-062) and proposed Negative Declaration prepared for the Draft 2013-2021 General Plan Housing Element Update.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Planning Commission hereby finds the above recitals are true and correct and incorporates them herein by this reference.

SECTION 2. The approval of the Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update will not be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the general public and will not have a significant effect on the environment, therefore a Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

SECTION 3. The Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update constitutes a comprehensive element of the City's General Plan which contains analysis, strategies, policies and programs to address provision of sufficient housing for all income groups, preservation of affordable housing stock, methods to minimize governmental constraints to provision of housing, provision of affordable housing opportunities for low and moderate income households, and compliance with all applicable state and local laws, regulations, and guidelines relating to housing.

SECTION 4. The Planning Commission hereby transmits and recommends adoption of the Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update to the Bell Gardens City Council and associated environmental determination.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th da„anuary 2022.

ATTEST:

ERIKA PLANNING SEC ::TAR ..

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APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Exhibit 5 321

Resolution #PC 2022-01

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LLOYD PILCHEN, ASSISTANT CITYATTORNEY
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CITY OF BELL GARDENS µ

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
FINAL "DRAFT" 2021-2029 GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE

AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION
(FILE No. 2021-062)
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens will conduct a public hearing to consider the adoption of the Final "Draft" of the 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update, as required by State Law (Government Code Section 65580 - 65590 et. seq.). State law requires that each jurisdiction update its Housing Element every eight years.

In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, an Initial Study was undertaken for the purpose of deciding whether the project may have a significant effect on the environment. On the basis of the Initial Study prepared for the project, it was determined that the project would not have significant effects on the environment and a Negative Declaration was prepared and available for public review from Thursday, December 16, 2021, through Friday, January 14, 2022.

The public hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens on Monday, February 14, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, recently amended by AB361, and given the current health concerns, members of the public can access meetings live at hftps:// www.bellgardens.org/i-want-to/watch- city-council-meetings. Members of the public may participate via Zoom by clicking on the City Council's Meeting Calendar on the website. (Be sure to download the Zoom App), the meeting ID is: 813 3236 4343 and the Passcode is: 2021. Comments may also be made via the zoom app by using the "Raise Hand" feature on the zoom app, when it is your turn to speak the host will unmute you. Live comments may also be made by call -in users on zoom by dialing (669)900-9128, when prompted enter the Webinar ID:813 3236 4343#, followed by Passcode: *2021 #. During the public comments press *9, when it is your turn to speak, the user will need to dial *6 to unmute. Comments will not be accepted in the QandA/Chat function of the zoom app. Members of the public may also submit comments electronically for consideration by the City Council by sending them to [email protected]. To ensure distribution to the members of the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda, please submit comments no later than one (1) hour prior to the meeting. Those comments, as well as any comments received after, will be distributed to the members of the City Council, and will be made part of the official public record of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's office at 562-806-7704 or the receptionist's desk at 562-806-7000 for any questions.

Document Availability: Copies of the Final "DRAFT" 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update and Negative Declaration are available for public review at the following link:
• City's Website:

If you are not able to download a copy of the Final "Draft" 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update and Negative Declaration, please contact the Planning Secretary, Erika Gutierrez at „ ;: or by phone at (562) 806-7700 Ext. 7722.

All persons with an interest in the Final "Draft" 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update and Negative Declaration are encouraged to attend the public hearing and comment on all matters related thereto.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the "Final" Draft 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element Update in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to the public hearing.

THE CITY CLERK
Jane Halstead
Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2022
Bell Gardens City Hall
Bell Gardens Park — Ross Hall Auditorium
Bell Gardens Police Department
Bell Gardens Department of Public Works
Exhibit 6 324

CIUDAD DE BELL GARDENS
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AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA m, „�
BOSQUEJO FINAL DE INFORME ACTUAL DEL ELEMENTO DE VIVIENDA DEL PLAN` GENERAL 2021-2029 Y DECLARACION NEGATIVA (EXPEDIENTE No. 2021-062) Se avisa que el Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Bell Gardens Ilevar6 a cabo una audiencia publica para considerer la recomendaci6n del Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Vivienda en el Plan General 2021-2029, como requiere la Ley Estatal (C6digo de Gobierno Secci6n 65580 - 65590 et. seq.). La ley estatal requiere que cada jurisdicci6n actualice su Elemento de Vivienda cada ocho anos.

De acuerdo con las directrices de la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA), se realiz6 un estudio inicial con el fin de decidir si el proyecto puede tener un efecto significativo sobre el medio ambiente. Sobre la base del estudio inicial preparado para el proyecto, se determin6 que el proyecto no tendria efectos significativos sobre el medio ambiente y se prepar6 una Declaraci6n Negativa, disponible pars su revision publica desde el 16 de diciembre de 2021 hasta el 14 de enero de 2022.

La audiencia publica se Ilevar6 a cabo ante el Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Bell Gardeds�erlunes514 de febrero de 2022, a las 6:00 p.m. De acuerdo con la Secci6n 54953 del C6digo de -Gobierno, recientemente modificada por AB361, y dadas las preocupaciones actuales de salud, los miembros del publico pueden tener acceso a las reuniones en vivo en https://www.beligardens.org/i-want-to/watch-city- council-meetings. Los miembros del publico pueden participar a trav6s de Zoom haciendo clic en el calendario de reuniones del Ayuntamiento en el sitio web. (Asegurese de descargar la aplicaci6n Zoom), el ID de la reuni6n es: 813 3236 4343 y el c6digo de acceso es: 2021. Los comentarios tambien se pueden hacer a trav6s de la aplicaci6n de Zoom utilizando la funci6n "Raise Hand (Levantar la mano)" en la aplicaci6n de Zoom. Cuando es su turno para hablar el anfitri6n activar6 su voz. Los comentarios en directo tambi6n pueden ser realizados por los usuarios de zoom Ilamando al (669)900-9128, cuando se les pida que introduzcan el ID del seminario web: 813 3236 4343#, seguido del c6digo de acceso: *2021#. Durante los comentarios del publico, pulse *9. Cuando le toque hablar, el usuario tendr6 que marcar *6 para anular el silencio. No se aceptar6n comentarios en la funci6n QandA/Chat de la aplicaci6n Zoom. Los miembros del publico tambi6n pueden presentar sus comentarios por via electr6nica para su consideraci6n por el Concejo Municipal enviandolos a [email protected]. Para asegurar la distribuci6n a los miembros del Concejo Municipal antes de la consideraci6n del orden del dia, le pedimos que envie sus comentarios a mas tardar una (1) hora antes de la reuni6n. Dichos comentarios, asi como los que se reciban despu6s, se distribuiran a los miembros del Concejo Municipal y formaran parte del acta oficial de la reuni6n. P6ngase en contacto con la oficina d la Actuaria Municipal al 562-806-7704 o con la recepci6n en el 562-806-7000 para cualquier pregunta.

Disponibilidad del documento: Copias del Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Vivienda del Plan General 2021- 2029 estar6n disponible para revisi6n publica a partir del 16 de diciembre, 2021. • Sitio Web Municipal:
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Si no puede descargar una copia del Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Vivienda del Plan General 2021-2029 y la Declaraci6n Negativa, por favor comuniquese con la Secretaria de Planificaci6n Erika Gutierrez en J o por tel6fono al (562) 806-7700 Ext. 7722.

La recomendaci6n de el Concejo Municipal sobre el Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Vivienda del Plan General 2021-2029 y la Declaraci6n Negativa estari§ sujeta a una revisi6n posterior y a la aprobaci6n final por parte del Concejo Municipal.

Se anima a todas las personas interesadas en el Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Vivienda del Plan General 2021-2029 y en la Declaraci6n Negativa a que asistan a la audiencia publica y comenten sobre todos los asuntos relacionados con el mismo.

Conforme a la Secci6n 65009 del C6digo Gubernamental, si usted impugna el Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Vivienda del Plan General 2021-2029 ante un tribunal, puede verse limitado a plantear s6lo las cuestiones que usted u otra persona plante6 en la audiencia publica descrita en este aviso, o en la correspondencia escrita entregada al Concejo Municipal en la audiencia publica o antes de ella.

Exhibit ACTUARIA MUNICIPAL 325
bane Halstead, City Clerk

Publicado: Febrero 3, 2022
Ayuntamiento de Bell Gardens
Auditorio Ross Hall del Parque Bell Gardens
Departamento de Policia de Bell Gardens
Departamento de Obras Publicas de Bell Gardens
Exhibit 6 326

CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AG E N DA RE P O RT
Item 2.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
BY: Grissel Chavez, Director of Public Works
Gustavo Romo, Director of Community Development
SUBJECT: FINAL'DRAFT' GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATION

ELEMENT UPDATE AND PROPOSED INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE
DECLARATION (FILE NO.2021-068)
DATE: February 14, 2022
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council by motion:

1. Open the public hearing on the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation & Transportation Element Update (Exhibit 1) and Initial Study/Negative Declaration (Exhibit 2), receive public input, close the public hearing, and deliberate on the acceptance of the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element as proposed; and

2. Adopt the attached Resolution (Exhibit 3), adopting the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation & Transportation Element Update and approving the CEQA Initial Study/Negative Declaration.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

In 2019, the City of Bell Gardens received funding from the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant program to develop an update to the City's General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element. The existing General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element has not been updated since 1995.

On October 28, 2019, the City entered into an agreement with Caltrans to commence work on the element update. The total project cost was estimated to be $213,600. Caltrans allocated $188,500 as the grant award and the City allocated Transportation Development Act (TDA) funds in the amount of $25,100 to meet the local match requirement for this program.

Three consultants were selected through a competitive solicitation process to provide project management, funding administration, community outreach, technical planning, and environmental compliance services for the project. KOA Corporation and Avant -Garde Inc. were awarded contracts by the City Council to assist the City with completing the project. De Novo Planning Group was awarded a contract by the City Council to assist the City with environmental compliance review and documentation for the project.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
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The City has developed the attached Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update which provides a blueprint for establishing a convenient, safe, and sustainable transportation network in Bell Gardens, which serves users of all modes including walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving. The purpose of the element is to improve the current infrastructure in Bell Gardens as a foundation for an integrated and comprehensive transportation network, which will reduce reliance on the private automobile and enhance other transportation options. The element establishes goals, policies, and programs to support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element. The element update fully assesses existing conditions and resources and aids the City in providing pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and motorists a convenient, efficient, and safe way to travel by performing the necessary research and studies required to achieve the City's overall vision for a comprehensive transportation system.

The City and its consultants conducted thorough community outreach to garner the public's input about the City's existing and future circulation and transportation systems, policies, and goals.

Outreach efforts included social media posts, a postcard advertisement mailed to every residence, an online survey, a project webpage, and two virtual community workshops. Each workshop presentation was available for viewing and comment for a three-week period. The first workshop provided an introduction to the project and a detailed explanation on the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update. The second workshop presented draft recommendations to be included in the update and questions for residents to consider and provide input.

Workshop Viewing Period
Workshop #1 March 22 -April 19, 2021
Workshop #2 June 28 - July 19, 2021
On January 19, 2022, staff presented to the Planning Commission the "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update and the Initial Study/Negative Declaration. The Planning Commission provided feedback on the "Draft" element regarding the implementation of bike route access from park to park within City limits as part of the future planned improvements.

The Planning Commission adopted Planning Commission Resolution #PC 2022-02 (Exhibit 4), recommending to the City Council approval of the "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update and the Initial Study/Negative Declaration.

The Final "Draft" of the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element incorporates feedback received during the Planning Commission meeting, regarding increased bike route access from park to park within City limits as part of future improvements.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:

Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) has been prepared for the project. The Initial Study concluded that there were no significant impacts on the environment associated with the adoption of the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update, therefore a Negative Declaration was prepared and made available for public comment for a 30-day period beginning December 16, 2021 and ending January 14, 2022. The Initial Study and Negative Declaration are being presented to the City Council along with the Final "Draft" of the General Plan Circulation and 328

Transportation Element for final adoption, in compliance with CEQA. On January 31, 2022 the City received a letter from the Los Angeles County Fire Department in response to the Notice of Intent to adopt the Initial Study/Negative Declaration. At this time, a response from the City will not be necessary under the CEQA Guidelines.

CONCLUSION:

Adoption of the attached City Council Resolution is necessary to approve the Final "Draft" Circulation & Transportation Element Update, and the Initial Study/Negative Declaration prepared in accordance to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The total project cost is estimated at $243,930, made up of the following funding sources:
$188,500 under the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Program grant; $25,100 in TDA funds; and $30,330 in general fund for the environmental compliance work.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Transportation and Circulation Element Update Exhibit 2 - Proposed Initial Study and Negative Declaration Exhibit 3 - Resolution
Exhibit 4 -Adopted Planning Commission Resolution 2022-02 Exhibit 5 - Public Hearing Notice
Exhibit 6 - Presentation
APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, Assistant CityAttorneyfor Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services 329

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The California Government Code §65302 asserts that
"The general plan shall include.... A circulation element consisting of the general location and extent of exist- ing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation
routes, terminals, any military airports and ports, and other local public utilities and facilities, all correlated with the land use element of the plan." This element
will meet these requirements.

Further, state law requires that the element shall "...plan for a balanced, multimodal transportation network that
meets the needs of all users of streets, roads, and high- ways for safe and convenient travel in a manner that is suitable to the rural, suburban, or urban context of the general plan."
Transportation that is multimodal and sustainable is
also called for in several State of California policies such as SB743 and SB 375, among others. These policies
encourage the coordination of land use and transporta-
tion, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and
support evaluation metrics that uplift the urgency of
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current infrastructure in Bell Gardens as a foundation
for an integrated and comprehensive transportation
network, which will reduce reliance on the private
automobile and enhance other transportation options.

The element sets forth goals, policies, and programs to support this robust connectivity in the context of the
land use set forth in the Land Use Element.

Residents of Bell Gardens most frequently commute
by driving alone, having a higher rate of drive -alone
commuting than Los Angeles County as a whole. Bell
Gardens also has a higher rate of carpooling than Los
Angeles County as a whole. Despite the city's relatively low rate of transit and active transportation usage, the city has characteristics to foster the growth of these
modes such as relatively high density and flat terrain.

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are calling for enhanced pedestrian, transit, and bicycle facilities.

A multi -modal transportation network bolsters sustain - ability, equity, and community health. By offering a va- riety of safe, convenient, and affordable travels modes, Bell Gardens would enable people with varying mobility
needs and financial statuses to access opportunity. This improves quality of life for people of diverse socio-
economic backgrounds. Active transportation such as
walking and biking integrates physical activity into daily routines to help improve health within the community.

Further, when more people utilize active transportation, fewer cars are on the street, reducing harmful emis-
sions and lowering the risk of collisions. Finally, transit, walking, and cycling all provide opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

There is some existing infrastructure within and near
Bell Gardens to support these modes. These include
bus routes, sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, bike routes and paths such as the Rio Hondo River Path and the
Los Angeles River Path. Local and regional agencies
such as the Southern California Association of Govern-
ments (SCAG) and Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro) provide funding for
infrastructure projects to enhance these modes.

Bell Gardens roadways have the potential to integrate
these enhancements, without the need for additional
right-of-way. The Bell Gardens Complete Streets plan
provides a framework for infrastructure improvements
on major Bell Gardens roadways. Improvements include
the addition of bike lanes, narrowing of travel lanes,
the addition of edgeline treatments, and new lane
configurations which work to make streets safer for
pedestrians, rollers, and bicyclists. Other infrastructure treatments should be implemented at key locations
to improve comfort and safety. Such improvements
include adding shelters and benches to key city bus
stops, or increasing visibility of pedestrian crossings through beacons or improved pavement markings.

Transit also increases accessibility and reduces emis-
sions. Transit within Bell Gardens should be designed
thoughtfully, based on the needs of residents. Con-
sidering schedule changes, rerouting, or switch to
on -demand services will help keep Bell Gardens public
transit responsive to changing mobility trends and
convenient for Bell Gardens residents. For example,
the Town Trolley Bus operates as a fixed route service.

However, based on ridership and survey responses
from residents, this service may be better utilized as an on -demand service following the precedent of LAnow
in which an on -demand bus picks up at a designated
location. LAnow pick-up locations are never more than
a 1/4-mile away. Public transit routes in Bell Gardens are operated by the City of Bell Gardens, Metro, the City of Commerce, and Montebello Bus Lines.

In addition to infrastructure changes, new and expanded programs may be implemented to support a more robust,
multimodal transportation network. For example, expand- ing the Bell Gardens crossing guard program to allow
parents and other school stakeholders to request crossing guards at needed locations uplifts local expertise and im- proves safety for children walking to and from school.

Other programs that would uplift local expertise and
respond to the needs of residents may be employed to
address parking strain within Bell Gardens. The City of Bell Gardens offers residents the opportunity to es-
tablish a Preferential Parking District in their neighbor- hood, which implements parking restrictions during a
specified day for non -permit holders. This option allows more reliable parking for neighborhoods and ensures
that non-residents of the district do not further limit parking. In order to increase the efficacy and adoption of the Preferential Parking District application, the City should increase publicity of this option. In similar fash- ion, there exists a petition to have parking "T's" added to neighborhood streets in order to ensure that curb
space is being utilized efficiently and allow for better enforcement. Increasing the visibility of this option to residents is valuable to improving parking conditions in Bell Gardens.

The mobility framework set forth in this element
supports State and regional transportation efforts to
establish a more sustainable, multi -modal network to
combat reliance on the private automobile, increase
access to opportunity for diverse stakeholders, and
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Exhibit._1 3�3

OVERVIEW
The roadway network in Bell Gardens loosely follows
a grid pattern, with the orientation tilted in the north- east direction to follow the curvilinear Rio Hondo
River. The main north -south thoroughfares of Eastern
Avenue and Garfield Avenue are not parallel which
causes a slight skew of the grid. The prevailing grid
enhances connectivity in the City and provides a good
foundation for the enhanced mobility network.

Infrastructural and programmatic enhancements to be
pursued by the City hone the existing street network,
calling for little to no change of right-of-way. With the addition of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, as
well as the redesign of transit to improve comfort and
convenience, this element provides framework to in -
TA BI. E. I ROA DW C.II.ASSIIII CA'rI0II\JS
crease roadway capacity without expanding roadways,
increasing emissions, or harming public health.

R(;I1, D IIIh�°''hY��fY1°`° CI 'IIP� S S I "IC'II1 7 IONS Bell Gardens roadway classifications are designated
based on what type of traffic the roadway carries along with its geometric characteristics. In the 1995 Bell Gar- dens General Plan, the roadway network was broken
into freeways, major highways, secondary highways,
and collector streets. These naming conventions fol-
lowed best practices of the time. However, cities across the United States have updated their conventions to
reflect not only how roadways move vehicular traffic
but also how they connect communities. Following suit
with cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, the
City of Bell Gardens Circulation Element sets forth new classifications for their roadway network.

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��^^ IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"""'�""IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII rovide access to the regional system of
interstate and state freeways
e Vehicular traffic only
# Move large volumes of traffic through the
community to freeways, other boulevards, or
Major Highway
avenues
a Has sidewalks, bus stops, and sometimes, bike
la;nes which connect with commercial Uses
* Move traffic from collectors to boul�evards and
keep through traffic off of ire�sidential, local streets Seconclary Highway
* Has sidewalks, buis stops, and sornetirne, bike
facilities which provide connections between
community destinations
9 Move traffic from boulevards and avenuesto
local streets
9 Has sidewalks, more residenitial character, and
slower vehicle speeds allowing active
transportation users more comfort when moving
to neighborhood clestinations
s Provide direct access to individual (typically
residential) parcels
# Has sidewalks, only one -vehicular lane in each
direction, and is primarily accessed by residents
of the street
Exhibit._1 3�4

Long Beach Freeway (Interstate 710)
1-710 runs in the north -south direction, with East Los Angeles to the north and Long Beach to the south. It
provides direct access to the San Bernardino Freeway
(1-10), the Pomona Freeway (SR-60), the Santa Ana
Freeway (1-5), the Artesia Freeway (SR-91), the San Di- ego Freeway (1-405), and the Pacific Coast Highway (SR- 1). The freeway acts as the western border of the City
of Bell Gardens and is accessed by a full interchange at Florence Avenue.

Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5)
1-5 runs in the northwest -southeast direction, with
Downtown Los Angeles to the northwest and Orange
County to the southeast. It extends from the Canadian
border on the north, through Washington and Oregon,
to the Mexican border on the south; as such, it provides direct access to most other freeways in California. The freeway fallsjust northeast of the City of Bell Gardens border and is accessed by an interchange in the City of Commerce on Gage Avenue and Slauson Avenue.

Eastern Avenue
Eastern Avenue runs in the north -south direction,
parallel to and directly to the east of 1-710. It has two travel lanes in each direction, though between Lubec
Street and Priory Street there are three travel lanes in the southward direction, with a raided median divider.

The roadway width from curb -to -curb is 84 feet, except for north of Gage Avenue, where it is 74 feet; there is limited on -street parking. The posted speed limit is 40 MPH.

The land use abutting Eastern Avenue is primarily
commercial and manufacturing; however, due to its
length and serving of community destinations, there
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portation, including a bike route and bus stops, many
of which have shelters and benches. Local destinations
such as restaurants, convenience stores, banks, and sa- lons exist on Eastern Avenue, which contribute to active transportation trips.

Garfield Avenue
Garfield Avenue runs in the north -south direction. It has two travel lanes in each direction, with a median divid- er. The roadway width from curb -to -curb is 84 feet and there is on -street parking for limited hours. The posted speed limit is 35 MPH.

The land use abutting Garfield Avenue is primarily com- mercial, manufacturing, and medium density residen-
tial. It has infrastructure that supports alternate modes of transportation, including a bike route and bus stops, which have shelters and benches south of Florence
Avenue. Garfield Avenue has uses such as Garfield
Elementary School, churches, restaurants, and conve-
nience stores that generate active transportation trips.

Florence Avenue
Florence Avenue runs in the east -west direction and
provides access to 1-710. It has three travel lanes in
each direction, with a median divider. The roadway
width from curb -to -curb is 76 feet and there is on -
street parking during limited hours. The posted speed
limit is 40 MPH.

The land use abutting Florence Avenue is primarily
commercial and manufacturing. It has infrastructure
that supports alternate modes of transportation, in-
cluding a bike route and bus stops, many of which have
shelters and benches. Florence Avenue has uses such as
Bell Gardens Intermediate School, faith Christian Acad- emy, St. Gertrude School and church, restaurants, and
convenience stores that generate active transportation
trips.
*Travel lanes vary from 11 feet to 16 feet, depending on the curb -to -curb width of the roadway.

Exhibit 1 335

Gage Avenue
Gage Avenue runs in the east -west direction. It has two travel lanes in each direction, with a median divider.

The roadway width from curb -to -curb is 64 feet and
there is parking on -street parking during limited hours.

The posted speed limit is 35 MPH.

The land use abutting Gage Avenue is primarily com-
mercial, manufacturing, and medium density residen-
tial. It has infrastructure that supports alternate modes of transportation, including a bike route and bus stops, which have shelters and benches. Despite being pri-
marily residential, Gage Avenue has uses such as Cesar
E. Chavez Elementary School, churches, restaurants, and convenience stores that generate pedestrian trips.

Florence Place
Florence Place runs in the east -west direction. Florence Place is an extension of Florence Avenue, continuing
straight when Florence Avenue turns to the southwest
just west of Garfield. It has two travel lanes in each di- rection. The roadway width from curb -to -curb is 64 feet and there is intermittent on -street parking. The posted speed limit is 30 MPH.

The land use abutting Florence Place is primarily man-
ufacturing and medium density residential. It has bus
stops, one of which has a shelter and bench. Suva Ele-
mentary School, the Bell Gardens Boys and Girls Club,
and Bell Gardens Veterans Park are the primary gener-
ators of active transportation trips on Florence Place, suggesting pedestrians and bicyclists are more likely to be children and families.

Jaboneria Road
Jaboneria Road runs in the northwest -southeast direc-
" I G U,.N R 3 r Y I" � I C XI a"W I , C n a,� or"� I ...AW, I , 'n IN G 4 �I. XNI I,,. AV[.NU[. tion. It has one travel lane in each direction. The road- way width from curb -to -curb is 44 feet and there is on - street parking with regular street sweeping limits. The posted speed limit is 30 MPH north of Florence Avenue
and between Clara Street and between Eastern Avenue
and Clara Street, and 25 MPH elsewhere.

The land use abutting Jaboneria Road is primarily me-
dium density residential and single family residential.

The Town Trolley's current fixed route has bus stops
on Jaboneria Road and there is a bike route between
Muller Street and Eastern Avenue, though active trans-
portation infrastructure on Jaboneria Road is otherwise limited. Destinations such as Bell Gardens Elementary
School, Colmar Elementary School, Codela Preschool,
churches, parks, and Jaboneria Market are primary
generators of pedestrian trips on Jaboneria Road. Due
to its residential character and direct path through Bell Gardens, it is also more likely to be used for bicycle and pedestrian connections.

El Selinda Avenue
El Selinda Avenue runs in the north -south direction.

It has one travel lane in each direction. The roadway
width from curb -to -curb is 40 feet and there is on -
street parking with regular street sweeping limits. The posted speed limit is 30 MPH, except in school zones.

The land use abutting El Selinda Avenue is primarily
medium density residential. The Town Trolley's current
fixed route runs on a small section of El Selinda Avenue, from Ludell Street to Lubec Street. There is no bicy-
cle infrastructure. Bell Gardens Neighborhood Youth
Center, Church of God Bell Gardens, and its preschool
are primary generators of active transportation trips.

Due to its residential character it is likely that pedestri- ans and bicyclists on the roadway are most commonly
residents of the neighborhood.
*Travel lanes vary from 11 feet to 12 feet, depending onthecurb-to-curb width of the roadway.

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Clara Street
Clara Street runs in the east -west direction. It has one travel lane in each direction. The roadway width from
curb -to -curb is 40 feet and there is on -street parking with regular street sweeping limits. The posted speed
limit is 30 MPH.

The land use abutting Clara Street is primarily medium
density residential and light manufacturing with com-
mercial clusters at key intersections. The Town Trolley's current fixed route runs on Clara Street between Jabo-
neria Road and Scout Avenue; the stops have benches
and trashcans. There is no bicycle infrastructure. There are few pedestrian generators, aside from two churches
and the commercial clusters at intersections. This, in
addition to the industrial character of some segments,
suggests that Clara Street has limit active transporta- tion propensity.

Park Lane/Scout Avenue
Park Lane/Scout Avenue runs in the northeast -southwest direction. It has one travel lane in each direction. The roadway width from curb -to -curb is 64 feet between
Foster Bridge Boulevard and Florence Avenue, and 40
feet elsewhere, and there is on -street parking with
regular street sweeping limits. The posted speed limit is 30 MPH.

The land use abutting Park Lane/Scout Avenue is pri-
marily medium density residential, and light manufac-
turing and agriculture. The Town Trolley's current fixed route runs on Park Lane/Scout Avenue and Metro Line
110 runs on the northernmost segment of Scout Lane.

The bus stops are sheltered and many have benches
and trashcans. There is no bicycle infrastructure. The
southernmost segment of Park Lane is abutted by Bell
Gardens Sports Center and John Anson Ford Park which
are significant pedestrian generators, especially for chil- dren and families. North of Emil Avenue, the roadway
is primarily residential and industrial which suggests
limited generation of pedestrian trips. However, Flor-
ence Avenue and John Anson Ford Park, just to the east
of Park Lane/Scout Avenue provide access to the Rio
Hondo Bike Path, increasing bike trip propensity on the roadway.

Suva Street
Suva Street runs in the northwest -southeast direction.

It has one travel lane in each direction. The roadway
width from curb -to -curb is 40 feet and there is on -
street parking with regular street sweeping limits. The posted speed limit is 25 MPH.

The land use abutting Suva Avenue is primarily medium
density residential and light manufacturing. There are
no bus stops nor bicycle infrastructure. Suva Interme-
diate School and Suva Elementary School, along with
two churches generate pedestrian trips. Families and
children are especially likely to walk on and near Suva Street.

Foster Bridge Boulevard
Foster Bridge Boulevard runs in the northwest -south-
east direction, parallel to the eastern portion of Suva Street. It has one travel lane in each direction. The
roadway width from curb -to -curb is 40 feet and there
is on -street parking with regular street sweeping limits.

The posted speed limit is 25 MPH.

The land use abutting Foster Bridge Boulevard is pri-
marily medium density residential and light manufac-
turing. The Town Trolley's current fixed route along with Metro Line 110 runs on Foster Bridge Boulevard, for
which there are bus stops with no shelters or bench-
es. There is no bicycle infrastructure. Wilch Brothers
Exhibit 1 3; 7

Market and churches are the most likely generators of
pedestrian trips on Foster Bridge Boulevard. Due to its industrial and residential character, Foster Bridge Bou- levard has limited active transportation propensity.

Emil Avenue
Emil Avenue runs in the northeast -southwest direction, and though it is somewhat curvilinear, it is generally
parallel to Garfield Avenue. It has one travel lane in
each direction. The roadway width from curb -to -curb
is 40 feet and there is on -street parking with regular street sweeping limits. The posted speed limit is 25
MPH.

The land use abutting Emil Avenue is primarily medium
density residential and light manufacturing. The Town
Trolley's current fixed route along with Metro Line 110 runs on Emil Avenue, for which there are bus stops with benches. There is no bicycle infrastructure. The south- ern portion of Emil Avenue has parks at both its termi- ni, Bell Gardens Veterans Park on the north and John
Anson Ford Park on the south. Suva Elementary School
and Suva Intermediate School separate the northern
and southern portions of Emil Avenue, which ends
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Prior to the approval of SB 743 in 2013, roadway infra- structure was evaluated based on level of service (LOS).

LOS measures the functioning of roadways based on
the speed and ease of vehicular movement, consider-
ing volume -to -capacity ratios or delay times. LOS A is assigned to roadways that have free -flowing conditions; LOS F is assigned to roads with heavy congestion. Table

1.1 shows definitions of vehicular LOS as provided by
the Transportation Research Board of the National
Academy of Sciences.
between Florence Place and Suva Avenue but begins
again just north of the latter. These uses along with
restaurants and markets are pedestrian generators on
Emil Avenue, especially for families and children.

Loveland Street
Loveland Street runs in the east -west direction. It has one travel lane in each direction. The roadway width
from curb -to -curb is 40 feet and there is on -street
parking with regular street sweeping limits. The posted speed limit is 30 MPH.

The land use abutting Loveland Street is primarily me-
dium density residential, with light agricultural between Jaboneria Road and Garfield Avenue. The Town Trolley's
current fixed route runs on a short segment of Love-
land between Garfield Avenue and Emil Avenue, but for
the most part there is no bus or bike infrastructure on Loveland Street. Bell Gardens Pre -School Academy, Col- mar Elementary School, and Cesar Chavez Elementary
School, along with churches and Bell Gardens Veterans
Park, are destinations that generate active transporta- tion trips, especially for families and children.

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LOS thresholds depend on the roadway's number of
lanes, which determines the capacity, and the average
daily traffic (ADT) volumes. LOS is considered in the
above classification of Bell Gardens roadways, in addi- tion to the roadway characteristics.

Capacity
Capacity is the volume of cars that a roadway can
accommodate. The City of Bell Gardens Public Works
Department uses the number of lanes and character
had by a roadway to determines capacity.

Exhibit 1 3�8

TABd...f Ada f'V[].., 0l.. Sf:.RVlC.f,:. C.W-WR C.H:.RC' Idle Primarily free flow operation. Vehicles are completely uinimpeed in their ability to A
maneuver within the traffic stream. Controlled delay at the boundary intersections is m,inimial. The travel speed exceeds 85% of the base free flow speed.

Reasonably unimpeded operation. The ability to maneuiver within the traffic stream is only B
slightly restricted and control delay at the boundary intersections is not significant. The travel speed is between 67% and 85% of thie base free flow speed.

Stable operation. The ability to maneuver and change lanes at m,id segmient locations may C
be more restricted than at LOS B. Longer queues at the boundary intersections may contribute to lower travel speeds. The travel speed is between 50% and 67°gib of the base free -flow speed.

Less stable condition in which small increases in flow may cause suibstantial increases in D
delay and decreases in travel speed. This operation may be dine to adverse signal progression, high volume, or inappropriate signal timing at the boundary intersections.

The travel speed is between 40% and 50% of the base free -flow speed.

Instable operation and significant delay. Such operations may be due to some E
combination of adverse signal progression, high volume, and inappropriate signal timing at the boundary intersections. The travel speed is between 30% and 40% of the base free - flow speed.

Flow at extremely low speed. Congestion is likely occurring at the boundary intersections, as indicated by high delay and extensive quieuiing. The travel speed is 30% or less of the F
base free flow speed. Also, LOS F is assigned to the subject direction of travel if the through movement at one or more boundary intersections have a volume -to -capacity ratio greater than 1.0.
`source: lrar[sp ortatiori Researd-o 13oard of tl-ie IVa'f'iorial At:arenny of `cie ices, I lirl-oway Capacity IViarol,al, 20'10 �dE:��,,r�➢..'3��. (JIVIE
Average daily traffic (ADT) is the number of cars that
utilize a street segment in a 24-hour period. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, actual counts were not conduct-
ed as traffic volumes in 2020 and early 2021 were not
typical. As such, historical ADT counts were acquired
through the Streetlight Data vendor, which offers a
tool that utilizes smartphones as sensors to track traffic volumes and provide other metrics. This tool was used
to gather the ADT for the classified roadways of Bell
Gardens.

Level of service (LOS) is calculated by dividing ADT by capacity to determine whether roadways are overca-
pacity. The resulting number is the vehicle -to -capacity ratio (V/C). The V/C determines the LOS of the roadway
based on the thresholds shown in Table 2.

Table 3 shows the ADT and capacity of the classified
roadways in Bell Gardens.

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North City, Limit to Gage AvenLie
27,261
33,000

0.83 D
Gage Avenue to Lubec Street
30,063
33,000
0,911
F.

Lubec Street to Florence Avenue
311,93
33,000
0,97
F.

Florence Avenue to Clara Street
27,804
33,000
01,84
D
Clara Street to Jalbounr.,,ria Road
26,230
22,000
1,1119
IF
labonerria IFtcrad to Garf'uiell i Avenue
24,663
22,000
1,112
IF
Gairfielld AveAvenueI1,,.o�velaind
Gage Avenue to Lovelland Street
30,750
33,000
0,93
F.

Street to IINorence Aven Lie
34,637
33,000
1,05
IF
Florence Avenue to Clara Street
22,539
33,000
O,68
B,
Clara Street to Fasterin Avenue
26,236
33,000
1 0.80
C
Florence Avenue
West City Limit to Jaboneriia Road
44,096
49,500

0.89 D
J'aboneriia Road to Gairfielld Avenue
43,717
49,500

0.8 D
Garfield Avenuie to Fast City Limit
33,730
49,500
O,68
B,
Gage Avenue
West City II hafliit to IEastern Avenue
29,100
22,000
1,32
IF
IEastern Avenue to Garfielld Avenue
24,170
22,000
1,10
IF
Ganfiielld Avernue to Greenwood Avenu.ue
22,746
22,000
1,03
IF
Florence Place
Florence Avenue to Riivergrove Durive
6,306
22,000
0,29
A
Jlalboneria Road
Gage Avenue to Florence Avenue
6,652
12,500

0.53 A
Florence Avenue to Clara Street
6,2117
112,500

0.50 A
Clara Street to Fasterin Avenue
8,8
112,5.00

0.211
C
Fasterin Avenue to Shull Street
4,556
12,500
0,36
A
FII Selliinda Avenue
Gage Avenue to Florence Avenue
5,500
112,500
01,44
A
Clara Street
Wert City II unmiit to Eastern Avenue
20,3 0
112,500
1,63
IF
Fasterin Avenue to Jaboneria Road
111,922
12,500
O.FS
F
J'aboneriia Road to Gairfielld Avenue
10,37
12,500
O.83
D
Gairfielld Avenuie to Florence Avenue
11,699
12,500
0,94
F
Farlk Lane/Scout Avenue
Gairfuelld Avenuie to Clara Street
6,504
12,500
0,52
A
Florence Avenue to Foster IBrid e Boullevard
6,727
12,500
01,54
A
Suva Street
Faster Bridge BOUllevardl to Rio IHonda
7,407
112„500
0,59
A
Foster Bridge Road
Gairfuelld Avenue to Riiveir rove Drive
6,463
12,500
0,52
A.

IErnill Avenue
Gage Avenue to Suva Street
4,729
12,500

0.38 A.

Florence Pllace to Scout Avenue
4,929
12,500
0,3'0
A.

Lovelland Street
West City Limit to Eastern Avenue
4,417
12,500

0.35 A.

Fasterin Avenue to Jaboneria Road
5,566
12,500
0,45,
A.

Jlalboneriia Road to Gairfielld Avenue
6,312
12,500

0.50 A.

Gairfielld Avenuie to Suva Street
8,265,
12,500
O,66
B
Seven classified roadway segments in Bell Gardens are
operating overcapacity. These segments occur on four
of the 13 classified roadways: Eastern Avenue, Garfield Avenue, Gage Avenue, and Clara Street. While most of
these roadways only have small segments operating
over capacity, Gage Avenue is operating over capacity
in its entirety.

Using ADT to calculate roadway V/C provides one mea-
sure of operations. However, there are also constraints imposed by intersections. As such, the above roadways
may vary in LOS based on their intersections as well.

The vision for the Bell Gardens roadway network is to
offer safe, comfortable options for users of varying abil- ities and modes. This vision is pursued in the 2020 City of Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan, which sets forth improvements for key roadways in Bell Gardens. The
Plan recommends treatments for vehicular flow such as
centerline and edgeline treatment improvements, the
addition of traffic signals at key unsignalized intersec- tions, new traffic circles, and speed humps. Improve-
ments also include the addition of active transporta-
tion infrastructure. Figure 6 shows typical sections for planned roadway improvements.

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Planned Boulevard: Travel lanes vary from 10.5 feet to 11 feet and on -street parking lanes vary from 7.5 feet to 8 feet depending on curb -to -curb width. Standard bike lanes are added.

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Planned Ave ( g nes are added.

Planned Avenue (Existing 2-Lane) and Planned Collector: Edgelines are added to narrow travel lanes. Bike sharrows are added.

More detailed plans for classified corridors can be found in the Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan.

F (,.I N D I N G
Planned improvements may be packaged by corridor and submitted for grants or included in the City's Capital Improvement Program. Potential grants include federal funding (from the US Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, or the Federal Transit Administration), state funding (from the Caltrans or the California Office of Traffic Safety), or regional funding (from the South Coast Air Quality Management District or Metro).

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The State of California requires jurisdictions to create plans for a multimodal transportation network which
meets the needs of all roadway users, including mo-
torists, pedestrians, bicyclists, children, persons with disabilities, seniors, movers of commercial goods, and
public transit users. The Complete Streets approach, as mentioned above, aims to achieve this goal by reduc-
ing reliance on the personal automobile and consid-
ering the needs of diverse roadway users. Increased
access to safe and comfortable public transit and active transportation infrastructure included in Complete
Streets can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and
increase safety and equity. The following policies and
programs integrate these state, regional, and county
objectives into Bell Gardens roadways.
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M 2.a Capital Improvement Program. Regularly up-
date the Capital Improvement Program based
on adopted mobility policies, funding opportu-
nities, and community needs.

M 2.b Development. Assist applicants in demon-
strating compliance with mobility policies and
require developments to include roadway
network improvements in line with Bell Gar-
dens mobility goals. Accommodating active
transportation users (through bicycle parking)
or transit users (by providing information on
transit and vanpool/carpooling options) should
also be encouraged.

M 2.c Transportation Impact Analysis. Ensure that
transportation impact analyses are conducted
in a manner which assesses contributions to
desired local, regional, and environmental mo-
bility goals. The City should update its traffic
analysis guidelines to incorporate Vehicle Miles
Traveled (VMT) metrics and associated thresh-
olds of significance.

IV 2. Design Standards. IIDevrwllo p desigin stalydards d:d: insilstd:wlrt with Coirn[, lld:wte Streets, which skq,'dlpd: id. d'he Ir eed s ()t am1 Gddddway usd"Ir"s t(u Irn(')ir'e eifnd':IerrlUy guide future d,esild ins aind ICdlldulrs.

IV 2.e Safety Records. Gather aind d. tlllize thorough
d:d:rlllHsiloin data to assess zap safety issues aind d d�wrrdwlld: p plains to i irndpirove safety for rrd.flllr eiralkd e roadway users.

IV 2J Review Circulation Element. Review the Circu-
lation Element as new state, local, and regional
policies and initiatives are developed to ensure
that it reflects current conditions and priorities.

Exhibit._1 �43

City of Montebello

OVERVIEW
Appealing and affordable public transit contributes to
increased sustainability and equity within a commu-
nity. Public transit, in general, is more space -efficient and energy -efficient as it moves more people in one
vehicle than through numerous personal automobiles.

Further, it supports density and caters to compact,
mixed -use communities. It is also important to ensuring Bell Gardens residents of all socioeconomic statuses
have access to opportunity, especially for those without access to a car or with differing mobility needs, such as children and the elderly.

Transit that efficiently connects employment centers,
commercial areas, residential neighborhoods, and pub-
lic uses can improve roadway operations, bolster safety, and reduce transportation costs for cities. It does so by consolidating passengers, reducing space requirements
for vehicle infrastructure, and decreasing auto -depen- dency, which may reduce VMT.

Regional transportation plans and policies are prepared by SCAG and Metro to assist in the allocation of state
and federal transportation funds. These plans are set
forth to support the development of an integrated
regional transportation network to support healthy
communities and economic growth. The public trans-
portation plans and initiatives in Bell Gardens must
consider this context and integrate regional goals.

Four bus providers have lines that serve Bell Gardens:

Metro, City of Montebello, City of Commerce, and
City of Bell Gardens. These lines travel as far north as Highland Park, as far east as Norwalk, as far south as
Paramount, and as far west as Westchester, connecting
with other bus and rail lines along the way.

Metro
Line 110 travels east -west from Playa Vista to the
intersection of Garfield Avenue and Florence Avenue.

It runs on Gage Avenue, Florence Place, Scout Avenue,
Foster Bridge boulevard, and Emil Avenue through Bell
Gardens, stopping 10 times, and runs primarily on Hyde
Park Boulevard and Centinela Avenue elsewhere.

Line 111 travels east -west from LAX to Norwalk,
stopping at five stops in Bell Gardens along Florence
Avenue at Eastern Avenue, El Selinda Avenue, Jaboneria
Road, Emil Avenue, and Scout Avenue. It primarily runs
on Florence Avenue, in addition to Studebaker Road, La
Brea Avenue, and Arbor Vitae Street.

Line 258 runs north -south from Highland Park to Para-
mount, stopping ate eight stops in Bell Gardens along
Eastern Avenue at Gage Avenue, Lubec Street, Florence
Avenue, Live Oak Street, Clara Street, Jaboneria Road,
Cecilia Street, and Garfield Avenue. It primarily runs
on Garfield Avenue, Eastern Avenue, Telegraph Road,
Arizona Avenue, and Fremont Avenue.

Line 30 travels north -south from Alhambra to South
Gate, stopping at eight stops in Bell Gardens along
Garfield Avenue at Gage Avenue, Loveland Street,
Florence Avenue, Clara Street, Park Lane, Buell Street, Fosteria St, and Eastern Avenue. It primarily runs on
Garfield Avenue.

City of Commerce
Line 100 (Green Line) runs in a loop through Com-
merce, starting centrally and traveling north towards
South Montebello and then south towards Bell Gar-
dens, stopping at five stops along Gage Avenue at
Garfield Avenue, Perry Road, Emil Avenue, Chalet Drive, and Agra Street.

Line 200 (Orange Line) runs in a loop through Com-
merce, also traveling north to the southern border of
South Montebello and south to the northern edge of
Bell Gardens. It stops three times along Gage Avenue at Garfield Avenue, Emil Avenue, and Chalet Drive.

Line 300 (Yellow Line) also runs in a loop through
Commerce, starting centrally and traveling north to-
wards South Montebello and then south towards Bell
Gardens, stopping at four stops along Gage Avenue at
Garfield Avenue, Emil Avenue, Pacific Drive, and Chalet Drive.

City of Bell Gardens
The Town Trolley's current fixed route runs through
Bell Gardens, starting at Garfield Avenue and Loveland
Street, traveling east on Loveland Street, east on Suva Street, north on Emil Avenue, east on Foster Bridge
Boulevard, north on Chalet Drive, west on Gage Av-
enue, south on Eastern Avenue, south on Jaboneria
Road, east on Muller Street, south on Eastern Avenue,
north on Garfield Avenue, east on Park Lane/Scout
Avenue, west on Clara Street, north on Jaboneria, east
on Lubec Street, south on El Selinda Avenue, west on
Ludell Street, north on Ajax Street, north on El Selinda, south on Eastern Avenue, east on Florence Avenue,
north on Scout Avenue, west on Florence Place, and
north on Garfield. The Town Trolley runs from 6:30 am
to 5:30 pm, Monday through Saturday. Fare is 50 cents
for all passengers, 25 cents for people 55 and older,
and 25 cents for people with disabilities.

In a 2021 survey, the residents of Bell Gardens ex-
pressed that they would utilize the Bell Gardens Trolley more frequently if it operated as an on -demand service, rather than following its current fixed route.

The City of Bell Gardens also offers a Dial -a -Ride service for people 55 and older and people with disabilities. It is available Monday through Friday from 7:30 am to 7:00
pm. Fare costs 25 cents, and caretakers can ride along
with no additional cost.

Figure 7 shows existing bus lines that serve Bell Gar-
dens.

Exhibit._1 �14

�IG1UR[. 48 [,..AW,I' 'P ING BUS S[.RV&,..i,,.

Metro City of Montebello City of Commerce Bell Gardens
Bus Lines Bus Line Bus Lines Trolley
110 30
111
258
RAII
�I'll � ,>�,., 100 Green Line
200 Orange Line
300 Yellow Line
The Metro L (Gold) Line's Atlantic Station is located
directly north of Bell Gardens. Bell Gardens residents
may access via a 15-minute car ride or an approximate-
ly 35-minute bus ride on Montebello bus lines. This rail line offers direct connection to Downtown Los Angeles,
Highland Park, Arcadia, Azusa, and intermediate stops
along the way.

Metro is developing a new West Santa Ana Branch, with
........... Trolley Route
a stop at Florence Avenue and Salt Lake Avenue. This
stop will be accessible from Bell Gardens by a 10-min-
ute car ride or an approximately 15-minute bus ride
on Metro bus lines. This line will offer connections to Downtown Los Angeles, Huntington Park, Paramount,
Cerritos, and intermediate stops along the way.

In a 2021 survey, Bell Gardens residents expressed de-
sire to access rail options. Rail is a resource for people of varying abilities and socioeconomic statuses to more conveniently and reliably access destinations.

Exhibit._1 245

The City's goal is the initiate a pedestrian -bicycle
bridge crossing of the 1-710 Freeway and Los Angeles
River to connect Bell Gardens with the Los Angeles
River bike trail with subsequent connection to the West Santa Ana branch light rail station in South Gate. The
South Gate station is proposed to be in the vicinity of the intersection of Atlantic and Firestone Boulevards.

The City's proposed crossing will be at the intersec-
tion of Jaboneria Road and Shull Street. The City will
dedicate easement rights for a potential bridge site
and walkway on the current vacant lot at the southeast
corner of Jaboneria Road and Shull Street. The City will seek out grant funding to complete this project that
provides an alternative connection to the West Santa
Ana Brach light rail line.

To encourage transit ridership, the comfort and con-
venience of transit should be improved. Providing
accessibility and safety is one important step in this
goal. Bus stops should therefore by ADA accessible and
have amenities such as shelters, benches, trash cans,
lighting, route information, and police contact. These
treatments should be implemented consistently across
the city.

Public transit has the potential to decrease the reliance on privately owned automobiles, which can, in turn,
reduce VMT and emissions. Providing an electric car
share would encourage the sharing of automobiles as
resources and offer more mobility options for Bell Gar- dens without access to a privately owned vehicle.

Encouraging car- and vanpooling is one means of
decreasing VMT, improving safety of roadways and
reducing emissions. The City should consider offering
vanpooling options for all City employees. Providing
incentives for private businesses to do the same would
further positive impacts.

Improving service in these corridors will diversify the destinations that are easily accessible by transit from within Bell Gardens.

The Town Trolley's current fixed route has 52 stops
and takes a meandering route through Bell Gardens'
key destinations. Given this, the connections provid-
ed by this service can be slow and not time efficient.

Converting this service to an on -demand service
would improve ridership and offer improved access to
destinations. The LAnow service may serve as a prece-
dent. LAnow allows riders to schedule a pick-up from
a designated pick-up/drop-off point, which is never
more than 1/4-mile away. Residents have expressed they
would be more likely to use the Town Trolley if it oper- ated in this manner.

M 3.a Transit Stops. Provide attractive, convenient
bus stops, which include shelters, benches,
trashcans, and transit information. Bicycle racks
should also be explored at bus stops to encour-
age multi -modal use. Ensure that stops are
also ADA accessible and have safety measures
such as lighting and police contact.

M 3.b Enhance Service. Participate in funding pro-
grams to enhance bus service to improve
routes, offer more frequent service, and con-
duct periodic evaluation.

M 3.c New Development. Work with developers and
transit agencies to facilitate transit -oriented
design and enhance accessibility.

M 3.d Promote Transit. Encourage the use of transit
by publishing transit maps and information,
implementing marketing programs, and en-
hancing integration with active modes.

M 3.e Carpool. Offer car- and vanpooling for public
employees and incentivize private businesses to
do the same.

M 3.f Electric Car Share. Invest in an electric car share in order to encourage resource sharing and
improve mobility options for residents without
access to a vehicle.

M 3.g Enhance Service on Garfield and Florence
Avenues. Improve service on Garfield and Flor-
ence Avenues to bolster connections to service
offered by other transit agencies, especially rail.

M 3.h On -Demand Service. Convert the Town Trolley
to an on -demand service to encourage its use
and provide more direct connections to desti-
nations for residents.

Exhibit._1 �46

OVERVIEW
Active transportation, such as walking, bicycling, and
rolling, reduces VMT and improves public health. By
decreasing VMT, it reduces emissions and congestion.

Further, people who use active transportation have
healthier lifestyles and present less of a risk to others as they travel through the City. As such, active trans- portation should be encouraged within Bell Gardens.

Improvements such as pleasant streetscapes, contin-
uous and well -maintained sidewalks, more frequent
and visible crossings, and protected and connected
bike facilities help to make active transportation more convenient and appealing.

People are more likely to walk when they feel safe to do so. Primary safety concerns for pedestrians are risk of being hit by a motor vehicle, risk of injury due to poorly maintained infrastructure, and threat of harm from
other humans. These concerns may be reduced by the
implementation of infrastructure projects.

To reduce risk of pedestrian fatality or severe injury
due to vehicle collision, treatments to reduce vehicle
speeds, enhance visibility of pedestrians, and improve
separation of pedestrians and vehicles. Such treat-
ments include narrowing travel lanes, installing speed
feedback signs and traffic calming, implementing more
robust pedestrian crossings, and installing street trees and medians, among others.

Treatments to make walking easier and more accessible
to people with diverse mobility needs reduce risk of
physical injury due to tripping or falling. Such treat- ments include sidewalk repairs, curb ramps, and pedes-
trian lighting.

People are more likely to feel safe walking if streets are well lit and are more heavily traveled by other people
so that one is not traveling alone. In this way, making active transportation accessible may improve a sense of safety and community.

TA BB I... I, 5 a &,.. Il... a" S HI � I &,.. P O I VI 0 I." BB I &,. 1 &,. �� C" W&,,.. I II... I II I ,. s Distance from destinations is another primary barrier to walking. Walking is most convenient in dense, mixed -
use areas. It is also more common surrounding key
destinations such as schools, parks, and local -serving commercial use. Schools, in particular, generate walking trips. As such, the City of Bell Gardens has implemented a crossing guard program in collaboration with schools
to provide guidance and increased visibility to children going to and from school.

As a long-term goal, the City identifies an important
need to have safer conditions for the existing pedes-
trian bridges/pathways over the 1-710 freeway and Los
Angeles River, at Clara Street, Florence Avenue, and
Gage Avenue.

Additionally, the City identifies the need to have a new pedestrian bridge constructed over the 1-710 freeway,
to connect Bell Gardens residents from the southwest-
erly City border near Julia Asmus Park, to the neigh-
boring City of South Gate. There is a lack of pedestrian access in this southwestern part of the City to safely
connect residents walking to adjacent communities.

With the upcoming development of the West Santa
Ana Branch light rail transit project bringing a rail stop to the City of South Gate within close proximity to the LA River and the Bell Gardens border, there is a great
opportunity to improve pedestrian access that will
further connect residents to newly expanded rail access located just outside city limits.

Biking provides a great alternative to the automobile
as it allows people to travel more quickly than walking and often circumvents the need to search for parking
at their destinations. People are more likely to ride their bikes when risk of collision with vehicles is minimized, destinations are in somewhat close proximity, and there is infrastructure to store their bike safely at their end point.

In the absence of bicycle facilities, bicyclists are re- quired to bike on the street alongside cars with mini-
mal visibility. Therefore, installing bike paths, lanes, and routes is very important to increasing bicyclist comfort and safety. Table 5 explains bike facility classifications.

J�
II
1 Provides a completelyseparate • • designated for
use of bicyclists and pedestrians with minimal vehicular crossing .

Provides restricted right-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycle, parallel to vehicular travel. f • - • - • • additional protection.

Provides shared ` of traffic lanes by both motor f • bicyclists. ••They are identified by • f•` • street markings • Best suited for • •"• low -volume roadways.

Located f roadway, but physically protected • vehicular • •Types of `•f f • •` curbs,grade sepiaration,• parking, f • flexible posts.

Exhibit 1 2�7

Bell Gardens currently has Class III bicycle facilities on several of its major corridors, including Eastern Ave-
nue, Garfield Avenue, Gage Avenue, Florence Avenue,
Florence Place, and parts of Jaboneria Road. Two Class
I bicycle facilities frame Bell Gardens, the Los Angeles River Bike Path on the west and the Rio Hondo River
Bike Path on the east. The former can be accessed from
Florence Avenue in Bell and Clara Street in Cudahy. The latter can be accessed from Florence Avenue and John
Anson Ford Park on the eastern border of Bell Gardens.

Pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure improvements in
Bell Gardens will bolster both equity and sustainabili- ty in the City. The 2020 City of Bell Gardens Complete
Streets Plan sets forth a blueprint for initial improve- ments to active transportation infrastructure. This plan works towards improving safety, public health, and
connectivity, and includes a planning toolbox for infra- structure improvement.

The goal of pedestrian treatments should be to reduce
risk of collision, increase accessibility for people with various mobility needs, and improve safety. The 2020
City of Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan outlines
treatments by corridor. Treatments include high -inten- sity activated crosswalks (HAWKS), speed humps, curb
extensions, raised crosswalks, among others to reduce
traffic stress and improve safety and accessibility.

The goal of bicycle treatments should be to reduce
risk of collisions, improve bicyclist comfort, and allow convenient safe storage at key destinations. In a 2021
survey, residents of Bell Gardens stated that they would like to see more bicycle and pedestrian facilities on
major streets. The 2020 City of Bell Gardens Complete
Streets Plan outlines bicycle treatments for key corri- dors. In addition to these treatments, a facility that im- proves bicycle access to John Anson Ford Park and the
Bell Gardens Sports Center has been proposed. Figure
6 shows proposed improvements by corridor. Figure 9
shows proposed improvements across Bell Gardens.

Boulevards and 4-lane avenues are recommended to
have Class II bike lanes, while 2-lane avenues and col- lectors are recommended to have Class III bike routes.

Bike infrastructure improvements will diversify safe trav- el options for Bell Gardens residents and cement Bell
Gardens as part of the regional bike network, given its access to Los Angeles and Rio Hondo River Bike Paths.
�48
M 4.a Development Review. Facilitate the
demonstration of conformance to pedestrian
and bicycle initiatives in development
applications.

M 4.b Funding. Pursue diverse funding sources for
the implementation of bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure.

M 4.c Capital Improvement Program. Integrate
pedestrian and bicycle goals into the Capital
Improvement Program.

M 4.d Encourage Active Transportation. Create
appealing and convenient infrastructure
which is clear of obstructions, appropriately
located, and readily usable in order to facilitate
increased walking and biking.

M 4.e Traffic Calming. Implement measures to
reduce traffic speeds and increase pedestrian
visibility, such as high -visibility crosswalks, curb
extensions, and speed humps on streets with
destinations that generate pedestrian trips such
as schools, parks, churches, and local -serving
commercial use.

M 4.f Bicycle Access on Key Corridors. Improve
bicycle access on key corridors, especially
those such as Garfield Avenue, Eastern Avenue,
Jaboneria Road, and Clara Street, which provide
paths across the City.

M 4.g Regional Bike Network. Increase connections
to and public information about river bike
paths, especially the Rio Hondo River Bike Path.

M 4.h Bicycle Storage. Ensure that key destinations
such as shopping centers and recreation/social
venues have sufficient and reliable bicycle
parking.

M 4.i Expand Crossing Guard Program. Expand
the existing crossing guard program in
collaboration with schools to allow stakeholders
to request crossing guards at new locations.

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Exhibit 1 �9

OVERVIEW
Parking is an important element in the mobility land-
scape, which must be integrated into municipal trans-
portation policy. Parking enables drivers to access
destinations conveniently. However, it is important that the supply of parking does not only consider the needs
of drivers, but also supports a multi -modal network.

Oversupply of parking hinders pedestrian -friendly
design and wastes space, resulting in negative environ- mental impacts. Therefore, it requires balance to ensure sufficient, but not excessive, parking is provided.

According to a 2019 parking study, Bell Gardens has
1,365 on -street parking spaces. Utilization of these
spaces varied by land -use and location within the City.

Residential corridors south of Clara Street experienced the most utilization of any study segment. Commercial
blocks tended to have a lower utilization than resi-
dential streets. The greatest utilization by vehicles not registered in Bell Gardens, however, occurred on major
corridors or in areas near commercial uses.

Parking patterns varied based on time of day and day
of the week. Parking utilization was greatest in the early morning, evening, and on the weekends. This pattern
was reflected to some extent in driveway occupancy as
well; driveway were more often full in the early morning and evening on weekdays.

There is need for off-street parking along Eastern
Avenue and in commercial areas, in general. There is
concern regarding truck parking on residential streets.

The City currently offers residents the option to sub-
mit a petition to the Engineering Division to initiate
the investigation and potential implementation of a
preferential parking district. This petition establishes parking prohibition for non -permit -holders between
requested hours. The petition requires the signature of 70% of residents in the requested area. Each household
receives one residential permit annually and one guest
permit, for 24-hour use, per month. The residential
permit must be purchased while guest permits are free.

Fees are utilized for public services.

Preferential parking districts aim to distribute reliable on -street parking spaces. However, the City has not
received any applications to this program to date.

The City also offers an application for the implementa- tion of "T" markings to delineate parking in residential areas. "T" markings facilitate more orderly parking,
which can ensure that hydrants, loading zones, curb
ramps, and clearance spaces are clear. In a 2021 survey, residents expressed concern that "T" markings would
reduce parking spaces as they require more space per
spot. However, "T" markings help ensure efficient use
of curb space so that one car does not encroach into
an adjacent spot. No applications for "T" markings have been received.

The Preferential Parking District and "T" Marking ap-
plications uplift local expertise and provide a platform for residents to express their desires. In order to make these resources more effective, increased public aware- ness should be pursued. Advertising these options on
the City website and at stakeholder meetings regarding
transportation would be beneficial. This would realize
more of the benefits of these two treatments such as
more effectively distributed and reliable parking.

In order to address limited parking supply, shared
parking opportunities should be identified. Land uses
that active at different times are ideal opportunities
for shared parking. Sharing parking between a school
that is active on weekdays and a church that is ac-
tive on the weekends is one such example. Figure 10
highlights schools with potential for shared weekend
parking. Identifying such underutilized lots can provide consistent parking and should be prioritized in areas
with high utilization, such as residential streets south of Clara Street and commercial areas of Eastern Avenue.

Recommendations listed above to improve transit
facilities and active transportation infrastructure are long-term strategies to improve parking management.

Enabling and encouraging travel by modes other than
the personal automobile reduces parking requirements.

The City aims to uplift cleaner transportation technolo- gies. The City will work to supply a sufficient number of convenient electric vehicle charging stations. On -street charging spaces will be provided in highly activated
areas, commercial corridors, or near public facilities. Pri- vate developments will be required to include electric
vehicle charging spaces in their parking provisions.

Exhibit._1 �'�o

FIGURE 10 5 IV N OO II II OCAHGN,;W1PH FIOPUNHAL 1FORAWRED 1FIAICE KING 1"01 ICIES & PROGN,"AMS
3,� i
M 5.a Shared Parking. Identify and allow shared
parking opportunities to use underutilized lots
more effectively.

M 5.b Electric Vehicle Charging. Increase access
to electric vehicle charging opportunities by
including on -street charging spaces in highly
traveled areas such as in commercial corridors
or near public faciliaties.

APPENDIX A
Existing Conditions
CItY OF BELL GARDENS CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE APPENDICES

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(Love|andStreet,]aboneria Road, F|orenceP|ace,and
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POPUZ A7 ION AND EMPI OYMEM
7 RENDS
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trends,infomned bvthe AmeiricanCommunitySurvey 2O15
to 2019 statistics and SCAG travel data, is provided be|ovv.

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The City of Befl Gardens curreinfly has a popkflafioiri of resideints is 36.5years old, meaningthat 8e1 Gardens
residentsskew youngerApproximate|yg18pement
of the popu|ation identifies as Hispanic or Latino. The remaining Eve percent are a comNnation of MR, Bid,
Ameirican |ndian/N|aska Native, Asian, and other races/ ethnidMes. ApprAmateyWpementoftheMys
households speak Spanish.

The medianhouseho|dinoomeisapproxmatek/$42223,
much |ovmerthan the LosAngeles Countymedianinoome
of MOM, Thismeans that 8eUGardens residentsare
more AnanciaUychaUengedvvhencompared toresidents
iii-i other areas of the Cbuinty.
|n terms ofeducatona| attainment, only percent of
8eUGardens residentsearned aBachelors degree, and
11 percent love adegree. Mthe
county level, 212 percent of residents have a 8ache|oir's degree, and 1 Mpercenthave agraduate/professiona|
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uses have the |ov est residentia| density. The figureonthe right disp|ays the popu|ation densityfor each census Nock vvithinthe City.

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8e||Gardens'e|igiU|eworkforce popu|ation (l6years and
o|dei�) is 31,078 peop|e. Approximate|y 58.6 percent of the popu|ationisemp|oyed,and47percentisunemp|oyed.

The City'svvorkforce rode transitandvva|ked |essthan Los Ange|es County (T(aU|e 3. 3).

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The City of8eUGandensstirivestoimpiroveandexpand
The City of 8e1 Gardens engaged in a eingthy aind thorough ��bic en ment processto producethe vision out|ined
inthe '1gg5Genera|P|anand|aterits 2O13HousingBement
update. This vision has guided a|| strategicdeve|opment ando|anningdecisionsasthe City continuestograpp|ewith
the cha||engesand oppoirtunitiesthat come with being in proximityto one of the |argest and most dynamic economic centersin SouthernCa|ifornia.The Grcu|ation Bement
Update po|icies supp|ementthe Genera| P|an po|icies |isted be|ovvthat are suppoirtive ofdeve|oping safe mu|ti-mode nd Use Deirneint|icy 2: "The City shzfll piroirnote
/0 N E / E IVIE NT/yg�)
TheC]ty's Girckdatioin Deirneinti |idpiroi-nofing
pdides isted b6ow that have guided the City siince '1995. � Po|j 'j:TheCitvof8eUGardensshaUstriveto
maintainavveU-ba|ancedstreet system, with s�ped |
emphasisondircu|ation piroUeirns inthe dov downtown
area,andseekinginnovativeandmode|so|utions
to|oca|transpoirtationneeds.

PoUcv2 The City shaUencouragethe
imp|ementationofnemandinnovativemodes of
transpo�ation, vvhi|e striving to pirovide forthe
needs ofthose who requirespecia|izedtypes of
sen/ice.
� PoUcv3:The City shzfll eincouirage thed |opment
ofoff street pairkiing fad|hdesbvencounaQinQthe
retai| estab|ishments and the enforcement ofof�
streetparkingstandards.The City h discourage
oveirinight truck pairlding on residentia| streets and
otherdesignatedstreets.
� �dicy4�The City shaUassist trafficHowanong
its ma]orstreetsthrough ii-qpiroved sionaUzation
andothermodiikationstothe []t/scircu|ation
system.

B El/ GA RD E N "; �(D /\,,I P/ETE S') J;"� 1::: 1:::TS� 1:�)/AN The City adopted a Comp|ete Streets P|an in February
2020 aftera series of inten/ievvs, surveys, and community vvorkshopsvvereconduc1edovertwo years.The City now
uses the po|iciesandcontext seinsitive coirnp|ete stireet impnovementsvithinthis p|antoguide a||effoidsfocused
onvva|king, bicyc|ing,andtransitaccess improvements.
|n additionto recommendationstai|oredforma]or
airteiria|s, a Low -Stress Nebmorkwith thiii-teen |oca| street corridorswas createdto increase citywide
to community destinations and neducetraffic g)eeds aind vo|umeson |oca| streets. Furthermore,the p|an inc|udes
an existing conditions revievvand a |istofpirioiritized piroJects basedon needandcost. The po|icies most
re|evanttothis p|an are:

The C]tyinhiated its bicyde route systeirn devdopirneint Garhe|dAvenueand Gage Averue withi bicyde|
e|ementsvwou|d have the potentia| to increase bicvce
ac1ivityand safetvon city streets dramatica||y. [their
recommendationsre|evanttothis study are:

Recoirnirneindatioin: Supp|eirneintth bove
inecessairy airneinifies such as bike irnaps for the
bike statioin paidding, City bike share prograirns,
bike safety brochures, aind bike rack rnzq,)s.

Recommendation: Uti|ize a coup|e ofon-street
parkingspaces asbi | racks at|ocationsnear
businesses,vvhere bicvce paidding is desired but
B E}/ GA RD E N "; FA R KjN G ��yg)
Aparkingstudy was pernormedandoomp|etedin
November2O1gto review |oca|ized parking behavior
onweekdays andvveekendsinAugust 2O1gto
asceirtaiin paidding deirnaind aind |y aindd

PARKING IVIANAGEIVIENT
The City cunrentydoes not have an active parking
mainageirneint system. Hovveveir, a paidding
The Paidding Study was focused iin the vvest aind south ineighborhoods of the City. The study coinduded that
�A N"�� I) ( ') 1%`7AT/(I)N DEIVIAND IVIANAGEIVIENT
The Gt/sTrip Reduction P|an contains po|iciesand
programs consistentvvith the South Coast Air [lua|ity
Management District's vision (SCA[lMD). Current|y, the
mostactive firoirn this eff(�xirtthat
Those who commute other thain �by diriviing at east three days out of the week for at east four coinsecutive weeks REGIONY11
��T��T��T��/(_T�A/�"�(��AT/(�/�
P/AN("; T �
The Gateway Cities Counci|ofGovernments
commissionedastudy from 2O13to2O15toassess
a||p|annedandproposed improvementsamongits
memberagencies and initiate a review and approwfl
process with pairtid�pafing jurisdictioins to produce the eingageirneint from communifies. The City coinfinues to 1\1 ETR 0 A /�/J:::T��/V"�� I) I' "TA,TION PROGRAIVI
(2070
|n2O1Eithe Los Ange|esMetro Ageincyre|easedits vision
and strategies for creating a qua|ityac1ivetrans � ti
This strategy deirnoinstrates the ageincy's dedicatioin to qpfioins for the community. The guidaince provided �by this docurneint guided the cointeint s6ectioin of the updated � GoaLEstaU|ishactive modes
as integra| e|ements of the countywide
transpo�ationsystem.
• GoaL Enhance safety, remove barriers toaccess, or
comectunsafeconditionsinareasofheavy traffic,
high transituse, anddense bicyc|eand pedestrian
activity.
• ObJective: Proirnote rnkflfip|e deanbansportation
optionsto reduce criteria po||utantsand
greenhousegas emissions,andimprove air
qua|ity.
• O�ective: |deinfifyimpirovementsthat incirease
first |ast-mi|e access totnansit by active modes.

��T��//FORNIA
A"";l"";(.')(-'/A) /(I)N OF GOVERNIVIEN7� -
REG/ONA/ TRAN"'� AT/(�N PI AN
[2076'20,�')'5)
Afteir a
its visioln of iinvestirneints
sectonsfrom the RTPthat aided the City vvhen
� Po|igxThe RTP/SC'SwiUenoourage
transportation investmentsthat resu|t
in c|eanerair, a betteremvironment, a
moneeffidentsysteirn
andsustainaU|eoutcomes inthe |ong
� GoaL PresemeandensureasustainaU|e
regiona|transportationsystem.
� GoaL Protect the emvironmentand
hea|thofour residents improving
air qua|ityandenoouragingactive
trainsportatioin Dncouirage|anduseand
growth patternsthat faci|itate transit
andac1ivetranspo�ation
� Land Use Strategy: The LivaU|e
Corridors Strategy seeks to revita|ize
commercia| stirips through integrated
transpo�ationand|anduse p�anning
that resu|ts in increased activityand
improved mobi|ityoptions.
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Mu|tip|egovernmentagenciesandstakeho|ders
oontinuet000||aborateonthe |-71OCorridor
DroJecttoe|evatethe region's qua|ityof |iving
�byaddressing bi|'
i congestion, safety,
air ouaityissues, andperforminga|ternative
reviews that incor t d
fdlovviing year, Metro se|ec1edA|ternative 5Ca6
the LocaUv Preferred A|ternative (LPA) for the
| 71OCorridor Pr J ct. Giventhe City'svvestern
border ruins para||e|tothe | 71O,the City
took intoaccount the p|anned | 71Ocorridor
vvideningandchangestothe F|orenceAve/|71O
interchangeduringthe e|ementdeve|opment
process.

VVPST�A/V��NA BRA/�-�T��/T��//�(��
(VV,",,';AA) TRAN"7/71, /��/� Tl"A) I(�/(_
/1VIP/EIVIENTAT/ON P/AN _20Y9
The West SantaAna 8ranchTransitCorridor TransitOriented Deve|opment Strategic |mp|ementation P|an (T[ D S|P) contains thevision statement, imp|ementation strategies for corridor jurisdic1ions,too|kits,andrecommendationsfor the 2O-mi|erai| corridor proJect. N|| contents contribute to the deve|opment of 12 future stations spiread acrossthirteen cities in Los Ange|esCounty.

TMs p|an supporstMs eff(�xirt w�h p(didesthat piroirrvote safe and oonvenientoonnec1ionstothe Firestone Station and F|orence/Sa|t Lake Stations,west of8e|| Gardensand | interstate 71(\ |ocated in Huntington Park
Thus, this Grcu|ation Bement seeks to a|ign its6|fvith the vision created foreachstationandneQiona|connectMtyeff(�)ids|aidout inAppendix A-1 StationArea repoirts.8e|ovvisasummaryofthe visionstatementandthe opporunitiesidentifiedforeachstation inthe respec1ivestations' p|ans.
� Vjsioj[yPedest�an��end|�mixed-use, gateway
district |kinked toemp|oyment, recireationa| and
snoppngdestinationsaccessiN|ethrough aU
modes oftransit.
� Proposedriver bridge oonnectngto
the proposedandfunded bicyc|e|anes
on Patata Streetfrom the southwestern
cornerot8G
� Cass Ubk |e|anesonGarfiddAvenue
south ofthe City that oonnecttoproposed
bicyc|e |anes on Firestone 8ou|evard
• Vision:Residenda|neighborhoodthat proirnotes
a m-|kaU|e revta|ized oommercia| corridor
embracingSa|tLake Parkandconnec1ingthe
communitytoother emp|oymentcenters.
• GoaL Transition the neighborhood's existing
automotiveandother uses touses supportive
ofthe neighborhood'sneeds andincentivizethe
deve|opmentofunderuti|ized |and into mu|ti
fami|y,mixed-usedeve|opment.
� F|orenceAvenme,the mainoonnector,wiU
receive more study to eva|uate optons
most appropriatefor the corridor betvveen
(F|orence/Sa|t Lake Station— LA River Bike
Path)
� Gage Avenuehas Los Ange|esRiver
bicyc|e path access and connec1stothe
proposed Cass UandCass U| routes
Exhibit 1 3O1

/0 "; ANGLE ��(D(IN T�"',;[J","; TA/NAB///TI,,'
PIAN
TheLos /\nQe|esCo ChM' Sustainabi|ityOffice
deve|opeoand puU|ishedin2O1g^OurCounty^,a
regioinzfl sustaiinabdity p|ainh idstrategic
coirnirnuirdfies with the tods needed to eHirniinate
guided the devdopirneint of this 6eirneint are isted
• Go�-|1: Resi|ieintandheafthymmmunhx
emvironmeintsvvhere resideints thrive in p|ace
• Goa| 2: 8ui|dingsand infrastruc1urethat suppoirt
human hea|thand resi|ience
• Goa|3:EouitaU|eandsustainaU|e|anduse and
deve|opmentwithout disp|acement
• Goa|4: A prosperous LA County that provides
opportunitiesfor a|| residents and businesses
andsupports the transitiontoagreeneconomy
• Goa| 6: AccessiN|eparks, beaches, recreationa|
waters, pub|ic|ands, and puU|icspaces that
create opportunitiesfor res ite, recireatioin,
eco|ogica|discovery, andcu|tura|ac1ivities
• Goa| 7: Afossi| fue|-free LA County
• Goa| EL Aoonvenien¢ safe dear, and
affordab|emthat enhances
mobi|i d qua|ityof |ifevvhi|e reducing car
dependency
• Goa|g:SustainaU|eproduc1ionandoonsumption
of resources
• Goa| 'H: |nc|usive transparer¢andaccountaU|e
ncethat enoourages participatioin
insustainabi|i eff(�x especiaUybv
disempoweiredmmmunfies
• Goa|'12: Aoommitm ntto reaHzeO rCou
sustainabi|itygoa|sthrough creative, equitaUe,
207.5 ENVIRON/VIEMA/G(DA/"; AND P0//-)"
R E P0 RT/E G PA1
The Citv's Grcu|ation Bement U date is consistentvvith
the Ca|iforniaGovernor's2O15Environmenta|Goa|sand
Po|icyReport's goa|ano pdicy recomirneindatioins.NU
� |ncireasingthe share ofrenevvaU|eene iin the
� Redudngpetro|eumuse bvupto5Opercentbv
2030'
• |ncreasn the enerQyeffide ofeAstnQ
bu/|d/ngsby5Opercent�bv2O3{\
• Reducingemissionsofshort-|ivedc|imate
po||utants,and
• Stewarding natura| resources, inc|udingforests,
vvorking|ands,andvvet|ands,toensurethat they
storecarbon, are resi|ient, andenhanceother
envinonmenta|benefits.

Furthermore, the state aims topush dfiestoward smarter
and more strategic devdopirneint choices to achieve GHG emission reductions with the fo||ovving goa|s:
� Phoh��eandsuppoirtinfUdeveopmenttobui|d
hea|thy,equitaU|e,andsustainaU|eoommunities
� Budd a resi|ientand sustainaU|ewater system
• Stewardand protect natura|andvworking
|andscapes
• incorporate c|imatechangeadaptationintoaU
p|anningandinvestment
� Lead bvexamp|eto make the state a mode|for
|ong-term sustainabi|ity
Exhibit 1 �2

The City organizedits street networkiintofour
c|assdicationstoCarry |oca| and regiona| traffic major
highways, secondary highways, co||ectorstreets, and |oca| streets. A briefdescription of each roadvvayc|assification is provided b6ow:

MAJOR I f/W PlAlAYS
These muhi-|ane roadways accommodate |argetraffic
vo|umesandprovide oonnectionstothe rest ofthe street
network. These roadvvaysoften have more thanthree |anes of traffic in each direction and a |andscaped median within eighty-four feet to a hundred feet of right-of-way. Tvpica||y, commercia|andindustria||anduses Hine these corridors in the City.

COI I ECTOR S 7 S
NI roadways c|assdiedasooUectorsoonnecttraffic from
ma]orand secondary highways to the |oca| street network.

Atypica|co||ec1orroadway has onetraffic |aneineach
direction within forty to sixty feet of right-of-way. Co||ec1or streets primari|y seme the residentia| areas of the City, and sometimes inc|udeneigh�borhood-sen/ing retai|uses.

Loc |streetsprimairflyseme|ou|trafficandoonnect
residentia| areas to |oca| pointsofinterest. These roadways typica||yhave onetrave| |ane in each direc1ionvvithin a thirty to forty -foot right-of-way. N|| |oca| streets serve residentia| regions in 8e|1 Gardens.

Thefigure high|ightsthe existing street c|assificationfor roadways inthe City.

SECONDARY
Hfl5HMAY

LOCALSTREET
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Exhibit 1 �3

AVERAGE ��"��!�
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[vera|[the numberofvehic|etrips incireasedoncity
streets from 2017to 2019. With the exception of F|orence P|ace,a||other streets ana|yzedexperiencedincreasesas
high as8Opercentbased onAnnua|Average Dai|yTraffic
counts provided bvStreet|ight Data p|aAform.The most
significant increasestended to occuron |oca| and co||ector streets that primail-|ycrossthrough the City's residentia| areas. Vehic|etrip increases rangedfrom oneto seven
percenton ma]orhighvvays such as F|orenceAvenueand
Gail-fie|dAvenue. Acomp|etebreakdovvnofaverage dai|y
traffic countchangesisavai|aU|einthe Appendices.

Exhibit 1 �4

E"OK!"S''ii"" "I IAU 7 RIP" SPEED
Based oin Ipreviouus s16reed suweys coinducted Iby the City iin 2015 air d 2017, city streets geineirzflly experieince speediing oin maJor arteriak; aind Ilrrufl streets. The fdlovviing taUe cointaiins past speed survey Iresuulfts describiing exisfing vehide speeds (�)irf Cara Street, asteirirf Averue, (�)ireirfce Averue, (�)ireirfce lace, Gage Averue, Gairfiek] Averue, Ja[)(:)irfeiria R(:)ad, �'lairk, aine/Scout Aveirme, Scout Aveirme, aind Specht Aveirme. As shown, sIpeeds iin the 85th Ipercrwlr tfle at the study segirneints rainge from traveHing b6ow to eight Irnllles per Ihouulr above the speed Ililmit.

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85th
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Differeince
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M P
CLARA ST (IEASTBR�N AVE JABCAVERA RID)
31,,00
30,,00

1.00 C] NRA ST (WBONHDRA RD - GARFHDlll) PM:)

31.00 30.00

1.00 CLARA ST (WEST CITY IiJIIIWT EASTERN AVE)
39,,00
30,,00

9.00 C] ARA ST/SCOUT AV: (GARFHDlII) AV: -III OF:I\VC:Pm:)

32.00 30.00

2.00 EASTERN AVE (CLARA ST JABCAVERA RID)
40,,50
40,,00
0,,50
:AS'PDRNV AV: (F ll0 R ��: N C:PV C A RA S T)

42.00 40.00

2.00 �EAS'rIEIRI�'�AVE((.-,A(.',lEAVIE LUDECST)
39,,50
40,,00
0,,50
:AS'PDRNV AV: (WBONHDRA RD - GARFHEl II) PM:)

40.50 40.00

0.50 EASTERN AVE (LUDECST F[DRENCE AVE)
41,,00
40,,00

1.00 :AS'PDRNV AV: (NOTI] N OTY IIHAT - GAG: PM:)

39.50 40.00
_rro"~nrr
EAS-rC'FrYLHmFr)
40,,50
40,,00
0,,50
RIOIRlDNC: AV: (WBONHDRA RD - GARFH:llll) PM:)

42.00 40.00

2.00 FLORENCE AVE (WEST CITY IiJIIIWT JABCANBRA IFr ))
44,50
40,,00
450
P V�f: - SC�() J-1-
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35.00 30.00

5.00 run C'dE AVE (IEASTERN AVE GARFHELD AVE)
42,,00
35,,00
TOO
GAG: AV: (GARFHDl IID AV: - GRlDDNWOOD PV:)

41.75 35.00

6.75 run C'dE AVE (WEST CITY IiJIIIWT EASTERN AVE)
39,,50
35,,00
450
GARFHDlllD AV: (C] ARA ST - :AS-PERNV PM:)

42.50 35.00

7.50 GARFHELD AVE (FLORENCE AVE CLARA ST)
41,,50
35,,00
6,,50
GARFHD1 llD AV: (GAG: AV: - IIOVD1 AND ST)

38.50 35.00

3.50 F[DRENCEAVE)
38,,50
35,,00
3,,50
WBONHDRA IRD (C] ARA ST - :AS-PDRNV PM:)

32.50 30.00

2.50 JABCAVERA IRD (F[DRENCE AVE CLARA ST)
32,,50
30,,00
2,,50
WBONHDRA RD (GAG: AV: - RlOF�lENC: PM:)

37.00 30.00

7.00 PARK, UN/SCOUT AVE (CARRELD AVE CLARA ST)
31,,00
30,,00

1.00 SCOUT AV: (II OS-PDR 1RHDG: 1lAD - RlOFDNC: AM:)

36.00 30.00

6.00 SPKI-Fr AVE (WATCHER ST CACE AVE)
33,,00
25,,00
8,,00
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Exhibit 1
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RIGIN-DES7 INY17 ION
OiriginandDesfinationdata was a|soacquired inorder
togain insighton residents'trave| patterns. Oirigin-
Destinationdata provides insightonvvhere residentsare
trave|ingtoandfrom, which aids in identifving ma]or
tripgeneratorsinthe City. Conc|usionsdravvnfrom
this informationvvi|| informthe |eve| of street usage,
direc1iona| patterns, and he|pguide vvhereto prioritize future infrastructure proJects.

This ainzflysisfocused ontirav|pattemsfrom s�pecffic
nejghborhoodsvithinthe City tothe four most prominent
|oca| destinations (Downtown District, CivicCenter,
Veterans Park, andthe]ohn Ford/Sports Center)that
attracted trave|ersfrom across a||age groups ona||days
(MondaytoSunday) andtimeperiods (12am-12pm).

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�RAFIFIC" ANY1 I YSIS ZONE" (" 12) REVIEW
Thedata demonstratesthe most signdicantgeneratorsofvehic|etrip activitvtothose fourdesdnations were within traffic ana|ysis zones |ocated nearcity boundaries. The foUov ing figure iUustrates the areas that generated the most tirips to the ana|ysiszonesana|yzed. Most frequent|y,neighborhoods|ocatedcentra|andnorth of Cara Street tended totrave| by car to the trip zones measured. The density oftirip origins a|so suggests the greatest concentrationoftrips are |ocai
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the |ength oftimetrave|ers
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Park. Asshown inthe graph,
the greatest proportionoftrips
took tentotwentyminutesto
reach their destination.The
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Average dai|yorigin and destination trafficvo|umes
avai|aU|efrom 2O1gfor the streets high|ighted in Figure 5 demonstrated where the highest |eve|s of traffic
generated �by|oca| pointsofinterestsoccur. Regiona|
connectors such as EasternAvenue, F|orenceAvenue,
Gairfie|dAvenue,andGage Avenuesaw highertraffic
vo|umes in oomparisontothe |oca| and secondarystreet
studied. Asexpected, the highest vo|umeswere obsemed
on street segmentsadiacentand in dose proximity,tothe
Downtown District, the highest densityofoommercia| uses F|GURE3.1O AVERAGE D/V|LYC]R|G|M /\MO OEST|MAJ|C]M TRAFF|�VOLU�NES BYSTREET C}O1cA AVERAGE: DAILY OD TR|PZONE 0 0.25 &S
TRAFF|CVOLUIIME

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&SpORTS ��0� DOyyNTOyyN Source: �e�s|ightData(201g)
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Exhibit 1 �9

Uponfurtherreview, the greatest
tnafficthpvo|umeoccumedon
F|onenceAxenueandGairfie|d
Avenue(GageAvenue—F|orence
Avenue)during both morning
andeveningpeak periods. The
fo||owinQ fi(jures i||ustnatethe
distributionofpeak period
vo|umes on study street
segments.
~�~ 1'667 5,669 ~— 5,670 14,260 — 14,261 26,597 26,598 41'220 F|GURE3.12 PN4PEAK HOUR VOLUMESOPM-6PM)
Exhibit 1 �0

The C]t/sooUisionhistory onstreets from 2O15to2O1g
was eva|uatedtoidentifvvvhereoo||isionsoccur most
frequent|y. N|| records used inthis ana|ysisare courtesy of the rUury Mapping System (T|MS)
maintained by UC 8erke|ey. The fo||ov ing sections
provide an ana|ysis ofaU coUisions, bicyc|e coUisions, and pedestrianooUisions.

The remaining 177co||isions(24percent) invo|vedthose
who were vva|king ('13 percent) and bicyc|ing (11 percent). /\sshowninthe co||isiondensityfiQunebe|ow,co||isions
occurred most frequent|yonF|orenceAvenue,Eastern
Axenue,Gage Axenue,andGairfie|dAxenue.

COI USIONS(201S-2019) 0 0.25 &S
SPARSE
��m� DENSE
Source: Transportation Injury Mapping Systern (TIIMS) (2015 2019)

BICYCI E" COLLISIONS
Of the 87 ooUisions invoking a person bicyc|iing, most occurred on m Jor roadways such as Eastern Avenue and F|orence Avenue. Asshcxwninthe NQune,bicyc|eco||isionsa|sofneouent|yhappenedatthe EastennAvenueQ/Gage Avenue intersection and a|ong F|orence Avenue, between ]aboneria Road and To|erAvenue. 8KYCLECOI USIONS(201S2019) 0 0.25 &S

NOSPARSE
oENSE
Source: Transportation Injury Mapping Systern (TIIMS) (2015 2019) Exhibit 1 q72

Siince '1995, the City of 361 Gairdeins measured each facflity's abflity to accoirnimodate traffic flow with vehicu|ar |eve[-of-semice standards. This metric descirTbed how each faci|ityoperated based on existing trafficvo|umes, speed, convenience, and the numberofde|ays drivers expeirrence. As shown inthe taU|e be|ow\ conditions refiectring firee-flow conditions receive a U]SA ranking. U]S F ranking, the |ov est ranking, indicates significanttraffic congestion occurirrng and not meeting demand.

Descriptionsfor each U]S category are in thetaU|e be|ov .

TABLE3.5 EX|ST|MG LEVEL OF SERV|(.DE STAM[)\ROS
U]S
-)esclrr�ptron
Characteristics
|LoWro|ume�pirmairk/free fowoperadon�dens�tyis|owand
|
A |rehidescanfneek/maneurerwhNnthe traffic stream�dir�rens |[lDD-D.GQ
|canmaintaintheirdesiredsoeed�ih|�ffleornode4a�
|
.
�Stab|efloww�hpotentia|forsomereshcdonsofopeira�inQ
.
�
�speedsduetotrafficcondhdon�mn aeuvehnQison|ys|iQht|y
8 �
�
O. 61-O. 70
� restricted; the stopped de|aysare not bothersomeanddrivers �
� are not subJect to appireriaU|e tension.
�
| Stab|e operations", the abi|ityto maneuver, is more restricted by |
|the increaseintra�cVdume�re|adre' k/��i�act�yoperadng
� '
|
[l71-DBD
| speeds preVai[ but adve�esigned coordination or|onger | �
|queues cause de|ays.
|
!AoproachinQ unstab|etrafficflowwhere smaU increases
!
�invo|umeoou|dcause substanda|de|ays most drversare
�
� restricted iin their abflity to maineuver aind their s6ectroin 81-gO
� oftrae| s�peeds; oomfortand oonvenenience are |ow, but �
� to|eraU|e.
�
!C}peradonschanacteir�zedbws�grfficantapproachde|aysand !
�average trare|speeds ofone-ha|ftoone-thirdthe free How !
E speed� f|oWis unstab|e and potentiM forstoppages of bir�ef ! 0.81-1.00
! duration," high signa| density, extensive queueing, orsigna| !
! progression/timing are the ty ica| causes of the de|ays� .
! .
� F�rced flowopeirationsw�h hiQh approach de|aysatchfta| �
� signa|�ed inter�cton� soeed are reduced su��anda|k/and F � ' ' �� '
�
� Notmeaningfu|
� stoppages may occur for shoirl. or |ong peirrods offime because �

ME7 I fOD01 OGY
On September 2 7, 2013, Governor]eny Brown signed
into|avvSenate8i||743(S8743),which updated the
transpo�ationimpact metrics eva|uatedunder the
Ca|ifornia Environmenta| [lua|ityAc1 (0E{A). Fo||ov ing the passage ofS8743,the State ofCa|iforniaGovernor's
Office ofP|anningand Research (OPR1deve|oped nem
guide|inesfor eva|uating impacts under
CE{)A.These guide|inesare intendedtopromotethe
reductionofgreenhousegas emissionsanddeve|opa
mu|timoda|anddiverse nebmorkbvshifing
thepeMbrmancemetric from automobi|e
de|ayand |eve| of service (U]S) tovehic|e mi|es trave|ed (VVIT). Asaresuft,OPRdeterminedthat under the
proposedupdate tothe OE{Aguide|ines,VMTvvou|d
become the primary metric for eva|uatingenvironmenta|
andimpacts. |n December2O1EL OPR
puU|ishedthe revised OE{A Guide|ines incorporatingthe
transition toVVIT, a|ong with theTechnica| Advisoryon
Eva|uatingimpacts inOE{A(December
2O18)toassist with the imp|ementationofthe revised
OE{'A Guide|ines. As kfly 1, 2020, a|| environmenta|
documentspresentedfor puU|icreview must use VVIT
fordeterminingimpacts. Therefore, a VVIT
ana|ysishas beenconductedfor the P Jec1.

As indicated in the 7bchnica| Advisory, theVKIF metric
is often presented on a percapita (resident) or per
emp|oyeebasis, based onthe proposed deve|opment's
|and use. Sincethe City has severa|differentuses
(inc|uding both commercia|and residentia| uses), metrics eva|uatingboth the p Jec1-generatedVMTandthe
pro.iect-effectonVVITwereca|cu|ated. The three VMT
� Home -based VVITper Capita � ��e��ed
• 7bta|VKIF perSemice Popu|ation (P iect
generatedVVIT)
• Tbta| Roadway VMTvith Specific P|an area
(P ject-effectonVMT)
Residenda|uses typica|yrepoirt VNTassodatedvvith
home-basedtrips ona percapita basis, vvhi|etota|
VVIT accounts fora|| trip types. The sewice popu|ation
correspondstothe tota|numberofresidentsand
emp|oyeesvvithin a defined area. The tota| roadway
VVIT sums the dai|yVVIT a|ong a|| the roadways within a designated area. For this ana|ysis, the Southern Ca|ifornia Association ofGovernments (SCAG)trip based mode|
(T8M)Version6.3was used toestimatethe variousVVIT
metrics associated with the City. The VMTmetrics used to measure anddetermineexistingconditionsre|iedonthe
baseyea rof2O16.
in order to detemnine the VKIF associated with trips
that originatedorwere destinedfor |ocationsvvithin
the City (P �ec1-generatedVVIT), the average vehic|e
trip |engthsbetweenAna|ysisZones
(TAZs) in the SCAG 'RIM were mu|tip|ied �bythe number
ofvehic|etrips between zones. This was achieved by
uti|izingtvvo methodo|ogies: (1)the Production-�ttraction (RA) methodo|ogyand (2) the (OD)
methodo|ogy.

The FAmethodo|ogyproduces home -based VVITresuhs,
as this methodo|ogycan keep tiriptypes assumedvvithin
the mode|separate. This methodo|ogyoonsistedof
mu|tip|ying the Highway Skim (Length) matrix �bycustom- ca|cu|atedtrip matricesfor both genera|-purpose(drive
a|one), and high-occupancyvehice (shared ride) trips
duringa||periods duringthe day. The custom trip
matricesvvere ca|cu|ated �byconverting the RA matrices
for the auto modes intodeparture andreturnauto trips
bebmeenTAZsfor the five assignmenttimeperiods
[AM peak period, PM peak period, midday (MD) period,
evening (EV) and nighttime (NT) period)[ Separate
trip matirices were maintained forvarious trip types to identifvVVITassociated with specific |and-usetypes.

3. 5 presentsthe overa|| home -based VMT per capita
for 8e||Gardens andLos Ange|esCounty. |ngenera|City
generatesapproximate|y22.8home-basedVMTper
capita, vvhi|eLos Ange|esCounty generatesabout 251
home-basedVMTper capita. Therefore, under existing
conditions,the City'sresidentia|uses generatehome-
basedVMTata |ovverrate thanthe Los Ange|esCounty
average.

TABLE 3.6 HC]��\AE-B/\SEO\/NAT PER(./\P|TA RESULTS EX|ST|MG (.C]MO|T|C]MS 2040
|
|
|
Exhibit 1 q76

The tota|VMFassociated with aUtrip types was ca|cu|ated for aUtlripsoriginatinginordestinedfor 8eUGardens
and Los Ange|esCounty. 7(aU|e 3. 6 shows VMT
per semice popu|ation for the Cityand Los Ange|es
Countyovera|i As shown, the overa|| City area generates approximat6y22.8totz|VMTper service popu|atioin,
vvhi|e Los Ange|esCounty generatesabout '16tota|
VMT per service popu|ation. Therefore, the City of 8e|1 Gardens' uses generatesa tota|VMTata higherrate
thanthe County ofLos Ange|esaverage under existing
conditions.

TABLE37 TO77\L\/NATPERSERV |(.EPC]PULAT |C]MRESULTS EX|ST|MG (.C]MO|T|C]MS

1.)EFINEDASTHESUM OF"US 0ENTS,STUD ENTSANDEILOYEES.FRO1MS{A5IDEL'SSOOO-ECONOIMIC The VMToccuningwithin8eUGardens was a|so
ca|cu|atedinorder todeterminethe base|ine|eve|
of roadway VMT occuning within the City on ma]or
connec1ors.7(aU|e3.7presentsthe tota|dai|yVMT
occurring a|ong ma]orroadways vvithinthe City
(F|orenceAvenue, EasternAvenue, Gairfie|dAvenue,
andGage Avenue). Asshown, approximate|y27{\557
VMToccura|ongma]orroadways in8e||Gardens
under existingconditions.

TABLE3'8 2016 L|M��< B/\SEO\/EH|(.LE M | L E S
TRAVELEONNAT) &M\A/]ORROADWAYS
EX|ST|MG (.C]MO|T|C]MS
NAIME 2016VIM T
FLORENCEAyENUE |92,271

EASTERNAVENUE
52,716
GARF|ELDAyENUE
i
|64,011

GAG EAVENUE
61'558
TOTAL i270,557

E ..A Ill iu I IN( SIDEIIIh'°''hYlYl I I��
Sila rwm—fulls iin the City geineirz lllly Ilrlave the Ibasic features needed to (provide coirrrfoirV:alkr e m—flllkillrrlr spaces for useirsa.

For IllrrldataIrx,e, Imost streets have curb Irarqps aIrrld vegetat11oin that 1provide arnlCrlle shade, vullrloclh r:;wlrrlsure accrrssulblllity aind elrrlllrlaince the vu-llll<IIIrx exlperor;wlrx.rro IL Nov^urrrreir, a sirmzfllll prr:rlCrortilr: in of city streets do not Ilrlave sir rwm—full faclllilfies avalllrulkrlle
rlrlrrtrsides of the rrn Scout Avermrulrd
Park Ire. in Scout WerMe, AIAeW,flks are IAirg on two
segirrrrwlrrts: IRIoreince Averrl e to IFoster (Bridge IBr:rk.fllevarr aind IL..ive Oak Street to IRIorelrx:rr Aveinue. Oin IPark II aulrre, sila rwr —fulls are Irrlot ruvalllalkr e iin frr:rlrt of Il361 Gardens .Ur:rllrin AIrrlsoIrrl IFord 1Park.

Street rw errrrwlrrts ofteirrl appHed to create coirrrfoirV:alkr e alrrlr ICrllrwasrulrt r^'rrulllkillrrlr rwlrvillroirurnrwlrrts sometimes srwwe as rrlkrsta Iles to geinera illn higher m—flllkillrrlr activity Ilrwrrrw s. At tIlrlrwpAe IIocatoolr s, the ICrrwa rwstroa in m-lllkiinlr, Ipath o in dAlla rwr^ -Inks FIIGUIfsIF 3a°16 E IIS1IIIING
is erx,roache by trees arrld Its U1'6llls, arrld ether street rrlleirnrwlrrlts (Ililr hfin , utlllity, silr Irrlage, rulrrld fire Ihy° Iraulrrlts) placed iin the rrrild6e of the sila rwm—full.

Resildeints are eincouraged to tira rrwll to Ilr:ru ll rulrx Ire ilr:rlr z ll poillrrts of illrrlterest via Ibicyr: e Iroutes aind bicyr: e Ipaths zfloing tIlrle Il...os Aing6es IRiver rulrrld IRio ILNolrrdo, Ilocate rullr:rlrx with the City s °rurwsterlrrl rulrx rwasterlrrl city Ilillrrrits. Il...ou ll rulrrlr Ire ilr:rlr z ll ppgq
a rws illrat rilr:rlr s are rur:r.ressillkr e Ikry the Ibicyr: e routes �.�tes orrl ::.6"�dater rrl C"4vermd;:;w, GageAverrlue, I ord:;`r ce g�averme, orerx,e P'1ace, arrld Garh6d C"4vermeo vesIIdeinits cain access the exits illrx Ibicyr: e Ipaths at the II os Alrrlr rwlles IRiver ICrrutlh rwlrtralrrce r: in Cara Street iin the City of Cudahy aind the IRio I Nr:rlrrdo Ibike ICrrutlh via the gate r: in IRlordwlrrce Arrrwlrrue ain from .VoIlrlIrrl AIrrlsoIrrl IFord 1Park.
rr V F rr
:; I I'<I: WAY FIAy
uuuuuuumuump C ASS I
'I.:}..I -i
ClASS III
Source: I ieldwork
uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuui i .. :u I`Gr I I E Exhibit._1 q78

7 RANS17 Fourcarriers provide aUexisdngtransitsemicevithinthe City: the Los Ange|esCounty Metropo|itan��nspo�a�on The figuire shows the exisfing bus Hines withiin the City.

/\,,I E T R 0
TA B IL. E 3 A I N T E R S E (-1- II 0 IIN S WII T [I [I I G A S T T RA N S IT MA II V ITY Metro offers oufl and
regional sevices far
No.
intersechoin Boardiings
Ahghfings Activity
Uw CAys mside% with
F 1-0 R E N C E AV N U E. &
�I iine 110, 111, and 258.
1 EASTERN AVEINUE 627
600 1227
To deterimiine tylpiufl
Metro ddusIfn Apd
I I 0 R E N C E AV E N � J 8�
2019 was s6ected siince
2 GARREUD AVENUE 386
173 559
it represeints a typiufl
month in b-ansit usage
GAG�E AMEN UE IR
pr&j,)aindeirnic. As
3 EASTERN AVENUE 185
190 375
shown in the tab�es, bus
stops and II ersections
H CRENCE AVENUE 8i
on Roreince Aveirme
4 — 193
uABONERIA ROAE)
166 359
ocated inear the City
downtown BOW and

GRANGER AVENUE &
3icyde l �ot6l & Casiino
5 101
F 1-0 R E N C E AVE N
122 223
tttt
einded o atracthe
gmatest cotwentnIon of
Smirce:

IMet.ro April 2019 Weekday Ridership counts
boardiings and ahghfings.

The most active bus
stops also served as
TA B L
E 110 B U S STO �P S W T [I [I �I G [I �E ST V T A
b-ansfer pohUs to
mgiona! cotowdots moh
No.

Intersectioin iine Directioin Boardiings Ahghfings Activity as Metro I he 111.
1 1 AV
413 122 535

EASTERN ANEINUE
2 H OIli ENCE AVENUE IS ... E
109 377 486

EASTERN AVENUE
3 RITMENCE AVENUE & ill VI/
272 62 334.

GARIf" EUD AVENUE
4 GRANGER AVENUE IS 1,11 E
101 122 223
F �I 0 R E N C E AV E N � J E
5 RITMENCE AVENUE & ill E
38 168 206
GARIf" EUD AVENUE
Source:
iMetro April 2019 Weekday Ridership counts
Exhibit 1 q,�O

B(I'll"; I INE
Ike sideints Ilravew access to Coirnirneirce's three Ikrus Iroute s (Greein, Orainge, aind )(61ovv) oin Gairh6d Aveinue aind Gage Aveinue, as shown iin II iguire 3.17. IlBase d oin Commerce Ikrus ridership data from 2015 to 2019, the IhiIghe st IridewlY ship was dock �irneinted at five bus stops oin Gage Aveirme from Gairh6d Aveirme to Greeinwood Aveirme. Airnoing these
ocatioins, Iridewlrslhillp activity was the IhiIrEhest at Gage Aveinue aind Gairh6d Aveirme.
1\,,I(DN1EBEII(D1\,,I1,INI(".'Ii�AI IINE"I";
The trainsit 1provilder oirfly Iha s oine Iroute, IRoute 30, operafing exdusiv6y oin Gairfi6d Aveinue withiin the City.

Weekday Iridewlrslhip counts from 2015 show Irilderralhip activity at its Ipewak oin Gairfi6d Aveinue aind IRlordwlrrce Aveinue. Otheir stops oin this route Ilrlave siginificainfly Ilower ridership activity iin the City.

The City Iprovidewsa IresilaErwlrrts with oud trainsit service with a tir6ley that tiravek; iin a oop aind coininects to zfll major city Ilaulrdirnarks aind shoppiing areas. Based oin the IIauE.est avaflaUe vve6dy Iridewlrslhillp statistics, the average inurnbeir of vve6dy IboaulydiIlrrlgs iin Vuine 2018 was 2,099.

TA IB II. IE 3. 1 1 US STOICS W T [I [I II G [I IE ST A(.'-1- II V T Y (. 0 II\A II\A IE R(. IF: IIM U N II (. IIPA II . IB ( J S II . IIN IE S ( 2 0 15 2 0 19) No.
l in te irs e ct i o in Boardiings
Nighfings
Activity
1 (SA(SIE AVENLYE & 23,608
17,115
40,723
(S A IFSF �E I1- D AV IE N LJ IE
2 GAG: PMENU: 8IIDWH 9,830
8,292
18,12 2
AV ��: N i ��:
3 (SA(SIE AVENLYE & 4,258
5,245
9,503
Cl-INUET IIFS WIE

III IDDNWOOD
4 PMENU: & GAG: 3,128
2,2 61
5,389
AV If: N � i If:
5 (SA(SlE WE & A(SRA ST 148
596
744
Source:

January 15, 2015 January 14, 2019 Ridership counts
frorn Corm-nerce
Municipal skis I inns
TA
IF 3.1U S STO IP S WII T HIHII G Iw II IE S
T A(.- T II V II TY
IM 0 IIN T IF: IB
IF II. II.0 III U IIN PA II N IF: S (20 15)
No.
l inte irsectioin iine
Directioin
Boardiings
Nighfings
Activity
1 (S A IFS IF II IE 11- D AV IE N LJ IE &
132
48 180
108

54.1 F 1-0 �R �E N CE AV �E N LJ �E
2 G A R11 IIf II.IID AV If: N � J II: 8CEAGIf
36 31
67 419
526
AV If: N i II:
3 (S A IFS IF II IE 11- D AV IE N LJ IE &
24 8
32 51
321

CLARA STREET
4 GAIIIII IIf II.IID AV II: N � J II: 81EE
22 32
47 '199
�I OV A ND ��S'PR 11: :T
5 (S A IR IF II IE 11- D AV IE N LJ IE & CE 5
27 32
ill
178
C] 11- II A ST IR IE ET
Source:
2015 Ridership counts frorn Montebello Municipal
13kis I Ines
Exhibit 1 W

NUtruck routes are iUustratedinthe figure.

F|GURE3�18 TRU��< �R 0UTES
4mm°m TRUCKROUTE 0 025 &S
mILES 0
Exhibit 1 2�2

APPENDIX B
Best Practices Memorandum
CItY OF BELL GARDENS CIRCULATION ELEMENT UPDATE APPENDICES

Exhibit 1
I° Ilfii ll1 IIINICA1,,,, IM lliii IM011RAIN111 U I
Date: October 23, 2020
To: Chau Vu, City of Bell Gardens
From: Ryland Lu, Carlos Velasquez, AICP, KOA Corporation Subject: City of Bell Gardens Circulation Element Update — Best Practices Research and Plan Vision/Goals Memo
)SIN"'ril Ilf; "T I
In the state of California, a General Plan is the pre-eminent document guiding development in cities.

General Plan circulation elements establish core mobility goals and provide policies that guide local infrastructure provision and access. In the last decade, revisions to state legislation and growing concerns about sustainability have changed expectations about General Plan goals and policies. To learn about the most innovative best practices and policies in General Plans and circulation elements, KOA evaluated General Plan circulation elements for seven Southern California cities with similar demographics to Bell Gardens. KOA then drew upon the visions and goals from these Plans, the Southern California Association of Government's (SCAG) Connect 2040 Plan and Caltrans' California Transportation Plan 2040, to develop a vision statement and goals for the City of Bell Gardens. 1P III,,,,AINS
KOA evaluated General Plan Circulation Element policies and programs for seven cities with demographic and socioeconomic characteristics similar to Bell Gardens (Table 1 on page 2). Like Bell Gardens, these cities all have low median household incomes ($40,000 to $70,000 a year) and majority Hispanic/Latino populations. The cities range in population from 14,000 inhabitants (Hawaiian Gardens) to over 100,000 inhabitants (Rialto). All of the cities are in Southern California: four of the cities are in Los Angeles County (three in the Gateway Cities area, adjacent to Bell Gardens), two are in San Bernardino County, and one is in Ventura County. KOA made sure that all of the cities had General Plans adopted within the last decade (i.e., since 2010). Appendix A provides details on each of the plan elements discussed in the following sections.

Most of the circulation elements featured an overview of existing conditions followed by an elaboration of goals, policies and programs. The existing conditions section summarizes each city's existing circulation conditions. These include descriptions of primary roadways, bicycle facilities and transit routes; discussion of parking, goods movement and traffic issues; and an overview of significant trip generating land uses. 3Hr G,irdr i,iE> Gr i,wr,d I ,ai Bra d I'r,aO k r, Rrrr>r,,, rr ') ,a id N,ar7 Vit>i ai/Gr>Jk 11,igrr 1 'rqC rr d [or yi(y r>1 NlHr G,, rdr i,i,; C-010'M
384

Exhibit 1
Rialto's circulation element presents the historical context of the city's development around a railroad.

Santa Paula's circulation element provides commute mode share data and information on pedestrian - friendly land uses.

Six out of the seven circulation elements (i.e., excluding Cudahy) classified the city's roadways either in the Existing Conditions section or the section following the Existing Conditions section. Four of the six plans follow the "function-" based classification system used by the Federal Highway Administration' (Table 2).

These systems distinguish between "major and "secondary' arterials (the widest roads, with an 80- to 120- foot right-of-way, serving regional mobility needs); "collectors" (narrower roads, which connect local neighborhood streets to arterial roadways) and local streets (which provide access to and from individual properties). The Santa Paula General Plan tweaks the traditional classification system, distinguishing between traditional arterials and "boulevards," which have the same width but provide access to community destinations like schools and businesses and are ideal multi -modal corridors. ' "Highway Functional Classification Concepts, Criteria and Procedures." https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/processes/statewide/related/highway_functional_classifications/sectio n03.cfm#Toc336872980
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385

The Colton General Plan differentiates between a mode -based "street typology" and width -based "street classification." The street typology catalogs streets based on the mode they primarily serve. The typology prioritizes "Transit Streets" for transit signal pre-emption and bus lanes. "Bicycle And Pedestrian Streets" are earmarked for bicycle and pedestrian improvements. "Multi -Modal Connector Streets" aim to serve all modes. Finally, "Regional Access Roadways" serve high-speed, long-distance vehicle travel. Colton's street classification system follows the FHWA categorization.

The Circulation Elements for Bell, Colton, Cudahy, Huntington Park, Rialto and Santa Paula designate desired Level -of -Service (LOS) targets for roadway performance. All six elements designate LOS D as the target LOS value. The Bell and Huntington Park Circulation Elements stipulate LOS E as a "threshold" LOS value (i.e., a minimum acceptable Level -of -service). The Cudahy and Hawaiian Garden circulation elements propose adding lanes at two intersections and several arterial roadway segments to ease capacity constraints.

Three of the six plans propose citywide bicycle networks, consisting of Class I (bike path), Class II (unprotected bike lane) and Class III bicycle facilities. Bell, Cudahy and Santa Paula's bicycle networks also include Class IV (protected bike lane) facilities. The bicycle network for Santa Paula is expressly intended to enhance connectivity throughout Santa Paula and connect to regional bicycle paths and transit routes.

Several of the circulation elements also discuss pedestrian and pedestrian -related streetscape improvements. Colton's proposes infrastructure such as wider sidewalks and well -marked crosswalks to improve walkability in the Downtown and West Valley neighborhoods. Cudahy's circulation element recommends wayfinding signage to enhance pedestrian navigation and pedestrians' walking experience on routes to key destinations. Finally, Santa Paula's circulation element designates three neighborhoods as "Pedestrian Priority Areas," prioritized for infrastructures such as crosswalks and Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPIs).
"' "III°"II Ilfii llli Ilf;i III,,,,Ilfii IM Ilfii IN rS AIN111)11I IIE. 1IN The Cudahy General Plan circulation element proposes parking districts along Atlantic Avenue, the main thoroughfare in the city near three activity centers. These districts aim to increase occupancy and decrease spillover parking activity through strategies such as shared parking (i.e., having adjacent land uses consolidate parking spaces) and residential parking permits. The Colton and Rialto circulation elements respectively propose traffic -calming infrastructure and "Neighborhood Traffic Management Plans" to divert regional traffic away from residential streets. Cudahy's General Plan contains a paragraph UI-( alaI on I''la it c nI Gcra k and Be',I 4''raz Ike', Ime no Prepared or wily of I'"dell Garden',
'ge
1C010M
Exhibit 1 386

describing Senate Bill (SB) 743's effect on assessing new developments' transportation impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Sav1[m Paull,, 2010 General Plmn
Fig— 310-Pwf—d Plan, Bicy& Faci Iiti e,
If li4, 101 Q'.'-OaLinn and YinWlil, -3.3R
Source: Santa Paula 2040 General Plan (Bikeway Classification Map) l
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that frequently surface among policies and programs include expanding active transportation infrastructure (such as bikeways and crosswalks), improving parking supply and management, and mitigating the impacts of goods movement on local streets and roadways. Table 4 and Table 5 summarize the most common subject areas of goals and policies/programs in the surveyed circulation elements. A complete list of goals, policies and programs can be found in the table in Appendix A. fr �. ��I ILIf�i%"f ..,��.�L ,�.,,( �., r,„�✓ �,,,,, i'�,�, �,,,4(,�I;f „,�If ,%a' �1�r„�„✓ 'I'll,L �Ii� , c1 A,,,,, (te; ' ,, tJ. <(.,te; r e ffr ,9 r Active Transportation Infrastructure: Bikeways, sidewalks, crosswalks and general network improvements (includin9.master plans)
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Regional Coordination: Coordinating with regional agencies on regional planning or infrastructure projects .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Freight Operation Mitigation: Policies reducing truck or freight rail impacts on neighborhood and local streets
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Roadway Operations Improvements: Changes to traffic signals, speed regulations, on -street parking and construction -related traffic control
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"'r"'rllfii I IIf; Ill1llE.:1 I II,,,, IPIII,,,,AIN VISIOIN AINIIf; II,,,, KOA also evaluated the vision statements and goals for the California Department of Transportation's California Transportation Plan (CTP) 2040 and the Southern California Association of Government's (SCAG) Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). The California Transportation Plan's vision statement envisages a safe, sustainable and accessible transportation system that "provides reliable and efficient mobility" and furthers a reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emission. Goals of improving multi -modal access, ensuring public safety, fostering livable and equitable communities and environmental stewardship help realize the plan's vision (see Table 6).

The SCAG RTP lacks a single overarching vision statement but proposes goals similar to the CTP's. These include maximizing mobility and accessibility, protecting the environment and residents' health, and using investments and policies to improve regional economic competitiveness. The RTP also provides policies that support Transportation Demand Management (i.e., encouraging travel by non -motorized modes), "smart" land use and growth strategies, environmental sustainability and efficiency. r
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Develop a safe, sustainable, and accessible multi -modal transportation system for Bell Gardens that provides reliable and efficient mobility for people, goods, and services.

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1. Multi -modal access:
a. Improve the safety and mobility of travel by bicycling, walking and public transit b. Improve connections to public transit, in anticipation of the opening of Eco-Rapid Transit stations in nearby South Gate.
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2. Social Equity: Ensure the transportation system serves all residents, including those who are disabled or lack access to a car.

3. Health: Nurture public health by encouraging walking, bicycling, scootering and other active modes of transportation

4. Economy: Foster economic well-being and quality of life by connecting Bell Gardens Residents to local and regional employment, activity centers and recreational opportunities.

5. Goods Movement: Accommodate truck traffic from nearby industrial and warehousing uses while preventing intrusion onto residential streets

6. Safety: Plan for a safe and efficient roadway network

7. Sustainability: Promote sustainability and cut down pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) by reducing single -occupancy vehicle mode share

8. Integrate land use and transportation planning to realize a multi -modal, transit -oriented community/future.

9. Regional Planning: Coordinate with neighboring cities, the Gateway Cities Council of Governments and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) to achieve this plan's vision and goals.
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LEAD AGENCY: CITY OF BELL GARDENS
Public Works Department
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Contact: Grissel Chavez, Public Works Director
[email protected]
PREPARED BY: DE NOVO PLANNING GROUP
180 E. Main Street, Suite 108
Tustin, California 92780
Contact: Starla Barker, AICP
[email protected]
December 2021
Exhibit 2 403

City of Bell Gardens I General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................1-1

1.1 STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................................1-1

1.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS.................................................................................................................................... 1-2

1.3 PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS.................................................................................................................................. 1-2

1.4 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE......................................................................................................................... 1-3 2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION................................................................................................................................2-1

2.1 BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................................................2-1

2.2 PROJECT LOCATION AND SETTING....................................................................................................................... 2-1

2.3 PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS................................................................................................................................ 2-4 3 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM............................................................................................................3-1

3.1 BACKGROUND.................................................................................................................................................3-1

3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED............................................................................................... 3-2

3.3 DETERMINATION............................................................................................................................................. 3-2

3.4 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS......................................................................................................... 3-3 4 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS........................................................................................................................4-1

4.1 AESTHETICS....................................................................................................................................................4-1

4.2 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES............................................................................................................ 4-3

4.3 AIR QUALITY................................................................................................................................................... 4-5

4.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES................................................................................................................................... 4-7

4.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES................................................................................................................................... 4-11

4.6 ENERGY.......................................................................................................................................................4-13

4.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS...................................................................................................................................... 4-15

4.8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS......................................................................................................................... 4-19

4.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS............................................................................................................. 4-25

4.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY............................................................................................................... 4-29

4.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING........................................................................................................................... 4-33

4.12 MINERAL RESOURCES................................................................................................................................. 4-35

4.13 NOISE......................................................................................................................................................4-37

4.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING........................................................................................................................ 4-39

4.15 PUBLIC SERVICES....................................................................................................................................... 4-41

4.16 RECREATION............................................................................................................................................. 4-43

4.17 TRANSPORTATION......................................................................................................................................4-45

4.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES...................................................................................................................... 4-47

4.19 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS................................................................................................................... 4-49

4.20 WILDFIRE.................................................................................................................................................4-53

4.21 MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE....................................................................................................... 4-55
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Tables and Figures
Table 2-1: Roadway Classifications............................................................................................................................ 2-5 Figure2-1: Regional Location.................................................................................................................................. 2-11
Figure 2-2: General Plan Land Use Map.................................................................................................................. 2-12
Figure2-3: Zoning Map............................................................................................................................................ 2-13
Figure2-4: Street Hierarchy..................................................................................................................................... 2-14
Figure 2-5: Existing Bicycle Infrastructure............................................................................................................... 2-15
Figure 2-6: Existing Transit Service.......................................................................................................................... 2-16
Figure2-7: Truck Routes.......................................................................................................................................... 2-17
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1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND REQUIREMENTS
This Initial Study has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources Code [PRC] Sections 21000, et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations Title 14 Sections 15000, et seq.). This Initial Study is an informational document intended to be used as a decision -making tool for the Lead Agency and responsible agencies in considering and acting on the proposed Project.

Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15063, the City, as Lead Agency, has prepared this Initial Study to determine if the proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update Project (Project) would have a significant effect on the environment. If, as a result of the Initial Study, the Lead Agency finds that there is evidence that mitigation cannot reduce the impact to a less than significant level for any aspect of the proposed Project, then the Lead Agency must prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to analyze project -related and cumulative environmental impacts. Alternatively, if the Lead Agency finds that there is no evidence that the proposed Project as proposed may cause a significant effect on the environment, the Lead Agency may prepare a Negative Declaration (ND). If the Lead Agency finds that there is evidence of a significant impact, but the impact can be reduced through mitigation, the Lead Agency may prepare a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND). Such determination can be made only if "there is no substantial evidence in light of the whole record before the Lead Agency" that such significant environmental impacts may occur (PRC Section 21080(c)).

Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15063(c), the purposes of an Initial Study are to:

1. Provide the Lead Agency with information to use as the basis for deciding whether to prepare an EIR, MND or a ND;

2. Enable an applicant or Lead Agency to modify a project, mitigating adverse impacts before an EIR is prepared, thereby enabling the project to qualify for a ND;

3. Assist in the preparation of an EIR, if one is required, by; a. Focusing the EIR on the effects determined to be significant, b. Identifying the effects determined not to be significant, c. Explaining the reasons for determining that potentially significant effects would not be significant, and
d. Identifying whether a program EIR, tiering, or another appropriate process can be used for analysis of the project's environment effects.

4. Facilitate environmental assessment early in the design of a project;

5. Provide documentation of the factual basis for the finding in a MND or ND that a project will not have a significant effect on the environment;

6. Eliminate unnecessary EIRs; and

7. Determine whether a previously prepared EIR could be used with the project.

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The environmental documentation, which is ultimately selected by the City in accordance with CEQA, is intended as an informational document undertaken to provide an environmental basis for subsequent discretionary actions upon the proposed Project. The resulting environmental documentation is not, however, a policy document and its approval and/or certification neither presupposes nor mandates any actions on the part of those agencies from whom permits and other discretionary approvals would be required.

1.2 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15367, the City of Bell Gardens (City), as the Lead Agency, has the authority for environmental review and adoption of the environmental documentation, in accordance with CEQA. As set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15070, an Initial Study leading to a Negative Declaration (IS/ND) or Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) can be prepared when:

The Initial Study shows that there is no substantial evidence, in light of the whole record before the agency, that the project may have a significant effect on the environment (resulting in a Negative Declaration), or
• The Initial Study identifies potentially significant effects, but:
o Revisions in the project plans or proposals made by, or agreed to by the applicant before a proposed mitigated negative declaration and initial study are released for public review would avoid the effects or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant effects would occur, and
o There is no substantial evidence, in light of the whole record before the agency, that the project as revised may have a significant effect on the environment (resulting in a Mitigated Negative Declaration).

Based on the Environmental Checklist Form and supporting environmental analysis provided in Section 4_0, Environmental Analysis, the proposed Project would have no impact or a less than significant impact concerning all environmental issue areas.

1.3 PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS
The Notice of Intent (NOI) to Adopt a Negative Declaration has been provided to the Clerk of the County of Los Angeles and mailed to responsible agencies and trustee agencies concerned with the Project and other public agencies with jurisdiction by law over resources affected by the Project. A 30-day public review period has been established for the IS/ND in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15073. During the public review period, the IS/ND was made available for review at the following location:
• City of Bell Gardens Website:
https://www.bellgardens.org/our-city/about-bell-gardens/document-central In reviewing the IS/ND, affected public agencies and interested members of the public should focus on the document's adequacy in identifying and analyzing the potential environmental impacts and the ways in which the Project's potentially significant effects can be avoided or mitigated.

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Written comments on this IS/ND may be sent to:

Grissel Chavez
Director of Public Works
City of Bell Gardens
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, CA 90201
Email: [email protected]
Following receipt and evaluation of comments from agencies, organizations, and/or individuals, the City will determine whether any substantial new environmental issues have been raised, and if further documentation may be required. If no new environmental issued have been raised or if the issues raised do not provide substantial evidence that the Project would have a significant effect on the environment, the IS/ND will be considered for adoption and the Project for approval.

1.4 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15150, a ND may incorporate by reference all or portions of another document which is a matter of public record or is generally available to the public. Where all or part of another document is incorporated by reference, the incorporated language shall be set forth in full as part of the ND's text.

The documents outlined below, which were utilized during preparation of this Negative Declaration and are a matter of public record, are hereby incorporated by reference.

Bell Gardens General Plan
The City Council comprehensively adopted the City of Bell Gardens General Plan 2010 on November 27, 1995 (Resolution 95-27). The General Plan is a comprehensive legal document that sets forth the City's long-range planning policies and serves as the guiding document for achieving the community's vision for the future. The General Plan contains policies to guide land use and development and is organized into seven mandatory "elements" in accordance with California Government Code Section 65302: Land Use, Circulation and Transportation, Open Space and Recreation, Conservation, Safety, Noise, and Housing.

The Circulation and Transportation Element is the subject of this ND.

Bell Gardens General Plan EIR
On November 27, 1995, the City certified the Final EIR and adopted General Plan 2010. The Final EIR analyzed potential environmental impacts associated with future development in the City allowed under the proposed Land Use Element. With the implementation of General Plan policies and programs, the Final EIR concluded that all impacts, with the exception of air quality, can be mitigated to insignificant levels. The Final EIR concluded that the City of Bell Gardens is located within a "non -attainment" basin and further contributions of pollutant emissions to the basin are considered a significant impact. A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for the significant air quality impacts and noted that all new development will be subject to the environmental review requirements pursuant to state and local CEQA requirements, including the analysis of potential air quality impacts and any requisite mitigation, The environmental review undertaken for the City of Bell Gardens General Plan Update does not eliminate the requirements for any subsequent environmental review for development arising from the General Plan's implementation.

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Bell Gardens Municipal Code
The City of Bell Gardens Municipal Code consists of the City's regulatory and penal ordinances, and certain administrative ordinances. The City's Zoning Ordinance is codified into Title 9, Zoning and Planning Regulations. The purpose of the Zoning Ordinance is to provide for the creation of zones in the incorporated area of the city and to prescribe area requirements, classes of uses, and standards of development for buildings, structures, improvements, and premises in the various zones of the city. More specifically, the purpose is to encourage, classify, designate, regulate, restrict, and segregate the highest and best location and use of buildings, structures, and land to serve the needs of agriculture, residences, commerce, industry, and other purposes in appropriate places; to regulate and limit the height, number of stories and size of buildings and to administer property development standards, including but not limited to structure height, bulk, design, yard setbacks, lot coverage, density, parking, signage, landscaping, etc.; and to promote the public health, safety, welfare and general prosperity with the aim of preserving a wholesome, serviceable and attractive community.

Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan
The City adopted a Complete Streets Plan in February 2020 after a series of interviews, surveys, and community workshops were conducted. The City uses the Complete Streets Plan policies and context - sensitive complete street improvements to guide all efforts focused on walking, bicycling, and transit access improvements. In addition to recommendations tailored for major arterials, a Low -Stress Network with thirteen local street corridors was created to increase citywide connectivity to community destinations and reduce traffic speeds and volumes on local streets. Furthermore, the plan includes an "existing conditions" review and a list of prioritized projects based on need and cost.

Bell Gardens Bike Feasibility Study
The City initiated its bicycle route system development process with a comprehensive bike lane feasibility study in 2015. The study includes an evaluation of the feasibility for bicycle facilities and alternatives on all major roadways within city limits accounting for existing conditions and consistency with other regional plans. The analysis concluded that transforming major roadways such as Eastern Avenue, Florence Avenue, Florence Place, Garfield Avenue, and Gage Avenue with bicycle safety elements would have the potential to increase bicycle activity and safety on city streets dramatically.

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2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

2.1 BACKGROUND
California Government Code Section 65300 et seq. requires all counties and cities to prepare and maintain a general plan for the long-term growth, development, and management of the land within the jurisdiction's planning boundaries. The general plan acts as a "constitution" for development and is the jurisdiction's lead legal document in relation to growth, development, and resource management issues.

Development regulations (e.g., zoning and subdivision standards) are required by law to be consistent with the general plan.

General plans must address a broad range of topics, including, at a minimum, the following mandatory elements: land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, noise, and safety. General plans must also address the topics of environmental justice and climate change and resiliency planning, either as separate elements or as part of other required elements. At the discretion of each jurisdiction, the general plan may combine these elements and may add optional elements relevant to the physical features of the jurisdiction.

The City of Bell Gardens General Plan 2010 was adopted in 1995 and is a comprehensive, long-range plan that guides the City and serve as its constitution. The City's General Plan contains seven sections or elements. These seven elements are Land Use, Circulation and Transportation, Open Space and Recreation, Conservation, Safety, Noise and Housing.

The California Government Code §65302 asserts that "The general plan shall include.... A circulation element consisting of the general location and extent of existing and proposed major thoroughfares, transportation routes, terminals, any military airports and ports, and other local public utilities and facilities, all correlated with the land use element of the plan." Further, State law requires that the element shall "...plan for a balanced, multimodal transportation network that meets the needs of all users of streets, roads, and highways for safe and convenient travel in a manner that is suitable to the rural, suburban, or urban context of the general plan."
Transportation that is multimodal and sustainable is also called for in several State of California policies such as SB743 and SB 375, among others. These policies encourage the coordination of land use and transportation, in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and support evaluation metrics that uplift the urgency of climate change.

2.2 PROJECT LOCATION AND SETTING
The City of Bell Gardens is a city of approximately 39,501 people.' The City was incorporated as a general law city in 1961 and has its roots as a ranch and farming community. The City is a densely populated and culturally diverse community.

The City of Bell Gardens is located in southeast Los Angeles County, between the Los Angeles River and the Rio Hondo within the Gateway Cities sub -region. The City is bounded by the City of Commerce to the ' U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census.

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north, the City of Downey to the east, the City of South Gate to the south, and the cities of Bell and Cudahy to the west. The City comprises an area of approximately 2.4 square miles. Regional access to the City is provided by the Long Beach Freeway (Interstate 710), which runs along the City's western city limit and connects the City to the regional interstate highway network; refer to Figure 2-1, Regional Location.

The roadway network in Bell Gardens loosely follows a grid pattern, with the orientation tilted in the northeast direction to follow the curvilinear Rio Hondo River. The main north -south thoroughfares of Eastern Avenue and Garfield Avenue are not parallel which causes a slight skew of the grid.

2.2.1 GENERAL PLAN LAND USES
The City's land uses are designated for residential, commercial, and industrial activity at varying levels of density and intensity. Residential parcels are low to medium -density, with some single-family housing primarily west of Eastern Avenue. Commercial parcels that encompass shopping, entertainment, and restaurant uses are concentrated along major thoroughfares such as Eastern Avenue and Florence Avenue. The heaviest concentration of these uses is located in Downtown Bell Gardens, centered near the Eastern Avenue and Florence Avenue intersection. Commercial uses in this area are mostly big -box retail and national chains. Neighborhood -serving commercial shops and restaurants are located elsewhere in the City, typically along major roadways such as Eastern Avenue, Florence Avenue, Garfield Avenue, and Gage Avenue. Industrial and light manufacturing uses are clustered in the south and east areas of the City. Figure 2-2, General Plan Land Use Map and Figure 2-3, Zoning Map, show the existing land uses and zoning for the City of Bell Gardens.

2.2.2 CIRCULATION ELEMENT
The City's Circulation and Transportation Element was adopted in 1995 and contains policies to resolve ongoing transportation challenges and address the community's needs. The City identified and prioritized roadways, highways, and public utilities within the element to receive improvements over time and programs to address capacity issues on roads, accessibility to public transit, and truck parking in residential zones.

The City adopted a Complete Streets Plan in February 2020 after a series of interviews, surveys, and community workshops were conducted. The City now uses the policies and context -sensitive complete street improvements within this plan to guide all efforts focused on walking, bicycling, and transit access improvements. In addition to recommendations tailored for major arterials, a Low -Stress Network with thirteen local street corridors was created to increase citywide connectivity to community destinations and reduce traffic speeds and volumes on local streets. Furthermore, the plan includes an "existing conditions" review and a list of prioritized projects based on need and cost.

2.2.4 EXISTING ROADWAY CLASSIFICATIONS
The City's street network is organized into four classifications to carry local and regional traffic: major highways, secondary highways, collector streets, and local streets. A brief description of each roadway classification is provided below. Figure 2-4, Street Hierarchy, highlights the existing street classification for roadways in the City.

Major Highways. These multi -lane roadways accommodate large traffic volumes and provide connections to the rest of the street network. These roadways often have more than three lanes of traffic in each Project Description 2-2
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direction and a landscaped median within 84 feet to 100 feet of right-of-way. Typically, commercial and industrial land uses line these corridors in the City.

Secondary Highways. Secondary highways connect traffic from collector streets to major highways.

Typical roadway characteristics belonging to this classification include two lanes in each direction within 64 feet to 80 feet of right-of-way. These roadways operate similarly to major highways except for lower traffic volumes. Residential, commercial, and industrial buildings populate the immediate area around each secondary highway.

Collector Streets. All roadways classified as collectors connect traffic from major and secondary highways to the local street network. A typical collector roadway has one traffic lane in each direction within 40 to 60 feet of right-of-way. Collector streets primarily serve the residential areas of the City, and sometimes include neighborhood -serving retail uses.

Local Streets. Local streets primarily serve local traffic and connect residential areas to local points of interest. These roadways typically have one travel lane in each direction within a 30-to-40-foot right-of- way. All local streets serve residential regions in Bell Gardens.

2.2.5 NON -MOTORIZED FACILITIES
Sidewalks in the City generally have the basic features needed to provide comfortable walking spaces for users. For instance, most streets have curb ramps and vegetation that provide ample shade, which ensure accessibility and enhance the walking experience. However, a small proportion of City streets do not have sidewalk facilities available on both sides of the road on Scout Avenue and Park Lane. On Scout Avenue, sidewalks are missing on two segments: Florence Avenue to Foster Bridge Boulevard and Live Oak Street to Florence Avenue. On Park Lane, sidewalks are not available in front of Bell Gardens John Anson Ford Park.

The City has bicycle routes and bicycle paths along the Los Angeles River and Rio Hondo, located along with the City's western and eastern city limits. Local and regional destinations are accessible by the bicycle routes on Eastern Avenue, Gage Avenue, Florence Avenue, Florence Place, and Garfield Avenue. Residents can access the existing bicycle paths at the Los Angeles River path entrance on Clara Street in the City of Cudahy and the Rio Hondo bike path via the gate on Florence Avenue and from John Anson Ford Park.

Figure 2-5, Existing Bicycle Infrastructure, shows the existing bicycle facilities in the City.

2.2.6 TRANSIT
Four carriers provide all existing transit service within the City: the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro), Commerce Municipal Bus Lines, Montebello Bus, and Bell Gardens trolley system. Figure 2-6, Existing Transit Service, shows the existing bus lines within the City.

Metro offers local and regional services for the City's residents with Line 110, 111, and 258. City residents and visitors have access to Commerce's three bus routes (Green, Orange, and Yellow) on Garfield Avenue and Gage Avenue, as shown in Figure 2-6. Montebello Municipal Lines only has one route, Route 30, operating exclusively on Garfield Avenue within the City. The City provides residents with local transit service with a trolley that travels in a loop and connects to all major City landmarks and shopping areas.

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The City has truck routes designated on Eastern Avenue, a north -south major highway, north of Gage Avenue, Florence Avenue, and Garfield Avenue. Figure 2-7, Truck Routes, illustrate the truck routes in the City.

2.3 PROJECT CHARACTERISTICS
The City of Bell Gardens is proposing an update to its existing Circulation and Transportation Element. The Circulation and Transportation Element provides a blueprint for establishing a convenient, safe, and sustainable transportation network in Bell Gardens, which serves users of all modes including walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving. The purpose of the element is to improve the current infrastructure in Bell Gardens as a foundation for an integrated and comprehensive transportation network, which will reduce reliance on the private automobile and enhance other transportation options.

The element sets forth goals, policies, and programs to support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not modify the City of Bell Gardens General Plan Land Use Map, land use designations, nor intensities/densities identified within the General Plan Land Use Element. Additionally, the proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any new roadways or increase existing roadway capacities.

The mobility framework set forth in the proposed Circulation and Transportation Element supports State and regional transportation efforts to establish a more sustainable, multi -modal network to combat reliance on the private automobile, increase access to opportunity for diverse stakeholders, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

2.3.1 MOBILITY GOALS AND VISION
The goals stated below provide guidance for policy, programs, and infrastructural changes to enhance the mobility network of Bell Gardens.

M 1 Establish a multi -modal transportation network which offers safe, comfortable, and convenient travel for users of all modes including drivers, transit riders, bicyclists, walkers, and rollers.

Infrastructure shall support the needs of diverse Bell Gardens residents and visitors such as children, elderly, people with disabilities, emergency responders, and movers of commercial goods.

M 2 Employ transit -oriented land use planning and provide appealing, safe, and widely accessible alternatives to private automobile use in order to reduce vehicle miles traveled per capita with the goals of reducing risk of traffic collisions, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and improving public health.

Roadway Classifications
Bell Gardens roadway classifications are designated based on what type of traffic the roadway carries along with its geometric characteristics. In the 1995 Bell Gardens General Plan, the roadway network was divided into freeways, major highways, secondary highways, and collector streets. These naming conventions followed best practices of the time. However, cities across the United States have updated their conventions to reflect not only how roadways move vehicular traffic but also how they connect communities. The City of Bell Gardens Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes new Project Description 2-4
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classifications for the roadway network. Table 2-1, Roadway Classifications, compares the roadway classifications from the existing 1995 Circulation and Transportation Element with the Circulation and Transportation Element Update.

Table 2-1: Roadway Classifications
1995 General Plan
2021 Circulation
Description
Element Update
• Provide access to the regional system of interstate and Freeway
Freeway
state freeways
• Vehicular traffic only
• Move large volumes of traffic through the community to freeways, other boulevards, or avenues
Major Highway
Boulevard
• Has sidewalks, bus stops, and sometimes, bike lanes
which connect with commercial uses
• Move traffic from collectors to boulevards and keep
through traffic off of residential, local streets
Secondary Highway
Avenue
0 Has sidewalks, bus stops, and sometime, bike facilities which provide connections between community
destinations
• Move traffic from boulevards and avenues to local streets Collector
Collector
0Has sidewalks, more residential character, and slower
vehicle speeds allowing active transportation users more comfort when moving to neighborhood destinations
• Provide direct access to individual (typically residential) parcels
Local
Local
• Has sidewalks, only one -vehicular lane in each direction, and is primarily accessed by residents of the street
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M 2.1 Performance Standards. Performance standards used to evaluate roadways will utilize both levels of service (LOS) and vehicle miles traveled (VMT). The desired LOS for roadways will be LOS D or less, although exceptions will be made where this is infeasible due to other mobility policy priorities. VMT will be considered to prioritize reductions in emissions and improvements to roadway safety. Amendments to Bell Gardens roadway plans will pursue reductions in VMT.

If the VMT analysis determines mitigation measures and/or proportional share costs to address impacts from the proposed development, all mitigation measures and collection of proportional share costs are to be completed within the City of Bell Gardens or deposited with the City of Bell Gardens into a trust account until such quantity of funds are accrued to complete the shared cost mitigation measure.

M 2.2 Funding. Diverse funding sources will be sought out to maintain, operate, and improve the roadway network and reduce the cost to the public.

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M 2.3 Regional Coordination. Local project plans will coordinate with Caltrans, SCAG, and Metro to integrate local and regional improvements and further local and regional mobility goals.

M 2.4 Complete Streets. Apply a Complete Streets approach to roadway network improvements, which utilize innovative design solutions for mobility. The 2020 Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan will be used to guide upcoming improvements.

M 2.5 Prioritize Improvements. Streets that are currently overcapacity — segments of Eastern Avenue, Garfield Avenue, and Clara Street, and all of Gage Avenue — will be prioritized for infrastructure improvement, as set out in the Complete Streets Plan. Traffic signal improvements and other vehicle flow treatments can be explored to reduce gridlock and congestion.

M 2.6 Public Safety. Place high priority on safety and reduction of collisions.

M 2.7 Active Transportation. Promote active transportation infrastructure such as bicycle lanes, increased sidewalk lighting, and improved pedestrian crossings on classified streets.

M 2.8 Green Infrastructure. Incorporate green infrastructure in roadway design when possible.

M 2.9 Infrastructure Installation. Minimize operational disruptions by consolidating the installation of future infrastructure needs and projects, with opportunities for upgrades.

M 2.10 Driveway Consolidation. Minimize the number of curb cuts along classified streets in order to improve active transportation safety and roadway function.

Programs
M 2.a Capital Improvement Program. Regularly update the Capital Improvement Program based on adopted mobility policies, funding opportunities, and community needs.

M 2.b Development. Assist applicants in demonstrating compliance with mobility policies and require developments to include roadway network improvements in line with Bell Gardens mobility goals.

Accommodating active transportation users (through bicycle parking) or transit users (by providing information on transit and vanpool/carpooling options) should also be encouraged.

M 2.c Transportation Impact Analysis. Ensure that transportation impact analyses are conducted in a manner which assesses contributions to desired local, regional, and environmental mobility goals.

The City should update its traffic analysis guidelines to incorporate Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) metrics and associated thresholds of significance.

M 2.d Design Standards. Develop design standards consistent with Complete Streets, which support the needs of all roadway users to more efficiently guide future designs and plans.

M 2.e Safety Records. Gather and utilize thorough collision data to assess safety issues and develop plans to improve safety for vulnerable roadway users.

M 2.f Review Circulation Element. Review the Circulation Element as new state, local, and regional policies and initiatives are developed to ensure that it reflects current conditions and priorities.

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Public Transportation
Proposed Improvements
To encourage transit ridership, the comfort and convenience of transit should be improved. Providing accessibility and safety is one important step in this goal. Bus stops should therefore be ADA accessible and have amenities such as shelters, benches, trash cans, lighting, route information, and police presence for added safety. These treatments should be implemented consistently across the city.

Providing an electric car share would encourage the sharing of automobiles as resources and offer more mobility options for Bell Gardens residents without access to a privately owned vehicle.

The Florence Avenue and Garfield Avenue corridors have access to diverse destinations within Bell Gardens, as well as bus lines provided by City of Montebello, City of Commerce, and Metro. Florence Avenue, most notably, will serve as a direct connection to the new Florence Avenue and Salt Lake Avenue Metro rail stop proposed through the upcoming West Santa Ana Branch light rail expansion. The City also identifies the need to have a new pedestrian bridge constructed over the 1-710 freeway, to connect Bell Gardens residents from the southwesterly City border near Julia Asmus Park, to the neighboring City of South Gate. There is a lack of pedestrian access in this southwestern part of the City to safely connect residents walking to adjacent communities. With the upcoming development of the light rail transit project bringing a rail stop to the City of South Gate within close proximity to the LA River and the Bell Gardens border, there is a great opportunity to improve pedestrian access that will further connect residents to newly expanded rail access located just outside city limits. Improving service in these corridors will diversify the destinations that are easily accessible by transit from within Bell Gardens.

The Town Trolley's current fixed route has 52 stops and takes a meandering route through Bell Gardens' key destinations. Given this, the connections provided by this service can be slow and not time efficient.

Converting this service to an on -demand service would improve ridership and offer improved access to destinations.

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M 3.1 Regional Coordination. Collaborate with other local transit agencies, along with Metro and SCAG to create a convenient and affordable regional transit network that provides access to Bell Gardens residents.

M 3.2 Rail Access. Work with adjacent cities, such as Cudahy, Bell, South Gate, and Commerce to create convenient bus service to existing and upcoming Metro rail stops.

M 3.3 Rail Expansion. Support Metro's development of the West Santa Ana Branch rail, along with any upcoming rail service which would serve the city.

M 3.4 Land Use. Integrate land use and transportation planning in order to prioritize density and transit - oriented design. Locate key destinations such as commercial districts, employment centers, and public resources near transit routes whenever possible.

Programs
M 3.a Transit Stops. Provide attractive, convenient bus stops, which include shelters, benches, trash cans, and transit information. Bicycle racks should also be explored at bus stops to encourage Project Description 2-7
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multi -modal use. Ensure that stops are also ADA accessible and have safety measures such as lighting and police presence for safety.

M 3.b Enhance Service. Participate in funding programs to enhance bus service to improve routes, offer more frequent service, and conduct periodic evaluation.

M 3.c New Development. Work with developers and transit agencies to facilitate transit -oriented design and enhance accessibility.

M 3.d Promote Transit. Encourage the use of transit by publishing transit maps and information, implementing marketing programs, and enhancing integration with active transportation modes.

M 3.e Carpool. Offer car- and vanpooling for public employees and incentivize private businesses to do the same.

M 3.f Electric Car Share. Invest in an electric car share in order to encourage resource sharing and improve mobility options for residents without access to a vehicle.

M 3.g Enhance Service on Garfield and Florence Avenues. Improve service on Garfield Avenue and Florence Avenue in order to bolster connections to service offered by other transit agencies, especially rail.

M 3.h On -Demand Service. Convert the Town Trolley to an on -demand service to encourage its greater use and provide more direct connections to destinations for residents.

Active Transportation
Proposed Improvements
The 2020 City of Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan sets forth a blueprint for initial improvements to active transportation infrastructure. This plan works towards improving safety, public health, and connectivity, and includes a planning toolbox for infrastructure improvement.

The goal of pedestrian treatments should be to reduce risk of collision, increase accessibility for people with various mobility needs, and improve safety. The 2020 City of Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan outlines treatments by corridor. Treatments include high -intensity activated crosswalks (HAWKS), speed humps, curb extensions, raised crosswalks, among others in order to reduce traffic stress, make crossing the street safer, and improve accessibility.

The goal of bicycle treatments should be to reduce risk of collisions, improve bicyclist comfort, and allow convenient safe storage at key destinations. The 2020 City of Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan outlines bicycle treatments for key corridors. Boulevards and 4-lane avenues are recommended to have Class II bike lanes, while 2-lane avenues and collectors are recommended to have Class III bike routes.

Policies
M 4.1 Regional Coordination. Support regional goals as set forth by Los Angeles County and SCAG.

M 4.2 New Development. Require that new developments contribute to active transportation goals and are cohesive with the existing network. Requirements may include adequately -sized sidewalks, outdoor seating options, bike parking, and/or bike share facilities.

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M 4.3 Low -Stress Network. Prioritize active transportation infrastructure improvements on low -stress streets as identified in the 2020 City of Bell Gardens Complete Streets Plan, which will serve to connect local and regional destinations. Low -stress streets will have reduced vehicle speeds, decreased cut -through traffic, and safety improvements.

M 4.4 Land Use. Prioritize density in land use planning in order to make walking and bicycling more convenient modes of transit.

Programs
M 4.a Development Review. Facilitate the demonstration of conformance to pedestrian and bicycle initiatives in development applications.

M 4.b Funding. Pursue diverse funding sources for the implementation of bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.

M 4.c Capital Improvement Program. Integrate pedestrian and bicycle goals into the Capital Improvement Program.

M 4.d Encourage Active Transportation. Create appealing and convenient infrastructure which is clear of obstructions, appropriately located, and readily usable in order to facilitate increased walking and biking.

M 4.e Traffic Calming. Implement measures to reduce traffic speeds and increase pedestrian visibility, such as high -visibility crosswalks, curb extensions, and speed humps on streets with destinations that generate pedestrian trips such as schools, parks, churches, and local -serving commercial use.

M 4.f Bicycle Access on Key Corridors. Improve bicycle access on key corridors, especially those such as Garfield Avenue, Eastern Avenue, Jaboneria Road, and Clara Street, which provide paths across the City.

M 4.g Regional Bike Network. Increase connections to, and public information, about river bike paths, especially the Rio Hondo River Bike Path.

M 4.h Bicycle Storage. Ensure that key destinations such as shopping centers and recreation/social venues have sufficient and reliable bicycle parking.

M 4.i Expand Crossing Guard Program. Expand the existing crossing guard program in collaboration with schools to allow stakeholders to request crossing guards at new locations.

Parking Management
Policies
M 5.1 Balanced Supply. Establish a balanced supply that sufficiently meets the needs of drivers, but does not do so in excess, in order to reduce vehicle trips and encourage active transportation.

M 5.2 New Development. Require that new developments provide off-street parking for new residential units. Reduce these requirements for development in high -density, mixed -use, and/or transit -rich areas.

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M 5.3 Development Policy. Restrict the overprovision of on -site parking for private developments.

M 5.4 Public Awareness. Publicize the City's current parking program more widely, on the City website and stakeholder meetings.

M 5.5 Electric Vehicle Charging. Require private developers to include electric vehicle charging spaces in their parking provisions.

Programs
M 5.a Shared Parking. Identify and allow shared parking opportunities to use underutilized lots more effectively.

M 5.b Electric Vehicle Charging. Increase access to electric vehicle charging opportunities by including on -street charging spaces in highly traveled areas such as in commercial corridors or near public facilities.

REQUIRED APPROVALS
The City of Bell Gardens City Council is the City's legislative body and the approving authority for the City of Bell Gardens Circulation and Transportation Element. In order to implement the proposed Project, the City Council must approve the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element and adopt the Initial Study/Negative Declaration prepared for the Project.

Project Description 2-10
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City of Bell Gardens I General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration
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Project Description 2-18
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3 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST FORM

3.1 BACKGROUND

1. Project Title: General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update

2. Lead Agency Name and Address:

City of Bell Gardens
Public Works Department
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, California 90201

3. Contact Person and Address:

Grissel Chavez
Public Works Director
City of Bell Gardens
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, California 90201
Email: [email protected]

4. Project Location: City of Bell Gardens (Citywide)
S. Project Sponsor's Name and Address:

City of Bell Gardens — Public Works Department
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, California 90201

6. General Plan Designation: Various

7. Zoning: Various

8. Description of the Proposed Project: See Section 2.3.

9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: See Section 2.2.

10. Other public agencies whose approval is required: None.

11. Have California Native American tribes traditionally and culturally affiliated with the project area requested consultation pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.3.1? If so, is there a plan for consultation that includes, for example, the determination of significance of impacts to tribal cultural resources, procedures regarding confidentiality, etc.? In compliance with AB 52, the City distributed letters to applicable Native American tribes informing them of the Project on November 9, 2021. At the time this Initial Study was made available for public review, no requests for consultation have been received; refer to Response 4.18.

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3.2 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED
The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this Project, involving at least one impact that is a "Potentially Significant Impact" or "Less Than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated" as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.

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

3.3 DETERMINATION
On the basis of this initial evaluation:

XI
find that the proposed Project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.

I find that although the proposed Project could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because revisions in the Project have been made by or agreed to by the Project proponent. A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.

I find that the proposed Project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.

I find that the proposed Project MAY have a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.

I find that although the proposed Project could have a significant effect on the environment, because all potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION pursuant to applicable standards, and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or NEGATIVE DECLARATION, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed Project, nothing further is required.

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3.4 EVALUATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
The environmental analysis in this section is patterned after CEQA Guidelines Appendix G. An explanation is provided for all responses with the exception of "No Impact" responses, which are supported by the cited information sources. The responses consider the whole action involved, including on- and off -site project level and cumulative, indirect and direct, and short-term construction and long-term operational impacts. The evaluation of potential impacts also identifies the significance criteria or threshold, if any, used to evaluate each impact question. If applicable, mitigation measures are identified to avoid or reduce the impact to less than significant. There are four possible responses to each question:
• Potentially Significant Impact. This response is appropriate when there is substantial evidence that an effect is significant. If there are one or more "Potentially Significant Impact" entries, upon completion of the Initial Study, an EIR is required.
• Less than Significant With Mitigation Incorporated. This response applies when the incorporation of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from "Potentially Significant Impact" to a "Less Than Significant Impact". The Lead Agency must describe the mitigation measures and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a less than significant level. • Less than Significant Impact. A less than significant impact is one which is deemed to have little or no adverse effect on the environment. Mitigation measures are, therefore, not necessary, although they may be recommended to further reduce a minor impact. • No Impact. These issues were either identified as having no impact on the environment, or they are not relevant to the project.

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4 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

4.1 AESTHETICS
Less Than
Except as provided in Public Resources Code
Potentially
significant
Less Than
No
Section 2ZU99, would the project:

Significant
Impact
with
mitigation
Significant
Impact
Impact
p
Incorporated
a. Have a substantial adverse effect on a
X
scenic vista?
b. Substantially damage scenic resources,
including, but not limited to, trees, rock
X
outcroppings, and historic buildings within
a state scenic highway?
c. In non -urbanized areas, 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
X
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
X
nighttime views in the area?
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) in non -urbanized areas, 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?
No Impact. The City of Bell Gardens is an urbanized area located within the north central section of the coastal plain of Los Angeles County. The coastal plain is bounded by: the Santa Monica Mountains on the north; the Elysian, Repetto, Merced and Puente Hills on the northeast; the Los Angeles -Orange County line on the southeast; and the Pacific Ocean on the south and west. The Bell Gardens General Plan 2010 Environmental Analysis 4-1
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does not identify any scenic vistas within the General Plan planning area (planning area). There are no State scenic highways within or adjacent to the planning area? The Project proposes an update to a policy document to support State and regional transportation efforts to establish a more sustainable, multi -modal transportation network. The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any new roadways or increase existing roadway capacities and has not identified specific infrastructure improvements.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact related to aesthetics.

Future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts to aesthetic resources. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to aesthetic resources to a less than significant level. The Circulation and Transportation Element policies and programs would not have an impact on existing General Plan policies protecting or enhancing aesthetic resources. Therefore, no impacts to aesthetics resources would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.
z California Department of Transportation, California State Scenic Highways, https:Hdot.ca.gov/programs/design/lap-landscape-architecture- and-community-livability/lap-liv-i-scenic-highways, accessed November 9, 2021.

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4.2 AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Convert Prime Farmland, Unique
Farmland, or Farmland of Statewide
Importance (Farmland), as shown on the
maps prepared pursuant to the Farmland
X
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
X
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
X
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
X
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
X
Farmland, to non-agricultural use or
conversion of forest land to non -forest use?
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) Result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non forest use? d) 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 land to non - forest use?
No Impact. Based on data from the California Department of Conservation, most of the land in the City is designated by the State as "Urban and Built Out," which includes areas occupied by structures with a Environmental Analysis 4-3
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building density of at least 1 unit to 1.5 acres, or approximately 6 structures to a 10-acre parcel.' A portion of the City is designated as "Unique Farmland," which consists of lesser quality soils used for the production of the State's leading agricultural crops. The Bell Gardens General Plan 2010 does not designate any land within the City for agricultural use and there is no land in the City under a Williamson Act contract. There are no timber resources or forest land within the City.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements. Further, the proposed Project would not result in any changes to existing land use and zoning designations. Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not involve the conversion of farmland to a non-agricultural use or conflict with existing zoning for agricultural use or a Williamson Act contact, and would not result in the loss of forest land or conversion of forest land to non -forest use. Therefore, no impacts would occur in this regard.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.
3 California Department of Conservation, Los Angeles County Important Farmland 2018 (sheet 2 November 2020.

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City of Bell Gardens I General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration

4.3 AIR QUALITY
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of
X
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
X
an applicable federal or state ambient air
quality standard?
c. Expose sensitive receptors to substantial
X
pollutant concentrations?
d. Result in other emissions (such as those
leading to odors) adversely affecting a
X
substantial number of people?
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 receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations? d) Result in other emissions (such as those leading to odors) adversely affecting a substantial number of people?
No Impact. The City is located within the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB), which is within the jurisdictional boundary of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD).4 The SCAQMD administers the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) for the SCAB. The AQMP is a regional and multi -agency effort aimed at reducing air pollutant emissions and achieving State and national air quality standards.

The Project proposes an update to a policy document to support State and regional transportation efforts to establish a more sustainable, multi -modal transportation network. The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements.
'South Coast Air Quality Management District, Final 2016Air Quality Management Plan, March 2017.

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City of Bell Gardens I General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration
Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact related to air quality. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update policies would support and encourage multi - modal transportation options and reduced automobile trips and VMT, supporting improved air quality within the SCAB. Proposed policies include, but are not limited to, applying a Complete Streets approach; promoting active transportation infrastructure; incorporating green infrastructure; accommodating active transportation and transit users; and improving bicycle access and increasing connections. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts to air quality. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not violate any air quality standard or contribute to an existing air quality violation, would not result in a cumulatively considerable increase of any criteria pollutant, would not expose sensitive receptors to pollutant concentrations, and would not create objectionable odors. Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would support the AQMP and would therefore be considered consistent with the AQMP. Therefore, no impacts to air quality would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

Environmental Analysis 4-6
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City of Bell Gardens I General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration

4.4 BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
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
X
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
X
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,
X
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
X
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,
X
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
X
approved local, regional, or state habitat
conservation plan?
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?
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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 federally protected wetlands as defined by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means? 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? No Impact. According to the Bell Gardens General Plan 2010, trees and lush vegetation used to be found along the rivers surrounding the City of Bell Gardens; however, urbanization and the channelization of the Rio Hondo and Los Angeles Rivers have destroyed native vegetation and brought in non-native lawn grass, hedges and trees, resulting in the loss of natural riparian habitats. Due to urbanization, native plants and animal communities are not expected to be present within the City. There are many endangered, rare and threatened animals and plants in the region, but, according to the General Plan 2010, studies and surveys have not identified the presence of such plants or animals in Bell Gardens.

The City consists of an urbanized area and is largely void of sensitive plants, wildlife, and habitats.

According to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetlands Inventory, the City contains a small amount of Freshwater Emergent Wetland (PEM1Cx) and a Freshwater Pond (PUSCx) in the northeastern portion of the City, and a small Freshwater Pond (PUBHx) in the southeast.' The Rio Hondo Channel comprises the eastern boundary of the City and the channelized Los Angeles River lies west of the City.

The City of Bell Gardens Municipal Code does not contain any provisions related to tree preservation and there is no adopted habitat conservation plan or natural community conservation plan in Bell Gardens.

The Project proposes an update to a policy document to support State and regional transportation efforts to establish a more sustainable, multi -modal transportation network. The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements.
5 United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Wetlands Inventory, https://www.fws.gov/wetlands/data/Mapper.html , accessed November 10, 2021.

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The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not substantially affect any special -status species or its habitat, or have a substantial effect on riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community; would not adversely affect wetlands, interfere with wildlife movement or wildlife corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites; would not conflict with local policies or ordinances protecting biological resources, and would not conflict with an adopted Habitat Conservation Plan, Natural Community Conservation Plan, or other approved local, regional, or State habitat conservation plan.

Therefore, no impacts to biological resources would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.5 CULTURAL RESOURCES
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of a historical resource
X
pursuant to §15064.5?
b. Cause a substantial adverse change in the
significance of an archaeological resource
X
pursuant to §15064.5?
c. Disturb any human remains, including
those interred outside of dedicated
X
cemeteries?
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) Disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of formal cemeteries? No Impact. According to CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5, a historical resource is a resource listed in, or determined to be eligible for listing in, the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR); a resource included in a local register of historical resources; or any object, building, structure, site, area, place, record, or manuscript that a lead agency determines to be historically significant. A resource is considered historically significant if it meets at least one of the following criteria:
• Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of local or regional history or the cultural heritage of California or the United States; • Associated with the lives of persons important to local, California or national history; • Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, region or method of construction or represents the work of a master or possesses high artistic values; or • Has yielded, or has the potential to yield, information important to the prehistory or history of the local area, California or the nation.

Bell Gardens has several historic structures within its boundaries which may be considered as resources worthy of preservation. A number of important structures are called out in the City's General Plan as historically significant, including Old Specht Home, Site of the Laguna School, Governor Gage Mansion, Woodworth House, and Peterson House. Other important structures in the City include the Barberino House and the Clara Street Water Company.

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Archaeological resources are the physical remains of past human activities and can be either prehistoric or historic in origin. According to the Bell Gardens General Plan 2010, a record search at the UCLA Archaeology Center showed that no prehistoric or historic sites were identified within the City. No archaeological surveys were done in the City; thus, no sensitive sites have been found. The General Plan indicates a low potential for archaeological resource discovery is expected in the area.

There are no dedicated cemeteries within the City. Most Native American human remains are found in association with prehistoric archaeological sites. As discussed above, there are no known archaeological resources within the Project site or surrounding area and the potential for archaeological resources is considered low. However, there is the potential for previously unknown human remains to be discovered/disturbed during future ground disturbing activities.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact related to cultural resources. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies and programs aimed to reduce potential impacts to cultural resources. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. If human remains are found, the remains would require proper treatment in accordance with applicable laws, including State of California Health and Safety Code Sections 7050.5-7055 and Public Resources Code Section 5097.98 and Section 5097.99. Health and Safety Code Sections 7050.5-7055 describe the general provisions for treatment of human remains. Specifically, Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 prescribes the requirements for the treatment of any human remains that are accidentally discovered during excavation of a site. Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 also requires that all activities cease immediately, and a qualified archaeologist and Native American monitor be contacted immediately.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to historical or archaeological resources, including human remains. Therefore, no impacts to cultural resources would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.6 ENERGY
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Result in potentially significant
environmental impact due to wasteful,
inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of
X
energy resources, during project
construction or operation?
b. Conflict with or obstruct a state or local
plan for renewable energy or energy
X
efficiency?
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? No Impact. The Project proposes an update to a policy document to support State and regional transportation efforts to establish a more sustainable, multi -modal transportation network. The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact related to energy. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update policies would support and encourage multi - modal transportation options and reduced automobile trips and VMT, supporting reduced energy consumption. Proposed policies include, but are not limited to, providing improved infrastructure and programs to support walking, biking, and transit use. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies and programs aimed to reduce potential impacts to energy. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any potentially significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources and would not conflict with a state or local plan for renewable energy or energy efficiency. Therefore, no impacts related to energy would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.7 GEOLOGY AND SOILS
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Directly or indirectly cause potential
substantial adverse effects, including the
risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
1) 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
X
or based on other substantial evidence
of a known fault? Refer to Division of
Mines and Geology Special Publication

42. 2) Strong seismic ground shaking?
X
3) Seismic -related ground failure,
X
including liquefaction?
4) Landslides?
X
b. Result in substantial soil erosion or the loss
X
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
X
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
X
(1994), creating substantial direct or
indirect risks to life or property?
e. Have soils incapable of adequately
supporting the use of septic tanks or
alternative waste water disposal systems
X
where sewers are not available for the
disposal of waste water?
f. Directly or indirectly destroy a unique
paleontological resource or site or unique
X
geologic feature?
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a) Directly or indirectly cause potential substantial adverse effects, including the risk of loss, injury, or death involving:
1) 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.
2) Strong seismic ground shaking?
3) Seismic -related ground failure, including liquefaction? 4) 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 substantial direct or indirect 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?
No Impact. The City of Bell Gardens is located in the north coastal section of the coastal plain of Los Angeles County. The coastal plain is bounded by: the Santa Monica Mountains on the north; the Elysian, Repetto, Merced and Puente Hills on the northeast; the Los Angeles -Orange County line on the southeast; and the Pacific Ocean on the south and west. The geology of Bell Gardens and the surrounding area is characterized by a top layer of undivided successions of nonmarine sand and gravel of Quaternary age and marine sandstone and siltstone of Pleistocene and late Pliocene age.

The Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act was passed in 1972 to mitigate the hazard of surface faulting to structures for human occupancy. The Act's main purpose is to prevent the construction of buildings used for human occupancy on the surface trace of active faults. The Act requires the State Geologist to establish regulatory zones, known as "Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zones," around the surface traces of active faults and to issue appropriate maps. If an active fault is found, a structure for human occupancy cannot be placed over the trace of the fault and must be set back from the fault (typically 50 feet). Bell Gardens is not located in an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone, and no active or potentially active fault traces run through the City.' However, several active and potentially active faults ' California Geologic Survey, Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation, https:Hmaps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/EQZApp/app/, accessed November 10, 2021.

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are mapped within six miles of the City. Considering the locations of these mapped faults relative to the City, the potential impact of surface fault rupture occurrence in the City is also considered to be low.

Liquefaction is a phenomenon where earthquake -induced ground vibrations increase the pore pressure in saturated, granular soils until it is equal to the confining, overburden pressure. Engineering research of soil liquefaction potential indicates that generally three basic factors must exist concurrently in order for liquefaction to occur. These factors include:
• A source of ground shaking, such as an earthquake, capable of generating soil mass distortions. • A relatively loose silty and/or sandy soil.
• A relatively shallow groundwater table (within approximately 50 feet below ground surface) or completely saturated soil conditions that will allow positive pore pressure generation.

According to the General Plan 2010, virtually all of the City of Bell Gardens is underlain by recent late Holocene alluvium consisting of silt, gravel, sand, and clay and is characterized by soils that were flooded historically (less than 1,000 years ago) and undifferentiated late Pleistocene alluvium consisting of well consolidated gravel, sand, silt, and clay. These soils are susceptible to the effects of liquefaction. In addition, the groundwater is at relatively shallow depths, ranging from 30 to 50 feet. According to the California Geological Survey, virtually all of the City is located within a Liquefaction Zone.9 Landslides are mass movements of the ground that include rock falls, relatively shallow slumping and sliding of soil, and deeper rotational or transitional movement of soil or rock. According to the California Geological Survey, the City is not located within a Landslide Zone.

The City of Bell Gardens is overlain by two soil associations: the Tujunga-Soboba Association, which covers approximately 20 percent of the western and eastern sections of the City; and the Hanford Association, which covers the majority of the City at the central sections. Both Tujunga-Soboba and Hanford Associations have low shrink -swell behavior, low corrosivity, and slight septic tank limitations. The Tujunga-Soboba Association is limited by its ability to withstand pressure from building foundations. It is not suitable for use as a water retention structure and is a good source of sand. The Hanford Association has moderate capacity to withstand soil pressure and has severe to moderate limitation as a water retention structure. However, due to the urbanized nature of the City, the import and export of soil during construction activities may have changed the soil associations in developed areas. With most of the City developed, the General Plan notes that surface soils may no longer reflect the soil associations identified.

Paleontological resources refer to any fossilized remains, traces, or imprints of organisms, preserved in or on the earth's crust, that are of paleontological interest and that provide information about the history of life on earth. According to the Bell Gardens General Plan 2010, with the City nearly built out, the discovery of paleontological resources is unlikely. Records of known sites do not indicate the presence of resources in the City or the surrounding area. The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History has indicated that the entire City of Bell Gardens has a low potential and sensitivity for paleontological resources.

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increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to risks to people or property associated with seismic hazards; would not result in substantial soil erosion; would not result in impacts related to soils susceptible to landslide, lateral spreading, subsidence, liquefaction or collapse; and would not require the construction of any wastewater disposal systems. Therefore, no impacts related to geology and soils would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.8 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Generate greenhouse gas emissions, either
directly or indirectly, that may have a
X
significant impact on the environment?
b. Conflict with an applicable plan, policy or
regulation adopted for the purpose of
X
reducing the emissions of greenhouse
gases?
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?
No Impact. Various gases in the Earth's atmosphere, classified as atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHGs), play a critical role in determining the Earth's surface temperature. Solar radiation enters Earth's atmosphere from space, and a portion of the radiation is absorbed by the Earth's surface. The Earth emits this radiation back toward space, but the properties of the radiation change from high -frequency solar radiation to lower -frequency infrared radiation.

Greenhouse gases, which are transparent to solar radiation, are effective in absorbing infrared radiation.

As a result, this radiation that otherwise would have escaped back into space is now retained, resulting in a warming of the atmosphere. This phenomenon is known as the greenhouse effect. Among the prominent GHGs contributing to the greenhouse effect are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), ozone (03), water vapor, nitrous oxide (N20), and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).

Emissions of GHGs contributing to global climate change are attributable in large part to human activities associated with the industrial/manufacturing, utility, transportation, residential, and agricultural sectors.

In California, the transportation sector is the largest emitter of GHGs, followed by the industrial sector (California Energy Commission, 2020).

Carbon dioxide equivalents are a measurement used to account for the fact that different GHGs have different potential to retain infrared radiation in the atmosphere and contribute to the greenhouse effect.

This potential, known as the global warming potential of a GHG, is also dependent on the lifetime, or persistence, of the gas molecule in the atmosphere. Expressing GHG emissions in carbon dioxide equivalents takes the contribution of all GHG emissions to the greenhouse effect and converts them to a single unit equivalent to the effect that would occur if only CO2were being emitted.

Consumption of fossil fuels in the transportation sector was the single largest source of California's GHG emissions in 2014, accounting for 41 percent of total GHG emissions in the state. This category was Environmental Analysis 4-19
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followed by the industrial sector (24%), the electricity generation sector (including both in -state and out of -state sources) (15%) and the agriculture sector (8%) (California Energy Commission, 2016).

Regulatory Framework:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Endangerment Finding. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) authority to regulate GHG emissions stems from the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA (2007). The Supreme Court ruled that GHGs meet the definition of air pollutants under the existing Clean Air Act and must be regulated if these gases could be reasonably anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. Responding to the Court's ruling, the EPA finalized an endangerment finding in December 2009. Based on scientific evidence it found that six GHGs (CO2, CH4, N2O, hydrofluorocarbons [HFCs], perfluorocarbons [PFCs], and sulfur hexafluoride [SF6]) constitute a threat to public health and welfare. Thus, it is the Supreme Court's interpretation of the existing Clean Air Act and the EPA's assessment of the scientific evidence that form the basis for the EPA's regulatory actions.

Assembly Bill 32 (California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006). California passed the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32; California Health and Safety Code Division 25.5, Sections 38500- 38599). AB 32 establishes regulatory, reporting, and market mechanisms to achieve quantifiable reductions in GHG emissions and establishes a cap on Statewide GHG emissions. AB 32 requires that Statewide GHG emissions be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020. AB 32 specifies that regulations adopted in response to Assembly Bill (AB) 1493 (Pavley Bill) should be used to address GHG emissions from vehicles.

However, AB 32 also includes language stating that if the AB 1493 regulations cannot be implemented, then the California Air Resources Board (CARB) should develop new regulations to control vehicle GHG emissions under the authorization of AB 32.

Senate Bill 375. Senate Bill (SB) 375, signed in September 2008 (Chapter 728, Statutes of 2008), aligns regional transportation planning efforts, regional GHG reduction targets, and land use and housing allocations. SB 375 requires Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to adopt a sustainable communities' strategy (SCS) or alternative planning strategy (APS) that will prescribe land use allocation in that MPOs regional transportation plan. CARB, in consultation with MPOs, is required to provide each affected region with GHG reduction targets emitted by passenger cars and light trucks in the region for the years 2020 and 2035. These reduction targets are to be updated every eight years but can be updated every four years if advancements in emissions technologies affect the reduction strategies to achieve the targets. CARB is also charged with reviewing each MPO's SCS or APS for consistency with its assigned targets. If MPOs do not meet the GHG reduction targets, transportation projects may not be eligible for funding.

Executive Order S-3-05. Executive Order S-3-05 set forth a series of target dates by which Statewide emissions of GHGs would be progressively reduced, as follows:
• By 2010, reduce GHG emissions to 2000 levels;
• By 2020, reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels; and
• By 2050, reduce GHG emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels.

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toward the emissions targets, the impacts of global climate change on California's resources, and mitigation and adaptation plans to combat these impacts. To comply with Executive Order S-3-05, the Cal/EPA Secretary created the California Climate Action Team, made up of members from various State agencies and commissions. The Climate Action Team released its first report in March 2006, which proposed to achieve the targets by building on the voluntary actions of California businesses, local governments, and communities and through State incentive and regulatory programs.

Title 24, Part 6. The California Energy Efficiency Standards for Residential and Nonresidential Buildings, Title 24, Part 6 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) and commonly referred to as "Title 24" were established in 1978 in response to a legislative mandate to reduce California's energy consumption. Part 6 of Title 24 requires the design of building shells and building components to conserve energy. The standards are updated periodically to allow consideration and possible incorporation of new energy efficiency technologies and methods. The 2019 Title 24 standards took effect on January 1, 2020. Under 2019 Title 24 standards, residential buildings will use about 53 percent less energy, mainly due to solar photovoltaic panels and lighting upgrades, when compared to those constructed under 2016 Title 24 standards.

Title 24, Part 11. The California Green Building Standards Code (CCR Title 24, Part 11), commonly referred to as CALGreen, is a Statewide mandatory construction code developed and adopted by the California Building Standards Commission and the Department of Housing and Community Development. CALGreen also provides voluntary tiers and measures that local governments may adopt that encourage or require additional measures in five green building topical areas. The most recent update to the CALGreen Code went into effect on January 1, 2020.

Senate Bill 3. Signed into law on September 2016, SB 32 codifies the 2030 GHG reduction target in Executive Order B-30-15 (40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030). SB 32 authorizes CARB to adopt an interim GHG emissions level target to be achieved by 2030. CARB also must adopt rules and regulations in an open public process to achieve the maximum, technologically feasible, and cost-effective GHG reductions.

CARB Scoping Plan. On December 11, 2008, CARB adopted its Climate Change Scoping Plan (Scoping Plan), which functions as a roadmap to achieve GHG reductions in California required by AB 32 through subsequently enacted regulations. The Scoping Plan contains the main strategies California will implement to reduce CO2eq emissions by 174 million metric tons (MT), or approximately 30 percent, from the State's projected 2020 emissions levels of 596 million MTCO2eq under a business as usual (BAU) scenario. This is a reduction of 42 million MTCO2eq, or almost ten percent, from 2002 to 2004 average emissions, and requires the reductions in the face of population and economic growth through 2020.

The Scoping Plan calculates 2020 BAU emissions as the emissions that would be expected to occur in the absence of any GHG reduction measures. The 2020 BAU emissions estimate was derived by projecting emissions from a past baseline year using growth factors specific to each of the different economic sectors (e.g., transportation, electrical power, industrial, commercial, and residential). CARB used three-year average emissions, by sector, from 2002 to 2004 to forecast emissions to 2020. The measures described in the Scoping Plan are intended to reduce projected 2020 BAU emissions to 1990 levels, as required by AB 32.

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AB 32 requires CARB to update the Scoping Plan at least once every five years. CARB adopted the first major update to the Scoping Plan on May 22, 2014. The 2014 Scoping Plan summarizes recent science related to climate change, including anticipated impacts to California and the levels of GHG reduction necessary to likely avoid risking irreparable damage. It identifies the actions California has already taken to reduce GHG emissions and focuses on areas where further reductions could be achieved to help meet the 2020 target established by AB 32. The 2014 Scoping Plan also looks beyond 2020 toward the 2050 goal, established in Executive Order S-3-05, and observes that "a mid-term statewide emission limit will ensure that the State stays on course to meet our long-term goal." The 2014 Scoping Plan did not establish or propose any specific post-2020 goals, but identified such goals adopted by other governments or recommended by various scientific and policy organizations.

In December 2017, CARB approved the California's 2017 Climate Change Scoping Plan: The Strategy for Achieving California's 2030 Greenhouse Gas Target (2017 Scoping Plan). This update focused on implementation of a 40-percent reduction in GHGs by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. To achieve this, the 2017 Scoping Plan draws on a decade of successful programs that addresses the major sources of climate changing gases in every sector of the economy:
• More Clean Cars and Trucks: The 2017 Scoping Plan establishes far-reaching programs to incentivize the sale of zero -emission vehicles, drive the deployment of zero -emission trucks, and shift to a cleaner system of handling freight Statewide. • Increased Renewable Energy: California's electric utilities are ahead of schedule in meeting the requirement that 33 percent of electricity come from renewable sources by 2020. The 2017 Scoping Plan guides utility providers to 50 percent renewables, as required under SB 350. • Slashing Super -Pollutants: The 2017 Scoping Plan calls for a significant cut in super -pollutants, such as CH4 and HFC refrigerants, which are responsible for as much as 40 percent of global warming.
• Cleaner Industry and Electricity: California's renewed cap -and -trade program extends the declining cap on emissions from utilities and industries and the carbon allowance auctions. The auctions will continue to fund investments in clean energy and efficiency, particularly in disadvantaged communities.
• Cleaner Fuels: The Low Carbon Fuel Standard will drive further development of cleaner, renewable transportation fuels to replace fossil fuels. • Smart Community Planning: Local communities will continue developing plans which will further link transportation and housing policies to create sustainable communities. • Improved Agriculture and Forests: The 2017 Scoping Plan also outlines innovative programs to account for and reduce emissions from agriculture, as well as forests and other natural lands.

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proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update policies would support and encourage multi - modal transportation options and reduced automobile trips and VMT, supporting reductions in GHG emissions. Proposed policies include, but are not limited to, applying a Complete Streets approach; promoting active transportation infrastructure; incorporating green infrastructure; accommodating active transportation and transit users; and improving bicycle access and increasing connections as opportunities to increase transit, walking, and cycling and reduce GHG emissions. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts to GHG emissions. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. As the Circulation and Transportation Element policies and programs would support policies for reducing GHG emissions, impacts would be less than significant in this regard.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to GHG emissions or generation of GHGs. Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element would support opportunities for transit, walking, and cycling and reducing VMT in order to reduce GHG emissions and would therefore be considered consistent with applicable plans, policies, and regulations adopted for the purpose of reducing GHGs. Therefore, no impacts related to GHGs would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.9 HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Create a significant hazard to the public or
the environment through the routine
X
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
X
involving the release of hazardous
materials into the environment?
c. Emit hazardous emissions or handle
hazardous or acutely hazardous materials,
X
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
X
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 two miles of a public
airport or public use airport, would the
X
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
X
response plan or emergency evacuation
plan?
g. Expose people or structures, either directly
or indirectly, to a significant risk of loss,
X
injury or death involving wildland fires?
a) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials?
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b) Create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through reasonably foreseeable upset and accident conditions involving the release of hazardous materials into the environment?
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 two 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?
No Impact. The Bell Gardens General Plan 2010 indicates that several industries within the City use and generate hazardous materials and waste. In addition, industries located in the neighboring cities of Bell, South Gate, Huntington Park, and Cudahy use or generate hazardous materials which could affect residents of Bell Gardens. The General Plan 2010 Safety Element contains policies and programs to protect residents from hazards and hazardous materials.

The Department of Toxic Substance's (DTSC) EnviroStor database lists a total of 27 sites in the City.' Of these 27 sites, four have an "active" status. The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) Geotracker database lists a total of 50 sites in the City.' Of these 50 sites, 28 are listed as leaking underground fuel storage tanks (LUST sites), and all 28 have a "Completed — Case Closed" status. There are nine permitted underground storage tanks.

There are four elementary public schools, two intermediate public schools (6" through 8" grades); one public high school, and two adult education schools, in the City of Bell Gardens, in addition to a number of private schools.'
There are no public airports within two miles of the City. The closest public airport to the City is the Compton/Woodley Airport, approximately 6.2 miles southwest of the City. Additionally, according to the General Plan 2010, aircraft destined for the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) fly over the City within the La Habra -Downey -LAX final approach pattern. Aircraft flying over Bell Gardens in their final approach ' Department of Toxic Substances Control, EnviroStor Site/Facility Search, https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/search?basic=True , accessed November 10, 2021.
8 State Water Resources Control Board, Geotracker Search, https:Hgeotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/search, accessed November 10, 2021. ' Montebello Unified School District, Our Schools, https://www.montebello.kl2.ca.us/ , accessed November 10, 2021.

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are at an altitude of 3,500 feet and descending. Noise from these planes were determined to not occur at levels that could disturb or disrupt local activities.

The General Plan 2010 Safety Element contains a program to maintain an updated hazards evacuation plan for the City.

According to the General Plan 2010, due to the urbanized nature of the City, no wildland fire areas are present in or near the City. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) designates the City of Bell Gardens as a Local Responsibility Area, non -Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.10 The Project proposes an update to a policy document to support State and regional transportation efforts to establish a more sustainable, multi -modal transportation network. The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact related to hazards and hazardous materials, including interfering with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts associated with hazards and hazardous materials. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to routine transport, use, or disposal of hazardous materials, or the release of hazardous materials, including hazardous materials use near schools. Also, adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Elementwould not result in impacts related to sites on the Cortese List, and would have no impact related to airport safety hazards or wildland fire risk or interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. Therefore, no impacts related to hazards and hazardous materials would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.
10 Cal Fire, Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in LRA (Los Angeles County), https:Hosfm.fire.ca.gov/media/7280/losangelescounty.pdf, accessed November 10, 2021.

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4.10 HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Violate any water quality standards or
waste discharge requirements or
X
otherwise substantially degrade surface or
groundwater quality?
b. Substantially decrease groundwater
supplies or interfere substantially with
groundwater recharge such that the project
X
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
X
stream or river or through the addition of
impervious surfaces, in a manner which
would:
1) result in substantial erosion or siltation
X
on- or off -site;
2) substantially increase the rate or
amount of surface runoff in a manner
X
which would result in flooding on- or
offsite;
3) create or contribute runoff water which
would exceed the capacity of existing or
planned stormwater drainage systems
X
or provide substantial additional
sources of polluted runoff, or
4) impede or redirect flood flows?
X
d. In flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones,
risk release of pollutants due to project
X
inundation?
e. Conflict with or obstruct implementation of
a water quality control plan or sustainable
X
groundwater management plan?
a) Violate any water quality standards or waste discharge requirements or otherwise substantially degrade surface or groundwater quality?
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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:
1) result in substantial erosion or siltation on- or off -site; 2) substantially increase the rate or amount of surface runoff in a manner which would result in flooding on- or offsite;
3) 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
4) impede or redirect flood flows?
d) in flood hazard, tsunami, or seiche zones, risk release of pollutants due to project inundation? e) Conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan?
No Impact. According to the General Plan 2010, the City of Bell Gardens is an urbanized area located within the north central section of the coastal plain of Los Angeles County. The coastal plain is bounded by: the Santa Monica Mountains on the north; the Elysian, Repetto, Merced and Puente Hills on the northeast; the Los Angeles -Orange County line on the southeast; and the Pacific Ocean on the south and west. The plain slopes gently from the north and northeast highlands, south towards the ocean.

The coastal plain was formed from recent (Holocene) alluvial deposition. The alluvial fans of the Los Angeles, Rio Hondo, and San Gabriel Rivers resulted in the formation of a gently sloping plain through stream deposition. Bell Gardens is situated on the low lying plain with very limited differences in topography. The Los Angeles, Rio Hondo and San Gabriel Rivers are the main river channels bisecting the coastal plain. The Los Angeles River drains the San Fernando Valley on the north and flows across the plain past the City of Bell Gardens, into the Pacific Ocean at San Pedro Bay. The Rio Hondo River flows southwest across the plain and connects to the Los Angeles River one and a half miles south of Bell Gardens. The San Gabriel River flows south on the eastern section of the plain, generally parallel to the Los Angeles River.

The Rio Hondo Channel comprises the eastern boundary of the City and the channelized Los Angeles River lies west of the City.

The City is subject to Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board (SARWQCB) water quality regulations. The SARWQCB adopted the Water Quality Control Plan (Basin Plan) for the Santa Ana River Basin, which establishes water quality standards for the ground and surface waters of the region. The Basin Plan includes an implementation plan describing the actions by the Regional Board and others that are necessary to achieve and maintain the water quality standards. The SARWQCB is authorized to implement a municipal stormwater permitting program as part of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) authority granted under the federal Clean Water Act. The City of Bell Gardens Environmental Analysis 4-30
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is required to implement a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) that would minimize the incidence of construction -related pollutants entering the storm water system.

The City is located in the Coastal Plain of the Los Angeles Groundwater Basin, Central Subbasin (Central Basin).11 The Central Basin is bounded on the north by a surface divide called the La Brea high, and on the northeast and east by emergent less permeable Tertiary rocks of the Elysian, Repetto, Merced and Puente Hills. The southeast boundary between Central Basin and Orange County Groundwater Basin roughly follows Coyote Creek, which is a regional drainage province boundary. The southwest boundary is formed by the Newport Inglewood fault system and the associated folded rocks of the Newport Inglewood uplift.

The Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers drain inland basins and pass across the surface of the Central Basin on their way to the Pacific Ocean. Average precipitation throughout the subbasin ranges from 11 to 13 inches with an average of around 12 inches. Total storage capacity of the Central Basin is 13,800,000 acre- feet.

Based on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program maps, most of the City is located in Zone X (area of minimal flood hazard). 12 A small portion in the northeast is designated "other areas of flood hazard" (0.2% Annual Chance Flood Hazard, Areas of 1% annual chance flood with average depth less than one foot or with drainage areas of less than one square mile); the western boarder and southwest area of the City is designated as an area with reduced flood risk due to levee; and a small portion of the southeast border, within the Rio Hondo Channel, is located in a 100-year floodplain and designated Zone A (special flood hazard area subject to inundation by the one -percent annual chance flood).

The Pacific Ocean is located approximately 15 miles west of the City. The Whittier Narrows Dam is located approximately 4.2 miles northeast of the City. The Sepulveda Dam is located approximately 27 miles northwest of the City. The Hansen Dam is located approximately 26 miles northwest of the City. The Los Angeles River is east of the City and, according to the General Plan 2010, failure of the river channel is unlikely but stormwater overflow may occur.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact to hydrology and water quality. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo 11 California Department of Water Resources, California's Groundwater Bulletin 118: Coastal Plain of Los Angeles Groundwater Basin, Central Subbasin, https:Hwater.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web-Pages/Programs/Groundwater-Management/Bulletin-118/Files/2003-Basin- Descriptions/4_011_ 04_CentralSubbasin.pdf, accessed November 10, 2021. 12 Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA Flood Map Service Center (Map 06037C1810F), https://msc.fema.gov/portal/down load Product? prod uctTypeID=FINAL_PROD UCT&prod uctSu bType I D=F I RM_PAN EL&prod uctlD=06037C1810F, accessed November 10, 2021.

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environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential hydrology and water quality impacts. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to water quality standards, groundwater supplies or recharge, or alter existing drainage conditions which would impact erosion, drainage patterns, and storm water runoff and pollution. Further, adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element would not risk release of pollutants due to project inundation as a of flood hazards, tsunami, or seiche, and would not conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan or sustainable groundwater management plan. Therefore, no impacts related to hydrology and water quality would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.11 LAND USE AND PLANNING
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Physically divide an established
X
community?
b. Cause a significant environmental impact
due to a conflict with any land use plan,
policy, or regulation adopted for the
X
purpose of avoiding or mitigating an
environmental effect?
a) Physically divide an established community?
b) Cause a significant environmental impact due to a conflict with any land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? No Impact. Bell Gardens is an urbanized community with a mix of residential and non-residential uses. It is surrounded by other urbanized communities and is bounded on the west by the Long Beach Freeway (Interstate 710).

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact related to land use. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update policies would support and encourage multi - modal transportation options, improving accessibility and connection of existing and future development within the City. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts relative to land use. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to physically dividing an established community, nor would it conflict with any adopted land use or other related plans, policies, or regulations. Therefore, no impacts to land use and planning would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.12 MINERAL RESOURCES
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Result in the loss of availability of a known
mineral resource that would be of value to
X
the region and the residents of the state?
b. Result in the loss of availability of a locally -
important mineral resource recovery site
X
delineated on a local general plan, specific
plan or other land use plan?
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? No Impact. The Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (SMARA) requires classification of land into mineral resource zones (MRZs) according to the area's known or inferred mineral potential. According to the Bell Gardens General Plan 2010, no mineral resources or mineral extraction operations are located within the City. In addition, the State Division of Mines and Geology has not designated any lands within the City as a State classified mineral resources deposit area.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements. Further, the proposed Project would not result in any changes to existing land use and zoning designations. Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not involve the loss of availability of a known mineral resource or locally - important mineral resource recovery site.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.13 NOISE
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project result in:

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Generation of a substantial temporary or
permanent increase in ambient noise levels
in the vicinity of the project in excess of
X
standards established in the local general
plan or noise ordinance, or applicable
standards of other agencies?
b. Generation of excessive groundborne
X
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
X
public use airport, would the project
expose people residing or working in the
project area to excessive noise levels?
a) Generation of a substantial temporary or permanent increase in ambient noise levels in the vicinity of the project in excess of 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?
No Impact. According to the General Plan 2010 Noise Element, freeway, roadway, and railroad traffic is the primary source of ambient noise in the City. Noise generated by traffic on the Long Beach Freeway is significant, and potential noise impacts on residential areas is greatest at the following streets: Eastern Avenue, Garfield Avenue, Florence Avenue, Gage Avenue, and parts of Clara Street. Railway traffic noise, generated from lines that run along the northern and southern border of the City, is intermittent throughout the day. While there are no airport facilities in the immediate vicinity of Bell Gardens, aircraft destined for the Los Angeles International Airport do fly over the City within the La Habra -Downey -LAX final approach pattern. Aircraft flying over Bell Gardens in their final approach are at an altitude of 3,500 feet and descending. Noise from these planes is not at levels that could disturb or disrupt local activities.

Stationary noise sources come from non -transportation -related uses and are typically generated by machinery or equipment such as industrial equipment, air conditioners, outdoor activity, music, and construction activities. The General Plan 2010 identifies primary sources of stationary noise concentrated Environmental Analysis 4-37
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in the industrial and commercial sections of the City (particularly along the Eastern Avenue commercial corridor), as well as from schools.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any noise impacts. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update policies would support and encourage multi -modal transportation options and reduced automobile trips and VMT, supporting the potential for reduced noise levels associated with mobile noise sources within the City. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts associated with noise. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to temporary or permanent noise or groundborne vibration. Therefore, no impacts related to noise would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.14 POPULATION AND HOUSING
Would the project.

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
a. Induce substantial unplanned population
growth in an area, either directly (for
example, by proposing new homes and
X
businesses) or indirectly (for example,
through extension of roads or other
infrastructure)?
b. Displace substantial numbers of existing
people or housing, necessitating the
X
construction of replacement housing
elsewhere?
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?
No Impact. The Project proposes an update to a policy document to support State and regional transportation efforts to establish a more sustainable, multi -modal transportation network. The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact related to population and housing. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update policies would support and encourage multi -modal transportation options and improved accessibility to existing and future development within the City; it would not involve the extension of roads or infrastructure beyond the urbanized area of the City. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts related to population and housing. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact to population and housing. Therefore, no impacts to population and housing would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.15 PUBLIC SERVICES
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project:

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
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:
1) Fire protection?
X
2) Police protection?
X
3) Schools?
X
4) Parks?
X
5) Other public facilities?
X
a) Would the project 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?
No Impact. Fire and emergency services for the City are provided by Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD). LACoFD has one fire station in the City, located at 7000 Garfield Avenue.

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Police protection services for the City are provided by Bell Gardens Police Department, located at 7100 Garfield Avenue. The Bell Gardens Police Department consists of 51 sworn officers, 21 civilian staff and 12 part-time staff."
Bell Gardens is located within the Montebello Unified School District. There are four elementary public schools, two intermediate public schools (6" through 8" grades); one public high school, and two adult education schools, in the City of Bell Gardens, in addition to a number of private schools." The Los Angeles County Library operates one location in Bell Gardens, located at 7110 Garfield Avenue, and provides public computers and internet access, space for children and teens, homework help services, and research assistance. The Bell Gardens Senior Center, located at 6722 Clara Street, provides activities, health screenings, and meal service to residents 55 and older.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities or the need for new or physically altered governmental facilities. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts to public services. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact to public services, including fire, police, and emergency services, schools, parks, or other public facilities. Therefore, no impacts to public services would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.
13 City of Bell Gardens, Bell Gardens Police Department, https://www.bellgardens.org/government/public-safety/police-department , accessed November 11, 2021.
14 Montebello Unified School District, Our Schools, https://www.montebello.kl2.ca.us/ , accessed November 10, 2021.

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4.16 RECREATION
Would the project.

Potentially
Significant
Impact
Less Than
Significant
with
Mitigation
Incorporated
Less Than
Significant
Impact
No
Impact
a. Would the project increase the use of
existing neighborhood and regional parks
or other recreational facilities such that
X
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
X
might have an adverse physical effect on
the environment?
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? No Impact. According to the General Plan 2010, the City maintains five City parks. These include Bell Gardens Park, Darwell Park, Gallant Park, Marlow Park, and John Anson Ford Park. In addition, the County of Los Angeles maintains the Rio Hondo bicycle and hiking trails within City limits. Public school park and playground facilities, totaling an additional 43.35 acres, supplement parkland.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact to recreational facilities.

Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts to recreational facilities. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact to recreational facilities. Therefore, no impacts to recreation would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.17 TRANSPORTATION
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or
policy addressing the circulation system,
X
including transit, roadway, bicycle and
pedestrian facilities?
b. Would the project conflict or be
inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines section
X
15064.3, subdivision (b)?
c. Substantially increase hazards due to a
geometric design feature (e.g., sharp curves
X
or dangerous intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g., farm equipment)?
d. Result in inadequate emergency access?
X
a. Conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities?
b. Would the project conflict or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines section 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?
No Impact. The existing General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element provides for a circulation system that is safe and efficient, facilitating the movement of people and good within the City. The Element provides policies to address over capacity conditions on City streets; public transit; and parking.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact related to transportation.

The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element provides a blueprint for establishing a convenient, safe, and sustainable transportation network in Bell Gardens, which serves users of all modes including walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving. The purpose of the element is to hone the current Environmental Analysis 4-45
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infrastructure in Bell Gardens as a foundation for an integrated and comprehensive transportation network, which would reduce reliance on the private automobile and enhance other transportation options. As an update to the Circulation and Transportation Element, the Project establishes policies and programs to address streets and highways; public transportation; active transportation; and parking management. Therefore, the Project would not conflict with a program, plan, ordinance or policy addressing the circulation system, including transit, roadway, bicycle and pedestrian facilities.

The proposed Update would establish VMT as a performance standard, including a program to update the City's traffic analysis guidelines to incorporate VMT metrics and associated thresholds of significance.

Further, the proposed policies and programs encourage the reduction of VMT; thus, the Project would not conflict with or be inconsistent with CEQA Guidelines section 15064.3, subdivision (b).

As stated, the Project would not involve specific circulation improvements or involve any changes to existing land uses identified by the General Plan Land Use Element. Thus, the Project would not increase hazards due to a geometric design feature or incompatible use. Additionally, the Project does not propose any changes to the City's existing roadway system that would result in inadequate emergency access. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts related to transportation. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in an impact related to transportation. Adoption of the proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update would provide policies and programs to support a multi -modal transportation system with opportunities to increase transit, walking, and cycling within the community and to improve the overall function of the City's transportation network. Therefore, no impacts related to transportation would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

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4.18 TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
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:
1) Listed or eligible for listing in the
California Register of Historical
Resources, or in a local register of
X
historical resources as defined in Public
Resources Code section 5020.1(k), or
2) 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
X
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.
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), or 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.

No Impact. As described above in Section 4.5, Cultural Resources, the City is nearly built out and has been determined to have a low potential for archaeological resource discovery in the area.

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uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements.

Assembly Bill (AB) 52 requires that lead agencies evaluate a project's potential impact on "tribal cultural resources", which include "[s]ites, features, places, cultural landscapes, sacred places, and objects with cultural value to a California Native American tribe that are eligible for inclusion in the California Register of Historical Resources or included in a local register of historical resources". AB 52 also gives lead agencies the discretion to determine, based on substantial evidence, whether a resource qualifies as a "tribal cultural resource." AB 52 applies whenever a lead agency adopts an environmental impact report, mitigated negative declaration, or negative declaration.

Senate Bill (SB) 18 requires that lead agencies, "prior to the adoption or amendment of a city or county's general plan, conduct consultations with California Native American tribes for the purpose of preserving specified places, features, and objects that are located within the city or county's jurisdiction. The bill would define the term "consultation" for purposes of those provisions. By imposing new duties on local governments with respect to consultations regarding the protection and preservation of California Native American historical, cultural, and sacred sites, the bill would impose a state -mandated local program." The Project involves a General Plan Amendment and therefore is required to comply with SB 18.

In compliance with both AB 52 and SB 18, the City provided formal notification to California Native American Tribal representatives regarding the project. At the time this Initial Study was made available for public review, the City had not received any request for formal consultation. The Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (FTBMI) and the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians (SMBMI) responded to the notification stating that the Project is situated outside the FTBMI's and SMBMI's ancestral Tribal boundaries. The Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians — Kizh Nation responded noting that since there is no development taking place, consultation is not requested. However, the Kizh Nation requested notification associated with any future ground disturbance.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to tribal cultural resources. Therefore, no impacts to tribal cultural resources would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.

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4.19 UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Require or result in the relocation or
construction of new or expanded water, or
wastewater treatment or storm water
drainage, electric power, natural gas, or
X
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
X
foreseeable future development during
normal, dry and multiple dry years?
c. Result in a determination by the
wastewater treatment provider which
serves or may serve the project that it has
X
adequate capacity to serve the project's
projected demand in addition to the
provider's existing commitments?
d. Generate solid waste in excess of State or
local standards, or in excess of the capacity
of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair
X
the attainment of solid waste reduction
goals?
e. Comply with federal, state, and local
management and reduction statutes and
X
regulations related to solid waste?
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 dry 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 in excess of State or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals? Environmental Analysis 4-49
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e) Comply with federal, state, and local management and reduction statutes and regulations related to solid waste?
No Impact. The City of Bell Gardens and Golden State Water Company deliver water to residents in the City. 15 Potable water is supplied from two main sources: local groundwater pumped from the Central Basin and purchased water from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Recycled water is also supplied to the City. According to the 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, water supplies are estimated to meet demands in normal, single dry years, and five consecutive dry year conditions through 2045.

Wastewater in the Bell -Bell Gardens System is collected by gravity sewers and lift stations owned by the City of Bell Gardens, and LACSD.15 The wastewater is transported out of the service area through trunk sewers to LACSD's Los Coyotes Water Reclamation Plant (WRP) in Cerritos for treatment. The Los Coyotes WRP provides primary, secondary, and tertiary treatment for an average dry weather flow (DWF) design capacity of 37.5 million gallons of wastewater per day (mgd).

The City's storm water system is designed to prevent flooding on streets and sidewalks by capturing flows and conveying them to the nearest storm drain. The City's stormwater system is maintained by Los Angeles County Flood Control District.16
The City contracts with Athens Services for disposal of solid waste, recyclables, and green waste.17 The majority of solid waste (69 percent) is disposed of at three landfills: El Sobrante Landfill, Frank R.

Bowerman Sanitary Landfill, and the Mid -Valley Sanitary Landfill.18 The three landfills where a majority of solid waste from the City is disposed have a remaining capacity of: 143,977,170 cubic yards (CY) for El Sobrante Landfill; 205,000,000 CYfor Frank R. Bowerman Sanitary Landfill; and 61,219,377 CYfor the Mid - Valley Sanitary Landfi11.19
15 Tully and Young, Inc. & Zanjero, Bell -Bell Gardens Service Area 2020 Urban Water Management Plan, June 2021, https://wuedata.water.ca.gov/public/uwmp attach ments/4351621329/GSWC-BelI- Bell%20Gardens%202020%20UWMP%2OFinal%20%287.29.21%29.pdf, accessed November 15, 2021. 16 Los Angeles County Public Works, Los Angeles County Storm Drain System, https://pw.lacounty.gov/fcd/StormDrain/index.cfm , accessed November 15, 2021.
17 City of Bell Gardens, Residential Waste Service, https://www.bellgardens.org/government/city-departments/public-works/waste- services/residential-waste-service, accessed November 15, 2021. 18 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Jurisdiction Disposal by Facility: Bell Gardens 2019, https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/LGCentral/DisposalReporting/Destination/DisposaIBVFacility , accessed November 15, 2021. 19 California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), SWIS Facility/Site Search, https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/Solid Waste/Site/Search, accessed November 15, 2021.

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City of Bell Gardens I General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration
Southern California Edison (SCE) provides electricity and Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) provides gas service within the City.'°,'1 Telecommunications services are provided by a variety of service providers, including AT&T and Spectrum.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not result in any impact to utilities and service systems. Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies, programs, and the established regulatory framework aimed to reduce potential impacts to utilities and service systems. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any impact related to water, wastewater treatment or storm water drainage, electric power, natural gas, or telecommunications facilities. Therefore, no impacts to utilities and service systems would occur as a result of the proposed Project.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.
20 Southern California Gas Company, List of Cities and Communities Served, https://tariff.socalgas.com/regulatory/tariffs/tm2/pdf/CITIES.pdf ? ga=2.260165455.312924021.1639588899-1879876423.1636571672, accessed November 10, 2021.
21 Southern California Edison, Southern California Edison's Service Area, https://download.newsroom.edison.com/create memory file/?f id=5cc32d492cfac24d21aecf4c&content verified=True, accessed November 10, 2021.

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4.20 WILDFIRE
If located in or near state responsibility areas
Potentially
Less Than
Significant
Less Than
or lands classified as very high fire hazard
Significant
with
Significant
O
Impact
severity zones, would the project.

Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Substantially impair an adopted emergency
response plan or emergency evacuation
X
plan?
b. Due to slope, prevailing winds, and other
factors, exacerbate wildfire risks, and
thereby expose project occupants to,
X
pollutant concentrations from a wildfire or
the uncontrolled spread of a wildfire?
c. Require the installation or maintenance of
associated infrastructure (such as roads,
fuel breaks, emergency water sources,
power lines or other utilities) that may
X
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,
X
post -fire slope instability, or drainage
changes?
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 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? 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? No Impact. The City is located within the Los Angeles County Operational Area and maintains mutual aid agreements for emergency situations. The County's Emergency Response Plan, adopted in 2012, Environmental Analysis 4-53
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establishes the coordinated emergency management system, which includes prevention, protection, response, recovery and mitigation within the Operational Area.22 As discussed in Section 4.9, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, due to the urbanized nature of the City, no wildland fire areas are present in or near the City. Additionally, the is not located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone.

The Circulation and Transportation Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements. Further, the proposed Project would not result in any changes to existing land use and zoning designations. Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and since the City is not located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, would not have an impact related to wildfires.

Mitigation Measures: No mitigation is required.
22 County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Operational Area Emergency Response Plan, https:Hceo.lacounty.gov/wp- content/uploads/2019/12/OAER P-Approved -Adopted-Version- 6-19-2012.pdf, accessed November 15, 2021.

Environmental Analysis
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City of Bell Gardens I General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration

4.21 MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE
Less Than
Potentially
Significant
Less Than
No
Would the project.

Significant
with
Significant
Impact
Impact
Mitigation
Impact
Incorporated
a. Does the project have the potential to
substantially degrade the quality of the
environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a
fish or wildlife population to drop below
self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate
X
a plant or animal community, substantially
reduce the number or restrict the range of
a rare or endangered plant or animal or
eliminate important examples of the major
periods of California history or prehistory?
c. Does the project have impacts that are
individually limited, but cumulatively
considerable? ("Cumulatively
considerable" means that the incremental
effects of a project are considerable when
X
viewed in connection with the effects of
past projects, the effects of other current
projects, and the effects of probable future
projects)?
d. Does the project have environmental
effects which will cause substantial adverse
X
effects on human beings, either directly or
indirectly?
a) Does the project have the potential to substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory? b) Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)?
c) Does the project have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly?
The Project proposes an update to a policy document to support State and regional transportation efforts to establish a more sustainable, multi -modal transportation network. The Circulation and Transportation Environmental Analysis 4-55
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Element Update proposes circulation policies that would support connectivity in the context of the land uses set forth in the existing Land Use Element and does not approve or allow for any new roadways, any increase in existing roadway capacities, or the implementation of any specific circulation system projects or improvements.

Adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not result in any physical environmental changes, as defined by CEQA, and would not substantially degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, substantially reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history or prehistory.

Any future circulation improvement projects, consistent with the General Plan, would undergo environmental review on a project -by -project basis and would be reviewed for consistency with policies and programs aimed to reduce potential impacts to biological and cultural resources. If necessary, mitigation would be recommended to reduce potential impacts to a less than significant level. As part of the environmental review, the potential for cumulative impacts associated with the specific project would be assessed. The proposed Circulation and Transportation Element Update would not cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly. Proposed policies include, but are not limited to, applying a Complete Streets approach; promoting active transportation infrastructure; incorporating green infrastructure; accommodating active transportation and transit users; and improving bicycle access and increasing connections, which would be a positive benefit to the community.

Environmental Analysis 4-56
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5 REFERENCES
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California Department of Conservation, Los Angeles County Important Farmland 2018 (Sheet 2 of 2), November 2020.

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), Jurisdiction Disposal by Facility:

Bell Gardens 2019,
https://www2.caI recycle.ca.gov/LGCentraI/DisposaIReporti ng/Desti nation/Disposal BVFaciI itV, accessed November 15, 2021.

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), SWIS Facility/Site Search, https://www2.calrecycle.ca.gov/SolidWaste/Site/Search , accessed November 15, 2021.

California Department of Transportation, California State Scenic Highways, https://dot.ca.gov/programs/design/lap-landscape-architecture-and-community-livability/lap-liv-i- scenic-highways, accessed November 9, 2021.

California Department of Water Resources, California's Groundwater Bulletin 118: Coastal Plain of Los Angeles Groundwater Basin, Central Subbasin, https://water.ca.gov/-/media/DWR-Website/Web- Pages/Programs/Groundwater-Management/Bulletin-118/Files/2003-Basi n- Descriptions/4_011_04_CentralSubbasin.pdf, accessed November 10, 2021.

California Geologic Survey, Earthquake Zones of Required Investigation, https://maps.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/EQZApp/app/ , accessed November 10, 2021.

City of Bell Gardens, Bell Gardens Police Department, https://www.bellgardens.org/government/public- safety/police-department, accessed November 11, 2021.

City of Bell Gardens, Complete Streets Plan, February 2020.

City of Bell Gardens, City of Bell Gardens General Plan 2010, July 1995.

City of Bell Gardens, City of Bell Gardens General Plan 2010: Final Environmental Impact Report, 1995.

City of Bell Gardens, Residential Waste Service, https://www.bellgardens.org/government/city- departments/public-works/waste-services/residential-waste-service, accessed November 15, 2021.

County of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Operational Area Emergency Response Plan, https://ceo.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/OAERP-Approved-Adopted-Version-6-19- 2012.pdf, accessed November 15, 2021.

Department of Toxic Substances Control, EnviroStor Site/Facility Search, https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/search?basic=True , accessed November 10, 2021.

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City of Bell Gardens I General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration
Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA Flood Map Service Center (Map 06037C1810F), https://msc.fema.gov/portal/downloadProduct?productTypeID=FINAL_PRODUCT&productSubType ID=FIRM_PANEL&productlD=06037C1810F, accessed November 10, 2021.

Infrastructure Engineers, City of Bell Gardens Bike Lane Feasibility Study, November 2015.

Los Angeles County Public Works, Los Angeles County Storm Drain System, https://Pw.lacounty.gov/fcd/StormDrain/index.cfm , accessed November 15, 2021.

Montebello Unified School District, Our Schools, https://www.montebello.kl2.ca.us/ , accessed November 10, 2021.

Southern California Gas Company, List of Cities and Communities Served, https://tariff.soca lgas.com/regulatory/ta riffs/tm2/pdf/CITIES. pdf?_ga=2.260165455.312924021.16 39588899-1879876423.1636571672, accessed November 10, 2021.

Southern California Edison, Southern California Edison's Service Area, https://download.newsroom.edison.com/create_memory_file/?f_id=5cc32d492cfac24d2laecf4c& content_verified=True, accessed November 10, 2021.

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State Water Resources Control Board, Geotracker Search, https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/search , accessed November 10, 2021.

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6 REPORT PREPARATION PERSONNEL
City of Bell Gardens (Lead Agency)
7100 Garfield Avenue
Bell Gardens, California 90201
Grissel Chavez, Director of Public Works
De Novo Planning Group (Environmental Consultant)
180 East Main Street, Suite 108
Tustin, California 92780
949-396-8193
Starla Barker, AICP, Principal Planner
Ashley Brodkin, Senior Planner
Erik Anderson, Assistant Planner
Jennifer DeMartino, GIS
Environmental Analysis 6-1
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Environmental Analysis 6-2
Exhibit 2 491

N:910]1111Ij9101LlILl[01w1k0 19If

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL
GARDENS, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE FINAL "DRAFT" OF THE

GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT

UPDATE AND APPROVING THE INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE
DECLARATION (FILE NO. 2021-068)
WHEREAS, the existing General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element was last updated in 1995; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bell Gardens aims to establish a convenient, safe, and sustainable transportation network in Bell Gardens, which serves users of all modes including walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving; and WHEREAS, the City of Bell Gardens received a grant award of $188,500 in 2019 from the California Department of Transportation's Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant program to develop a circulation element update; and WHEREAS, through a competitive solicitation process staff selected consultants to provide project management, funding administration, community outreach, technical planning, and environmental compliance services for the project; and WHEREAS, the City of Bell Gardens has made a diligent effort to achieve public participation through surveys and virtual community workshops and has received and considered all received public testimony both oral and written; and WHEREAS, the Final "Draft" of the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update was reviewed by staff and stakeholders to determine the feasibility of proposed recommendations; and
WHEREAS the Final "Draft" of the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update is properly integrated, internally consistent, and compatible with the remaining elements of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared an Initial Study pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) which determined that the project would not have any significant impacts on the environment and therefore, a Negative Declaration was prepared and made available for public comment for a period of 30 days beginning December 16, 2021, and ending January 14, 2022; and
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2022, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and adopted Resolution #PC 2022-02 recommending adoption of the Draft General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update and approval of the proposed Initial Study/Negative Declaration to the City Council; and WHEREAS the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on February 14, 2022, adopting Resolution No. 2022-10 adopting the Final "Draft" of the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update (File No. 2021-062) and approving the Initial Study/Negative Declaration prepared for the Final "Draft" of the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens as follows:

SECTION 1. The City Council hereby finds the above recitals are true and correct and incorporates them herein by this reference.

SECTION 2. The adoption of the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update will not be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the general public and will not have a significant effect on the environment, therefore a Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

Exhibit 3 492

Resolution No. 2022-10
SECTION 3. The Final "Draft" of the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update aims to establish a convenient, safe, and sustainable transportation network in the City of Bell Gardens, which serves users of all modes including walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving.

SECTION 4. The City Council hereby adopts the Final "Draft" of the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update and approves the Initial Study/Negative Declaration.

SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 14th day of February 2022.

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS
Maria Pulido, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:

Rick Olivarez, Jane Halstead,
City Attorney City Clerk
2 of 2
Exhibit 3 493

RESOLUTION #PC. 2022-02

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS RECOMMENDING

ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION AND

TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT UPDATE
(FILE NO. 2021-068)
WHEREAS, the existing General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element was last updated in 1995; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bell Gardens aims to establish a convenient, safe, and sustainable transportation network in Bell Gardens, which serves users of all modes including walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving; and WHEREAS, the City of Bell Gardens received a grant award of $188,500 in 2019 from the California Department of Transportation's Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant program to develop a circulation element update; and WHEREAS, through a competitive solicitation process staff selected consultants to provide project management, funding administration, community outreach, technical planning, and environmental compliance services for the project; and WHEREAS, the City of Bell Gardens has made a diligent effort to achieve public participation through surveys and virtual community workshops and has received and considered all received public testimony both oral and written; and WHEREAS, a draft Circulation and Transportation Element Update was reviewed by staff and stakeholders to determine the feasibility of proposed recommendations; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommends the City Council adoption of the Circulation and Transportation Element Update in pursuit of this effort; and WHEREAS, the City prepared an Initial Study pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act which determined that the project would not have any significant impacts on the environment and therefore, a Negative Declaration was prepared and made available for public comment for a period of 30 days beginning December 16, 2021, and ending January 14, 2022; and
WHEREAS the Draft General Circulation and Transportation Element Update is properly integrated, internally consistent, and compatible with the remaining elements of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing on January 19, 2022, to consider the adoption of Resolution #PC 2022-02 recommending that the City Council adopt the Draft General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update Exhibit 4 494

(File No. 2021-068) and proposed Negative Declaration prepared for the Draft General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The Planning Commission hereby finds the above recitals are true and correct and incorporates them herein by this reference.

SECTION 2. The approval of the Draft General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update will not be detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of the general public and will not have a significant effect on the environment, therefore a Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

SECTION 3. The Draft Circulation and Transportation Element Update aims to establish a convenient, safe, and sustainable transportation network in the City of Bell Gardens, which serves users of all modes including walking, biking, rolling, riding transit, and driving.

SECTION_ 4 The Planning Commission hereby transmits and recommends adoption of the Draft General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update to the Bell Gardens City Council and associated environmental determination.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 19t" day of January 2022.

JHWAIRPERSON
ATTEST:
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ERIKA GUTIERREZ, PLANNING SE'ETARY

APPROVED AS TO FORM

LIOYD PILCHEN, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
Exhibit 4 495

FINAL

CITY OF BELL GARDENS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
"DRAFT" GENERAL PLAN CIRCULATION AND TRANSPORTATIOI
UPDATE AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION (FILE No. 2021-068�
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens will conduct a public hearing to consider adoption of Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update, as required by State Law (Government Code Section 65300 - 65303 et. seq.). State law requires that each jurisdiction prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the City, to include a circulation element.

On the basis of the Initial Study prepared for the project, it was determined that the project would not have significant effects on the environment and a Negative Declaration was prepared and available for public review from December 16, 2021, through January 14, 2022.

The public hearing will be held before the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens on Monday, February 14, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953, recently amended by AB361, and given the current health concerns, members of the public can access meetings live at https://www.bellgardens.org/i-want-to/watch-city-council-meetings . Members of the public may participate via Zoom by clicking on the City Council's Meeting Calendar on the website. (Be sure to download the Zoom App), the meeting ID is: 813 3236 4343 and the Passcode is: 2021. Comments may also be made via the zoom app by using the "Raise Hand" feature on the zoom app, when it is your turn to speak the host will unmute you. Live comments may also be made by call -in users on zoom by dialing (669)900-9128, when prompted enter the Webinar ID:813 3236 4343#, followed by Passcode: *2021#. During the public comments press *9, when it is your turn to speak, the user will need to dial *6 to unmute. Comments will not be accepted in the QandA/Chat function of the zoom app. Members of the public may also submit comments electronically for consideration by the City Council by sending them to [email protected].

To ensure distribution to the members of the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda, please submit comments no later than one (1) hour prior to the meeting. Those comments, as well as any comments received after, will be distributed to the members of the City Council, and will be made part of the official public record of the meeting. Contact the City Clerk's office at 562-806-7704 or the receptionist's desk at 562-806-7000 for any questions.

Document Availability: Copies of the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update and Negative Declaration are available for public review at the following link:
• City's Website: �,£,iei rsx,)r r`�_ju�vera irriefl`r1l/6 f,:i�.parti°�:�wG t�YFP.u1��:�4i�r��wfiP, Ib��'�ilfta0l�.��!!olllaA�l"IPi� If you are not able to download a copy of the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update and Negative Declaration, please contact Veronica Sanchez, Administrative Specialist, at or by phone at (562) 806-7700 Ext. 7770.

All persons with an interest in the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update and Negative Declaration are encouraged to attend the public hearing and comment on all matters related thereto.

Pursuant to Government Code Section 65009, if you challenge the Final "Draft" General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at or prior to the public hearing.

THE CITY CLERK
Jane Halstead
Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2022
Bell Gardens City Hall
Bell Gardens Park — Ross Hall Auditorium
Bell Gardens Police Department
Exhibit 5 Bell Gardens Department of Public Wor%6

CIUDAD DE BELL GARDENS

AVISO DE AUDIENCIA PUBLICA

BOSQUEJO FINAL DEL ELEMENTO DE CIRCULACION Y TRANSPORTE DEL PLAN GENERAL Y DECLARACION NEGATIVA (EXPEDIENTE No. 2021-068) Se avisa que el Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Bell Gardens Ilevara a cabo una audiencia publica pars considerar la recomendaci6n del Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Circulaci6n y Transporte del Plan General, como requiere la Ley Estatal (C6digo de Gobierno Secci6n 65300 - 65303 et. seq.). La ley estatal requiere que cads jurisdicci6n prepare y adopte un plan general integral a largo plazo para el desarrollo fisico de la ciudad, que incluya un elemento de circulacibn.

De acuerdo con las directrices de la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA), se realiz6 un estudio inicial con el fin de decidir si el proyecto puede tener un efecto significativo sobre el medio ambiente. Sobre la base del estudio inicial preparado para el proyecto, se determine que el proyecto no tendria efectos significativos sobre el medio ambiente y se prepare una Declaracibn Negativa disponible para su revision publica desde el 16 de diciembre de 2021 hasta el 14 de enero, 2022.

La audiencia publica se Ilevara a cabo ante el Concejo Municipal de la Ciudad de Bell Gardens el lunes 14 de febrero de 2022, a las 6:00 p.m. De acuerdo con la Seccion 54953 del C6digo de Gobierno, recientemente modificada por AB361, y dadas las preocupaciones actuales de salud, los miembros del publico pueden tener acceso a las reuniones en vivo en https://www.beilgardens.org/i-want-to/watch-city- council-meetings. Los miembros del publico pueden participar a traves de Zoom haciendo clic en el calendario de reuniones del Ayuntamiento en el sitio web. (Asegurese de descargar la aplicaci6n Zoom), el ID de la reunion es: 813 3236 4343 y el c6digo de acceso es: 2021. Los comentarios tambien se pueden hacer a traves de la aplicaci6n de Zoom utilizando la funcion "Raise Hand (Levantar la mano)" en la aplicaci6n de Zoom. Cuando es su turno para hablar el anfitri6n activara su voz. Los comentarios en directo tambien pueden ser realizados por los usuarios de zoom llamando al (669)900-9128, cuando se les pida que introduzcan el ID del seminario web: 813 3236 4343#, seguido del c6digo de acceso: *2021#. Durante los comentarios del publico, pulse *9. Cuando le toque hablar, el usuario tendra que marcar *6 para anular el silencio. No se aceptaran comentarios en la funci6n QandA/Chat de la aplicaci6n Zoom. Los miembros del publico tambien pueden presentar sus comentarios por via electr6nica para su consideracibn por el Concejo Municipal enviandolos a [email protected]. Para asegurar la distribuci6n a los miembros del Concejo Municipal antes de la consideraci6n del orden del dia, le pedimos que envie sus comentarios a mas tardar una (1) hora antes de la reunion. Dichos comentarios, as[ como los que se reciban despues, se distribuiran a los miembros del Concejo Municipal y formaran parte del acta oficial de la reunion. P6ngase en contacto con la oficina d la Actuaria Municipal al 562-806-7704 o con la recepcibn en el 562-806-7000 para cualquier pregunta.

Disponibilidad del documento: Copias del Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Circulaci6n y Transporte del Plan General y la Declaracibn Negativa estaran para la revisi6n publica a partir 16 de diciembre, 2021. • Sitio Web Municipal: [,�%i.lnbnu l/ F�Ary l�� ll._ due #�wi�^ke ai, faigrrkr�u:�i�� :wwil oit r i a r�1�b ��G1�� G I'nll�Fn�.

Si no puede descargar una copia del Borrador del Elemento de Circulaci6n y Transporte del Plan General y la Declaracibn Negativa, por favor comuniquese con Ver6nica Sanchez, Especialista Administrativa, en VS ai i(s-,i�r13elir,i ,ie7 ,n a �r°� o por telefono al (562) 806-7700 Ext. 7770.

La recomendaci6n del Concejo Municipal sabre el Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Circulaci6n y Transporte del Plan General y la Declaracibn Negativa estara sujeta a una revision posterior y a la aprobaci6n final por parte del Concejo Municipal.

Se anima a todas las personas interesadas en el Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Circulaci6n y Transporte del Plan General y en la Declaracibn Negativa a que asistan a la audiencia publica y comenten sobre todos los asuntos relacionados con el mismo.

Conforme a la Seccion 65009 del Codigo Gubernamental, si usted impugna el Bosquejo Final del Elemento de Circulaci6n y Transporte del Plan General ante un tribunal, puede verse limitado a plantear solo las cuestiones que usted u otra persona plante6 en la audiencia publica descrita en este aviso, o en la correspondencia escrita entregada a la Concejo Municipal en la audiencia publica o antes de ella.

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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AG E N DA RE P O RT
Item 3.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
BY: Jane Halstead, City Clerk
SUBJECT: GENERAL MOTION TO WAIVE FULL READING AND APPROVE

ORDINANCES BY TITLE ONLY PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 36934
DATE: February 14, 2022
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff recommendation that the City Council approve a general motion to waive full reading and approve Ordinances by title only pursuant to California Government Code Section 36934.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

In order to expedite the conduct of business at Council meetings, California State Law (California Government Code Section 36934) allows Ordinances to be read by title if a majority of the Council supports the motion waiving the full reading. Most California cities adopt a standard motion at the beginning of each meeting in order to effectuate this waiver.

Since most of the Ordinances introduced and adopted consist of multiple pages of technical language, reading by title only allows the Council to eliminate the communication of redundant information and attend to other matters during the meetings. Otherwise, the entire Ordinance language will have to be read in full.

CONCLUSION:

Allowing ordinances to be read by title only, according to California State Law, will expedite the conduct of business at Council Meetings.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, Assistant CityAttorneyfor Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services 530

CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AG E N DA RE P O RT
Item 4.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
BY: Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance & Administrative Services SUBJECT: WARRANT REGISTERS AND WIRE TRANSFERS
DATE: February 14, 2022
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council receive and file the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 01 /11 /22, 01 /12/22, 01 /13/22, 01 /18/22 and 01 /25/22.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

The attached warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls are for 01/11/22, 01/12/22, 01/13/22, 01/18/22 and 01/25/22. The warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls reflect the financial obligations of the City for the above referenced dates.

CONCLUSION:

If the recommendation to the City Council is approved, then the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 01 /11 /22, 01 /12/22, 01 /13/22, 01 /18/22 and 01 /25/22 will be received and filed.

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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AG E N DA RE P O RT
Item 5.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
BY: Jane Halstead, City Clerk
SUBJECT: APPROVE MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER25, 2021 CITY COUNCIL

CLOSED SESSION AND REGULAR MEETING
DATE: February 14, 2022
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council approve the attached minutes.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

Every City Council Meeting, the City Clerk summarizes the actions and comments made by the City Council.

CONCLUSION:

If approved, the minutes of the October 25, 2021 Closed Session and Regular City Council Meeting will be archived in the City Clerk's Office.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - October 25, 2021 Minutes of the Closed Session and Regular City Council Meeting APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, Assistant CityAttorneyfor Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services 565

CITY OF BELL GARDENS

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING - CLOSED SESSION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021, 5:00 P.M.

MINUTES
LOCATION: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 7100 GARFIELD AVENUE, BELL GARDENS, CA / TELECONFERENCE CALL TO ORDER — Pursuant to AB 361, the City of Bell Gardens held a Closed Session meeting on October 25, 2021, via teleconference in the Council Chambers, 7100 Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA with Mayor Marco Barcena presiding. Mayor Marco Barcena called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.

ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Present: Jorgel Chavez, Council Member (Council Chamber) Alejandra Cortez, Council Member (Council Chamber)
Lisseth Flores, Council Member (Council Chamber)
Maria Pulido, Mayor Pro Tem (Council Chamber)
Marco Barcena, Mayor (Council Chamber)

Absent: None

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
(Three minutes per person, subject to a total period of 30 minutes) No comments
CLOSED SESSION: (Items No. 1-3)
City Attorney Rick Olivarez announced the Closed Session items. The City Council recessed into closed session at 5:07 p.m. to discuss the item listed on the agenda.

The City Council reconvene to open session at 6:00 p.m. City Attorney Rick Olivarez announced the Closed Session report during the October 25, 2021, Regular City Council Meeting (see page 3 for the report on Closed Session).

1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
City -Designated Representatives: Michael B. O'Kelly
Manuel Carrillo
Employee Organizations: City Employees Association (CEA) Public Works Employees Association (PWEA)
Public Works Supervisors Association (PWSA)
Police Officers Association (POA)
Police Management Association ((PMA)
Non -Represented
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2. CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(4) — CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING

INITIATION OF LITIGATION
One (1) Matter

3. CLOSED SESSION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
54956.9(D)(4) — CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING

INITIATION OF LITIGATION
One (1) Matter
ADJOURNMENT — Mayor Marco Barcena adjourned the meeting at 6.09 p.m.

Vanessa Quiroz
Acting City Clerk
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CITY OF BELL GARDENS

CITY COUNCIL

REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2021, 6:00 P.M.

MINUTES
LOCATION: CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER, 7100 GARFIELD AVENUE, BELL GARDENS, CA / TELECONFERENCE

CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to AB 361, The City of Bell Gardens City Council held a regular meeting on October 25, 2021, via teleconference in the Council Chambers, 7100 Garfield Avenue, Bell Gardens, CA with Mayor Marco Barcena presiding. Mayor Marco Barcena called the meeting to order at 6:16 p.m. and made an announcement of Conflict of Interest. City Council Members were asked to recuse themselves by turning off their video where a conflict does exist.

ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS

Absent: None

CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The members of the City Council and Successor Agency met in closed session to discuss the items listed on the agendas. City Attorney Rick Olivarez announced that the members of the City Council and Successor Agency received a report from legal counsel, feedback was provided but no final action was taken.

PRESENTATIONS

ASSEMBLYMEMBER CRISTINA GARCIA AND THE SAN GABRIEL

AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS
CONSERVANCY (RMC) PRESENT A CHECK FOR $10 MILLION

BROWNFIELD GRANT
This presentation was moved to a future meeting.

CAL HOME GRANT RECIPIENT AWARDS
Grants were awarded through the CalHome Program to assist first-time homebuyers through deferred -payment loans for down payment as well as assistance to individuals for home rehabilitation. Funds were awarded to following individuals:

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o Oscar Avila- First -Time Homebuyer
o Elisabeth Gutierrez- First -Time Homebuyer
o Luis Carranza- Owner -Occupied Rehabilitation
o Fabiola Rosas- Owner -Occupied Rehabilitation
At this time Mayor Marco Barcena requested a 5-minute recess. The meeting recessed at about 6.39 p.m. and then reconvened 10 minutes after.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION
Councilwoman Lisseth Flores presented a proclamation and proclaimed the month of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON AGENDA ITEMS ONLY
Item No. 12
Matthew Kotanjian, a representative from AAA Rubbish thanked the City Council for allowing them to continue providing service to the community and expressed their continued interest in serving the community. He also expressed his concerns regarding the issuance of the five-year notice (comments made via zoom).

Nicole Kuklok-Waldman commented on behalf of AAA Rubbish. She expressed their appreciation for extending the franchise for the existing non exclusive users in Bell Gardens. She also commented on the proposed five year expiration notice and stated that the smaller scale producers are more than able to help the city comply with all of its mandates and ensure compliance moving forward. (comments made via zoom) Item No. 14
Sonia Canela commented on behalf of her staff and family at El Picante. She expressed her interest in resolving recent noise complaints that were made so they can continue providing jobs for the city and continue hosting events at their location. (comments made via zoom)
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Gustavo Mendez, recent homeowner in Bell Gardens expressed his interest in serving on the Recreation, Cultural and Youth Commission or the Traffic and Safety Commission. (comments made via zoom)

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Michael O'Kelly provided the becalhome.com website for anyone wishing to apply for funds through the CalHome Program. He also congratulated the recipients that were recently awarded funds. He announced the cancellation of the Aquatic Center groundbreaking demolition event due to the rain. He commented on the availability of 4of14
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COVID testing, vaccines and booster shots and announced the upcoming Halloween event, Dia de Muertos event and Fair Housing workshop
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items No. 1-10)
Councilwoman Lisseth Flores pulled Items No. 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10 for separate discussion.

A motion was made by Councilwoman Lisseth Flores, seconded by Councilwoman Alejandra Cortez to approve all the items on the consent calendar with the exception of Items No. 3, 7, 8, 9 and 10.

The motion carried 5-0 with the following vote.

AYES: Council Member Chavez, Councilwoman Cortez, Councilwoman Flores; Mayor Pro Tern Pulido; Mayor Barcena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None

GENERAL MOTION TO WAIVE FULL READING AND APPROVE ORDINANCES

BY TITLE ONLY PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 36934
In order to expedite the conduct of business at City Council meetings, California State Law (California Government Code Section 36934) allows Ordinances to be read by title if a majority of the legislative body supports the motion to waive the full reading.

Recommendation:

It is staff recommendation that the City Council approve a general motion to waive full reading and approve Ordinances by title only pursuant to California Government Code Section 36934.

2. WARRANT REGISTERS AND WIRE TRANSFERS
In approving the action of receiving and filing the warrant registers, the official minutes of the Bell Gardens City Council should state that each individual member of the City Council is not voting on, influencing the outcome of, or participating in approving, accepting, receiving, or filing any warrant which bears the name of the same council member, or pays for any costs or expenses, or otherwise benefits the same named council member. Each council member will not be participating influencing or voting on any such warrant bearing their name or which benefits the same named council member, but with that exception is voting in favor of receiving and filing all other warrants contained in this report, unless otherwise noted on the record at the time of the approval of the action required by this report.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council receive and file the warrant registers, wire transfers, and net payrolls dated 09/23/21, 09/28/21 and 10/05/21. 5of14
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3. SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND TERRA REALTY ADVISORS, INC.

A request to approve a second amendment modifying the scope of services and increasing the compensation amount for Terra Realty Advisors, Inc. for electronic billboard consulting services.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council, by motion, adopt the attached Resolution approving a second amendment to the Agreement between the City and Terra Realty Advisors for additional electronic billboard consulting services pertaining to the Shull Street/Jaboneria Road proposed electronic billboard.

Councilwoman Lisseth Flores pulled item no. 3 for separate discussion. She asked staff for information on the service that would be provided.

City Manager Michael O'Kelly stated the agreement is to continue using Terra Realty Advisor, Inc. to assist the City on a second electronic billboard.

After further discussion, a motion was made by Councilwoman Lisseth Flores, seconded by Councilwoman Alejandra Cortez to approve staff's recommendation for Items No. 3.

The motion carried 5-0 with the following vote.

AYES: Council Member Chavez, Councilwoman Cortez, Councilwoman Flores; Mayor Pro Tern Pulido; Mayor Barcena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None

4. ACCEPTANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY(OTS)

STEP GRANT FUNDS
The police department applied for and was awarded a traffic enforcement grant through the California Office of Traffic Safety in the amount of $85,000.00 for FY2021-22. The grant requires that the City Council formally accept these funds via Resolution.

Recommendation:

It is staff recommendation that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution thereby accepting grant funds and authorizing the police department to begin expending these funds toward its Traffic Safety Program.

5. AGREEMENT WITH DE NOVO PLANNING GROUP FOR CEQA
The City received a grant through the Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Program to update the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element to incorporate multimodal analysis and planning. The General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update must be adopted by the City 6of14
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Council before February 28, 2022, in accordance with the grant requirements. The City released an RFP for CEQA Compliance Consulting Services for the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element Update, for which two proposals were received. Upon conclusion of the evaluation process, De Novo Planning Group ranked the highest. De Novo is a full -service planning and environmental consulting firm with extensive experience in the management and preparation of environmental documents, providing General Plan updates and CEQA documents.

Therefore, it is staff's recommendation that City Council approve the agreement with De Novo Planning Group and appropriate $30,330 from the general fund for this environmental work.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council by motion:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution and approve an agreement between the City and De Novo Planning Group for CEQA compliance consulting services for the General Plan Circulation and Transportation Element update; and

2. Approve an appropriation of $30,330 from the General fund for these unbudgeted CEQA compliance services.

6. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND THE

INSTALLATION OF RED CURB AT THE INTERSECTION OF JABONERIA

ROAD AND LUDELL STREET
A request was made for the installation of a three-way stop sign (all -way stop) at the intersection of Jaboneria Road and Ludell Street due to reported safety concerns. The Traffic Engineer reviewed past traffic reports for this intersection to identify all safety issues. The review included available traffic volume and pedestrian counts as well as past accident history. After careful review, it was determined that an all -way stop intersection is not warranted. However, field observation indicated that the existing intersection sight distance could be increased with the installation of 40 feet of red curb and 20 feet of red curb on the northwest corner of Jaboneria Road at Ludell Street. Therefore, it is staff's recommendation that the City Council by motion adopt the attached resolution authorizing parking restrictions and authorize the installation of the recommended red curbs.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council by motion:

1. Adopt the attached resolution authorizing parking restrictions in the City; and

2. Authorize staff to install forty feet (40') of red curb in the northwest corner of Jaboneria Raod at Ludell Street and twenty feet (20') of red curb in the southwest corner of Jaboneria Road at Ludell Street.
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Item No. 7-10
Item No. 7-10 was pulled for separate discussion. With regard to Item No, 7, 8, 9 and 10, Councilwoman Lisseth Flores asked why the City did not request for proposals for these amendments, what services would be provided and the time span for these projects City Manager Michael O'Kelly stated that an RFP was put out initially for the Aquatic Center at Ford Park. The result of the RFP after a rigorous process was the selection of RGM Design Group for the design and engineering for the Aquatic Center. The City Manager stated since that time, there were additional improvements around the park, while not directly related to an Aquatic Center do directly impact the Aquatic Center. He stated for expedience of time and based on the selection process that already occurred he stated RJM was recommended to do this additional design and engineering work.

Director of Public Works, Grissel Chavez gave a PowerPoint presentation and explained the proposed amendments. She stated that the amendments are for a Gym/Recreation building HVAC (Amendment No. 1.1), Ford Park Underground storage fuel tank (Amendment 1.2), Ford Park walkway lighting (Amendment 1.3) and vehicle access through Ford Park, relocation of the Public Works Yard, a new playground and restroom (Amendment No. 1.4).

After further discussion, a motion was made by Councilwoman Lisseth Flores, seconded by Councilwoman Alejandra Cortez to approve Items no. 7, 8 9 and 10.

The motion carried 5-0 with the following vote.

AYES: Council Member Chavez, Councilwoman Cortez, Councilwoman Flores; Mayor Pro Tern Pulido; Mayor Barcena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None

7. AMENDMENT NO. 1.1 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RJM

DESIGN GROUP
On February 24, 2021, the City entered into an agreement with RJM Design Group for design, architecture and engineering Services for the Aquatics Center at John Anson Ford Park. Staff has requested RJM provide a supplemental scope of services for professional design, architecture and engineering services related to necessary site improvements for the Gymnasium/Recreation Building HVAC.

Coordinating the work and timing of these inter -related activities prior to the demolition of the existing pool building and/or new pool construction will mitigate impacts caused by any related project construction. RJM is able to complete the scope within the timeframe. Therefore, it is staff's recommendation that Amendment No. 1.1 to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group be approved for supplemental scope of services in the amount of $145,500 8of14
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and an appropriation from the LACDA Community Development Block Grant fund is needed for the proposed additional scope of work.

Recommendation:

It is staffs recommendation that the City Council by motion- 1 . Adopt the attached Resolution and Amendment No. 1.1 to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group for added scope of services related to the Gym/Recreation Building HVAC improvement, and;

2. Approve an appropriation of $145,500 from the Community Development Block Grant fund for the additional scope of work, and;

3. Approve the project amendment required by LACDA Community Development to amend the project scope for services.

8. AMENDMENT NO. 1.2 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

WITH RJM DESIGN GROUP
On February 24, 2021, the City entered into an agreement with RJM Design Group for design, architecture and engineering Services for the Aquatics Center at John Anson Ford Park. Staff has requested RJM provide a supplemental scope of services for an assessment of the Underground Storage Tank. The tank is assumed to be empty now and completing the tank removal and the electrical upgrade prior to commencing any improvements for the pool center will make the demolition of the existing building a smother process. Therefore, it is staff's recommendation that Amendment No. 1.2 to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group be approved for supplemental scope of services in the amount of $7,500 and an appropriation from the LACDA Community Development Block Grant fund is needed for the proposed additional scope of work.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council by motion:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution and Amendment No. 1.2 to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group for added scope of services related to the underground storage fuel tank at Ford Park, and;

2. Approve an appropriation of $7,500 from the Community Development Block Grant fund for the additional scope of work, and;

3. Approve the project amendment required by LACDA Community Development to amend the project scope for services.

9. On February 24, 2021, the City entered into an agreement with RJM Design Group for design, architecture and engineering Services for the Aquatics Center at John Anson Ford Park. Staff has requested RJM provide a supplemental scope of services related to the Lighting Improvements - Park Walkways. Coordinating the work and timing of these inter -related activities prior to the demolition of the existing pool building and/or new pool construction will mitigate impacts caused by any related project construction. RJM is able to complete the scope within the timeframe. Therefore, it is staff's recommendation that Amendment No. 1.3 to the 9of14
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Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group be approved for supplemental scope of services in the amount of $8,400 and an appropriation from the LACDA Community Development Block Grant fund is needed for the proposed additional scope of work.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council by motion:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution and Amendment No. 1.3 to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group for added scope of services related to park lighting at Ford Park, and;

2. Approve an appropriation of $8,400 from the Community Development Block Grant fund for the additional scope of work, and;

3. Approve the project amendment required by LACDA Community Development to amend the project scope for services.

10. AMENDMENT NO. 1.4 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

WITH RJM DESIGN GROUP
On February 24, 2021, the City entered into an agreement with RJM Design Group for design, architecture and engineering Services for the Aquatics Center at John Anson Ford Park. Staff has requested RJM provide a supplemental scope of services to include the Public Works Satellite Yard Relocation, New Playground and Restroom. The supplemental services are necessary at this time to coordinate the work and timing of these inter -related activities prior to the demolition of the existing pool building and/or new pool construction. Therefore, it is staff's recommendation that Amendment No. 1.4 to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group be approved for supplemental scope of services in the amount of $283,450 and an appropriation from the LACDA Community Development Block Grant fund is needed to extend the project scope.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council by motion:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution and Amendment No. 1.4 to the Professional Services Agreement with RJM Design Group for added scope of services related to the proposed site improvement for relocation of the satellite Public Works yard, and replacement of playground and restroom building at Ford Park, and;

2. Approve an appropriation of $283,450 from the Community Development Block Grant fund for the additional scope of work, and;

3. Approve the project amendment required by LACDA Community Development to amend the project scope for services.

DISCUSSION (Items No. 11-14)

11. LOCAL COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT LIST
The Local Commissions Appointments List outlines the City of Bell Gardens Commissions and Commissioners. Per the Bell Gardens Municipal Code, City Commissions consist of Bell Gardens residents appointed by each member of the City Council. Council Members may remove commissioners during any regular 10of14
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City Council meeting and may appoint commissioners following 10 days after the posting of the vacancy notice.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council review the Commissions Appointments List and by motion, remove commissioners and/or make appointments to the posted vacancies.

City Manager, Michael O'Kelly introduced the item.

No action was taken for this item.

12. SB1383 COMPLIANT FIVE YEAR COMMERCIAL SOLID WASTE NOW EXCLUSIVE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND CONSIDERATION OF 5- YEAR

TERMINATION NOTICE
The City of Bell Gardens maintains Non -Exclusive Solid Waste Franchise agreements with the seven haulers. These agreements were entered into 2015 and expire December 31, 2021. Senate Bill 1383 (SB 1383) establishes methane emissions reduction targets in a statewide effort to reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, including methane produced from the landfilling of organic waste. SB 1383 also establishes targets to achieve a 50 percent reduction in the level of the statewide disposal of organic waste from the 2014 level by 2020, a 75 percent reduction by 2025, and that 20 percent of currently disposed edible food is recovered for human consumption by 2025. Staff updated the new proposed Commercial Non -Exclusive Solid Waste Franchise Agreement to include these requirements for implementation January 1, 2022. Additionally, Council has the ability to issue a 5-year termination notice to the haulers, as required by California Public Resources Code ("PRC) § 49520 should Council desire to consider transitioning to an exclusive waste agreement.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council by motion:

1. Adopt the attached Resolution and approve the Commercial Solid Waste Non- Exclusive Franchise Agreements with a 5-Year Term Beginning January 1, 2022, and Ending December 31, 2026; and

2. Consider Placing Non -Exclusive Franchisees on Notice of the City's Intent to Consider the Modification of the Current Non -Exclusive Solid Waste Collection Franchise System at the Time the Five -Year Notice Expires Pursuant to California Public Resource Code Section 49520, Which Allows Local Agencies to Franchise Exclusive Operating Rights for Solid Waste Disposal.

City Manager Michael O'Kelly and Public Works Director Grissel Chavez gave a brief introduction.

The City's solid waste consultant Debbie Morris from HF&H Consultants gave a PowerPoint presentation.

Councilwoman Alejandra Cortez asked staff to follow up with the haulers regarding 11 of 14
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enforcement through the business license division.

After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Councilwoman Alejandra Cortez, seconded by Mayor Marco Barcena to approve Item No. 1 of staff's recommendation.

The motion carried 5-0 with the following vote
AYES: Council Member Chavez, Councilwoman Cortez, Councilwoman Flores; Mayor Pro Tern Pulido; Mayor Barcena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None

13. BELL GARDENS COMMUNITY GARDEN
A presentation of the Bell Gardens Community Garden identifying the participation requirements and noting the recent improvements to the site.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council receive and file the report.

City Manager Michael O'Kelly introduced this item.

Director of Recreation and Community Services Rozanne Adanto gave a PowerPoint presentation.

Council Member Jorgel Chavez inquired on having a canopy placed at the Community Garden.

After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Marco Barcena, seconded by Councilwoman Alejandra Cortez to receive and file this report.

The motion carried 5-0 with the following vote
AYES: Council Member Chavez, Councilwoman Cortez, Councilwoman Flores; Mayor Pro Tern Pulido; Mayor Barcena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None

14. NOISE/MUSIC ORDINANCE PRESENTATION
The Police Department will present a PowerPoint presentation to City Council on the City's noise regulations.

Recommendation:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council receive and file this report.

City Manager Michael O'Kelly and Chief Scott Fairfield introduced this item. 12 of 14
Exhibit 1 577

Closed Session & Regular City Council Meeting
Minutes of October 25, 2021
Lieutenant Paul Camacho and Director of Community Development Gustavo Romo gave a PowerPoint presentation on the current noise ordinance and the current challenges the City encounters with enforcement through the current system.

Mayor Marco Barcena stated he would like to see what could be done so that enforcement can be made. He also stated he wanted to look into updating the code if it is no longer appropriate. He also commented on taking the recommendation from staff to come up with a new fee resolution.

Director of Community Development Gustavo Romo stated that the City is in the process of recruiting for a building inspector which would be available weekend hours (Thursday through Sunday) to assist on the weekend.

Councilwoman Alejandra Cortez asked if staff could meet with the business that called regarding noise complaints and report back to Council on the outcome.

Council Member Chavez commented on the ice cream truck music.

After a brief discussion, a motion was made by Mayor Marco Barcena, seconded by Council Member Jorgel Chavez to bring this item back to Council as soon as possible with the recommendation of coming up with a new fee resolution.

The motion carried 4-1 with the following vote
AYES: Council Member Chavez, Councilwoman Cortez; Mayor Pro Tern Pulido; Mayor Barcena
NOES: Councilwoman Flores
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS UNDER THE SUBJECT MATTER

JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
(Three minutes per person, subject to a total period of 30 minutes) Louis Raprager, Navy veteran commented on a mural project that he has to raises awareness in support of veterans.

CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
Council Member Jorgel Chavez commented on a recent accident on Florence Place and asked for an update. He also commented on several Neighborhood Watch meetings that he attended and commented on evaluating the program for potential reform. He commented on the turnout of Movie Night and gave a shout out to Always Poppin for providing free popcorn to residents. He also commented on the recent potluck with Reunion de las Vecinas which was held at Bell Gardens Veterans Park which local renters. He announced a few upcoming rent control Workshop, Art in the Park at Marlow park, Harbor Tour held through Gateway Cities COG 1 710 Ad Hoc Committee, Kelly 13of14
Exhibit 1 578

Closed Session & Regular City Council Meeting
Minutes of October 25, 2021
Johnson farmers market to the City, Halloween decorating contest, upcoming Halloween Carnival, Dia de Los Muerto, LGBTQ pride picnic in partnership with Love BG and the Latino Equality Alliance.

Chief Scott Fairfield commented on the traffic accident on Florence Place and stated that the street was back open and there were no injuries.

Community Development Director Gustavo Romo announced November 15 and December 6, 2021 as two potential dates for the Rent Control workshops and mentioned the upcoming Fair Housing workshop
Councilwoman Alejandra Cortez thanked staff for all their contributions to the city and for everything that they do every single day.

Councilwoman Lisseth Flores Congratulated recipients that received a check for the CAL Home Grant. She also requested that an item be added to the agenda for the next Council meeting for the nonprofit to present their mural.

Mayor Pro Tern Maria Pulido thanked staff for coming together and joining effort in trying to improve the quality of life for the residents not only through the park improvement, but also code enforcement.

Mayor Marco Barcena commented on the groundbreaking at Ford Park and the thanked everyone for their support on the big accomplishment that the Council has put forward.

ADJOURNMENT — Mayor Marco Barcena adjourned the meeting at 8.48 p.m.

Vanessa Quiroz
Acting City Clerk
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Exhibit 1 579

CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AG E N DA RE P O RT
Item 6.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
BY: Hailes H. Soto, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 2020-21 WHICH DECLARED A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE
PUBLIC THREAT CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
DATE: February 14, 2022
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council approve the attached Resolution reaffirming the declared local emergency due to the public threat caused by coronavirus (COVI D-19).

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

Coronavirus, also known as COVI D-19, was first reported in China in December 2019. On March 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency and the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, City of Long Beach and City of Pasadena all declared Local Emergencies. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization ("WHO") publicly characterized COVI D-19 as a pandemic. On March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a National Emergency due to the continued spread and the effects of COVID-19. On March 17, 2020, the City of Bell Gardens City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-21 declaring a local emergency due to COVI D-19 as authorized by Government Code Section 8630 and Title 2 (Administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.34 (Disaster Council), Section 2.34.030 (Created — Membership) of the Bell Gardens Municipal Code ("Code").

On March 19, 2020, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health issued the Safer at Home Order for Control of COVI D-19 to further restrict and limit the gathering of persons and to require the closure of shopping centers, children's playgrounds, and non -essential retail businesses in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 within the greater Los Angeles community. Also on March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-33-20 ordering all individuals living in the State of California to stay at home or their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors;.

On March 20, 2020, the State Public Health Officer issued a memorandum spelling out the list of "Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers." On March 21, 2020, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health modified its Safer at Home Order for the Control of COV I D-19.

Government Code Section 8630(c) states that a City Council "shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the governing body terminates the local emergency". February 6, 2022, there have been 2,727,159 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, which has resulted in 29,428 deaths. The number of confirmed cases and deaths continue to increase. Conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property 580

continue due to COVI D-19 in the City of Bell Gardens. Based on the aforementioned, it is imperative to prepare for and respond to suspected or confirmed COVI D-19 cases, to take measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and to prepare to respond to the increasing number of individuals requiring medical care and hospitalization. If COVID-19 spreads at a rate comparable to the rate of spread in other locations, the number of persons requiring medical care may exceed locally available resources, and controlling outbreaks minimizes the risk to the public, maintains the health and safety of the community, and limits the spread of infection in the community and within the healthcare delivery system.

CONCLUSION:

The reasons for declaring the local emergency still exist. The local emergency will continue to exist until the City Council proclaims the termination of this local emergency.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit 1 - Resolution No. 2022-11
Exhibit 2 - Resolution No. 2020-21
APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, Assistant CityAttorneyfor Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services 581

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-11

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL
GARDENS, CALIFORNIA REAFFIRMING RESOLUTION NO. 2020-21

WHICH DECLARED A LOCAL EMERGENCY DUE TO THE PUBLIC
THREAT CAUSED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
WHEREAS, Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, was first reported in China in December 2019;
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency and the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, City of Long Beach and City of Pasadena all declared Local Emergencies; WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization ("WHO") publicly characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic;
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a National Emergency due to the continued spread and the effects of COVID-19; WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the City of Bell Gardens City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-21 declaring a local emergency due to COVID-19 as authorized by Government Code Section 8630 and Title 2 (Administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.34 (Disaster Council), Section 2.34.030 (Created — Membership) of the Bell Gardens Municipal Code ("Code");
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health issued the Safer at Home Order for Control of COVID-19 to further restrict and limit the gathering of persons and to require the closure of shopping centers, children's playgrounds, and non -essential retail businesses in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 within the greater Los Angeles community;
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-33- 20 ordering all individuals living in the State of California to stay at home or their place of residence except as needed to maintain continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors;
WHEREAS, on March 20, 2020, the State Public Health Officer issued a memorandum spelling out the list of "Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers"; WHEREAS, on March 21, 2020, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health modified its Safer at Home Order for the Control of COVID-19; WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8630(c) states that a City Council "shall review the need for continuing the local emergency at least once every 60 days until the governing body terminates the local emergency";
Exhibit 1 582

Resolution No. 2022-11
WHEREAS, as of February 6, 2022, there have been 2,727,159 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County, which has resulted in 29,428 deaths; WHEREAS, the number of confirmed cases and deaths continue to increase; WHEREAS, conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property continue due to COVID-19 in the City of Bell Gardens;
WHEREAS, it is imperative to prepare for and respond to suspected or confirmed COVID-19 cases, to take measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, and to prepare to respond to the increasing number of individuals requiring medical care and hospitalization;
WHEREAS, if COVID-19 spreads at a rate comparable to the rate of spread in other locations, the number of persons requiring medical care may exceed locally available resources, and controlling outbreaks minimizes the risk to the public, maintains the health and safety of the community, and limits the spread of infection in the community and within the healthcare delivery system;
WHEREAS, the reasons for declaring the local emergency still exist.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens as follows:

SECTION 1. That at the City Council meeting of March 17, 2020, the City Council declared a Local Emergency due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

SECTION 2. That the City Council reaffirms all portions of Resolution No. 2020- 21, including all order contained therein.

SECTION 3. That the City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, is hereby authorized to exercise his powers and duties as provided in § 2.34.060 of the Bell Gardens Municipal Code.

SECTION 4. That this local emergency shall continue to exist until the City Council proclaims the termination of this local emergency.

Resolution No. 2022-11
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14t" day of February, 2022.

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

Rick Olivarez
City Attorney

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS
Maria Pulido, Mayor
ATTEST:

Jane Halstead
City Clerk
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Exhibit 1 584

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Resolution No. 2020-21
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find the following:

That the above recitals are true and correct and based thereon, hereby finds that the spread and potential further spread of COVID-19 constitutes a situation that severely impairs the public health and safety within the City and constitutes conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the City;

2. That these conditions are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the City; and

3. That the conditions of extreme peril warrant and necessitate the proclamation of the existence of a local emergency.

WHEREAS, Title 2 (administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.34 (Disaster Council), Section 2.34.030 (Created — Membership) of the Bell Gardens Municipal Code ("Code") creates the Bell Gardens disaster council and shall consist of: 1) The mayor, who shall be chairman; 2) the director of emergency services, who shall be vice chairman; 3) the coordinator of emergency services; 4) such chiefs of emergency services as are provided for in a current emergency plan of this City; and 5) such representatives of civic business, labor, veterans, professional, or other organizations having an official emergency responsibility, and may be appointed by the director with the advice and consent of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Title 2 (administration and Personnel), Chapter 2.34 (Disaster Council), Section 2.34.050 (Director and coordinator of emergency services — Offices created), of the City's Municipal Code designates the City Manager to act as Director of Emergency Services, as part of the Bell Gardens Disaster Council and allows the Director to appoint office of coordinator of emergency services.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens as follows:

SECTION 1. At the City Council meeting of March 17, 2020, the City Council declared a Local Emergency due to Coronavirus (COVID-19).

SECTION 2. That during the threatened existence and actual existence of the local emergency, the powers, functions, and duties of the Director of Emergency Services and the emergency organization of the City shall be those prescribed by state law, by ordinances, and resolutions of the City and approved by the City Council.

SECTION 3. That, the City Manager, as the Director of Emergency Services, is hereby authorized to exercise his powers and duties as provided in § 2.34.060 of the Bell Gardens Municipal Code.

SECTION 4. To ensure that City vendors are paid in a timely manner, the City Manager is authorized and directed to approve the claims and demands, make payments 0461ir,�
Exhibit 2 586

Resolution No. 2020-21
thereon, and finally to bring those claims and demands to the City Council at future meetings for ratification of the payments made.

SECTION S. That the City Council will utilize, to the extent reasonably feasible and appropriate, the ability to conduct its council meetings via teleconferencing and other electronic means to permit councilmembers and members of the public to adopt social distancing to the greatest extent possible while still proceeding with the efficient handling of the City's business, in compliance with California Executive Order N-25-20.

SECTION 6. To the full extent ordered by the County of Los Angeles Public Health Department and the State of California, all business establishments for which members of the public typically congregate for eating, recreation or exercise (e.g., restaurants, bars, nightclubs, gymnasiums and the like) shall adhere to the operational restrictions established by declaration, proclamation or executive order of the County of Los Angeles Public Health Department; the State of California and the federal government of the United States of America, including the office of the President of the United States.

SECTION 7. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, declaration or executive order of the State of California or as may otherwise be provided under the Bell Gardens Municipal Code or collective bargaining agreement, the City Manager shall be authorized to make such urgency expenditures as may be necessary to preserve the public health safety and welfare and make such personnel assignments as may be necessary for the orderly and effective functioning of City government, including but not limited to services that directly impact the health and safety of the public.

SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 17t" day of March, 2020.

APPROVED AS TO FORM.

I P--, cxt A-
Rick Olivarez
City Attorney
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THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS
A andra Corte ayor
ATTEST:

J�alstead
City Clerk
Exhibit 2 587

Resolution No. 2020-21
I, JANE HALSTEAD, City Clerk of the City of Bell Gardens, hereby CERTIFY that City Council Resolution No. 2020-21 was adopted by the Bell Gardens City Council at a special meeting of the City Council held on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 and was approved and passed by the following vote:

AYES:

Council Member Aceituno,
NOES:

None
ABSTAIN:

None
ABSENT:

None
Barcena; Mayor Pro Tem Flores; Mayor Cortez
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Exhibit 2 588

Exhibit 2 589

CITY OF BELL GARDENS

OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER

AG E N DA RE P O RT
Item 7.

TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
BY: Jane Halstead, City Clerk
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF A30-DAY RESOLUTION

REGARDING THE CONDUCT OF TELECONFERENCED MEETINGS OF

THE CITY COUNCILAND OTHER CITY BODIES UNDER THE MODIFIED RULES SET FORTH UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54953(E)
DATE: February 14, 2022
RECOMMENDATION:

It is staff's recommendation that the City Council adopt or approve the attached Resolution permitting the City to conduct public meetings virtually for all public bodies subject to the Brown Act in accordance with the requirements of AB 361, which will require reauthorization every (thirty) 30 days.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:

On March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency throughout the state of California, in response to the rapid spread and threat of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID- 19). On the same day, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health ("LACDPH") declared a local emergency and local public health emergency throughout Los Angeles County. On March 17, 2020, the City of Bell Gardens City Council ("City Council") declared a local emergency due to COVID-19 and have reviewed the need for a local emergency at least once every 60 days since the initial declaration pursuant to Government Code Section 8630(c).

Currently, the state -declared emergency remains in effect. On December 13, 2021, the California Department of Public Health reissued a universal masking requirement, regardless of vaccination status, from December 15, 2021, through January 15, 2022, on January 5, 2022, this requirement was extended through February 15, 2022. In addition, LACDPH has issued a series of Health Officer Orders containing mandates and recommendations for keeping individuals safe, reducing risk, and preventing the spread of COVI D-19. On January 5, 2022, LACDPH issued a Health Order all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, wear a mask in all indoor public settings.

On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 361 (Rivas, 2021), which authorizes local agencies to continue to hold public meetings remotely under modified teleconferencing requirements set forth in the Brown Act (Government Code section 54953(b)(3)) during a state -declared emergency, as that term is defined, and when either state or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing, or in situations when the legislative body has determined that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees. AB 361 went into effect immediately and sunsets on January 1, 2024.
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On Monday, January 24, 2022, the City passed Resolution Number 2022-08, ratifying the proclamation of a State of Emergency by Governor Newsom on March 4, 2020, and re- authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the City Council, City Boards, and all Commissions of the City of Bell Gardens, for the period from January 24, 2022, through February 23, 2022, pursuant to Brown Act provisions.

Under AB 361, legislative bodies of the City can meet remotely during a declared State of Emergency by the Governor that includes the jurisdictional boundaries of the City, if the legislative body determines that one of the following is also true:

1. State or local officials have imposed or recommended social distancing; or

2. To determine, by a majority vote, whether to hold remote meetings as a result of the State of Emergency, because meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees; or

3. The legislative body holds a meeting having already determined by a majority vote to hold remote meetings.

Modified Brown Act requirements underAB 361, include, among other provisions, that:

Members of the public must be allowed to address the body and offer comments in real-time during the meeting.

I n the event of a technical disruption, the public agency cannot take any further action on the agenda until the issue is resolved.

Public agencies may not require public comments be submitted in advance (this is still a permissible option but cannot be the only option).

Members of the public must be given a reasonable time to register to provide public comment, if necessary, and agencies that provide a timed public comment period shall not close the remote public comment option until that timed period has expired.

Once the initial authorizing resolution is adopted, ongoing authorization every thirty (30) days is required by majority vote. If the legislative body desires to continue using the teleconference exception, it must confirm the circumstances of the State of Emergency thirty (30) days after the first teleconference meeting and every thirty (30) days thereafter. Given that Resolution Number 22-08 expires on February 23, 2022, staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached resolution before the existing resolution lapses.

CONCLUSION:

If approved, the following will be adopted or approved:
1) The attached Resolution authorizing the City conduct public meetings virtually for all public bodies subject to the Brown Act in accordance with the requirements of AB 361, which will require reauthorization every (thirty) 30 days.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact to the City.

ATTACHMENTS:
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Exhibit 1 - Resolution No. 2022- 12
Exhibit 2 - State Guidance for Face Coverings
Exhibit 3 - HOO Safer Return Work Community
APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:

Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, Assistant CityAttorneyfor Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney Manuel Carrillo, Director of Finance and Administrative Services 592

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-12

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BELL

GARDENS, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF A
STATE OF EMERGENCY BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON MARCH 4,
2020, AND AUTHORIZING REMOTE TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS

OF THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY BOARDS, AND ALL COMMISSIONS OF

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS, FOR THE PERIOD FROM
FEBRUARY 14, 2022, THROUGH MARCH 16, 2022, PURSUANT TO

BROWN ACT PROVISIONS
WHEREAS, Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, was first reported in China in December 2019, it has now spread throughout the state of California, including throughout the City of Bell Gardens ("City");
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency in response to the rising cases of COVID-19 throughout the state of California;
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and Los Angeles County Department of Public Health ("LACDPH") declared a local emergency and local public health emergency in response to the spread of COVID-19 throughout the County;
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020, the President of the United States declared a National Emergency due to the continued spread and the effects of COVID-19; WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, the City of Bell Gardens City Council ("City Council') declared a local emergency due to COVID-19, and have reviewed the need for a local emergency at least once every 60 days since the initial declaration pursuant to Government Code Section 8630(c);
WHEREAS, on March 17, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-29- 20, which allowed local governments meet remotely without adherence to the traditional teleconferencing rules set forth in the Ralph M. Brown Act ("Brown Act"), this waiver was extended through September 30, 2021 by Executive Order N-08-21; WHEREAS, on September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed into IawAssembly Bill No. 361 ("AB 361 "), which, until January 1, 2024, authorizes a local agency to use teleconferencing without complying with the teleconferencing requirements imposed by the Brown Act, when a legislative body of a local agency holds a meeting during a declared State of Emergency, as that term is defined, when state or local health officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing or when the legislative body has determined that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees;
Exhibit 1 593

Resolution No. 2022-12
WHEREAS, on December 13, 2021, the California Department of Public Health ("Department of Public Health") reissued a universal masking requirement, regardless of vaccination status, from December 15, 2021, through January 15, 2022; WHEREAS, on January 5, 2022, the Department of Public Health extended the requirement for universal masking requirements through February 15, 2022; WHEREAS, on January 5, 2022, LACDPH issued an Order requiring indoor masking by all individuals, regardless of vaccination status; WHEREAS, AB 361 requires legislative bodies that hold teleconferenced meetings under its abbreviated teleconferencing procedures to give notice of the meeting and post agendas, as described, to allow members of the public to access the meeting and address the legislative body, to give notice of the means by which members of the public may access the meeting and offer public comment, including an opportunity for all persons to attend via a call -in option or an internet-based service option, and to conduct the meeting in a manner that protects the statutory and constitutional rights of the parties and the public appearing before the legislative body;
WHEREAS, AB 361 requires the legislative body take no further action on agenda items when there is a disruption which prevents the public agency from broadcasting the meeting, or in the event of a disruption within the local agency's control which prevents members of the public from offering public comments, until public access is restored; WHEREAS, AB 361 prohibits the legislative body from requiring public comments to be submitted in advance of the meeting and specifies that the legislative body must provide an opportunity for the public to address the legislative body and offer comment in real time;
WHEREAS, AB 361 prohibits the legislative body from closing the public comment period and the opportunity to register to provide public comment, until the public comment period has elapsed or until a reasonable amount of time has elapsed, as specified; WHEREAS, all City Council, Board, and Commission meetings are open and public, as required by the Brown Act, so that any member of the public may attend, participate, and watch the City Council or City Commission conduct their business; WHEREAS, on December 13, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-105 ratifying the proclamation of a State of Emergency by Governor Newsom on March 4, 2020, and authorizing remote teleconference meetings of the City Council, City Boards, and all Commissions of the City of Bell Gardens, for the period from December 13, 2021 through January 12, 2022 pursuant to Brown Act provisions; WHEREAS, on January 10, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution 2022-03 extending Resolution 2021-105 through February 9, 2022; 2 of 4
Exhibit 1 594

Resolution No. 2022-12
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution 2022-08, extending Resolution 2022-03 through February 23, 2022; WHEREAS, the City finds that the continuous spread of COVID-19, specifically the Omicron variant of COVID-19, throughout the community has caused, and will continue to cause, conditions of peril to the safety of persons within the City that are likely to be beyond the control of the City;
WHEREAS, the City continues to enforce measures to promote social distancing which include requiring staff and civilians wear masks in City buildings as well as posting COVID-19 safety measures throughout City buildings and on the City's social media accounts;
WHEREAS, in light of the continuing State declaration of emergency resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Order of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, and the imminent risks to the health and safety of attendees at meetings conducted in person due to the spread of COVID-19, the City Council desires to make the findings required by AB 361 to allow the City Council and all City Boards and Commissions to continue to meet under AB 361's abbreviated teleconferencing procedures.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Bell Gardens as follows:

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

SECTION 2. The City Council finds that local officials, specifically, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, has continued to recommend social distancing measures.

SECTION 3. The City Council hereby ratifies the Governor of the state of California's Proclamation of State of Emergency, effective as of its issuance date of March 4, 2020.

SECTION 4. The City Manager or designee and legislative bodies of the City are hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this Resolution including, continuing to conduct open and public meetings in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e) and other applicable provisions of the Brown Act.

SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption and shall be effective starting February 14, 2022, until the earlier of March 16, 2022, or such time as the City Council adopts a subsequent resolution in accordance with Government Code section 54953(e)(3) to extend the time during which the legislative bodies of the 3 of 4
Exhibit 1 595

Resolution No. 2022-12
City of Bell Gardens may continue to teleconference without compliance with paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of section 54953.

SECTION 6. All portions of this Resolution are severable. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution.

SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14t" day of February 2022.

THE CITY OF BELL GARDENS
Maria Pulido, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:

Rick Olivarez
City Attorney
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Jane Halstead
City Clerk
Exhibit 1 596

1 /6/22, 2:56 PM guidance for face coverings
State of Ca[ifornia—Health • • Hurna.0
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TOMAS J. ARAGON, M.D., Dr. P.H.

State Public Health Officer& Director
January 5, 2022
TO: All Californians
Services Agency
California Department of
Public Health
SUBJECT: Guidance for the Use of Face Masks

GAVIN NEWSOM
Governor
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Updates as of January 5, 2022:
• Extends requirement for universal masking indoors statewide December 15, 2021, through February 15, 2022.

Guidance For the Use of Masks
Background
The COVID-19 vaccines remain effective in preventing serious disease, hospitalization, and death from the SARS- CoV-2 virus. Unvaccinated persons are more likely to get infected and spread the virus which is transmitted through the air and concentrates indoors. To ensure that we collectively protect the health and well-being of all Californians; keep schools open for in -person instruction; and allow California's economy to remain open and thrive, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is requiring masks to be worn in all indoor public settings, irrespective of vaccine status, until February 15, 2022. This requirement will be updated as CDPH continues to assess conditions on an ongoing basis.

This measure brings an added layer of mitigation as the Omicron variant, a Variant of Concern as labeled by the World Health Organization, continues to increase in prevalence across California, the United States, and the world and spreads much more easily than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Delta variant.

Over the last two weeks, the statewide seven-day average case rate has increased by more than sixfold and hospitalizations have doubled. While the percentage of Californians fully vaccinated and boosted continues to increase, we continue to have areas of the state where vaccine coverage is low, putting individuals and Exhibit 2 597
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communities at greater risk for COVID-19. Given the current hospital census, which is overcapacity, the surge in cases and hospitalizations has materially impacted California's health care delivery system within many regions of the state. Staffing levels area [so increasingly impacted by COVID-19 transmission in many critical sectors.

As noted in the Science Brief[1] by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated in December 2021, at least ten studies have confirmed the benefit of universal masking in community level analyses: in a unified hospital system,[2] a German city,[3] two U.S. states,[4], [5] a panel of 15 U.S. states and Washington, D.C.,[6], [7] as well as both Canada[8] and the U.S.[9], [10], [11] nationally. Each analysis demonstrated that, following directives for universal masking, new infections fell significantly. Two of these studies[12], [13] and an additional analysis of data from 200 countries that included the U.S.[14] also demonstrated reductions in mortality. Another 10-site study showed reductions in hospitalization growth rates following mask mandate implementation.[15] Implementing a universal masking requirement not only has proven to decrease the rate of infections but is able to slow community transmission. A series of cross -sectional surveys in the U.S. suggested that a 10% increase in self -reported mask wearing tripled the likelihood of slowing community transmission.[16] The masking requirement in California schools has allowed us to keep schools open when compared to other parts of the country. California accounts for roughly 12% of all U.S. students, but only 1% of COVID-19 related school closures. Nationally during the Delta surge in July and August 2021, jurisdictions without mask requirements in schools experienced larger increases in pediatric case rates, and school outbreaks were 3.5 times more likely in areas without school mask requirements.[17], [18] In workplaces, employers are subject to the Cal/OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standards (ETS) or in some workplaces the Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) Standard and should consult those regulations for additional applicable requirements.

Masking Requirements
Masks are required for all individuals in all indoor public settings, regardless of vaccination status from December 15, 2021 through February 15, 2022 [surgical masks or higher -level respirators (e.g., N95s, KN95s, KF94s) with good fit are recommended].

See State Health Officer Order, issued on July 26, 2021, for a full list of high -risk congregate and other healthcare settings where surgical masks are required for unvaccinated workers, and recommendations for respirator use for unvaccinated workers in healthcare and long-term care facilities in situations or settings not covered by Cal OSHA ETS or ATD.

For additional information on types of masks, the most effective masks, and ensuring a well -fitted mask, individuals should refer to CDPH Get the Most out of Masking and see CDPH Masking Guidance Frequently Asked Questions for more information.

No person can be prevented from wearing a mask as a condition of participation in an activity or entry into a business.

Exemptions to masks requirements
The following individuals are exempt from wearing masks at all times:
• Persons younger than two years old. Very young children must not wear a mask because of the risk of suffocation.
• Persons with a medical condition, mental health condition, or disability that prevents wearing a mask. This includes persons with a medical condition for whom wearing a mask could obstruct breathing or who are Exhibit 2 598
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unconscious, incapacitated, or otherwise unable to remove a mask without assistance. • Persons who are hearing impaired, or communicating with a person who is hearing impaired, where the ability to see the mouth is essential for communication. • Persons for whom wearing a mask would create a risk to the person related to their work, as determined by local, state, or federal regulators or workplace safety guidelines. [1] Science Brief: Community Use of Masks to Control the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 I CDC [2] Wang X, Ferro EG, Zhou G, Hashimoto D, Bhatt DL. Association between universal masking in a health care system and SARS-CoV-2 positivity among health care workers. JAMA. 2020;324(7):703-704. [3] Mitze T, Kosfeld R, Rode J, Wade K. Face masks considerably reduce COVID-19 cases in Germany. Proc Notl Acod Sci U SA. 2020;117(51):32293-32301.
[4] Gallaway MS, RiglerJ, Robinson S, et at. Trends in COVID-19 incidence after implementation of mitigation measures - Arizona, January 22-August 7, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020;69(40):1460-1463. [5] Van Dyke ME, Rogers TM, Pevzner E, et at. Trends in county -level COVID-19 incidence in counties with and without a mask mandate - Kansas, June 1-August 23, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2020;69(47):1777-1781. [6] Lyu W, Wehby GL. Community use of face masks and COVID-19: evidence from a natural experiment of state mandates in the US. HeolthAff(Millwood). 2020;39(8):1419-1425. [7] Hatzius J, Struyven D, Rosenberg I. Face masks and GDP. Updated June 29, 2020. Accessed July 8, 2020. [8] Karaivanov A, Lu SE, Shigeoka H, Chen C, Pamplona S. Face masks, public policies and slowing the spread of COVID-19: evidence from Canada. J Health Econ. 2021;78:102475. [9] Joo H, Miller GF, Sunshine G, et at. Decline in COVID-19 hospitalization growth rates associated with statewide mask mandates -10 states, March -October 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal WklyRep. 2021;70(6):212-216. [10] Chernozhukov V, Kasahara H, Schrimpf P. Causal impact of masks, policies, behavior on early COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. J Econom. 2021;220(1):23-62.
[11] Guy GP Jr, Lee FC, Sunshine G, et at. Association of state -issued mask mandates and allowing on -premises restaurant dining with county -level COVID-19 case and death growth rates - United States, March 1-December 31, 2020. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021;70(10):350-354.
[12] Ibid, 6.
[13] Ibid, 7.
[14] Ibid, 11.
[15] Ibid, 9.
[16] Rader B, White LF, Burns MR, et at. Mask -wearing and control of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the USA: a cross - sectional study. The Lancet Digital Health. 2021;3(3):e148-e157. [17] Jehn M, McCullough JM, Dale AP, Gue M, Eller B, Cullen T, Scott SE. Association between K-12 school mask policies and school -associated COVID-19 outbreaks — Maricopa and Pima Counties, Arizona, July -August 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021; 70(39);1372-1373.

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[18] Budzyn SE, Panaggio MJ, Parks SE, Papazian M, Magid J, Eng M, Barrios LC. Pediatric COVID-19 cases in counties with and without school mask requirements — United States, July 1-September 4, 2021. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021; 70(39);1377-1378.

California Department of Public Health
PO Box, 997377, MS 0500, Sacramento, CA95899-7377
Department Website (cdph.ca.gov)
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RESPONDING TOGETHER AT WORK AND IN THE COMMUNITY
BEYOND THE BLUEPRINT FOR A SAFER ECONOMY, HIGH TRANSMISSION — ENCOURAGING COVID-19 VACCINATION AND BOOSTER DOSE COVERAGE

WITH SIGNIFICANT RISK REDUCTION MEASURES
Issue Date: Monday, January 10, 2022
Effective on Tuesday, January 11, 2022*
*Updated definitions for mega events effective as of 1/15/2022; Masking requirement effective no later than 1/17/2022
Brief Highlights (Changes highlighted in yellow):
1/10122:
• Isolation and Quarantine Requirements are revised to mainly align with the State Public Health Officer's revised Guidance for Local Health Jurisdictions on Isolation and Quarantine of the General Public, released on January 8, 2022. This guidance does NOT apply to healthcare personnel in any setting or emergency services personnel. See AFL- 21-08.7. This guidance does NOT apply to TK-12 Schools. See Appendix T1 & T2. In the workplace, employers are subject to the Gal/OSHA COVID-19 Prevention Emergency Temr)orary Standards ETSi or in some workplaces the Gal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases (ATD) Standard (PDF), and should consult those regulations for additional applicable requirements.
1 /5/2022:
• Masks must be worn at all times while indoors at Cardrooms. Patrons may remove masks only when actively eating or drinking in designated dining areas and may not consume food or beverage while playing or gaming.
• As soon as possible, but no later than January 17, 2022, employers are required to provide their employees, who work indoors and in close contact with other workers or the public, with and require them to wear a well -fitting medical grade mask, surgical mask or higher -level respirator, such as an N95 filtering facepiece respirator or KN95, at all times while indoors at the worksite or facility.
• In alignment with the State Public Health Officer's December 31 2021 Order, beginning January 15, 2022, attendance thresholds are lowered to 500 attendees for Indoor Mega Events and lowered to 5,000 attendees for Outdoor Mega Events. • Recognizing the protection provided by masking while indoors and in crowded settings, there is a strong recommendation that at Mega Events, Performance Venues, Movie Theatres and Entertainment Venues, food and drink only be consumed, where possible, in designated dining areas.
• Mega Events, Performance Venues, Movie Theatres and Entertainment Venues are responsible for messaging, signage, and compliance with masking requirement unless spectators/customers are actively eating or drinking.

Please read this Order carefully.

SUMMARY OF THE ORDER: Based on the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicators, as of January 10, 2022 the County of Los Angeles had 1,768.21 new cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 persons in the past 7 days. According to the CDC's threshold of 100 or Responding Together at Work and in the Community Beyond The Blueprint For A Safer Economy, Page 1 of 18 High Transmission —Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Dose Coverage with Signifcant Risk Reduction Measures Revised 1/10/2022
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more new cases of COVID-19 per ,100,000 persons, the County remains at a High rate of community transmission of COVID-19. This Order continues to require indoor masking by all, regardless of vaccination status, to slow the spread of COVID-19 in Los Angeles County.

This Order mainly aligns with the State Public Health Officer Orders of June 11, 2021, December 13 & 31, 2021, and January 8, 2022. It continues to place certain safety requirements on individuals consistent with federal and state rules. Further, this Order incorporates by reference the July 26, 2021, and December 22, 2021 Order of the State Public Health Officer, which requires specific transmission prevention measures to be taken by Acute Health Care and Long - Term Care settings, High -Risk Congregate settings, and Other Health Care settings. In addition, this Order continues to require that all persons, 2 years of age and older, wear face masks while in indoor public settings and businesses, with limited exceptions, as a protective measure with this High level of community transmission. On July 28, 2021, the CDC, and the California Department of Public Health each issued new guidance validating the universal indoor masking requirements of this Order. The CDC's Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated' People advises that "preliminary evidence suggests that fully vaccinated people who do become infected with the Delta variant can spread the virus to others" and therefore recommends that fully vaccinated people should wear a mask in indoor settings if they are in a [geographic] area where there is Substantial or High rates of COVID-19 community transmission. Moreover, on December 13, 2021, the State Public Health Officer required universal masking, irrespective of vaccination status, between December 15, 2021, and January 15, 2022, in public indoor settings throughout California. The State Public Health Officer explained that the universal indoor masking requirement "brings an added layer of mitigation as the Omicron variant, a Variant of Concern as labeled by the World Health Organization, is detected across California, the United States, and the world and is likely to spread more easily than the original SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Delta variant. Additionally, this new measure brings additional protection to individuals, families, and communities during the holidays when more travel occurs, and time is spent indoors."
This Order continues some requirements on businesses and government entities, such as a general requirement to report to Public Health positive cases in the workplace and in schools, requirements for signage, and a proof of vaccination or a recent negative test for COVID-19 requirement for admission into Indoor and Outdoor Mega Events. Due to the recent and drastic increases in COVID-19 cases due to the transmissibility of the Omicron variant, this Order installs a new masking requirement at Cardrooms. All patrons must wear masks at all times while indoors at Cardrooms, except when actively consuming food and beverages in designated dining areas. Patrons may not remove their masks while engaging in entertainment or gaming activities. Further, Public Health strongly recommends that at Mega Events, Performance Venues, Movie Theatres and Entertainment Venues, food and drink only be consumed, where possible, in designated dining areas. Designated dining areas should be in well ventilated spaces, ideally outdoors when possible, that are separated from walkways and other areas where people may be gathering to participate in non-food/beverage consumption activities. In addition, Mega Events, Performance Venues, Movie Theatres and Entertainment 'People are considered "fully vaccinated" against COVID-19 two weeks or more after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (e.g., Pfizer-BioNTech or Modema) or 2 weeks or more after they have received a single -dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson and Johnson [J&J]/Janssen).

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Venues are responsible for messaging, signage, and compliance with masking requirement unless spectators/customers are actively eating or drinking. Also, this Order includes best practice recommendations to reduce COVID-19 risk for individuals, businesses, and government entities.

COVID-19 daily cases and community transmission of COVID-19 are at a high level; on January 9, 2022 alone, Los Angeles County reported 45,584 new cases. Since Thanksgiving Day, the County's test positivity rate and hospitalizations have steadily increased. As of January 3, 2022, Los Angeles County is reporting a 7-day daily average case rate of 262.5 cases per 100,000 people. These statistics indicate a continued and high risk of COVID-19 infection for those who are not or cannot be vaccinated against COVID-19. Based upon federal CDC indicators and thresholds, this means that community transmission of COVID-19 within the County of Los Angeles is now High, and highly likely to increase as we are at a time when respiratory viruses, like -influenza and SARS-CoV-2, spread more easily. Moreover, with the emergence and arrival of the Omicron variant, the risk of rapid community transmission has increased.

Even though more people in Los Angeles County and the region are vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19, there remains a risk that when outside of their residence people may come into contact with others who may have COVID-19. There are millions of people in Los Angeles County who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19, including children under 5 years of age who are not currently eligible to be vaccinated, and people who are immunocompromised and may be particularly vulnerable to infection and disease. Most COVID-19 infections are spread by people who have no or mild symptoms of infection. The Delta and Omicron variants of the virus spread more easily. In the absence of physical distancing requirements for the public and capacity limits for indoor and outdoor settings, unvaccinated and partially vaccinated persons are more likely to get infected and spread the virus, which is transmitted through the air and concentrates in indoor settings. Additionally, we continue to see increases in COVID-19 infections among fully vaccinated persons, albeit at a significantly lower rate than those among persons who are not fully vaccinated.

The current COVID-19 vaccines remain effective at helping to reduce the risk of getting and spreading the infection. They also continue to significantly reduce the risk of getting Seriously ill even if a fully vaccinated person gets COVID-19, including against the current variants of the virus that causes COVID-19. Although no vaccine is 100 percent effective at preventing illness in vaccinated people, the currently authorized COVID-19 vaccines remain the best form of protection against COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and death. Vaccinations are widely available to those 5 years and older.

The best way to reduce the current level of community transmission and to prevent future surges is for everyone who is eligible, including those who have recovered from a COVID-19 infection, to get fully vaccinated as soon as possible. People at risk for severe illness with COVID-19, such as unvaccinated older adultsandunvaccinated individuals with health risks, and members of their households, are strongly urged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they can if they have not already done so. And all persons who are fully vaccinated should also receive a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as they are eligible since studies show the protection from the primary COVID-19 vaccination may decrease over time. With an increased Responding Together at Work and in the Community Beyond The Blueprint For A Safer Economy, Page 3 of 18 High Transmission —Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Dose Coverage with Signifcant Risk Reduction Measures Exhibit E evised 1/10/2022 603

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immune response, people should have improved protection against getting infected with and seriously ill from COVID-19, including the variants. Those who are not fully vaccinated are urged to adhere to both the required and recommended risk reduction measures.

We must remain vigilant against variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, especially given High levels of transmission here and in other parts of the world and the emergence of the Omicron variant for which current COVID-19 vaccines may not be as effective at preventing infection but are expected to protect against severe illness, including hospitalizations and death from infection. Currently, the Delta variant remains predominant in Los Angeles County. The Delta variant is two times as contagious than early COVID-19 variants and continues to lead to increased infections. The recent emergence and arrival of the Omicron variant may further increase that infection risk. Additionally, data suggests that the immune response to COVID-19 vaccination might be reduced in some immunocompromised people, which increases their risk of serious health consequences from COVID-19 infection. It is, therefore, prudent to require continued indoor masking for all as an effective public health measure to reduce transmission between people.

This Order is issued to help slow and decrease the level of community transmission of COVID- 19 here in Los Angeles County.

This Order's primary intent is to reduce the transmission risk of COVID-19 in the County for all, especially those who are not fully vaccinated and fully vaccinated but immunocompromised persons, in the absence of other protective measures, like physical distancing requirements and capacity limits. Accordingly, this Order allows Businesses, schools, and other activities to remain open while at the same time putting in place certain requirements designed to (1) limit transmission risk of COVID-19 and (2) reduce the risk of any COVID-19 outbreaks.

This Order will be revised in the future, if needed, to reflect the State Executive Orders, California Division of Occupational Safety and Health's (better known as Cal/OSHA) worksite requirements, State Public Health Officer Orders and guidance, and CDC recommendations.

Should local COVID-19 conditions warrant, the County Health Officer may, after consultation with the Board of Supervisors, issue Orders that are more restrictive than those of the State Public Health Officer.

This Order is effective within the County of Los Angeles Public Health Jurisdiction, defined as all cities and unincorporated areas within the County of Los Angeles, except for the cities of Long Beach and Pasadena that must follow their respective City Health Officer orders and guidance. This Order is effective on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 and will continue until further notice.

UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE SECTIONS 101040,101085, AND 120175,
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES HEALTH OFFICER ORDERS:

1. This Order supersedes the Health Officer's Prior Order.

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2. This Order's intent is to continue to protect the community from COVID-19 and to also increase vaccination and booster dose rates to reduce transmission of COVID-19 long-term, so that the whole community is safer and the COVID-19 health emergency can come to an end.2 Failure to comply with any of the Order's provisions constitutes an imminent threat and menace to public health, and a public nuisance, and is punishable by citation or fine. a) This Order does not supersede any stricter limitation imposed by a local public entity within the County of Los Angeles Public Health Jurisdiction. The Order is consistent with existing authority that local health jurisdictions may implement or continue more restrictive public health measures if the jurisdiction's Local Health Officer determines that health conditions in that jurisdiction warrant such measures. Where a conflict exists between this Order and any State Public Health Officer Order related to controlling the spread of COVID-19 during this pandemic, the most restrictive provision controls, unless the County of Los Angeles is subject to a court order requiring it to act on, or enjoining it from enforcing, any part of this Order.

3. All persons living within the County of Los Angeles Public Health Jurisdiction should continue to always practice required and recommended COVID-19 infection control measures and when among other persons when in community, work, social or school settings, especially when multiple unvaccinated persons from different households may be present and in close contact with each other, especially when in indoor or crowded outdoor settings.

All persons in the general public must comply with isolation and quarantine requirements provided in the Health Officer Public Health Emergency Isolation Order and Quarantine Order. Those requirements include the following:
a) Isolation: All persons who test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, previous infection, or lack of symptoms, must self -isolate for at least 5 days.

Persons may only end their self -isolation after Day 5 if: a) they are asymptomatic or are fever free and their symptoms are improving and b) they take a viral testa collected on Day 5 or later and test negative. If unable to test or they choose not to test, and symptoms are not present or are resolving, isolation can end after day 10. Wear a well -fitting mask around others, indoors and outdoors, for a total of 10 days. Adults should wear a well -fitting medical grade mask (surgical or respirator). Children should wear a well -fitting, non -cloth mask of multiple layers of non -woven material with a nose wire.
b) Quarantine: All unvaccinated persons or fully vaccinated persons who are eligible for a booster but have not yet received their booster dose, who are close contacts of a COVID-19 case, must quarantine for at least 5 days after their last contact with a person who has COVID-19. Such persons must test on Day 5 after their last exposure.¢ Consider testing immediately after notification of the exposure, if practicable, especially if the person or someone that lives with them is at increased 2 People are considered "fully vaccinated" against COVID-19 two weeks or more after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (e.g., Pfizer-BioNTech or Modema) or 2 weeks or more after they have received a single -dose vaccine (e.g., Johnson and Johnson [J&J]/Janssen).
3 An antigen test, nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) or LAMP test are acceptable; however, it is recommended that persons use an antigen test for ending isolation.

1. Please note, Day 0 is the day of your last contact (exposure) with the inflected person. Day 1 is the first full day,after your last exposure.

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risk for severe illness. Persons may only end their quarantine period after Day 5 if a) they are asymptomatic and b) they take a viral test on Day 5 or later and test negative.

If unable to test or they choose not to test, and symptoms are not present, quarantine can end after :Day 10. Wear a well -fitting mask while around others, indoors and outdoors, for a total of 10 days. Adults should wear a well -fitting medical grade mask (surgical or respirator). Children should wear a well -fitting, non -cloth mask of multiple layers of non -woven material with a nose wire.
i. In a workplace setting (not applicable to healthcare personnel), asymptomatic employees in this category may continue to work on the condition that:

1. They get a viral test within 3-5 days after their last exposure to a case;

2. They wear a well -fitting medical -grade mask, ideally an N95/1<95, around others for a total of 10 days;

3. They remain asymptomatic; and

4. They observe home -quarantine when not at work.
ii. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately isolate and test as soon as possible (do not wait until 5 days after exposure to retest if symptoms develop earlier) and, if positive, self -isolate as described above. c) Individuals whose vaccinations are up to date, meaning they have received their COVID-19 vaccine booster or are fully vaccinated but not yet eligible for a booster, or have recovered from COVID-19 within the previous 90 days do not need to quarantine following a COVID-19 exposure. Such persons must wear a well -fitting medical grade mask (surgical or respirator) while around others, indoors and outdoors, for 10 days after their last exposure. If symptoms occur, individuals must immediately isolate and test as soon as possible (do not wait until 5 days after exposure to retest if symptoms develop earlier) and, if positive, continue to self -isolate as described above. d) In establishments and settings with active outbreaks, quarantine and isolation may be extended for additional days by County Public Health outbreak investigators to help lower the risk of ongoing transmission at the site.

4. Face Masks. All individuals must follow the requirements included in both the requirements of this Order and the July 28, 2021 and December 13, 2021 Guidance for the Use of Face Coverings issued by the California Department of Public Health. a) These requirements are aligned with July 28, 2021 recommendations issued by the CDC. The CDC recommendations provide information about both indoor and higher risk settings where masks are required or recommended to prevent transmission to:
i. Persons with a higher risk of infection (e.g., unvaccinated or immunocompromised persons),
ii. Persons with prolonged, cumulative exposures (e.g., workers), or iii. Persons whose vaccination status is unknown.

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Wlien people wear a mask correctly, they protect others as well as themselves.

Consistent and correct mask use is especially important indoors and outdoors when n I . close contact with (less than six feet from) others who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-1 9 or whose vaccination status is unknown.
b) Masks are required to be worn by everyone, 2 years of age and older, regardless COVID-19 vaccination status, in the following settings: I i. On public transit (examples: airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, and ride -shares),
I!. In transportation hubs (examples: airport, bus terminal, marina, train station, seaport or other port, subway station, or any other area that provides transportation),
ill. Indoors in K-12 schools, childcare and other youth settings (See, Appendix T1 for recent updates to K-12 School masking requirements), iv. Healthcare settings (including long term care facilities), v. State and local correctional facilities and detention centers, vi. Homeless shelters, erner6ency shelters, and cooling centers, vii. All indoor public settings, venues, gatherings, and public and private businesses (some examples: offices, manufacturing, warehouses, retail, food and beverage services, theaters, family entertainment centers, meetings, and state and local government offices serving the public, Indoor Mega Events, among others), and
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on. Patrons, customers, or guests must be seated at a table or positioned at a stationary counter, ticketed seat, or place while actively eating or drinking.

Except, all persons must wear masks at all times while indoors at Cardrooms, except when actively consuming food and beverages in a designated dining area.

2. Further, it is a strong recommendation that at Mega Events, Performance Venues, Movie Theatres and Entertainment Venues, food and drink only be consumed, where possible, in designated dining areas. In addition, Mega Events, Performance Venues, Movie Theatres and Entertainment Venues are responsible for messaging, signage, and compliance with masking requirement unless
spectators/customers are actively eating or drinking.
ii. Showering or engaging in personal hygiene or a personal care service that requires the removal of the face mask;
iii. Alone in a separate room, office or interior space; f) Special considerations are made for people with communication difficulties or certain disabilities. Clear masks or cloth masks with a clear plastic panel that fit well are an alternative type of mask for people who interact with: people who are deaf or hard of hearing, children or students learning to read, people learning a new language, and people with disabilities.
g) All businesses, venue operators or hosts must implement measures to clearly communicate to non -employees the masking requirements on their premises. h) No person can be prevented from wearing a mask as a condition of participation in an activity or entry into a business.
i) The categories of persons who are exempt from mask requirements remain unchanged at this time and can be found at
h�tt::://publichealth.lacountv.gov/acd/ncorona20l9/masks/#notwear. In workplaces, certain employees may be exempt from wearing a mask when performing specific tasks which cannot feasibly be performed while wearing a mask. This exception is limited to the period of time in which such tasks are actually being performed.

Workers who cannot feasibly wear a mask while performing their work, and who are either unvaccinated or fully vaccinated and eligible for a dose of COVID-19 vaccine but have not yet received it, must be tested for COVID-19 at least twice per week.

Fully vaccinated persons who cannot feasibly perform their job while wearing a mask, and who have received their booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine or who are not yet eligible for a booster should test at least once per week. j) In workplaces, most employers and businesses are subject to the Cal/OSHA COVID- 19 Emeroenc Tern orar Standards ETS and some to the Cal/OSHA Aerosol Transmissible Diseases Standards, and should consult those regulations for additional applicable requirements. The ETS allow local health jurisdictions to require more protective mandates. This County Health Officer Order, which requires masking of all individuals at indoor public settings and businesses, and Outdoor Mega Events, Responding Together at Work and in the Community Beyond The Blueprint For A Safer Economy, Page 8 of 18 High Transmission —Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Dose Coverage with Signifcant Risk Reduction Measures ExhlbltFowised 1/10/2022 608

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regardless of vaccination status, is a such a mandate in Los Angeles County, and overrides the more permissive ETS regarding employee5 masking.

I. In establishments and settings with active outbreaks, quarantine and isolation may be extended for additional days by County Public Health outbreak investigators to help lower the risk of ongoing transmission at the site. !I. Healthcare personnel in any setting must comply with the State's Guidance on Quarantine for Health Care Personnel (HCR) Exposed to SARS-CoV-2 and Return to Work for HCP with COVID-19, as described in AFL-21-08.6. 110 01=1 It
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74 5. Mandatory Reporting by Businesses and Governmental Entities. Persons and businesses within the County of Los Angeles Public Health Jurisdiction must continue to follow the COVID-19 infection control protocols and guidance provided by the County Department of Public Health regarding isolation of persons confirmed or suspected to be infected with the, virus that causes COVI D-1 9 disease or quarantine of those exposed to and at risk of infection from COVID-1 9. In instances where the County has not provided a specific guidance or protocol, specific guidance or protocols established by the State Public Health Officer shall control.
a) In the event that an owner, manager, or operator of any business knows of three (3) or more cases of COVID-19 among their employees, assigned or contracted workers or volunteers within a span of 14 days, the employer must report this outbreak to the Department of Public Health at (888) 397-3993 or (213) 240-7821, or online at www. redcgp.j I h k/gqyLd report.
b) In the event that an owner, manager, or operator of any business is informed that one or more employees, assigned or contracted workers, or volunteers of the business has tested positive for, or has symptoms consistent with COVID-19 (case), the employer must have a protocol to require the case(s) to isolate themselves at home and require the immediate self -quarantine of all employees that had a workplace exposure to the case(s).

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6. LACDPH Best Practice Guidance. All individuals and Businesses are strongly urged to follow the LACDPH Best Practice Guidance, containing health and safety recommendations for COVID-19.

7. Considerations for Persons at Hi her Risk for Neciative Health Outcomes: At this time, people at risk for severe illness or death from COVID-19—such as unvaccinated older adults and unvaccinated individuals with health risks —and members of their household, should defer participating in activities with other people outside their household where taking protective measures, including wearing face masks and social distancing, may not occur or will be difficult, especially indoors or in crowded spaces. For those who are not yet fully vaccinated, staying home or choosing outdoor activities as much as possible with physical distancing from other households whose vaccination status is unknown is the best way to prevent the risk of COVID-19 transmission.

8. Encoura a Activities that Can Occur Outdoors. All Businesses and governmental entities are urged to consider moving operations or activities outdoors, where feasible and to the extent allowed by local law and permitting requirements, because there is generally less risk of COVID-19 transmission outdoors as opposed to indoors.

9. Ventilation Guidelines. All Businesses and governmental entities with indoor operations are urged to review the Ventilation Guidelines and implement ventilation strategies for indoor operations as feasible. See California Department of Public Health Interim Guidance for Ventilation Filtration and Air Quality in Indoor Environments for detailed information. Nothing in this Order limits any ventilation requirements that apply to particular settings under federal, state, or local law.

10. Hiah-Risk Health Care and Con re ate Settin s. This Order incorporates by reference the State Public Health Officer Order of July 26, 2021, which requires additional statewide facility -directed measure to protect particularly vulnerable populations. The Order is found here: State Public Health Officer Order issued Jul 26 ww2021

11. Sectors that Continue to Re uire Additional Risk Reduction Measures. The following sectors serve persons and populations that have lower rates of vaccination, who are at higher risk of being infected, or who are not yet eligible to be vaccinated. As such, these sectors continue to require additional risk reduction measures and must operate subject to the following conditions listed below and those specified in the County sector -specific reopening protocol(s) located at htt.://rublichealth.lacountov!media/Coranavlrus/index.htm:
a) Day camps. Day camp owners and operators must implement and post the required Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Reopening Protocol for Day Camps, attached to this Order as Appendix K.
b) Schools K-12 and School Districts., All public and private schools (K-12) and school districts within the County of Los Angeles may open for in -person classes. Educational facilities serving students at any grade level must prepare, implement, and post the required Los Angeles County Department of Public Health Reopening Protocols for K- 12 Schools, attached to this Order as Appendix T1, and must follow the Protocol for Responding Together at Work and in the Community Beyond The Blueprint For A Safer Economy, Page 10 of 18 High Transmission —Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Dose Coverage with Signifcant Risk Reduction Measures Exhlblt%)vised 1/10/2022 610

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COVID-19 Exposure Management Plan in K-12 Schools, attached to this Order as Appendix T2.
c) Mega Events (Outdoor and Indoor). Beginning January 15, 2022, the attendance thresholds for Mega Events are lowered from 1,000 to 500 indoor attendees and from 10,000 to 5,000 outdoor attendees. Mega Events include conventions, conferences, expos, concerts, shows, nightclubs, sporting events, live events and entertainment, fairs, festivals, parades, theme parks, amusement parks, water parks, large private events or gatherings, marathons or endurance races, and car shows. Mega Events may have either assigned or unassigned seating, and may be either general admission or gated, ticketed and permitted events. These events are considered higher risk for COVID-19 transmission.
i. Indoor Meow Events: Indoor Mega Events remain open to the public. In addition to the public health recommendations, Indoor Mega Event operators must verify the full vaccination status6 or pre -entry negative COVID-19 viral test' result of all attendees ages 2 and older. For those attendees who cannot provide proof of full vaccination, pre -entry COVID-19 testing must be conducted within one day for antigen tests and within two days for PCR tests. Attendees must wear a face covering while indoors at an Indoor Mega Event. Operators are required to cross-check proof of full vaccination or negative COVID-19 viral test result against a photo identification for all attendees who are 18 years of age or older. Indoor Mega Event operators must prominently place information on all communications, including reservation and ticketing systems, to ensure guests are aware of the proof of pre -entry negative testing or full vaccination status, including masking requirements, and acceptable modes of verification.

Self -attestation may not be used as a method to verify an attendee's status as fully vaccinated or as proof of a negative COVID-19 test result. ii. Outdoor Meoa Events: Outdoor Mega Events remain open to the public.

Outdoor Mega Event operators of events or venues that are ticketed or held in a defined space with controlled points of entry must verify the full vaccination status (see footnote 6) or pre -entry negative COVID-19 viral test (see footnote 7) result of all attendees, ages 5 and older, prior to entry to the event. For those attendees who cannot provide proof of full vaccination, pre -entry COVID-19 testing must be conducted within one day for antigen tests and within two days for PCR tests. All attendees must wear face masks at all times, except when actively eating or drinking. Outdoor Mega Event operators must prominently place information on all communications, including reservation and ticketing systems, to ensure guests are aware of both the County Health Officer's Order ® The following are acceptable as proof of full vaccination status: 1) A photo identification of the attendee and 2) their vaccination card (which includes name of person vaccinated, type of COVID-19 vaccine provided, and date last dose administered) OR a photo of a vaccination card as a separate document OR a photo of the attendee's vaccine card stored on a phone or electronic device OR documentation of the person's full vaccination against COVID-19 from a healthcare provider. 7 Pre -entry negative COVID-19 viral testing is testing that must be conducted before entry into the event or venue (both PCR and antigen are acceptable). Results of the test must be available and provided to the operator prior to entry into the event or venue. The following is required as acceptable proof of a negative COVID-19 viral test result: 1) A photo identification of the attendee (for attendees 18 years of age and older) and 2) a printed document from the test provider or laboratory OR an email or text message displayed on a phone from the test provider or laboratory. The test result information needs to include the person's name, date of test, type of test performed, and negative test result. To be considered a valid pre -entry negative COVID-19 viral test result that permits entry into the event or venue, an antigen test must be conducted within one day and PCR test must be conducted within two days prior to event entry.

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that all pe
rsons must wear a face mask while in attendance and the County Health Officer requirement that all attendees, ages 5 and older, either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or obtain a negative COVID-19 viral test prior to attending the event. Operators are required to cross-check proof of full vaccination or negative COVID-19 viral test result against a photo identification for all attendees who are 18 years of age or older. Operators are to make face masks available for all attendees.
iii. Additional Recommendations for Both Outdoor and Indoor Me a Events: Mega Event operators are encouraged to follow these additional recommendations:

1. Assign staff to remind all guests to wear face masks while on the premises or location.

2. Encourage everyone to get vaccinated and receive a COVID-19 booster when eligible.

3. Facilitate increased ventilation of indoor spaces (i.e., open all windows and doors to increase natural air flow), following California Department of Public Health Interim Guidance for Ventilation Filtration and Air Quality in Indoor Environments.

4. Encourage everyone to sign up for CA Notif
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protection for themselves and the community to receive alerts when they have been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19.

5. Convey the risk of attending large, crowded events where the vaccine status of other attendees may be unknown to the individuals.

6. Convey the risk of attending large, crowded events for populations that may not currently be eligible for vaccination or may be immunocompromised and whose vaccine protection may be incomplete.

7. Encourage all venues along any parade or event route to provide outdoor spaces for eating/drinking/congregating to reduce the risk of transmission in indoor settings.
d) Overnight Organized / Children's Cam s. An organized camp is a site with program and facilities established for the primary purpose of providing an overnight outdoor group living experience for recreational or other purposes for five days or more during one or more seasons of the year. A Notice of Intent to Operate must be submitted by the Camp operator to the Environmental Health Division Communit her ealth(c h.lacount.ov prior to operation. The owner or operator of an Overnight Organized/ Children's Camp must prepare, implement, and post the required Los Angeles County Public Health Protocols for Overnight Organized / Children's Camps, attached to this Order as Appendix K-1. e) Organized Youth Sports Activities. Organized youth sports include all school (TK-12 Grades) and community -sponsored programs and recreational or athletic activities and privately organized clubs and leagues. Organized Youth Sport Protocols do not apply to collegiate or professional sports. This Protocol provides direction on outdoor and indoor youth sports activities to support an environment that presents less risk for participants Responding Together at Work and in the Community Beyond The Blueprint For A Safer Economy, Page 12 of 18 High Transmission —Encouraging COVID-19 Vaccination and Booster Dose Coverage with Signifcant Risk Reduction Measures ExhibiMvised 1/10/2022 612

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of these sports. The organizers and operators of Organized Youth Sport Activities must review, implement, and post the required Los Angeles County Public Health Protocol for Organized Youth Sports, effective September 1, 2021, attached to this Order as Appendix S.
f) Bars, Breweries, Wineries and Distilleries. Effective October 7, 2021, bars that have a low -risk food facility public health permit and breweries, wineries, and distilleries with a #1, #2, #4, #23 and/or #74 state alcohol license that do not possess or that are not required to have a public health permit to operate must require patrons, who are 12 years of age or older, to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination status for entry. Between October 7 and November 3, 2021, all patrons must provide proof they have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination for entry into the facility to obtain indoor service at a bar, brewery, winery, or distillery. Beginning November 4, 2021, all bars, breweries, wineries, and distilleries must require patrons, who are 12 years of age or older, to provide proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 for entry into the facility to obtain indoor service. Patrons who do not provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19, as specified, may be served in and use the outdoor portions of the facility, where the risk of exposure to the virus that causes COVID-19 is less likely when compared to being indoors. See paragraph 11.i for further clarification. Bars, breweries, wineries, and distilleries must comply with the Guidance for Verif in Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination and Guidance for Verifying Proof of a Negative COVID-19 Test attached to this Order.

Bell Gardens City CouncilFebruary 14, 2022

Bell Gardens City Council
February 14, 2022