Exhibit L-2
Comments Received After October 4, 2023
Planning Commission Agenda Publication
From: Peter Sheehan
To: Steven Martinez
Subject: 2740 West Nielsen Warehouse Project EIR P/C Meeting 10-4-23 Public hearing Agenda Item Date: Friday, September 29, 2023 2:50:02 PM
Attachments: GSEJA Letter 2740 West Nielsen EIR Fresno PC.pdf External Email: Use caution with links and attachments
Attention: Steven Martinez
Subject: 2740 West Nielsen Warehouse Project EIR P/C Meeting 10-4-23 To whom it may concern,
Attached to this email and below are public comments on behalf of Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance. The attachment contains further comments than below and is not duplicative of the below comments. These comments are submitted to the Planning Commission to be included in the record for the
2740 West Nielsen Warehouse Project EIR P/C
Meeting 10-4-23
For clarification purposes, only the highlighted yellow portion of the body of this email is the public comment to be added into the record along with the attachment.
Please confirm receipt of this email.
Good evening, my name is Peter Sheehan and I’m with the Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance. We submitted a comment letter to the Draft Environmental Impact Report.
Our letter identified several deficiencies with the EIR. The deficiencies include but are not limited to, project description, air quality, energy, greenhouse gas emissions, environmental setting, land use and planning, alternatives, and mandatory findings of significance.
During these turbulent times, we as citizens expect and deserve our local government’s elected and appointed officials to protect us from environmental and social injustice, to aid in the preservation and rehabilitation of the environment in which we all share, and to ensure accountability and responsibility in regard to the environmental decisions they may make.
We stand by our comment letter and believe the EIR is flawed and must be redrafted and recirculated for public review. In closing we call on this council to be a leader on the aforementioned issues and be the first line of defense for our citizenry and environment. Only by working together can we continue to be excellent stewards of our environment, outstanding stewards to our citizens and each other. Thank You.
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Thank You,
Peter Sheehan
(559) 313-5065
To: City of Fresno Planning Commission
From: Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance
Subject: 2740 West Nielsen Warehouse EIR
This letter is to serve as further comment in addition to all previously submitted comments and documents by Golden State Environmental Justice Alliance.
CalEnviroScreen Information
CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool that helps identify California communities that are most affected by many sources of pollution, and where people are often especially vulnerable to pollution’s effects. CalEnviroScreen uses environmental, health, and socioeconomic information to produce scores for every census tract in the state. The scores are mapped so that different communities can be compared. An area with a high score is one that experiences a much higher pollution burden than areas with low scores. CalEnviroScreen ranks communities based on data that are available from state and federal government sources. CalEnviroScreen is updated and maintained by The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, on behalf of the California Environmental Protection Agency.
CalEnviroScreen Data on 2740 West Nielsen Warehouse EIR Project Location/Area
The above listed project is in census tract 6019000700. Overall, when compared to other census tracts, the project site census tract is in the 100th percentile regarding pollution. As far as pollution burden is concerned, this census tract is in the 97th percentile. In terms of Ozone, this census tract is in the 82nd percentile, Particulate Matter 2.5 96th percentile, Diesel Particulate Matter 57th percentile, Toxic Releases 75th percentile and Traffic 35th percentile to name a few.
Conclusion
Consider the above referenced information when making this important decision. Realize that you and the citizens of this area face some of the WORST POLLUTION in the entire state of California.
It is the responsibility of the City’s elected and appointed officials to make environmentally responsible development decisions. Based on the CalEnviroScreen data, this is more than sufficient evidence of the further air quality impacts that the citizenry of Fresno will continue to encounter with further development of another warehouse. We are not against development, as we believe it is necessary for further economic growth in our current society. Development needs to be conducted with the highest of expectations to ensure the local population does not suffer further air quality burdens.
We stand by our comments and believe the EIR is flawed and should be redrafted and recirculated for public review.
Respectfully Submitted,
Peter Sheehan
Peter Sheehan
GSEJA
Source -
https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/4af93cf9888a424481d2868391af2d82/p age/home/?data_id=dataSource_2-1754d6afdb4-layer-9%3A7306
Glossary of Terms
Ozone - Amount of daily maximum 8-hour Ozone concentration
Particulate Matter 2.5 - Annual mean PM 2.5 concentrations
Diesel Particulate Matter - Diesel PM emissions from on‐road and non‐road sources
Toxic Releases - Toxicity‐weighted concentrations of modeled chemical releases to air from
facility emissions and off‐site incineration.
Traffic -Traffic density, in vehicle‐kilometers per hour per road length, within 150 meters of the census tract boundary.
From: [email protected]
To: Steven Martinez
Cc: JOE BOURGEOIS; Terrance Lucio; Rich Golding
Subject: Planning Commission Appeal Process
Date: Friday, September 29, 2023 10:07:52 PM
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Hello Mr. Martinez,
Please provide the forms & fees necessary to file an appeal regarding a Planning Commission decision.
What is the time frame an appellant has to file an appeal.
Thank you,
Joe Bourgeois
From: Dean Wallraff
To: Steven Martinez
Cc: Aria Soeprono
Subject: Re: FEIR for 2740 West Nelson Ave project
Date: Monday, October 2, 2023 4:29:45 PM
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Mr. Martinez,
CEQA Guidelines section 15089(a) requires the City to prepare a document called the “Final EIR.” That section requires the City to prepare a separate, self-contained document containing the content required by Guidelines section 15132. It is not sufficient under CEQA to put the various pieces that would comprise this document into the resolution to approve the project (Exhibit P). Furthermore, there is no Notice of Completion of the FEIR on CEQANet, as required by Guidelines section 21161.
Please add this comment to the administrative record for the case.
Regards,
Dean Wallraff
Attorney at Law
Executive Director
Advocates for the Environment
(818) 650-0030 X101
www.aenv.org
On Oct 2, 2023, at 4:13 PM, Steven Martinez <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello,
The Final EIR is comprised of the:
Draft EIR
Recirculated Draft EIR
Response to Comments with related appendices and attachments.
Errata Memo
You have previously accessed the Draft and Recirculated Draft, so I am providing you with the Response to Comments linked below, and the Errata (attached).
https://cityoffresno.sharefile.com/d-
scbb8e0f4447b4a598038864c2c004745
Thank You.
Steven Martinez | Planner
Current Planning | Planning & Development
2600 Fresno Street | Fresno CA 93721
559.621.8047
[email protected]
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From: Dean Wallraff <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, October 2, 2023 2:44 PM
To: Steven Martinez <[email protected]>
Cc: Aria Soeprono <[email protected]>
Subject: FEIR for 2740 West Nelson Ave project
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Mr. Martinez:
After receiving a notice that the Project (SCH No. 2022050265) would be considered in a Fresno Planning Commission hearing on Wednesday, I looked for the Final EIR and couldn’t find it, either on CEQANet or on the City’s “Plans and Projects Under Review” page. Could you please send me a pointer to it online?
Dean Wallraff
Attorney at Law
Executive Director
Advocates for the Environment
(818) 650-0030 X101
www.aenv.org
<Errata to the Final EIR.pdf>