Sacramento City Council
February 15, 2022

Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk Howard Chan, City Manager John Colville, City Treasurer City Council Report
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File ID: 2022-00360 February 15, 2022 Public Hearing Item 19 Title: Innovation Park Planned Unit Development and California Northstate University Medical Campus (P18-077) [Noticed 02/04/2022; Passed for Publication 02/08/2022; Published 02/11/2022]
Location: 1 Sports Parkway; Former Sleep Train Arena Site, bounded by East Commerce Way, Arena Boulevard, Truxel Boulevard, and Del Paso Road. APNs 225-0070-059-0000; 225-0070-060-0000; 225-0070-063-0000; 225-0070-067-0000; 225-0070-076-0000, District 1 Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing and upon conclusion, adopt: 1) a Resolution certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) Findings and Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring Plan for the Innovation Park Planned Unit Development Project and the California Northstate University Medical Center Campus; 2) an Ordinance approving an Innovation Park Development Agreement between the City of Sacramento and SBH Natomas, LLC and California Northstate; 3) a Resolution amending the 2035 General Plan to redesignate the site from Urban Center High to Urban Center Low and to modify text in the North Natomas Community Plan related to shared parking; 4) an Ordinance rezoning the site from Sports Complex Planned Unit Development Zone (SPX-PUD) to General Commercial Planned Unit Development Zone (C-2-PUD); 5) a Resolution adopting an Innovation Park Mixed Income Housing Strategy; 6) a Resolution rescinding the Capital Gateway Sports Complex Planned Unit Development Guidelines and Schematic Plan and adopting an Innovation Park Planned Unit Development Guidelines and Schematic Plan; 7) a Resolution approving an amendment to the 2016 Bicycle Master Plan; 8) a Resolution approving a Tentative Subdivision Map to subdivide approximately 183.7 acres into 34 lots and a Tentative Map Design Deviation for a Non-standard Roadway Centerline Radii; 9) a Resolution approving project entitlements including Conditional Use Permits for a hospital, helistop, and college campus; Site Plan and Design Review for a hospital and central plant with a deviation to reduce the number of required loading docks; a variance to extend the hours of construction established by the noise ordinance; and a tree permit to remove 40 private protected trees; 10) a Resolution for a Water Supply Assessment Report for the Innovation Park project; and 11) a Resolution addressing review of the Enhanced Infrastructure Finance District proposal.

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Contact: Teresa Haenggi, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7554, [email protected]; Jose Quintanilla, Associate Planner, (916) 808-5879, [email protected], Community Development Department
Applicant: Jeff Dorso, Senior Vice President, SBH Natomas LLC Owner: SBH Natomas LLC
Sacramento Basketball Holding Natomas LLC
Vivek Ranadive 2004 Trust, Manager
California Northstate University
Dr. Alvin Cheung, President/CEO
9700 West Taron Drive
Elk Grove, CA 95757
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Attachments:
01-Description/Analysis
02-Background
03-Resolution Certifying the Environmental Impact Report Findings and Overriding Considerations 04-Exhibit A – Findings of Fact and Overriding Considerations 05-Exhibit B – Mitigation Monitoring Plan
06-Ordinance – Development Agreement between City of Sacramento and SBH Natomas LLC and California Northstate University
07-Exhibit A – Development Agreement
08-Resolution – Amendment to General Plan Land Use Designation and Text Amendment 09-Exhibit A – General Plan Amendment Map
10-Exhibit B – General Plan Text Amendment
11-Ordinance – Rezone
12-Exhibit A – Rezone Map
13-Resolution – Mixed Income Housing Strategy
14-Exhibit A – Mixed Income Housing Strategy
15-Resolution – Innovation Park Planned Unit Development and Schematic Plan 16-Exhibit A – Innovation Park PUD and Schematic Plan
17-Resolution – Amendment to the Bicycle Master Plan
18-Exhibit A – Bicycle Master Plan Amendment Map
19-Resolution – Tentative Map and Subdivision Modification 20-Exhibit A – Tentative Map Condition of Approval
21-Exhibit B – Tentative Subdivision Map
22-Exhibit C – Subdivision Modification Request Memo
23-Resolution – CNU Project Entitlements Resolution (CUPs, SPDR, Tree Permit) 24-Exhibit A – CNU Hospital and Central Plant Plans
25-Exhibit B – Construction Activity Table for Noise Variance 26-Exhibit C – Permit for Removal of Private Trees
27-Resolution – Water Supply Assessment
28-Exhibit A – Water Supply Assessment Form
29-Resolution – Review of Enhanced Infrastructure District Proposal 30-Project Description
31-Conceptual Site Plan for Future Phases of CNU Medical Campus 32-CNU Landscaping Concepts
33-CNU Walk-through Images
34-CNU Massing Modeling
35-CNU Hospital Renderings
36-CNU Nighttime Hospital Renderings
37-Design Advisory Group Comment, September 2021
38-CNU Response to Design Advisory Group
39-2019 Community Comments
40-2021 Community Comments

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Description Analysis
Issue Detail: The Innovation Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) project covers approximately 183 acres in the North Natomas area and is the site of the former Sleep Train Arena. The project proposes the entitlements needed to transform and redevelop an underutilized sports complex into an urban mixed-use development that consists of residential, commercial, health and educational uses, and public amenities.

The only development proposed with the Innovation Park PUD project at this time is a 730,000 square-foot hospital with a helistop and a central plant that will be developed in the first phase of the California Northstate University (CNU) Medical Center Campus. The CNU Medical Center Campus, at full buildout, will include a college campus and a variety of supporting services such as commercial and retail uses, medical offices, a childcare center, and a care facility for active seniors.

Policy Considerations:

Urban Center Low Designation
Sacramento’s Urban Center Low provides for smaller urban areas throughout the city. Each center includes employment-intensive uses, a mix of housing, and a wide variety of commercial uses. The Urban Center Low designated areas are typically located around light rail stations or along local arterials.

Density and Floor Area Ratio
The Urban Center Low designation has an allowed density range of 20-150 dwelling unit per net acre (du/na) and required floor-area-ratio (FAR) of 0.4-4.0. All future development will have to comply with the density and FAR to be consistent with the general plan. The only development being proposed with this project is a hospital and a central plant with parking that supports the hospital. Since no residential is being proposed, FAR is used to evaluate the hospital and central plant; the FAR for the proposed hospital and central plant is 0.81 which is will within the allowed range.

General Plan Goals and Policies
The proposed Innovation Park project will assist the City in achieving the vision of the 2035 General Plan. The project site is a large urban infill opportunity located in the North Natomas Area and will provide new housing, a health care center, employment opportunities, and retail and commercial services. The proposed General Commercial (C-2) zoning allows for a variety of uses that support a complete neighborhoods concept while the Innovation Park PUD Guidelines will prohibit uses which are incompatible with the vision of this mixed use neighborhood.

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The site will accommodate a mix of residential and non-residential uses adjacent to public transit and will achieve land use efficiency through higher density and intensity of development. With a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per net acre and a minimum floorarea-ratio of 0.4, development in the Innovation Park area will support the future light rail station as well as bus routes, shuttle service, and other transit modes. Larger projects, such as the proposed hospital and university are required to develop Transportation System Management plans to reduce single-occupant vehicle commute trips and to encourage transit use.

The project will be well connected to adjacent and existing neighborhoods through a roadway and bicycle network and will establish PUD Guidelines that provide thoughtful design principles to ensure a cohesive and well-structured development. Typical block sizes will not exceed 400 feet between intersections to encourage pedestrian activity. Streets will be enhanced by large shade trees and wide sidewalks in commercial areas that can accommodate high pedestrian traffic and outdoor dining or vendors. The project also offers a network of open space and sites for an elementary school, a SMUD facility, and affordable housing.

Below is a list of Goals and Policies in the 2035 General Plan that support the Innovation Park Project:

GOAL LU 2.1 City of Neighborhoods. Maintain a city of diverse, distinct, and well-structured neighborhoods that meet the community’s needs for complete, sustainable, and high-quality living environments, from the historic downtown core to well-integrated new growth areas.

Policy LU 2.1.2 Protect Established Neighborhoods. The City shall preserve, protect, and enhance established neighborhoods by providing sensitive transitions between these neighborhoods and adjoining areas, and by requiring new development, both private and public, to respect and respond to those existing physical characteristics buildings, streetscapes, open spaces, and urban form that contribute to the overall character and livability of the neighborhood.

Policy LU 2.1.3 Complete and Well-Structured Neighborhoods. The City shall promote the design of complete and well-structured neighborhoods whose physical layout and land use mix promote walking to services, biking, and transit use; foster community pride; enhance neighborhood identity; ensure public safety; are family-friendly and address the needs of all ages and abilities.

Policy LU 2.1.6 Neighborhood Centers. The City shall promote the development of strategically located (e.g., accessible to surrounding neighborhoods) mixed-use neighborhood centers that accommodate local-serving commercial, employment, and entertainment uses; provide diverse housing opportunities; are within walking distance of surrounding residents; and are efficiently served by transit

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GOAL LU 2.5 City Connected and Accessible. Promote the development of an urban pattern of well-connected, integrated, and accessible neighborhoods corridors, and centers.

Policy LU 2.5.1 Connected Neighborhoods, Corridors, and Centers. The City shall require that new development, both infill and greenfield, maximizes connections and minimizes barriers between neighborhoods corridors, and centers within the city. (RDR) GOAL LU 2.6 City Sustained and Renewed. Promote sustainable development and land use practices in both new development, reuse, and reinvestment that provide for the transformation of Sacramento into a sustainable urban city while preserving choices (e.g., where to live, work, and recreate) for future generations.

Policy LU 2.6.1 Sustainable Development Patterns. The City shall promote compact development patterns, mixed use, and higher-development intensities that use land efficiently; reduce pollution and automobile dependence and the expenditure of energy and other resources; and facilitate walking, bicycling, and transit use.

Policy LU 2.6.2 Transit-Oriented Development. The City shall actively support and facilitate mixed-use retail, employment, and residential development around existing and future transit stations (RDR)
GOAL LU 2.7 City Form and Structure. Require excellence in the design of the city’s form and structure through development standards and clear design direction.

Policy LU 2.7.6 Walkable Blocks. The City shall require new development and reuse and reinvestment projects to create walkable, pedestrian-scaled blocks, publicly accessible mid-block and alley pedestrian routes where appropriate, and sidewalks appropriately scaled for the anticipated pedestrian use.

Policy LU 2.7.7 Buildings that Engage the Street. The City shall require buildings to be oriented to and actively engage and complete the public realm through such features as building orientation, build-to and setback lines, façade articulation, ground-floor transparency, and location of parking.

Policy LU 2.7.8 Screening of Off-street Parking. The City shall reduce the visual prominence of parking within the public realm by requiring most off-street parking to be located behind or within structures or otherwise fully or partially screened from public view.

GOAL M 1.4 Transportation Demand Management. Reduce reliance on the private automobile.

Policy M 1.4.2 Automobile Commute Trip Reduction. The City shall encourage employers to reduce the number of single-occupant vehicle commute trips to their sites by enforcing the existing trip reduction ordinance in the City Code.

Policy M 1.4.3 Transportation Management Associations. The City shall encourage commercial, retail, and residential developments to participate in or create Transportation Management Associations to reduce single-occupant vehicle trips.

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Policy M 1.4.4 Off-Peak Deliveries. The City shall encourage business owners to schedule deliveries at off-peak traffic periods.

GOAL ERC 1.1 Efficient and Equitable Distribution of Facilities. Provide efficient and equitable distribution of quality educational facilities for life-long learning and development of a highly skilled workforce that will strengthen Sacramento’s economic prosperity Policy ERC 1.1.4 Joint-Use Development. The City shall work with school districts and institutions of higher education to explore opportunities for joint-use development that integrates uses for recreation, cultural, and non-school related activities at new and existing facilities
Policy ERC 1.1.5 Higher Education. The City shall encourage and support the development, expansion, and upgrade of higher education facilities such as community colleges, California State University, and private universities.

GOAL ERC 2.1 Integrated Parks and Recreation System. Provide an integrated system of parks, open space areas, and recreational facilities that are safe and connect the diverse communities of Sacramento.

Policy ERC 2.1.1 Complete System. The City shall develop and maintain a complete system of parks and open space areas throughout Sacramento that provide opportunities for both passive and active recreation.

Policy ERC 2.1.2 Connected Network. The City shall connect all parts of Sacramento through integration of recreation and community facilities with other public spaces and rights-of-way (e.g., buffers, medians, bikeways, sidewalks, trails, bridges, and transit routes) that are easily accessible by alternative modes of transportation.

H-1.4 Facilitate Infill Housing Development. The City shall facilitate infill housing along commercial corridors, near employment centers, near high-frequency transit areas, and in all zones that allow residential development as a way to revitalize commercial corridors, promote walkability and increased transit ridership, and provide increased housing options.

H-1.7 Encourage Adaptive Reuse. The City shall promote and facilitate the conversion of commercial, office, industrial, and parking structures for housing and mixed-use developments.

H-4.1 Expand Housing Types Throughout the City. The City shall take meaningful actions to allow for a greater array of housing types throughout the city to create more inclusive and equitable neighborhoods and to affirmatively further fair housing.

H-8.3 Encourage Accessible Housing Near Transit and Amenities. The City shall encourage the development, rehabilitation, and preservation of accessible housing, particularly in neighborhoods that are accessible to public transit, commercial services, and health and community facilities.

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North Natomas Community Plan
Consistent with the policies in the North Natomas Community Plan, the project includes a development agreement, establishes planned unit development guidelines and a schematic plan, and requires all private development with the project area to participate in the North Natomas Financing Plan to ensure the site has adequate infrastructure. The project also meets community plan policies related to neighborhoods and schools (NN.LU 1.6; NN.LU 1.7), and housing diversity (NN.LU.1.9).

The Natomas Community Plan currently includes a policy (NN.M 1.9 Park-n-Ride Facilities) the calls for the provision of 300 shared parking spaces on the arena site to support the future light rail station along Truxel Boulevard. At the time community plan was adopted, this park-n-ride concept was a way to maximize the use of the arena parking lot that was largely vacant during non-event hours. However, the requirement for shared parking spaces is no longer appropriate because the higher intensity of development that is required in the Urban Center Low designation would better support the use of transit than shared parking spaces would. Staff is proposing to amend the text of the North Natomas Community Plan to remove this policy.

More discussion is provided on this amendment in the Background section of this report.

Economic Impacts: The Innovation Park project redevelops a 183-acre site from an underutilized, single-purpose use to an urban development that offers a diverse range of housing options, employment opportunities, and commercial uses.

Environmental Considerations: To comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Innovation Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) and California Northstate University (CNU) Medical Center (P18-077) (Draft EIR). The City has circulated documents relating to environmental review as required by CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines.

The Draft EIR describes the existing environmental resources in the vicinity of the Innovation Park PUD Area and CNU Medical Center project site, analyzes potential impacts on those resources due to the proposed project and identifies mitigation measures that would avoid or reduce the magnitude of the significant impacts identified in the Draft EIR. The environmental impacts evaluated in the EIR concern various subject areas, including aesthetics/light and glare, cultural and tribal cultural resources, transportation and circulation, air quality, global climate change, noise, biological resources, hydrology and water quality, hazards and hazardous materials, public services, and utilities and service systems.

The Draft EIR evaluates a range of alternatives for the proposed Innovation Park PUD and CNU Medical Center that include a different land use mix, a smaller footprint, no project/existing General Plan designation, and no project/no development alternatives.

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The Draft EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review and comment from November 16, 2021 to January 3, 2022. Fourteen comment letters were received on the Draft EIR.

A Final Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) has been prepared that includes all agency and public written comments received on the Draft EIR. The Final EIR provides written responses to each comment received. Also included are changes in the text of the Draft EIR either in response to written comments or initiated by staff. The Final EIR document has been prepared in accordance with the CEQA and together with the Draft EIR (and Appendices) constitutes the EIR for the proposed project that will be used by the decision-makers during project hearings. The responses and text changes correct, clarify, and amplify text in the Draft EIR, as appropriate. These changes do not alter the conclusions of the Draft EIR.

The Innovation Park PUD and CNU Medical Center Draft and Final EIRs are available on the City’s website at:
https://www.cityofsacramento.org/Community-Development/Planning/Environmental/ImpactReports 200-Year Flood Protection: State Law (SB 5) and Planning and Development Code chapter

17.810 require that the City must make specific findings prior to approving certain entitlements for projects within a flood hazard zone. The purpose is to ensure that new development will have protection from a 200-year flood event or will achieve that protection by 2025. The project site is within a flood hazard zone and is an area covered by SAFCA’s Improvements to the State Plan of Flood Control System, and specific findings related to the level of protection have been incorporated as part of this project. Even though the project site is within a flood hazard zone, the local flood management agency, SAFCA, has made adequate progress on the construction of a flood protection system that will ensure protection from a 200-year flood event or will achieve that protection by 2025. This is based on the SAFCA Urban level of flood protection plan, adequate progress baseline report, and adequate progress toward an urban level of flood protection engineer’s report that were accepted by City Council Resolution No. 2016-0226 on June 21, 2016, and the SAFCA 2021 Adequate Progress Annual Report accepted by City Council Resolution No. 2021-0328 on November 9, 2021.

Sustainability: This project will provide the entitlements necessary for sustainable development patterns, including high-density, mixed-use, and transit-oriented development on a large infill site.

Commission/Committee Action:

On October 21, 2021, the Active Transportation Commission reviewed proposed amendments to the Bicycle Master Plan and passed a motion to recommend the City Council approve the amendments proposed by the Innovation Park project to the Bicycle Master Plan.

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On October 28, 2021, the Innovation Park Planned Unit Development project was presented to the Planning and Design Commission for review and comment. At this meeting, the applicant provided an overview of the project, and the commissioners and public had an opportunity to provide early feedback.

On November 4, 2021, the Parks and Enrichment Commission provided review and comment on the Innovation Park project. The feedback from the Commissioners was positive and supportive of the project.

On January 13, 2022, the Planning and Design Commission conducted a noticed public hearing where it reviewed and considered the Innovation Park Planned Unit Development and California Northstate University and unanimously forwarded a recommendation of approval to the City Council.

On February 3, 2022 the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission was provided an overview of the Innovation Park Mixed Income Housing Strategy for Review and Comment.

Rationale for Recommendation: The project redevelops a 183.7-acre site from an underutilized, single-purpose use to an urban community that offers a diverse range of housing options, employment opportunities, and commercial uses in a bicycle- and pedestriansupportive environment. The project meets many of the goals and policies of the 2035 General Plan and North Natomas Community Plan as it relates to infill development, jobs-housing balance, alternate modes of transportation, transit supportive development, housing diversity, educational prospects, and open space/park features.

Financial Considerations: An estimate of the costs and proposed funding sources for all backbone infrastructure improvements, public facilities, and administrative costs to serve the site has been identified.

The applicant is currently working with staff to determine if an Enhanced Infrastructure Finance District (EIFD) to assist with funding the infrastructure is appropriate for this project. This report includes a resolution that captures the cooperative intent of reviewing the EIFD along with a potential use of a jobs incentive program (See attachment 29). However, the EIFD and jobs incentive program review is a process separate from the planning entitlement process and is not part of this report.

Local Business Enterprise (LBE): No goods or services are being purchased under this report.

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Public/Neighborhood Outreach and Comments
Outreach to discuss the redevelopment of the Natomas arena site started in 2014 in response to the Kings Arena’s anticipated move to its new Downtown site. This early outreach addressed the types of uses that the community wanted to occur at the Sleep Train site. The community identified a mix of uses as appropriate but emphasized that a large employmentgenerating use is key to the success of future development.

A draft of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Guidelines for the site was released to the community in October of 2019 and the applicant team subsequently met with the Natomas Community Association, the North Natomas Community Coalition, Jibe, Sacramento Area Bicycle Advocates, and Civic Thread (formerly WalkSacramento). The applicant also worked with members of the We Want a Zoo group to hold a community meeting where the applicant team provided an overview of the project. The comments received during the Fall of 2019 are summarized below:
• Large employment-generating uses should be a priority for this site. • No housing should be allowed until a large employee-generate use is established. • Housing should include luxury housing.
• The streets within the project area should be two-lane streets because the streets surrounding the site – East Commerce Way, Del Paso Road, Truxel Boulevard, and Arena Boulevard – are all multi-laned roads that prioritize vehicles and are not safe for bicycles and pedestrians.
• The project should provide dedicated lanes for bicyclists with strong north-south and eastwest connections that allow bicyclists to avoid the busier streets located just outside the project area.
• The habitat and the body of water located in the project site should be retained to protect the heron and egret rookeries that have established in the trees. • The Sacramento Zoo should be located to the project site.

In July 2021, the applicant submitted a revised draft PUD and plans for the California Northstate University (CNU) Medical Campus. A summary of how the revised project responds to community comments is provided below:
• The CNU Medical Campus includes two large employers – a hospital and a university – and will create a wide variety of employment opportunities. • The proposed development standards provided in the Innovation Park PUD and the proposed rezone from Sports Complex (SPX-PUD) to General Commercial (C-2-PUD) will allow a variety of housing, from affordable to move-up housing; the types of jobs that will be offered at the CNU Medical Campus may increase the demand for high-end housing thus ensuring this type of residential development.

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• The project was also updated to provide a dedicated Class I shared use path along the perimeter of the project site (adjacent to “C” Street) as well as protected bike lanes within the project site.
• The Environmental Impact Report includes the review of the riparian woodland around the perimeter of the baseball field area.
• In order to address the community’s desire to have a large employer, the project applicant opted to pursue the CNU medical campus to locate on the site instead of the Sacramento Zoo.

A revised draft of the Innovation Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) Guidelines and the California Northstate University Medical Center project was made available to the public on September 22, 2021. The applicant recently presented the draft Innovation Park PUD and the CNU Medical Center and Campus plans to the North Natomas Community Coalition.

Staff created a website for the Innovation Park project so that anyone interested in the project would have access to project information and documents. The website also provides information on upcoming hearings and links to staff report. Staff sent out a link to the website to all community groups registered with the City of Sacramento and to all who commented on the project in 2019.

Recently, staff received two comments from community members that expressed support for the project, primarily because of the proposed hospital. Six E-Comments were received at the January 13th Planning and Design Review hearing. Of these E-comments, 5 were supportive of the project and provided additional suggestions to enhance the project. One e-comment provided comments but was neutral on the project. Jibe, the administrator of the North Natomas Transportation Management Association, submitted a letter that was largely supportive of the project and also provided additional suggestions on bicycle facilities and connectivity. Additional letters of support were received from the Greater Sacramento Economic Council and the Natomas Chamber of Commerce. All comments are provided in Attachment 39 (Comments from 2019) and Attachment 40 (Comments from 2021/2022).

Figure 1: Vicinity Map
Background Information
The project site consists of approximately 183-acres and is currently improved with the former Sleep Train Arena and practice facility for the Sacramento Kings. Parking lots surround the arena buildings and a portion at the north of the site is unimproved. Within the unimproved area is a partially constructed baseball field filled with water. The site is currently accessed by West Entrance Road and Main Entrance Road at the west of the site and East Entry Road to the east, with a curvilinear road, Sports Parkway, that borders a portion of the site.

The complex opened in 1988 and was originally named the ARCO Arena, then Power Balance Pavilion and finally Sleep Train Arena. The arena and practice facilities housed the Sacramento Kings through the year 2017. The site also hosted concerts and events but has been largely unused since 2017. The project scope includes the demolition of the former arena and practice facilities.

The project site is surrounded by a mix of uses including commercial centers to the northwest and southeast of the site, office complexes to the north and west, a hotel to the south and existing and planned residential uses to the east and west of the site.

Project Description
The Innovation Park project includes Planned Unit Development (PUD) Guidelines and necessary land use entitlements to facilitate an urban infill development that includes housing, employment, education, health care, and a variety of goods and services. The only development project being proposed with these entitlements is Phase 1A of the California Northstate University (CNU) Medical Campus Center. Phase IA consists of a 730,000 square-foot hospital with a helistop and a supporting central plant with parking.

Future phases of the CNU Medical Campus Center will be phased over approximately ten years and is to include a university campus, medical offices, a childcare center, a care facility for active seniors, and a variety of supporting services such as commercial and retail uses. While the only construction proposed with this application is the hospital and helistop, staff is also evaluating the operations and impacts of the future university for a conditional use permit. The design and site plan for the university will be part of a future application. Total development anticipated for the entire medical campus is approximately 3,680,000 square feet.

General Plan Land Use Designation Amendment
The applicant is proposing to amend the General Plan Land Use Designation from Urban Center High to Urban Center Low. A comparison of the two designations is provided in Table 1 below.

Table 1: 2035 General Plan Land Use & Urban Form Designation Comparison Guidelines Standards
Building Height
(in stories)
Minimum
Density (du/na*)
Maximum
Density (du/na)
Minimum
Floor-Area-Ratio
Maximum
Floor-Area-Ratio
Urban Center Low 2-7 20 150 0.40 4.0
Urban Center High 2-24 24 250 0.50 8.0
*du/na signifies dwelling units per net acre
Both the Urban Center High and Urban Center Low designations allow a variety of uses including high-density residential, office, and commercial uses. The Urban Corridor High designation, however, requires a density for residential development that may be unsupportable by the market in the area as the North Natomas area is generally low to low-medium intensity of development. The concern is that with a minimum density requirement that is too high, the number of resulting residential units may be too low to create the balance of housing, jobs, and neighborhood-serving goods and services that

is envisioned in the designation. At a minimum of 20 du/na, the Urban Corridor Low designation, alternately, offers an intensity of development that is higher than typical existing development in North Natomas, but also at a density that is more likely to result in residential development.

The project is proposing to amend a North Natomas Community Plan policy related to shared parking spaces. The North Natomas Community Plan was originally approved in May 1994. At this time the arena was fully functioning as a sports arena and event venue.

In 1992, the Sacramento Regional Transit Board of Directors approved a DowntownNatomas-Airport Refinement Study that identified a need for parking spaces in North Natomas to support the planned light rail system. In response, a park-and-ride policy was included in the 1994 North Natomas Community Plan to secure parking near light rail stations for commuters. The policy included the provision of 300 shared parking spaces on the arena site to support the future light rail station along Truxel Boulevard.

At the time community plan was adopted, this park-n-ride concept was a way to maximize the use of the arena parking lot that was largely vacant during non-event hours. However, the requirement for shared parking spaces is no longer appropriate because the higher intensity of development that is required in the Urban Center Low designation would better support the use of transit than shared parking spaces would.

Staff is proposing to remove the policy (shown below) from the North Natomas Community Plan.

NN.M 1.9 Park-n-Ride Facilities. The Downtown Natomas Airport (DNA) corridor Route Refinement Report identifies a need for a minimum of 900 parking spaces in the North Natomas community. The report identifies 375 park-n-ride spaces on 3.3 acres at the Truxel and I-80 station, and 225 spaces on 2 acres at the Town Center station. These 600 spaces would be exclusively park-n-ride spaces. The last 300 spaces would be joint-use spaces located at the Arena station. Any additional parkn-ride spaces required to meet air quality or other goals and park-n-ride spaces at bus transit centers shall be designated as permanent joint-use. Park-n-ride facilities shall maximize the use of shared parking arrangements with any public or private use.

Removal of community plan policy NN.M 1.9 does not preclude future shared parking opportunities should development within Innovation Park have available spaces, but the goal of the Innovation Park development is to provide just enough parking to support the proposed uses while encouraging those who live and work in the area to walk, bike, and take transit. The intensity of uses planned within the PUD will better support the future light rail station by providing more ridership than would a 300-space parking facility dedicated to park-n-ride visitors who drive to the site.

Rezone
The project site is currently zoned for a sports complex use (SPX-PUD). This zone is for a very specific use and allows only a limited number of uses that support a sports complex use, such as amusement center uses, restaurants, and retail stores. Residential

uses are not allowed in the SPX-PUD zone. The applicant is proposing a rezone to the General Commercial (C-2-PUD) zone to allow for a variety of uses that are envisioned in the Urban Center Low designation. Uses allowed in the C-2 zone include residential development and a wide variety of commercial and institutional uses. However, the General Commercial (C-2) zone also allows uses that are not compatible with the development desired in the Innovation Park area. To remedy this, the Innovation Park PUD will prohibit uses within the PUD area, such as auto-related uses, that are normally allowed in the C-2 zone.

Staff supports the rezone because it allows the opportunity for a variety of housing, employment, and commercial uses consistent with General Plan Urban Center land use designation. The rezone is also consistent with General Plan goals and policies including supporting infill development; providing for a mix of residential types and densities; connecting communities; creating a mix of uses that would promote walking, biking and transit use; and provide community amenities such as open space, schools, and health services.

Development Agreement
The North Natomas Community Plan requires a Development Agreement be executed between the City and applicants for all development in the North Natomas Community Plan area. Development Agreements are entered into by the City and a developer to define a development project’s commitments for a specific period of time and to ensure participation in the North Natomas Finance Plan. The applicant has coordinated with City staff to include special conditions in the Development Agreement to address provisions specific to the development of the property within the Innovation Park Planned Unit Development Area. The Innovation Park Development Agreement includes special conditions to address the timing of constructing specific traffic signals and parkland dedication. The Development Agreement also includes added language that clarifies the Innovation Park project is exempt from Natomas Basin Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) Fees. As is standard with all Development Agreements in the North Natomas area, the Agreement will have a 15-year initial term with up to three fiveyear extensions.

Mixed Income Housing Strategy
The Mixed Income Housing Ordinance (Chapter 17.712) requires projects over 100 gross acres to establish a Mixed Income Housing Strategy. The Mixed Income Housing Strategy, which requires Council approval, must demonstrate how the project provides housing for a variety of income levels and family types consistent with the policies of the General Plan’s 2021-2029 Housing Element.

At this time, the Developer is entitling the property, but is not proposed a specific residential development at Innovation Park. To ensure that affordable units and associated infrastructure are incorporated into Innovation Park, the Developer worked with City Planning Staff and the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) to develop a multi-faceted approach that requires the future residential developer to choose a path for providing affordable units.

Residential developers have two options in providing affordable housing that must be addressed prior to issuance of any residential building permit:
1) The developer must amend the Mixed Income Housing Strategy to provide further detail on how to build or cause to build 10% of the proposed units as affordable; or
2) The developer must dedicate 2.0 net acres to the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency so that the Agency can development affordable housing concurrently with the market rate housing.

After 1,500 market rate residential building permits are issued in the Innovation Park PUD area, the options for residential development changes:
1) The developer must build or cause to build 10% of the proposed units as affordable; or
2) The developer must pay the Housing Impact Fees adopted at the time of building permit issuance.

If future developers choose to offer 10% of the units as affordable, the affordable units will have affordability levels set at or below eighty percent (80%) of area median income applicable to Sacramento County, adjusted for family size as published and annually updated by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.

This Mixed Income Housing Strategy provides a necessary flexibility that contributes to the City of Sacramento’s housing goals during this statewide housing crisis, ensures affordable units will be incorporated with any market rate units, and that the associated infrastructure can be developed to support the housing.

The Mixed Income Housing Strategy is provided in Attachment 14.

Innovation Park Planned Unit Development
The purpose of planned unit developments is to provide guidelines and policies to ensure the development of large areas result in a well-integrated community. These guidelines include design principles, development standards, and land use concepts that will be applied to all future development in the area. The Innovation Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) establishes eight design principles that are tailored to be sensitive to the surrounding area while providing the North Natomas Community and the entire city a unique district that offers a variety of employment, commercial, residential, and health-related uses at an intensity of development that will support transit and create a walkable community. The Innovation Park PUD can be found in Attachment 16.

The following design principles serve as the foundation for the Innovation Park PUD:
1) Create guidelines that allow flexibility and respect the development and market context.
2) Allow for a horizontal and vertical mix of uses.

3) Guide decision making and anticipated implementation needs over an extended period of time.
4) Accommodate a variety of housing types and densities. 5) Create walkable and bikeable neighborhoods and districts. 6) Support opportunities for employment, medical and commercial uses. 7) Establish a multi-modal environment.
8) Foster the creation of infill development that is composed of distinctive and attractive districts with a strong sense of space.

The Innovation Park PUD is divided into three Districts, each with a strong sense of place with unique characteristics that accommodate different but complementary uses:
 Health District. A 46.4-acre site that will serve as the site for the CNU medical campus with complementary commercial, retail, and medical office, residential for seniors, a childcare center and an educational institution with student and faculty housing.  Innovation District. This 25.2-acre district will encompass a mix of higher intensity uses including office and residential mixed uses.
 Life District. The Life District is a 46.2-acre district that will provide a mix of neighborhoods, parks, and a school. It also would allow for a variety of commercial services including local-serving retail and hotels.

Figure 2: Innovation Park Districts

Parks and Open Spaces
The Innovation Park PUD will establish a network of active and passive parks and open space areas that will includes a mix of public and semi-public spaces to satisfy the development’s Quimby parkland dedication obligation. The PUD currently identifies five park and open space opportunities that are being considered:

1. Located at the center of the Plan Area is the “Urban Plaza” encompassing approximately 0.8 acres. This plaza could be designed for programmed activities such as outdoor events and gatherings, and group fitness classes and potentially surrounded by commercial uses with outdoor dining.

2. The “Nature Park” is a natural passive open space park encompassing approximately 4.5 acres that will use elements of existing habitat already found in the Plan Area. The “Nature Park” would be an opportunity for nature-based programming and passive open space.

3. The “Innovator Loop” is a wide linear parkway encompassing approximately 6 acres, with an off street,16-foot Class I shared use path with landscape areas.

The linear parkway is designed to follow Sports Parkway and would interconnect to residential neighborhoods and commercial areas, and existing developments around the PUD. Two small pocket parks at the east and west sides of the loop provide nodes of passive or active recreation.

4. An elementary school may be located within the Life District. The school grounds’ sports fields could provide for approximately 4.4 acres of joint use sports fields for after school hours organized sports.

5. The CNU Hospital/Medical Campus grounds will include approximately 9 acres of accessible open space that could contain features such as an amphitheater, lawn terraces, meditation areas, picnic areas, play areas, and specialty gardens. CNU will be required to comply with Quimby obligations for approximately 2 acres and has the option to get credit for on-site private recreation facilities.

Figure 3: Open Space & Parks
Staff and the applicant submitted the proposed project to the Parks and Community Enrichment Commission on November 4th for review and comment. The Commission discussed locations of connections to area off-street bikeways and the new aquatics and community center located northeast of the PUD. Further discussion was related to the joint agreement between the school district and the Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment Department for use of school grounds as dedicated park land. Staff and the applicant were able to satisfactorily respond to the commissioners’ comments and the Commission was supportive of the proposal.

Circulation
Vehicular Circulation
The proposed Tentative Subdivision Map establishes the backbone roadway system for the site, which includes Innovator Drive (north-south connection), Sports Parkway/“C” Street (Loop Road), “B” Street (east-west connection), “D” Street (the extension of East Entrance Road), and “E” Street (Fire Star Way) which provides for a second connection to Del Paso Road.

As is shown in Figure 4 below, all proposed streets will be two-lane roads with the exception of Innovator Drive and B Street along the north and east side boundary of the CNU site. Secondary roads are not included in the proposed Innovation Park project at this time because their locations and shape will be determined by the use or type of future developments occurring in the project area.

Figure 4: Vehicular Circulation
Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation
Streets in areas of higher intensity of development will have an 8-foot planter and 8-foot sidewalk to accommodate heavy pedestrian traffic and large shade trees. Residential streets with lower density may have narrower sidewalks since pedestrian traffic would not be as busy, but residential streets will still have an 8-foot planter.

The applicant is proposing a 16-foot-wide Class I (off street) bicycle/pedestrian path along the perimeter of the project site adjacent to Sports Parkway (Loop Road) and at north of the West Entrance Road. Protected Class IV separated bikeways on the proposed Innovator Drive (“A” Street), Main Entrance Road (“B” Street), and West Entrance Road (“D” Street). Class II bike lanes are proposed at the old Sleep Train Arena entrances to the project site, West Entrance Road (‘D’ Street), and Main Entrance Road (‘B’ Street) at the west, South Entrance Road (‘A’ Street) to the south, Arco Arena East Entry (‘B’ Street) at the east, and Five Star Way (‘E’ Street) and Town Center Drive (‘A’ Street) to the north. Figure 5, below, shows the proposed bicycle network.

Figure 5: Bicycle Circulation
Transit and Alternate Modes
The future extension of the Green Line of the Sacramento Regional Transit’s Light Rail system is planned to run from the Central City, through the South and North Natomas Communities and end at the Sacramento International Airport. Currently, the Green Line has active light rail stations up to Richards Boulevard in the River District (Township 9 Station). The Green Line is planned to cross the American River Parkway, run through South Natomas along Truxel Boulevard, cross Interstate 80 and then continue north up Truxel Boulevard, and eventually turning west and making its way over Interstate 5 to the Greenbriar/Northlake Development and then terminating at the Airport. (See Figure

6.) Currently, there are three bus lines that serve the entire North Natomas area, via Sacramento Regional Transit. In addition, RT offers SmaRT Ride, on-demand shuttle services that includes the majority of the North Natomas area. This temporary service is funded by a grant, and because of its success, may be extended.

Figure 6: Green Line, Planned Light Rail Stations
The Innovation Park PUD identifies several transit supportive elements built into the plan that can create a need for various forms of transit services such as more bus routes, demand-response modes, and vanpool services. Project elements that support transit identified in the PUD include the following:
 Transit-oriented urban form and land uses including high intensity employment and residential development;
 Strong connections to bicycle and pedestrian facilities that connect to future light rail stations and provide access to future bus routes; and  Well-defined core area/destinations that support “last-mile connectivity.” The alignment of the future Green Line is located to the east of the project area.

Currently, the 183-acre project site is underdeveloped with an arena and practice facilities and approximately 90 acres of parking lot. The site is currently zoned for a sports complex which only allows a limited number of uses and prohibits residential development. The Innovation Park PUD will develop with an allowed range of 20-150 dwelling units per net acre or a floor-area-ratio of 0.4-4.0. This high intensity of development and the mix of uses allowed in the proposed General Commercial (C-2) zone and Urban Center Low designation will result in ridership that will support transit.

The Innovation Park PUD also calls for a system of bike lanes, protected bike lanes and bike trails that will enable the use of alternative modes of transportation and connections to public transit.

The North Natomas community has a Transportation Management Association (TMA) that is funded by a Community Facilities District. The non-profit Transportation Management organization, Jibe, administers the TMA and provides a variety of services and programming to encourage the North Natomas residents and business employees to walk, bike, and use public transportation. One of these programs includes a commuter shuttle service that transports North Natomas residents and employees to the downtown area. The Innovation Park project will be required to annex into this district.

Projects that are considered major employers (see City Code 17.700) are required to establish a Transportation System Management Program (TSMP) that identifies ways to reduce vehicle miles traveled. The California Northstate University, as a major employer, is required to have a TSMP for their hospital and college campus. Additional TSMPs will likely be developed as Innovation Park is developed. These TSMPs will assist to encourage employees to take transit or alternate modes of transit.

Development Standards and Design Guidelines
Planned Unit Developments (PUD) can include development standards and design guidelines that are unique to the project. A PUD also establishes design principles and guidelines that are applied to development in the PUD area and are used by developers when designing a project and by planners when reviewing entitlement applications.

The applicant is relying primarily on the development and design standards in the Planning and Development Code to guide development within the PUD, with just a few proposed modifications to be included in the PUD to tailor the redevelopment of the site toward the more desired urban form. Instead of being prescriptive, the Innovation Park PUD conveys the overarching character of the PUD area and provides design guidelines and concepts to achieve this vision. Two important urban form concepts that the Innovation Park PUD captures is treatment of the street edge and the pedestrian experience, both of which are provided in more detail below.

Street Edge to Engage the Street
In denser urban environments it is important for development to have a positive street edge in order to create an active, interesting and engaging streetscape. Throughout the Innovation Park PUD, direction is provided on how to achieve this:
 Front entrances should face the street.
 In residential development, street front entrances to individual units are encouraged.
 The main building entrances should be easily recognizable with enhanced design elements, materials, and landscaping features.
 Setbacks should be shallow and consistent to engage the street and create a consistent street wall.
 Prominent architectural features are important at prominent corners.

 Outdoor seating is encouraged.
 Courtyards, patios, and landscaping can be used at entryways to make the street edge more interesting.

Pedestrian Amenities
Urban areas offer a mix of uses and have high pedestrian traffic. The Innovation Park project addresses concepts to support safe and comfortable experience for pedestrians:
 Sidewalk and tree planter areas are 16-feet wide on commercial boulevards.  8-foot-wide tree planters will allow for a large tree shade canopy.  Design for employment-generating uses will provide for a pedestrian-friendly setting with ample open space.
 The PUD encourages employment generating uses to provide for a mix of supporting uses such as commercial, retail, and residential uses to encourage pedestrian and bicycle use and reduce dependance on car.

Tentative Subdivision Map
The applicant is proposing to subdivide 183.7 acres into 34 lots. Of the 34 lots, a total of

11.8 acres will be dedicated to the City for the Class 1 bike trail and open space. One

1.7-acre lot will be dedicated for a SMUD facility and a 12-acre site is reserved for an elementary school with a joint-use park.

The applicant is also requesting a deviation to tentative map standards by proposing non-standard centerline radii at two locations along the northern curves of the Loop Road (“C” Street). The purpose of this request is to avoid skewed intersections at “A” and “E” Streets. To address the modification, the applicant proposes measures to control vehicle access, remove on-street parking and provide signage and striping in specific areas. The Department of Public Works has reviewed and accepted the tentative map deviation given the low traffic volumes, limited access around the curve, and the geometry constraints of the framework roadway intersections. The final design elements, signage and striping will be designed for the review and approval of the Department of Public Works.

The Subdivision Review Committee reviewed and approved the tentative subdivision map and conditions of approval on November 17, 2021. The tentative subdivision map and justification for the deviation to tentative map standards can be found in Attachments 21 and 22.

Bicycle Master Plan Amendment
The 2016 City Bicycle Master Plan (Plan) was developed to serve the recreational and transportation needs of the public. This Plan was adopted by the City of Sacramento in 1995 and has since undergone several updates and revisions. As described in the Bikeway and Pedestrian Circulation section above (See Figure 5), the Innovation Park project is proposing a Class I trail around the perimeter of the site and protected bike

lanes. The requires an amendment to the Bicycle Master Plan to include the following modifications:
 Remove a short east-west Class I trail on south side of west entrance while retaining the Class I trail on the north side;
 Add the Class I trail that located around the Loop Road (Sports Parkway); and  Add proposed protected lanes (Class IV).

The proposed amendments were presented to the Active Transportation Commission on October 21st. The Commission supported the proposed amendment and proposed further modifications to the bicycle circulation that the applicant was able to incorporate into the project, including a Class I connection at the West Entrance Road and protected lanes on both West Entrance Road and the Main Entrance Road.

California Northstate University Medical Campus
California Northstate University (CNU) is an institution dedicated to educating, developing, and training individuals to provide competent, patient-centered care. The University was established to address the need for more primary care physicians trained in California. It is the goal of the CNU to create life-long learners that are trained to serve the community as leaders in health care science, education, and research.

CNU has the following objectives for the Medical Center Campus Project at Innovation Park:
 Offer innovative, high-quality health care for patients residing in the Natomas Area.

Develop a hospital that will be in close proximity to the proposed California Northstate University campus to provide training opportunities for its students.  Promote new, highly accessible, and innovative care models by designing facilities to incorporate the most advanced techniques available for diagnosis and treatment.  Provide trauma services (Planned Level II after certification) to respond to incidences of mass casualty and other emergency response needs of the City and region and to provide for healthcare and emergency services along the Interstate I5 corridor.  Develop an integrated university campus to accommodate all the colleges within California Northstate University. Design facilities to create a distinct campus identity through the use of consistent materials and colors, pedestrian-friendly circulation and attractive site features such as open space and other amenities for staff and University community.
 Provide for Clinical Laboratory and Pharmaceutical Research and Development Facilities to support the medical mission of CNU.
 Provide for student, faculty, and senior housing to service the CNU community.  Accommodate helicopter access directly to the facility and design helipad facilities in accordance with the following objectives:
o To lessen significant impacts on the surrounding community; o To locate the helipad to meet the functional needs of the hospital;

o To comply with all applicable regulatory and life safety requirements for helipads and helicopter travel, including but not limited to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requirements for flight path obstruction clearance; o To locate the helipad on a site where access is controlled, to ensure public safety during helicopter landings and take-offs;
o To construct a visually unobtrusive helipad, integrating into the design of the building.
 Provide economic stimulus for the City of Sacramento and the surrounding region by creating high paying jobs that will have a multiplier effect on regional economic growth;
 Develop a staff and patient-friendly hospital with a convenient location, available parking, efficient patient, and emergency access in close proximity to amenities and patient services.

CNU is proposing to locate a medical campus within the Health District of the Innovation Park PUD area. The entire CNU medical campus includes a hospital with a central plant and a helistop; medical office buildings; university buildings for administrative offices, classrooms, and instruction; laboratories and pharmaceutical research facilities; dormitories for students; apartments for faculty; a childcare center with roof-top sports facilities; and a senior care facility. Several of the buildings include underground parking and the project includes three parking structures with ground floor tenant space for commercial, retail, and restaurant uses. The medical campus will be developed over four phases and 10 years as is shown in Table 2. A site plan for each phase is provided in Attachment 31.

Table 2: California Northstate University Medical Campus Phasing Plan Phase Years Buildings
1A 2022-2026 Hospital 730,000 sf, 98,000 sf to be shelled Central Plant with Parking 90,000 sf
1B 2022-2026 University Building 256,000 sf
Pharmaceutical Building 200,000 sf
Central Plant 174,000 sf
2 2025-2029 Hospital remaining 98,000 sf shell space
Ambulatory Care building 175,000 sf
Medical Office Building 150,000 sf
Parking Structures 380,000 sf
University Building 216,000 sf
Admin/Dormitory Building 140,000 sf
Faculty Housing Building 126,000 sf
Childcare Center 13,500 sf of 27,000 sf
Pharmaceutical/Laboratory Bld. 240,000 sf
3 2028-2032 University Building 189,000 sf
Retail/Parking Structure 257,000 sf
Admin/Dormitory Building 140,000 sf
Faculty Housing Building 126,000 sf
Childcare Center remaining 13,500 sf of 27,000 sf
Senior Care Facility 86,400 sf

Figure 7: California Northstate University Medical Campus Conceptual Plan CNU Site Plan and Design Review
The California Northstate University (CNU) Medical Center project is a multi-phase campus of research, teaching and healing. The site planning is a reflection on the long term uses and community contribution as an employer, community service and iconic “center” for Natomas. Open space is provided for campus events, community events and general public use. Clusters of buildings grouped by use – education, research, and student and faculty residential – are proposed to be sited around the open space area.

The Site Plan and Design Review entitlement requested with this project will be for only Phase 1A of the project, which includes the hospital and its supporting central plant.

However, site plan concepts for future phases were provided by the CNU team to

convey the overall vision for the medical campus at buildout. All future phases will be required to go through Site Plan and Design Review process.

Hospital
Driving the design of the building is a Department of Health Care Access and Information (formerly named Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development/OSHPD) requirement to raise the critical facilities above a 200-year flood level and various programmatic uses. Each use – medical services, circulation, and patient wings – have different programmatic needs for continuity and special relationships and are reflected in their floor plan configuration. Stacking those programmatic floor plates results in the unique and significant building form.

The building reflects Sacramento in its recognition of the region’s flood plain, intense summer sun needing shading on wall glazing and lighter color materials to avoid heat gain and reradiation to the surrounding environment. The overall building is designed to meet the requirements of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Status. The hospital building has 14 stories, including a 76,000 square foot ground-level medical clinic level, 12 stories for hospital functions and patient rooms, and a mechanical level. The building is approximately 730,000 sf in size, with up to 420 patient beds at full buildout. The initial submitted phase contains 263 patient beds.

The hospital structure has a nine-story central tower and two seven-story patient-bed wings with a floor plate area of 37,000 square feet atop a three-story, main hospital podium. Hospital administration would be housed on the 12th level of the central tower.

A helistop is located on the roof of the eastern hospital wings. The hospital will also have clinical labs, a pharmacy, and other support services. The highest point of the building is the central tower crown approximately 280-feet above ground level.

Design Details
Diagnostic and Treatment Podium: This component consists of a four-story podium including the ground-floor medical clinics. The ground-floor medical clinics are not required to be above the flood plain level. There is a fourth-floor transitional level with the cafeteria, the kitchen, and a mechanical floor level. The total area of the groundfloor medical clinics, diagnostic and treatment podium, and fourth-floor transitional level are approximately 383,300 sf.

The four-story podium, upon which the Central Tower and East and West Patient Bed Towers sit, is a rectangular building finished with concrete pre-cast panels in a staggard undulation pattern, concrete masonry unit elements on the first floor, and tall, rectangular windows interspersed throughout.

Hospital Public Entry. Above the four-story podium at the south elevation is the hospital’s main entrance, emergency room, and urgent care entrances. In contrast to the concrete finishes of the podium structure, the hospital’s main entrance includes a semi-circular, five-story tall, glazed curtain wall structure. This structure creates a prominent entry area for visitors which separates the entrance area from the medical

facilities located on the first floor. The highly transparent structure is capped with a sloping metal roof which tapers from a five-story height near the hospital tower down to a height of four stories as it approaches the main entrance. The main hospital entrance also incorporates a large canopy feature which serves to frame the entrance to a more human scale and provide shelter from the elements during patient drop-off. The canopy is finished with similar metallic elements found throughout the hospital design.

An additional curved, glazed curtain wall, which extends from the podium’s ground floor to the low point of the Central Tower’s crown, is located at the interior of the lobby area and serves as the Central Tower’s façade at the south elevation.

At the transition level between the podium and tower structures, the podium is finished with aluminum composite paneling throughout.

Central Tower: The hospital is designed with a rounded, nine-story central tower which sits atop the Diagnostic and Treatment Podium. The central tower’s design serves as a transitionary element between the podium and the two patient bed towers which flank the tower on either side. Like the podium, the central tower is finished with metal or glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) paneling.

In addition to the panels, the tower’s south elevation is finished with aluminum composite paneling, and a curved, glazed curtain wall which extends from the first floor to the low point of the tower’s crown and contains many of the same design elements found at the podium’s main entrance. The glazed curtain wall is covered with a perforated metal screen as a response to Sacramento’s southern and western heat gain and light glare. The perforated screen provides an opaque shading element to the tower in contrast to the highly transparent glazed curtain wall and includes wide rectangular cutouts which frame the curtain wall at each floor. At the top of the hospital tower is a sloped tower crown finished with metal fins.

The Central Tower’s east and west elevations are finished with metal or GFRC paneling and vertical bands alternating between aluminum panels and windows at each floor.

The tower’s northern elevation consists of a glazed curtain wall not dissimilar from the curtain wall located at the southern façade of the building.

Two seven-story patient towers are attached to the Central Tower on both sides. Seen from above, the two towers appear as elliptical leaves sitting atop the rectangular podium structure. The patient wing glazing is provided with vertical screen elements that are both architectural and a response to Sacramento’s western heat gain and light glare.

Figure 8: California Northstate University Medical Campus – Hospital Looking East on B Street Central Plant
The Central Plant provides power and heating to the CNU Medical Center campus and includes four diesel-powered emergency generators on the second floor. Approximately 90,000 gallons of diesel fuel would be stored in two underground tanks that would be designed to withstand being submerged during a flood event. The Central Plant Building is 174,000 square feet in size and consists of the 30,000 square feet Central Plant operations, a 28,000 square foot mechanical yard, and two floors of parking totaling 58,000 square feet.

In response to Planning and Design Commission feedback at the October 28th Review and Comment item, the Central Plant was designed to relocate the yard in-board to the loading area and the oxygen tank was moved to the interior and the northwest parking entry drive was removed and relocated to the south end of the structure. The building is designed to have a more prominent street edge and incorporated metal screen features at the lower level that angle off the building, similar to the design of the hospital wing panels. The screens provide a textured vertical element and incorporate vegetation that climbs up the building to soften the street edge while screening the interior of the structured parking areas. As the vegetations thins upward, the screening transitions to a translucent material to conceal the Central Plant equipment and parking while also providing air circulation, natural light, and some visibility into and out of the building to enhance security.

The Design Advisory Group (DAG)
The Design Advisory Group (DAG) was engaged on the project review in a very preliminary pre-application stage. The DAG is of course advisory and seek to add additional perspectives on design solutions. The designs were still being adapted to the Sacramento site and numerous comments were provided that related to that early stage of design. The applicant team has reviewed all comments and adjusted the design where they are able reflecting on the broad concept from which the comments were made.

Vehicle Parking
Phase 1A includes the construction of the hospital and a central plant that services the hospital. Phase 1A is comprised of 263 hospital beds and 381,000 square feet of office, clinics, pharmacy, and other hospital-supporting services. Per city code parking regulation (Chapter 17.608), the minimum parking requirement for the hospital and its supporting central plant is 231 spaces which reflects a 50% reduction in required parking because of the site’s proximity to a future light rail station.

Table 3: Proposed Parking (Phase IA)
Vehicle Parking Title 17
Minimum Parking
Spaces Required
(with 50% reduction)
Title 17
Minimum Parking Spaces
Required
(without 50% reduction)
CNU Proposed
Parking
Hospital 227 454 1498
Central Plant 4 8 8
Total 231 462 1,506
Figure 9: California Northstate University Medical Campus – Central Plant

CNU anticipates their needed parking for Phase 1A of the hospital is 1,506 spaces (1,498 for the hospital and 8 for the central plant). At full buildout of the hospital and college campus the hospital will have approximately 3,620 employees. For Phase 1A, CNU anticipates a total of 2,994 employees for Phase 1A and 1,554 patients or visitors each day; during the busiest shift, there will be 1,108 employees and 622 patients or visitors. The parking needs of the hospital assumes nurses and staff who work the night shift will be driving and that parking will be impacted by an overlap in shift changes. It also allows for parking to be provided for 80% of doctors and visitors whose highest numbers will be on site during the AM/PM shift which is the busiest shift.

Table 4: Proposed Vehicle Parking for Hospital (Phase IA) Number of
Employees/Visitors
Total
% Parking Spaces
Per
Employee/Visitor
Proposed
Parking
Spaces
Staff 1494 35.25% 527
Nurses 500 35.25% 177
Doctor 1000 29.6% 296
Patients/Visitors 1554 32% 498
Total 4,548 1,498
In summary, a total of 4,548 individuals may be at the hospital during an average day and 1,730 individuals may be at the hospital during the busiest shift (morning or evening shift), but CNU is proposing only 1,498 parking spaces. The applicant is proposing to utilize the existing arena surface parking lot and construct new temporary surface parking lots to address parking for Phase IA. For Phase IA, the proposed parking supply is as follows:

Table 5: Proposed Parking Spaces & Location (Phase IA)
Proposed Parking Spaces
Parking under hospital 249
Parking in central plant 248
Permanent surface parking 8
Temporary parking lot (new) 326
Temporary parking lot (existing) 675
Total 1,506
The existing and the new surface parking lots are considered temporary parking lots and will be phased out as the medical campus is developed. Only a portion of the existing arena parking lot, 675 spaces, will be used for temporary parking; the remainder will be used for construction staging area, parking for construction employees, and equipment.

The CNU goal is to minimize surface parking into order to maximize the open space area that serves as the centerpiece to the campus. At full build-out, the CNU Medical Campus will be served by two parking garages, below-ground parking in buildings, and a minimal number of surface parking spaces. The second parking garage may not be

constructed if not needed, and all parking garages have capacity to expand parking capacity through a stacking mechanism.

The site also provides for large drop-off areas in front of the hospital for shuttles and ride-sharing trips. To reduce vehicle miles travelled, Phase 1A is conditioned to provide parking for carpooling, reserve areas for transportation-sharing modes such as bicycleand scooter-sharing and provide charging stations for electric bicycles. Furthermore, as was mentioned earlier in the report, CNU is required to establish a Transportation Management System Plan to reduce vehicle miles travelled. In addition to implementing this plan, CNU will continue to explore ways to reduce vehicle miles travelled as well as continuously evaluate its parking needs as the project develops.

Phase 1A also includes a small permanent parking lot with 21 spaces that will serve the future college campus but was included in this first phase to provide permanent infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations to serve the hospital. As the area around the hospital builds out in future phases, charging stations will be constructed to serve the hospital and the charging stations in the smaller lot would then serve the college.

Electric Vehicle Parking
The Building Code requires 6% of all required parking spaces be “EV Capable” which means the installation of the enclosed conduit that will accommodate the future installation of a circuit and charging station. Phase IA of the CNU development would require 14 EV Capable parking spaces. The CNU is greatly exceeding that amount by proposing a minimum of 75 fully installed EV parking spaces. The charging stations will be provided in the Central Plant parking lot, the parking area under the raised driveways and in a small parking lot along the eastern edge of the site.

Bicycle Parking
The bicycle parking requirement for Phase I is 87 long-term spaces and 34 short-term spaces. The applicant is proposing to meet the required 34 short-term bicycle parking spaces and exceed the city requirement for long-term parking by proposing 135 longterm spaces. The long-term parking spaces exceeds requirement for long term parking even when the 98,000 sf of the hospital that will remain a shell during the Phase I is fully built out in Phase III, thus ensuring facilities needed to house long-term bicycle parking.

Table 6: Proposed Bicycle Parking (Phase IA)
Bicycle Parking Long-Term Short-Term
City Required CNU
Proposed
City Required CNU
Proposed
Hospital 85 195 32 32
Central Plant 3 3 2 2
Total 87 198 34 34

Deviation for Loading Docks
The city code requires hospitals to have one loading dock per each 40,000 square feet in total gross floor area (City Code 17.608.050). This would require the CNU hospital to have a total of 18 loading areas. The project is only proposing four loading areas. At full build out, it is anticipated that the hospital will have 110 truck deliveries a day. CNU reports that the need for only four loading docks has been validated with comparisons to other hospital of similar size and function. Staff supports this deviation because the delivery trucks have direct access to the loading docks off B Street and there is ample turn-around area to provide sufficient circulation for trucks to access, load/unload and exit the site in an efficient manner.

Conditional Use Permits
Three conditional use permits are being requested for the hospital, helistop, and college campus, all of which support the CNU Medical Campus. In reviewing requests for conditional use permits, staff must look at potential impacts to the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare of those residing, working, visiting or recreating in the surrounding area and that the project would not create a nuisance.

A traffic analysis was conducted to evaluate the impact of the hospital and college campus at full buildout. The analysis took into consideration vehicle-miles traveled, operational functioning, and needs of emergency service vehicles. Whereas the Innovation Park PUD area is largely served by 2-lane public streets, the streets to adjacent to the north and the east of the CNU Medical Campus Center are planned for four-lane roads with sufficient traffic lights and turn lanes to ensure the campus is easily accessible and that emergency vehicles can easily maneuver to their destination.

California Northstate University Hospital
The hospital consists of the hospital building, the central plant, a laboratory that will be housed in one of the pharmaceutical buildings and developed during Phase 2 of the project. The hospital would house all acute-care services and include imaging, cardiology, urgent care and emergency department, obstetrics, neonatal intensive care unit, pediatrics, intensive and coronary care treatment, and others wellness-related functions. The hospital will also have clinical labs, a pharmacy, and other support services. The overall building would be designed to meet the requirements of LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold Status.

The clinical lab supports the hospital and is where patient tests are processed. The clinical laboratory will mainly serve the hospital, but as a common practice, will also be available to nearby clinics. The clinical laboratory is considered an accessory use to the hospital and is operated separate from the pharmaceutical manufacturing that is in the same building and serves the university. Clinical laboratories are highly regulated and have three oversight agencies: 1) Cal OSHA, 2) Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA) Certification, and 3) Health and Human Service (CMS) Approval.

Primary access to the hospital would be from Innovator Drive, approximately midway between Sports Parkway and B Street. The main entry road would be a four-lane facility that would rise about 14 feet between the intersection with Innovator Drive and the hospital entrance. The hospital’s ambulance and service and delivery entrances would be on B Street, approximately 203 feet east of Sports Parkway. The hospital’s ambulance bay would be located on the north side of the hospital, facing toward B Street, and would be accessed via an approximately 256-footlong ambulance entry road that would rise at a grade of approximately 7 percent from about elevation 19 feet to 38 feet at the hospital’s ambulance bays.

The CNU Hospital will be the destination for emergency ambulance trips. It is anticipated that at full build-out, the hospital would receive 4,200 ambulance trips per year, or approximately 81 per week. Ambulance siren activity would be most prevalent on arterials and collector streets leading to the proposed hospital, particularly Arena Boulevard and East Commerce Way. While ambulance noise is a common occurrence in an urban setting, ambulance sirens operating during the noise-sensitive nighttime hours have the potential to result in sleep disturbance at residences. The City Code exempts sirens and other emergency equipment and activity from City noise standards (8.68.030(C)).

Staff believes that conditional use permit findings can be made for the proposed project in that an operational analysis indicated the proposed roadways that serve the hospital will be sufficient to ensure adequate circulation and the project exceeds the City’s minimum parking requirements. Furthermore, the project supports the City’s goals related to promoting the provision of quality health care services and offering a variety of jobs that will support a healthy local economy. The hospital will also provide a large number of bicycle parking spaces to encourage use of the nearby bikeway network, provide parking spaces for ride-share opportunities such as shared bike and scooters, provide charging stations for electric bikes and assign priority parking for carpooling.

California Northstate University Helistop
A helistop would be constructed on the roof of the east patient-bed wing of the hospital tower. The CNU evaluated locating the helistop on either the roof of the hospital or on the ground. While a helistop on the ground would be less expensive than the rooftop location, the CNU decided a roof-top helistop would be the safer option because there would be less maneuvering between structures at ground level, and because it would allow for the most expeditious and effective transport of patients from the helicopter to the relevant part of the hospital, including the emergency and operating rooms. Also, a rooftop helistop is less disruptive as any air turbulence and noise generated would be well above ground-level activity. Furthermore, approach and departure paths for rooftop helistops are less restrictive and would not require building height restrictions near the helistop. Rooftop helistops have been included at other hospitals in the region, including UC Davis Medical Center Tower II and the Sutter Medical Center Sacramento.

The helistop would be used exclusively for the transfer of patients and medical staff from one site to another; it would not serve as a permanent base for air ambulance vehicles, and no fueling, service, long-term parking, or storage of helicopters or related equipment would occur at the CNU Medical Center site.

A helicopter noise analysis for the helistop was completed in support of the project’s draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The noise analysis technical memorandum is included as an appendix (Appendix G) to the EIR. This noise analysis evaluated potential noise impacts associated with helicopter operations at the CNU Medical Center site. It was assumed that helicopters would primarily arrive and depart from along the Interstate 5 corridor as shown below in Figure 10. It was also assumed that based on prevailing winds and historic runway use at nearby Sacramento International Airport, an estimated 70 percent of flights would approach from the south and 30 percent would approach from the north. It is anticipated that helicopters would generally adhere to these flight paths except under certain weather conditions or a life-threatening emergency.

Figure 10: Proposed Helicopter Flight Path
The noise analysis assumed that under normal conditions, there would be approximately four arrivals and four departures per month. During particularly busy periods, there would be up to six arrivals and six departures each month. Although helicopters could operate at any time of the day, the helicopter noise analysis assumed that 80 percent of helistop operations would occur during daytime hours (7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.), 15 percent would occur during evening hours (7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.), and 5 percent would occur during nighttime hours (10:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.).

The analysis characterized noise using both community noise equivalent level (CNEL) and sound exposure level (SEL) noise metrics. CNEL was used to produce noise contours for purposes of identifying potential noise impacts to surrounding areas and SEL was used to identify the potential for sleep disturbance.

The California Airport Noise Standards (21 CCR 5012) states that “the standard for acceptable level of aircraft noise for persons living in the vicinity of airports is hereby established to be a community noise equivalent level (CNEL) of 65 decibels.” The helicopter noise analysis indicated that the CNEL contours would be limited to the CNU Medical Center property and that residential areas would not be exposed to helicopter noise levels in excess of the CNEL threshold.

The noise analysis indicated that noise generated by helicopter landings and takeoffs at the helistop on the roof of the proposed CNU hospital would expose nearby residential development to noise levels that may disturb the sleep of a small portion of occupants.

It is estimated that less than one helicopter trip per month will occur during the nighttime hours, so potential for sleep disturbance is minimal.

The design of the helistop and flight paths to and from the CNU hospital are subject to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidance, regulations, and review. In addition, Caltrans Division of Aeronautics is responsible for issuing permits for all heliports (including helistops) in the State. The project is conditioned to be consistent with all FAA and Caltrans requirements.

Staff supports the conditional use permit for the helistop. Because of its location on the rooftop of the hospital, it would minimize air turbulence to surrounding areas, avoid the need to restrict the height of future nearby development, reduce ground-level noise disturbance, and maximize the safety of landings and take-offs. With a maximum of six flights per month, the helistop operations will not result in major noise or safety impacts to adjacent development. Furthermore, the helistop will provide an important role in providing potentially life-saving services during emergencies.

California Northstate University College Campus
The California Northstate University (CNU) mission is “to advance the science and art of healthcare through education, service, research and social accountability”. CNU was created to address the shortage of primary care physicians in California. Its first College of Medicine was established in 2001 and there are currently campuses in Rancho Cordova and Elk Grove. For the planned site in Sacramento, CNU will establish education curriculum for a number of disciplines including general medicine, psychology, dental medicine, healthcare administration and pharmaceutical sciences.

The campus will be comprised of graduate and doctorate level students who will benefit from a wide range of healthcare instruction through hospital rotations and residency programs.

The CNU university campus consists of three university buildings where classes will be held; two pharmaceutical buildings for research and develop to accompany the coursework; two dormitories, each with 150 units that will house 300 students (600 students total); and two faculty housing buildings that will each house 100 faculty families (for a total of 200 families). The dorm and faculty housing rents will be provided below-market and have a childcare center and senior care facility to serve the families

of the faculty members. At full building out, there will be up to 5,500 full time students and 1,680 university employees that include faculty, dorm and faculty housing managers, security, and building/grounds staff.

The pharmaceutical buildings are an important part of universities, particularly science universities, in that they provide facilities necessary for training, the research and development of new uses of medication or new drug development, and manufacturing of small batch medicinal molecules for pre-clinical and clinical applications.

Pharmaceutical manufacturing uses are considered ancillary to the college campus use and are strictly regulated by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under Federal laws under the Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP).

The campus will include a large open space area that will be owned and operated by CNU but accessible to the public. The open space area includes an outdoor venue where graduation ceremonies will take play in May and a White Coat Ceremony in the fall. CNU will also offer the outdoor venue to local schools for performance arts production. The events will take place mainly on the weekends and CNU does not anticipate the number of events to average more than one event per month.

Future development of the university will require Site Plan and Design Review (SPDR) to ensure appropriate building placement and design. The SPDR will ensure a functioning circulation pattern and sufficient parking. A conceptual site plan of the university campus and its open space area was reviewed and indicated that the site is large enough to accommodate adequate space for the buildings, open space, circulation and parking. The CNU college campus will be required to establish a transportation system management plan to reduce vehicle miles travelled.

Staff supports the conditional use permit for the college campus because it provides a higher education opportunity for Sacramento residents, addresses the need for healthcare professionals, and will generate job opportunities. The college campus will also provide an open space amenity that will be accessible to the public and which can be enjoyed by students, nearby residents, and employees of the hospital, university and nearby job centers.

Noise Variance for Construction
The Innovation Park PUD Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) includes a mitigation measure that requires all construction projects within the PUD area to prepare and implements a Construction Noise Reduction Plan (Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(a)).

Under this mitigation measure, applicants for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD require construction and demolition contractors to prepare and implement a construction noise reduction plan that is to be included in all grading, demolition, and construction plans. These plans address reducing noise from sources such as equipment, trucks, and impact tools (jackhammers, pavement breakers, and rock drills) and identifies appropriate locations for stationary noise sources and noise barriers. Advance notice is also required to be provided to all noise sensitive receptors located within 300 feet of demolition and construction activities by mail at least fourteen days before the beginning of construction activity, and the notice is to include the

approximate start date and duration of construction activities. All development within the Innovation Park Planned Unit Development Area is subject to this mitigation measure.

The City’s noise ordinance exempts noise sources associated with construction activity between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Monday through Saturday) and 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m (Sunday). The CNU hospital and central plant is scheduled to be completed by April 2025. To meet this projected schedule, working hours will require two, eight-hour construction shifts, six days a week. The applicant is requesting a variance to allow certain CNU hospital and central plant construction activities to take place outside of the hours of exemption. For activities associated with construction of the CNU hospital and central plant, such as continuous concrete pours, large-sized materials delivery, and/or crane erection, it may be necessary to conduct delivery or construction activities at night, either because of the technical needs of the construction operation (e.g., large concrete pours that must be undertaken in a single pour over many consecutive hours or days) or in order to avoid disruption to the local circulation network during busier commute times. The requested variance would allow the construction of the hospital to extend allowed construction hours but would not exempt the construction effort from noise and other related mitigation measures. The requested variance would not extend to construction of elements of the CNU Medical Center beyond the hospital and central plant, or to construction of other parts of the Innovation Park PUD.

Staff believes that it is appropriate to allow a variance to the noise ordinance for construction related activities because the nature of the construction being proposed and the timeframe and setting under which it must be conducted. Extending the hours of construction for the CNU hospital and central plant will allow the project to be constructed within the project timeframe and avoid other construction effects that would be disruptive of the surrounding community. Furthermore, implementation of the Construction Noise Reduction Plan required under the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program will serve to reduce noise impacts. Attachment 25 provides a table that lists the construction activities and timeframes of the activities.

Water Supply Assessment Report
According to Senate Bill 610, a water supply assessment is required for proposed residential developments with more than 500 units and office developments of more than 250,000 square feet. In addition, SB 221 requires written verification of sufficient water supply before a project is approved. This assessment is provided in the draft Environmental Impact Report and the attached Water Supply Assessment Form verifies the City of Sacramento has sufficient water allocations available to serve the proposed project as well as the projected future growth.

Tree Removal Permit
Pursuant to Sacramento City Code (SCC) 12.56, the removal of private protected trees requires a tree removal permit. This project proposes to remove 40 private protected trees totaling 717 inches. These trees are proposed for removal because they conflict with roads, infrastructure and buildings proposed for Phase 1 of the CNU project.

The applicant has provided a replacement plan that is consistent with the replacement requirement described in tree ordinance that includes the planting of 693 inches DSH.

The applicant has requested a waiver of the replacement requirement for a dead 24- inch redwood.

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council

CERTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

AND ADOPTING THE MITIGATION MONITORING PLAN FOR THE

INNOVATION PARK PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) AND

CALIFORNIA NORTHSTATE UNIVERISTY (CNU) MEDICAL CENTER
PROJECT (P18-077)

BACKGROUND
A. On January 13, 2022, the City Planning and Design Commission conducted a public hearing on, and forwarded to the City Council a recommendation to approve with conditions the Innovation Park PUD and CNU Medical Center project (P18-077).

B. On February 15, 2022 the City Council conducted a public hearing, for which notice was given pursuant Sacramento City Code Section 17.812.030 and received and considered evidence concerning the Innovation Park PUD and CNU Medical Center project (P18-077).

BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City Council finds that the Environmental Impact Report for Innovation Park PUD and CNU Medical Center project (P18-077) (herein EIR) which consists of the Draft EIR and the Final EIR (Response to Comments) (collectively the “EIR”) has been completed in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines and the Sacramento Local Environmental Procedures.

Section 2. The City Council certifies that the EIR was prepared, published, circulated and reviewed in accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and the Sacramento Local Environmental Procedures, and constitutes an adequate, accurate, objective and complete Final Environmental Impact Report in full compliance with the requirements of CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and the Sacramento Local Environmental Procedures.

Section 3. The City Council certifies that the EIR has been presented to it, that the City Council has reviewed the EIR and has considered the information contained in the EIR prior to acting on the proposed Project, and that the EIR reflects the City Council’s independent judgment and analysis.

Section 4. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15091 and 15093, and in support of its approval of the Project, the City Council adopts the attached Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations in support of approval of the Project as set forth in the attached Exhibit A of this Resolution.

Section 5. Pursuant to CEQA section 21081.6 and CEQA Guidelines section 15091, and in support of its approval of the Project, the City Council adopts the Mitigation Monitoring Plan to require all reasonably feasible mitigation measures be implemented by means of Project conditions, agreements, or other measures, as set forth in the Mitigation Monitoring Plan as set forth in Exhibit B of this Resolution.

Section 6. The City Council directs that, upon approval of the Project, the City Manager shall file a notice of determination with the County Clerk of Sacramento County and, if the Project requires a discretionary approval from any state agency, with the State Office of Planning and Research, pursuant to the provisions of CEQA section 21152.

Section 7. Pursuant to Guidelines section 15091(e), the documents and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which the City Council has based its decision are located in and may be obtained from, the Office of the City Clerk at 915 I Street, Sacramento, California. The City Clerk is the custodian of records for all matters before the City Council.

Table of Contents:

Exhibit A - CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Innovation Park PUD and CNU Medical Center project (P18-077)
Exhibit B – Mitigation Monitoring Plan for the Innovation Park PUD and CNU Medical Center project (P18-077)

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Exhibit A
CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Innovation Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) Project Description of the Project
The Innovation Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) project involves the development of an approximately 183-acre project site in North Natomas. The proposed project includes the following key elements:
 The Innovation Park PUD project requests entitlements necessary to replace a vacant arena, paved surface parking, and undeveloped land with a diverse mix of uses that are anticipated to include: employment uses, various market sector housing types, commercial, shopping, destination amenities, and a range of personal and professional services.

Development of the 183-acre project site will be guided by a PUD document which provides a vision and standards for overall buildout of the project site.
 The Innovation Park PUD requires the redesignation of the site in the City’s General Plan from Urban Center High to Urban Center Low, and the rezone of the site from SPX-PUD (Sports Complex/Planned Unit Development) to General Commercial Planned Unit Development (C-2 PUD).
 The Innovation Park PUD is anticipated to include approximately 3,071 housing units and 4,149,400 square feet of non-residential uses.  The Innovation Park PUD includes development of the California Northstate University (CNU) Medical Center. The CNU Medical Center would be constructed on the southwest portion of the project site on approximately 35 acres. At build-out the CNU Medical Center would include at build out a 14-story hospital with 420 beds, medical clinics, ambulatory care, research and pharmaceutical buildings, laboratories, supporting retail uses, student and faculty dorms, an active senior living building, parking facilities, and publicly accessible open space.

Findings Required Under CEQA

1. Procedural Findings
The City Council of the City of Sacramento finds as follows:

Based on the nature of the proposed project, the City of Sacramento’s Environmental Planning Services determined, on substantial evidence, that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. The Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Innovation Park PUD project (SCH # 2019039011, City project #P18-077) was prepared, noticed, published,

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circulated, reviewed, and completed in full compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq. (CEQA), the CEQA Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.), and the City of Sacramento environmental guidelines, as follows:
a. A Notice of Preparation of the Draft EIR was filed with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and each responsible and trustee agency and was circulated for public comments beginning March 1, 2019.

The official 30-day public review comment period for the NOP ended on April 2, 2019.
b. A public scoping meeting was held on March 21, 2019, at Sacramento City Hall, 915 I Street, Sacramento, California, 95814, to request the public’s input on the scope and content of the environmental information that should be addressed in the EIR.
c. A Notice of Completion (NOC) and copies of the Draft EIR were distributed to the OPR on November 16, 2021, and to those public agencies that have jurisdiction by law with respect to the project, or which exercise authority over resources that may be affected by the project, and to other interested parties and agencies as required by law. The comments of such persons and agencies were sought.
d. An official 45-day public review and comment period for the Draft EIR was established by the OPR. The official OPR public comment period began on November 16, 2021, and ended on January 3, 2022.
e. A Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft EIR was mailed to all interested groups, organizations, and individuals who had previously requested notice in writing on November 16, 2021. The NOA stated that the City of Sacramento had completed the Draft EIR and that copies were available at the City of Sacramento, Community Development Department, 300 Richards Boulevard, Third Floor, Sacramento, California, 95811, and on the City’s website.

The letter also indicated that the official 45-day public review period for the Draft EIR would end on January 3, 2022.
f. A public notice was placed in the Sacramento Bulletin on November 16, 2021, which stated that the Draft EIR was available for public review and comment.
g. A public notice was posted in the office of the Sacramento County Clerk on November 16, 2021.
h. A public notice was mailed to all property owners within the project area, property owners within 1,000 feet of the project area, and occupants of contiguous property to the project area on November 16, 2021.

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j. The NOA and Draft EIR were published on the City’s website at http://portal.cityofsacramento.org/CommunityDevelopment/Planning/Environmental/Impact-Reports.aspx. i. Copies of the Draft EIR were available for review at the following locations:

City of Sacramento
Community Development Department
300 Richards Boulevard, Third Floor
Sacramento, CA 95811
Sacramento Public Library
828 I Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
k. Following closure of the public comment period, all comments received on the Draft EIR during the comment period, the City’s written responses to the significant environmental points raised in those comments, and additional information added by the City were added to the Draft EIR to produce the Final EIR.
l. The Final EIR was made available for public review and published on the City’s website at http://portal.cityofsacramento.org/CommunityDevelopment/Planning/Environmental/Impact-Reports.aspx on February 4, 2022. m. Notices were mailed on February 4, 2022, to all federal and state agencies that provided comments on the Draft EIR. The notice sent to each agency included that agency’s comment letter and specific responses to its comment letter.
n. In certifying the Final EIR, the City Council finds that the Final EIR does not add significant new information to the Draft EIR that would require recirculation of the EIR under CEQA because the Final EIR contains no information revealing (1) any new significant environmental impact that would result from the Project or from a new or revised mitigation measure proposed to be implemented, (2) any substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified environmental impact, (3) any feasible project alternative or mitigation measures considerably different from others previously analyzed that would clearly lessen the environmental impacts of the Project but that was rejected by the Project Applicant, or (4) that the Draft EIR was so fundamentally and basically inadequate and conclusory in nature that meaningful public review and comment were precluded.

2. Record of Proceedings
The contents of the record of proceedings shall be as set forth in subdivision (e)

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of Public Resources Code Section 21167.6. In particular, the following information is incorporated by reference and made part of the record supporting these findings:
a. The Draft and Final EIR and all documents relied upon or incorporated by reference therein;
b. The City of Sacramento 2035 General Plan adopted March 3, 2015, and all updates;
c. The Master Environmental Impact Report for the City of Sacramento 2035 General Plan certified on March 3, 2015, and all updates; d. Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Adoption of the Sacramento 2035 General Plan adopted March 3, 2015, and all updates;
e. Planning and Development Code of the City of Sacramento, as amended as of the date of this Resolution;
f. The 2020 Metropolitan Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy (MTP/SCS), Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), adopted November 18, 2019;
g. The Innovation Park Planned Unit Development, February 2022; h. Innovation Park PUD Tentative Subdivision Map, February 2022; i. Innovation Park PUD Development Agreement, February 2022; j. The Mitigation Monitoring Plan for the project;
k. All records of decision, staff reports, memoranda, maps, exhibits, letters, synopses of meetings, and other documents approved, reviewed, relied upon, or prepared by any City commissions, boards, officials, consultants, or staff relating to the project; and
l. Any other materials required by Public Resources Code Section 21167.6, or other applicable law, to be included in the record of proceedings.

3. Findings
CEQA requires that the lead agency adopt mitigation measures or alternatives, where feasible, to substantially lessen or avoid significant environmental impacts that would otherwise occur. Mitigation measures or alternatives are not required, however, where such changes are infeasible or where the responsibility for the changes lies with some other agency. (CEQA Guidelines, Section 15091, subd. (a), (b).)

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Public Resources Code Section 21061.1 defines “feasible” to mean “capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social and technological factors.” CEQA Guidelines Section 15364 includes another factor: “legal” considerations. (See also Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors (Goleta II) (1990) 52 Cal.3d 553, 565.)
The concept of “feasibility” also encompasses the question of whether a particular alternative or mitigation measure promotes the underlying goals and objectives of a project. (City of Del Mar v. City of San Diego (1982) 133 Cal.App.3d 410, 417 (City of Del Mar).) “[F]easibility” under CEQA encompasses ‘desirability’ to the extent that desirability is based on a reasonable balancing of the relevant economic, environmental, social, and technological factors.” (Ibid.; see also Sequoyah Hills Homeowners Assn. v. City of Oakland (1993) 23 Cal.App.4th 704, 715 (Sequoyah Hills); California Native Plant Society v. City of Santa Cruz (2009) 177 Cal.App.4th 957, 1001 [after weighing “‘economic, environmental, social, and technological factors’ ... ‘an alternative that is impracticable or undesirable from a policy standpoint may be rejected as infeasible’”].)
With respect to a project for which significant impacts are identified that are not avoided or substantially lessened, a public agency may nevertheless approve the project if the agency first adopts a statement of overriding considerations setting forth the specific reasons why the agency found that the project’s “benefits” rendered “acceptable” its “unavoidable adverse environmental effects.” (CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15093, 15043, subd. (b); see also Pub. Resources Code, Section 21081, subd. (b).)
In seeking to effectuate the substantive policy of CEQA to substantially lessen or avoid significant environmental effects to the extent feasible, an agency, in adopting findings, need not necessarily address the feasibility of both mitigation measures and environmentally superior alternatives when contemplating approval of a proposed project with significant impacts. Where a significant impact can be mitigated to an “acceptable” level solely by the adoption of feasible mitigation measures, the agency, in drafting its findings, has no obligation to consider the feasibility of any environmentally superior alternative that could also substantially lessen or avoid that same impact — even if the alternative would render the impact less severe than would the proposed project as mitigated. (Laurel Hills Homeowners Association v. City Council (1978) 83 Cal.App.3d 515, 521; see also Kings County Farm Bureau v. City of Hanford (1990) 221 Cal.App.3d 692, 730-731; and Laurel Heights Improvement Association v.

Regents of the University of California (“Laurel Heights I”) (1988) 47 Cal.3d 376, 400-403.)
In these Findings, the City first addresses the extent to which each significant environmental effect can be substantially lessened or avoided through the adoption of feasible mitigation measures. Only after determining that, even with

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the adoption of all feasible mitigation measures, an effect is significant and unavoidable does the City address the extent to which alternatives described in the EIR are (i) environmentally superior with respect to that effect and (ii) “feasible” within the meaning of CEQA.

In the Statement of Overriding Considerations found at the end of these Findings, the City identifies the specific economic, social, and other considerations that, in its judgment, outweigh the significant environmental effects that the project will cause.

The California Supreme Court has stated that “[t]he wisdom of approving ... any development project, a delicate task which requires a balancing of interests, is necessarily left to the sound discretion of the local officials and their constituents who are responsible for such decisions. The law as we interpret and apply it simply requires that those decisions be informed, and therefore balanced.” (Goleta II).

In support of its approval of the Project, the City Council’s findings are set forth below for each of the potentially significant environmental effects and alternatives of the Project identified in the EIR pursuant to Section 21081 of the Public Resources Code and Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines.

These findings do not attempt to reproduce the full analysis of each environmental impact contained in the EIR. Instead, a full explanation of these environmental findings and conclusions can be found in the EIR and these findings hereby incorporate by reference the discussion and analysis in the Draft and Final EIR supporting the determination regarding the impacts of the Project and mitigation measures designed to address those impacts. In making these findings, the City Council ratifies, adopts and incorporates in these findings the determinations and conclusions of the EIR relating to environmental impacts and mitigation measures except to the extent any such determinations and conclusions are specifically and expressly modified by these findings.

As set forth below, the City Council adopts and incorporates all of the mitigation measures set forth in the EIR and the attached Mitigation Monitoring Plan (MMP) to substantially lessen or avoid the potentially significant and significant impacts of the Project. The City Council intends to adopt each of the mitigation measures proposed in the EIR to reduce or eliminate significant impacts resulting from the Project. Accordingly, in the event a mitigation measure recommended in the EIR has inadvertently been omitted in these findings or the MMP, such mitigation measure is hereby adopted and incorporated in the findings below by reference.

In addition, in the event the language describing a mitigation measure set forth in these findings or the MMP fails to accurately reflect the mitigation measures in the EIR due to a clerical error, the language of the policies and implementation measures, as set forth in the EIR shall control. The impact numbers and mitigation measure numbers used in these findings reflect the information contained in the EIR.

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A. Impacts Found to be Less Than Significant and Thus Requiring No Mitigation.

Under CEQA, no mitigation measures are required for impacts that are less than significant. (Pub. Resources Code, Section 21002; CEQA Guidelines, Section 15126.4, subd. (a)(3), 15091.) Based on substantial evidence in the whole record of this proceeding, the City Council finds that implementation of the project will not result in any significant impacts in the following areas and that these impact areas, therefore, do not require mitigation.

Aesthetics, Light and Glare

4.1-1: Development allowed under the proposed project could substantially degrade the existing visual character or quality of public views of the site and its surroundings, or conflict with applicable zoning and other regulations governing scenic quality. (p. 4.1-16)

4.1-3: Development allowed under the proposed project could create a new source of glare. (p. 4.1-21)

4.1-4: Development allowed under the proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, could contribute to substantial cumulative degradation of existing visual character or quality. (p. 4.1-22)

4.1-5: Development allowed under the proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, could contribute to cumulative sources of substantial light in the area. (p. 4.1-23)

4.1-6: Development allowed under the proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, could contribute to cumulative sources of glare. (p. 4.1-24)
Air Quality

4.2-1: Implementation of the proposed project could conflict with or obstruct implementation of the applicable air quality plan. (p. 4.2-24)

4.2-3: Operation of the development allowed under the proposed project (including the CNU Medical Center) could result in long-term emissions of

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NOX, ROG, PM10, and PM2.5, for which the project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard. (p. 4.2-38)

4.2-6: Operation of the development allowed under the proposed project (including the CNU Medical Center) could contribute to cumulative increases in long-term emissions of NOx, ROG, PM10, and PM2.5. (p.4.2-45) Biological Resources

4.3-7: Construction under the proposed Innovation Park PUD could interfere substantially with the movement of resident or migratory fish or wildlife species, migratory corridors, or impede the use of native wildlife nursery sites. (p. 4.3-56)

4.3-9: Construction under the proposed project could conflict with the provisions of an adopted habitat conservation plan, natural community conservation plan, or other approved local, regional, or state habitat conservation plan. (p. 4.3-60)
Energy Demand and Conservation

4.5-1: Construction activities for the proposed project would have the potential to result in significant environmental impacts due to wasteful, inefficient, and/ or unnecessary use of energy. (p. 4.5-18)

4.5-2: Operational activities for the proposed project would have the potential to result in significant environmental impacts due to wasteful, inefficient, and/ or unnecessary use of energy. (p. 4.5-21)

4.5-3: Construction and operation of the proposed project would have the potential to conflict with or obstruct adopted energy conservation plans or violate energy efficiency standards. (p. 4.5-26)

4.5-4: The proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, would have the potential to contribute to cumulative increases in demand for energy. (p. 4.5-28)
Global Climate Change

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4.6-3: Operation of the CNU Medical Center Central Plant stationary sources could generate direct GHG emissions that may have a significant impact on the environment. (p. 4.6-23)
Hazards and Hazardous Materials

4.7-2: The proposed project could emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school. (p. 4.7-20)

4.7-3: The proposed project is within the Airport Influence Area of Sacramento International Airport but would not result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the area. (p. 4.7-22)

4.7-6: The proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, could emit hazardous emissions or handle hazardous or acutely hazardous materials, substances, or waste within one-quarter mile of an existing or proposed school. (p. 4.7-27)

4.7-7: The proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development within the Airport Influence Area of Sacramento International Airport, would not result in a safety hazard for people residing or working in the area. (p. 4.7-27)
Noise and Vibration

4.8-6: The proposed project could result in exposure of people residing or working in the project area to excessive noise levels from aircraft activity within an airport land use plan or, where such a plan has not been adopted, within 2 miles of a public or private use airport. (p. 4.8-45) Public Services

4.9-1: Implementation of the proposed project could result in adverse environmental effects related to the construction of new or expansion of existing police facilities as a result of increased demand for police protection services within the city of Sacramento. (p. 4.9-5)

4.9-2: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, could result in the need for construction of additional or expansion of existing police facilities to accommodate a potential increase

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in cumulative demand for police protection services within the city of Sacramento. (p. 4.9-8)

4.9-3: Implementation of the proposed project could result in adverse environmental effects related to the construction of new or expansion of existing fire protection facilities as a result of increased demand for fire protection services within the city of Sacramento. (p. 4.9-18)

4.9-4: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, could result in the need for construction of additional or expansion of existing fire protection facilities to accommodate a potential increase in cumulative demand for fire protection services within the City of Sacramento. (p. 4.9-21)

4.9-5: Implementation of the proposed project could result in adverse environmental effects related to the construction of new or expansion of existing public school facilities as a result of increased demand for public school services within the city of Sacramento. (p. 4.9-29)

4.9-6: Implementation of the proposed project, in conjunction with other development, could result in the provision of or need for increased demand for public school services within the city of Sacramento. (p. 4.9-31) Transportation

4.10-1: The proposed project’s VMT per capita (residents and employment) could exceed 85 percent of the existing average for the SACOG region. (p.

4.10-45)

4.10-2: Implementation of the proposed project could adversely affect the existing or planned bicycle or pedestrian facilities or could fail to adequately provide for access by bicycles or pedestrians. (p. 4.10-46)

4.10-4: Implementation of the proposed project could result either in offramp queuing at freeway facilities that is greater than the storage capacity or in on-ramp queuing for metered on-ramps that is greater than the storage capacity. (p. 4.10-49)

4.10-6: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, could contribute to cumulative conditions where VMT per capita or VMT per employee could exceed 85 percent of their existing corresponding averages for the SACOG region. (p. 4.10-50)

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4.10-7: Implementation of the proposed project and cumulative development could adversely affect the existing or planned bicycle or pedestrian facilities or could fail to adequately provide for access by bicycles or pedestrians. (p. 4.10-51)

4.10-9: Implementation of the proposed project and cumulative development could result either in off-ramp queuing at freeway facilities that is greater than the storage capacity or in on-ramp queuing for metered on-ramps that is greater than the storage capacity. (p. 4.10-53) Utilities

4.11-1: The City would have the potential to have insufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry, and multiple dry years. (p. 4.11-18)

4.11-2: Implementation of the proposed project would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded water facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11-20)

4.11-3: Under cumulative conditions, the City would have the potential to have insufficient water supplies available to serve the project and reasonably foreseeable future development during normal, dry, and multiple dry years. (p. 4.11-21)

4.11-4: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded water facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11- 22)

4.11-5: Implementation of the proposed project would have the potential to result in a determination by the local wastewater treatment provider that it does not have adequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand in addition to its existing commitments. (p. 4.11-27)

4.11-6: Implementation of the proposed project would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded wastewater conveyance facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11-28)

4.11-7: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, would have the potential to result in a determination by the

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local wastewater treatment provider that it does not have adequate capacity to serve the cumulative demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments. (p. 4.11-29)

4.11-8: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded wastewater conveyance facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p.4.11-30)

4.11-9: Implementation of the proposed project would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded storm water drainage facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11-34)

4.11-10: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded stormwater drainage facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11-35)

4.11-11: The proposed project would have the potential to 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. (p. 4.11-41)

4.11-12: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, would have the potential to generate solid waste in excess of state or local standards, or in excess of the capacity of local infrastructure, or to otherwise impair the attainment of solid waste reduction goals. (p.

4.11-43)

4.11-13: Implementation of the proposed project would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded energy transmission or distribution facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11-47)

4.11-14: Implementation of the proposed project would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11-48)

4.11-15: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded energy transmission or distribution facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11-49)

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4.11-16: Implementation of the proposed project, in combination with other development, would have the potential to require or result in the construction of new or expanded telecommunications facilities, the construction or relocation of which could cause significant environmental effects. (p. 4.11-49)
B. Significant or Potentially Significant Impacts Mitigated to a Less Than Significant Level.

The following significant and potentially significant environmental impacts of the project, including cumulative impacts, are being mitigated to a less-thansignificant level and are set out below. Pursuant to Section 21081(a)(1) of CEQA and Section 15091(a)(1) of the CEQA Guidelines, as to each such impact, the City Council, based on the evidence in the record before it, finds that changes or alterations incorporated into the project by means of conditions or otherwise, mitigate, avoid or substantially lessen to a level of insignificance these significant or potentially significant environmental impacts of the project. The basis for the finding for each identified impact is set forth below.

Aesthetics, Light and Glare

4.1-2: Development allowed under the proposed project would create a new source of substantial light. (p. 4.1-19)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.1-2 (PUD, CNU): Implement Signage and Lighting Design Plan.

For each individual development project proposed within the project area, a signage and lighting design plan will be implemented, as approved in the City’s Site Plan and Design Review process, to ensure that all outdoor lighting within the project area is designed to minimize lighting that is misdirected, excessive, or unnecessary by requiring light for development to be directed downward to minimize spill-over onto adjacent properties consistent with General Plan Policy ER 7.1.3.

Finding: Mitigation Measure 4.1-2 would ensure that new nighttime light from development within the project area would be sufficiently reduced to avoid disturbing adjacent properties through the implementation of a Signage and Lighting Design Plan for each project proposed in the project area.

Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.1-2 (PUD, CNU) would reduce this impact to a less-than-significant level.

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With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Air Quality

4.2-4: Development allowed under the proposed project (including the CNU Medical Center) would expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations. (p. 4.2-41)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.2-4 (PUD, CNU): Implement Measures to Reduce Health Risks from Diesel-Powered Construction Equipment.

Applicants for individual projects constructed under the proposed Innovation Park PUD, including the proposed CNU Medical Center, shall require construction contractors to implement the following measures to reduce health risks from diesel-powered fleets working at construction sites:

1. Implement Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(c), Implement Measures to Ensure the Use of Low-Emission Construction Equipment, for all project-related construction activities.

2. Restrict construction activities to the daytime and evening hours between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m., except for limited circumstances requiring nighttime construction (e.g., elongated concrete pours, on-street movement of large construction equipment), which may be allowed in accordance with Sacramento City Code section 8.68.080.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(c) would reduce the exposure of existing residents to DPM emissions from construction under the proposed project by requiring the use of USEPA-Certified Tier 4F engines. Tier 4F engines are designed to have higher fuel efficiency, achieve significant reductions in emissions of both NOx and DPM, and are now widely available and used for diesel-fueled heavy duty construction equipment throughout California.

Restricting construction activities to the daytime and evening hours when there are better atmospheric conditions for dispersion of pollutants would also reduce exposure. Together, these two measures would reduce health risks to existing nearby sensitive receptors to below the established threshold, and the impact would be reduced to a less-than-significant level, as shown in Tables 4.2-16,

4.2-17, and 4.2-18.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

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4.2-7: Development allowed under the proposed project (including the CNU Medical Center) could cumulatively expose sensitive receptors to substantial pollutant concentrations. (p. 4.2-47)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.2-4 (PUD, CNU).

Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.2-4 described under Impact 4.2-4, including Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(c), potential health risk impacts on existing nearby sensitive receptors would be reduced by the use of USEPACertified Tier 4F engines in construction equipment and by restrictions on the potential duration of construction activities with potential pollutant emissions Under the requirements, the, the contribution of the proposed project (including the CNU Medical Center) to the cumulative health risk impact would be reduced to be less than cumulatively considerable, resulting in a less-than-significant cumulative impact.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Biological Resources

4.3-1: Construction under the proposed Innovation Park PUD project, including the CNU Medical Center, could result in the loss of potential foraging habitat for Swainson’s hawk. (p. 4.3-44)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.3-1: Compensate for Permanent Loss of Swainson’s Hawk Foraging Habitat (PUD, CNU)
Construction of development under the Innovation Park PUD would affect

41.83 acres. To compensate for the permanent loss of 41.83 acres of Swainson’s hawk foraging habitat, any future development project allowed under the Innovation Park PUD within suitable foraging habitat for Swainson’s hawk shall preserve CDFW-approved foraging habitat for Swainson’s hawk, or shall purchase Swainson’s hawk foraging habitat mitigation credits at a CDFW-approved mitigation bank, at a minimum 1:1 ratio, which is double the mitigation ratio required by the NBHCP. Before purchase of credits at a mitigation bank and/or acquisition of mitigation land, the ratio and location of the mitigation shall be subject to approval by CDFW, USFWS, and/or the City’s NBHCP Designee.

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This mitigation shall be implemented by the project applicant before the City’s issuance of grading permits or of wrecking permits, whichever comes first, for any work in suitable Swainson’s hawk foraging habitat. In addition, because of the limited availability of mitigation lands in the Natomas Basin, mitigation of impacts on Swainson’s hawk foraging habitat shall not reduce the availability of needed mitigation lands for development subject to the NBHCP.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.3-1 would reduce impacts on Swainson’s hawk foraging habitat to a less-than-significant level because applicants of future projects under the Innovation Park PUD would preserve suitable habitat off-site or purchase mitigation credits. Because the project area is not subject to the NBHCP, mitigation of impacts on Swainson’s hawk foraging habitat can occur outside of the Natomas Basin.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-2: Construction under the proposed Innovation Park PUD project, including the CNU Medical Center, could result in the loss of potential nesting habitat for special-status bird species and other sensitive and/or protected bird species. (p. 4.3-45)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.3-2(a): Conduct Preconstruction Survey for Active Raptor and Migratory Bird Nests and Implement Avoidance Measures. (PUD, CNU)
Construction activities associated with clearing and grubbing, tree removal, demolition of buildings or other structures (including potential demolition by implosion), and removal of riparian woodland/filling of the pond shall occur outside of the nesting season that encompasses all birds (September 16 through January 31), unless the following measures are complied with. If vegetation removal begins during the nesting season (February 1 to September 15), the project applicant shall retain a qualified biologist to conduct a preconstruction survey for active nests in suitable nesting habitat within 500 feet of the construction area for nesting raptors and migratory birds. The preconstruction survey shall be conducted within five days before the start of ground-disturbing activities. If the preconstruction survey shows that there is no evidence of active nests, a letter report shall be submitted to the City for its records within 14 days of the survey and no additional measures are required. If construction activities do not begin within five days of the preconstruction survey, or if construction halts for more than five days, an additional preconstruction

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survey is required within five days of the initiation or re-initiation of construction activities.

If active nests are found during the survey, the project applicant shall implement mitigation measures to ensure that the species will not be adversely affected, which will include establishing a no-work buffer zone, as approved by the City in consultation with the CDFW and/or USFWS, around the active nest.

Measures will include, but not be limited to:

1. The project applicant shall maintain a sufficient buffer around the active nest to ensure impacts to nests are avoided. The buffer size shall be determined in consultation with a qualified biologist based on site-specific conditions such as proximity to novel stimuli, natural shielding, etc. The minimum buffer size should be no less than a 500- foot buffer around each active raptor nest and a 100-foot buffer around the black-crowned night heron and cattle egret rookery (during nesting season), however, larger buffers may be needed depending on the sensitivity of any birds onsite. No construction activities shall be permitted within this buffer. For other nesting migratory and passerine birds, a no-work buffer zone shall be established around the active nest, as determined by the City in consultation with a qualified biologist, CDFW and/or USFWS. The no-work buffer may vary depending on species and site-specific conditions, as determined by the City in consultation with a qualified biologist, CDFW and USFWS.

2. Depending on conditions specific to each nest, and the relative location and rate of construction activities, it may be feasible for construction to occur as planned within the buffer without affecting the breeding effort.

In this case (to be determined on a case-by-case basis), a qualified biologist shall monitor the nest(s) during construction within the buffer.

If, in the professional opinion of the monitor, the project would affect the nest, the biologist shall immediately inform the construction manager and the project applicant shall notify the City’s Planning Director. The construction manager shall stop construction activities within the buffer until the nest is no longer active. Completion of the nesting cycle shall be determined by the qualified biologist. If construction begins outside of the migratory bird breeding season (February 1 through August 31), the applicant is permitted to continue construction activities in the existing active construction footprint.

However, an additional nesting bird survey shall be conducted if construction is expected to extend outside of the active construction footprint and the applicant is required to comply with bird protection measures of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the California Fish and Game Code, regardless of the time of year.

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3. Mitigation Measure 4.7-1(a), item viii (see Section 4.7, Noise and Vibration), which requires employment of noise-reducing pile installation techniques, shall be implemented for construction activities that include pile driving.

If active rookery use is found outside the nesting season, the project proponent shall implement mitigation measures to ensure that the species will not be adversely affected, which will include establishing a no-work buffer zone, as approved by the City in consultation with a qualified biologist, CDFW and/or USFWS, around the active rookery.

In consultation with a qualified biologist, CDFW and/or USFWS, the project proponent shall develop a rookery impact reduction plan (Plan).

The Plan shall detail the use of the rookery site outside of nesting season, propose strategies for reducing impacts to resident birds, and to ensure take of the species does not occur. Such strategies could include but are not limited to:

1. Limiting any vegetation impacts to daylight hours or when birds are away from the rookery site.

2. Progressively limbing any actively used trees that are to be removed over the course of several days as to passively encourage use of other habitats.

3. “Soft-start” initiation of project activities as means to not immediately flush birds using the rookery. “Soft-start” techniques could be implemented by starting lower impact work in the area first or having a small crew walk the area before initiating heavy equipment use.

4. Establishing a no disturbance buffer around any onsite habitat to be protected (i.e., so birds could relocate from one side of the pond to another).

Mitigation Measure 4.3-2(b): Conduct Preconstruction Surveys for Burrowing Owls and Implement Avoidance Measures. (PUD)

1. Preconstruction surveys for burrowing owls shall be conducted by a qualified biologist (as approved by CDFW) prior to construction activities within 500 feet of the annual grassland. For the purposes of burrowing owl, construction activities include mobilization, vegetation clearing operations, grading, including in areas where disturbance has occurred from construction prior to development. Surveys shall be conducted no more than 30 days and no less than 14 days before the start of construction activities. If construction activities are delayed for more than 30 days after the initial preconstruction surveys, a new preconstruction survey shall be required. All surveys shall be conducted in accordance with the Staff Report on Burrowing Owl

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Mitigation.1 (Appendix D). This mitigation shall be implemented by the project applicant.

2. If burrowing owls are discovered within 500 feet of the disturbance footprint while construction is actively occurring during the nesting season, the CDFW-approved project biologist shall be notified immediately. The biologist shall establish a 500-foot no-work buffer.

The biologist shall conduct daily check-in site visits for the first week to monitor the nest. After the first week, the biologist shall conduct two site visits per week to monitor the nest until the biologist verifies through non-invasive methods that either: (1) the owls have not begun egg-laying and incubation; or (2) juveniles from the occupied burrows are foraging independently and are capable of independent survival.

Mitigation Measure 4.3-2(c): Conduct Preconstruction Surveys for Swainson’s Hawk and Implement Avoidance and Minimization Measures. (PUD, CNU)

1. If construction activities are anticipated to begin during the Swainson’s hawk nesting season (March 1 to September 15) in each year construction activities begin, a qualified biologist shall conduct a minimum of three preconstruction surveys during each of the two recommended survey periods in accordance with the 2000 Swainson’s Hawk Technical Advisory Committee’s (TAC’s) Recommended Timing and Methodology for Swainson’s Hawk Nesting Surveys in California’s Central Valley2 (Appendix D). Construction activities include clearing and grubbing, tree removal, initial grading, removal of riparian woodland/filling of the pond, and noise and vibration associated with construction equipment. The table below provides the Swainson’s Hawk TAC’s survey periods:

1 California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2012. Staff Report on Burrowing Owl Mitigation. Sacramento, CA.
2 Swainson’s Hawk Technical Advisory Committee. 2000. Recommended Timing and Methodology for Swainson’s Hawk Nesting Surveys in California’s Central Valley. May 31, 2000.

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Survey Period Survey Time Notes
I. January–March All day Optional
II. March 20–April 5 Sunrise–10 a.m.; 4 p.m.–sunset
III. April 5–April 20 Sunrise–12 noon; 4:30 p.m.–sunset IV. April 21–June 10 Monitoring known nest sites only Initiating surveys not recommended V. June 10–July 30 Sunrise–12 noon; 4 p.m.–sunset
For example, if construction is anticipated to begin in May, three surveys would be conducted in Survey Period II and three surveys would be conducted in Survey Period III. All potential nest trees within

0.50 mile of the project footprint shall be visually examined for potential Swainson’s hawk nests, as accessible. If no active Swainson’s hawk nests are identified in or within 0.50 mile of the project area, a letter report documenting the survey methodology and findings shall be submitted to the City for their files within 14 days of the final survey for each year of construction. This mitigation shall be implemented by the project applicant before any project-related work in suitable nesting habitat.

2. If active Swainson’s hawk nests are found within 0.25 mile of construction activities, a survey report shall be submitted to CDFW, and an avoidance and minimization plan shall be developed for approval by CDFW before the start of construction. The avoidance plan shall identify measures to minimize impacts on the active Swainson’s hawk nest, depending on the exact location of the nest.

These measures shall include but not be limited to:
a. All construction personnel shall receive a worker environmental awareness training program from a CDFW- and USFWS-approved biologist before the start of any construction activities. b. A buffer zone and work schedule shall be established to avoid affecting the nest during critical periods. If possible, no work will occur within 0.25 mile of the nest while it is in active use. If work will occur within 0.25 mile of the nest, construction will be monitored by a qualified biologist on a daily basis to ensure that no work occurs which will result in take of Swainson’s hawk. In consultation with the qualified biologist, the project applicant shall preclude all project activities within a minimum of 500 feet of the nest during sensitive periods of the breeding season such as incubation or within 10 days after hatching. If during consultation it is determined that implementation of the project as proposed may result in take of Swainson’s hawk, the project may seek related take authorization as provided by the Fish and Game Code.

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c. A biological monitor shall conduct regular monitoring of the nest during construction activities.
d. The biologist shall be allowed to halt construction activities if construction activities are disturbing the nest. The biologist will be able to halt construction until she/he has determined that the nest activity is resuming normal activity. Once the biologist determines that normal nesting behavior has resumed, construction activities may recommence.
e. No plastic, monofilament, jute, or similar erosion control matting shall be placed within the project area when working within 200 feet of annual grassland or suitable nest sites. Possible substitutions include coconut coir matting, tackified hydroseeding compounds, or other material approved by CDFW and USFWS.
f. Any trees containing an active Swainson’s hawk nest shall be retained during project implementation. Retention of the nest tree includes prohibition of any project-related activity which may inadvertently damage the integrity of the nest tree or the nest structure, including any activities in the surrounding vicinity that occur outside the Swainson’s hawk nesting season. If the nest tree cannot be retained, the project applicant and their qualified biologist shall consult with CDFW and demonstrate compliance with CESA.

If during consultation it is determined that implementation of the project as proposed may result in take of Swainson’s hawk, the project may seek related take authorization as provided by the Fish and Game Code.
g. All staging and storage areas, including vehicle parking and employee break area shall be located at least 1,000 feet from an active Swainson’s hawk nest.
h. Any night lighting used during project activities shall be directed away from the active nest or shielded to avoid disturbance of nesting behavior.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.3-2(a) through 4.3-2(c) would reduce impacts on nesting burrowing owls, Swainson’s hawks, or birds protected under the Migratory Bird Protection Treaty during construction under the proposed project to a less-than-significant level through the use of preemptive surveys and buffering of any identified sites as necessary.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

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4.3-3: Construction under the proposed project could result in impacts on special-status bat species. (p. 4.3-50)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.3-3: Conduct Bat Habitat Assessment and Field Surveys and Avoid Disturbance of Maternity Roosts (PUD, CNU).

Construction activities associated with removal of landscape and riparian trees, demolition and potential implosion of the Sleep Train Arena building and associated infrastructure, and demolition of the foundation of the partially constructed baseball field and stadium shall occur between September 1 and April 30, which is outside of the breeding season for bat species, to the extent feasible.

If removal of landscape and riparian trees begin during the breeding period for bats (May 1 through August 31), a qualified biologist shall conduct a preconstruction survey within five days prior to the scheduled tree removal. The biological shall inspect all trees containing crevices and the bark or cavities for evidence of sign (i.e. guano). If no sign is observed, a letter report shall be submitted to the City for its records within 14 days of the survey and no additional measures associated with tree removal are required. If tree removal does not begin within five days of the preconstruction survey, or if the removal of previously inspected trees halts for more than five days, an additional preconstruction survey is required within five days of the initiation or re-initiation of tree removal. If a maternity colony is observed within a tree, that tree shall not be removed until the breeding season has been completed. Alternatively, a qualified bat biologist may exclude individual day-roosting bats in consultation with CDFW, thereby allowing tree removal to continue after successful exclusion activities.

If construction activities associated with the demolition and potential implosion of the Sleep Train Arena building and associated infrastructure within the CNU Medical Center and the demolition of the remnant baseball field foundation in the Innovation Park PUD are anticipated to occur during the breeding season (May 1 through August 31), a qualified biologist shall conduct a nighttime emergence survey no later than one-half hour before sunset and continue until at least 3 hours after sunset to allow for detection of both day- and night-roosting bats. The survey shall be conducted within five days of the scheduled implosion of the Sleep Train Arena building and associated infrastructure and the demolition of the remnant baseball field foundation. If any bats are observed emerging from any of the buildings or foundation, the building(s) or the foundation shall not be demolished until the breeding season has been completed.

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Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.3-3 would minimize potential direct and indirect impacts on maternity roosting bats in the project area because preconstruction surveys would be required to identify any maternity roosting sites; and, should any such sites be found, removal of trees or demolition of the building(s) or foundation would be delayed until the end of the breeding season. This would reduce impacts on maternity colonies during construction activities to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-4: Vegetation clearing activities and initial grading under the proposed project could result in impacts on special-status plant species. (p. 4.3-51) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.3-4: Conduct Preconstruction Survey for SpecialStatus Plant Species and Prepare and Implement a Transplantation and Monitoring Plan if Necessary (PUD, CNU).

A qualified plant biologist approved by CDFW shall conduct a preconstruction survey in the annual grassland for stinkbells (blooms March-June) within the project area including the CNU Medical Center and within the riparian woodland for Stanford’s arrowhead (blooms MayNovember) within Innovation Park PUD (excluding the CNU Medical Center) during their blooming periods prior to vegetation clearing activities and initial grading. The survey will be conducted following the Protocols for Surveying and Evaluating Impacts to Special Status Native Plant Populations and Natural Communities.3 If special-status plant species are found, the project applicant shall prepare a transplantation and monitoring plan in consultation with CDFW. The transplantation and monitoring plan will be subject to review and approval by CDFW before the start of any construction activities in the special-status plant species area. This plan

3 California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2018. Protocols for Surveying and Evaluating Impacts to Special Status Native Plant Populations and Sensitive Natural Communities.

Sacramento, CA.

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will describe the intent and anticipated success of transplanting, and specify success criteria for transplanted plants and related long-term protection and management of transplanted plants. This mitigation shall be implemented by the project applicant.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.3-4 would minimize potential impacts on special-status plant species in the project area by requiring preconstruction surveys that would identify any special-status plant populations, and should any such populations be found, requiring the implementation of a transplantation and monitoring plan. This would reduce impacts on special-status plant species during construction activities to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-5: Impacts to the lacustrine/freshwater emergent wetland within the Innovation Park PUD would have the potential to result in a substantial adverse effect on state or federally protected wetlands (including, but not limited to, marsh, vernal pool, coastal, etc.) through direct removal, filling, hydrological interruption, or other means. (p. 4.3-52)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.3-5(a): Acquire Applicable Wetland Permits before Issuance of Grading or Wrecking Permits. (PUD)
Before the City issues a grading permit or demolition permit, whichever comes first, for any work in riparian and emergent wetlands or lacustrine habitats in the project area, the project applicant shall acquire all applicable permits. This includes acquiring a permit for dewatering activities in the event the pond needs to be dewatered before any impacts.

These permits may include, but would not be limited to, a CWA Section 404 permit from USACE, a CWA Section 401 water quality certification from the Central Valley RWQCB, and/or a Section 1600 lake and streambed alteration agreement from CDFW.

Mitigation Measure 4.3-5(b): Implement Wetland Mitigation to Demonstrate No Net Loss of Wetlands and Other Waters. (PUD) The project applicant shall demonstrate that there is no net loss of wetlands and other waters of the United States and state-protected waters/wetlands from project construction. To ensure this, wetland mitigation shall be developed as a part of the permitting process as described in Mitigation Measure 4.3-5(a) above. Mitigation shall be provided before construction-related impacts on the existing wetlands occur. The exact mitigation ratio will be determined in consultation with

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USACE and/or CDFW, based on the type and value of the wetlands affected by the project, but the project shall compensate for affected wetlands at a ratio no less than 1:1.

Compensation shall take the form of wetland preservation or creation in accordance with USACE and/or CDFW mitigation requirements, as specified in project permits. Preservation and creation will occur off-site through the purchase of credits at a USACE- and/or CDFW-approved mitigation bank and/or the acquisition of mitigation land. Because the project area is not subject to the NBHCP, mitigation of impacts on wetlands and other waters of the United States and state-protected waters/wetlands can occur outside of the Natomas Basin. Alternatively, although exempt from the NBHCP, the project applicant may also pay NBHCP fees
Finding: Mitigation Measure 4.3-5(a) would ensure that the agency with jurisdiction over wetland impacts would require any changes necessary to mitigate the project’s impacts. Further, Mitigation Measure 4.3-5(b) would ensure that no net loss of wetlands and other waters of the United States and stateprotected waters/wetlands would result from the implementation of the proposed Innovation Park PUD. Thus, impacts on wetlands and other waters of the United States and state-protected waters/wetlands from implementation of the proposed project would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-6: Construction under the proposed Innovation Park PUD could result in a substantial adverse effect on riparian habitat or other sensitive natural communities identified in local or regional plans, policies, regulations or by CDFW or USFWS. (p. 4.3-55)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.3-6: Compensate for Removal of Riparian Woodland Habitat. (PUD)
The project applicant shall compensate for the removal of riparian woodland habitat at a minimum ratio of 3:1. Compensation shall take the form of preservation or creation in accordance with CDFW mitigation requirements, as required under project permits. Preservation and creation shall occur off-site through the purchase of credits at a USACEand/or CDFW-approved mitigation bank, through the acquisition of mitigation land, or through the purchase of NBHCP fees.

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Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.3-6, there would be no net loss of riparian woodland vegetation through the purchase of mitigation credits at a CDFW-approved mitigation bank or through the purchase of NBHCP fees. Thus, impacts on riparian habitat from construction under the proposed project would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-8: Construction under the proposed Innovation Park PUD and CNU Medical Center could result in removal of protected trees and conflict with City of Sacramento policies protecting trees. (p. 4.3-59) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.3-8(a): Conduct Arborist Survey of Trees within the Project Footprint to Comply with the City’s Tree Ordinance. (PUD) Should trees occur within the project footprint associated with the Innovation Park PUD, the project applicant shall retain a certified arborist to conduct an arborist survey to inventory all trees within the footprint.

Mitigation Measure 4.3-8(b): Obtain Permit for Removal of Protected Trees within the Project Footprint. (PUD, CNU)
Before the start of construction activities in the Innovation Park PUD and the CNU Medical Center involving any work that would remove protected trees as defined by Sacramento City Code Chapter 12.56, the applicant shall obtain a permit for the removal of protected trees. The project applicant shall comply with all conditions of any issued permit during construction.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.3-8 (a) and (b) would reduce this impact to a less-than-significant level because the project would comply with the City’s established requirements to avoid or mitigate the loss of protected trees.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-10: Construction under the proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, would contribute to the cumulative harm to, or loss of nesting habitat for, special-status bird species and other sensitive and/or protected bird species. (p. 4.3-61)

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Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measures 4.3-2(a) through 4.4-2(c).

Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.3-2(a), 4.3-2(b), and

4.3-2(c) and compliance with applicable federal, State, and local policies and regulations, the contribution of construction under the proposed project to the cumulative impact on nesting birds and their habitat in the region would be reduced in magnitude. Project-related disturbance of special-status bird species and other sensitive and/or protected bird species would result in a less than considerable contribution to the cumulative loss of special-status bird species and other sensitive and/or protected bird species in the region, and this impact would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-11: Construction under the proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, would contribute to the cumulative loss of habitat, or impacts on bat species. (p. 4.3-62)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.3-3.

Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.3-3, the contribution of construction under the proposed project to the cumulative impact on bat species in Sacramento County would be reduced in magnitude. Project-related disturbance to bat species would result in a less than considerable contribution to the cumulative loss of bats within Sacramento County, and this impact would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-12: Construction under the proposed Innovation Park PUD, in combination with other cumulative development, could contribute to the cumulative loss of special-status plant species. (p. 4.3-63) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.3-4.

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Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.3-4, the contribution of construction under the proposed project to the cumulative impact on specialstatus plant species in Sacramento County would be reduced in magnitude.

Project-related disturbance of special-status plant species would result in a less than considerable contribution to the cumulative loss of special-status plant species in Sacramento County, and this impact would be reduced to a less-thansignificant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-13: Construction under the proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, would contribute to the cumulative loss of sensitive habitats, including protected wetland habitat as defined in Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, riparian vegetation, and state-protected waters/wetlands. (p. 4.3-63)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measures 4.3-5(a), 4.3-5(b), and 4.3-6.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.3-5(a), 4.3-5(b), and 4.3-6 would mitigate impacts on wetlands, riparian vegetation, and state-protected waters/wetlands in the project area. This would occur through a combination of restoration/enhancement and/or purchase of restoration credits to ensure no net loss. Therefore, the contribution of construction under the proposed project to the overall cumulative impact on waters of the United States, riparian habitat, and state-protected waters/wetlands would be less than considerable, and this impact would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.3-14: Construction under the proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, would contribute to the cumulative loss of locally protected trees. (p. 4.3-64)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measures 4.3-8(a) and 4.3-8(b).

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.3-8 would reduce impacts on locally protected trees through compliance with established City requirements.

Therefore, the contribution of construction under the proposed project to the

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overall cumulative impact on locally protected trees would be less than cumulatively considerable, and thus, the impact would be reduced to a lessthan-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Cultural Resources

4.4-1: Construction of development allowed under the proposed project could affect previously unrecorded historical resources and unique archaeological resources. (p. 4.4-20)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.4-1(a) (PUD, CNU): Conduct Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources Sensitivity and Awareness Training Program Before Ground-Disturbing Activities.

A tribal cultural resources awareness brochure and training program for all personnel involved in project implementation shall be developed in coordination with interested Native American Tribes. The brochure shall be distributed and the training will be conducted by Native American representatives, or tribal monitors from culturally affiliated Native American Tribes, before any stages of project implementation and construction activities begin on the project site. The training may be done in coordination with the project archaeologist.

The program will include relevant information regarding sensitive tribal cultural resources, applicable regulations and protocols for avoidance, and consequences of violating state laws and regulations. The program will describe appropriate avoidance and minimization measures for resources that have the potential to be located on the project site and will outline what to do and whom to contact if any potential tribal cultural resources or archaeological resources are encountered. The program will underscore the requirement for confidentiality and culturally appropriate treatment of any find with cultural significance to Native Americans’ tribal values. All operators of ground-disturbing equipment shall receive the training and sign a form that acknowledges receipt of the training.

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Mitigation Measure 4.4-1(b) (PUD, CNU): Implement Avoidance and Minimization Measures to Avoid Significant Impacts and Procedures to Evaluate Resources.

If cultural resources or tribal cultural resources (such as structural features, unusual amounts of bone or shell, artifacts, or human remains) are encountered at the project site during construction, work shall be suspended within 100 feet of the find (based on the apparent distribution of cultural materials), and the construction contractor shall immediately notify the project’s City representative. Avoidance and preservation in place is the preferred manner of mitigating impacts on cultural resources and tribal cultural resources. This may be accomplished, by several alternative means, including those listed below.
 Construction will be planned to avoid tribal cultural resources, archaeological sites, and/or other cultural resources; cultural resources will be incorporated within parks, green space, or other open space; archaeological resources will be covered; a cultural resource will be deeded to a permanent conservation easement; or the project will use other preservation and protection methods agreeable to the consulting parties and regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the activity.
 Recommendations for avoidance of cultural resources and tribal cultural resources will be reviewed by the City representative, interested culturally affiliated Native American Tribes, and other appropriate agencies in light of factors such as costs, logistics, feasibility, design, technology, and social, cultural, and environmental considerations, and the extent to which avoidance is consistent with project objectives. Avoidance and design alternatives may include realignment within the project site to avoid cultural resources or tribal cultural resources, modification of the design to eliminate or reduce impacts on cultural resources or tribal cultural resources, or modification or realignment to avoid highly significant features within a cultural resource or tribal cultural resource.
 Native American representatives from interested culturally affiliated Native American Tribes will be invited to review and comment on these analyses and shall have the opportunity to meet with the City representative and its representatives who have technical expertise to identify and recommend feasible avoidance and design alternatives, so that appropriate avoidance and design alternatives can be identified.
 If the discovered cultural resource or tribal cultural resource can be avoided, the construction contractor(s) will install protective fencing outside the site boundary, including a 100-foot buffer area, before construction restarts. The boundary of a cultural resource or a tribal cultural resource will be determined in consultation with interested culturally affiliated Native American tribes and tribes will be invited to monitor the installation of fencing. Use of temporary and permanent forms of protective fencing will be determined in consultation with Native American representatives from interested culturally affiliated Native American tribes.

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 The construction contractor(s) will maintain the protective fencing throughout construction to avoid the site during all remaining phases of construction. The area will be demarcated as an “Environmentally Sensitive Area.” If a cultural resource or a tribal cultural resource cannot be avoided, the following performance standard shall be met before the continuance of construction and associated activities that may result in damage to or destruction of cultural resources or tribal cultural resources:
 Each resource will be evaluated for California Register of Historical Resources eligibility through application of established eligibility criteria (California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 15064.636), in consultation with consulting Native American Tribes, as applicable.

If a cultural resource or a tribal cultural resource is determined to be eligible for listing in the California Register, the City will avoid damaging effects on the resource in accordance with PRC Section 21084.3. The City shall coordinate the investigation of the find with a qualified archaeologist (meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for Archeology) approved by the City and with interested culturally affiliated Native American tribes that respond to the City’s invitation. As part of the site investigation and resource assessment, the City and the archaeologist shall consult with interested culturally affiliated Native American tribes to assess the significance of the find, make recommendations for further evaluation and treatment as necessary, and provide proper management recommendations should potential impacts on the resources be determined by the City to be significant. A written report detailing the site assessment, coordination activities, and management recommendations shall be provided to the City representative by the qualified archaeologist. These recommendations will be documented in the project record. For any recommendations made by interested culturally affiliated Native American tribes that are not implemented, a justification for why the recommendation was not followed will be provided in the project record.

Native American representatives from interested culturally affiliated Native American tribes and the City representative will also consult to develop measures for long-term management of any discovered tribal cultural resources. Consultation will be limited to actions consistent with the jurisdiction of the City and taking into account ownership of the subject property. To the extent that the City has jurisdiction, routine operation and maintenance within tribal cultural resources retaining tribal cultural integrity shall be consistent with the avoidance and minimization standards identified in this mitigation measure.

If the City determines that the project may cause a significant impact on a tribal cultural resource, and measures are not otherwise identified in the consultation process, the following are examples of mitigation capable of

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avoiding or substantially lessening potential significant impacts on a tribal cultural resource or alternatives that would avoid significant impacts on the resource. These measures may be considered to avoid or minimize significant adverse impacts and constitute the standard by which an impact conclusion of less than significant may be reached:
 Avoid and preserve resources in place, including but not limited to planning construction to avoid the resources and protect the cultural and natural context, or planning green space, parks, or other open space to incorporate the resources with culturally appropriate protection and management criteria.  Treat the resource with culturally appropriate dignity, taking into account the tribal cultural values and meaning of the resource, including but not limited to the following:
o Protect the cultural character and integrity of the resource. o Protect the traditional use of the resource.
o Protect the confidentiality of the resource.
o Establish permanent conservation easements or other interests in real property, with culturally appropriate management criteria for the purposes of preserving or using the resources or places.
o Protect the resource.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.4-1(a) and 4.4-1(b) (PUD, CNU) would reduce potential impacts of the proposed project on inadvertently discovered archaeological resources to a less-than-significant level by ensuring that any resources inadvertently discovered during construction would be evaluated for significance and treated appropriately in consultation with a culturally affiliated Native American tribe.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.4-2: Construction of development allowed under the proposed project could affect human remains. (p. 4.4-24)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.4-2 (PUD, CNU): Implement Procedures in the Event of Inadvertent Discovery of Human Remains.

If an inadvertent discovery of human remains is made at any time during project-related construction activities or project planning, the following performance standards shall be met before implementing or continuing actions such as construction that may result in damage to or destruction of

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human remains. In accordance with the California Health and Safety Code (HSC), if human remains are encountered during ground-disturbing activities, the City shall immediately halt potentially damaging excavation in the area of the remains and notify the Sacramento County Coroner and a qualified archaeologist (meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualifications Standards for Archeology) to determine the nature of the remains. The coroner is required to examine all discoveries of human remains within 48 hours of receiving notice of a discovery on private or state lands (HSC Section 7050.5[b]).

If the human remains are of historic age and are determined by the Sacramento County Coroner to be not of Native American origin, the City will follow the provisions of HSC Section 7000 et seq. regarding the disinterment and removal of non–Native American human remains.

If the coroner determines that the remains are those of a Native American, he or she must contact the Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) by phone within 24 hours of making that determination (HSC Section 7050[c]). After the coroner’s findings have been made, the archaeologist and the NAHC-designated Most Likely Descendant, in consultation with the landowner, shall determine the ultimate treatment and disposition of the remains. The responsibilities of the City for acting upon notification of a discovery of Native American human remains are identified in Public Resources Code Section 5097.9 et seq.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-2 (PUD, CNU) would reduce the potential impacts of the proposed project on inadvertently discovered human remains to a less-than-significant level by determining if the remains are Native American in origin and, if determined to be Native American, a Most Likely Descendant is assigned to determine the treatment.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.4-3: Construction of development allowed under the proposed project could affect tribal cultural resources. (p. 4.4-25)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.4-3 (PUD, CNU)
Implement Mitigation Measures 4.2-1(a) and 4.2-1(b) and/or Mitigation Measure 4.4-2, as applicable.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-3 (PUD, CNU) would reduce the potential impacts of the proposed project on inadvertently discovered

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tribal cultural resources to a less-than-significant level by ensuring that any resources inadvertently discovered during construction would be evaluated for significance and treated appropriately in consultation with a culturally affiliated Native American tribe and/or determining if discovered remains are Native American in origin and, if determined to be Native American, ensuring a Most Likely Descendant is assigned to determine the treatment.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.4-4: Construction of development allowed under the proposed project, in combination with other development, could contribute to the cumulative loss or alteration of historic-era and indigenous archaeological resources and/or human remains in archaeological contexts. (p. 4.4-26) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.4-4 (PUD, CNU)
Implement Mitigation Measures 4.2-1(a) and 4.2-1(b) and/or Mitigation Measure 4.4-2, as applicable.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.4-4 (PUD, CNU) would effectively avoid damage to or loss of cultural and tribal cultural resources, and little to no residual impact would remain after mitigation. With implementation of this mitigation measure, the contribution of development allowed under the proposed project to this cumulative impact would be less than considerable, and this impact would be reduced to a less-than-significant level by ensuring that any resources inadvertently discovered during construction would be evaluated for significance and treated appropriately in consultation with a culturally affiliated Native American tribe and/or determining if discovered remains are Native American in origin and, if determined to be Native American, ensuring a Most Likely Descendant is assigned to determine the treatment.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Global Climate Change

4.6-1: Construction of the proposed project could generate GHG emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment. (p. 4.6-15)

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Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.6-1a: Implement SMAQMD BMPs for Reducing Construction Emissions (PUD, CNU).

Based on guidance from SMAQMD, the project applicant(s) and/or construction contractors shall implement the following design features and on-site measures to reduce construction GHG emissions.
i. Improve fuel efficiency from construction equipment:

1. Limit idling time either by shutting equipment off when not in use or reducing the time of idling to no more than 3 minutes (5 minute limit is required by the state airborne toxics control measure [Title 13, sections 2449(d)(3) and 2485 of the California Code of
Regulations]). Provide clear signage that posts this requirement for workers at the entrances to the site.

2. Maintain all construction equipment in proper working condition according to manufacturer’s specifications. The equipment must be checked by a certified mechanic and determined to be running in proper condition before it is operated.

3. All equipment operators shall be trained in the proper use of equipment in accordance with the equipment manufacturer’s specifications.

4. Use the proper size of equipment for the job based on the professional experience of the construction contractor foreman.

5. Use equipment with new technologies (e.g., repowered engines, electric drive trains) where commercially available. Prior to the commencement of construction, any lack of availability shall be demonstrated with documentation from at least two heavy equipment providers in the greater Sacramento area. Such documentation shall be submitted to the City and SMAQMD. ii. The construction contractor shall retain a qualified expert to evaluate whether on-site material hauling with trucks equipped with on-road engines would be less emissive than trucks with off-road engines based on horsepower and emission factor. If it is determined to be less emissive, and confirmed by the City and SMAQMD, trucks with onroad engines shall be used for on-site material hauling. iii. Use alternative fuels, such as propane or solar, for generators at construction sites, or use electrical power.

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iv. Use a California Air Resources Board approved low carbon fuel for construction equipment. (Oxides of nitrogen emissions from the use of low carbon fuel must not be allowed to increase due to this measure.) v. Provide carpools, shuttle vans, transit passes, and/or secure bicycle parking for construction worker commutes.
vi. Reduce electricity use in the construction office(s) by using compact fluorescent bulbs, powering off computers every day, and replacing heating and cooling units with more efficient ones.
vii. Recycle or salvage non-hazardous construction and demolition debris (goal of at least 75 percent by weight).
viii.Use locally sourced or recycled materials for construction materials (goal of at least 20 percent based on costs for building materials, and based on volume for roadway, parking lot, sidewalk, and curb materials). Wood products utilized should be certified through a sustainable forestry program.
ix. Utilize a low carbon concrete option.
x. Use SmartWay certified trucks for deliveries and equipment transport.

Mitigation Measure 4.6-1b: Purchase of Carbon Offsets for GHG Construction Emissions (PUD, CNU).

If full implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.6-1a is determined by a qualified expert retained by the project applicant(s) and verified by the City to not reduce construction emissions below the 1,100 metric tons CO2e/year construction threshold, prior to the commencement of the construction activities for each calendar year, project applicant(s) shall provide the City documentation that verified carbon offset credits have been purchased and retired for their fair share of the metric tons CO2e to offset project construction-related GHG emissions that would otherwise exceed the SMAQMD’s construction significance threshold. Each project applicant’s construction emissions calculations and estimates shall be prepared by a qualified expert and provided to the City for review and approval. The City will then determine each applicant’s fair share of construction emissions within the Innovation Park PUD for that year based on the total City-approved project construction emissions estimates for the year. Each applicant will then be responsible for mitigating its fair share of construction emissions that exceed the significance threshold. Within 60 days of City approval of the estimated emissions, the project applicant(s) shall provide verification to the City that carbon offset credits have been purchased for the amount identified by the City-approved emissions estimates.

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The carbon offset credits shall be from a registry approved by CARB,4 and be quantified and verified using protocols that are consistent with the criteria identified in the California Code of Regulations, title 17, section 95972 – namely that they be real; permanent; quantifiable; verifiable; additional as defined by Health and Safety Code section 38562, subdivisions(d)(1) and (d)(2) and California Code of Regulations, title 17, section 95802, subdivision (a); and enforceable. In addition, any offsets originating outside California must have GHG emissions programs equivalent to, or more stringent than, California's cap and trade program.

Mitigation Measure 4.6-1c: Compliance with Qualified Climate Action Plan (PUD, CNU).

As an alternative to implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.6-1b, if a demolition, grading, and/or building permit application for a project within the Innovation Park PUD area is submitted subsequent to the adoption of a City of Sacramento Climate Action Plan (CAP) that meets the requirements of CEQA Section 15183.5 (b), for tiering and streamlining the analysis of GHG emissions (i.e., CEQA-qualified GHG reduction plan), that project shall be designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with the CAP. The City shall document such compliance in written findings prior to the issuance of the building permit. To substantiate that the project construction complies with the requirements of the CAP, the applicant(s) shall provide the City with an analysis prepared by a qualified expert that identifies the requirements specified in the CAP that apply to construction of the project and, if those requirements are not otherwise binding and enforceable, the applicant(s) shall commit to incorporating those requirements as part of the project. Documentation of incorporation of requirements shall be submitted to the City and approved by the City prior to the commencement of construction activities and no additional mitigation shall be required.

Finding: By requiring compliance with BMPs established by SMAQMD for reducing construction emissions, the use of carbon offset credits, and/or compliance with a CAP, implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.6-1a, 4.6-1b,

4 Currently, CARB-approved GHG offset registries include the Climate Action Reserve, the American Carbon Registry, and Verra (previously, Verified Carbon Standard)

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and/or 4.6-1c, as appropriate, would reduce/offset project-related construction GHG emissions to a level that would be less than significant.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.6-2: Operation of the proposed project could generate GHG emissions, either directly or indirectly, that may have a significant impact on the environment. (p. 4.6-18)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.6-2a: Implement SMAQMD’s Tier 1 BMPs (PUD, CNU).

Following guidance from SMAQMD, the project shall include the following design features and on-site measures to reduce operational energy emissions:
i. Building electrification: Consistent with the Tier 1 BMPs and the City of Sacramento’s recently adopted ordinance significantly limiting natural gas infrastructure in all new construction, all buildings other than the CNU Medical Center shall be designed to be 100 percent electric and to not include any natural gas appliances, including water heaters, clothes washers and dryers, HVAC systems, and stoves.
ii. On-site measures to offset CNU Medical Center Natural Gas Combustion GHG Emissions:
a. Install on-site roof-top solar PV panels or other on-site renewable energy on all buildings including the CNU Medical Center, subject to space availability.
b. Implement an all-electric food service facility where feasible. c. Use electric process equipment for pharmaceutical
manufacturing where feasible.
d. The CNU Medical Center hospital building shall be constructed to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification.
iii. Electric vehicle ready: Consistent with the SMAQMD Tier 1 BMPs and the City’s recently adopted EV charging ordinance, the project shall meet the CALGreen Tier 2 standards for EV charging

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infrastructure, except all EV capable spaces shall instead be EV ready.5
a. At least 20 percent of residential parking spaces and 10 percent of non-residential parking spaces will be EV ready.
b. At least 22 percent of parking spaces will be dedicated to any combination of low-emitting, fuel-efficient, and carpool/van pool vehicles.

Mitigation Measure 4.6-2b: Purchase of Carbon Offsets for Natural Gas Combustion GHG Emissions (PUD, CNU).

If full implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.6-2a is determined by the project applicant(s) and verified by the City as infeasible, prior to the commencement of the project operations, the project applicant(s) shall provide documentation that includes a licensed engineer’s estimate of the average annual natural gas combustion CO2e emissions that have been deemed to be essential to operations due to infeasibility of electrification for certain components of the project for City review and approval. The documentation shall include criteria for the determination of infeasibility, including a demonstration of how project components will be designed to allow for future transition from fossil fuel combustion, such as pre-wiring for conversion to electric energy and ensuring ample accommodation for battery back-up or hydrogen storage. The documentation shall also include verification of purchase and retirement of credits to offset the natural gas combustion GHG emissions to net zero for each year of operations for the duration of the project’s natural gas use using verified carbon offset credits.

The carbon offset credits shall be from a registry approved by CARB, and be quantified and verified using protocols that are consistent with the criteria identified in the California Code of Regulations, title 17, section 95972 – namely that they be real; permanent; quantifiable; verifiable; additional as defined by Health and Safety Code section 38562, subdivisions(d)(1) and (d)(2) and California Code of Regulations, title 17,

5 For the purposes of this Draft EIR, “EV ready” shall mean installation of parking spaces as defined by CALGreen Section 5.106.5.3.2, plus the installation of an electrical junction box or charging outlet at charging site.

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section 95802, subdivision (a); and enforceable. In addition, any offsets originating outside California must have GHG emissions programs equivalent to, or more stringent than, California's cap and trade program.

Within 120 days of City approval of the documented emissions estimates, the project applicant(s) shall provide evidence to the City that carbon offset credits have been purchased and retired for the purpose of offsetting the City-approved emissions estimates for the 40-year life of the project.

Mitigation Measure 4.6-2c: Compliance with Qualified Climate Action Plan (PUD, CNU).

As an alternative to implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.6-2a and/or

4.6-2b, if an occupancy permit application for a project within the Innovation Park PUD area is submitted subsequent to the adoption of a City of Sacramento Climate Action Plan (CAP), which meets the requirements of CEQA Section 15183.5 (b), for tiering and streamlining the analysis of GHG emissions (i.e., CEQA-qualified GHG reduction plan), that project shall be designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with the CAP. The City shall document such compliance in written findings prior to the issuance of the building permit. To substantiate that the project construction complies with the requirements of the CAP, the applicant(s) shall provide the City with an analysis prepared by a qualified expert that identifies the requirements specified in the CAP that apply to construction of the project and, if those requirements are not otherwise binding and enforceable, the applicant(s) shall commit to incorporating those requirements as part of the project. Documentation of incorporation of requirements shall be submitted to the City and approved by the City prior to the commencement of operations.

Finding: By requiring compliance with BMPs established by SMAQMD for reducing operational emissions, the use of carbon offset credits, and/or compliance with a CAP, implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.6-2a, 4.6-2b, and/or 4.6-2c would reduce the project-related land use operational GHG emissions impact to a level that would be less than significant.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.6-4: Implementation of the proposed project could conflict with an applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing the emissions of greenhouse gas emissions. (p. 4.6-23)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

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Implement Mitigation Measures 4.6-1a through 4.6-1c and 4.6-2a through

4.6-2c
Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.6-1a, 4.6-1b, 4.6-1c, 4.6- 2a, 4.6-2b, and 4.6-2c would ensure that the proposed project would not conflict with the 2017 Scoping Plan Update or any other applicable plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions. Such impacts would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Hazards and Hazardous Materials

4.7-1: The proposed project would not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, disposal, or accidental release of hazardous materials. (p. 4.7-14)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.7-1(a) (PUD, CNU): Conduct Phase I Environmental Site Assessment.

Before the start of ground-disturbing activities, including grading, trenching, or excavation, the project applicant shall conduct a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment in accordance with American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process (ASTM E1527), 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Section 312.1, Purpose, Applicability, Scope and Disclosure Obligations. The purpose of the Phase I assessment is to identify Recognized Environmental Conditions (RECs), as defined in the ASTM standard. The Phase I assessment shall include the following:
 A review of governmental records to check for hazardous materials spills, releases, or violations that could affect the use of the property.  A site inspection to visually check for RECs
 An interview of key personnel with knowledge of the historical and current uses of the property
 A report documenting the findings, identifying any data gasps that affect the identification of RECs, and recommendations for further actions, as needed (e.g., sampling of onsite soil)

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Mitigation Measure 4.7-1(b) (PUD, CNU): Prepare and Implement Health and Safety Plan.

Before the start of ground-disturbing activities, including grading, trenching, or excavation, the project applicant shall require that the construction contractor(s) retain a qualified professional to prepare a sitespecific health and safety plan (HASP) in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) (Code of Federal Regulations [CFR] Title 29, Section 1910.120 [29 CFR 1910.120]) and the California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) (8 CCR Section 5192).

The HASP shall be implemented by the construction contractor to protect construction workers, the public, and the environment during all grounddisturbing activities. HASPs shall be submitted to the Sacramento County Environmental Management Department (SCEMD) for review and approval, and any other applicable oversight regulatory agency for review before the start of construction activities and as a condition of the grading and/or construction permit(s). The HASP shall include, but not be limited to, the following elements:
 Designation of a trained, experienced site safety and health supervisor who has the responsibility and authority to implement the site HASP.  A summary of all potential risks to demolition and construction workers and maximum exposure limits for all known and reasonably foreseeable site chemicals. These would include the OSHA and Cal/OSHA Permissible Exposure Limits, available at Permissible Exposure Limits—Annotated Tables (https://www.osha.gov/annotatedpels).  Specified personal protective equipment and decontamination procedures according to OSHA standards, if needed.
 The requirement to prepare documentation showing that HASP measures have been implemented during construction (e.g., tailgate safety meeting notes with a signup sheet for attendees).  A requirement specifying that any site worker who identifies hazardous materials has the authority to stop work and notify the site’s safety and health supervisor.
 Emergency procedures, including the route to the nearest hospital.  Procedures to follow if evidence of potential soil contamination is encountered (such as soil staining, noxious odors, debris, or buried storage containers). These procedures shall be followed in accordance with hazardous waste operations regulations and specifically include, but not be limited to, immediately stopping work in the vicinity of the

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unknown hazardous materials release; notifying SCEMD; and retaining a qualified environmental firm to perform sampling and remediation.

The remediation (i.e., cleanup) would be to existing regulatory action levels (e.g., ESLs and RSLs; see Section 4.7.1 Environmental Setting, Hazardous Materials for summary of regulatory action levels) acceptable to the overseeing regulatory agency (DTSC, RWQCB, or SCEMD depending on which agency has jurisdiction).

Mitigation Measure 4.7-1(c) (PUD, CNU): Develop and Implement Site Management Plan.

In support of the health and safety plan described in Mitigation Measure

4.7-1(b), the project applicant for the specific work proposed shall develop and require that its contractor(s) develop and implement a site management plan (SMP) for the management of soil and groundwater before any ground-disturbing activity. The SMP may be prepared for the entire project area, for groups of parcels, or for individual parcels. In any case, all such parcels shall be covered by such a plan. Each SMP shall include the following, at a minimum:
 Site description, including the hazardous materials that may be encountered.
 Roles and responsibilities of on-site workers, supervisors, and the regulatory agency.
 Training for site workers focused on the recognition of and response to encountering hazardous materials (see Section 4.7.1 Environmental Setting, Hazardous Materials for summary of regulatory action levels).  Protocols for the testing, handling, removal, transport, and disposal of all excavated soil and dewatering effluent in a safe, appropriate, and lawful manner.
 Reporting requirement to SCEMD, documenting that site activities were conducted in accordance with the SMP.

SMPs for parcels with soil or groundwater containing chemicals above environmental screening levels for the proposed land use shall be submitted to the regulatory agency with jurisdiction (i.e., California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board, or SCEMD) for review as a condition of the grading and/or construction permit(s). The contract specifications shall mandate full compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations related to the identification, transportation, and disposal of hazardous materials. Regulatory environmental screening levels include the ESLs and RSLs

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For work that would encounter groundwater, contractors shall include a groundwater dewatering control and disposal plan in the SMP, specifying how groundwater (dewatering effluent) will be handled and disposed of in a safe, appropriate, and lawful manner, should any be encountered. The groundwater portion of the SMPs shall include the following information, at a minimum:
 The locations at which groundwater dewatering is likely to be required.  Testing methods to analyze groundwater for hazardous materials.  Appropriate treatment and/or disposal methods.
 A discussion of discharge to a publicly owned treatment works or the stormwater system, in accordance with any regulatory requirements the treatment works may have, if this effluent disposal option is to be used.

Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.7-1(a), 4.7-1(b), and

4.7-1(c) (PUD, CNU), any soil and groundwater with chemicals at concentrations above regulatory action levels would be identified and removed and would no longer pose risks to construction workers, the public, and the environment.

Therefore, implementation of these mitigation measures would reduce this construction-related impact of the proposed project to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.7-4: The proposed project could impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. (p. 4.7-22)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.7-4 (PUD, CNU): Implement Mitigation Measure

4.10-5.

Finding: With implementation with Mitigation Measure 4.7-4 (PUD, CNU), movements of construction vehicles would be effectively managed, and any potential impacts related to the transport of hazardous materials, substances, or waste would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

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4.7-5: The proposed project, in combination with other cumulative development, would not create a significant hazard to the public or the environment through the routine transport, use, disposal, or accidental release of hazardous materials. (p. 4.7-25)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measures 4.7-1(a) through 4.7-1(c).

Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.7-1(a), 4.7-1(b), and

4.7-1(c), the proposed project would reduce impacts relative to contaminated soil and/or groundwater in the project area. With these measures, along with HASPs (as required by OSHA) and site management plans (as required by Health and Safety Code Section 25100 et seq) implemented for cumulative projects, the combined effects of the proposed project and cumulative projects relative to encountering contaminated soil or groundwater at concentrations above regulatory action levels would not be cumulatively considerable, and impacts would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.7-8: The proposed project could, in combination with other cumulative development, impair implementation of or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response plan or emergency evacuation plan. (p. 4.7- 28)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.7-8: Implement Mitigation Measure 4.10-5.

Finding: With compliance with Mitigation Measure 4.7-8, and the requirement to prepare and adhere to a construction traffic plan, movements of construction vehicles would be effectively managed. The combined effects of the proposed project and cumulative projects relative to emergency access would not be cumulatively considerable, and any potential impacts would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

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Noise and Vibration

4.8-1: Construction activities for the proposed project would result in substantial temporary or periodic increases in ambient noise levels in the area. (p. 4.8-21)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(a): Prepare and Implement Construction Noise Reduction Plan (PUD, CNU).

Applicants for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD shall require construction and demolition contractors to prepare and implement a construction noise reduction plan, to be included in all grading, demolition, and construction plans, that implements the following construction noise reduction measures during demolition, grading, and construction activities. These plans shall be submitted to the City of Sacramento Community Development Department to be included either as Conditions of Approval (COA) or in a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP):

1. Consistent with Section 8.68.080 of the City of Sacramento Noise Control Ordinance, demolition and construction activities shall occur only between 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Sundays.

2. Any demolition or construction activity proposed to occur outside of the designated hours listed above shall be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and shall only be allowed with the prior written authorization of the City’s Building Services Division. Such activities shall not exceed a period of three days.

3. All equipment and trucks used for demolition and construction shall be equipped with the best available noise control techniques (e.g., improved mufflers, redesigned equipment, intake silencers, ducts, engine enclosures, and acoustically attenuating shields or shrouds).

4. Impact tools (e.g., jackhammers, pavement breakers, and rock drills) used for demolition and construction shall be hydraulically or electrically powered wherever possible to avoid noise associated with compressed air exhaust from pneumatically powered tools. Where the use of pneumatic tools is unavoidable, an exhaust muffler on the compressed air exhaust shall be used; this muffler can lower noise levels from the exhaust by up to about 10 dBA. External jackets on the tools themselves shall be used where feasible; this could achieve a reduction of 5 dBA.

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5. Stationary noise sources shall be located as far from adjacent receptors as possible and shall be muffled and enclosed within temporary sheds, incorporate insulation barriers, or include other measures.

6. Temporary noise barriers or shielding shall be erected for construction work involving heavy-duty construction equipment if the other noise reduction methods are not effective or possible and if occurring within 300 feet of receptors for an extended period of time (more than two weeks).

7. Advance notice shall be provided to all noise sensitive receptors located within 300 feet of demolition and construction activities by mail at least fourteen days before the beginning of construction activity. Notice will include the approximate start date and duration of construction activities.

8. Noise-reducing pile installation techniques shall be employed during construction for projects requiring installation of piles. These techniques shall include:
 Installing cast-in-place concrete piles. Noise from auger drilling is 17 dBA less than noise from an impact pile driver.
 Vibrating piles into place and installing shrouds around the piledriving hammer where feasible.  Installing intake and exhaust mufflers on pile-driving equipment.  Implementing “quiet” pile-driving technology (such as pre-drilling piles and using more than one pile driver to shorten the total duration of pile driving).
 Using cushion blocks to dampen impact noise. Cushion blocks are blocks of material that are used with impact hammer pile drivers.

They consist of blocks of material placed atop a piling during installation to minimize noise generated when driving the pile.

Materials typically used for cushion blocks include wood, nylon, and micarta (a composite material).

Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(b): Implement Measures to Reduce Noise Impacts from Arena Implosion (PUD, CNU).

If implosion is chosen as the method for demolishing the Sleep Train Arena building, the construction noise reduction plan discussed in Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(a) shall include measures to reduce noise impacts from implosion on receptors in the vicinity. Measures shall include but not be limited to the following:

1. A detailed project-specific study shall be conducted that assesses the impacts of imploding the arena, including safety, air quality, noise, vibration, and seismic impacts, based on the size of the arena and the amount of explosives used. An independent third-party engineering

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consultant that specializes in seismic monitoring shall measure ground vibration levels on the day of the event to verify that the implosion goes as planned.

2. An adequate exclusion zone around the arena, as determined by the project-specific feasibility study mentioned above, shall be demarked and maintained for as long as safety requirements warrant before and after the implosion.

3. All land uses within the exclusion zone shall be notified by mail 30 days in advance of the planned implosion, with reminders sent out a week before. Notifications shall include the date and time of the planned implosion, the extent of the exclusion zone, information on street closures, and the amount of time the exclusion zone and street closures will be maintained. Occupants of land uses within the exclusion zone shall be advised to stay indoors with windows and doors closed for the duration of the implosion.

4. The same information shall also be posted as signs around the project area boundary, along with the name and telephone number of a complaint coordinator to contact with questions and complaints.

5. Transportation and temporary relocation to a to-be-determined site shall be provided to sensitive receptors located within 0.25 miles of the arena building. Sensitive receptors will be returned to their original locations following completion of the planned implosion.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(a) would reduce noise impacts on existing nearby and future sensitive receptors because exposure would generally be limited to the less noise-sensitive daytime hours, noise control devices would be used on all construction equipment, and best management practices would be used to separate noise sources from receptors to allow for increased attenuation. This impact would be reduced to a less-thansignificant level. No mitigation measures are available to reduce the noise generated by implosion. Because the event would be extremely short, typically lasting less than a minute, implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(b) focuses on reducing the exposure of receptors to the noise generated. Even though the noise generated by implosion would be markedly brief, maintenance of the exclusion zone where no receptors would be allowed would reduce exposure to noise levels to within the time duration limits established by OSHA for the protection of health and safety. Therefore, any residual impact beyond the exclusion zone would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

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4.8-2: Construction activities for the proposed project could expose persons to or generate excessive groundborne noise or groundborne vibration levels. (p. 4.8-28)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(b)
Mitigation Measure 4.8-2: Prepare and Implement Construction Vibration Management Plan (PUD, CNU).

Before any extreme vibration-generating construction activities (e.g., impact pile driving, vibratory pile driving, and other activities generating vibration greater than 90 VdB), CNU and future developers under the PUD shall submit a construction vibration management plan prepared by a qualified acoustical consultant for City review and approval by the City of Sacramento Community Development Department that contains a set of site-specific attenuation measures or engineering alternatives to reduce construction impacts associated with extreme vibration generating activities to 80 vdB or less at the nearest residences or sensitive receptors. CNU shall require its construction contractor(s) to implement the approved plan during construction. Potential measures include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Implementing “alternative” pile installation technology that also reduces vibration (such as pre-drilling of piles), where feasible, in consideration of geotechnical and structural requirements and conditions.

2. Installing cast-in-place concrete piles.

3. Vibrating piles into place where feasible.

4. Notifying property owners and occupants located within 300 feet of the construction activities at least 14 calendar days before the start of extreme noise- and vibration-generating activities. Before providing the notice, CNU shall submit to the City of Sacramento Community Development Department for review and approval a list of the proposed type and duration of extreme noise- and vibration-generating activities and the proposed public notice. The public notice shall provide the estimated start and end dates of the extreme noise- and vibration-generating activities and describe the attenuation measures to be implemented.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(b) would primarily reduce vibration impacts on nearby receptors during implosion by reducing exposure. Even though vibration generated by implosion would be markedly brief, maintenance of the exclusion zone would reduce vibration levels through attenuation with distance, such that exposure and any residual impact beyond

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the exclusion zone would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-2 would reduce impacts on existing nearby and future sensitive receptors from extreme vibration-generating construction activities such as pile driving and drilling by requiring the use of alternative methods that reduce noise and vibration to achieve a performance standard of 80 VdB at the nearest residences or similar sensitive receptors., and by keeping the receptors notified of the time, duration, and location of these activities. This impact would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.8-8: Construction activities for the proposed project, in combination with the construction of other cumulative development, could expose persons to or generate excessive groundborne noise or groundborne vibration levels. (p. 4.8-47)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measures 4.8-1(b) and 4.8-2.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.8-1(b) and 4.8-2 would reduce the contribution of development allowed under the proposed Innovation Park PUD, including the CNU Medical Center, to cumulative vibration levels at onand off-site noise-sensitive receptors, and the impact would be less than significant.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.8-10: Stationary sources and operational activities associated with the proposed project, in combination with operational noise from other cumulative development, could result in substantial permanent increases in cumulative noise levels in the area. (p. 4.8-53)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.8-4.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-4 would reduce noise impacts from HVAC equipment, generators, and loading docks. This measure requires that HVAC equipment, generators, and loading docks of individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD be designed to operate so that noise levels generated would be consistent with City codes and standards. As a

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result, the contribution of development allowed under the proposed project to the overall cumulative impact from non-transportation operational sources such as HVAC systems, generators, and loading docks would be less than considerable, and thus, the impact would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Public Services

4.9-7: Implementation of the proposed project could cause or accelerate the physical deterioration of existing parks or recreational facilities or create a need for construction or expansion of recreational facilities beyond what was anticipated in the General Plan. (p. 4.9-40) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.9-7 (PUD): Comply with Quimby Act and Park Impact Fee Ordinances.

The proposed project shall comply with the City of Sacramento’s Quimby Act and Park Impact Fee ordinances.

Finding: Mitigation Measure 4.9-7 would ensure that the park standards which reflect the City of Sacramento’s residential and commercial needs are met through the dedication of parks and open space and the payment of in-lieu fees.

This measure would ensure that the City has adequate funding to maintain parks in the vicinity of the project area and acquire new land to develop parks, as needed. The proposed project would seek credits toward Quimby parkland dedication through the Private Recreation Facilities Credit Agreement, and would also require the payment of in-lieu feeds to be used by the City to develop additional park and recreation facilities in order to meet timing and service level goals for City park facilities. Dedicated land or the payment of in-lieu fees in such a manner is only to be used to develop new or refurbish existing neighborhood and community park or recreation facilities. PIF payments would be reflective of the types and intensity of development anticipated by the proposed project and would mitigate impacts caused by the need for construction or expansion of recreational facilities beyond what was anticipated in the 2035 General Plan.

Implementing this mitigation measure would reduce this impact to a less-thansignificant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

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4.9-8: Implementation of the proposed project, in conjunction with other development, could result in the provision of or need for increased demand for parks and recreational resources and facilities. (p. 4.9-43) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.9-8 (PUD): Implement Mitigation Measure 4.9-7.

Finding: Mitigation Measure 4.9-8 would ensure that the City’s park urban service level goals are met through the dedication of parks and open space and/or the payment of in-lieu fees. This mitigation measure allows the City to consider the urban nature of the project area, as well as the value of alternative recreational facilities that do not represent traditional parks, consistent with 2035 General Plan Policy ERC 2.2.6. With implementation of the proposed mitigation, the contribution of development allowed under the proposed project to this cumulative impact would be less than considerable, and this impact would be reduced to a less-than-significant level.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

Transportation

4.10-3: Implementation of the proposed project could adversely affect public transit operations and could fail to adequately provide access to transit. (p. 4.10-47)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.10-3 (PUD, CNU): Implement Measures to Provide Transit Access.

The applicants for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD shall coordinate with SacRT (or other transit operators) to plan, fund, and implement transit facilities that would support access to transit services provided by SacRT, or other transit agencies. Transit facilities shall be phased with the development of the project.

Finding: Mitigation Measure 4.10-3 (PUD, CNU) would ensure that the applicants for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD would coordinate with transit providers to facilitate the adequate expansion of transit services and facilities to serve the proposed Innovation Park PUD area, including the site of the proposed CNU Medical Center (e.g., right of way for transit stops, bus stops/shelters, pedestrian and bicycle network connections to stop

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locations). Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.10-3 would reduce this impact to a less-than-significant level.

4.10-5: Implementation of the proposed project could cause inconveniences to motorists as a result of prolonged road closures and could result in an increased frequency of potential conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists due to construction-related traffic impacts. (p. 4.10-49)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.10-5 (PUD, CNU): Implement Construction Traffic Control Plan.

Before the beginning of construction, the applicants for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD shall prepare a construction traffic plan that complies with Sacramento City Codes § 12.20.020, §

12.20.030, and is prepared to the satisfaction of the city traffic engineer with the City’s Department of Public Works and subject to review by all affected agencies as identified by the City. The plan shall ensure that acceptable operating conditions on roadways, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and transit facilities are maintained. At a minimum, the plan shall include the following elements:
 Description of trucks: Number and size of trucks per day, expected arrival/departure times, and truck circulation patterns which do not substantially conflict with Sacramento General Plan, Mobility Element Policies M 7.1.5 and M 7.1.6.
 Description of staging area: Location, maximum number of trucks simultaneously permitted in the staging area, use of traffic control personnel, and specific signage.
 Description of street closures and/or bicycle and pedestrian facility closures: Duration, advance warning and posted signage, safe and efficient access routes for emergency vehicles, and use of manual traffic control, subject to approval by the city traffic engineer per Sacramento City Code § 10.08.090.
 Description of access plan: Provisions for safe vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle travel; minimum distance from any open trench; special signage; and private vehicle accesses.
 Provisions for parking for construction workers.

Finding: Mitigation Measure 4.10-5 (PUD, CNU) would reduce the impact of the proposed project to a less-than-significant level by requiring the applicants

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for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD to maintain multimodal circulation at acceptable operating levels and ensure the safety of vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian travel throughout the project area during construction.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.10-8: Implementation of the proposed project and cumulative development could adversely affect public transit operations and could fail to adequately provide access to transit. (p. 4.10-52)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.10-3.

Finding: Mitigation Measure 4.10-3 (PUD, CNU) would ensure that applicants for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD coordinate with transit providers to facilitate the adequate expansion of transit services and facilities to serve the project area, including the site of the proposed CNU Medical Center (e.g., right of way for transit stops, bus stops/shelters, pedestrian and bicycle network connections to stop locations). With implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.10-3, this contribution of the proposed project to this significant cumulative impact would be reduced to less than cumulatively considerable.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

4.10-10: Implementation of the proposed project along with cumulative development could cause inconveniences to motorists as a result of prolonged road closures and could result in an increased frequency of potential conflicts between vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists due to construction-related traffic impacts. (p. 4.10-54)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.10-5.

Finding: Mitigation Measure 4.10-5 (PUD, CNU) would reduce the impact of the project to a less than cumulatively considerable level by requiring applicants for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD to maintain multimodal circulation and ensure for the safety of vehicular, bicycle,

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and pedestrian travel, throughout the project area during construction through implementation of a construction traffic plan.

With implementation of the mitigation measure(s), this impact is reduced to a less-than-significant level.

D. Significant and Unavoidable Impacts.

The following significant and potentially significant environmental impacts of the project, including cumulative impacts, are unavoidable and cannot be mitigated in a manner that would lessen the significant impact to below the level of significance. Notwithstanding disclosure of these impacts, the City Council elects to approve the project due to overriding considerations as set forth below in Section F, the statement of overriding considerations.

Air Quality

4.2-2: Construction activities associated with development under the proposed project could result in a short-term emissions increase of NOx, PM10, and PM2.5, for which the project region is non-attainment under an applicable federal or state ambient air quality standard. (p. 4.2-25) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(a) (PUD, CNU): Implement SMAQMD Basic Construction Emissions Control Practices.

SMAQMD considers the following Basic Construction Emissions Control Practices feasible for controlling fugitive dust from a construction site. The practices also serve as BMPs that can be incorporated as part of individual projects proposed under the proposed project, allowing the use of the non-zero particulate matter significance thresholds. These emissions control practices shall be included either as Conditions of Approval (COA) or in a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) to require implementation during project construction:

1. Control of fugitive dust is required by District Rule 403 and enforced by District staff.

2. Water all exposed surfaces two times daily. Exposed surfaces include, but are not limited to, soil piles, graded areas, unpaved parking areas, staging areas, and access roads.

3. Cover or maintain at least 2 feet of free board space on haul trucks transporting soil, sand, or other loose material on the site. Any haul

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trucks that would be traveling along freeways or major roadways should be covered.

4. Use wet power vacuum street sweepers to remove any visible trackout mud or dirt onto adjacent public roads at least once a day. Use of dry power sweeping is prohibited.

5. Limit vehicle speeds on unpaved roads to 15 miles per hour (mph).

6. All roadways, driveways, sidewalks, and parking lots to be paved should be completed as soon as possible. In addition, building pads should be laid as soon as possible after grading, unless seeding or soil binders are used.

Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(b) (PUD, CNU): Implement SMAQMD Exhaust Control Practices.

Applicants for individual projects constructed under the proposed project shall require construction contractors to implement the following SMAQMD Exhaust Control Practices for diesel-powered fleets working at construction sites:

1. Minimize idling time either by shutting equipment off when not in use or reducing the time of idling to two minutes [California Code of Regulations, Title 13, sections 2449(d)(3) and 2485]. Provide clear signage that posts this requirement for workers at the entrances to the site.

2. Provide current certificate(s) of compliance for CARB’s In-Use OffRoad Diesel-Fueled Fleets Regulation [California Code of Regulations, Title 13, sections 2449 and 2449.1].

3. Maintain all construction equipment in proper working condition according to manufacturer’s specifications. The equipment must be checked by a certified mechanic and determined to be running in proper condition before it is operated.

Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(c) (PUD, CNU): Implement Measures to Ensure the Use of Low-Emission Construction Equipment.

The following measures related to the use of low-emission construction equipment shall be implemented for individual projects constructed under the Innovation Park PUD, including the CNU Medical Center:

1. Applicants for individual projects constructed under the Innovation Park PUD, including the CNU Medical Center, shall require construction contractors to provide a plan for approval by the SMAQMD that demonstrates that all heavy-duty off-road equipment used for construction activities shall be equipped with the most effective Verified Diesel Emissions Control Strategies (VDECS) available for the engine

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type. In this case, the best available VDECS would be implementation of Tier 4F engines as certified by CARB and USEPA. The equipment shall be properly maintained and tuned in accordance with manufacturers’ specifications. This would be verified through an equipment inventory submittal and certification plan submitted to the SMAQMD.

2. The plan shall have two components: an initial report submitted before construction, and a final report submitted at the completion.

3. The initial report shall be submitted at least four business days prior to construction activity using the SMAQMD’s Construction Mitigation Tool (available at http://www.airquality.org/businesses/ceqa-land-useplanning/mitigation) and shall provide project information and construction company information and include the equipment type, horsepower rating, engine model year, projected hours of use, and the CARB equipment identification number for each piece of equipment to be used. All owned, leased, and subcontracted equipment to be used shall be included. The inventory shall be updated and submitted monthly throughout the duration of the project, except that an inventory shall not be required for any 30-day period in which no construction activity occurs.

4. The final report shall be submitted at the end of the job, phase, or calendar year, as pre-arranged with SMAQMD staff and documented in the approval letter, to demonstrate continued project compliance.

5. The SMAQMD and/or other officials may conduct periodic site inspections to determine compliance. Nothing in this measure shall supersede other SMAQMD or state rules or regulations.

6. If at the time of granting of each building permit, the SMAQMD has adopted a regulation applicable to construction emissions, compliance with the regulation may completely or partially replace this mitigation.

Consultation with the SMAQMD prior to construction will be necessary to make this determination.

Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(d) (PUD, CNU): Implement SMAQMD Enhanced Fugitive Dust Control Practices.

City approval of any grading or improvement plans for individual projects proposed under the Innovation Park PUD (including the CNU Medical Center) shall include the following SMAQMD Enhanced Fugitive Dust Control Practices:

Soil Disturbance Areas

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1. Water exposed soil with adequate frequency for continued moist soil.

However, do not overwater to the extent that sediment flows off the site.

2. Suspend excavation, grading, and/or demolition activity when wind speeds exceed 20 mph.

3. Install wind breaks (e.g., plant trees, solid fencing) on windward side(s) of construction areas.

4. Plant vegetative ground cover (fast-germinating native grass seed) in disturbed areas as soon as possible. Water appropriately until vegetation is established.

Unpaved Roads (Entrained Road Dust)

1. Install wheel washers for all exiting trucks, or wash off all trucks and equipment leaving the site.

2. Treat site accesses to a distance of 100 feet from the paved road with a 6- to 12-inch layer of wood chips, mulch, or gravel to reduce the generation of road dust and road dust carryout onto public roads.

3. Post a publicly visible sign with the telephone number and person to contact at the lead agency regarding dust complaints. This person shall respond and take corrective action within 48 hours. The phone number of the District shall also be visible to ensure compliance.

Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(e) (PUD, CNU): Prepare and Implement Construction Air Quality Management Plan for Arena Implosion.

If implosion is chosen as the method of demolition for the arena, a Construction Air Quality Management Plan shall be submitted to SMAQMD which details the control measures that would be implemented to reduce impacts from implosion of the arena. The plan shall include but not be limited to the following measures:

1. Demarcation and maintenance of an adequate exclusion zone around the arena for as long as safety requirements warrant before and after the implosion. The extent of the exclusion zone shall be informed by a project-specific study that takes into account the noise, air quality, vibration, safety, and seismic impacts of the planned implosion based on the size of the arena and the amount of explosives used.

2. All land uses within the exclusion zone shall be notified in advance of the planned implosion, with reminders sent out a week before.

Notifications shall include the date and time of the planned implosion, the extent of the exclusion zone, information on street closures, and the duration for which the exclusion zone and street closures will be maintained. Occupants of all land uses within the exclusion zone shall

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be advised to stay indoors with HVAC systems, windows, and doors closed for the duration of the implosion.

3. The same information shall also be posted as signs around the project area boundary, along with the name and telephone number of a complaint coordinator to contact with questions and complaints.

4. Transportation and temporary relocation shall be provided to sensitive receptors located within 0.25 mile of the arena.

5. To prevent hazardous materials from getting airborne during demolition or debris removal, recyclable (plumbing and ventilation) and hazardous materials (including but not limited to asbestos, lead, mercury, radioactive materials and PCB) shall be removed from the structure before implosion.

6. Implosion shall be timed with favorable meteorological conditions, such as light precipitation with winds in the direction of sparse population.

7. Adequately wet the structure before, during, and after the implosion to reduce suspended dust. Settled dust shall be suppressed with water and vacuum street cleaners.

8. Use barricades and berms at ground level to control debris and dust.

9. Use dust controlling misters and street sweepers during cleanup of the debris.

Finding: With the implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.2 2(c) that includes SMAQMD’s Enhanced On-site Exhaust Controls by requiring Tier 4 engines in all construction equipment, maximum daily NOx emissions would be reduced by approximately 52 percent when compared to unmitigated emissions and would not exceed SMAQMD’s NOx significance threshold of 85 pounds per day.

Implementation of SMAQMD recommended control measures for control of fugitive dust and exhaust listed under Mitigation Measures 4.2-2(a), 4.2-2(b), and

4.2 2(d) would allow use of SMAQMD’s non-zero thresholds for particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5). PM10 and PM2.5 emissions generated by development allowed under the proposed project with implementation of these mitigation measures would be below these thresholds during each construction year.

As described above, implosion of the arena structure would generate airborne demolition debris that may include fine particles, including PM10, PM2.5, and airborne asbestos. Implementation of BMPs specific to the proposed project as required under Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(e) would reduce air quality impacts associated with implosion by instituting controls on airborne particulates to minimize their release. Thus, while the amount of particulates resulting from implosion of the arena structure cannot be quantified, implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(e) would ensure that the volume of airborne particulates would be substantially lessened to the extent feasible and would not

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be substantial. However, because the volume of airborne particulates generated by implosion activities and the effectiveness of mitigation measures cannot be accurately predicted, even with mitigation, the impact from implosion activities could be significant and unavoidable. No feasible mitigation measures have been identified that would reduce this impact.

For these reasons, the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

4.2-5: Construction activities associated with development under the proposed project (including the CNU Medical Center) could contribute to cumulative increases in short-term emissions. (p. 4.2-44) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measures 4.2-2(a) through 4.2-2(e) Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.2-2(a) through 4.2- 2(e) detailed under Impact 4.2-2 for the project-level impacts, fugitive dust and exhaust emissions would be reduced on site to levels below SMAQMD thresholds. However, as described above, implosion of the arena structure would generate airborne demolition debris that may include fine particles, including PM10, PM2.5, and airborne asbestos. Implementation of BMPs specific to the proposed project as required under Mitigation Measure 4.2-2(e) would reduce air quality impacts associated with implosion by instituting controls on airborne particulates to minimize their release but the impact from implosion activities could be significant. Cumulative NOX and PM emissions in the SVAB would be significant due to existing violations in the region, with implementation of Mitigation Measures 4.2-2(a) through 4.2-2(e), the proposed project’s contributions would be reduced but implosion would result in a considerable contribution to the significant cumulative impact. Thus, even with all feasible mitigation, the impact from implosion activities could be significant and unavoidable.

For these reasons, the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

Noise and Vibration

4.8-3: The increase in traffic associated with development allowed under the proposed project would increase roadside noise levels in the area. (p.

4.8-31)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

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Mitigation Measure 4.8-3: Construct Noise Barriers, Incorporate Noise Reduction Measures at Residences, and Install Traffic Calming Measures (PUD, CNU).

Individual projects proposed under the proposed Innovation Park PUD and the proposed student housing of the CNU shall undergo further review as they are proposed for development. As stated in Section 2.4.3, the proposed Innovation Park PUD requires a site plan and design review process that would ensure that future development projects are consistent with the goals, policies, objectives, and other provisions of the Innovation Park PUD if future traffic noise levels at noise-sensitive land uses along roadway segments would be significantly affected by project traffic, one or more of the following measures shall be considered to maintain an exterior performance standard of 65 dBA for outdoor gathering spaces of multifamily uses:

1. Construct noise barriers (walls and/or berms) to reduce traffic noise levels at noise-sensitive land uses that are found to be significantly affected by traffic noise.

2. For proposed dwelling units that would be exposed to traffic noise levels exceeding 65 dBA Ldn, prohibit outdoor living areas such as balconies or decks on the side of the buildings exposed to high traffic noise. Alternatively, noise mitigation measures, such as barrier walls with a minimum height of 5 feet with adequate materials (wood, Plexiglas) with no holes or gaps, along the perimeter of the outdoor living areas can provide necessary noise reductions.

3. For proposed dwelling units that would be exposed to traffic noise levels exceeding 69 dBA CNEL, require building façade upgrades for windows associated with bedrooms and living/family rooms on the side of the buildings exposed to high traffic noise. Examples of such upgrades include using windows with Sound Transmission Class (STC) ratings higher than standard building practice (up to STC-28).

4. Install traffic calming measures along affected low-volume roadways to reduce future traffic speeds.

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-3 could reduce future traffic noise levels at noise-sensitive land uses located near roadways affected by project traffic. However, physical noise mitigation (i.e., installation of noise barriers) does not always represent a feasible mitigation measure for traffic noise impacts to existing residential uses. In most cases, these measures would likely be infeasible to implement, primarily for off-site receptors, because of factors associated with existing land use development such as driveway cutouts, which reduce the efficacy of noise barriers and therefore would not reduce future traffic noise levels to below the established significance threshold. Furthermore, traffic calming measures would only be feasible for neighborhood streets and could not be deployed along arterials and other larger streets and major intersections.

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Although future development of a transit network would serve to reduce traffic levels and associated roadside noise, it is conservatively assumed that these traffic calming measures have not occurred at the project level (see cumulative Impact 4.8-9). Therefore, this impact would remain significant and unavoidable. No feasible mitigation measures have been identified that would further reduce this impact.

For these reasons, the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

4.8-4: Stationary sources and operational activities associated with development allowed under the proposed project would result in substantial permanent increases in ambient noise levels in the area. (p.

4.10-38)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Mitigation Measure 4.8-4: Implement Measures to Reduce Noise Levels from HVAC Units, Generators, and Loading Docks (PUD, CNU).

For development of new commercial or mixed-use buildings within the Innovation Park PUD area, applicants of individual projects allowed under the proposed project shall demonstrate that noise levels from HVAC units, generators, and/or loading docks would not exceed the stationary noise standards established in the Sacramento City Code: 60 dBA Ldn at the primary open space area of detached single-family homes, duplexes, or mobile homes, which is typically the backyard or fenced side yard or 65 dBA at the primary open space areas of townhomes and multi-family apartments or condominiums (private year yards for townhomes; common courtyards, roof gardens, or gathering spaces for multi-family developments). . To demonstrate that a proposed development will meet the City’s stationary noise standards, the developer must implement the following measures:

1. The proposed land uses shall be designed so that on-site mechanical equipment (e.g., HVAC units, compressors, generators) and areasource operations (e.g., loading docks, parking lots, and recreationaluse areas) are located as far as possible, enclosed, or shielded from nearby noise-sensitive land uses to meet City noise standards.

2. Noise-generating stationary equipment associated with proposed commercial and/or office uses, including portable generators, compressors, and compactors, shall be enclosed or acoustically shielded to reduce noise-related impacts on noise-sensitive residential

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uses. Acoustical enclosures around stationary equipment offer typical noise reductions of 20–35 dBA.6

3. Before a building permit is issued for any individual project allowed under the Innovation Park PUD, the applicant for the project shall submit engineering and acoustical specifications for the project’s mechanical HVAC equipment and the proposed locations of on-site loading docks to the City’s Planning Division. The applicant shall retain a qualified acoustical engineer to demonstrate that the design of HVAC equipment and loading dock design (types, location, enclosure, specification) will ensure that noise from the equipment is consistent with the restrictions of Section 8.68.060 of the Sacramento City Code.

4. Truck deliveries in commercial uses shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. unless site-specific analysis identifies no impacts on sensitive receptors.

5. Commercial loading docks located within 300 feet of existing or proposed residences shall be positioned in areas shielded from view of adjacent noise-sensitive uses by intervening commercial buildings.

6. Solid noise barriers shall be constructed at the boundary of the commercial uses with loading docks of sufficient height to intercept line of sight between heavy trucks and the affected area of the noisesensitive uses.

7. Signs shall be posted limiting the idling of delivery trucks to 10 minutes or less.

Finding: With implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-4, noise impacts from stationary sources and operational activities associated with the proposed project (i.e., HVAC units, generators, and loading docks), would be reduced to less-than-significant levels. However, because no mitigation is available to address significant noise impacts related to increased noise from emergency ambulance trips, the overall operational noise impact would be significant and unavoidable with mitigation. No feasible mitigation measures have been identified that would further reduce this impact.

6 Kinetics Noise Control. 2021. Noiseblock Acoustical Enclosures. Available:
https://kineticsnoise.com/noiseblock/acoustic_enclosures.html. Accessed August 13, 2021.

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For these reasons the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

4.8-5: Noise generated by helicopter landings and takeoffs at the helipad on the roof of the proposed CNU Medical Center’s hospital would expose off-site residential land uses to single-event noise exposure levels that would awaken more than 5 percent of people from sleep. (p. 4.8-44) Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

None available
Finding: There is no feasible mitigation to reduce this impact to a less than significant level.

For these reasons, the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

4.8-7: Construction activities for the proposed project, in combination with the construction of other cumulative development, could cause a substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the area. (p. 4.8-46)
Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(a).

Finding: Implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(a) would reduce the contribution of development allowed under the proposed Innovation Park PUD, including the CNU Medical Center, to cumulative noise levels at on- and off-site noise-sensitive receptors. However, even with implementation of this mitigation measure, it is possible that multiple construction activities would result in significant noise levels at the nearby residential land uses. Consequently, even with the implementation of Mitigation Measure 4.8-1(a), the contribution of development allowed under the proposed project to this cumulative impact would remain considerable, and the impact would be significant and unavoidable. No feasible mitigation measures have been identified that would further reduce this impact.

For these reasons, the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

4.8-9: Traffic associated with the proposed project, in combination with traffic from other cumulative development, would increase roadside noise levels in the area. (p. 4.8-48)

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Mitigation Measure: The following mitigation measure(s) has been adopted to address this impact:

Implement Mitigation Measure 4.8-3.

Finding: No feasible mitigation strategies have been identified to reduce the on-road transportation noise impacts to less than significant. Alternative modes of transportation (i.e., walking, biking, and transit) are already accounted for in the above traffic noise estimates. The reduction in vehicular use needed to mitigate these roadway noise impacts is not feasible for the proposed project. In addition, typical measures to reduce roadway noise impacts, such as noise walls and setbacks, are not considered feasible mitigation because they would require the retrofitting of existing privately owned structures in the vicinity of the project area. Therefore, the contribution of development allowed under the proposed project to this cumulative impact would remain considerable, and the impact would be significant and unavoidable. No feasible mitigation measures have been identified that would further reduce this impact.

For these reasons, the impact remains significant and unavoidable.

Alternatives Considered and Dismissed from Further Consideration In identifying alternatives to the proposed Innovation Park PUD, including the proposed CNU Medical Center, primary consideration was given to alternatives that could reduce significant unavoidable impacts resulting from development that would be allowed under the proposed Innovation Park PUD while still achieving the basic objectives of the proposed project. Certain impacts that are identified as being significant and unavoidable under the proposed project (e.g., increase in noise levels from project construction and operation) would be due primarily to redeveloping an underdeveloped and now-vacant site. These impacts would not be eliminated, but could be reduced, for example, by limiting the scale of development allowed under the proposed Innovation Park PUD, reconfiguring uses, or implementing specific measures. Alternatives that would reduce the intensity of development allowed under the proposed project are addressed later in these findings.

The Innovation Park PUD EIR considered a number of alternatives that were dismissed from further analysis because they would not meet most of the basic project objectives and/or would not substantially reduce identified significant impacts. The Innovation Park PUD EIR discusses those alternatives that were dismissed from further consideration on pages 6-4 through 6-5. The alternatives that were considered but dismissed in the Innovation Park PUD EIR are summarized below.
 Alternate Land Uses Alternative: Development of a special-events center, amusement park, or major visitor-serving use, such as a zoo,

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would not meet the basic objectives of the proposed project. Several project objectives point to the development of a medical center and surrounding medical-supportive uses. Further, development of these types of uses would not support the creation of an urban-core adjacent environment that prioritizes, promotes, and facilitates multimodal transportation including pedestrians, bicycles, and vehicles. Such a use would not provide a natural connection between uses on the project site.

Further, other impacts such as odors, crowd noise, traffic queueing, or other effects could occur as a result of an alternate land use. Therefore, development of a special-events center, amusement park, or major tourist attraction was rejected and was not considered further.  Full Preservation of Freshwater Emergent Wetland Alternative: There is a 6.8-acre freshwater emergent wetland in the northeast portion of the Innovation Park PUD area. In the late 1980s, during initial development of the previously planned baseball field and stadium in the Innovation Park PUD area, an area intended to be the baseball field was excavated.

Before the site was excavated, the area supported annual grassland habitat. A dewatering system was constructed to ensure that the excavated site remained dry, and based on review of historic aerial photographs, was operated consistently through 2011. Since that time, this excavated area has filled with water, resulting in the creation of a variety of habitat types, including valley-foothill riparian woodland, pond (lacustrine), and freshwater emergent wetland. As described in Section

4.3, Biological Resources, freshwater emergent wetland vegetation occurs scattered throughout the excavated area, predominantly along the lower banks. Broad-leaved cattail (Typha latifolia) is the dominant species in the freshwater emergent wetland. Because of the mosaic nature of this habitat, the valley-foothill riparian woodland, lacustrine, and freshwater emergent wetlands are mapped collectively in Figures 4.3-1 and 4.3-2 in Section 4.3.

Preserving all of the freshwater emergent wetland habitat within the Innovation Park PUD area would require a redesign of the proposed project to avoid not only the wetland, but a buffer surrounding the wetland.

As a result, the proposed roadway network would need to be significantly realigned to avoid the resource. B Street would need to be shifted to the south to avoid the wetland. This change to the backbone roadway infrastructure within the Innovation Park PUD area would result in a change to how B Street could connect to East Entrance Road, resulting in a staggered intersection, or in not forming an intersection at all. A disconnected roadway infrastructure could result in unsafe roadway conditions, and would not allow for the orderly extension of other utility infrastructure such as water and sewer lines.

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in place. This is a potentially hazardous situation, as the area could be accessible to the public. Removal of the existing baseball stadium foundation would result in the demolition and removal of concrete, rebar, pilings, and other structural elements that form substantial portions of the west and south edges of the wetland feature. Removing the foundation would disturb the freshwater emergent wetland habitat, and could result in the potential dewatering of the area for demolition and materials removal, potential significant disturbance or removal of habitat and/or species, and potential detrimental effects on the remaining ecological quality of the site.

For these reasons, full preservation of the existing freshwater emergent wetland was rejected and was not considered further.

Summary of Alternatives Considered
CEQA mandates that an EIR evaluate a reasonable range of alternatives to the project or project locations that generally reduce or avoid potentially significant impacts of the project. CEQA requires that every EIR also evaluate a “No Project” alternative. Alternatives provide a basis of comparison to the project in terms of their significant impacts and their ability to meet project objectives.

This comparative analysis is used to consider reasonable, potentially feasible options for minimizing environmental consequences of the project. The alternatives to the Innovation Park PUD are the (1) No Project/No Development Alternative; (2) No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative; (3) Smaller Footprint Alternative; and (4) Different Land Use Mix Alternative.

The City Council rejects the Alternatives set forth in the Final EIR and summarized below because the City Council finds that there is substantial evidence, including evidence of economic, legal, social, technological, and other considerations described in this Section E in addition to those described below under CEQA Guidelines 15091(a)(3), that make infeasible such alternatives. In making these determinations, the City Council is aware that CEQA defines “feasibility” to mean “capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, environmental, social, legal, and technological factors.” The Council is also aware that under CEQA case law the concept of “feasibility” encompasses (i) the question of whether a particular alternative promotes the underlying goals and objectives of a project and (ii) the question of whether an alternative is “desirable” from a policy standpoint to the extent that desirability is based on a reasonable balancing of the relevant economic, environmental, social, legal, and technological factors.

Innovation Park PUD Alternatives
Alternative 1: No Project/No Development Alternative

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Description
Under Alternative 1, the No Project/No Development Alternative, the City would not approve any project within the Innovation Park PUD area. Development allowed under the proposed Innovation Park PUD would not be developed, and the Innovation Park PUD area, including the CNU Medical Center site, would remain in its current condition. The existing Sleep Train Arena building and adjacent former Sacramento Kings practice facility would remain on the site subject to the same use restrictions that exist today. The asphalt parking lot surrounding the arena would remain, and existing landscaping and open areas would remain in their current condition.

Relationship to Plan Objectives
Under the No Project/No Development Alternative, none of the project objectives for the proposed Innovation Park PUD or the CNU Medical Center would be achieved.

Facts in Support of Finding of Infeasibility
Because the Innovation Park PUD would accommodate growth that would inevitably occur within the Sacramento region, the No Project/No Development Alternative would result in development occurring in other locations in the region.

Because of the lack of development capacity in the Natomas region, it is reasonable to assume that the development would be further distant from the Natomas Region. There could be significant effects related to such development elsewhere in the region, and some effects could be more severe. To the extent that such development were more dispersed and less dense than the proposed Innovation Park PUD, some impacts might be more significant. For example, VMT would increase, and as a result impacts on air quality and greenhouse gasses would be more severe. Depending on location and the acreage that is disturbed, impacts on biological and cultural resources could increase if development is located on undeveloped land on the urban edge. However, it is not known where or what type of development would occur if the Innovation Park PUD is not approved, so it would be speculative to provide a more definitive discussion of potential impacts.

While the No Project/ No Development Alternative would avoid impacts associated with the project, this alternative would not further any of the project objectives or provide any of the benefits contemplated by the project.

Additionally, this alternative would result in different and greater significant impacts than the proposed Innovation Park PUD. Therefore, Alternative 1 is infeasible.

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Alternative 2: No Project/ Existing General Plan Alternative Description
Under Alternative 2, the No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative, the Innovation Park PUD area, including the CNU Medical Center site, would be developed under the General Plan’s existing Urban Center High land use designation, which permits a residential density of 24–250 units per acre, and a development intensity of 0.5 to 8.0 floor area ratio (FAR). However, under the current zoning designation of SPX Zone – Sports Complex Zone, no residential development would be permitted on the project site. Therefore, a rezone for the project site would be required in order for this alternative to be implemented.

Under this alternative, the density and intensity of development within the Innovation Park PUD area would be doubled compared to the proposed project, with densities ranging from 40 to 100 units per acre and intensities ranging from

0.8 to 1.4 FAR. The CNU Medical Center would not be constructed under this alternative, as it is not an anticipated or allowable use under the existing project site zoning (SPX Zone). The existing freshwater emergent wetland would be removed and developed, in contrast with the partial retention of that area under the proposed project. Alternative 2 would provide up to approximately 4,031 dwelling units and about 2.3 million square feet (sf) of nonresidential space at buildout (see Table 6-1). This buildout is compared to the proposed project, which would result in approximately 3,071 residential units and approximately 4,149,400 sf of nonresidential square footage (see Table 2-1).

Relationship to Project Objectives
Development under the No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative could achieve nearly all of the project objectives for the Innovation Park PUD.

Alternative 2 would develop the PUD area from an underutilized sports complex into a high-density, mixed-use development which would combine commercial, employment, and residential uses (Objectives 1, 2, 4 and 5). Next, the mix of uses allowed under Alternative 2 would allow more future residents with the Innovation Park PUD area to live and work in North Natomas than under the proposed Innovation Park PUD (Objective 3). This greater population in turn would better support proposed future anticipated SacRT Green Line light rail line in Truxel Road that would serve the area (Objective 8). Finally, similar types of land uses would be allowed under Alternative 2, thus allowing the owner to respond to future market conditions (Objective 9), and buildings within the Innovation Park PUD area under this alternative would be constructed in accordance with Title 24 energy standards (Objective 10).

Under Alternative 2 none of the objectives for the CNU Medical Center would be achieved because a medical center would not be constructed under this alternative.

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Facts in Support of Finding of Infeasibility
Because the No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative would develop the same total area, impacts determined by the development footprint of future projects would be substantially the same as the proposed project. As the development area would be similar, none of the impacts under this alternative would be anticipated to be less severe than impacts that would occur under the proposed project.

With respect to impacts that could be more severe than those of the proposed project, the No Project/Existing General Plan Alternative could hypothetically increase the number of dwelling units by approximately 1,000 units compared to the proposed project, but this would require high rise development which is cost prohibitive and contrary to market demand for this area. Development under this scenario is thus infeasible. Therefore, the residential density of housing under this alternative is so high that development in the current and anticipated housing markets would not occur. The nonresidential square footage under this alternative would be approximately 2,000,000 sf less. This would result in more intense construction impacts. However, insofar as these impacts would result from implosion or demolition of the Sleep Train Arena, they would remain the same. Because the entire existing on-site freshwater emergent wetland would be filled, the loss of wetlands or other waters of the United States and riparian habitat and interference with the movement of resident or migratory fish or wildlife species or impediment to the use of native wildlife nursery sites would be greater than under the proposed project. Operational impacts would also be more intense because Alternative 2 would result in more commuting employees and a higher density of buildings. This would increase the impacts associated with lighting, air quality and GHG emissions, noise, recreation, traffic and water supplies. Alternative 2 therefore is infeasible.

Alternative 3: Smaller Footprint Alternative
Description
Under the Smaller Footprint Alternative (Alternative 3), the entirety of Parcel B would be set aside as open space to preserve the water feature and riparian habitat, including the black-crowned night heron and cattle egret rookery, that has developed within the partially constructed baseball field and stadium. The foundation of the partially constructed baseball field and stadium would remain under this alternative and the land to the north/northeast of the water feature and riparian habitat would be converted to native grassland and available to serve as foraging habitat. As a result of the preservation of Parcel B as habitat and open space, the nonresidential uses planned for Parcel B under the proposed project would shift to Parcel E under Alternative 3. However, as Parcel E is approximately 20 percent smaller than Parcel B, not all of the nonresidential square footage planned for Parcel B under the proposed project could be

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accommodated on Parcel E. The residential units planned on Parcel E under the proposed project would be eliminated under Alternative 3.

Under this alternative, approximately a quarter of the residential units anticipated under the proposed project would be constructed (see Table 2-1). Approximately 78 percent of the nonresidential square footage anticipated under the proposed project would be constructed under Alternative 3. Alternative 3 would provide up to approximately 821 dwelling units and about 3,234,543 sf of nonresidential space at buildout, as compared to approximately 3,071 residential units and approximately 4,149,400 sf of nonresidential square footage under the proposed project (see Table 6-2).

Under Alternative 3, a smaller version of the CNU Medical Center would be constructed on Parcels D and D-1. The height of the hospital building would be reduced to approximately 165 feet (eight stories) and would consist of 280 patient beds at buildout (the project proposes 420 beds). The reduction in building height would result in a reduction in hospital building square footage.

The on-site helistop would be eliminated from the CNU Medical Center, and helicopter service would be provided at Sacramento International Airport, approximately 5 miles northwest of the Innovation Park PUD area. All other proposed CNU Medical Center features, facilities, and infrastructure improvements would remain the same under this alternative.

Relationship to Project Objectives
Development under Alternative 3 could achieve some of the project objectives for the Innovation Park PUD. Alternative 3 would develop the Sleep Train Arena site from an underutilized sports complex into a mixed-use development which would combine commercial, employment, and residential uses (Objectives 1, 4 and 6 5). This would integrate the Innovation Park PUD area into the fabric of existing development in North Natomas (Objectives 1). However, it would not result in a higher density of land uses compared to the proposed Innovation Park PUD (Objective 5). This reduction in population would in turn would provide fewer riders to support the proposed SacRT Green Line light rail line that would serve the area (Objective 8). Finally, similar types of land uses would be allowed under Alternative 3, thus allowing the owner to respond to future market conditions (Objective 9), and buildings within the Innovation Park PUD area under this alternative would be constructed in accordance with Title 24 energy standards (Objective 10).

Alternative 3 would still construct the CNU Medical Center, and provide a hospital and university services in northern Sacramento County and incorporate advanced medical techniques for diagnosis and treatment (Objectives 1 and 3); however, with fewer beds, a teaching hospital is not viable (Objective 2). The alternative would also allow the development of clinical laboratory and pharmaceutical research and development facilities and student, faculty, and senior housing (Objectives 6 and 7). A campus setting would be established,

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allowing all CNU services to be co-located (Objectives 5 and 10). However, Alternative 3 would not include an on-site helistop (Objective 8) and would jeopardize the ability of the CNU Medical Center to be certified as a Trauma Level II facility (Objective 4).

Facts in Support of Finding of Infeasibility
Generally, impacts under Alternative 3 would be anticipated to be the same or similar to the impacts that would occur under the proposed Innovation Park PUD.

However, because the CNU Medical Center would still be constructed on Parcels D and D-1, this alternative would still require demolition or implosion of the Sleep Train Arena. As such, insofar as this activity is expected to contribute to the impacts proposed project, that contribution would remain the same under Alternative 3, and Impacts 4.2-2 and 4.2-5, would remain significant and unavoidable.

Under Alternative 3, several impacts would be less severe than those associated with the proposed project. Under this Alternative, Parcel B would be set aside as open space to preserve the water feature and riparian habitat, and 78 percent of the planned residential units and approximately 27 percent of the planned nonresidential space would be eliminated compared to the proposed project. This would substantially reduce impacts on biological resources.

The shorter duration of residential and commercial construction under the Alternative 3 would result in lesser severity of those impacts influenced by intensity or duration of construction. These include air quality, energy, noise and vibration, and transportation. However, insofar as demolition of the Sleep Train Arena contributes to these impacts, that contribution would remain the same under Alternative 3
Because approximately 78 percent of the planned residential units and approximately 27 percent of the planned nonresidential space would be eliminated compared to the proposed Innovation Park PUD, the Smaller Footprint Alternative would result in fewer operational impacts, including lighting, air quality, GHG, nose, recreation, traffic and transit and water supply. In addition, impacts related to operational traffic, including roadside noise, emissions of toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources, under cumulative conditions would be further reduced as light rail service is planned to be extended either adjacent to or within the Innovation Park PUD area in the future, which would further reduce the amount of vehicle trips to and from the PUD area.

Several impacts under Alternative 3 would be more severe than the proposed project. Noise impacts could be higher due to the relocation of a helistop from the CNU Medical Center site to Sacramento International Airport, which could result in higher numbers of ambulance trips between the airport and the hospital, increasing noise. Under Alternative 3, less housing would be provided than would

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be anticipated under the proposed project as Alternative 3 would provide for lower density development than the proposed project. In addition, if Parcel B were to be left undeveloped, an important opportunity for residential infill development in close proximity to the core of the Sacramento region would be forgone. In order for the region to achieve its Regional Housing Needs Allocation additional housing would need to be constructed, potentially at locations further from the core with corresponding increases in VMT and associated emissions of criteria air pollutants and GHG emissions. Although difficult to quantify, these secondary environmental impacts could be significant and would be more severe than the impacts of the proposed project. Alternative 3 therefore is infeasible.

Alternative 4: Different Land Use Mix Alternative
Description
Under Alternative 4, the Different Land Use Mix Alternative, half of the nonresidential space planned for Parcel B under the proposed project would be eliminated and replaced with residential uses. The purpose of this adjustment is to reduce the amount of vehicle-related noise generated within the Innovation Park PUD area, as commercial uses typically housed in nonresidential space generate more trips than residential uses on a per acre basis, therefore resulting in higher noise impacts. Under this alternative, the number of residential units within the Innovation Park PUD area would increase by approximately 25 percent compared to the proposed project while the amount of nonresidential space under Alternative 4 would decrease by about 35 percent compared to the proposed project.

The existing freshwater emergent wetland on Parcel B would be partially preserved (approximately 4 acres) and treated as open space and as a passive recreational amenity, the same as the proposed project.

The CNU Medical Center would be developed the same as under the proposed project, with 3,679,400 sf of nonresidential uses, 420 hospital beds, and 600 residential units.

Alternative 4 would provide up to approximately 2,545 dwelling units and about 784,700 sf of commercial space at buildout, as compared to approximately 3,071 residential units and approximately 4,149,400 sf of nonresidential square footage under the proposed project.

Relationship to Project Objectives
Development under the Different Land Use Mix Alternative could achieve some of the project objectives for the proposed Innovation Park PUD. Alternative 4 would develop the Sleep Train Arena site from an underutilized sports complex into a development with a mix of uses which would combine commercial, employment, and residential uses (Objectives 1 and 5). This would integrate the

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Innovation Park PUD area into the fabric of existing development in North Natomas (Objectives 1 and 2). However, while this alterative would have a higher residential density, it would not provide as many employment opportunities and therefore would not maximize the mixed-use potential (Objectives 3, 4, and 7).

With respect to providing riders to support the proposed SacRT Green Line light rail line that would serve the area, Alternative 2 would provide a similar number of riders as the proposed Innovation Park PUD (Objective 8). Finally, similar types of land uses would be allowed under Alternative 4, thus allowing the owner to respond to future market conditions (Objective 9), and buildings within the Innovation Park PUD area under this alternative would be constructed in accordance with Title 24 energy standards (Objective 10).

Under Alternative 4, all of the CNU Medical Center objectives would be met, as the CNU Medical Center site would be developed identical to the proposed project.

Facts in Support of Finding of Infeasibility
Because Alternative 4 would develop the same total area, impacts for which project footprints would determine potential impacts, would be the same. These would include biological and cultural resources. Helicopter-related impacts, the number of ambulance trips, and the proximity of CNU-related housing to the medical center would be the same as under the proposed project. Under Alternative 4, the same amount of land disturbance would occur as under the proposed project, resulting in a similar duration of construction. Therefore, Alternative 4 would result in similar impacts related to impacts influenced by intensity or duration of construction, including air quality, noise and vibration, energy, and transportation.

Several impacts would be less severe under Alternative 4 as compared to the proposed project. The purpose of Alternative 4 is to reduce the number of vehicle trips generated within the Innovation Park PUD area as commercial uses generate more trips than residential uses. This would result in a reduction of impacts related to operational traffic, noise, air quality, GHG and traffic. In addition, impacts related to operational traffic, including roadside noise, emissions of toxic air contaminants, and greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources, under cumulative conditions would be further reduced as light rail service is planned to be extended either adjacent to or within the Innovation Park PUD area in the future, which would further reduce the amount of vehicle trips to and from the PUD area.

Under Alternative 4, the number of residential units within the Innovation Park PUD area would increase while the amount of commercial space would decrease compared to the proposed Innovation Park PUD. This increased number of residents would result in several impacts being more severe than the proposed project, including lighting in the project area, noise, recreation, transit and pedestrian and the demand for water supplies. A vibrant mix of residential and

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non-residential uses are needed to support the project site and the greater North Natomas area. This alternative would be housing heavy, and would not have a jobs-housing ratio that is supportive to the overall community. Alternative 4 therefore is rejected.

F. Statement of Overriding Considerations:

The City of Sacramento has considered the information contained in and related to the Final EIR (the Draft EIR, Comments and Responses to those documents, text changes and other revisions to the EIR, and all other public comments, responses to comments, accompanying technical memoranda and staff reports, and findings included in the public record for the project). Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15092, the City Council finds that in approving the Innovation Park PUD, it has eliminated or substantially lessened all significant and potentially significant effects of the project on the environment where feasible as shown in the findings. The City Council further finds that it has balanced the economic, social, technological and other benefits of the project against the remaining unavoidable environmental risks in determining whether to approve the project and has determined that those benefits outweigh the unavoidable risks and that those risks are acceptable. The City Council makes this statement of overriding considerations in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15093 in support of approval of the project. Specifically, in the City Council’s judgment, each of the benefits of the project as proposed separately and independently outweigh all of the unmitigated adverse impacts and the proposed project should be approved.

The overall goal of the proposed project is to implement the Innovation Park PUD. Based on the objectives identified in the Final EIR and administrative record, and through extensive public participation, the City Council has determined that the proposed Innovation Park PUD should be approved, and any remaining significant environmental impacts attributable to the proposed Innovation Park PUD are outweighed by the following specific environmental economic, fiscal, social, housing and other overriding considerations. Each benefit set forth below is supported by substantial evidence in the record and constitutes an overriding consideration warranting approval of the proposed project, independent of the other benefits, despite each and every unavoidable impact.

The primary considerations that have been taken into account by the City Council in making this decision are summarized below.

Land Use. The project will redevelop the vacant Sleep Train Arena site in North Natomas in a way that meets the City’s existing goals for infill development.

Redevelopment of the Innovation Park PUD area will incorporate many of the best principles of smart growth and quality urban design and will advance the City’s land use goals and policies. Key land use-related benefits include the following:

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 Creation of mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly, multi-modal urban infill development, including residential, hospital, medical education campus, recreation, retail, office, open space, and other related uses in close proximity to an array of modes of transportation consistent with 2035 General Plan goal LU 2.1; policies LU 2.1.3 and LU 2.1.6; goal LU 2.5; policy LU 2.5.1; goal LU 2.6; policies LU 2.6.1 and LU 2.6.2; goal LU 4.1, policies LU 4.1.1, LU 4.1.2, LU 4.1.3, LU 4.1.4, LU 4.1.6, LU 4.4.6; goal LU 5.1; policies LU 5.1.2, and 5.1.3; goal LU 5.5; policy LU 5.5.1; goal LU

5.6; policies LU 5.6.2 and LU 5.6.3; goal LU 8.1; policy LU 8.1.1, LU

8.1.2, and LU 8.1.13; goal LU 8.2; policies LU 8.2.1 and 8.2.5; goal LU

9.1; policies LU 9.1.1, LU 9.1.2, and LU 9.1.3.

Housing. The project will add approximately 3,000 housing units to the City’s housing stock. Key housing-related benefits include the following:
 Construction of housing as part of a development project with a mix of uses, consistent with 2035 General Plan goal LU 2.1; policy LU 2.1.6; goal LU 2.6; policy LU 2.6.2; goal LU 4.1; policy LU 4.1.1; goal LU 4.4; goal LU

5.1; policies LU 5.1.1, LU 5.1.2, LU 5.1.4, and LU 5.1.5; policy LU 5.6.3; policy M 1.3.1.
 Addition of approximately 3,000 units to the housing inventory, advancing the City’s ability to achieve its Regional Housing Needs Allocation established by SACOG and reflected in the 2021-2029 Housing Element, which requires 45,580 new units, including 20,266 above moderate income units (see 2021-2029 Housing Element, Table 3-1).  The implementation of a mixed-income housing strategy to provide a range of housing types and affordability points.
 The project supports several of the goals and policies listed in the 2021- 2029 City of Sacramento Housing Element Goals and Policies including policy H-1.4 Facilitate Infill Housing Development; policy H-1.7 Encourage Adaptive Reuse; policy H-4.1 Expand Housing Types Throughout the City; policy H-4.3 Promote Mixed Income Neighborhoods; and policy H-8.3 Encourage Accessible Housing Near Transit and Amenities.  The project supports the North Natomas Community Plan by providing “[n]eighborhoods (that) will provide a balance of different housing densities with a variety of housing types, lot sizes, and affordability to serve a broad spectrum of residents.”
Sustainable Development. The project would implement a comprehensive sustainability strategy, including LEED Gold certification or equivalent of the CNU Medical Center hospital building. For the CNU Medical Center, CNU would implement many of its current green strategies, such as: