San Clemente City Council
March 19, 2024

Agenda
MARCH 19, 2024 SPECIAL AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA.PDF
Meeting Materials
1(A) - 2023 WALL OF RECOGNITION HONOREE.PDF
7A - CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING A MODIFICATION TO THE USACE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT IN SAN CLEMENTE REDUCED.PDF 8A - TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR AVENIDA PALIZADA CORRIDOR AT AVENIDA DE LA ESTRELLA.PDF
9A - SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL AND ESPLANADE INTERSECTION SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS REDACTED.PDF
9B - CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING POLICY NO. 702-7 - GUIDELINES FOR NAMING BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES.PDF
9C - CONSIDERATION OF PROVIDING DIRECTION ON ESTABLISHING FEES FOR PLAY UPON PICKLEBALL COURTS.PDF
9D - DRAFT SAN CLEMENTE COASTAL STRATEGIC PLAN.PDF
9E - CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORT FOR ASSEMBLY BILL 2574 (VALENCIA) -

ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY OR TREATMENT
FACILITIES.PDF
10(PR1) - PAYROLL REGISTER 2.23.24.PDF
10A(1) - CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL AND REGULAR MEETING MINUTES

3.5.24.PDF
10B(1) - PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 1.11.24.PDF 10B(2) - PUBLIC SAFETY JOINT COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 1.22.24.PDF
10B(3) - PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE RGEULAR MEETING MINUTES

1.23.24.PDF
10B(4) - PUBLIC SAFETY JOINT COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 2.12.24.PDF
10C(1) - CERTIFICATION OF WARRANTS 2.23.24.PDF
10C(2) - CERTIFICATION OF WARRANTS 3.1.24.PDF
10D - 2023 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.PDF
10E - ESTABLISHMENT OF WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR 2024.PDF 10F - FILE NOTICE OF COMPLETION - BRIDGE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL FROM METROLINK YARD .PDF
10G - NOTICE OF COMPLETION - PRIMA DESHECHA CANADA CHANNEL WALLSTABILIZATION AT GRANDE VISTA.PDF
10H - NOTICE OF COMPLETION - FY 2023 AS-NEEDED PAVEMENT REPAIRS (TRACT 852).PDF
10I - CONTRACT AWARD FOR THE GOLF COURSE MASTER PLAN
UPDATE.PDF
10J - CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP 2021-116, A COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION.PDF
13A(1) - VACANCY ON THE COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.PDF
13A(2) - CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4.8 OF CITY COUNCIL POLICY 1201-11.PDF
A - LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN PRESENTATION.PDF
B - OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM (SIP).PDF Public Comments

1. Documents:

2. Documents:

3. Documents:

A - LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN PRESENTATION.PDF
B - OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM (SIP).PDF Public Comments

AMANDA QUINTANILLA ON SIGNAL LIGHT AT EL CAMINO REAL
AVENIDA_REDACTED.PDF
CHRIS DEBBE PEOPLES ON BARCELONA_REDACTED.PDF
GREG IORIO ON BARCELONA_REDACTED.PDF
ROBERT DEBBIE CEIDEBURG ON BARCELONA_REDACTED.PDF
TERRY ILES ON ESPLANADE_REDACTED.PDF

3. Documents:
910 Calle Negocio
2nd Floor
San Clemente, California
www.san-clemente.org
Council Chambers
Mayor Cabral
Mayor Pro Tem Enmeier
Councilmember Duncan
Councilmember Knoblock
Councilmember Loeffler

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
City Council
Special and Regular Meeting Agenda
4:00 p.m. - Long Term Financial Plan(Special Meeting)
5:00 p.m. - Closed Session (Regular Meeting)
6:00 p.m. - Business Meeting
Information concerning City Council Meeting protocols and procedures is contained at the end of this agenda.

RULES FOR ADDRESSING COUNCIL
• Members of the public may address the City Council on matters within the jurisdiction of the City of San Clemente.
• If you wish to address Council, please complete one of the blue speaker cards located at the entrance to the Council Chambers and turn it in to the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk. • Persons wishing to address Council concerning an agendized item will be invited to address Council during the time that Council is considering that particular agenda item.

Persons wishing to address Council concerning a non-agendized issue will be invited to address Council during the “Oral Communications” portion of the meeting. • When invited by the Mayor, please step to the podium, and if you wish, state your name and the City in which you reside, and make your presentation. Please limit your presentation to three minutes.

MISSION STATEMENT
The City of San Clemente, in partnership with the community we serve, will foster a tradition dedicated to:

Maintaining a safe, healthy atmosphere in which to live, work and play; Guiding development to ensure responsible growth while preserving and enhancing our village character, unique environment and natural amenities; Providing for the City’s long-term stability through promotion of economic vitality and diversity…
Resulting in a balanced community committed to protecting what is valued today while meeting tomorrow’s needs.

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
The California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) is the state law that requires the City to evaluate and document the potential environmental consequences of discretionary decision. (See, California Public Resources Code Sections 21000-21189.3; and the “CEQA Guidelines” at California Code of Regulations Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Sections 15000-15387). For each item that requires a CEQA determination by the City Council, there is a reference to that determination on this agenda, and more information regarding the CEQA analysis is included in the documents that accompany this agenda. To the extent that City staff determines that particular items are not subject to CEQA, there will be no indication of a CEQA action on this agenda.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024

DISCLOSURE OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
Pursuant to Government Code § 84308, City Council Members are disqualified and not able to participate in any agenda item involving contracts (other than competitively bid, labor, or personal employment contracts), franchises, discretionary land use permits and other entitlements if the City Council Member received more than $250 in campaign contributions from the applicant or contractor, an agent of the applicant or contractor, or any financially interested participant who actively supports or opposes the City’s decision on the agenda item since January 1, 2023. Members of the City Council who have received, and applicants, contractors or their agents who have made, campaign contributions totaling more than $250 to a City Council Member since January 1, 2023, are required to disclose that fact for the official record of the subject proceedings. Disclosures must include the amount of the campaign contribution and identify the recipient City Council Member and may be made either in writing to the City Clerk before the agenda item or by verbal disclosure during consideration.

LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN (4:00 P.M.)(Special Meeting)
A. LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN PRESENTATION
Report from the Financial Services Officer concerning the presentation of the 2024 Long Term Financial Plan.

Staff Recommendation
TRENDS
No recommendations.

FORECAST
Direct staff to explore revenue sources to replace lost revenues from the dissolution of the Redevelopment Agency and the expiration of the Clean Ocean fee to maintain existing service levels and to fund new programs and capital projects.

RESERVE
· Transfer an amount of $400,000 from the General Fund to the Facilities Maintenance Reserve in FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26.
· Transfer a one-time amount of $100,000 from the General Fund to the Park Asset Reserve in FY 2024-25.
· Transfer an annual amount of $300,000 from the Sewer Operating Fund in FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26 to fund sewer asset replacement in the Sewer Depreciation Reserve.
· Prioritize capital projects until the implementation of a Clean Ocean measure or long-term alternative funding is available for storm drains. · Transfer a one-time amount of $200,000 from the General Fund to the Accrued Leave Reserve in FY 2024-25.

FISCAL POLICY
No recommendations.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024 B. OVERVIEW OF THE STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM (SIP) Staff Recommendation
Receive and file the Administrative Report dated March 19, 2024, and on file with the City Clerk.

CLOSED SESSION (5:00 P.M.)(Regular Meeting)
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a)(d)(2)
Number of Cases:2

1. Facts and circumstances per Government Code section 54956.9(e)(2):

Demand by former City Councilmember Gene James that the City reimburse him for his attorney fees incurred in defending James Bieber v. Gene James, OCSC Case No. 30-2020-01145593-CU-DF-CJC .

2. Facts and Circumstances per Government Code section 54956.9(e)(1):

Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the City that the City believes are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs.

B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Existing litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Number of Cases: 1
Case Name: George Zeber, et al. vs. City of San Clemente, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2021-01191580-CU-EI-CXC
BUSINESS MEETING (6:00 P.M.)

CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION – Pastor Jared Powell, Paradigm Church

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

1. Special Presentations
A. 2023 WALL OF RECOGNITION HONOREE
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 24-36 which will:

1. Approve the selection for the 2023 Wall of Recognition recipient, Beth Apodaca.

2. Authorize the Mayor to present the honoree with a certificate of recognition.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024

2. Oral Communications (Part 1)
Members of the audience who wish to address Council on matters that are within the jurisdiction of the City of San Clemente, but not separately listed on the agenda, may do so during the Oral Communications portion of the meeting. Speakers may address Council once during either Oral Communications Part 1 or Part 2. A total time limitation of 30 minutes is allocated for Oral Communications Part 1, with each speaker being allotted 3 minutes in which to give his or her presentation. Speaker order is determined by the order in which speaker cards are provided to the City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk at the meeting. Speakers that cannot be accommodated during Oral Communications Part 1 will be invited to address Council during Oral Communications Part 2, which appears on this agenda as Item No. 10. When invited by the Mayor, please step to the podium, and if you wish, state your name and the City in which you reside, and make your presentation. Under the Ralph M. Brown Act, the City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed, request clarification or refer the item to staff.

3. Motion waiving reading in full of all Resolutions and Ordinances

4. Consideration of agendizing items requiring immediate action Any items agendized will be considered under New Business, unless otherwise determined by a majority vote of the City Council.

5. Closed Session Report - City Attorney

6. Staff Communications

7. Public Hearings
The Public Hearing process includes a staff presentation, a presentation by the applicant not to exceed ten (10) minutes, and public testimony (not to exceed three minutes per speaker). Following closure of the Public Hearing, the City Council will respond to questions raised during the hearing, discuss the issues, and act upon the matter by motion.
7A. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING A MODIFICATION TO THE APPROVED

UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) SHORELINE

PROTECTION PROJECT IN SAN CLEMENTE TO INCLUDE A SECOND
BORROW SITE AT SURFSIDE SUNSET; ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO

THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT / FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; AND AUTHORIZING ENTRY INTO A

STATE LANDS LEASE AMENDMENT TO SUPPORT THE USE OF A

SECOND BORROW SITE
Public hearing to consider whether to approve a modification to the San Clemente & USACE Shoreline Protection Project (Modified Project) to support use of a second borrow site located offshore in Orange County at Surfside Sunset, adopt an Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) regarding the modification and authorize the City Manager to sign an Amendment to the City’s existing California State Lands Lease for the Project.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024 Staff Recommendation
Conduct the public hearing: Open the public hearing; report any disclosures; receive staff and public comment; close the public hearing.

Following the public hearing, adopt Resolution No. 24-37, which will:

1. Approve the Modified Project which includes use of a second borrow site at Surfside Sunset in order to restart public beach restoration activities that were initiated in December 2023 in the City placing 251,000 cubic yards of sand on the City’s beaches in 2024 with future beach sand replenishment events over the next 50 years (through 2074).

2. Adopt the Addendum to the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/FEIR).

3. Authorize staff to file the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Notice of Determination with the County Clerk and Office of Planning and Research.

4. Authorize the City Manager to execute, Amendment No.1 to Contract No.

C23-74, by and between the City of San Clemente and California State Lands Commission in support of the Project.

8. Unfinished Business
8A. TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR AVENIDA PALIZADA CORRIDOR AT AVENIDA DE

LA ESTRELLA
Staff Recommendation

1. Direct staff to continue the processing of synchronization of the Palizada corridor with the potential for striping modifications.

2. Authorize the City Manager to prepare and submit a letter to Caltrans asking for an expedited Caltrans project to widen the southbound I-5 offramp at Palizada, and to expedite processing of City permitting for striping and signal synchronization modifications along Avenida Palizada.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024

9. New Business
9A. SOUTH EL CAMINO REAL AND ESPLANADE INTERSECTION SAFETY

IMPROVEMENTS
Staff Recommendation
Receive and file the Administrative Report dated March 19, 2024, and on file with the City Clerk, and maintains the current status of the intersection. 9B. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING POLICY NO. 702-7 ENTITLED “GUIDELINES FOR NAMING BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION
FACILITIES”
Staff and the Beaches, Parks and Recreation Commission Recommendation Adopt Resolution No. 24-38 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING POLICY NO. 702-7“GUIDELINES FOR NAMING BEACHES, PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES”.
9C. CONSIDERATION OF PROVIDING DIRECTION ON ESTABLISHING FEES

FOR PLAY UPON PICKLEBALL COURTS
Staff Recommendation
Direct the Beaches, Parks & Recreation Commission to review the possibility of establishing fees for play upon the pickleball courts and report back to the City Council with its findings and recommendations.
9D. DRAFT SAN CLEMENTE COASTAL STRATEGIC PLAN
Staff Recommendation
Receive and file the Administrative Report dated March 19, 2024, and on file with the City Clerk.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024 9E. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORT FOR ASSEMBLY BILL 2574 (VALENCIA) -

ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG ABUSE RECOVERY OR TREATMENT FACILITIES (Agendized By Mayor Pro Tem Enmeier, with the support of Councilmember Duncan, at the March 5, 2024 City Council meeting.)
Staff Recommendation
Consider the proposed correspondence in support of Assembly Bill 2574 (Valencia) - Alcoholism or Drug Abuse Recovery or Treatment Facilities , provide direction to complete any modifications, authorize the Mayor to execute the letter and direct staff to submit the letter.

10. Consent Calendar
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion without discussion unless Council or Staff requests removal of an item for separate discussion and action.

A. City Council Minutes
Staff Recommendation:
(1) APPROVE THE SPECIAL AND REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 5, 2024.

B. Commission/Committee Minutes
Staff Recommendation:

Receive and file the following:
(1) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF
JANUARY 11, 2024.
(2) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE JOINT COMMISSION COMMITTEE
MINUTES JANUARY 22, 2024.
(3) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF
JANUARY 23, 2024.
(4) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE JOINT COMMISSION COMMITTEE
MEETING MINUTES OF FEBRUARY 12, 2024.

C. Warrant Register
(1) APPROVE WIRE TRANSFER NOS.
3005 THROUGH 3008 AND WARRANT NOS.
594701 THROUGH 594798, PAID ON
2-23-24, IN THE AMOUNT OF $741,098.89

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024 (2) APPROVE WIRE TRANSFER NOS.
3009 THROUGH 3010 AND WARRANT NOS.
594799 THROUGH 594917, PAID ON
3-1-24, IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,054,413.05
TOTAL WARRANT REGISTER $4,795,511.94
Payroll Register
WARRANT NOS. 924 THROUGH 927,
AUTOMATIC DEPOSIT ADVISES 92077
THROUGH 92389, FOR THE PERIOD
2-5-24 THROUGH 2-18-24, PAID
ON 2-23-24, IN THE AMOUNT OF $484,094.84
TOTAL PAYROLL REGISTER $484,094.84
10D. 2023 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 24-39, which will:

1. Approve the 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report.

2. Direct staff to submit the 2023 Annual Progress Report to the State as required by law.
10E. ESTABLISHMENT OF WEED ABATEMENT PROGRAM FOR 2024
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 24-40 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL

OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, PURSUANT TO SECTION 39561 AND 39562 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE DECLARING

WEEDS, RUBBISH, REFUSE, AND DIRT UPON STREETS, SIDEWALKS,

PARKWAYS, AND PRIVATE PROPERTY TO BE PUBLIC NUISANCES AND PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMENT THEREOF.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024 10F. NOTICE OF COMPLETION - BRIDGE DEMOLITION AND REMOVAL FROM

METROLINK YARD
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 24-41, which will:

1. Accept the Bridge Demolition and Removal from Metrolink Yard, Project No. 11810, from the contractor, Diamond Construction & Design.

2. Authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer to execute and record the Notice of Completion for the completed Bridge Demolition and Removal from Metrolink Yard.

3. Authorize the City Clerk to release the payment bond 35 days from the recordation of the Notice of Completion upon verification with the Engineering Division that no liens have been levied against the contractor, Diamond Construction & Design.
10G. NOTICE OF COMPLETION - PRIMA DESHECHA CANADA CHANNEL (FACILITY NO. M01) WALL STABILIZATION AT GRANDE VISTA; AND

APPROVING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $35,000 FOR DESIGN SERVICES TO REBUILD THE CHANNEL WALL Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 24-42, which will:

1. Accept Prima Deshecha Canada Channel (Facility No. M01) Wall Stabilization at Grande Vista, CIP Project No. 26001, from the contractor, Diamond Construction & Design.

2. Authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer to execute and record the Notice of Completion for the completed Prima Deshecha Canada Channel (Facility No. M01) Wall Stabilization at Grande Vista.

3. Authorize the City Clerk to release the Payment Bond 35 days from the recordation of the Notice of Completion upon verification with the Engineering Division that no liens have been levied against the contractor, Diamond Construction & Design.

4. Approve a supplemental appropriation in the amount of $35,000 to Account Number 059-553-43420-000-26001 from the Storm Drain Depreciation Fund for the Prima Deshecha Canada Channel (Facility No.

M01) Wall Stabilization at Grande Vista for design services.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024 10H. NOTICE OF COMPLETION - FY 2023 AS-NEEDED PAVEMENT REPAIRS (TRACT 852), CIP PROJECT NO. 23306
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 24-43, which will:

1. Accept the FY 2023 As-Needed Pavement Repairs (Tract 852), CIP Project No. 23306, from the contractor, ONYX Paving Company, Inc.

2. Authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer to execute and record the Notice of Completion for the FY 2023 As-Needed Pavement Repairs (Tract 852).

3. Authorize the City Clerk to release the payment bond 35 days from the recordation of the Notice of Completion upon verification with the Engineering Division that no liens have been levied against the contractor, ONYX Paving Company, Inc.
10I. CONTRACT AWARD - GOLF COURSE MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 24-44, which will:

1. Approve, and authorize the City Manager to execute, Contract No. C24- 14, by and between the City of San Clemente and THK Associates, Inc., providing for the preparation of an update to the San Clemente Municipal Golf Course Master Plan, in the amount of $56,120.
10J. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP 2021-116, A

COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION TO ALLOW FOR INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP OF FOUR COMMERCIAL SUITES, LOCATED AT 1050 CALLE

AMANECER
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 24-45, which will:

1. Approve the Final Parcel Map 2021-116 as it conforms to the requirements set forth in the Subdivision Map Act and the previously approved Tentative Parcel Map.

2. Accept on behalf of the City of San Clemente the water rights as dedicated.

3. Authorize and direct the Public Works Director/City Engineer to execute the Final Parcel Map.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024

4. Authorize and direct the City Clerk to execute and submit the Final Parcel Map for recordation with the County of Orange Recorder’s Office.

11. Oral Communications (Part 2)
Members of the audience who wish to address Council on matters that are within the jurisdiction of the City of San Clemente, but not separately listed on the agenda, may do so during the Oral Communications portion of the meeting. When invited by the Mayor, please step to the podium, and if you wish, state your name and the City in which you reside, and make your presentation, not to exceed three minutes. Under the Ralph M. Brown Act, the City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed, request clarification or refer the item to staff.

12. Future Agenda Items

13. Reports
A. Commissions and Committees
(1) VACANCY ON THE COASTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Staff Recommendation
Direct Staff to advertise to fill Dr. Whitelaw’s vacancy on the Coastal Advisory Committee with a term to expire on June 30, 2025 when the City Council recruits for open positions on all City Commissions and Committees in May.
(2) CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO SECTION 4.8 OF CITY
COUNCIL POLICY 1201-11 (CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND

OPERATING PROCEDURES) ASSIGNING A MEMBER OF THE CITY

COUNCIL AS A LIAISON TO EACH CITY COMMISSION OR

COMMITTEE
Staff Recommendation
Adopt amended City Council Policy 1201-11, City Council Meeting and Operating Procedures, assigning a City Councilmember as a liaison to each City Commission and Committee.

B. Council Subcommittee Updates
C. Council Members
D. City Attorney
E. City Manager

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024

14. Adjournment
The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled to take place on April 16, 2024.

Closed Session will begin at 5:00 p.m. and the Regular Business Meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd Floor, San Clemente.

Please note the Regular City Council Meeting of April 2, 2024 was previously cancelled.

City Council Special and Regular Meeting Agenda March 19, 2024

CITY COUNCIL MEETING PROCEDURES

PRESENTATION OF WRITTEN MATERIALS TO COUNCIL
In order to ensure that Councilmembers have adequate time to consider written materials concerning agenda items, it is strongly recommended that such materials be submitted to the City Clerk by noon the date preceding the Council meeting.

MEETINGS RECORDED AND TELEVISED
City Council meetings are broadcast live and are replayed periodically on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 854. Meetings are also available for live-stream or post meeting viewing from the City’s website.

Meetings are also recorded via audio CD and/or DVD and retained as a City record in accordance with the City’s records retention schedule.

USE OF ELECTRONIC VISUAL AIDS BY PUBLIC AT MEETINGS
To allow staff adequate time to confirm software compatibility, individuals wishing to utilize electronic visual aids to supplement their oral presentations at the meeting, must submit the electronic files to the City Clerk by no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Only compatible electronic formats will be permitted to be used on City audio/visual computer equipment. Staff makes no guarantee that such material will be compatible, but will use its best efforts to accommodate the request.

LENGTH OF MEETINGS
At 11:00 p.m., the City Council will determine which of the remaining agenda items can be considered and acted upon at this meeting and will continue all other agenda items to a future meeting.

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (949) 361-8200. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.

COMMUNICATION DEVICES
To minimize meeting distractions and sound system interference, please be sure all personal communication devices are turned off or on silent mode.

MEETING SCHEDULE
Regular Council Meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the Council Chambers, located at 910 Calle Negocio, 2nd floor, San Clemente. Closed Session are considered at 5:00 p.m. and the Business Meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. Additional meetings of the City Council may be called as needed.

AGENDAS, ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL WRITTEN MATERIALS Agendas and Administrative Reports are available for review and/or copying at the City Clerk’s Department as soon as agendas are posted, by accessing the City’s website at www.san-clemente.org. An “Inspection Copy” of agenda materials is also located at the entrance to the Council Chambers during meetings for public review. All written material distributed to a majority of the Council after the original agenda packet was distributed is available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Department, located at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, during normal business hours.

The City Clerk’s Department offers an agenda packet subscription service free of charge. If you wish to receive email copies of City Council agendas, which include hyperlinks to staff reports and other back-up material, register at http://san-clemente.org/enotification.

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AGENDA REPORT

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
Meeting Date: March 19, 2024 Agenda Item: 1(A)
Submitted By: Beaches, Parks and Recreation
Prepared By: Samantha Wylie, Beaches, Parks and Recreation Director Subject:
..titl e
2023 WALL OF RECOGNITION HONOREE ..body
Fiscal Impact: None
Summary:

The “Wall of Recognition” is dedicated to those individuals who, through their contributions and selfless efforts, have made the City of San Clemente a better place to live, work, and play. The recipients are nominated by citizens as individuals who have gone the extra mile for San Clemente and selected by prior honorees. The Wall of Recognition Committee recommends that City Council approve and honor the selection of Beth Apodaca for 2023 Wall of Recognition honoree (Attachment 2).

Background:

In 1994, City Council approved the creation of the Wall of Recognition designed to honor individuals who have dedicated their time to improving the quality of life for the residents and visitors of the City of San Clemente (Attachment 3). The “Wall of Recognition” is located in the lobby at the Community Center and includes a plaque recognizing each recipient.

Annually, residents and community-based service organizations submit nominations for the Wall of Recognition selection process.

The Wall of Recognition Committee is composed of a representative from the City Council, Beaches, Parks and Recreation Commission, Human Affairs Committee, and past recipients of this prestigious award (Attachment 4).

Council Options:
 Adopt Resolution 24-36, which will approve the selection for the 2023 Wall of Recognition recipient, Beth Apodaca; and authorize the Mayor to present the honoree with a certificate of recognition.
 Modify and adopt Resolution 24-36.
 Continue the item with direction to staff for additional information. 1 Meeting Date: March 19, 2024 Agenda Item: 1(A)

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
Environmental Review/Analysis
This activity is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(2), an activity is not subject to CEQA if the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (14 CCR § 15060).

Recommended Actions:

Staff Recommendation ..recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 24-36 which will:

1. Approve the selection for the 2023 Wall of Recognition recipient, Beth Apodaca; and

2. Authorize the Mayor to present the honoree with a certificate of recognition. ..end
Attachment:

1. Resolution No. 24-36

2. Background information on 2023 Recipient

3. Wall of Recognition Summary Policy

4. Wall of Recognition Honor Roll
Notification:

Interested Parties
Wall of Recognition Committee
2 Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. 24-36

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND
HONORING THE 2023 WALL OF RECOGNITION NOMINEE
WHEREAS, in 1994, the City Council approved the establishment of the “Wall of Recognition” (“WOR”) designed to honor individuals who have dedicated their time to improving the quality of life for the residents and visitors of San Clemente; and WHEREAS, the program is guided by Policy No. 103-2-1; and WHEREAS, per policy, nominations are open annually for a pre-determined period, allowing for local service organizations and groups of community members, alike, to submit citizen nominations; and
WHEREAS, the WOR Committee, comprised of a representative from the City Council, Beaches, Parks and Recreation Commission, Human Affairs Committee, and past recipients of this prestigious award met on December 15, 2023 to review the nominations and provide a recommendation for a new recipient; and
WHEREAS, atits selection meeting, the WOR Committee unanimously agreed to recommend Beth Apodaca as the 2023 Wall of Recognition honoree based on her commitment to several service organizations in the community, acting in many capacities both as a volunteer and a board member in many cases. Beth Apodaca has organized, volunteered, and assisted with major fundraising activities directly benefitting our youth, seniors, and families through the organizations she has been affiliated with in San Clemente throughout the years.

NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby resolve as follows:

Section 1. That the foregoing recitals shall be and are hereby fully incorporated into this Section 1 as if said recitals were fully set forth herein.

Section 2. That Beth Apodaca is hereby approved as the 2023 Wall of Recognition honoree.

Section 3. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to present Beth Apodaca with a certificate of recognition as the 2023 Wall of Recognition honoree.

Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of ____________________, _______.

ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 24-36 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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February 24, 2023
To: City of San Clemente Wall of Recognition Committee:

On behalf of the San Clemente Ocean Festival, please accept this nomination for Beth Apodaca to be recognized on the 2023 Wall of Recognition.

Beth has lived here over 20 years and currently lives at She has served as a committee member and volunteer for Heart Chase, Cabrillo Playhouse, assisted both Rotary Clubs and Kiwanis Club with fundraising activities/events, assisted with 5th Marine events (through Chamber), served on SCHS Grad Nite committee, served as officer and President of Our Savior Lutheran Church PTA. She is a member of Elks Club, San Clemente Dons, Beta Sigma Phi (for fundraising purposes), Sand Dollars (fundraising arm for Ocean Institute). She was the first woman to serve on the Exchange Club board and soon to be the first woman President in 2023. She has received the Chamber's 2011 Volunteer of the Year award, has served on the Ambassador Council, and served as Master of Ceremonies at events such as Sunset Networking Mixers in addition to volunteering time at Chamber membership drives and special events. Beth has worked as an Associate, Director and volunteer selling Pancake Tickets, t-shirts and assisting where needed from the early 90’s. She volunteered with the Sand Sculpting team and is now Sand Sculpting Contest Coordinator.

She has organized, volunteered, and assisted with major fundraising activities directly benefitting our youth, seniors and families through the many organizations she has been affiliated with in San Clemente throughout the years.

Beth has also raised the bar as the Director for the Dorothy Visser Senior Center by providing a safe, fun and welcoming atmosphere filled with services, educational programs, entertainment and activities for our seniors to enjoy. She makes a point to celebrate and recognize individuals celebrating special moments in their lives ie: 100th birthdays!
We hope you consider this recommendation for Beth Apodaca to be considered for the Wall of Recognition.

If you have any questions, or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Respectfully,
Jolinda Marquez
Jolinda Marquez, President
San Clemente Ocean Festival
P.O. Box1373
San Clemente, CA 92674
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WALL OF RECOGNITION
(Summary of Policy)
In recognition of the outstanding efforts of individuals who dedicate time and effort to the betterment of the community, the City of San Clemente has established a Wall of Recognition, located in the lobby of the Community Center, 100 North Calle Seville. The contributions and selfless efforts of these individuals have made the City of San Clemente a more productive and enjoyable place to live, work and play.

In February of each year, the City accepts nominations, from non-profit organizations or groups consisting of 10 or more individuals, of any person who meets the qualifications, as listed below, to be recognized on the Wall of Recognition. A review committee, comprised of a representative of the City Council, the Beaches, Parks and Recreation Commission, the Human Affairs Committee, City staff, and past recipients of the award reviews the applications and makes a recommendation to City Council. The recipient chosen is permanently honored on the Wall with a plaque describing the contributions of the individual.

Guidelines for Sponsorship
In order for a nominee to be considered for the Wall of Recognition, he/she must be sponsored by a group in the following manner:
a. Non-Profit Organization: The nominee is sponsored by an organization registered with the State of California as a not-for-profit community organization, exempt under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code; or b. Consensus: The nominee is sponsored by a minimum of 10 individuals whose primary residences are in the City of San Clemente.

Qualifications of the Nominee to be Recognized on the Wall of Recognition a. The nominee must be a resident (primary residence) of the City of San Clemente for a minimum of 10 years.
b. Service to the community must have been performed in the City or can be adequately shown to have directly benefited the City.

Attachment 3
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Submittal Requirements
The following items shall be included in the request to recognize a nominee on the Wall of Recognition. The request shall be limited to one (1) single-sided 8 1/2" by 11" typewritten page.
a. Name, address and age of individual nominated.
b. Name and address of the sponsor(s) and the name and address of the contact person who will represent the sponsor. Only one individual shall be listed as the contact person. For nominees being sponsored by a consensus group, the list of sponsoring individuals can be submitted on a separate sheet of paper. c. Length of time the nominee has resided in the City (primary residence). d. Services provided by the nominee that benefited the community and length of time they were provided. Estimate the number of hours the nominee spent in the provision of these services.
e. A description of why the services provided by the nominee were of value to the community and why the sponsor considers the nominee to be ideal for the Wall of Recognition. The sponsor shall be responsible to verify the accuracy of the information provided.

Application Deadline
Written nominations may be submitted to the Beaches, Parks and Recreation Department, 100 N.

Calle Seville, San Clemente, CA 92672. The deadline for submittals is 5:00 p.m. on the last Thursday of February each year. Submittals received after the deadline will be returned to the sponsor unopened.

Should you need further clarification regarding qualification and submittal requirements, please call the Beaches, Parks and Recreation Department at (949) 361-8237. 7 Wall of Recognition Honorees
1995 Max Berg
Leo F. Fessenden
Anthony R. “Tony” DiGiovanni
William A. “Mac” McGilligan
Richard Thomas Steed
Arlie Waterman
1996 Don R. McCanne, M.D.

Lee Steelman
1997 Dorothy Fuller
1998 Jan Sener
1999 R. Stan Manning
Eleanor Yutzi
2000 Dick Arons
Peggy Stroud
2001 Ralph Klaasen
2002 Woodrow “Woody” Chesney Stingley
2003 Wilma Bloom
2004 Jim Johnson
2005 Julie DiGiovanni
2006 Richard “Rod” Rodriguez
Agnes Nesbitt
2007 Pete McKenzie
Jim Holbert
2008 Rex Tyner
2009 Ann Hansen and Don Hansen
2010 Bertha Henry Taylor
2011 Joe Anderson & Mary Anna Anderson
2012 Dr. William “Bill” Thomas
2013 Tony Carbonara
2014 Ruth DeNault
2015 Betty Limberg
Jim Nielsen
2016 Robert “Bob” Hayden
2017 Gus Gialamas, MD
Peggy Vance
2018 Lou Leto
2019 Lori Donchak
2020
2021
2022
Ed Stewart
Fred Swegles
Don Brown
Don Glasgow
Lisa Spinelli
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8 910 Calle Negocio
2nd Floor
San Clemente, California
www.san-clemente.org

AGENDA REPORT

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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Meeting Date: March 19, 2024 Agenda Item: 7A
Department: City Manager
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CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING A MODIFICATION TO THE APPROVED

UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) SHORELINE PROTECTION

PROJECT IN SAN CLEMENTE TO INCLUDE A SECOND BORROW SITE AT SURFSIDE SUNSET; ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT / FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; AND AUTHORIZING ENTRY

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Fiscal Impact:

The City paid a fee to the California State Lands Commission for a Lease Amendment application processing in the amount of $3,112. The cost for the additional CEQA analysis was $18,000.

The City has already contributed all required local match funds and passed-through all construction grant funds from State Parks to the USACE in support of the Project prior to the start of the Project in November 2023.

Summary:

In July 2023, the City Council approved the USACE Shoreline Protection Project (Project) Feasibility Study and Certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/FEIR). The City Council also adopted a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and adopted the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations.

A Notice of Determination (NOD) was filed and Project construction was initiated in November 2023.

In December 2023, the contractor working under contract to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) informed the USACE that they were having difficulty accessing the beach quality sand needed for the Project from the lone permitted borrow site located offshore of the Santa Margarita River mouth and would be leaving the City to work on their next project located in San Diego County.

As a result of the operational challenges the USACE contractor encountered at the currently approved borrow site, the USACE proposes to add the Surfside-Sunset offshore borrow area to the Project to allow operational flexibility for the purpose of obtaining beach quality sand for placement along the Project site in San Clemente.

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effects of using a second/alternate borrow site and made a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Concurrently, the City prepared an Addendum to the FEIS/ FEIR to evaluate the potential effects of using a second/alternate borrow site.

The Project is intended to reduce coastal storm damages to property and infrastructure along the study area shoreline for a period of 50-years; improve public safety in the study area by providing a wider sandy beach which serves as a natural wave buffer; and reduce coastal erosion and shoreline narrowing to improve public recreational opportunities for beach users within the City through 2074.

The purpose of this item is to request that the City Council consider approving a Modified Project to add a second/alternate borrow site at Surfside Sunset, before a public hearing and, following the public hearing, adopt a Resolution, that would:

1. Approve a Modified Project in San Clemente by adding a second borrow site;

2. Adopt an Addendum to the Certified FES/FEIR;

3. Authorize the filing of a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk and State Office of Planning and Research; and

4. Authorize entry into a Lease Amendment with the California State Lands Commission.

Taking these actions paves the way for the City’s 50-year federal beach nourishment project to restart, with the proper beach quality sand, as soon as Spring 2024.

Background:

Coastal erosion is a significant problem in the City that threatens the public beaches, coastal public access, existing structures, and critical public infrastructure. In July 2001, the City of San Clemente entered into a Federal Cost Share Agreement (FCSA) with the USACE for the purpose of collaborating on the Project Feasibility Study. The Project Feasibility Study was originally authorized under the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2000.

The City has been participating in Project development efforts with Federal and State agency partners for more than 20 years. The State of California, through the State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, has been a steadfast partner through the California Public Beach Restoration Act Program since 2000.

The Project was initiated in 2000 to: 1) identify problems and opportunities to reduce storm damages, improve public safety, increase recreation opportunities, and protect the environment; 2) formulate and evaluate an array of alternatives; and 3) identify the most technically feasible and economically beneficial “recommended plan” that addresses the problems while also complying with local, state, and Federal laws and regulations.

The Project is expected to nourish an estimated length of 3,412 feet of shoreline at a 50-foot width. The beach compatible sand needed for the nourishment will be taken from an offshore borrow site that will be hauled to San Clemente and placed by hopper dredge on the beach. The southern limit of the proposed beach fill is located immediately south of the T-Street overpass and the northern limit immediately north of the City’s Marine Safety Headquarters. A taper would continue an additional 330 feet to the north and south to merge with the existing shoreline. 2 Meeting Date: March 19, 2024 Agenda Item: 7A

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Re-nourishment cycles would be performed approximately every 6 years thereafter over a 50- year project life (2024-2074). Sand placement activities would require temporary closure of small sections of the beach during sand placement activities to ensure public safety.

The USACE beach sand project is exempt from the City’s construction noise ordinance (San Clemente Municipal Code section 8.48.090(J)), due to it being a federal project. Therefore, to allow operational flexibility, landside operations may occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week to expedite sand placement activities and overall project completion.

In July 2023, under Resolution 23-74, the Council approved the Project and certified the FEIS/FEIR, and adopted Findings of Facts, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program which provided the findings required under Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines for potentially significant effects of the Project for the City Council to consider. The Findings of Facts and Statement of Overriding Considerations also provided the findings required under Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines relating to accepting the significant and unavoidable adverse impact of the Project due to overriding considerations.

The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) approved the City’s land lease application at the August 17, 2023 meeting enabling the Project to move into construction in December 2023.

The action before City Council now is a request to approve a modification to the Project to support the use of a second borrow site at Surfside Sunset borrow site in Orange County and to adopt an Addendum to the previously certified Project EIR. This would result in the filing a Notice of Determination (NOD) with the County Clerk and the State Office of Planning and Research following adoption of the Resolution, thus formally concluding the CEQA process for the Modified Project.

The proposed Resolution also authorizes the City Manager to enter into a Project lease with the State Lands Commission enabling the lease to be considered for approval by the California State Lands Commission meeting on April 4, 2024. This lease amendment would be the final approval needed for the Project to re-start operations in Spring 2024.

Council Options:
 Adopt Resolution 24-37, approving the Modified Project; adopting an Addendum to the FEIS/FEIR; authorizing the filing of a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk and State Office of Planning and Research and authorizing entry into a State Lands Lease Amendment for the Project.
 Adopt Resolution 24-37 with modifications.
 Provide alternative direction.

Environmental Review/Analysis:
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This Project is subject to both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The USACE is the Lead Agency for NEPA and the City of San Clemente is the CEQA Lead Agency for the Project.

As discussed in the Addendum to the FEIS/FEIR as well as the FEIS/FEIR, the SEA/FONSI, the MMRP, and the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, all potentially significant impacts of the Project can be avoided or reduced to a level below significance by the implementation of mitigation measures and/or conditions of approval as required by the regulatory agencies including the CCC, RWQCB, NOAA/NMFS and USFWS in their project respective conditions of approval with the exception of potentially significant and unavoidable impacts to surfgrass located on rocky vegetated reefs offshore of the City. Potentially cumulatively considerable impacts of the Project may occur to short term air quality and recreation impacts.

An Addendum was prepared to describe and analyze the potential impacts from the proposed modification of the Project to add a second borrow site. The Addendum concluded that potential impacts associated with the Modified Project would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified FEIS/FEIR. Thus, a new or greater significant impact would not result from the Modified Project. In addition, the mitigation measures included in the Certified FEIS/FEIR and adopted MMRP would continue to be implemented under the Modified Project, as applicable. As all impacts from the Modified Project would be within the scope of impacts analyzed in the Certified FEIS/FEIR, no additional environmental analysis for the Modified Project is necessary.

None of the conditions as described under Sections 15162 and 15163 of the State CEQA Guidelines requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIS/EIR have occurred under the Modified Project. No new significant environmental effects and no substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects would occur as a result of the Modified Project.

Additionally, there are no known mitigation measures or project alternatives that were previously considered infeasible but are now considered feasible that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment identified in the Certified FEIS/FEIR.

Therefore, the Modified Project creates no potential adverse impacts beyond those evaluated in the Certified FEIS/FEIR. The preparation of an Addendum that amends the Project description in the Certified FEIS/FEIR to include the Modified Project is appropriate and fully complies with the requirements of the State CEQA Guidelines, sections 15162, 15163 and 15164.

Public notice of preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act and a 404(b)(1) evaluation pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) for discharges of dredge material into waters of the U.S. was posted February 8, 2024 on the USACE Los Angeles District website for a 15-day public comment period. Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the USACE determined that the effects of the Modified Project on the green sea turtle would be the same as those described in the 2023 SEA and during the 2023 consultation with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). In a letter dated February 22, 2024, NMFS agreed that the use of the Surfside-Sunset borrow area would not result in effects to the green sea turtle in a manner or to an extent not previously considered beyond those already assessed in the May 2023 BO. Therefore, re-initiation of consultation is not required.
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The USACE determined that the Modified Project would remain consistent with the CWA Section 401 water permit from the RWQCB that was obtained for the Project in 2022 and the RWQCB affirmed in 2024 that an amendment for use of a second borrow site would not be required. An updated CWA Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines evaluation has been prepared to address the proposed modification. The discharge of material dredged from the Surfside-Sunset borrow area on San Clemente Beach has been found to be compliant with the Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines.

Consultation under Section 106 with the State Historic Preservation Office was completed on February 26, 2024 for the Modified Project.

The California Coastal Commission issued a letter of concurrence to the USACE’s negative determination in compliance with the Coastal Zone Management Act on February 19, 2024. The USACE has received no requests for additional information and no comments were received during the public notice period. The USACE determined that the Proposed Action or Modified Project would not cause significant adverse effects on the quality of the human environment and prepared a Finding of No Significant Impacts (FONSI). The Final SEA/FONSI will be posted to the USACE LA District website when complete.

All mitigation measures, Project design features and best management practices (BMP’s) as set forth in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and adopted by the City Council in July 2023 under Resolution 23-74 (Attachment 3) are unchanged and will continue to apply to and be implemented under the Modified Project.

Copies of the 2024 Addendum to the FEIS/FEIR, the Final Feasibility Study, the FEIS/FEIR, the MMRP, the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations and other documents and materials that constitute the administrative record of proceedings upon which staff is recommending this decision be based have been available for public review from the custodian of these records, the Department of Public Works at City Hall.

The City Council must independently review, analyze and consider the Addendum to the FEIS/FEIR and other documents and materials that constitute the administrative record of proceedings and all public comments, written and oral, received before deciding whether to adopt the Addendum and approve the Modified Project.

The City Council is being asked to adopt an Addendum to the FEIS/FEIR included as Attachment

2. The Council is also asked to consider the Addendum together with the prior Certified FEIS/FEIR (Attachment 3) noting that approval of the Project has the potential to result in significant effects on the environment; however, the City eliminated or substantially lessened these significant effects where feasible, and that the remaining potentially significant effects are found to be unavoidable under Section 15091 and acceptable under Section 15093.

Recommended Actions:

Staff Recommendation ..recommendation
Conduct the public hearing: Open the Public Hearing; report any disclosures; receive staff and public comment; close the Public Hearing.

After the public hearing, adopt Resolution No. 24-37, which would:
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1. Approve the Modified Project which includes use of a second borrow site at Surfside Sunset in order to restart public beach restoration activities that were initiated in December 2023 in the City placing 251,000 cubic yards of sand on the City’s beaches in 2024 with future beach sand replenishment events over the next 50 years (through 2074);

2. Adopt the Addendum to the FEIS/FEIR;

3. Authorize staff to file the CEQA Notice of Determination with the County Clerk and Office of Planning and Research; and

4. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a State Lands Lease Amendment with the California State Lands Commission in support of the Project.
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Attachment:

1. Resolution No. 24-37

2. Addendum to the FEIS/FEIR

3. City Council Agenda Item 7E, July 18, 2023 Meeting, link to report: https://www.sanclemente.org/home/showpublisheddocument/74944/638249367404770000 Notification:

Public Hearing Notice Published in the San Clemente Times on March 7, 2024. 6 ATTACHMENT 1
RESOLUTION NO. 24-37

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A

MODIFICATION TO THE APPROVED UNITED STATES

ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) SHORELINE

PROTECTION PROJECT IN SAN CLEMENTE TO INCLUDE
A SECOND BORROW SITE AT SURFSIDE SUNSET;

ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE FINAL

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT / FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; AND AUTHORIZING
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WHEREAS, Coastal erosion is a very significant problem in the City of San Clemente that threatens the public beaches and coastal public access, key public facilities, existing structures, and critical public infrastructure; and WHEREAS, in 2001, the City of San Clemente entered into a Federal Cost Share Agreement (FCSA) with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for purposes of collaborating on the San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Feasibility Study Project (Project); and
WHEREAS, the Project was originally authorized under the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2000 and the City has been participating in Project development efforts with Federal and State agency partners for more than 20 years; and WHEREAS, the State of California, Division of Boating and Waterways, has been a steadfast partner through the California Public Beach Restoration Act Program; and WHEREAS, the Project is intended to reduce coastal storm damage to property and infrastructure along the study area shoreline for a period of 50 years; improve public safety in the study area by providing a wider sandy beach which will serve as a natural wave buffer; and reduce coastal erosion and shoreline narrowing to improve public recreational opportunities for beach users within the City for the next 50 years; and WHEREAS, the Project includes construction of a 50-foot-wide beach fill along a 3,412-foot-long stretch of shoreline and would place an initial 251,000 cubic yards of compatible sediment on the beach every six years over the next 50 years; and WHEREAS, the USACE beach sand project is exempt from the City’s construction noise ordinance (San Clemente Municipal Code section 8.48.090(J)), due to it being a federal project and landside operations may occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week to expedite sand placement activities and overall project completion; and WHEREAS, the Final EIS/EIR was filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was made available to interested parties for review and comment pursuant 7 Resolution No. 24-37 Page 2
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to regulations of the President's Council on Environmental Quality for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) as well as the State Clearinghouse/Governor’s Office of Planning and Research for a 45-day public review period beginning on August 9, 2011 and ending on September 23, 2011 and was assigned State Clearinghouse Number 2010084002; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIS/EIR determined that all but two of the potential significant impacts of the Project can be avoided or reduced to a level below significance by the implementation of feasible mitigation measures as outlined in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and
WHEREAS, the USACE Chiefs Report approving the Feasibility Study Project was issued on April 15, 2012 and the final NEPA action of publishing the Record of Decision (ROD) occurred on September 6, 2012 and an SEA/FONSI has been prepared by the USACE under NEPA to support the use of a second borrow site; and WHEREAS, the Project is one of the first entirely new public beach restoration projects in California and would provide local coastal storm damage reduction benefits and local, regional, state, and federal economic benefits; and WHEREAS, the Project has been designed to be resilient to sea level rise consistent with California Coastal Commission Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance which recognizes beach nourishment as preferred sea level rise adaptation strategy; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution 23-74 in July 2023 to approve the Project, certify the CEQA document and conclude the CEQA process for the City; and WHEREAS, Project construction was started in the City in November 2023 and was halted in January 2024 due to sediment quality issues; and WHEREAS, the USACE is proposing a modification to the Project (the Project Modification) to allow the use of a second borrow site for the Project to allow the Project to restart; and
WHEREAS, the USACE proposes to dredge material for the beach fill from the Surfside Sunset borrow site located off the coast south of the Orange County; and WHEREAS, the Project is consistent with Federal, Statewide, regional, and local shoreline management goals which recognize the importance of public beach restoration along the South Orange County shoreline as the preferred method of addressing the critical coastal erosion problems caused by an overall lack of sediment supply; and WHEREAS, in the absence of the Project, continued erosion and loss of the sandy beach is expected to occur; and
WHEREAS, with implementation of the Project, the City, State and USACE will be 8 Resolution No. 24-37 Page 3
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providing a viable nature-based solution as a means of advancing natural infrastructure protection as the sandy beach functions as a natural buffer from storm waves; and WHEREAS, copies of the Addendum to the Final EIS/EIR, Final Feasibility Study, FEIS/FEIR, SEA/FONSI, MMRP, Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations and other documents and materials that constitute the administrative record of proceedings upon which this decision is based are and have been available for public review from the custodian of these records, the Department of Public Works at City Hall, 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Clemente has independently reviewed, analyzed, and considered the Addendum to the Final EIS/EIR as well as the Final EIS/EIR, SEA/FONSI, MMRP and other documents and materials that constitute the administrative record of proceedings and all public comments, written and oral, received before making this decision; and
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2024, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and heard and considered information presented by staff and the public.

NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente, California, does hereby find, determine, and resolve as follows:

1. That the foregoing recitations are true and correct and incorporated herein fully by this reference as findings.

2. That the City Council approves the USACE Modified Project in San Clemente.

3. That substantial evidence in the record as a whole supports the decisions in this resolution.

4. That the Addendum to the Final EIS/EIR (Addendum), included as Attachment 2 to the Staff Report dated March 19, 2024 and incorporated fully herein by this reference, constitutes an adequate, accurate, objective, and complete CEQA compliance consistent with all applicable legal standards.

5. That the information and analysis contained in the Addendum to the Final EIS/EIR reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis as to the environmental consequences of the Modified Project.

6. That the City Council of the City of San Clemente hereby adopts the Addendum and directs the filing of an appropriate Notice of Determination with the County Clerk.

7. That after considering the Addendum to the Final EIS/EIR, the City Council hereby finds that pursuant to Section 15092 of the CEQA Guidelines, approval of the Modified Project will result in significant effects on the environment; however, the City eliminated of substantially lessened these significant effects where feasible, and has determined that the remaining significant effects are found to be unavoidable under Section 15091 and acceptable under Section 15093.

8. That the City Manager, or his designee, is authorized and directed to enter into a State Lands Lease Amendment, in a form substantially similar to that 9 Resolution No. 24-37 Page 4
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presented to the City Council on March 19, 2024, for the Modified Project with the California State Lands Commission to support the use of a second borrow site which is necessary to implement the purpose and intent of this Resolution.

9. That City staff is authorized and directed to take such actions as are necessary or proper to fulfill the purpose and intent of this Resolution and/or proceed with the Modified Project.

10. That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 2024.

ATTEST:
___________________________ __________________________
City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 24-37 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
10 ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED

FINAL JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

STATEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR

THE SAN CLEMENTE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT
STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NUMBER: 2010084002
Prepared for:

City of San Clemente
910 Calle Negocio
San Clemente, CA 92673
Prepared by:

March 2024
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Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR i March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SAN CLEMENTE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT
Page
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 Overview and Purpose of Analysis ............................................................................................ 1 Project Background .................................................................................................................... 1 Overview of Modified Project ................................................................................................... 2 CEQA Requirements ................................................................................................................. 4 Previous Environmental Documents Incorporated by Reference .............................................. 5 SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW ....................................................................... 6 Analysis of Impacts.................................................................................................................... 6 I. Aesthetics ...................................................................................................................... 9 II. Agriculture and Forestry Resources ............................................................................ 11 III. Air Quality .................................................................................................................. 13 IV. Biological Resources .................................................................................................. 16 V. Cultural Resources ...................................................................................................... 19 VI. Energy ......................................................................................................................... 21 VII. Geology and Soils ....................................................................................................... 23 VIII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions ......................................................................................... 26 IX. Hazards and Hazardous Materials .............................................................................. 28 X. Hydrology and Water Quality ..................................................................................... 31 XI. Land Use and Planning ............................................................................................... 34 XII. Mineral Resources ...................................................................................................... 36 XIII. Noise and Vibration .................................................................................................... 38 XIV. Population and Housing .............................................................................................. 40 XV. Public Services ............................................................................................................ 42 XVI. Recreation ................................................................................................................... 44 XVII. Transportation/Traffic ................................................................................................. 46 XVIII. Tribal Cultural Resources ........................................................................................... 48 XIX. Utilities and Service Systems...................................................................................... 51 XX. Wildfire ....................................................................................................................... 53 Cumulative Impacts ................................................................................................................. 55 CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................................. 56 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................... 57

APPENDICES
A. Adopted Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), July 2023 B. San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project Surfside-Sunset Borrow Site Air Quality Analysis, March 2024
C. United States Army Corps of Engineers Biological Evaluation, February 2024

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Location of Offshore Borrow Sites ........................................................................... 3 12 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 1 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group

ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED FINAL JOINT ENVIRONMENTAL

IMPACT STATEMENT/ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

SAN CLEMENTE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT

INTRODUCTION
Overview and Purpose of Analysis
This document is an Addendum to the Certified Final Joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/ Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH: 2010084002) for the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project (the “Project”). The Final EIS/EIR (Certified EIS/EIR) was certified by the City of San Clemente on July 18, 2023 in conjunction with Project approval. This Addendum addresses modifications to the Project to add an additional offshore borrow area for obtaining sand for placement at the San Clemente Beach for nourishment and protection and provides an analysis to support the City’s determination that an Addendum to the Certified EIS/EIR is appropriate and is in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This Addendum amends the Certified EIS/EIR only for purposes of CEQA compliance. The U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is preparing a separate Supplemental Environmental Assessment for purposes of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

This Addendum clarifies or amplifies the information contained in the Certified EIS/EIR and none of the conditions described in the State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR have occurred. This analysis has determined that there are no new significant environmental effects and no substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant environmental effects associated with the modifications to the Project. Furthermore, there are no known mitigation measures or alternatives that were previously considered infeasible but are now considered feasible that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment previously identified in the Certified EIS/EIR. There are no known mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different than those required by the Certified EIS/EIR that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment identified in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Project Background
As noted previously, the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project (the Approved Project) was approved and the EIS/EIR was certified on July 18, 2023. As described in the Certified EIS/EIR, the Approved Project is intended to provide shore protection through nourishment of the beach at the San Clemente Pier. Coastal erosion is a very significant problem in the City of San Clemente that threatens public beaches, coastal public access, existing structures, and critical public infrastructure. The Approved Project includes the maintenance and protection of the San 13 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 2 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Clemente beach which is needed to prevent the severe beach erosion that results from winter storms and to prevent damage to adjacent beachfront structures, including the heavily used rail line that runs along the beach through the City of San Clemente. The Certified EIS/EIR analyzed two beach width alternatives (50 feet and 115 feet). The 50-foot beach width alternative was selected and is the Approved Project.

Pursuant to the Approved Project, the design beach fill consists of a 50-foot-wide beach, approximately 3,600 feet long and a design foreshore slope of 8H:1V. The material to construct the beach will be dredged from an approved borrow site located approximately 18 miles south of the Project site offshore of Oceanside Harbor (see Figure 1). Approximately 250,000 cubic yards of material will be placed during each dredging and beach fill episode. An estimated nine dredging and beach fill episodes are planned to occur over a 50-year period. The Project will be constructed with hopper dredging equipment with pump ashore capability and conventional earthmoving equipment. The medium-sized hopper dredge that will be used has a capacity of 3,500 cubic yards (cy) and pumps out dredge material via a 24” pipeline at 1,800 cubic yards/hour (cy/hr). Dredging as part of the Approved Project began in December 2023.

Overview of Modified Project
The Approved Project as described in the Certified EIS/EIR would be modified by adding an additional offshore borrow site at Surfside-Sunset that would be used for obtaining dredge material to nourish the beach (Modified Project). Under the Modified Project, either borrow site could be used, but the frequency of dredging and beach fill episodes would remain the same (there is only one dredge thus only one borrow site could be used at a given time). There would be no other changes to the Approved Project (e.g., no changes to beach fill location or episodes, total dredge volume or beach fill quantities). The additional offshore borrow area is needed due to operational challenges the USACE construction contractor is encountering at the approved offshore Oceanside borrow area and to allow for operational flexibility. The proposed borrow site at Surfside-Sunset is located approximately one mile offshore and located approximately 30 nautical miles northwest of San Clemente (See Figure 1). The proposed borrow site at SurfsideSunset is currently being utilized for the Surfside-Sunset Stage 13 Project, which is a similar beach restoration project in southern California.

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Figure 1: Location of Offshore Borrow Areas
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CEQA Requirements
Section 15164(a) of the State CEQA Guidelines states that: “The lead agency or responsible agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary but none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred.”
Section 15162(a) of the State CEQA Guidelines states that: “When an EIR has been certified or a negative declaration adopted for a project, no subsequent EIR shall be prepared for that project unless the lead agency determines, on the basis of substantial evidence in the light of the whole record, one or more of the following:

1. Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects;”

2. Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR or negative declaration due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or

3. New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified as complete or the negative declaration was adopted, shows any of the following:
a. The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR or negative declaration;
b. Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR;
c. Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or d. Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative.”
Similarly, the CEQA Statute, Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21166, states that: “When an environmental impact report has been prepared for a project pursuant to this division, no subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report shall be required by the lead agency or by any responsible agency, unless one or more of the following events occurs:
a. Substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the environmental impact report.
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b. Substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken which will require major revisions in the environmental impact report. c. New information, which was not known and could not have been known at the time the environmental impact report was certified as complete, becomes available.” The supplemental environmental review and analysis of the Modified Project provided below has determined that there are no new significant environmental effects and no substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects with the Modified Project. Furthermore, there are no known mitigation measures or alternatives that were previously considered infeasible but are now considered feasible that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment previously identified in the Certified EIS/EIR. There are no known mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different than those required by the Certified EIS/EIR that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment identified in the Certified EIS/EIR. Therefore, neither a subsequent EIR nor a supplemental EIR is required. An Addendum to the Certified EIS/EIR, as permitted under the State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164, is appropriate.

Previous Environmental Documents Incorporated by Reference Consistent with Section 15150 of the State CEQA Guidelines, the following document was used in preparation of this Addendum:
• Final Joint EIS/EIR (SCH: 2010084002) for the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project (Certified EIS/EIR)
Pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15150(b), the above document is available for review at:
https://www.san-clemente.org/departments-services/planning-services/long-range-planningprojects/beach-restoration-project The above document is also available for review in-person (by appointment) during business hours at the following location:

City of San Clemente
910 Calle Negocio
San Clemente, CA 92673
(949) 361-6100
Consistent with Sections 15164(c)-(d) of the State CEQA Guidelines, this Addendum will be attached to the Certified EIS/EIR and the City will consider this Addendum together with the Certified EIS/EIR prior to making any decision on the Modified Project.

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SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Analysis of Impacts
This section provides an impact assessment of the Modified Project. A modified or hybrid environmental checklist modeled off the CEQA Guidelines Appendix G Checklist was used to compare the anticipated environmental effects of the Modified Project with those disclosed in the Certified EIS/EIR and to review whether any of the conditions set forth in PCR, Section 21166 or State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, requiring preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR, have been triggered.

The impact areas addressed in the Certified EIS/EIR include Air Quality and Meteorology, Geology and Topography, Water Resources (Water Quality, Sediments, and Oceanography), Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Ground and Vessel Transportation, Land Use and Policy, Noise, Recreation, Aesthetics and Public Health and Safety. The 2023 State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G Checklist includes new impact areas that were not listed as impact areas in the 2011 State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G (e.g., Energy, Tribal Cultural Resources and Wildfire) and therefore were not specific sections in the Certified EIS/EIR.1 The environmental effects for each impact area addressed in the 2023 State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G Checklist are evaluated here for informational purposes and to ensure a conservative approach. The following is a demonstration of how the 2023 State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G Checklist was modified to match the questions pertinent to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, which are repeated in each topic area of the modified checklist.

The Impact Determination Set Forth in the Certified EIS/EIR This column sets forth the impact determination made in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
Pursuant to Section 15162(a)(1) of the State CEQA Guidelines, this column indicates whether the Modified Project would result in new significant impacts that have not already been considered and mitigated by the prior environmental review or a substantial increase in the severity of a previously identified impact.

Any new Circumstances Involving New Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
Pursuant to Section 15162(a)(2) of the State CEQA Guidelines, this column indicates whether there have been changes to the Project (circumstances under which the project is undertaken) 1 The approximately 12-year delay between EIS/EIR completion and certification was due to lack of federal and state government funding and a lengthy preconstruction engineering and design phase (PED), which consisted of two years of pre-construction monitoring. Once the PED phase was complete, the City of San Clemente then had to secure additional federal and state government funding to enable the Project to move forward into Congressional authorization and construction funding phases.
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which have occurred subsequent to the prior environmental documents, which would result in the Modified Project having new significant environmental impacts that were not considered in the prior environmental review or that substantially increase the severity of a previously identified impact.

Any new Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? Pursuant to Section 15162(a)(3)(A-D) of the State CEQA Guidelines, this column indicates whether new information of substantial importance which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous environmental documents were certified as complete is available requiring an update to the analysis of the previous environmental documents to verify that the environmental conclusions and mitigations remain valid. If the new information shows that: (A) the Modified Project would have one or more significant effects not discussed in the prior environmental documents; or (B) that significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the prior environmental documents; or (C) that mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or (D) that mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the prior environmental documents would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative, then the question would be answered ‘Yes’ requiring the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR. However, if the additional analysis completed as part of this environmental review finds that the conclusions of the prior environmental documents remain the same and no new significant impacts are identified, or identified environmental impacts are not found to be more severe, or additional mitigation or alternatives that the project proponent declines to adopt, then the question would be answered ‘No’ and additional environmental documentation (supplemental or subsequent EIR) is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impacts
Pursuant to Section 15162(a)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, this column indicates whether the prior environmental document provides mitigation measures to address effects in the related impact category. In some cases, mitigation measures have already been implemented. A ‘Yes’ response is provided in either instance. If ‘No’ is indicated, this Environmental Review concludes that the impact does not occur with this Project and therefore no mitigation measures are needed.

Discussion and Mitigation Sections
Discussion
A discussion of the elements of the checklist is provided under each environmental category to clarify the answers. The discussion provides information about the environmental issues, how the Project relates to the issue and the status of any mitigation that may be required or that has already been implemented.
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Mitigation Measures
Appendix A includes the Adopted Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) for the Approved Project from July 2023. The MMRP includes the adopted mitigation measures as well as other Environmental Monitoring Commitments.

Conclusions
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I. AESTHETICS
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
I. Aesthetics. Would the Modified Project:
a) Have a substantial
adverse effect on a
scenic vista?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
b) Substantially damage
scenic resources,
including, but not limited
to, trees, rock
outcroppings, and
historic buildings within
a state scenic highway?
No Impact No No No No
c) Substantially degrade
the existing visual
character or quality of
public views of the site
and its surroundings?
(Public views are those
that are experienced
from publicly accessible
vantage point). If the
project is in an urbanized
area, would the project
conflict with applicable
zoning and other
regulations governing
scenic quality?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
d) Create a new source of
substantial light or glare
which would adversely
affect day or nighttime
views in the area?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Aesthetics are discussed in Section 5.10, Aesthetics of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with thresholds (a), (c) and (d) would be less than significant and no impact associated with threshold (b) would occur.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The proposed modifications to the Approved Project are limited to adding the additional offshore borrow area for obtaining sand for placement at the San Clemente Beach. The Modified Project would not involve changes that could affect scenic vistas or scenic resources, degrade the visual character or quality of the Project site, or introduce a new source of light and glare that would 21 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 10 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
affect views in the area because the Surfside-Sunset borrow site is approximately one mile offshore and would hardly be visible, and dredging operations would only take place for approximately three hours per day over a one-to-two month period every approximately six years (nine dredging and beach fill episodes are planned to occur over a 50-year period). Thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Aesthetics set forth in thresholds (a) through (d) above would be less than significant or no impact under the Modified Project. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Aesthetics nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Aesthetics. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Aesthetics have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Aesthetics, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Aesthetics would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Aesthetics do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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II. AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY RESOURCES
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
II. Agriculture and Forestry Resources. In determining whether impacts to agricultural resources are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to the California Agricultural Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (1997) prepared by the California Dept. of Conservation as an optional model to use in assessing impacts on agriculture and farmland. In determining whether impacts to forest resources, including timberland, are significant environmental effects, lead agencies may refer to information compiled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection regarding the state’s inventory of forest land, including the Forest and Range Assessment Project and the Forest Legacy Assessment Project; and the forest carbon measurement methodology provided in Forest Protocols adopted by the California Air Resources Board. Would the Modified Project:
a) Convert Prime Farmland,
Unique Farmland, or
Farmland of Statewide
Importance (Farmland),
as shown on the maps
prepared pursuant to
the Farmland Mapping
and Monitoring Program
of the California
Resources Agency, to
non-agricultural use?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
b) Conflict with existing
zoning for agricultural
use, or a Williamson Act
contract?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
c) Conflict with existing
zoning for, or cause
rezoning of, forest land
(as defined in Public
Resources Code section
12220(g)), timberland
(as defined by Public
Resources Code section
4526), or timberland
zoned Timberland
Production (as defined
by Government Code
section 51104(g))?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
d) Result in the loss of
forest land of conversion
of forest land to nonforest use?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
e) Involve other changes in
the existing environment
which, due to their
location or nature, could
result in conversion of
Farmland, to nonagricultural use or
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
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conversion of forest land
to non-forest use?
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Agriculture and Forestry Resources were not analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The proposed modifications to the Approved Project are limited to adding the additional offshore borrow area for obtaining sand for placement at the San Clemente Beach. The proposed SurfsideSunset borrow site is located approximately one mile offshore away from the nearest coastline.

Therefore, there would be no impacts to forest land or farmland in the vicinity of the proposed borrow site. Thus, the Modified Project would have no impacts related to Agriculture and Forestry Resources set forth in thresholds (a) through (e) above. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Agriculture and Forestry Resources.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Agriculture and Forestry Resources. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Agriculture and Forestry Resources have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Agriculture and Forestry Resources, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new significant environmental impacts to Agriculture and Forestry Resources would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Agriculture and Forestry Resources do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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III. AIR QUALITY
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
III. Air Quality. Would the Modified Project:
a) Conflict with or obstruct
implementation of the
applicable air quality
plan?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
b) Result in a cumulatively
considerable net
increase of any criteria
pollutant for which the
project region is nonattainment under an
applicable federal or
state ambient air quality
standard.

Less than
Significant
with
Mitigation
Incorporated
No No No Yes
c) Expose sensitive
receptors to substantial
pollutant
concentrations?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
d) Result in other emissions
(such as those leading to
odors) adversely
affecting a substantial
number of people?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Air Quality are discussed in Section 5.1, Air Quality and Meteorology of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with thresholds (a), (c) and (d) would be less than significant, and impacts associated with threshold (b) would be significant but mitigated to less than significant through incorporation of MM-AQ-50-3.1 and MM-AQ-50-3.2.

The Certified EIS/EIR also concluded that the Approved Project would have significant and unavoidable cumulative air quality impacts.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The proposed modifications to the Approved Project are limited to adding the additional offshore borrow area for obtaining sand for placement at the San Clemente Beach. The Modified Project involves the use of the Surfside-Sunset borrow site, which is within the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB). The use of the Surfside-Sunset borrow site on a given day instead of the Oceanside borrow site would result in greater emissions in the SCAB and less emissions in the San Diego Air Basin (SDAB) (since the Surfside-Sunset borrow site is outside of the SDAB and entirely 25 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 14 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
within the SCAB). Thus, the emissions increase in the SCAB due to the Modified Project was calculated and compared to South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) significance thresholds to assess if there would be a substantially more severe impact. Table 1 displays the net dredge emissions by air basin under the Modified Project as a result of dredging at the Surfside-Sunset borrow site (See Appendix B – Air Quality Analysis for more details).

Table 1: Surfside-Sunset Borrow Site Net Dredge Emissions by Air Basin (lbs/day) BASIN CO NOx VOC SOx PM10
SDAB -199.07 -1339.18 -36.19 -85.96 -40.72
Threshold 550 250 75 250 100
Exceeds Threshold? No No No No No
SCAB 17.05 35.11 17.92 -39.58 -12.23
Threshold 550 100 75 150 150
Exceeds Threshold? No No No No No
Note: (1) The negative values indicate an emissions reduction. This is because the dredge to be used has a cleaner engine and lower emission factors than what was assumed in the Certified EIS/EIR due to recent regulatory requirements.
(2) Since the Modified Project only involves a new borrow site, all other aspects of the Project including onshore emission sources remain unchanged from what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

As detailed in Table 1 and Appendix B, the use of the Surfside-Sunset borrow site would result in net emissions that would be below the applicable SCAQMD thresholds (and a substantial decrease of emissions in the SDAB). Thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Air Quality set forth in thresholds (a), (c) and (d) above would be less than significant and impacts related to Air Quality set forth in threshold (b) would be less than significant with mitigation under the Modified Project (the mitigation measures only apply to onshore activities which remain unchanged the Modified Project). Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Air Quality nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Air Quality. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Air Quality have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the 26 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 15 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Air Quality, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
The MMRP in Appendix A includes mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments. Mitigation measures MM-AQ-50-3.1 and MM-AQ-50-3.2 would be implemented as part of the Modified Project to mitigate Air Quality Impacts. See Appendix A for a full description of the Air Quality mitigation measures.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Air Quality would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Air Quality do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.

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IV. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
IV. Biological Resources. Would the Modified Project:
a) Have a substantial
adverse effect, either
directly or through habitat
modifications, on any
species identified as a
candidate, sensitive, or
special-status species in
local or regional plans,
policies, or regulations, or
by the California
Department of Fish and
Game or U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
b) Have a substantial
adverse effect on any
riparian habitat or other
sensitive natural
community identified in
local or regional plans,
policies, regulations or by
the California Department
of Fish and Game or U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service?
Significant and
Unavoidable
No No No Yes
c) Have a substantial
adverse effect on state or
federally protected
wetlands (including, but
not limited to, marsh,
vernal pool, coastal, etc.)
through direct removal,
filling, hydrological
interruption, or other
means?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
d) Interfere substantially
with the movement of any
native resident or
migratory fish or wildlife
species or with
established native
resident or migratory
wildlife corridors, or
impede the use of native
wildlife nursery sites?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
e) Conflict with any local
policies or ordinances
protecting biological
resources, such as a tree
preservation policy or
ordinance?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
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Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
IV. Biological Resources. Would the Modified Project:
f) Conflict with the
provisions of an adopted
Habitat Conservation
Plan, Natural Community
Conservation Plan, or
other approved local,
regional, or state habitat
conservation plan?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Biological Resources are discussed in Section 5.4, Biological Resources of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with thresholds (a) and (d) would be less than significant. The Certified EIS/EIR determined that the Approved Project would result in impacts that would be significant and unavoidable to impact (b) even after implementation of the mitigation measures in the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR did not provide any analysis for thresholds (c), (e) and (f).

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project would have no impacts to riparian habitats, trees, or any state or federally protected wetlands, or applicable habitat conservation plans as set forth in thresholds (c), (e) and (f) above as the Surfside-Sunset borrow site is one mile offshore, contains no riparian habitats, trees, or wetlands, and there are no local, regional, or state plans applicable to the borrow site.

The Modified Project would continue to implement the mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments included in the Adopted MMRP.

To address potential biological impacts to Green Sea Turtles (GST) from the Modified Project, USACE prepared a Biological Evaluation, dated February 2024, which is included in Appendix C of this Addendum (USACE, 2024a). The Biological Evaluation states that there is absence of bedrock, reef or surfgrass in the borrow area and there are no locations nearby that provide forage opportunities for GST (USACE, 2024a). Any potential effects to GST would be from direct contact injuries from vessel collisions. However, given the relatively deep water in which the dredge would be transiting, direct collision with GST is highly unlikely (USACE, 2024a). The USACE concluded that the Modified Project would not result in substantive new or different direct effects to GST beyond those already addressed with implementation of the approved mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments (USACE, 2024a). The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) concurred with the Biological Evaluation on February 22, 2024.
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Potential direct and indirect impacts to marine resources at the Surfside-Sunset borrow site under the Modified Project would be similar to those described in the Certified EIS/EIR. Dredging would be performed in the same way, and the depth of cut and volume removed would be similar.

Both borrow sites are of similar size, resulting in approximately double the extent of surface area and sea bottom disturbance if both sites are used. Temporary effects to benthic habitat and organisms caused by dredging activities would be expanded over a larger area, including both direct entrainment and indirect effects caused by turbidity. Motile organisms would likely be able to avoid the direct dredge footprint. The invertebrate community is expected to recover over a period of several months to a few years through recruitment from surrounding undisturbed areas.

As the Surfside-Sunset borrow site does not contain sensitive biological habitat such as kelp beds, rocky reef or surfgrass, there would be no short-term or long-term net loss of habitat value within those environments.

The effects of using the Surfside-Sunset borrow site on essential fish habitat would be similar to those described in the Certified EIS/EIR. Impacts such as turbidity associated with dredging and placement of dredged materials would be temporary and insignificant. The process of dredging sandy bottom sediment would remain the same whether the activity occurs at the Oceanside or Surfside-Sunset borrow site and the Modified Project would continue to implement the mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments included in the Adopted MMRP.

Based on the above, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts regarding Biological Resources nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? As discussed above, the USACE concludes that the Modified Project would not result in substantive new or different direct effects to GST beyond those already addressed previously (USACE, 2024a). There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Biological Resources. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Biological Resources have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Biological Resources, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
The Adopted MMRP in Appendix A includes mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments. The following mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring 30 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 19 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Commitments would be implemented: Green Sea Turtle Monitoring Program, Grunion Monitoring Program, Eelgrass Monitoring Program, Caulerpa Monitoring Program, MM-BR-50-

2.1 and MM-BR-50-2.2. See Appendix A for a full description of the Biological Resources mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Biological Resources would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Biological Resources do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.

V. CULTURAL RESOURCES
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
V. Cultural Resources. Would the Modified Project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse
change in the significance
of a historical resource
pursuant to §15064.5?
No Impact No No No No
b) Cause a substantial adverse
change in the significance
of an archaeological
resource pursuant to §
15064.5?
Less than
Significant
with
Mitigation
Incorporated
No No No Yes
c) Disturb any human
remains, including those
interred outside of formal
cemeteries?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Cultural Resources are discussed in Section 5.5, Cultural Resources of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with thresholds (b) would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated and no impact associated with threshold (a) would occur. The Certified EIS/EIR did not provide analysis for threshold (c).

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The proposed modifications to the Approved Project are limited to adding the additional offshore borrow area for obtaining sand for placement at the San Clemente Beach. Cultural resource identification efforts within the proposed Surfside-Sunset borrow site included consultation of the 31 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 20 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System (AWOIS) and remote sensing surveys of the proposed borrow site (USACE, 2024b). The AWOIS determined that no shipwrecks or other submerged historic resources were plotted within the proposed Surfside-Sunset borrow site (USACE, 2024b). A hydrographic underwater survey of the proposed borrow site was conducted by USACE in 2017 and the survey data identified no anomalies that could be shipwrecks or other submerged historic resources on the seafloor (USACE, 2024b). Therefore, the Modified Project would result in no impact to historical resources or human remains (including those interred outside of formal cemeteries) set forth in thresholds (a) and (c) above. Furthermore, the Modified Project would also continue to implement the mitigation measures included in the Certified EIS/EIR, as applicable. Thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Cultural Resources set forth in thresholds (b) above would be less than significant. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Cultural Resources nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Cultural Resources. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Cultural Resources have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Cultural Resources, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
The Adopted MMRP in Appendix A includes mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments. Mitigation measures MM-CR-50-1 and MM-CR-50-2 would be implemented to mitigate impacts to Cultural Resources. See Appendix A for a full description of the Cultural Resources mitigation measures. As noted above, underwater remote sensing surveys were completed for the proposed Surfside-Sunset borrow site by USACE in 2017, therefore Modified Project complies with the underwater remote sensing survey required by the first half of MM-CR-50-2. The second half of MM-CR-50-2 would continue to be implemented by the Modified Project (compliance with Section 106 of the National Register of Historic Places and its implementing regulations at 36 CFR 800, as amended).
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Conclusion
No new significant environmental impacts to Cultural Resources would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Cultural Resources do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.

VI. ENERGY
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
VI. Energy. Would the Modified Project:
a) Result in potentially
significant environmental
impact due to wasteful,
inefficient, or unnecessary
consumption of energy
resources, during project
construction or operation?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
b) Conflict with or obstruct a
state or local plan for
renewable energy or energy
efficiency?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Energy were discussed in Section 8.5 Energy Requirements and Conservation Potential of Alternatives and Mitigation of the Certified EIS/EIR in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines Appendix F. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that energy impacts would be less than significant, and the proposed Project would implement several mitigation measures that would reduce inefficient, wasteful, and unnecessary consumption of energy. The 2011 State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G did not include energy checklist questions and thus the specific energy checklist questions were not analyzed in the certified EIS/EIR.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The proposed modifications to the Approved Project are limited to adding the additional offshore borrow area for obtaining sand for placement at the San Clemente Beach. The Modified Project would not result in a significant environmental impact due to wasteful, inefficient, or unnecessary consumption of energy resources, as it is needed to due to operational challenges the USACE construction contractor is encountering at the approved offshore Oceanside borrow area. The Modified Project would not increase the number of dredging and beach fill episodes or the onshore construction activities, thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Energy 33 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 22 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
would be less than significant under the Modified Project. No state or local plans for renewable energy or energy efficiency apply to the Modified Project. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Energy nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Energy. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Energy have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Energy, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Energy would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Energy do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.

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VII. GEOLOGY AND SOILS
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
VII. Geology and Soils. Would the Modified Project:
a) Directly or indirectly cause
potential substantial adverse
effects, including the risk of
loss, injury, or death
involving:

Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
i) Rupture of a known
earthquake fault, as
delineated on the most
recent Alquist-Priolo
Earthquake Fault Zoning
Map issued by the State
Geologist for the area or
based on other
substantial evidence of a
known fault? Refer to
Division of Mines and
Geology Special
Publication 42.

Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
ii) Strong seismic ground
shaking?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
iii) Seismic-related ground
failure, including
liquefaction?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
iv) Landslides? Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
b) Result in substantial soil
erosion or the loss of
topsoil?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
c) Be located on geologic unit
or soil that is unstable, or
that would become unstable
as a result of the project, and
potentially result in on- or
off-site landslide, lateral
spreading, subsidence,
liquefaction, or collapse?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
d) Be located on expansive soil,
as defined in Table 18-1-B of
the Uniform Building Code
(1994), creating substantial
direct or indirect risks to life
or property?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
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Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes
Involve New
Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
VII. Geology and Soils. Would the Modified Project:
e) Have soils incapable of
adequately supporting the
use of septic tanks or
alternative wastewater
disposal systems where
sewers are not available for
the disposal of wastewater?
Not Analyzed
in the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
f) Directly or indirectly destroy
a unique paleontological
resource or site or unique
geologic feature?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Geology and Soils are discussed in Section 5.2, Geology and Topography of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with thresholds (b) and (f) would be less than significant. The Certified EIS/EIR did not provide analysis for thresholds (a)(i)-(a)(iv), (c), (d) and (e).

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project would use an additional offshore borrow site for obtaining dredge material to nourish and protect the beach at San Clemente. The proposed Surfside-Sunset borrow site is located approximately one mile offshore away from the nearest coastline. Due to the nature of the Modified Project, there would be no impacts related to earthquake faults, liquefaction, landslides, lateral spreading, subsidence, collapse, expansive soils, septic tanks, or alternative wastewater disposal systems set forth in thresholds (a), (c), (d) and (e) above. The Modified Project is intended to significantly reduce the erosion occurring in San Clemente and the use of an additional offshore borrow site would not contribute to any nearby beach erosion. Thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Geology and Soils set forth in threshold (b) above would be less than significant under the Modified Project. There are no known unique paleontological resources or sites or unique geologic features at the Surfside-Sunset borrow site, thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Geology and Soils set forth in threshold (f) above would be less than significant under the Modified Project. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Geology and Soils nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.
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Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Geology and Soils. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Geology and Soils have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Geology and Soils, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Geology and Soils would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Geology and Soils do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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VIII. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
VIII. Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Would the Modified Project:
a) Generate greenhouse
gas emissions, either
directly or indirectly,
that may have a
significant impact on the
environment?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
b) Conflict with an
applicable plan, policy or
regulation adopted for
the purpose of reducing
the emissions of
greenhouse gases?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions are discussed in Section 5.1, Air Quality and Meteorology of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that GHG emissions impacts would be less than significant.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The proposed modifications to the Approved Project are limited to adding the additional offshore borrow area for obtaining sand for placement at the San Clemente Beach. Table 2 displays the net dredge GHG emissions under the Modified Project as a result of dredging at the SurfsideSunset borrow site (See Appendix B – Air Quality Analysis for more details).

Table 2: Surfside-Sunset Borrow Site Net Dredge GHG Emissions (metric tons CO2) Daily GHG Emissions (metric tons CO2) Annual GHG Emissions (metric tons CO2) Certified EIS/EIR 45 Certified EIS/EIR 2,054
Surfside-Sunset 37 Surfside-Sunset 967
Net Daily GHG Emissions -7 Net Annual GHG Emissions -1,087 Note: (1) The negative values indicate an emissions reduction. This is because the dredge to be used has a cleaner engine, uses lower carbon fuels, and has lower emission factors than what was assumed in the Certified EIS/EIR due to recent regulatory requirements.
(2) Since the Modified Project only involves a new borrow site, all other aspects of the Project including onshore emission sources remain unchanged from what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. 38 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 27 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
As detailed in Table 2 and Appendix B, the use of the Surfside-Sunset borrow site would result in a GHG emissions reduction for both daily and annual scenarios compared to the Oceanside borrow site analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. The Modified Project would not increase the number of dredging and beach fill episodes or the onshore construction activities, thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to GHG emissions would be less than significant under the Modified Project. As a temporary and intermittent construction project, there are no applicable significance thresholds nor is there an applicable local or Climate Action Plan. State regulations, plans and policies adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions would continue to be implemented and the Modified Project would be required to comply, as applicable. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to GHG emissions nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to GHG emissions. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to GHG Emissions have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to GHG Emissions, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to GHG Emissions would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to GHG Emissions do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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IX. HAZARDS AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
IX. Hazards and Hazardous Materials. Would the Modified Project:
a) Create a significant hazard
to the public or the
environment through the
routine transport, use, or
disposal of hazardous
materials?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
b) Create a significant hazard
to the public or the
environment through
reasonably foreseeable
upset and accident
conditions involving the
release of hazardous
materials into the
environment?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
c) Emit hazardous emissions
or handle hazardous or
acutely hazardous
materials, substances, or
waste within one-quarter
mile of an existing or
proposed school?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
d) Be located on a site which
is included on a list of
hazardous materials sites
compiled pursuant to
Government Code Section
65962.5 and, as a result,
would it create a
significant hazard to the
public or the
environment?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
e) For a project located
within an airport land use
plan or, where such a plan
has not been adopted,
within two miles of a
public airport or public
use airport, would the
project result in a safety
hazard or excessive noise
for people residing or
working in the project
area?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
f) Impair implementation of
or physically interfere
with an adopted
emergency response plan
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
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Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
IX. Hazards and Hazardous Materials. Would the Modified Project:
or emergency evacuation
plan?
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Hazards and Hazardous Materials were not analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The routine transport, disposal, use, handling, storage, and accidental release of hazardous materials would comply will all applicable federal, State, and local laws regulating hazardous materials under the Modified Project. The Certified EIS/EIR states that impacts related to the introduction of fuels or other contaminants to marine waters would be reduced to less-thansignificant through adherence to a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) and an Oil Spill Prevention and Response Plan (OSPRP) (See page 5-24 and 5-25 of the Certified EIS/EIR).

Impacts related to the routine transport, disposal, use, handling, storage, and accidental release set for in thresholds (a) and (b) above would be less than significant under the Modified Project because adherence to the SWPPP and OSPRP would reduce potentially significant impacts from any accidental release of hazardous materials on the beach or into marine waters. The offshore borrow site at Surfside-Sunset is not located within a quarter-mile radius of a school nor within two miles of an airport. The offshore borrow side at Surfside-Sunset is not located on a materials site pursuant to Government Code Section 65962.5 (DTSC, 2024; SWRCB, 2024). The Modified Project would not impair or physically interfere with an adopted emergency response/evacuation plan because the Modified Project would only add the use of the Surfside-Sunset borrow site, which is one mile offshore. Thus, the Modified Project would have no impacts related to Hazards and Hazardous Materials set forth in thresholds (c) through (f) above. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Hazards and Hazardous Materials.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Hazards and Hazardous Materials. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since 41 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 30 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Hazards and Hazardous Materials have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Hazards and Hazardous Materials, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Hazards and Hazardous Materials would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Hazards and Hazardous Materials do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIS/EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163. 42 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 31 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
X. HYDROLOGY AND WATER QUALITY
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
X. Hydrology and Water Quality. Would the Modified Project:
a) Violate any water quality
standards or waste
discharge requirements,
or otherwise substantially
degrade surface or
groundwater quality?
Less than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
No No No Yes
b) Substantially decrease
groundwater supplies or
interfere substantially
with groundwater
recharge such that the
project may impede
sustainable groundwater
management of the
basin?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
c) Substantially alter the
existing drainage pattern
of the site or area,
including through the
alteration of the course of
a stream or river, or
through the addition of
impervious surfaces, in a
manner which would:

Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
i) result in substantial
erosion or siltation onor off-site;
Less than
Significant
No No No No
ii) substantially increase
the rate or amount of
surface runoff in a
manner which would
result in flooding on- or
offsite;
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
iii) create or contribute
runoff water which
would exceed the
capacity of existing or
planned stormwater
drainage systems or
provide substantial
additional sources of
polluted runoff; or
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
iv) Impede or redirect
flood flows?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
d) In flood hazard, tsunami,
or seiche zones, risk
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
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Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
X. Hydrology and Water Quality. Would the Modified Project:
release of pollutants due
to project inundation?
e) Conflict with or obstruct
implementation of a
water quality control plan
or sustainable
groundwater
management plan?
Less than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
No No No Yes
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Hydrology and Water Quality are discussed in Section 5.3, Water Resources (Water Quality, Sediments, and Oceanography) of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with thresholds (a) and (e) would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated and impacts to threshold (c)(i) would be less than significant. The Certified EIS/EIR did not provide any analysis for thresholds (b), (c)(ii)-(c)(iv), and (d).

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
Surfside-Sunset borrow site is located approximately one mile offshore from the nearest coastline, thus there are no nearby groundwater supplies, streams, or rivers near the offshore borrow site. Therefore, there would be no impacts related to groundwater supplies, drainage patterns of a stream or river, surface runoff, flood flows, or inundation set forth in thresholds (b), (c)(ii)-(c)(iv) and (d) above. The Modified Project would continue to implement the mitigation measures included in the Certified EIS/EIR, which include a SWPPP and OSPRP to avoid introducing contaminants to marine waters and a turbidity monitoring plan to ensure significant plumes of turbidity are reduced during dredging and beach fill operations. Therefore, the Modified Project would not violate any water quality standards or conflict with or obstruct implementation of a water quality control plan when dredging and beach construction activities commence. As discussed above, since the Modified Project is intended to significantly reduce the erosion occurring in San Clemente, the Modified Project would not result in nearby coastal shoreline erosion. Thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Hydrology and Water Quality set forth in thresholds (a), (c)(i) and (e) above would be less than significant under the Modified Project. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Hydrology and Water Quality nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.
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Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Hydrology and Water Quality. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Hydrology and Water Quality have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Hydrology and Water Quality, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
The Adopted MMRP in Appendix A includes mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments. Mitigation measures MM-WR-50-1.1 and MM-WR-50-1.2 would be implemented to mitigate impacts to Hydrology and Water Quality. See Appendix A for a full description of the Hydrology and Water Quality mitigation measures.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Hydrology and Water Quality would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Hydrology and Water Quality do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XI. LAND USE AND PLANNING
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XI. Land Use and Planning. Would the Modified Project:
a) Physically divide an
established community
(including a low-income or
minority community)?
No Impact No No No No
b) Cause a significant
environmental impact due
to a conflict with any land
use plan, policy, or
regulation adopted for the
purpose of avoiding or
mitigating an
environmental effect?
No Impact No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Land Use and Planning are discussed in Section 5.7, Land Use and Policy of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that no impacts associated with thresholds (a) and (b) would occur.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project involves the use of an additional offshore borrow site. The Modified Project would not physically divide an established community, nor would it conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulations. Thus, as with the Approved Project, there would be no impacts related to Land Use and Policy set forth in thresholds (a) and (b) under the Modified Project. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Land Use and Planning nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. 46 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 35 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Land Use and Planning. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Land Use and Planning have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Land Use and Planning, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Land Use and Planning would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Land Use and Planning do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XII. MINERAL RESOURCES
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XII. Mineral Resources. Would the Modified Project:
a) Result in the loss of
availability of a known
mineral resource that
would be of value to the
region and the residents of
the state?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
b) Result in the loss of
availability of a locally
important mineral resource
recovery site delineated on
a local general plan, specific
plan, or other land use
plan?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Mineral Resources were not analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project would use an additional offshore borrow site for obtaining dredge material to protect and nourish the beach at San Clemente. The Modified Project would not result in the loss of a known mineral known to be of value to the region or residents of the state because no known minerals exist within the Surfside-Sunset borrow site, and even if valuable minerals were found to be present, they would only be moved to San Clemente Beach and made more available than if they remained one mile offshore. The Modified Project would not result in the loss of a locally important mineral resource delineated on a local general plan, specific plan, or other land use plan as no such plans exist for the Surfside-Sunset borrow site. Thus, the Modified Project would have no impact related to Mineral Resources set forth in thresholds (a) and (b) above.

Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Mineral Resources.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. 48 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 37 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Mineral Resources. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Mineral Resources have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Mineral Resources, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Mineral Resources would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Mineral Resources do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XIII. NOISE AND VIBRATION
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XIII. Noise. Would the Modified Project result in:
a) Generation of a substantial
temporary or permanent
increase in ambient noise
levels in the vicinity of the
project in excess of
standards established in
the local general plan or
noise ordinance, or
applicable standards of
other agencies?
Less than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
No No No Yes
b) Generation of excessive
groundborne vibration or
groundborne noise levels?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
c) For a project located within
the vicinity of a private
airstrip or an airport land
use plan or, where such a
plan has not been adopted,
within two miles of a public
airport or public use
airport, would the project
expose people residing or
working in the project area
to excessive noise levels?
No Impact No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Noise and Vibration are discussed in Section 5.8, Noise of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with threshold (a) would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated, impacts associated with threshold (b) would be less than significant, and that no impact would occur to threshold (c).

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
As discussed above, the Surfside-Sunset borrow site is located approximately one mile offshore.

Noise and vibration impacts from the Modified Project would be negligible at the proposed Surfside-Sunset borrow area due to the distance from noise-sensitive receptors. The Modified Project would continue to implement the mitigation measures included in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Therefore, the Modified Project would not expose persons to noise levels in excess of applicable noise standards nor result in generation of excessive groundborne vibration. Thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Noise and Vibration set forth in thresholds (a) and (b) above 50 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 39 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
would be less than significant, and no impacts would occur under threshold (c) under the Modified Project. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Noise and Vibration nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Noise and Vibration. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Noise and Vibration have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Noise and Vibration, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
The MMRP in Appendix A includes mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments. Mitigation measure MM-N-50-3.1 would be implemented to mitigate impacts to Noise. See Appendix A for a full description of the Noise mitigation measure.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Noise and Vibration would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Noise and Vibration do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XIV. POPULATION AND HOUSING
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XIV. Population and Housing. Would the Modified Project:
a) Induce substantial
unplanned population
growth in an area, either
directly (for example, by
proposing new homes and
businesses) or indirectly
(for example, through
extension of roads or other
infrastructure)?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
b) Displace substantial
numbers of existing people
or housing, necessitating
the construction of
replacement housing
elsewhere?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Population and Housing were not analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project would only protect and nourish the existing San Clemente Beach and would not directly or indirectly result in population growth or displace housing. Thus, the Modified Project would have no impact related to Population and Housing set forth in thresholds (a) and (b) above. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Population and Housing.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Population and Housing. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Population and Housing have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental 52 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 41 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Population and Housing, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Population and Housing would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Population and Housing do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XV. PUBLIC SERVICES
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XV. Public Services.
a) Would the Modified Project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives for any of the public services:

Fire protection? No Impact No No No No
Police protection? No Impact No No No No
Schools? No Impact No No No No
Parks? No Impact No No No No
Other public facilities,
including roads?
No Impact No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Public Services are discussed in Section 5.11, Public Health and Safety of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with threshold (a) would be no impact.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project would only protect and nourish the existing San Clemente Beach and would not warrant the need for new or physically altered governmental facilities to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times, or other performance objectives. The Modified Project would not result in impacts to fire protection, police protection, schools, parks, or other public facilities as the Modified Project would only add an additional borrow site (Surfside-Sunset) that is one mile offshore and these temporary and intermittent borrow site activities would have no impact on these public services. Thus, as with the Approved Project, there would be no impacts related to Public Services set forth in threshold (a) above under the Modified Project. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Public Services nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. 54 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 43 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Public Services. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Public Services have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Public Services, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Public Services would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Public Services do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XVI. RECREATION
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XVI. Recreation.
a) Would the Modified
Project increase the use of
existing neighborhood
and regional parks or
other recreational
facilities such that
substantial physical
deterioration of the
facility would occur or be
accelerated?
Less than
Significant with
Mitigation
Incorporated
No No No Yes
b) Does the Modified Project
include recreational
facilities or require the
construction or expansion
of recreational facilities
which might have an
adverse physical effect on
the environment?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Recreation are discussed in Section 5.9, Recreation of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with threshold (a) would be less than significant with mitigation incorporated and impacts associated with threshold (b) would be less than significant.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project would not increase the use of existing parks or recreational facilities. The Modified Project would continue to implement the mitigation measures included in the Certified EIS/EIR, which entails providing signs to warn swimmers, waders and surfers of potentially hazardous surf conditions as well as providing extra lifeguards for the safety or recreational beach users. Thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Recreation forth in thresholds (a) through (b) above would be less than significant with mitigation under the Modified Project.

Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Recreation nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR. 56 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 45 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Recreation. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Recreation have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Recreation, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
The Adopted MMRP in Appendix A includes mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments. Mitigation measure MM-REC-50-4.1 would be implemented to mitigate impacts to Recreation. See Appendix A for a full description of the Recreation mitigation measure.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Recreation would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Recreation do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XVII. TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XVII. Transportation/Traffic. Would the Modified Project:
a) Conflict with a program,
plan, ordinance or policy
addressing the circulation
system, including transit,
roadway, bicycle and
pedestrian facilities?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
b) Conflict or be inconsistent
with CEQA Guidelines
section 15064.3,
subdivision (b)?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
c) Substantially increase
hazards due to a geometric
design feature (e.g., sharp
curves or dangerous
intersections) or
incompatible uses (e.g.,
farm equipment)?
No Impact No No No No
d) Result in inadequate
emergency access?
Less than
Significant
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Transportation/Traffic are discussed in Section 5.6, Ground and Vessel Transportation of the Certified EIS/EIR. The Certified EIS/EIR concluded that impacts associated with thresholds (a) and (d) would result in a less-than-significant impact and no impacts would occur with threshold (c). The Certified EIS/EIR did not provide any analysis for threshold (b) because it was not listed in the 2011 State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G.

Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project would continue to give proper advanced notice to mariners during dredging and nourishment operations to reduce any potential impacts to navigational traffic in the ocean.

The Modified Project would not increase the truck traffic associated with construction workers traveling to and from the Project site. The Modified Project would not increase hazards due to a design feature nor would it result in inadequate emergency access. Thus, as with the Approved Project, impacts related to Transportation/Traffic set forth in thresholds (a) and (d) above would be less than significant and no impact would occur to threshold (c) under the Modified Project.

Threshold b) would not apply to the Modified Project as there would be no increase in automobile vehicle miles traveled with the Modified Project. Therefore, the Modified Project would not 58 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 47 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
create any new significant impacts related to Transportation/Traffic nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Transportation/Traffic. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Transportation/Traffic have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Transportation/Traffic, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Transportation/Traffic would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Transportation/Traffic do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XVIII. TRIBAL CULTURAL RESOURCES
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XVIII. Tribal Cultural Resources. Would the Project:
a) Cause a substantial adverse
change in the significance
of a tribal cultural resource,
defined in Public Resources
Code Section 21074 as
either a site, feature, place,
cultural landscape that is
geographically defined in
terms of the size and scope
of the landscape, sacred
place, or object with
cultural value to a
California Native American
tribe, and that is:

i) Listed or eligible for listing
in the California Register of
Historical Resources, or in a
local register of historical
resources as defined in
Public Resources Code
Section 5020.1(k)?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
ii) A resource determined by
the lead agency, in its
discretion and supported
by substantial evidence, to
be significant pursuant to
criteria set forth in
subdivision (c) of Public
Resources Code Section
5024.1. In applying the
criteria set forth in
subdivision (c) of Public
Resources Code Section
5024.1, the lead agency
shall consider the
significance of the resource
to a California Native
American tribe.

Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Tribal Cultural Resources were not analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. Tribal Cultural Resources was not an impact area listed in the 2011 State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G. 60 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 49 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
Because there is no Notice of Preparation (NOP) or Notice of Intent (NOI) required for the Modified Project, Assembly Bill (AB) 52 does not apply to the Modified Project. As discussed in Section V above, no impacts to historical resources are anticipated from the Modified Project due to the absence of submerged historic resources. USACE sent a letter to the Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) to inform them that USACE is continuing consultation with the OHP under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for the Modified Project and that USACE also sent new consultation letters regarding the Modified Project to all previously consulted Tribal representatives in February 2024 (USACE, 2024c). In addition, the letter from the USACE to the OHP states that if any post-review discoveries are encountered, Project activities within 50 feet will cease, and the Corps Navigation and Coastal Branch and Corps Archaeologist will be notified. Post-review discoveries will be treated and evaluated in accordance with the regulations set forth in 36 CFR 800.13(b)(3) (USACE, 2024c). Therefore, the Modified Project would result in no impacts to Tribal Cultural Resources set forth in thresholds (a)(i) and (a)(ii) above.

Furthermore, the Modified Project would also continue to implement the mitigation measures included in the Certified EIS/EIR, as applicable. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Tribal Cultural Resources nor result in a substantial increase in a previously identified significant impact. Such impacts would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Tribal Cultural Resources. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Tribal Cultural Resources have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts.

As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Tribal Cultural Resources, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
The Adopted MMRP in Appendix A includes mitigation measures and Environmental Monitoring Commitments. Mitigation measures MM-CR-50-1 and MM-CR-50-2 would be implemented to mitigate impacts to Cultural Resources. See Appendix A for a full description of the Cultural Resources mitigation measures.
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Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Tribal Cultural Resources would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Tribal Cultural Resources do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.

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XIX. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XIX. Utilities and Service Systems. Would the Modified Project:
a) Require or result in the
relocation or construction
of new or expanded water,
wastewater or storm water
drainage, electric power,
natural gas, or
telecommunications
facilities, the construction
or relocation of which
could cause significant
environmental effects?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
b) Have sufficient water
supplies available to serve
the project and reasonably
foreseeable future
development during
normal, dry and multiple
dry years?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
c) Result in a determination
by the wastewater
treatment provider which
serves or may serve the
project that it has adequate
capacity to serve the
project’s projected demand
in addition to the provider’s
existing commitments?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
d) Generate solid waste in
excess of State or local
standards, or in excess of
the capacity of local
infrastructure, or otherwise
impair the attainment of
solid waste reduction
goals?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
e) Comply with federal, state,
and local management and
reduction statutes and
regulations related to solid
waste?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Utilities and Service Systems were not analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. 63 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 52 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group
Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The Modified Project would have no impacts to on shore facilities related to water, wastewater, stormwater, electric power, natural gas, solid waste or communication or applicable solid waste regulations set forth in thresholds (a) through (e) above as the only change associated with the Modified Project is a new offshore borrow site. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Utilities and Service Systems.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Utilities and Service Systems. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Utilities and Service Systems have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Utilities and Service Systems, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Utilities and Service Systems would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Utilities and Service Systems do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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XX. WILDFIRE
Environmental Issue Area
Impact
Determination
in the Certified
EIS/EIR?
Do Proposed
Changes Involve
New Significant
Impacts or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Circumstances
Involving New
Significant
Impact or
Substantially
More Severe
Impacts?
Any New
Information
Requiring New
Analysis or
Verification?
Certified EIS/EIR’s Mitigation
Measures Addressing Impact
XX.

Wildfire. If located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, would the Modified Project:
a) Due to slope, prevailing
winds, and other factors,
exacerbate wildfire risks,
and thereby expose project
occupants to, pollutant
concentrations from a
wildfire or the uncontrolled
spread of a wildfire?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
b) Require the installation or
maintenance of associated
infrastructure (such as
roads, fuel breaks,
emergency water sources,
power lines or other
utilities) that may
exacerbate fire risk or that
may result in temporary or
ongoing impacts to the
environment?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
c) Expose people or structures
to significant risks,
including downslope or
downstream flooding or
landslides, as a result of
runoff, post-fire slope
instability, or drainage
changes?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
d) Expose people or
structures, either directly
or indirectly, to a significant
risk of loss, injury or death
involving wildland fires?
Not Analyzed in
the Certified

EIS/EIR
No No No No
Impact Determination in the Certified EIS/EIR
Impacts to Wildfire were not analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. Wildfire was not an impact area listed in the 2011 State CEQA Guidelines Appendix G.
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Do Proposed Changes Involve New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
The offshore borrow site at Surfside-Sunset is located approximately one mile from the nearest coastline and is not located in or near state responsibility areas or lands classified as very high fire hazard severity zones (CALFIRE, 2024). Due to this, the Modified Project would have no impacts related to Wildfire set forth in thresholds (a) through (d) above. Therefore, the Modified Project would not create any new significant impacts related to Wildfire.

Any New Circumstances Involving New Significant Impacts or Substantially More Severe Impacts?
There are no new circumstances involving new significant impacts or substantially more severe impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Any New Information Requiring New Analysis or Verification? There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to Wildfire. No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no substantial new impacts related to Wildfire have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe impacts related to Wildfire, and a review of feasible mitigation measures is not required.

Mitigation Measures Addressing Impact
None.

Conclusion
No new or more severe significant environmental impacts to Wildfire would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Therefore, the impacts to Wildfire do not require a subsequent or supplemental EIR pursuant to PCR, Section 21166(c) or the State CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15162 or 15163.
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CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
The Surfside-Sunset Borrow area is currently being utilized by another USACE dredging project.

Cumulative impacts that could result from implementation of the Modified Project in conjunction with other dredge activities would consist of extended durations of dredge activity at the site, resulting in greater effects to the benthic community within the borrow site which may require a slightly longer recovery period. However, effects would be temporary, not significant, and substantively consistent with those evaluated in previous environmental documentation, and mitigation measures related to Biological Resources would continue to be implemented under the Adopted MMRP. Thus, no new or more severe significant cumulative impacts to Biological Resources would occur.

The Certified EIS/EIR also concluded that the Approved Project would have significant and unavoidable cumulative Air Quality impacts. As detailed in Table 1 and Appendix B, the use of the Surfside-Sunset borrow site would result in net emissions that would be below the applicable SCAQMD thresholds (and a substantial decrease of emissions in the SDAB). Therefore, no new or more severe significant cumulative impacts to Air Quality would occur.

As the two projects would not utilize the Surfside-Sunset borrow site at the same time and applicable mitigation measures related to Water Quality and Recreation would continue to be implemented under the Adopted MMRP, no new or more severe significant cumulative impacts to Water Quality or Recreation would occur.

As no historic properties or cultural resources are present, no new or more severe significant cumulative impacts to Cultural Resources would occur, and mitigation measures related to Cultural Resources would continue to be implemented under the Adopted MMRP.

Regarding the remaining resource areas, the Modified Project would result in no new or more severe significant cumulative impacts.

As demonstrated by the analysis above, cumulative impacts associated with the Modified Project would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR. There are no new circumstances involving new significant cumulative impacts or substantially more severe cumulative impacts than what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. There is no new information of substantial importance that has become available relative to cumulative impacts.

No substantial changes in the environment have occurred since certification of the Certified EIS/EIR, and no new cumulative impacts have been identified that would result in new or more severe significant cumulative environmental impacts. As determined above, the Modified Project would not result in any new or substantially more severe cumulative impacts. 67 Addendum to the Certified Joint Final EIS/EIR 56 March 2024 San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project RCH Group

CONCLUSIONS
As demonstrated by the analysis above, impacts associated with the Modified Project would be within the scope of impacts set forth in the Certified EIS/EIR. Thus, a new or greater significant impact would not result from the Modified Project. In addition, the mitigation measures that are included in the Certified EIS/EIR in the Adopted MMRP would continue to be implemented under the Modified Project, as applicable. As discussed above, all the impacts from the Modified Project would be within the scope of impacts analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR, and no additional environmental analysis for the Modified Project is necessary. Furthermore, none of the conditions as described under Sections 15162 and 15163 of the State CEQA Guidelines requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIS/EIR have occurred under the Modified Project. No new significant environmental effects and no substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects would occur as a result of the Modified Project. Additionally, there are no known mitigation measures or project alternatives that were previously considered infeasible but are now considered feasible that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment identified in the Certified EIS/EIR. Therefore, the Modified Project creates no potential adverse impacts beyond what was evaluated in the Certified EIS/EIR. The preparation of an Addendum that amends the project description in the Certified EIS/EIR to include the Modified Project is appropriate and fully complies with the requirements of the State CEQA Guidelines, sections 15162, 15163 and 15164.

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REFERENCES
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) 2023, Fire Hazards Severity Zones in State Responsibility Area, last updated September 29, 2023. Accessed February 15, 2024 at: https://egis.fire.ca.gov/FHSZ/
Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), EnviroStor, Accessed February 14, 2024 at:
https://www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public/
State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB), Geotracker, Accessed February 14, 2024 at:
https://geotracker.waterboards.ca.gov/
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2024a. San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project Biological Evalution of Proposed Modificatin Additional Borrow Area. February 2024. (Included in the Addendum as Appendix C).

United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2024b. Electronic Mail correspondence between USACE and Leslea Meyerhoff, Summitt Environmental Group and Daniel Jones, RCH Group regarding the Cultural resource identification efforts at the Surfside-Sunset Borrow Site. February 20th and 21st, 2024.

United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 2024c. Letter from USACE to Ms. Julianne Polanco, State Historic Preservation Office, Office of Historic Preservation regarding the proposed change in the implementatino of the on going San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project (COE_2022_1123_001). February 7, 2024.
69 APPENDIX A

ADOPTED MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM (MMRP), JULY 2023
70 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP ~ DRAFT ~

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE

USACE COASTAL STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT FINAL EIS/EIR & SEA

MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM (MMRP)
JULY 2023
Project Name: San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project Description: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the City of San Clemente (City) have prepared a joint Final Feasibility Study and Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/FEIR) and Supplemental Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact (SEA/FONSI) for the Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project (Project). The FEIS/FEIR evaluates potential options for reducing storm damage related coastal erosion over a 50-year period. The Proposed Project in San Clemente includes construction of a 50-foot-wide beach fill along a 3,412-foot-long stretch of shoreline using 250,000 cubic yards of compatible sediment, with renourishment in same amount every 6 years on average over a 50-year period of Federal participation, for a total of 8 additional nourishments. Material for the beach fills will be dredged from a borrow site located off the coast of San Diego County. Physical monitoring of the performance of the project will be required annually throughout the 50-year period of Federal participation. The Proposed Project would provide coastal storm damage reduction throughout the project areas and would maintain and enhance the existing recreational beach.

Project Location: The project consists of a public beach segment along the San Clemente Shoreline which is 3,412 feet long and borrow site 2A located offshore of Oceanside.

Purpose: The following Mitigation Measure Reporting Program (MMRP) includes Mitigation Measures from the NEPA/CEQA documents as well as other Environmental Monitoring Commitments that are standard operating procedures (SOP) and/or best management practices (BMPs) for such a project and additional project conditions of approval (conditions) and have been incorporated into the Project and are to be implemented before, during, or after construction of the initial fill and renourishment events as required and as noted below in accordance with the FEIS/FEIR and SEA/FONSI. Additional project design features and best management practices, which are not require Mitigation Measures, are also listed in this document in an effort to be as comprehensible as possible. $77$&+0(17
71 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 2 of 20 Mitigation Measure /Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference

SEA / FONSI
Green Sea Turtle Monitoring
During dredging, transit to and from the Oceanside Borrow Site, and placement of dredged material at the Placement Area, a qualified biologist or qualified monitor with experience monitoring GST will be onboard the hopper dredge to monitor for the presence of GST. The GST monitor will identify and communicate if there is a need to cease or alter operations to avoid impacts to GST. Additional details in Appendix A (Green Sea Turtle Monitoring Program).

Duration of active
dredging/
placement
activities
USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
Physical Monitoring Continuing construction monitoring efforts will consist of direct surveys of the beach and seabed morphology. Survey methods will consist of topographic measurements, bathymetric measurements, surf quality observations, and video stereo photogrammetric methods. The monitoring period will begin one year before construction (for the surf quality observations) and continue for the 50- year period of Federal involvement. Beach width measurements shall be obtained from the subaerial portion of the beach. Conventional topographic measurements will be obtained of the sub-aerial portion of the beach and bathymetric measurements of the surf zone and seabed morphology will be obtained using conventional acoustic sonar methods. Measurements will be obtained along pre-determined transects that coincide with historical transect locations, and mass points to develop a well- defined terrain model of the littoral system.

Post-construction USACE and City of
San Clemente
IFR (coastal engineering
appendix); CZMA
(page 8)
California Coastal Commission Federal Consistency Determination Project Conditions Grunion Monitoring (if Project extends into Grunion season) If unanticipated delays result in a time extension of disposal into the grunion season (which is typically March through August), prior to any such sand placement, the USACE will inform the CCC staff, and agree to implement and adhere to the same grunion monitoring measures, mitigation triggers, and mitigation requirements as those adopted by the Commission on June 15, 2011, in its review of the San Diego Association of Governments’ (SANDAG’s) coastal development permit 6-11-018, Condition No. 8 (Grunions).

If construction
extends to March
- August
USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Exhibit 13,
Appendix C)
72 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 3 of 20 Mitigation Measure /Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference Final Monitoring Plans Prior to commencement of construction, the USACE will provide to the CCC Executive Director, for review and concurrence, a copy of the final Preconstruction Engineering and Design (PED) phase surveys and the subsequent monitoring plans, including:
x the final biological (reef/surfgrass) Mitigation and
Monitoring Plan (MMRP), including all surveys conducted in preparation of that plan; x the surfing monitoring plan; x the turbidity monitoring plan; x the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP); and x (e) the Oil Spill Prevention and Response Plan (OSPRP).

Pre-construction Complete USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
Biological Resources The final MMRP shall assure:
x that biological monitoring of all offshore potential impact areas shall be for a minimum of 2 years pre-construction and 2 years post construction; x that monitoring and analytical methods are adequate to identify and accurately measure all short- and long-term impacts from the beach nourishment effort; x that appropriate mitigation sites are available to address potential impacts; and
x that the success criteria and analytical methods used are adequate to demonstrate a difference between impact/mitigation site and control sites.

Construction shall not commence until the USACE has received written concurrence from the CCC Executive Director that the MMRP satisfies all these criteria.

Pre-construction
(2 years)
Post-construction
(2 years)
Completed
2018-2020
USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2);
MMRP
Surf Monitoring Adequate baseline data collection, including, if feasible, a full year of preconstruction monitoring to determine the baseline condition. Additional details in Appendix B (Surf Monitoring Program).

Pre-construction Complete USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2 &
Exhibit 15,
Appendix C);
CZMA (page 8)
Construction Staging Plan
The staging plans will assure:
x that staging will not be permitted on public beaches, within public beach parking lots, or in any other location that would otherwise restrict public access to the beach; and Construction USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
73 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 4 of 20 Mitigation Measure /Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference x that the minimum number of public parking spaces (on and off-street) that are required for the staging of equipment, machinery and employee parking and that are otherwise necessary to implement the project will be used.

Water Resources Plan The SWPPP will assure that:
x the contractor will not store any construction materials or waste where it will be or could potentially be subject to wave erosion and dispersion; x no machinery will be placed, stored or otherwise located in the intertidal zone at any time, except for the minimum necessary to implement the project; x construction equipment will not be washed on the beach; x where practicable, the contractor will use biodegradable (e.g., vegetable oil-based) lubricants and hydraulic fluids, and/or electric or natural gas-powered equipment; and x immediately upon completion of construction and/or when the staging site is no longer needed, the site shall be returned to its preconstruction state.

Construction USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
On-going Monitoring Reports to CCC
USACE will provide to the CCC Executive Director all monitoring reports, including biological monitoring (including biological mitigation monitoring), surfing monitoring, turbidity, and spill prevention and response monitoring, long-term shoreline monitoring, and cultural resource surveys.

Construction USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
Out-of-kind Mitigation justification to CCC
For any mitigation shown necessary by the post-construction monitoring, USACE will not proceed to implement out-of-kind mitigations (e.g., using kelp habitat to mitigate surfgrass impacts, or providing mid-water habitat to mitigate for shallow water habitat impacts) without showing to the satisfaction of the CCC Executive Director that in-kind mitigation is infeasible. In addition, if out-of-kind mitigation is agreed to and implemented, the mitigation ratio shall be 4:1 (i.e., 4 acres of mitigation for one acre of (impact), and the area measured as the impact area shall be the entire seafloor area (and not, e.g., the acreage of scattered boulders alone).

Construction USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
Renourishment Notification to CCC
USACE will notify the Executive Director prior to any reinitiation (after the first phase) of nourishment, and the USACE shall not implement any such renourishment until the CCC Executive Director has received all of the monitoring reports required by Pre-construction
for future/
subsequent
USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
74 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 5 of 20 Mitigation Measure /Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference that time, reviewed them, and agreed that the biological impacts have been mitigated and affected habitat restored to pre-project conditions. renourishment
events
RWQCB Section 401 Water Quality Certification Permit Conditions Stormwater Management Plan to SDRWQCB
USACE must submit a stormwater management plan for review by the SDRQQCB. The stormwater management plan must include measures for avoiding and minimizing indirect impacts to aquatic resources from Project activities.

Pre-construction
(NLT 30 days
prior)
In Process USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
Eelgrass Monitoring A pre-construction eelgrass survey must be completed in accordance with the requirements of the CEMP. If eelgrass identified within 30 ft of project area, USACE must implement best management practices for the protection of eelgrass beds, as described in Attachment 3 of the SDRWQCB Order; and complete a post-construction eelgrass survey, performed by a qualified biologist, within 30 days following the completion of in-water Project activities. The post-construction survey shall be used to quantify and determine mitigation for any losses to eelgrass in conformance with the CEMP.

Pre-construction
(NET 90 days
prior)
Post-construction
(within 30 days if
needed)
USACE and City of
San Clemente
SDRWQCB order
Caulerpa Monitoring If applicable, USACE must conduct a surveillance-level survey for Caulerpa taxifolia and Caulerpa prolifera, in accordance with the requirements in the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Caulerpa Control Protocol, not more than 90 days before the start of in-water Project activities to determine presence/absence of this species within the immediate vicinity of the project. If any Caulerpa are identified during a survey, or at any other time before, during, or within 120 days following completion of authorized activities, both National Marine Fisheries Service and California Department of Fish and Wildlife must be contacted within 24 hours of first noting the occurrence. If any Caulerpa are detected, all disturbing activity must cease until such time as the infestation has been isolated and treated, or the risk of spread from the disturbing activity is eliminated in accordance with the Caulerpa Control Protocol.

Pre-construction
(NET 90 days
prior)
Construction
Post-construction
(120 days after)
USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
Water Quality Monitoring
USACE must conduct visual monitoring of Project activities in the Pacific Ocean prior to, during, and after each period of project construction (e.g., pile extraction and driving) as described below. The receiving water visual monitoring Pre-construction
Construction
Post-construction
Ongoing USACE and City of
San Clemente
SDRWQCB order
75 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 6 of 20 Mitigation Measure /Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference documentation must be included in the Annual Progress Reports as described in Attachment 2 of the SDRWQCB Order. The following parameters shall be visually monitored immediately outside of the construction area: floating particulates, suspended materials, surface visible turbidity plume; and Grease, oil, sheen, odor, color, or any other significant discoloration of the water surface.

Annual Progress Report
USACE must submit Annual Progress Reports to the SDRWQCB prior to March 1 of each year following the issuance of the Order and continue to provide the reports until the SDRWQCB accepts the Project Completion Notification submitted by the USACE. Annual Progress Reports must be submitted even if Project activities are not conducted during the reporting period. Annual reports must contain the status and anticipated schedule for both the Project and Compensatory Mitigation site(s). Additional requirements for the contents of Annual Progress Reports are detailed in Attachment 2 of the SDRWQCB Order. Annual Progress Reports must include, at a minimum, the following:
x The status and anticipated schedule for completion of Project construction activities, including the installation and operational status of construction best management practices for water quality protection; x A description of any Project construction delays
encountered or anticipated that may affect the schedule; and x Photo documentation of all areas of impact before and after construction. Photo documentation must be conducted in accordance with SDRWQCB posted guidelines.

Annually prior to
March 1 until
project
completion
USACE and City of
San Clemente
SDRWQCB order
Geographic Information System Data
USACE must submit Geographic Information System (GIS) shapefiles and metadata that show the Project site(s) and impact areas associated with the Project. As part of the final Annual Progress Report, the USACE must submit GIS shape files and metadata that show mitigation site(s), including extent and distribution of aquatic resources.

Construction
(within 30 days
of start)
USACE and City of
San Clemente
2023

SEA/FONSI
(Section 5.2)
76 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 7 of 20 Mitigation Measure / Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference Final EIS/EIR Air Quality Potentially Significant Impact: The EIS/EIR identifies potential significant indirect impact AQ-50-3: Result in a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is in non-attainment under an applicable Federal or State ambient air quality standard.

MM-AQ-50-3.1: The construction contractors shalluse on-shore heavy equipment that meets Tier II orhigher air pollutant emission standards wherethese standards are applicable and equipmentavailable.MM-AQ-50-3.2: All heavy equipment shall bemaintained and tuned per manufacturer'sspecifications to perform at California AirResources Board (CARB) and/or EPA certification,where applicable, levels and to perform at verifiedstandards applicable to retrofit technologies.

Construction USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
Construction USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
Potentially Significant and Unavoidable Cumulative Impact: Section 6.2.1 of the EIS/EIR states that construction of the related projects would be short-term and depending on the extent of construction, could have effects similar to or greater than that of the proposed Project. Even with the prescribed mitigation, the proposed action is anticipated to exceed the significance threshold limitations for NOx and PM2.5. In accordance with SCAQMD methodology, projects that exceed the daily threshold values and cannot be mitigated to less than the SCAQMD thresholds add significantly to the cumulative impact. As such, the beach fill Project also is considered as significant and unavoidable at the cumulative level.

MM-AQ-50-3.1: The construction contractors shall
use on-shore heavy equipment that meets Tier II orhigher air pollutant emission standards wherethese standards are applicable and equipmentavailable.MM-AQ-50-3.2: All heavy equipment shall bemaintained and tuned per manufacturer'sspecifications to perform at California AirResources Board (CARB) and/or EPA certification,where applicable, levels and to perform at verifiedstandards applicable to retrofit technologies.

Construction USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
77 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 8 of 20 Mitigation Measure / Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference Water Resources, Sediments, Oceanography Potentially Significant Impact: The
EIS/EIR identifies potential significant indirect impact WQ-50-1: The water quality objectives in the California Ocean Plan (SWRCB 2005) are violated.

MM-WR-50-1.1: A SWPPP and an OSPRP shall beprepared for all construction activities. These plansshall specify specific measures that shall be takenduring dredging and beach construction to avoidintroducing contaminants to the ocean via leaksand spills. All measures shall be adhered to duringProject construction.MM-WR-50-1.2: Turbidity shall be monitored duringdredging. If a visible turbidity plume is observedbeyond the immediate dredging area, dredgingactivities shall be modified (e.g., decrease the rateof dredging, move to a new dredge location) untilthe turbidity plume disperses. Turbidity also shallbe monitored during beach fill operations. Ifsignificant turbidity (i.e., a visible turbidity plumebeyond the surf zone or rip current area) isobserved, beach fill operations shall be modified(e.g., by slowing the rate of fill) until the turbidityplume disperses.

Construction USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
Potentially Significant Impact: The EIS/EIR identifies potential significant indirect impact WQ-50-2: Project operations or discharges that change background levels of chemical and physical constituents or elevate turbidity would produce long-term changes in the receiving environment of the site, area, or region that would impair the beneficial uses of the receiving water.

MM-WR-50-1.2: Turbidity shall be monitored duringdredging. If a visible turbidity plume is observedbeyond the immediate dredging area, dredgingactivities shall be modified (e.g., decrease the rateof dredging, move to a new dredge location) untilthe turbidity plume disperses. Turbidity also shallbe monitored during beach fill operations. Ifsignificant turbidity (i.e., a visible turbidity plumebeyond the surf zone or rip current area) isobserved, beach fill operations shall be modified(e.g., by slowing the rate of fill) until the turbidityplume disperses.

Construction USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
Biological Resources
MM-BR-50-2.1: An underwater survey for kelp andsurfgrass shall be conducted by marine biologistsprior to the initiation of beach fill activities. Basedon the survey, a mooring location and a pipelineroute shall be selected that minimizes contact withsurfgrass and kelp habitat. If kelp and surfgrass Preconstruction,
Construction,
and Postconstruction
Preconstruction
monitoring
completed
in 2020
USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
78 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 9 of 20 Mitigation Measure / Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference Potentially Significant and Unavoidable Impact: The EIS/EIR identifies potential significant indirect impact BR-50-2: A longterm net loss in the habitat value of a sensitive biological habitat. For the purposes of this analysis, kelp beds, surfgrass beds, and well developed rocky intertidal are considered sensitive biological habitats. cannot be avoided completely, immediately following beach fill activities, another survey of the mooring and pipeline areas shall be conducted to determine whether kelp and surfgrass were damaged. If substantial damage to surfgrass or kelp occurs, an additional survey shall be conducted six months after the beach fill to determine if kelp and surfgrass have recovered. If substantial damage to kelp and eelgrass is still observed, restoration of habitat shall be implemented in consultation with the resource agencies.

MM-BR-50-2.2: Shallow subtidal surfgrass beds inthe vicinity of San Clemente Beach shall bemonitored to determine whether the proposedaction adversely affects shallow subtidal reefs andsurfgrass. Underwater transects shall beestablished offshore and downcoast from theproposed receiver beach. Control transects alsoshall be established upcoast of the project area.The transects shall be monitored by qualifiedbiologists before and after the proposed action todetermine whether the beach fill results in a longterm loss of surfgrass and/or reef habitat. Themitigation and monitoring plan is included as Vol. I,Appendix B. If adverse significant impacts tosurfgrass and/or reef habitat compared to controlsand baseline conditions are observed from themonitoring, subsequent nourishment activities willbe modified to avoid or minimize these impacts aspart of adaptive management. If adverse significantimpacts still are observed after all reasonableattempts to avoid or minimize impacts have beenexhausted, additional renourishment would notoccur until impacted surfgrass has recovered orcompensatory mitigation is completed.Compensatory mitigation will consist of the creationof shallow rocky habitat in the Project area at a siteto be determined in consultation with NOAAFisheries and CDFG. Rocky reef habitat will becreated in the Project area at a ratio of 1 acre of Preconstruction,
Construction,
and Postconstruction
Preconstruction
monitoring
completed
in 2020
USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
79 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 10 of 20 Mitigation Measure / Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference rocky reef habitat created for 1 acre of rocky reef habitat buried. If the monitoring determines that surfgrass has been affected by the Project, an experimental surfgrass restoration will be implemented. A successful method to transplant surfgrass has not been demonstrated, but recent studies by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have demonstrated some success restoring surfgrass using sprigs (Bull et al 2004).

Biological Resources
Potentially Significant and Unavoidable Impact: The EIS/EIR identifies potential significant indirect impact BR-50-5: Substantial adverse impact on Essential Fish Habitat.

MM-BR-50-2.1: An underwater survey for kelp andsurfgrass shall be conducted by marine biologistsprior to the initiation of beach fill activities. Basedon the survey, a mooring location and a pipelineroute shall be selected that minimizes contact withsurfgrass and kelp habitat. If kelp and surfgrasscannot be avoided completely, immediatelyfollowing beach fill activities, another survey of themooring and pipeline areas shall be conducted todetermine whether kelp and surfgrass weredamaged. If substantial damage to surfgrass orkelp occurs, an additional survey shall beconducted six months after the beach fill todetermine if kelp and surfgrass have recovered. Ifsubstantial damage to kelp and eelgrass is still observed, restoration of habitat shall beimplemented in consultation with the resourceagencies.MM-BR-50-2.2: Shallow subtidal surfgrass beds inthe vicinity of San Clemente Beach shall bemonitored to determine whether the proposedaction adversely affects shallow subtidal reefs andsurfgrass. Underwater transects shall beestablished offshore and downcoast from theproposed receiver beach. Control transects alsoshall be established upcoast of the project area.The transects shall be monitored by qualifiedbiologists before and after the proposed action todetermine whether the beach fill results in a longterm loss of surfgrass and/or reef habitat. Ifadverse significant impacts to surfgrass and/or reef Preconstruction,
construction
and post
construction.

Preconstruction
monitoring
completed in
2020.

USACE, City
and
Contractors
Final

EIS/EIR
80 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 11 of 20 Mitigation Measure / Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference habitat compared to controls and baseline conditions are observed from the monitoring, subsequent nourishment activities will be modified to avoid or minimize these impacts as part of adaptive management. If adverse significant impacts still are observed after all reasonable attempts to avoid or minimize impacts have been exhausted, additional renourishment would not occur until impacted surfgrass has recovered or compensatory mitigation is completed. Compensatory mitigation will consist of the creation of shallow rocky habitat in the Project area at a site to be determined in consultation with NOAA Fisheries and CDFW. Rocky reef habitat will be created in the Project area at a ratio of 1 acre of rocky reef habitat created for 1 acre of rocky reef habitat buried. If the monitoring determines that surfgrass has been affected by the Project, an experimental surfgrass restoration will be implemented. A successful method to transplant surfgrass has not been demonstrated, but recent studies by researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara, have demonstrated some success restoring surfgrass using sprigs.

Cultural Resources
Potentially Significant Impact: The Project has the potential for significant impact CR-50-1: Result in potentially significant impacts on cultural resources from project implementation.

MM-CR-50-1: Any earthmoving associated withthis Project that will involve previously undisturbedsoil will be monitored by a qualified archeologistwho meets the Secretary of Interior’s Standards foran Archeologist (see 36 CFR Part 61). Earthmovingincludes grubbing and ground clearing, grading,and excavation activities. If a previouslyunidentified cultural resource (i.e., property) thatmay be eligible for the NRHP is discovered, allearthmoving activities in the vicinity of thediscovery shall be diverted until the USACEcomplies with 36 CFR § 800.13(a)(2).

Construction USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
MM-CR-50-2: Prior to construction, offshoreborrow areas 1 and 2 will be subjected to anunderwater remote sensing survey in order todetermine if submerged cultural resources are Preconstruction Completed: June 3,
2020
USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
81 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 12 of 20 Mitigation Measure / Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference present within these areas. The USACE will comply with Section 106 of the NRHP and its implementing regulations at 36 CFR 800, as amended. This compliance involves the identification and evaluation of cultural resources and consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), Native American tribes, and interested parties.

Noise Potentially Significant Impact: The
Project has the potential for significant impact N-50-4: Result in substantial temporary or periodic increase in ambient noise levels in the project vicinity above levels existing without the project.

MM-N-50-3.1: The City of San Clemente NoiseElement discusses the potential impacts ofconstruction noise on the residents and requiresconstruction to employ feasible and practicaltechniques and practices that minimize thegeneration of excessive noise on adjacent landuses. The Applicant shall implement the following:
x Regardless of dredge activity timing, onshore
equipment shall be restricted to the hours included in the City of San Clemente Noise Ordinance discussed above. x To reduce the nuisance value of on-shore
construction noise, on-shore construction activities located within 500 ft (152 m) of any residential unit shall not begin before 8:00 a.m. (as opposed to 7:00 a.m. as allowed in the Noise Ordinance). Work beyond may be performed in accordance with the hours included in the City Noise Ordinance. This provision shall not apply to any equipment mobilizing from the staging area that may pass within 500 ft (152 m) so long as it is not actively engaged in the movement of sand. x During all construction, the Project contractors
shall equip all onshore construction equipment with properly operating and maintained mufflers and engine shrouds consistent with manufacturers’ standards. x All heavy equipment shall be maintained in a
proper state of tune as per the manufacturers’ specifications.

Construction USACE and
City of San
Clemente
Final

EIS/EIR
82 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 13 of 20 Mitigation Measure / Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference x The Project contractor shall place any stationary
construction equipment as far as feasible from proximate receptor locations.

Recreation Potentially Significant Impact: The
Project has the potential for significant impact REC-50-4: Result in a safety hazard to recreational beach users.

MM-REC-50-4.1: Provide signs to warn swimmers,waders and surfers of potentially hazardous surfconditions. Provide extra lifeguards.

Construction USACE, City
and
Contractors
Final

EIS/EIR
Potentially significant and unavoidable short term and temporary impacts to Recreation have been identified in EIS/EIR Vol. I, Section 6.2.9 as there is the possibility that the initial beach fill or future maintenance nourishment activity may occur simultaneously along with Dana Point Harbor maintenance dredging activities. The cumulative presence of dredges and related dredging equipment may interrupt recreational activity in the Project vicinity for the duration of construction. Assuming beach use is low during the construction period, as it is planned for fall and winter seasons, cumulative impacts may be potentially significant, but temporary and short term in nature.

MM-REC-50-4.1: Provide signs to warn swimmers,
waders and surfers of potentially hazardous surfconditions. Provide extra lifeguards.

Construction USACE, City
and
Contractors
Final

EIS/EIR
Public Health and Safety
MM-WR-50-1.1: A SWPPP and an OSPRP shall beprepared for all construction activities. These plansshall specify specific measures that shall be takenduring dredging and beach construction to avoidintroducing contaminants to the ocean via leaksand spills. All measures shall be adhered to duringProject construction.

PreConstruction
and
Construction
USACE, City
and
Contractors
Final

EIS/EIR
83 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 14 of 20 Mitigation Measure / Monitoring Commitment Description Period of Compliance Date of Compliance Responsible Party Reference Potentially Significant Impact: The Project has the potential for significant impact PHS-50-1: Substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or physically altered governmental facilities, need for new or physically altered governmental facilities, the construction of which could cause significant environmental impacts, in order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for fire protection, police protection, schools, parks, and/or other public facilities.

MM-WR-50-1.2: Turbidity shall be monitored duringdredging. If a visible turbidity plume is observedbeyond the immediate dredging area, dredgingactivities shall be modified (e.g., decrease the rateof dredging, move to a new dredge location) untilthe turbidity plume disperses. Turbidity also shallbe monitored during beach fill operations. Ifsignificant turbidity (i.e., a visible turbidity plumebeyond the surf zone or rip current area) isobserved, beach fill operations shall be modified(e.g., by slowing the rate of fill) until the turbidityplume disperses.

Construction USACE, City
and
Contractors
Final

EIS/EIR
84 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 15 of 20 Appendix A – Green Sea Turtle Monitoring Program Details Requirements Period of Compliance Responsible Party Inflow screening must be designed to capture and retain material for the qualified biologist to monitor for the presence of ESAlisted species. The screened area must be accessible to the biological monitor to ensure 100% observer coverage. The biological monitor must inspect the contents of all inflow screening boxes after every load, including opening the box (where applicable and safely accessible) and looking inside at all contents for evidence of ESA-listed species entrainment. If the contents are not clearly visible and identifiable from a location outside of the box, then in limited instances, the biologicalmonitor may be required to enter the inflow box to identify contents for evidence of ESA-listed species take. All hopper dredges are required to have 100% inflow screening unless they must be removed for safety due to clogging as outlined below. x Inflow screening size will start at 4-inch by 4-inch, but may be gradually adjusted to a larger screen size if clogging reduces the ability for the qualified biologist to monitor the inflow for the presence of ESA-listed species or if clogging reduces dredging production and thereby expands the time dredging is required. Scenarios that may result in the clogging of inflow and overflow screens are dredged and project specific. x All modifications will be made in close coordination with the dredging contractor, qualified biologist, appropriate USACE project managers, and NMFS. The USACE will provide NMFS with a notification when screen sizes are increased or inflow screens are removed that will include an explanation of what attempts were made to reduce the clogging problem, how long the problem may persist, and how effective overflow screening will be achieved. x If inflow screens are increased to be larger than 4-inch by 4-inch or are removed due to clogging, the USACE will continue to re-evaluate the risk of clogging on a load by load basis and the inflow screens will be reinstated when clogging is no longer occurring. The USACE will track the number of loads that inflow screens were removed as part of the reporting requirements. x Hopper dredge operators will not open the hydraulic doors on the inflow boxes prior to inspection by the qualified biologist for evidence of ESA-listed take.
x If the inflow box cannot be observed due to clogging, the box contents cannot be dumped or flushed unless overflow screening that captures contents for observation by the qualified biologist is operational and monitored for evidence of take. Once overflow screening is operational, the qualified biologist shall also visually monitor box contents as they are dumped or flushed into the hopper. All hopper dredges are recommended to have operational overflow screening and monitor for take after each load. Overflow screening is required to be installed and monitored after each load if the inflow screening is removed or bypassed due to clogging. x Overflow screening must be designed to capture and retain material larger than the screen size for the qualified biologist to monitor for the presence of ESA-listed species. The screened area must be accessible to the qualified biologist to inspect for evidence of ESA-listed species take. x Screen size will start at 4-inch by 4-inch, but may be adjusted to a larger screen size if clogging reduces the ability for the qualified biologist to monitor the screen for the presence of ESA-listed species or if clogging reduces dredging production and thereby expands the time dredging is required. All modifications will be made in close coordination with the dredging contractor, qualified biologist, appropriate USACE project managers, and NMFS. If screen sizes are increased due to clogging, the risk of clogging will be re-evaluated weekly and the overflow screens will be reinstated using the smallest screen size that can be effectively used (preferably 4 inch by 4 inch) when clogging is no longer occurring.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
85 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 16 of 20 Requirements Period of Compliance Responsible Party To prevent impingement or entrainment of ESA-listed species within the water column, dredging pumps will be disengaged by the operator when the dragheads are not actively dredging and therefore working to keep the draghead firmly on the bottom. Pumps will be disengaged when lowering dragheads to the bottom to start dredging, turning, or lifting dragheads off the bottom at the completion of dredging. Hopper dredges may utilize a bypass or other system that would allow pumps to remain engaged, but result in no suction passing through the draghead.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
Pumping water through the dragheads is not allowed while maneuvering or during travel to/from the disposal or pumpout area. The dredge operator will ensure the draghead is embedded in sediment when pumps are operational, to the maximum extent practicable.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
If green sea turtles are regularly seen by project monitors in the action area, especially within the vicinity of hopper dredging operations, the USACE shall contact NMFS to discuss implementation of any additional measures to reduce the risks of direct contact injuries or other adverse effects, along with potential modification of the green sea turtle monitoring plan to more specifically evaluate the impacts of the proposed project within this specific area.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
If the USACE’s final monitoring and mitigation plan indicates that the currently available pre-construction survey information is inadequate to assess impacts to nearshore rocky reef and associated biological communities, and additional pre-construction physical and biological monitoring is not practicable to implement prior to the first nourishment event, then the USACE should utilize acoustic survey techniques similar to that already obtained for pre-construction purposes (i.e., Nearshore and Wetland Surveys 2018) to assess change in area of rocky reef substrate after completion of sediment placement. In this circumstance, any post-construction reductions in reef area that are measured which exceed a statistically reliable estimate of natural variability within the action area should be assumed to be due to the Project, and the USACE should implement rocky reef creation consistent with the associated environmental commitment in the EIS/EIR, or a functionally equivalent mitigation alternative. In addition, in this circumstance the USACE should assume some reduction in quantity and/or quality of surfgrass habitat and should implement the test surfgrass transplant as planned for in the EIS/EIR.

Post-construction USACE
During any reef construction operations, a qualified biologist will monitor for the presence of ESA-listed green sea turtles. The barge operator will maintain a safe working environment for the qualified biologist. The green sea turtle monitor will identifyand communicate if there is a need to cease or alter operations to avoid impacts to green sea turtles. The biologist or monitorwill clear the construction area and confirm no green sea turtles are present 30 minutes prior to the startup of reef placementoperations. If a green sea turtle is observed within the vicinity of the project site during project operations, all appropriate precautions shall be implemented to avoid or minimize unintended impacts. These precautions include but are not limited to:
x Cessation of operations within 100 feet of an observed green sea turtle; · x Operations may not resume until the green sea turtle has departed the monitoring zone by its own accord or has not been observed for a 15-minute period of time; and
x Maneuver the barge to avoid any free-swimming green sea turtles observed during transit.

Post-construction
if required
USACE
Adequate lighting will be provided during nighttime operations (i.e., dredging, dredge material transport and placement) to allow the monitor to observe the surrounding area effectively.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
86 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 17 of 20 Requirements Period of Compliance Responsible Party The biologist or monitor will clear the dredging area and confirm no GSTs are present 30 minutes prior to the startup of dredging operations.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
If a GST is observed within the vicinity of the project site during project operations, all appropriate precautions shall be implemented to avoid or minimize unintended impacts. These precautions include, but are not limited to:
x Cessation of operations within 100 feet of an observed GST; x Operations may not resume until the GST has departed the monitoring zone by its own accord or has not been observed for a 15-minute period of time; and
x Maneuver the hopper dredge to avoid any free-swimming GSTs observed during transit.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
Biological monitors will maintain a written log of all GST observations during project operations. This observation log will beprovided to the USACE and NMFS as an attachment to the postconstruction report for the project. Each observation log will contain the following information:
x Observer name and title; x Type of construction activity (maintenance dredging, etc.); x Date and time animal first observed (for each observation); x Date and time observation ended (for each observation). A GST observation will terminate if (1) an animal is observed exiting the monitoring zone or (2) after a 15-minute period of no observation (assumption is that animal has exited, but was not observed to do so); x Location of monitor (latitude/longitude), direction of GST in relation to the monitor, and estimated distance (in meters) of GST to the monitor; and
x Nature and duration of equipment shutdown.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
The Contractor will implement an Environmental Protection Plan that will include a GST Monitoring and Avoidance Plan and an employee training program on GST observation protocols, avoidance, and minimization measures. The program will be conducted by the Biological Monitor and a record kept of dates of training, names and positions of attending employees, and an outline of the training presentation.

Construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
In addition to a monitor onboard the hopper dredge, a qualified biologist or qualified monitor with experience monitoring green sea turtles will be onboard any construction barge used for creating rocky reefs as compensatory mitigation, and will monitor for the presence and behavior of green sea turtles.

Post-construction
if required
USACE
Upon completion of each nourishment event and any compensatory mitigation activities, the USACE shall complete a report summarizing all data recorded during all monitoring throughout all phases of the proposed project, including all documentation and summary analysis of the presence and behavior of green sea turtles, effectiveness of the monitoring and avoidance measures, and assessment of any potential impacts that may have occurred throughout the entire proposed action.

Post-construction USACE
Prior to initiating the proposed project, the USACE shall provide NMFS WCR an updated monitoring plan for minimizing and avoiding the impacts of project activities on sea turtles.

Pre-construction USACE
87 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 18 of 20 Requirements Period of Compliance Responsible Party The USACE shall require project monitors, key contractors and USACE project personnel to attend a project briefing prior to starting work on the proposed project. The project briefing shall review the protocols for minimization and avoidance of impacts to sea turtles as described in this biological opinion, as well as review the latest scientific information regarding green sea turtle ecology in the action area.

Pre-construction USACE / City of
San Clemente (via
dredging
contractor)
Prior to initiating the proposed project and in coordination with NMFS WCR, the USACE shall develop and provide NMFS WCR a detailed final monitoring and mitigation reporting plan regarding Project effects on nearshore rocky reef habitat and associated biological communities. The USACE shall coordinate with Bryant Chesney ([email protected]) prior to final submission. The final plan and any updates shall be provided to Dan Lawson at the email address identified above. The monitoring and mitigation plan shall be developed to address and evaluate the accuracy of key assumptions and expectations regarding the anticipated environmental impacts of the proposed action in comparison to any resulting impacts that do occur; the adequacy of the monitoring and analytical methods to identify and accurately measure impacts from the beach nourishment effort. the physical and biological monitoring of key habitat features throughout the sediment equilibrium footprint, such as the area of bedrock, boulder, cobble, and sand bottom habitat, as well as indicators of habitat quality, such as surfgrass, algae, and invertebrate cover and abundance; the appropriate mitigation sites for rocky reef creation and/or alternative mitigation activities that could enhance the quantity and/or quality of green sea turtle foraging and resting habitat; and the reporting timeline and process for documenting the extent of incidental take of green sea turtles through nearshore reef burial and/or sedimentation. At a minimum, the monitoring plan should report the extent of reef habitat within the sediment equilibrium footprint and quantify any reduction in rocky reef area. In addition, the report shall document any reductions in cover of surfgrass, macroalgae, and sessile invertebrates within the sediment equilibrium footprint. A draft report for each monitoring event shall be provided to NMFS WCR within 60 days following completion of habitat monitoring activities by email to [email protected], with a final report provided within 90 days.

Pre-construction USACE
Prior to initiation of any future beach renourishment events, the USACE shall develop, in coordination with NMFS WCR, a standardized and consistent protocol for assessing impacts to nearshore rocky reef communities for future events based upon consideration of any deficiencies identified in development of the final monitoring and mitigation reporting plan described in 1F above, information collected from monitoring during the initial nourishment event, and other relevant impact assessment approaches used for similar types of projects. The protocol and any updates shall be provided to Dan Lawson at the same email address listed above.

Post-construction USACE
88 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 19 of 20 Appendix B – Surfzone Monitoring Program
Requirements Period of Compliance Responsible Party Adequate baseline data collection, including, if feasible, a full year of preconstruction monitoring to determine the baseline condition. If this is infeasible, then another local surf site should be monitored as a control (e.g., Lower Trestles, which isalready monitored daily and shown on the website: www.surfline.com).

Pre-construction USACE / City of
San Clemente
Identification of locations to be monitored, the length of the pre-project monitoring, and interest groups to be involved in establishing the monitoring effort to identify surfing or surf quality changes that might be attributable to the nourishment project, including identifying criteria for a determination of what constitutes a significant alteration or impact.

Pre-construction USACE / City of
San Clemente
Supplementing the “wave observation” component of the surf monitoring with observations about the surfing activities, including a usage scale of surfers in the water, both morning and mid-day, and describing the average and maximum ride lengths.

Pre-construction USACE / City of
San Clemente
Given that video recordings are included, if observer counts are too difficult for one observer, video may be used to augment observer counts.

Pre-construction USACE / City of
San Clemente
When collecting user data, the analysis should be disaggregated into weekday and weekend data. Pre-construction USACE / City of San Clemente
For mid-day observations on days when surfers are kept out of the water by lifeguards, these should be recorded as restricted use days (not zero use days).

Pre-construction USACE / City of
San Clemente
Establishing mechanisms for informing the local community about the project, and encouraging public comments on surfing quality (or other recreational concerns), including but not limited to:
x a web site; x pre-construction notifications to the public; and x signs.

Pre-construction USACE / City of
San Clemente
89 Draft San Clemente Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project MMRP Page 20 of 20 Appendix C – Additional Operational Recommendations, SOPs and BMPs (Non – NEPA & CEQA RELATED) Standard Operating Procedures and/or Best Management Practices Description Party Responsible Reference
Recreation Contract specifications shall require the contractor to fence/secure off areas of construction from public access, including construction staging areas and active construction areas, including the beach and nearshore zone.

Contractor;
USACE; City of
San Clemente
Final EIS/EIS
Navigational Safety x The dredge would be equipped with markings and lightings in accordance with the U.S. Coast Guard regulations.
x The location and schedule of the dredge would be published in the U.S. Coast Guard Local Notice to Mariners.
x The dredge would travel at very low speeds (approximately 1.5 knots) during dredging operations. x The travel speed during transport would be approximately 5 knots. x During dredging and nourishment activities, proper advanced notice to mariners would be obtained, and navigational traffic would not be allowed within the offshore borrow site area or mooring/discharge area offshore of Oceanside.

Contractor;
USACE
Final EIS/EIR
Commercial Fishing Association Notification
The local commercial fishermen’s association shall be provided with written notification of the intended start date of onshore construction, offshore construction, maps of project-related vessel transportation routes, and its duration. Noticing shall include a point of contact throughout the entire construction phase to respond to concerns regarding interference and/or other issues associated with local commercial fishing operations.

Coast Guard (via
contractor);
USACE
Final EIS/EIR
90 APPENDIX B

SAN CLEMENTE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT

SURFISDE-SUNSET BORROW SITE AIR QUALITY ANALYSIS,
MARCH 2024
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Leslea Meyerhoff, AICP
Coastal Administrator, City of San Clemente

FROM: Dan Jones, Senior Associate
RCH Group
DATE: March 6, 2024
SUBJECT: San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project Surfside-Sunset Borrow Site Air Quality Analysis
Introduction
RCH Group (RCH) has reviewed the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site location together with the San Clemente Shoreline Protection EIS/EIR Air Quality Section and its Appendix C – Air Quality Analysis Report. The only proposed change to the project analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR is the location of the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site, while all other aspects of the project including onshore emission sources remain unchanged from what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. The following presents the air quality calculations for the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site location compared to the Oceanside borrow site analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Air Quality Thresholds of Significance
The Oceanside borrow site analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR is in the San Diego Air Basin (SDAB) under the jurisdiction of the San Diego Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD). San Clemente and the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site is in the South Coast Air Basin (SCAB) under the jurisdiction of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). As shown in Table 1, the thresholds of significance for the two air districts remain the same as described in the Certified EIS/EIR, except that SCAQMD has now adopted a lead emissions threshold of 3 pounds (lbs)/day.

Table 1: Regional Thresholds of Significance
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SCAG Regional SDAG Screening Level
Constrnction Operations Total Total Total
Emissions Emissions Emissions Emissions Emissions
Pollutant (]bs/clay) (lbs/clay) (lbs/hr) lbs/clay tons/year ROG 75 55
NOx 100 55 25 250 40
co 550 550 100 550 100
PMl0 150 150 ---- 100 15
PM2.5 55 55 ---- 55 10
SOx 150 150 25 250 40
Lead and lead NA NA ---- 3.2 0.6
compounds
voe NA NA ---- 75 13.7

Proposed New Borrow Site Locations
Figure 1 displays the Oceanside borrow site analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR and the proposed new SurfsideSunset borrow site.

Figure 1 –Borrow Site Locations
Off-Shore Dredge Emissions Air Quality Impacts
The Certified EIS/EIR did not allocate the total offshore dredge emissions into the two air basins, but the Air Quality Analysis Report by Chambers Group, Inc. (March 2021) (Appendix C to the Certified EIS/EIR) did state:
“Since the borrow site is in the SDAB and the project site is in the SCAB, emissions were assigned to the separate basins by assigning all of the loading emissions, half of the idling emissions and 81 percent of the sailing emissions to the SDAB and all of the unloading emissions, half of the idling emissions, 19 percent of the sailing emissions and all of the on-shore emissions to the SCAB. In total, all the on-shore and 32 percent of the off-shore emissions will be in the SCAB and the other 68 percent of the off-shore emissions would be in the SDAB.”
In order to compare the off-shore dredge emissions of the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site to the Certified EIS/EIR off-shore dredge emissions, the Certified EIS/EIR off-shore dredge emissions were allocated into the SDAB and SCAB based on these assumptions and are displayed in Table 2. This makes for a more conservative comparison of dredge emissions and allows for comparison to the applicable significance 93

threshold for each air basin. As shown in the following analysis, Certified EIS/EIR dredge emissions are substantially higher than the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site dredge emissions, and thus the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site scenario would result in substantially reduced air quality impacts compared to the Certified EIS/EIR. However, the Surfside-Sunset borrow site location could generate greater emissions in one of the air basins than what was assumed in the Certified EIS/EIR, thus the Certified EIS/EIR and proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site location dredge emissions were allocated into the applicable air basin so net emissions could be calculated and compared to the applicable significance thresholds.

Table 2: Certified EIS/EIR Project Daily Dredge Emissions by Air Basin (lbs/day) BASIN CO NOx VOC SOx PM10
SDAB 199.07 1339.18 36.19 85.96 40.72
SCAB 93.68 630.20 17.03 40.45 19.16
TOTAL 292.74 1969.38 53.23 126.41 59.88
Dredge emissions were quantified for the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site locations using specific emission factors from the dredge supplier and assumptions from USACE regarding time loading, sailing, and unloading (see Attachment A for supporting calculations). The Surfside-Sunset borrow site scenario would be 100 percent in the SCAB and would result in no dredge emissions in the SDAB. The dredge emissions for the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site location were allocated into the SDAB and SCAB and are displayed in Table 3.

Table 3: Surfside-Sunset Borrow Site Dredge Emissions by Air Basin (lbs/day) BASIN CO NOx VOC SOx PM10

SDAB -- -- -- -- --
SCAB 110.73 665.31 34.95 0.87 6.93
TOTAL 110.73 665.31 34.95 0.87 6.93
To determine if the use of the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site would have new or more severe air quality impacts, the Certified EIS/EIR dredge emissions were subtracted from the dredge emissions for the Surfside-Sunset borrow site dredge emissions to determine the net dredge emissions for comparison to the applicable SCAQMD and SDAPCD significance thresholds. The net dredge emissions for the SurfsideSunset borrow site allocated into the SDAB and SCAB and compared to the applicable significance thresholds are displayed in Table 4.

Table 4: Surfside-Sunset Borrow Site Net Dredge Emissions by Air Basin (lbs/day) BASIN CO NOx VOC SOx PM10
SDAB -199.07 -1339.18 -36.19 -85.96 -40.72
Threshold 550 250 75 250 100
SCAB 17.05 35.11 17.92 -39.58 -12.23
Threshold 550 100 75 150 150
Note: The negative values indicated an emissions reduction. This is because the dredge to be used has a cleaner engine and lower emission factors than what was assumed in the Certified EIS/EIR due to recent regulatory requirements.

As shown in Table 4, the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site location would result in net emissions that would be below the applicable SDAPCD and SCAQMD thresholds of significance (and would provide significant emissions reductions in the SDAB and overall).

To determine if the use of the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site would have new or more severe greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions impacts, the Certified EIS/EIR dredge emissions were subtracted from the dredge emissions for the Surfside-Sunset borrow site dredge emissions. The net dredge GHG emissions for the Surfside-Sunset borrow site are displayed in Table 5. 94 Table 5: Surfside-Sunset Borrow Site Net Dredge GHG Emissions (metric tons CO2) Daily GHG Emissions (metric tons CO2/day) Annual GHG Emissions (metric tons CO2/year) Certified EIS/EIR 45 Certified EIS/EIR 2,054
Surfside-Sunset 37 Surfside-Sunset 967
Net Daily GHG Emissions -7 Net Annual GHG Emissions -1,087 Note: The negative values indicated an emissions reduction. This is because the dredge to be used has a cleaner engine, uses lower carbon fuels, and ŚĂƐlower emission factors than what was assumed in the Certified EIS/EIR due to recent regulatory requirements.

As shown in Table 5, the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site location would result in a GHG emissions reduction for both daily and annual scenarios compared to the Oceanside borrow site analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. As a temporary and intermittent construction project, there are no applicable significance thresholds nor is there an applicable local or Climate Action Plan. State regulations, plans and policies adopted for the purpose of reducing GHG emissions would continue to be implemented and the Modified Project would be required to comply, as applicable.

Certified EIS/EIR Air Quality Conclusions
The Certified EIS/EIR concluded the following:
• No significant impact would occur related to a conflict or obstruction of the implementation of the applicable air quality plan.
• No significant impact would occur related to the violation of any air quality standard or the substantial contribution to an existing or project air quality violation. • Significant impacts would be mitigated to less than significant through Mitigation Measure AQ-50-

3.2 related to a cumulatively considerable net increase of any criteria pollutant for which the project region is in non-attainment under applicable Federal or State ambient air quality standards. • No significant impact would occur related to the exposure of sensitive receptors to substantial air pollutant concentrations.
• No significant impact would occur related to the creation of objectionable odors affecting a substantial number of people.
• No significant impact would occur related to greenhouse gases.

Because the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site would result in net emissions that would be below the applicable SDAPCD and SCAQMD thresholds of significance, no new or more severe significant impacts would occur.

Conclusion
The Surfside-Sunset borrow site would result in net emissions that would be below applicable SDAPCD and SCAQMD thresholds of significance. All other aspects of the project, including onshore emission sources, remain unchanged from what was analyzed in the Certified EIS/EIR. Therefore, the potential use of the proposed new Surfside-Sunset borrow site would not result in new or more severe air quality impacts than what was analyzed and disclosed in the Certified EIS/EIR.

Sincerely,
Dan Jones
Senior Associate
RCH Group

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Attachment A
Supporting Air Quality Calculations
96 Heavy Equipment Emissions (from Appendix B of March 2011 AQ Analysis in FEIS) hrs/day Hp
load
factor CO Nox ROG Sox PM10 CO2 CO Nox ROG Sox PM10 CO2
Dredge Propulsion
Loading 4.58 4300 65% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 56.3 378.9 10.2 24.3 11.5 18,925.1Sailing 11.99 4300 80% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 181.5 1,220.9 33.0 78.4 37.1 60,977.5Unloading 3.2 4300 5% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 3.0 20.4 0.6 1.3 0.6 1,017.1Idling 1.83 4300 5% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 1.7 11.6 0.3 0.7 0.4 581.7 Dredge Pumps/Jets
Loading 4.58 1700 65% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 22.3 149.8 4.0 9.6 4.6 7,482.0Sailing 11.99 1700 5% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 4.5 30.2 0.8 1.9 0.9 1,506.7 Unloading 3.2 1700 70% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 16.8 112.7 3.0 7.2 3.4 5,629.7 Idling 1.83 1700 0% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Dredge Generators 7.67 565 35% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 6.7 44.9 1.2 2.9 1.4 2,242.4 Tug Unloading 3.2 4268 40% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 24.0 161.7 4.4 10.4 4.9 8,076.6Auxillary 7.67 565 35% 0.0044 0.0296 0.0008 0.0019 0.0009 1.4784 6.7 44.9 1.2 2.9 1.4 2,242.4Crewboat (in gal/hr) 20 2.8 50% 0.14 0.34 0.18 0.027 0 1.4784 3.9 9.5 5.0 0.8 0.0 41.4Dozer 20 580 100% 0.003002 0.00553 0.000726 4.48243E-06 0.000236 0.456677 34.8 64.1 8.4 0.1 2.7 5,297.5Front-End Loader 20 430 100% 0.000979 0.003571 0.000461 3.89824E-06 0.000131 0.346457 8.4 30.7 4.0 0.0 1.1 2,979.5 Daily Total (lbs/day) 370.6 2,280.4 76.2 140.5 70.0 116,999.6Daily Total (tons/day) 0.19 1.14 0.04 0.07 0.04 58.50Total tons (assuming 46 days) 8.52 52.45 1.75 3.23 1.61 2690.99 Just Dredge
Daily lbs/day 292.7 1,969.4 53.2 126.4 59.9 98,362.3Total Tons (over 46 days) 6.73 45.30 1.22 2.91 1.38 2262.33 Surfside-Sunset (2024 Supplemental Environmental Review) Hrs/day
CO NOx VOC SOx PM10 CO2 CO NOx VOC SOx PM10 CO2
Bayport Digging 3 5.80 33.96 1.78 0.05 0.37 3413.00 17.40 101.88 5.34 0.15 1.11 10239.00Bayport Sailing 18 3.67 23.72 1.25 0.03 0.23 3413.00 66.06 426.96 22.50 0.54 4.14 61434.00Bayport Pumping Off 3 9.09 45.49 2.37 0.06 0.56 3413.00 27.27 136.47 7.11 0.18 1.68 10239.00 Total 24 110.73 665.31 34.95 0.87 6.93 81912.00

SDAB SCAB
CO NOx VOC SOx PM10 CO NOx VOC SOx PM10 CO NOx VOC SOx PM10 EIS/EIR 292.74 1969.38 53.23 126.41 59.88 EIS/EIR 199.07 1339.18 36.19 85.96 40.72 93.68 630.20 17.03 40.45 19.16Surfside 110.73 665.31 34.95 0.87 6.93 Surfside 0 0 0 0 0 110.73 665.31 34.95 0.87 6.93 Net Emissions Overall Net Emissions by Air Basin for Surfside GHG Emissions Comparison Annual (MT/Year)
CO NOx VOC SOx PM10 CO NOx VOC SOx PM10 EIS/EIR 45 EIS/EIR 2054 SDAB -199.07 -1339.18 -36.19 -85.96 -40.72 Surfside 37 Surfside 967 Surfside -182.01 -1,304.07 -18.28 -125.54 -52.95 SCAB 17.05 35.11 17.92 -39.58 -12.23 Net -7 Net -1087 * Dredge emission factors provided by Manson. Emission factors include ALL engines on dredge. Calculations based on actual fuel consumption Because factors are based on fuel consumptions, changes in load factors are integrated in real time into the different phases of dredge operation (digging, sailing, pumping)** CO2 emission factor for dredge was not provided by dredge contractor. The CO2 emission factors used comes from Sacramento AQMD Harbor Craft emission factors calulator. Dredge emission factors assume 2 propulsion engines.

Emissions lbs/day Emissions lbs/day Emissions lbs/dayEmissions lbs/day Emission Factors (lbs/hp-hr) Daily Emssions lbs/day
Emissions lbs/day
Hourly Emissions in lbs/hr Emissions lbs/day
Daily MT/day
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APPENDIX C
USACE BIOLOGICAL EVALUATION, FEBRUARY 2024
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San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project
Biological Evaluation of Proposed Modification
Additional Borrow Area
February 2024
References:

1. Endangered Species Act Section (7)(a) Biological Opinion and Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Act Essential Fish Habitat Response. National Marine Fisheries Service Consultation Number WCRO-2022-02052. May 2023.

2. San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project. Supplemental Environmental Assessment.

May 2023.

3. San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project. Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report. USACE, June 2011.

4. Green Sea Turtle Minimization and Avoidance Measures (Attachment).

5. Surfside-Sunset Stage 13 Final Environmental Assessment. USACE, 2019.

6. Surfside-Sunset Stage 13 Supplemental Environmental Assessment. USACE, 2023.

Introduction
This Biological Evaluation assesses whether adding an additional borrow area to the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project would result in new or different effects to Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) (GST) that were not previously considered in the 2023 Biological Opinion (WCRO-2022-02052).

The USACE requests an amendment to the Biological Opinion (NMFS, May 2023) (BO) for inclusion of the Surfside-Sunset borrow area. The USACE also requests conferencing under the Endangered Species Act 50 CFR § 402.10 for proposed critical habitat for GST for the project including the existing approved borrow site, the placement area and the proposed additional borrow site.

The authorized project as described in the 2011 Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/EIR) and a 2023 Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) consists of recurring dredging of material from a borrow site located offshore of Oceanside and placement of the dredged material onto San Clemente Beach, centered about the San Clemente municipal pier. The designed beach fill consists of a 50 foot wide beach, approximately 3,600 feet long and a design foreshore slope of 8H:1V. Due to operational challenges the USACE’s construction contractor is encountering at the Oceanside borrow site, and to allow for operational flexibility, the USACE is proposing to add an additional offshore borrow area to be used for obtaining sand for placement at the San Clemente Beach.

The proposed borrow area is the same that is being used for a similar USACE beach nourishment project 99 2
at Surfside-Sunset Beaches, Orange County, California (Surfside-Sunset). The Surfside-Sunset borrow site would be utilized to complete the initial construction phase. The beach fill location remains the same while the borrow sites are revised. The total dredge volume and beach fill quantity remain the same.

Consultation History
The USACE requested informal consultation with National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) (GST) on August 16, 2022. NMFS did not concur with the USACE’s Not Likely to Adversely Effect determination, and stated their intent to prepare a Biological Opinion (BO) in accordance with the standards and procedures for formal consultation under section 7 of the ESA on January 6, 2023. NMFS evaluated the information provided by USACE through informal consultation and indicated that USACE had satisfied the requirements for initiating formal consultation under 50 CFR §402.14(c), and considered formal consultation to have been initiated as an outcome of the conference call between NMFS and USACE staff on December 9, 2022. The NMFS issued the Biological Opinion (BO) for the consultation on May 8, 2023.

The BO contained the Incidental Take Statement, Reasonable and Prudent Measures, Terms and Conditions and Conservation Measures. The Terms and Conditions are primarily categorized into two categories: activities related to dredging and activities related to sediment placement. In addition, the USACE committed to other minimization and avoidance measures. These are found in Reference 4, attached to this document.

Proposed Modification
The only proposed modification to the Authorized Project is to add an additional borrow site at SurfsideSunset. The Project would continue to be constructed with hopper dredging equipment with pump ashore capability and conventional earthmoving equipment. Typical Los Angeles District beach fill projects require large capacity open-ocean capable dredges. A medium-sized hopper dredge would likely continue to be used. The hopper dredge effective capacity is estimated at 3,500 cy. The hopper dredge would pump out the dredge material via a 24-inch pipe line at 1,800 cy/hr (1,376 m3/hr). The hopper dredge would be filled at one of the borrow sites. The approved borrow site identified in the 2011 EIS/EIR and the 2023 SEA located offshore of Oceanside would remain a potential borrow site for the San Clemente Project.

The additional, proposed borrow site is located approximately one mile offshore at the Surfside-Sunset borrow site approximately 29 nautical miles (NM) north of San Clemente. Dredge traveling times for Surfside-Sunset are between 2.9 hours to 3.6 hours on average, depending on multiple factors. The relative position of Surfside-Sunset borrow site is illustrated in Figure 1. The approximate boundary coordinates for Surfside-Sunset are listed in the below table. The Surfside-Sunset site comprises 106 acres.
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3 The transit distance and direction from San Clemente to Surfside-Sunset for the dredging vessel are approximately 29 NM on a northbound trajectory. Given an approximately 8 hour load cycle time, it is anticipated the dredge will complete about 3 loads per day. Dredging is anticipated to re-commence for the San Clemente Shoreline project in Spring or Summer 2024, but will be dependent upon other factors including, but not limited to timing of approvals, construction contract, available funding, and weather conditions.

Figure 1. Map illustrating relative locations of San Clemente Shoreline project placement site, Oceanside Borrow area and Surfside-Sunset borrow area.

The Surfside-Sunset borrow area is at present utilized for the Surfside-Sunset Stage 13 project. The San Clemente Shoreline Project would not use this borrow site while Surfside-Sunset is in active construction.
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SURFSIDE BORROW AREA

TABLE OF COORDINATES
POINT EASllNG (X) NORTHING (Y)
A 5,999,129 2,206,530
B 6,000,664 2,205,097
C 5,999,299 2,203,635
D 5,997,764 2,205,068
4 Figure 2. Surfside-Sunset borrow area plan sheet.

Species Status at Surfside-Sunset Borrow Area
The 2023 NMFS BO notes three resident GST populations in Southern California are known, one being the San Gabriel River/Anaheim Bay wetland complex. Anaheim Bay is located approximately one mile from the Surfside-Sunset Borrow Area. In the BO, NMFS stated “Green sea turtle adults and benthicforaging juveniles generally occupy small home ranges that include foraging resources and underwater refugia. However, some individuals move long distances between foraging areas, including one individual tracked from San Diego Bay to a foraging area near Long Beach, California (SWFSC unpublished data 2016). In 2006, a green sea turtle outfitted with a satellite transmitter was tracked and traveled from Long Beach to the San Onofre nuclear power plant.”
The primary constituents of GST foraging and resting resource are present inside the Anaheim Bay wetland complex. Rocky reef, surfgrass, eelgrass or invertebrates that would be utilized by GST are not present within the Surfside-Sunset Borrow Area. However, anecdotal citizen science data (iNaturalist, February 2023) indicates the presence of GST in the Surfside-Sunset vicinity. 102
~- · - "-'-"'-···",.--'""' ..,, ...... ,,...,.,,., .,,...,,., _ j0'-1<'._,_ .... ....... 5 Figure 3. Screenshot image of citizen science GST observations in the Surfside-Sunset Borrow Area. Blue circles indicate individual observations. (iNaturalist, February 2023)
Effects Analysis
The 2019 Surfside-Sunset EA noted the presence of several marine mammals and pinnipeds found in the offshore borrow area. Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act (MSA), an Essential fish Habitat (EFH) assessment was conducted. The Surfside-Sunset borrow site location is within areas designated for two Fishery Management Plans (FMP): Coastal Pelagics Plan and Pacific Groundfish Management Plan. The EA found that dredging impacts to these species would not occur.

The 2019 Surfside-Sunset EA also noted the absence of any bedrock, reef or surfgrass in the borrow area, therefore no forage opportunity for GST in the immediate area. There is an increased likelihood of GST presence within the Surfside-Sunset borrow area due to nearby foraging resources in Anaheim Bay and Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge. Potential effects from using this borrow site for the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project could include direct contact injury from vessel collision. The potential for entrainment would be less likely at Surfside-Sunset Borrow Area compared to Oceanside Borrow Area 2A due to absence of reef habitat in the immediate vicinity. With continued implementation of the minimization and avoidance measures already in place, the USACE does not anticipate any substantive increased impacts to GST beyond those already analyzed for the Oceanside borrow area. Additionally, the 2022 NMFS Concurrence letter for the Sunset Beach Nourishment Project Stage 13 agreed with the USACE finding of Not Likely to Adversely Affect GST for that action. (NMFS, 2023 SEA).

The approximately 50% longer transit distance between Surfside-Sunset and San Clemente increases the potential for GST to occur within the transit corridor. However, given the relatively deep water in which the dredge would be transiting and the presence of onboard monitors, direct collision is highly unlikely 103
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Use of the borrow site at Surfside-Sunset for the San Clemente Shoreline Protection project would not result in substantive new or different effects to GST beyond those already addressed in the Biological Opinion. The USACE anticipates no additional incidental take due to the use of the additional borrow area. Nevertheless, the USACE requests an amendment to the May 2023 biological opinion to address the proposed change in project description.

Proposed Critical Habitat
In July 2023 NMFS published a notice in the Federal Register of Proposed Critical Habitat for Green sea turtle (50 CFR Parts 223, 224, and 226). Because NMFS anticipates issuing a final rule designating critical habitat in summer 2024 and the proposed action could occur during or after such designation occurs, the USACE has elected to conference with NMFS for the proposed critical habitat for the East Pacific Distinct Population Segment of GST to minimize the chance of needing to re-initiate consultation with NMFS. The USACE is requesting conferencing under the Endangered Species Act 50 CFR § 402.10 for proposed critical habitat for GST for the project including the existing approved borrow site, the placement area and the proposed additional borrow site. 104
7 Figure 4. Map illustration of Proposed Critical Habitat for the East Pacific DPS of Green sea turtles. (NMFS, Federal Register, July 2023)
The addition of the Surfside-Sunset borrow area itself would not affect GST proposed critical habitat.

The physical or biological features that would provide resting or foraging habitat for GST, including surfgrass, eelgrass and rocky reef are not present.

The Oceanside borrow area 2A contains artificial reef structures that may offer some forage opportunity to GST. The NMFS BO stated “…NMFS believes it is unlikely that green sea turtles routinely utilize the artificial reef modules within the sediment borrow pit given that they are relatively isolated from other significant areas of rocky reef habitat that likely provide more attractive and higher quality foraging and resting support.” (NMFS BO, 2023). On April 18, 2023 the USACE committed to establishing a 300 foot operational buffer between the artificial reef structures. Therefore, continued use of the Oceanside borrow area is not expected to affect GST critical habitat.

Transiting to and from the borrow sites will not affect GST critical habitat or ability for GST to find refuge or to forage, given the benthic behavioral tendency of green sea turtles and the relatively deep water 105
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8 over which the dredge vessel will be transiting. The temporary presence of the dredge and associated equipment poses a potential but unlikely obstruction to GST movement, given that avoidance measures including onboard monitors will be implemented to minimize that effect. Short-term use of the transit corridor would not change habitat suitability of the open ocean environment.

Sand placement activities at San Clemente Beach may cause temporary impacts to physical and biological features (PBFs) such as rocky reef, surfgrass and invertebrate forage resources that occur offshore of the direct placement area. The impacts may occur if sand migrates beyond the beach and settles on the reef in sufficient quantity and/or for a long enough period such that burial of organisms occurs and GST forage quality is degraded. The NMFS BO stated “…we have concluded the effects associated with nearshore reef sedimentation and/or burial are ultimately not likely to have a detectable impact on the reproduction, numbers, or distribution of the foraging population of ESA-listed green sea turtles in the action area.” (NMFS BO, 2023). The USACE has committed to a project lifecycle monitoring and mitigation regime, including pre- and post-construction monitoring for potential impacts to reef resources. These commitments are enumerated in the 2011 EIS/EIR and 2023 EA.

The USACE finds that GST critical habitat in the San Clemente placement area, if designated, may temporarily be adversely affected should sedimentation on the reef occur. Therefore, the USACE is requesting to Conference on the proposed listing.
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AGENDA REPORT

CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
City Council Meeting
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2nd Floor
San Clemente, California
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Department: Public Works
Prepared By Kiel Koger, Public Works Director/City Engineer Subject:

CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF

ENGINEERS (USACE) COASTAL STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT IN SAN CLEMENTE; ADOPTING THE FINAL FEASIBILITY STUDY AND CERTIFYING THE FINAL

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT / FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND

SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT; ADOPTING THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AND FINDINGS OF FACT AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS; AND

AUTHORIZING ENTRY INTO A STATE LANDS LEASE
Summary:

Coastal erosion is a very significant problem in the City of San Clemente (City) that threatens the public beaches, coastal public access, existing structures, and critical public infrastructure. In July 2001, the City of San Clemente entered into a Federal Cost Share Agreement (FCSA) with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for purposes of collaborating on the Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project (Project) Feasibility Study. The Project Feasibility Study was originally authorized under the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 2000.

The City has been participating in Project development efforts with Federal and State agency partners for more than 20 years. The State of California, through the State Parks, Division of Boating and Waterways, has been a steadfast partner through the California Public Beach Restoration Act Program since 2000.

The Project is intended to reduce coastal storm damages to property and infrastructure along the study area shoreline for a period of 50-years; improve public safety in the study area by providing a wider sandy beach which serves as a natural wave buffer; and reduce coastal erosion and shoreline narrowing to improve public recreational opportunities for beach users within the City for the next 50 years.

The purpose of this item is to formally complete and conclude the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process for the City in its capacity as the CEQA Lead Agency for the Project.

Specifically, the City Council is asked to conduct a public hearing and, following the public hearing, adopt the Resolution, that would:

1. Approve the Project in San Clemente;

2. Adopt the Final Feasibility Study and certify the joint Final Environmental Impact Statement / Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIS/FEIR) and Supplemental Environmental Assessment CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE Page 1 of 8 Printed on 7/13/2023
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(SEA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI);

3. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations;

4. Authorize the filing of a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk; and

5. Authorize entry into a lease with the State Lands Commission.

Taking these actions will enable the beach nourishment project to move forward commencing later this year.

Background:

The Project Feasibility Study was initiated in 2000 to: 1) identify problems and opportunities to reduce storm damages, improve public safety, increase recreation opportunities, and protect the environment; 2) formulate and evaluate an array of alternatives; and 3) identify the most technically feasible and economically beneficial “recommended plan” that addresses the problems while also complying with local, state, and Federal laws and regulations.

The Project study area encompassed the entirety of the City’s shoreline from San Mateo Point in the south at the southern boundary of the City to Dana Point Harbor in the north. The original study area was divided into ten reaches based on locations of development and the condition of the stone revetment that runs along various stretches of the existing railroad tracks. After analysis of each section, the USACE determined that Reach 6 (from Paseo de Cristobal to Linda Lane) had the greatest potential for an economically justified Federal project.

The USACE initially considered a broad range of alternatives, including:
• No Action Alternative (i.e., the Do-Nothing Alternative) • Managed Retreat
• Beach Nourishment
• Revetment
• Seawall
• Groins
• Visible Offshore Breakwater
• Submerged Reef
After reviewing the alternatives, beach nourishment emerged as the optimal alternative being both economically feasible and environmentally acceptable. All other alternatives were dropped from further consideration due to a variety of considerations including cost, potential environmental effects, or lack of local support. The USACE then further evaluated 12 beach width scenarios (from 33 to 115 feet) to assess the expected storm damage reduction benefits and costs associated with each beach width scenario.

USACE policy requires it to identify the National Economic Development (NED) plan which is the alternative that maximizes the potential economic benefits to the Nation. Of the 12 beach width scenarios, the 50-foot wide (i.e., 15-meter) beach fill alternative was identified as the NED plan. The USACE was also required to identify a Least Environmentally Damaging Practicable Alternative (LEDPA) which is the alternative that has the fewest potential effects and still meets the Project purpose and objectives. Based on this, the USACE also identified the 50-foot beach width alternative CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE Page 2 of 8 Printed on 7/13/2023
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as its Recommended Plan, which is the alternative that was forwarded for authorization and funding by Congress in 2012.

The Project will nourish an estimated length of 3,412 feet of shoreline at a 50-foot width. The beach compatible sand needed for the nourishment will be taken from a designated borrow site located offshore of the City of Oceanside that will be hauled to San Clemente and placed by hopper dredge on the beach. The southern limit of the proposed beach fill is located immediately south of the TStreet overpass and the northern limit immediately north of the City’s Marine Safety Headquarters. A taper would continue an additional 330 feet to the north and south to merge with the existing shoreline.

For the hopper method, sand is combined with seawater until it reaches the consistency of slurry. At the receiver beach, the dredge is attached to a moored floating section of pipeline extending approximately 1,500 feet to the shoreline. The material is re-suspended and discharged through its on-board pumping system to the receiver site. Existing sand at the receiver site can be used to build a berm to anchor the sand placement operations.

When slurry is pumped onto the beach, it is pumped between this berm and toe. This berm reduces ocean water turbidity by allowing all the sand to settle out inside the bermed area while the seawater is channeled just inside the long berm until it reaches the open end where it drains across the shore platform and into the ocean. Temporary dikes within this berm will direct the pumped sand for settlement in designated areas. Once a section of berm is filled in with sand, another berm is created, the pipeline is moved or extended into the new berm area, and the process begins again. As the material is deposited behind the berm, the sand is usually spread using two bulldozers and one frontend loader to direct the flow of the sand slurry and form a gradual slope to the existing beach elevation. The berms will be subject to the forces of the waves and weather once constructed and will eventually settle down to a natural grade for the beach.

Re-nourishment cycles would be performed approximately every 6 years thereafter over a 50-year project life (2023-2073). Sand placement would occur during off-season winter months and would require temporary closure of small sections of the beach (200-300 feet) during sand placement activities to ensure public safety.

At a March 15, 2011 San Clemente City Council hearing, the City expressed its support for the Project recommended by the USACE in the EIR/EIS. The recommendation was based in part on the support from the City’s Beaches, Parks & Recreation Commission and Coastal Advisory Committee.

This milestone set the stage for Feasibility Study and Project approval by the USACE.

The Project was heard by the USACE Civil Works Review Board (CWRB) in Washington DC at a public meeting on May 12, 2011. The Draft EIS/EIR was filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and was made available to interested parties for public review and comment pursuant to regulations of the President's Council on Environmental Quality for implementing NEPA (40 CFR Parts 1500-1508) as well as the State Clearinghouse/Governor’s Office of Planning and Research for a 45-day public review period beginning on August 9, 2011 and ending on September 23, 2011. The Project was assigned a State Clearinghouse (SCH) Number (SCH # 2010084002). Responses to the comments are included in the Final EIR/EIS.

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2011 and a federal Consistency Determination (CD-029-11) was issued for the Project. The USACE has designed the Project to be resilient to future sea level rise (SLR) over its 50-year life under various scenarios consistent with the 2018 CCC Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance document which recognizes beach nourishment is a preferred SLR adaptation strategy for developed coastlines.

The USACE Chiefs Report approving the Project was issued on April 15, 2012 and the final NEPA action of publishing the Record of Decision (ROD) occurred on September 6, 2012. These approvals signaled the formal conclusion of the Project’s NEPA process and the “Feasibility Phase” which enabled the Project to progress to the “Pre-Construction Engineering and Design” (PED) phase beginning in June 2018. The Project’s PED Phase concluded in 2020 following the collection of preconstruction baseline data.

During the PED phase for the Project, all required pre-construction monitoring tasks were completed for the purpose of establishing baseline conditions to support Project implementation and postconstruction monitoring.

The Regional Water Quality Control Board issued a Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification and Waste Discharge Requirements Order No. 2003-0017-DWQ for the Project on November 3, 2022 and filed a CEQA Notice of Determination with the State Clearinghouse as a CEQA Responsible Agency in November 2022.

The final agency approval for the project is issuance of a land lease for the area offshore of the City below the mean high tide line. The California State Lands Commission (CSLC) has scheduled the City’s land lease application for the August 17, 2023 meeting. Obtaining this final approval enables the Project to move to contracting by the USACE and a planned construction start later in 2023.

The action before City Council formally complete and conclude the CEQA process for the City as the CEQA Lead Agency by approving the Project, certifying all the Project environmental documents, and adopting the MMRP and Findings of Fact Statement of Overriding Considerations. This would result in filing a Notice of Determination (NOD) with the County Clerk following adoption of the Resolution, thus formally concluding the CEQA process for the Project.

The proposed Resolution also authorizes the City Manager to enter into a project lease with the State Lands Commission enabling the lease to be approved by the California State Lands Commission meeting on August 17, 2023. This is the final agency approval needed for the Project and will support the project contracting by the USACE and planned construction start of the Project later this year.

Council Options:
 Adopt Resolution 23-74, approving the Project; certifying all the environmental Project documents; adopting the MMRP and Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations; authorizing the filing of a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk and thus formally concluding the CEQA process for the Project; and authorizing entry into a state lands lease for the Project.
 Modify and adopt Resolution 23-74.
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this Item will not allow the CSLC enough time to review and approve the land lease application at their August 17, 2023 meeting and would place the Project in jeopardy or, at minimum, delay the Project for at least a year due to the timing of the projects in the Cities of Encinitas and Solana Beach.
 Do not adopt the Resolution and provide alternative direction.

Fiscal Impact:

None at this time. The City has already contributed all required local match funds and passed through the construction grant funding from State Parks to the USACE in support of the Project.

Environmental Review/Analysis:

This Project is subject to both the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The USACE is the Lead Agency for NEPA and the City of San Clemente is the CEQA Lead Agency for the Project.

As discussed in the joint FEIS/FEIR, SEA/FONSI, MMRP, Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, all potentially significant impacts of the Project can be avoided or reduced to a level below significance by the implementation of mitigation measures and/or conditions of approval as required by the regulatory agencies including the CCC, RWQCB, NOAA/NMFS and USFWS in their project respective conditions of approval with the exception of potentially significant and unavoidable impacts to surfgrass located on rocky vegetated reefs offshore of the City.

Potentially cumulatively considerable impacts of the project may occur to short term air quality and recreation impacts.

Public notice of the Draft Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA) was posted on the USACE, Los Angeles District on September 30, 2022. The SEA addressed the Section 7 Endangered Species Act consultation with NOAA/NMFS on issues related to the potential for green sea turtle effects. The SEA also documented that a Clean Water Act Section 401 water permit from the RWQCB has been obtained for the Project in 2022. Continued consultation under Section 106 with the State Historic Preservation Office was addressed regarding the San Clemente municipal pier which was constructed in 1928. The Project will have no impact on the City’s Municipal Pier. Lastly, the SEA noted a reduction in the dimensions of the borrow site (located on City of Oceanside Granted Tidelands) by narrowing the borrow area and creating a 300-foot offset to the CDFW Oceanside Artificial Reef.

The USACE publicly circulated the SEA and issued a Public Notice on September 30, 2022. The USACE published a notice that the Final SEA and FONSI were available for review to the mailing list recipients included in Attachment A to the SEA/FONSI. The Final SEA/FONSI was published on the USACE LA District website on June 29, 2023 and sent to the State Clearinghouse for publication.

The USACE has received no requests for additional information and no comments were received on the SEA/FONSI.

As the City and the USACE have been in a “Project Partnership Agreement” for more than 20 years for this Project, preparing supplemental documentation for green sea turtles is unwarranted as the process completed by the USACE covers the entirely of the Project for both NEPA and CEQA purposes. The regulatory agencies with jurisdiction for green sea turtles (namely NOAA/NMFS) have CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE Page 5 of 8 Printed on 7/13/2023
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already weighed in and issued an incidental take permit for the Project and have signed off on the adequacy of the environmental documentation prepared to date and provided the measures that are contained within the MMRP to ensure avoidance of impacts to green sea turtles. There are no new significant impacts and previous impact conclusions have remained unchanged from 2011 and the City will rely on the already completed NEPA process for the SEA/FONSI for the green sea turtles pursuant to CEQA §15222, §15223, §15225 and §15226.

The potentially significant impacts and the mitigation measures are fully described in the FEIS/FEIR and SEA/FONSI. All mitigation measures, project design features and best management practices (BMP’s) also are set forth in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) that that is included as Attachment 11.

Copies of the Final Feasibility Study, FEIS/FEIR, SEA/FONSI, MMRP, Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations and other documents and materials that constitute the administrative record of proceedings upon which staff is recommending this decision be based have been available for public review from the custodian of these records, the Department of Public Works at City Hall.

The City Council must independently review, analyze and consider the Final Feasibility Study, FEIS/FEIR, SEA/FONSI, MMRP, Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations and other documents and materials that constitute the administrative record of proceedings and all public comments, written and oral, received before making a decision.

The City Council is being asked to certify the Final EIS/EIR included as Attachments 2 and 3, incorporating the mitigation measures attached as Attachment 11. The Council is also asked to considering the Final EIS/EIR and in conjunction with making its findings pursuant to Section 15092 of the CEQA Guidelines, that approval of the Project has the potential to result in significant effects on the environment; however, the City eliminated or substantially lessened these significant effects where feasible, and can determine that the remaining potentially significant effects are found to be unavoidable under Section 15091 and acceptable under Section 15093.

Attachment 13 (Findings of Facts and Statement of Overriding Considerations) and Attachment 11 (Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program) provide findings required under Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines for potentially significant effects of the Project for Council to consider. Attachment 13 (Findings of Facts and Statement of Overriding Considerations) also provides the findings required under Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines relating to accepting the adverse impact of the Project due to overriding considerations.

The Council is being asked to balance the economic, legal, social, technological, and other benefits of the Project against the unavoidable environmental risks that may result and find that the specific economic legal social technological and other benefits outweigh the potential for unavoidable adverse environmental effects.

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Recommended Actions:

Staff Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT the City Council:

1. Conduct the public hearing: Open the Public Hearing; report any disclosures; receive staff and public comment; close the Public Hearing.

After the public hearing, adopt Resolution No. 23-74, which would:

2. Approve the Project and implement public beach restoration activities placing 251,000 cubic yards of sand on the City’s beaches in 2023/2024 with future beach sand replenishment events over the next 50 years (through 2073/2074);

3. Adopt the Final Feasibility Study and certify the FEIS/FEIR and SEA/FONSI;

4. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program;

5. Adopt the Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations;

6. Authorize staff to file the CEQA Notice of Determination with the County Clerk; and

7. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a State Lands Lease with the California State Lands Commission in support of the Project.

Attachments:

1. Resolution No. 23-74
Final Feasibility Study & FEIS/FEIR for the USACE Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project

2. San Clemente Final EIS-EIR Vol 1 July 2011

3. San Clemente Final EIS-EIR Vol 2 July 2011
NEPA Supplemental Environmental Assessment & FONSI (Attachments 4-10)

4. San Clemente SEA and FONSI

5. Supplemental Environmental Assessment

6. Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification

7. California Coastal Commission Revised Staff Commendation

8. Conservation and Management Act Essential Fish Habitat Response

9. Department Of Parks and Recreation Office of Historic Preservation Letter

10.EJScreen Report (Version 2.11)

11.Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

12.USACE Record of Decision

13.Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations

14.State Lands Lease
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