Agenda packet — Santa Paula City Council, December 6, 2023 (part 2 of 2)

WRF Operations, AWTF, Stormwater & Water Program Support - Budget Reallocation for Continued Chloride Study Support and AWTF Design Refinement Study
b. Coordinate and attend progress meetings with City staff, VRSD, and/or LWA as needed during the chloride source identification study. c. Review the updated draft and final study developed by LWA. d. Prepare one draft staff report and presentation for City Council during the study, including attendance at and delivery of presentation to City Council. e. Prepare a letter to provide an update to Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board staff.
202. Project Management Services for AWTF Design Refinement Study a. Provide management of staff and coordination with equipment vendors for AWTF Design Refinement Study.
b. Provide management of schedule and budget for AWTF Design Refinement Study. c. Coordinate and attend progress meetings with City staff, VRSD, and/or LWA as needed during the AWTF Design Refinement Study.
d. Perform a Quality Control review of Design Refinement Study deliverables, consisting of one draft and one final technical memorandum.
e. Prepare for and attend one (1) City Council meeting to present the Draft AWTF Design Refinement Study Technical Memorandum.
204A.1 Evaluate Basis of Design
MKN will perform a comprehensive evaluation and update the basis of the design, as needed, based on the recent and ongoing chloride study outcomes and the latest historical WRF water quality information.

Furthermore, MKN will evaluate the design for flexibility and identify and address potential limitations or constraints due to the updated water quality, ensuring the design remains feasible and resilient in the face of dynamic factors. 204A.2 Construction Phasing and Design Optimization
MKN will share the revised basis of the design with equipment manufacturers/vendors and work with them toward necessary modifications in equipment sizing based on the current water quality (including chloride concentrations) and/or utilizing recent technological advances. Our team’s collaborative approach with equipment manufacturers/vendors and a strategic evaluation of the phasing enable the project to adapt to current water quality and allow flexibility for future increases in inflows and/or loadings.

Anticipating the possibility of increased chloride loadings in the future, we will develop a recommended phasing plan that accounts for such contingencies. 262
Clete Saunier – City of Santa Paula

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WRF Operations, AWTF, Stormwater & Water Program Support - Budget Reallocation for Continued Chloride Study Support and AWTF Design Refinement Study
204A.3 Technical Memorandum
Comprehensive documentation updates are an integral part of our commitment. We will prepare and submit a draft technical memorandum (TM) discussing our recommendations for design refinement and provide a list of anticipated revisions, including drawings, specifications, and calculations, to accurately reflect the updated design parameters stemming from the Design Refinement Study. MKN will meet with City staff to review the draft TM and receive feedback and comments. After receipt of comments from City staff and presentation to City Council, MKN will prepare and submit the final TM.

Schedule and Budget
The anticipated schedule for the proposed work described herein is summarized below. Assuming a notice to proceed by December 7, 2023, the draft Design Refinement Study technical memorandum will be submitted for City staff review by February 14, 2023. We anticipate presenting the Study to City Council in April.

Task/Milestone Anticipated Date Notes
Notice to Proceed December 7, 2023 Assuming City Council approval on 12/6
Submit Draft TM February 14, 2024
City Staff Review Feb 15 – March 6
Submit Final TM March 27, 2024
Present Study to City Council April 2024
MKN is requesting a reallocation of $43,009 from the FY 2022/23 contract budget, as shown in the table below, for the Design Refinement Study and continued project management for the chloride study. This will result in no increase in our overall budget to the City for FY 2022/23 but will provide the City with project management support for the next phase of the chloride source identification study and allow development of the AWTF Design Refinement Study. The main benefit of the Design Refinement Study is the ability to make full use of the available information – the additional years of WRF water quality data and current options in advanced treatment technologies – to evaluate the best fit for the City. The comprehensive utilization of this information not only enhances the precision of the evaluation but also presents an opportunity for potential cost savings through the optimization of the design.
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Clete Saunier – City of Santa Paula

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WRF Operations, AWTF, Stormwater & Water Program Support - Budget Reallocation for Continued Chloride Study Support and AWTF Design Refinement Study
Task Proposed Budget Adjustment
Task 201: Project Management Support for Chloride
Study
$8,063
Task 202: Project Management Services for AWTF
Design Refinement Study
$6,864
Task 204A: AWTF Design Refinement Study
1: Review Basis of Design $7,785
2: Construction Phasing and Equipment
Optimization
$6,571
3: Technical Memorandum (Draft & Final) $13,726
Subtotal $43,009
Task 208: AWTF Construction Management Services ($43,009) Total $ -
Depending on the results, additional budget may be needed to update the design plans and specifications for construction. MKN will work with City staff to review and update the scope of work and budget for the AWTF Project based on the results of the Design Refinement Study. The Design Refinement Study may be completed before the next phase of the chloride study. MKN will utilize the information available in the Study and evaluate options for increasing the flexibility of the AWTF system to adapt to varying water quality.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions or if you wish to discuss the scope of work. We appreciate the opportunity to continue working with you in service to the City of Santa Paula on this important project.

Sincerely,
Eileen Shields, PE
Principal Engineer
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EXHIBIT C
First Amendment to VRSD Chloride Study Agreement
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FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

THE CITY OF SANTA PAULA AND

VENTURA REGIONAL SANITATION DISTRICT
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (“First Amendment”) to the Professional Services Agreement between the City of Santa Paula and Ventura Regional Sanitation District is made and entered into this 6th day of December 2023, by and between the CITY OF SANTA PAULA, a California general law city and municipal corporation (“City”), and Ventura Regional Sanitation District, a public agency formed pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section 4700 et. seq. (“Consultant”).

1. RECITALS. This First Amendment is made with reference to the following facts and objectives:

A. On May 3, 2023, the City and Consultant entered into that certain Professional Services Agreement between the City of Santa Paula and Ventura Regional Sanitation District for Chloride Source Study Services (the “Agreement”).

B. The Agreement authorized the City to utilize the Consultant to provide Chloride Source Study services. Compensation was not to exceed Forty-Five Thousand Forty-Eight Dollars and thirty cents ($40,953.00), plus a ten percent (10%) contingency of $4,095.30, without written approval of the City Council or City Manager as applicable for specified services.

C. City and Consultant now mutually desire by this First Amendment to expand the scope of services and increase the maximum compensation in the Agreement, as set forth below.

2. AMENDMENT. In consideration of the foregoing and pursuant to Section 3.7.14, entitled “Amendment; Modification,” of the Agreement, City and Consultant agree to the following amendments:

A. Section 3.1.1, entitled “General Scope of Services,” is amended to read as follows::
“3.1.1 General Scope of Services. Consultant promises and agrees to furnish to the City all labor, materials, tools, equipment, services, and incidental and customary work necessary to fully and adequately supply the professional consulting services necessary for the Project ("Services"). The Services are more particularly described in Exhibits "A" and “A.1” attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. All Services shall be subject to, and performed in accordance with, this Agreement, any exhibits attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, and all applicable local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations.

B. Subsection 3.2.1 entitled “Compensation” is amended to read as follows:
“3.2.1 Compensation. The total compensation to Consultant shall not exceed NinetyThree Thousand Six Hundred Thirty Dollars and no cents ($93,630.00), plus a ten 266
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percent (10%) contingency of $9,363.00 without written approval of the City Council or City Manager as applicable for specified services.”
C. A new Exhibit “A.1.” attached to this First Amendment as Exhibit “A” is hereby added to the Agreement.

3. COUNTERPARTS. This First Amendment may be executed in any number or counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together constitutes one instrument executed on the same date.

4. LIMITED AMENDMENT. Except as modified by this First Amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain in full force and effect. In the event of a conflict between this First Amendment and the Agreement, the provisions of this First Amendment shall control.

From and after the date of this First Amendment, whenever the term “Agreement” appears in the Agreement, it shall mean the Agreement as amended by the First Amendment.

This First Amendment is executed on and shall become effective as of the date first written above.

CITY OF SANTA PAULA Ventura Regional Sanitation District ____________________________________ ______________________________ Dan Singer Kevin Kildee
City Manager Chairman of the Board
ATTEST:
____________________________________ _______________________________ Julie Latshaw Juliet Rodriguez
City Clerk Clerk of Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO FORM
Arnold LaRochelle
Matthews, Vanconas & Zirbel, LLP
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Monica Castillo, City Attorney
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Robert N. Kwong
Legal Counsel for District

APPROVED AS TO ADMINISTRATION
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Chris Theisen,
General Manager
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EXHIBIT A

ADDITIONAL CHLORIDE STUDY SERVICES AND COSTS
[Attached behind]
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FY24 PROPOSED CUSTOMER BUDGET VENTURA REGIONAL SANITATION DISTRICT 1001 PARTRIDGE DRIVE, SUITE 150
VENTURA, CA 93003-0704
805.658.4679
Project Number Account Quantity Cost/Price Extension
234700 City of Santa Paula - Special Projects - Collection Sys Chloride Study Sampling 51010 Wages - Regular Account Total--- $16,956
51010 W/WW Ops Superintendent 6 $169.00 $1,014
51010 W/WW Treatment Operator I 36 $162.00 $5,832
51010 W/WW Worker 27 $149.00 $4,023
51010 Elec & Inst Control Supervisor 12 $172.00 $2,064
51010 W/WW Worker 27 $149.00 $4,023
52080 Other Professional Services Account Total--- $35,621 52080 1 $35,621.25 $35,621
60598 Fund Transfer Out-FLEET Account Total--- $100
60598 Mileage 60 $1.67 $100
Project 234700 Total--- $52,677
Total for this report--- $52,677
Customer Signature: _________________________ Date: _______ Approval to Start Project
VRSD Signature: _________________________ Date: _______ Approval to Start Project
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Quote
DATE: 10/28/23
Quote #: 102823‐32

QTY PER UNIT TOTAL
3 1560.00 4,680.00
3 715.00 2,145.00
1 265.00 265.00
1 95.00 95.00
1 1560.00 1,560.00
3 395.00 1,185.00
3 1560.00 4,680.00
3 715.00 2,145.00
1 265.00 265.00
1 95.00 95.00
4105 W Gonzales Rd
1868 Palma Drive, Suite I
Ventura, CA 93003
VRSD

DESCRIPTION
City of Santa Paula Chloride Flow Study
Battery Replacement (3 flow meters)
Travel (Meter Installation)
Week 1: 3 manholes to be instrumented with Isco 2150 AV Meters and set up of Isco 6712 Composite Sampler in each manhole
Gold Coast Environmental will instrument 3 manholes for a period of 7 days, additional days TBD if required. GCE will install an ISCO 2150 Area Velocity Meter and Transducer into the influent side of the sewer line. The line sizes vary and may require Confined Space Entry
GCE will install, verify and start-up the flow monitoring equipment.

GCE will log flow data for 7 consecutive days as needed.

GCE will replace the batteries and download all data between each meter relocation, raw data will be submitted for early review.

GCE will be responsible for removal of all equipment.

A complete report will be developed from collected data and presented as follows:

Identify the location of flow site with dates and time. Line type and diameter.

Recording the average, maximum, and minimum with 15 minute readings of level, velocity feet per second, and flow rate and for each site.

Graph & tabular data will be developed with daily and weekly totals Daily totals will be min, max & avg. of flow rate and total flow Data to be converted to PDF format.

Reports will be submitted in pdf and excel format within 10 working days of meter extraction.

Bill To: Ship to:

Oxnard, CA 93036
Confined Space Entry
Report Collaboration
6712 Composite Sampler Rental (1 Week)
Week 2: 3 manholes to be instrumented with Isco 2150 AV Meters and set up of Isco 6712 Composite Sampler in each manhole
Confined Space Entry
Battery Replacement (3 flow meters)
Travel (Meter Installation)
Gold
Coast
Environmental
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1 1560.00 1,560.00
3 395.00 1,185.00
3 1560.00 4,680.00
3 715.00 2,145.00
1 265.00 265.00
1 95.00 95.00
1 1560.00 1,560.00
3 395.00 1,185.00
3 395.00 1,185.00
SUBTOTAL $ 30,975.00

SALES TAX

SHIPPING
TOTAL 30,975.00 $
DELIVERY:1-2 weeka after reciept of PO
TERMS: P.O, Company check or credit card
QUOTATION IS VALID 30 DAYS FROM DATE ABOVE
Phone: 805.498.3811 email: [email protected]
Thank You for your business!
Proposal does not include any sales, use, federal, state, local, excise, or other similar taxes or odities unless expressly stated in this quotation. All applicable taxes shall be paid by Buyer. Upon acceptance of an order by Seller, Buyer shall provide a resale certificate or tax exemption certificat whichever is applicable, to Seller.

1. Gold Coast Environmental shall not be held responsible for mishaps such as rags and/or debris collecting on sensors, equipment failure, or acts of God that either compromises all or part of data collection.

2. Payment due net 30 days of invoice.

3. Any changes to the above flow study times and duration will cause a change to the price of this project.

4. This project will not take place unless a signed contract and purchase order have been received.

5. GCE requires all lines to be hydrojetted 1 week prior to installation of flow meters. lines should be cleaned at a minimum of 3 manholes upstream.

6. If lines are not cleaned and are found to have a fair amount silt and debris in the bottom, the meters cannot be installed. This will result in additional Daily Fee’s for both technicians of $1560.00 each, plus any overnight related charges Report Collaboration
6712 Composite Sampler Rental (1 Week)
Optional: Week 4 Sampler Rental
Report Collaboration
6712 Composite Sampler Rental (1 Week)
Week 3: 3 manholes to be instrumented with Isco 2150 AV Meters and set up of Isco 6712 Composite Sampler in each manhole
Confined Space Entry
Battery Replacement (3 flow meters)
Travel (Meter Installation)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Dan Singer, City Manager
Subject: APPROVAL OF EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Date: December 6, 2023
Agenda Item: 9.J

CITY OF SANTA PAULA

MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt Resolution No. 7494 establishing various employee based incentives.

BACKGROUND:

The City of Santa Paula, like many other municipalities, is currently experiencing difficulty in attracting and retaining well-qualified candidates, especially with hard to fill professions, and police officer positions. Constrained labor markets and Santa Paula’s lower-end wages in comparison to other agencies within the County, makes it all the more difficult for the City to be a strong contender in today’s competitor labor market.

In May, 2018 the City Council authorized the City Manager (Personnel Officer) to implement signing bonuses and moving expense reimbursements as incentives for positions deemed “difficult-to-fill.” Both the signing bonus of $5,000 and the moving expenses reimbursement not to exceed $2,000 were used in recruitment efforts on a case by case basis at the discretion of the City Manager.

In consideration of the challenges the City has recruiting and retaining employees, new and enhanced incentives were brought to the City Council on November 15, 2023, after which Council provided direction to bring back such incentives for adoption. This report and accompanying Resolution are designed to authorize such incentives and to do so retroactive to the Council's discussions on November 15.

ANALYSIS:

The attached Resolution memorializes the incentives and corresponding details and criteria discussed by Council on November 15, 2023, including the following topics:

Signing and Referral Bonuses
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positions. At this time, staff is recommending expanding the program to include all academycomplete police hires. Such signing bonuses have become a common tool in the recruitment toolbox for police departments up and down the State of California. In fact, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office offers a $10,000 signing bonus to laterals, with $5,000 paid upon hire and the remaining $5,000 due upon successful completion of probation (1 year of service).

The Council discussed the recommendation to establish signing bonuses for sworn personnel, indicating general support while also raising concerns over the need to retain employees, not just attract them. In response, it is recommended the City establish a signing bonus of $15,000, which would be paid out upon successful completion of certain tenure milestones, as articulated in the attached policy, Exhibit A. New hires would be entitled to $5,000 in the first year (with 50% being paid upon completion of field training and 50% paid at the end of the one-year probation), $5,000 at the end of a second year of service, and $5,000 at the end of a third year of service, provided the employee is in good standing with the department.

Referral Bonus
In order to attract sworn talent from around our region, staff is also recommending a “referral bonus” for existing full-time employees either within the police department or as an employee of the City. The referral bonus would be awarded to an employee who has referred a sworn officer to successfully achieve employment with the City’s Police Department. It is recommended that $5,000 be awarded to the employee who has made the referral once that employee has successfully passed their one-year probation.

Retention Bonus
During labor negotiations earlier this year, the Council authorized retention bonuses for members of the Mid Management and Supervisory & Professional Association in recognition of the added work and duties that employees in these two Associations experienced due to staffing shortages and position vacancies. These employees are exempt from overtime but often work beyond the regular workweek to accommodate the workload.

Given the pending loss of sworn officer positions within the City’s Police Department, a retention bonus which works to reward employees who have stayed through challenging times seems appropriate and desirable. At the November 15 meeting, Council appeared to concur, placing focus on recognizing the men and women who are staying here with some type of incentive and/or recognition.

It is therefore recommended that the Police Chief, with concurrence from the Finance Director and City Manager, be provided the authority at the end of the current fiscal year (June 2024), to offer rewards to employees who have worked from January 1 through June 30. Such rewards should be handled equitably, available to all Police employees (not just a select few), and within an overall allocation of no more than $30,000 for the department, utilizing expected salary savings. Incentives could include meals and gatherings, gift cards, and cash bonuses as a percent of base salary, not to exceed 4% per employee. Taking a less structured approach to this recognition empowers the Chief to respond to the department based on the severity of the workload during this 6-month period of time. Future retention bonuses could be considered the following fiscal year should the Police Department still be in a transitional mode of operation. Such a request would come before the City Council for approval. 273
Early Retirement Notification Incentives
The City's adopted Personnel Rules, as well as the standard practice in municipal government, is for an employee to give a two-week notice when terminating employment with the City. Were an employee to provide less than the customary two-weeks, they would not be leaving in good standing and would not be considered for re-employment as a result. Even for employees nearing retirement or contemplating a career move, it is rare for an employee to afford the City much more notice beyond a few weeks. Yet such short notice puts considerable strain on the department experiencing the departure and almost always results in an extended vacancy. Santa Paula doesn't have the luxury of excess employees or a deep workforce, so losing one employee can result in a considerable set-back for the organization and an erosion of services to the public. It also limits the opportunity to cross-train, mentor or ready another employee to take on the duties of the departing employee, even if temporarily.

To remedy this situation, staff recommends incentivizing employees to give the City advanced notice beyond the customary two-weeks. Establishing a program that gives one-time pay would establish a cultural expectation that we want employees planning ahead and helping us with the transitioning around their departure. Options were discussed and reviewed by the City's Executive Management Team to consider a flat incentive payment, additional time-off, or a percentage of salary. The consensus was that a percentage of pay is more likely to provide a true incentive than the other options would. Council discussed this and raised concerns with the level of incentive, suggesting it needs to be large enough to create the enticement, so long as the amount isn't too large.

Staff is recommending the incentive terms identified in the table below, including a ceiling and a floor, whereby the floor would guarantee at least a $500 incentive and the ceiling would cap the total incentive at $3,000, with an effective date of November 15, 2023.

Term Cash Incentive
Two-weeks Notice None
At least 30-day Notice 10% of monthly gross salary
At least 60-day Notice 20% of monthly gross salary
At least 90-day Notice 30% of monthly gross salary
STRATEGIC PLAN:

Establishing various employee-based incentives is consistent with the City's Strategic Plan, Section G, Operational Excellence, and Objective 3, Employee Enrichment, which calls on staff to "develop programs around employee retention, engagement and succession planning."
FISCAL IMPACTS:

The fiscal impacts of these incentives will depend on the direction Council provides. Incentive costs in the FY 23/24 budget are intended to be offset by salary savings related to any related vacancies in the department being addressed.

OPTIONS:

The attached Resolution establishes incentives and associated criteria at the direction of the 274
City Council. Council could ask to modify the Resolution or reject it outright. Doing so would limit the City's recruiting tools and could jeopardize the City's success in attracting talent.

ATTACHMENTS:

Resolution No. 7494.docx
Exhibit_A_to_Resolution_No._7494.docx
Exhibit_B_to_Resolution_No._7494(2).docx
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RESOLUTION NO. 7494

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA PAULA

ESTABLISHING A POLICE OFFICER HIRING INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND AN

ADVANCED RETIREMENT NOTIFICATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
The City Council of the City of Santa Paula does resolve as follows:

SECTION 1: On November 8, 2023, the City Council received an update on current staffing issues within the Police Department and additional anticipated departures of police officers.

SECTION 2: On November 15, 2023, the City Council received a presentation of the City’s continued recruitment struggles and an update of existing position vacancies, and directed staff to develop various employee based programs to assist with retention, recruitment and succession planning.

SECTION 3: To assist with recruitment efforts and retention of police officers, the City has developed a Police Officer Hiring Incentive Program as identified in Exhibit A, with an effective date of November 15, 2023 that also includes a referral bonus component.

SECTION 4: To assist with recruitment efforts and succession planning, the City has developed an Advanced Retirement Notification Incentive Program as identified in Exhibit B.

SECTION 5: The City Manager or his/her designee is authorized to modify the Police Officer Hiring Incentive Program and Advanced Retirement Notification Incentive Program forms attached as Exhibit A and Exhibit B for minor technical corrections and to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law.

SECTION 6: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded.

SECTION 7: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the Office of the City Clerk.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th of December, 2023.
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Andy Sobel, Mayor
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ATTEST:
______________________________
Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________________
Monica Castillo, City Attorney
__________________________________
Daniel Singer, City Manager
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EXHIBIT A
TO
RESOLUTION NO. 7494
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CITY OF SANTA PAULA

POLICE OFFICER HIRING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Purpose: To establish a hiring incentive program that may be utilized to increase success of recruiting and retaining qualified sworn police officer applicants.

Eligibility: Police Officer applicants who accept a conditional offer during the course of this program starting November 15, 2023 shall be eligible for a hiring incentive of up to $15,000.00 as outlined below. The City Manager or designee reserves the right to maintain or discontinue hiring incentives at any time once the positions(s) have been successfully filled.

Hiring Incentives: Lump sum payments to eligible candidates shall occur as follows:
 $2,500 paid on the first full pay period following successful completion of the field training officer (FTO) program.
 $2,500 earned for the period from the FTO completion to successful completion of the one-year probationary period. Incentive shall be paid the first full pay period following completion of a satisfactory performance evaluation.
 $5,000 earned for the period from passing probation to two years of active service, paid on the first full pay period following successful completion of two years of active service and a satisfactory performance evaluation.
 $5,000 earned for the period between two years of active service completion and three years of active service completion; paid on the first full pay period following successful completion of three years of active service and a satisfactory performance evaluation.

Time out of service due to a leave of absence, for any reason or disciplinary action will not be counted as active service. Vacation, comp and sick leave usage are excluded.

Referral Bonus:

City employees who refer a sworn police officer candidate to successfully achieve employment with the Santa Paula Police Department will be eligible for a $5,000 referral bonus once the employee they referred has successfully completed and passed their one-year probationary period.

Incentives paid are subject to all applicable taxes, withholding and deductions in accordance with current laws and IRS regulations. Furthermore, incentive payments are lump sum amounts and not reportable to CALPERS as compensation.
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Daniel Singer, City Manager Date
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POLICE OFFICER HIRING INCENTIVE PROGRAM
(Pre-Application Statement)
I, ___________________________________________(“Applicant”), acknowledge that participation in the Police Officer Hiring Incentive Program (“Program”) is voluntary and not a condition of employment with the City of Santa Paula. I, Applicant, further represent and acknowledge:

1. I have reviewed the Program eligibility requirements provided by the City. I am eligible for a hiring incentive of up to $15,000 according to the following schedule:
 $2,500 paid on the first full pay period following successful completion of the field training officer (FTO) program.
 $2,500 earned for the period from the FTO completion to successfully completion of the one-year probationary period. Incentive shall be paid the first full pay period following completion of the performance evaluation.  $5,000 earned for the period from passing probation to two years of active service, paid on the first full pay period following successful completion of two years of active service and a satisfactory performance evaluation.  $5,000 earned for the period between two years of active service completion and three years of active service completion; paid on the first full pay period following successful completion of three years of active service and a satisfactory performance evaluation.

2. Time out of service due to a leave of absence, for any reason or disciplinary action will not be counted as active service.

3. Incentives paid are subject to all applicable taxes, withholding and deductions in accordance with current laws and IRS regulations. Furthermore, incentive payments are lump sum amounts and not reportable to CALPERS as compensation.

4. I understand this statement is a pre-application only and that, if I qualify, I will be provided, for my consideration, additional documents and/or forms to participate in the Program
______________________________ _______________
Applicant Signature Date
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EXHIBIT B
TO
RESOLUTION NO. 7494
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CITY OF SANTA PAULA

ADVANCED RETIREMENT NOTIFICATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
Purpose: To establish an advanced retirement notification incentive to encourage employees that are planning to retire to provide the City with ample notice to allow for the opportunity to recruit, hire and onboard a new employee into the position.

Eligibility: Any full-time employee that intends to pursue a service retirement from the City within six months. This incentive would become effective November 15, 2023, and continue until modified or cancelled.

Advanced Retirement Notification Incentives: Employees providing the City with advanced notice of upcoming retirement plans will be eligible for a cash incentive that will be calculated using the schedule below. Advanced retirement notification incentives will be no less than $500, with a maximum of $3000.

ADVANCED RETIREMENT NOTIFICATION CASH INCENTIVE
Two-week notice None
30 + day notice 10% of monthly gross salary
60 + day notice 20% of monthly gross salary
90 + day notice 30% of monthly gross salary
Lump sum payments to eligible employees will be processed with the employee final check at the time of separation. Incentives paid are subject to all applicable taxes, withholding and deductions in accordance with current laws and IRS regulations. Furthermore, incentive payments are lump sum amounts and not reportable to CALPERS as compensation. ________________________________ __________________
Daniel Singer, City Manager Date
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ADVANCED RETIREMENT NOTIFICATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM
(Pre-Application Statement)
I, ___________________________________________(“Applicant”), acknowledge that participation in the Advanced Retirement Notification Incentive Program (“Program”) is voluntary and not a condition of employment with the City of Santa Paula.

In applying to participate for the Program, I am notifying the City of my intent to retire from my position as a ________________________________ with the City of Santa Paula on _____________________.

I, Applicant, further represent and acknowledge:

1. I have reviewed the Program eligibility requirements provided by the City. I am eligible for an advanced retirement notification incentive of up to 30% of my monthly gross income, not to exceed $3000 and no less than $500 according the following schedule:
• 10% of monthly gross salary when providing advanced retirement notification of 30 days or more.
• 20% of monthly gross salary when providing advanced retirement notification of 60 days or more.
• 30% of monthly gross salary when providing advanced retirement notification of 90 days or more.

2. Incentives will be processed with the final check at the time of separation and are subject to all applicable taxes, withholding and deductions in accordance with current laws and IRS regulations. Furthermore, incentive payments are lump sum amounts and not reportable to CALPERS as compensation.

3. I understand this statement is a pre-application only and that, if I qualify, I will be provided, for my consideration, additional documents and/or forms to participate in the Program.
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Applicant Signature Date
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Mason, Community & Economic Development Director Subject: SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT

AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADDENDUM
Date: December 6, 2023
Agenda Item: 10.A

CITY OF SANTA PAULA

MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Open the public hearing.

2. Receive testimonial and documentary evidence.

3. Close the public hearing.

4. Adopt Resolution No. 7495 approving the Addendum to the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report.

5. Introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No.1332 entitled, "An Ordinance Approving the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Amendment".

BACKGROUND:

The City of Santa Paula (City) certified the Final EIR for the approximately 54-acre Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Project (“Specific Plan” or “Project”) in February 2019 pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The Specific Plan was proposed to provide a comprehensive set of plans, exhibits, regulations, conditions, and programs for the orderly development of a portion of the West Area 2 Expansion Area as defined in the City’s General Plan with commercial and light industrial uses.

As required by CEQA, the City adopted findings of fact for the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR and a statement of overriding considerations for those impacts identified as significant and unavoidable. The Project required several discretionary actions, including (1) approval of a General Plan Amendment, (2) adopting the Santa Paula West Specific Plan as prezoning for the property within the Specific Plan Area, (3) approval of a Master Vesting Tentative Map, (4) approval of Water Supply Assessment; and (5) authorization to file an application with the Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission (“LAFCO”) for the purpose of reorganizing (annexing) the Project Site within the City’s jurisdiction in accordance with the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Government Reorganization Act of 2000. In February 2013, the City filed an application with the Ventura LAFCO to reorganize (annex) the Project Site to the City of Santa Paula.

Subsequent to the filing of the annexation application, the Ventura County Watershed 285
Protection District (VCWPD) requested that the City modify the drainage and flood control plan for the Project to provide for additional storage volume for floodwater. The City has prepared an Addendum to the previously certified Final EIR for the Project to evaluate the proposed changes to the drainage and flood control plan and related changes to the approved Specific Plan. These changes are proposed to ensure that the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan is safe from flooding, to ensure that the Project will not adversely affect flooding conditions on adjacent properties or along SR126, and to maintain the existing volume of natural floodplain storage within the Specific Plan Area.

CEQA authorizes an addendum to a previously certified EIR if, as a result of changes to the project at issue in the EIR, changes or additions to the EIR are needed, but none of the conditions permitting preparation of a Subsequent EIR set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 have occurred. An addendum to an EIR is appropriate where:

1. No substantial changes are proposed in the Project that would require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the occurrence of new significant effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impact;

2. No substantial changes in circumstances under which the Project is undertaken would occur that would require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the occurrence of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified effects; and

Here, an Addendum to the previously certified EIR for the Project is appropriate because a review of current conditions and the amended Project demonstrates the following:

1. The amended Project would not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR;

2. Significant effects previously examined would not be substantially more severe than shown in the Final EIR;

3. There are no new mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible that would now in fact be feasible that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the amended Project, and that the amended Project proponents decline to adopt; and

4. No new mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, and that the amended Project proponents decline to adopt, are recommended.
(State CEQA Guidelines, § 15162(a).)
Based on the information contained in this Addendum, the proposed modification of the drainage and flood control plan in the Santa Paula West Specific Plan would not result in any new significant impacts or any substantial increase in severity of the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR. Additionally, no new information of substantial importance has been identified that indicates the Project would result in any new significant impacts or any substantial increase in the severity of the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR. 286
Project Description
Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Project
The Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan (SPW Business Park Specific Plan) was approved by the City of Santa Paula in October 2016 to guide future land use development on approximately 54 acres of property in the West Area 2 Planning Area, as defined in the City’s General Plan planned for commercial and light industrial facilities. West Area 2 was identified as an expansion area in the City’s 1998 General Plan, indicating the City’s intent to annex this area. The SPW Specific Plan allows a variety of manufacturing, research and development, professional office, and limited commercial uses, with integrated vehicular circulation, pedestrian walkways, and supporting infrastructure.

The SPW Business Park Specific Plan Area (Project Site) is approximately 54 acres of unincorporated land located adjacent to the western boundary of the City of Santa Paula. The Project Site is located within the Sphere of Influence (SOI) for the City of Santa Paula as approved by the Ventura LAFCO and the voter approved City of Santa Paula CURB (City Urban Restriction Boundary).

The Project Site is located within the Santa Paula, California, 7.5-minute United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle and is comprised of five parcels identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 098-0-010-150, 098-0-010-160, 098-0-010-190, 098-0- 010-180, and 098-0-020-040. The Project Site is bound to the north by Telegraph Road, to the south by SR 126, to the east by existing industrial and commercial development in the existing City limits, and to the west by Adams Barranca and agricultural land. The Project Site is divided by the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) railroad right-of-way. Local access is provided by Telegraph Road, Beckwith Road, Clow Road, and Todd Lane.

Approved Specific Plan
The City of Santa Paula General Plan designates the Project Site for Mixed-Use Commercial/Light Industrial uses (C-LI). Section 16.25.020 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code (SPMC) identifies this area as SP-6, West Area 2.

The Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan is a comprehensive set of plans, exhibits, regulations, conditions, and programs approved by the City to implement the City of Santa Paula General Plan by ensuring the orderly development of the Specific Plan Area as a coordinated office/industrial/business park, including a variety of manufacturing, research and development, professional office and limited commercial uses with integrated vehicular circulation, landscaping, pedestrian walkways, and supporting infrastructure.

Adams Barranca, located along the western boundary of the Project Site, conveys storm water from north of the site to drainpipes under the SR126 freeway. The current effective FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated 01/20/2010 shows that a portion of the Project Site is located partially within Zone A, indicating there is an approximate 1% Annual Chance (100- year) of flooding due to a lack of capacity within the channel and a lack of capacity at the SR126 undercrossing.

The approved Specific Plan includes an interceptor channel along Telegraph Road on the northern edge of the Specific Plan Area with another interceptor channel parallel to Adams 287

APPROVED PROPOSED

CHANGE IN
ACRES
Acres % of Project
Site
Acres % of Project
Site
Commercial/Light
Industrial (C/LI)

41.96 78 36.94 68.40 -5.02
Roadways 6.95 12.90 6.31 11.70 -0.64
Open Space -
Passive

4.90 9.10 10.76 19.90 +5.86
Total Gross Area 53.81 100 54.01 100 0.20
Barranca from Telegraph Road to Freeway 126 and with a discharge point back into Adams Barranca upstream of the SR126 freeway. Flood control basins were also planned along Adams Barranca north of the rail line and in the southwest corner of the Project Site.

Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
Based on consultation with the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD), the drainage and flood control plan included in the approved Specific Plan was redesigned to ensure the Project Site would not be flooded or have any adverse effects on adjacent properties or the SR126 freeway, and would replace the existing natural floodplain storage on the Project Site. The proposed Specific Plan Amendment includes modifications to the drainage and flood control plan to increase the volume of floodwater from Adams Barranca that can be accommodated within the Specific Plan Area.

Proposed Land Use Summary
On November 14, 2023, the City of Santa Paula Planning Commission approved Resolution No. 3852 (Attachment E) recommending the City Council approve an Addendum to Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final Environmental Impact Report and an amendment to the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan (SP-6).

ANALYSIS:

Grading & Drainage Master Plans
The revised Drainage Master Plan is designed to meet or exceed the storm drainage requirements of the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWWD) and the City of Santa Paula (on-site drainage systems), where applicable.

The Project Site will be graded to approximate the existing 2 percent land gradient, creating 288
roadways and building pads in the lower areas with gradients in the 0.5 percent to 2 percent range. Elevations will be raised by up to approximately 4 feet – 6 feet above existing elevations to raise the site out of the floodplain. With the Conceptual Grading Plan in the approved Specific Plan, grading on the site would have involved approximately 80,000 cubic yards of cut and 179,000 cubic yards of fill, with approximately 99,000 cubic yards of imported soil needed. With the proposed Conceptual Grading Plan, grading on the site would include approximately 119,950 cubic yards of cut and 200,430 cubic yards of fill, with approximately 81,280 cubic yards of imported soil needed.

The proposed flood protection plan builds upon the approved flood control plan in the approved Specific Plan and is designed to meet or exceed the storm drainage requirements of both the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWWD) and the City of Santa Paula (on-site drainage systems), where applicable.

An interceptor channel is planned to capture overflows from Telegraph Road and Adams Barranca during a 100-year storm event. Instead of discharging the flows back into Adams Barranca above the freeway, these overflows will enter a large on-site storage basin located where the 100- year flood is expected to flow over the freeway under the existing condition.

This basin will collect on-site flood waters collected via the north and the west interceptor channels, provide a spillage area where flood flows will overtop the freeway similar to the existing condition, and serve as an on-site detention and stormwater quality treatment basin.

Flows entering Beckwith Road from Telegraph Road to the railroad tracks will also be intercepted and collected at the Telegraph Road intersection via a series of catch basin inlets and storm drains in order to minimize the flows discharging south on Beckwith Road and overtopping the railroad tracks. Along the east end of the project site to the Beckwith Road extension, an earthen interceptor channel between the building pad areas and the railroad tracks will collect runoff that overflows the tracks and convey these flows to the Todd Lane Undercrossing.

The storm drain system within the Specific Plan Area will collect on-site runoff and direct most of it to the large on-site privately maintained detention basin. This detention basin will significantly reduce peak runoff volumes downstream by storing the peak event flows and lagging their release after the storm peak. This basin will have a low level 36” RCP outlet pipe with a flap gate which will drain to Adams Barranca upstream of, or into, the double RCB Caltrans culvert below the freeway.

Site Access & Circulation
The Specific Plan includes a Circulation Master Plan that provides a framework and standards for road development to ensure a safe and adequate system of vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle circulation. The vehicular circulation system consists of public roadway access from Telegraph Road, Beckwith Road, and Faulkner Road that would provide direct access to the Project Site driveways. Telegraph Road fronts the property to the north and is the principal arterial that would serve the Project. Primary north/south access to the Project Site north of the railroad right-of-way is Beckwith Road from Telegraph Road and east/west access is from Faulkner Road. Accommodating the larger detention basin in the southern portion of the Specific Plan Area requires minor changes to the configuration of the planned streets in this portion of the Project Site.

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The Specific Plan includes an infrastructure plan establishing the network of on- and off-site infrastructure construction requirements to support development of the Specific Plan. These include infrastructure to support potable water delivery, wastewater pipelines, a storm drain system, electricity and natural gas, and other facilities. Minor reconfiguration of these planned utilities is proposed to reflect the changes to the drainage and circulation master plans.

Annexation
If the City Council approves the proposed ordinance, the City will resubmit an application to the Ventura County Local Agency Formation Commission (“LAFCO”) for reorganization (annexation) of presently unincorporated parcels within the County of Ventura’s jurisdiction. A portion of these parcels would be governed by the Specific Plan. The application would affect Assessor Parcels Nos. (APNs) 098-0-010-150, 098-0-010-160, 098-0-010-190, 098-0-010- 180, and 098-0-020-040.

Adopting Resolution No. 7495 and Ordinance No. 1332 would authorize the City Manager, or designee, to file an application with the Ventura County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) and request reorganization (annexation) of approximately 54 acres associated with the proposed Project from Ventura County to the City of Santa Paula. A portion of the annexation area is comprised of property that would be governed by the Specific Plan.

LAFCO is responsible for establishing jurisdictional boundaries of public agencies in accordance with the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Government Code §§ 56000, et seq.). One of LAFCO’s duties is to encourage the orderly formation and expansion of local government agencies.

Public Notification
A notice of public hearing was published in the Ventura Star in compliance with state law. As of the date of this report, one public comment in support of the project has been received.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

Facilitating implementation of the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan directly aligns with Goals B1 and B8 of the 2023-2025 City of Santa Paula Strategic Plan, as it fosters economic development, revenue and annexation opportunities.

FISCAL IMPACTS:

Potentially significant employment, business license, property and sales tax revenue from new businesses onsite once constructed.

OPTIONS:

1. Approve Resolution No. 7345 and Ordinance 1332

2. Reject Resolution No. 7345 and Ordinance 1332

3. Make changes to Resolution No. 7345 and Ordinance 1332 ATTACHMENTS:

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ATTACHMENT B_ Ex. A to CC Reso 7495 - SPWBP EIR Addendum.docx ATTACHMENT C ORDINANCE NO. 1332 SPWBP SP Amendment jm mc 11.30.pdf ATTACHMENT D_ Ex. A to Ord. 1332 - Kasraie Consulting's Adams Barranca Conceptual Design Report 6-30-2022.pdf
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ATTACHMENT A
RESOLUTION NO. 7495
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Resolution No. 7495

A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AN

ADDENDUM TO THE SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC

PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN.
(PROJECT NO. 23-ADD-01)
The City Council of the City of Santa Paula does resolve as follows:

SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares that:

A. On February 20, 2019, the City Council certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (“FEIR”) for the (1) 54-acre Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan (the “Specific Plan”), (2) a General Plan Amendment, (2) prezoning of property within the Specific Plan Area, (3) a Master Vesting Tentative Map, (4) a Water Supply Assessment; and (5) authorization to file an application with the Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the purpose of annexing the Specific Plan Area within the City’s jurisdiction in accordance with the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (collectively with the Specific Plan, the “Project”).

B. The Specific Plan was proposed to provide a comprehensive set of plans, exhibits, regulations, conditions, and programs for the orderly development of a portion of the West Area 2 Expansion Area as defined in the City’s General Plan with commercial and light industrial uses.

C. After filing the annexation application with LACFO, the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD) requested the City to modify the drainage and flood control plan for the Project to provide for additional storage volume for floodwater.

D. In order to make the VCWPD’s requested changes, the Planning Division initiated an application for a Specific Plan Amendment (“SPA” or “Amended Project”).

E. The City’s Planning Division reviewed the SPA , in part, for consistency with the General Plan and conformity with the Santa Paula Municipal Code (“SPMC”).

F. The City’s Planning Division reviewed the Amended Project’s environmental impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations §§15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”).

G. The City’s Planning Division has prepared an Addendum to the previously certified Final EIR for the Project (“EIR Addendum”) to evaluate the proposed changes to the drainage and flood control plan and related changes to the approved Specific Plan. 293
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H. These changes are proposed to ensure that the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan is safe from flooding, to ensure that the Project will not adversely affect flooding conditions on adjacent properties or along FWY 126, and to maintain the existing volume of natural floodplain storage within the Specific Plan Area.

I. CEQA authorizes an addendum to a previously certified EIR if, as a result of changes to the project at issue in the EIR, changes or additions to the EIR are needed, but none of the conditions permitting preparation of a Subsequent EIR set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 have occurred.

J. On November 14, 2023, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the Amended Project and EIR Addendum. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the Amended Project and EIR Addendum to the City Council for reasons stated in Planning Commission Resolution 3852.

H. This Resolution and its findings are adopted based upon the evidence set forth in the entire record including, without limitation, documentary and testimonial evidence; the staff report; and such additional information set forth in the entire administrative record that is too voluminous to reference, but is on file with the City Clerk’s office.

SECTION 2: The City Council makes the following findings with respect to the EIR Addendum:

A. No substantial changes are proposed to the Project that would require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the occurrence of new significant effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts; B. No substantial changes in circumstances under which the Project is undertaken would occur that would require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the occurrence of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified effects; and
C. No new information of substantial importance has been discovered that was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was prepared. Specifically, a review of current conditions and the proposed Amended Project demonstrates the following:

1. The proposed Amended Project would not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR;

2. Significant effects previously examined would not be substantially more severe than shown in the Final EIR;

3. There are no new mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible that would now in fact be feasible that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the proposed Amended Project, and that the proposed Amended Project proponents decline to adopt; and

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significant effects on the environment, and that the proposed Project proponents decline to adopt, are recommended.

D. Based on the information contained in the EIR Addendum, the proposed modification of the drainage and flood control plan in the Santa Paula West Specific Plan would not result in any new significant impacts or any substantial increase in severity of the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR. Additionally, no new information of substantial importance has been identified that indicates the Amended Project would result in any new significant impacts or any substantial increase in the severity of the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR.

SECTION 3: Approval. Subject to the conditions set forth in Planning Commission Resolution 3852, which is incorporated by this reference as if fully set forth, and based on the findings herein, the City Council approves the EIR Addendum attached as Exhibit “A”, and incorporated by reference.

SECTION 4: Reliance on the Record. Each and all of the findings and determinations in this Resolution are based on the competent and substantial evidence, both oral and written, contained in the entire record relating to the project. The findings and determinations constitute the independent findings and determinations of the Planning Commission in all respects and are fully and completely supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole.

SECTION 5: Limitations. The City Council’s analysis and evaluation of the Amended Project is based on the best information currently available. It is inevitable that in evaluating a project that absolute and perfect knowledge of all possible aspects of the project will not exist. One of the major limitations on analysis of the Amended Project is that City Council lacks of knowledge of future events. In all instances, best efforts were made to form accurate assumptions.

SECTION 6: Summaries of Information. All summaries of information in the findings, which precede this section, are based on the substantial evidence in the record. The absence of any particular fact from any such summary is not an indication that a particular finding is not based in part on that fact.

SECTION 7: This Resolution will remain effective until superseded by a subsequent resolution.

SECTION 8: The City Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this Resolution to Applicant and Applicant’s Representative and to any other person requesting a copy. The Applicant is the McGaelic Goup LLC and Bender Farms LLC and the Applicant’s Representative is the Parkstone Group.

SECTION 9: This Resolution may be appealed within ten (10) calendar days after its adoption.

All appeals must be in writing and filed with the City Clerk within this time period. Failure to file a timely written appeal will constitute a waiver of any right of appeal.

SECTION 10: This Resolution is the City Council’s final decision and will take effect immediately upon adoption.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of December 2023.
__________________________
Andy Sobel, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Monica Castillo, City Attorney
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ADDENDUM NO. 1 TO THE

FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT

SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK

SPECIFIC PLAN EIR

CITY OF SANTA PAULA
(SCH No. 2014081104)

CITY OF SANTA PAULA
Community Development Department
Planning Division
200 S. 10th St. / P.O. Box 569
Santa Paula, CA 93060
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section Page

1.0 Introduction ................................................................................................1.0-1

1.1 Project Background .............................................................................. 1.0-1

1.2 Applicable Review Standards................................................................... 1.0-1

2.0 Project Description .......................................................................................2.0-1

2.1 Project Location .................................................................................. 2.0-1

2.2 Project Characteristics .......................................................................... 2.0-1

2.2.1 Approved Specific Plan .......................................................................... 2.0-1

2.2.2 Proposed Specific Plan Amendment........................................................... 2.0-4

2.2.3 Project Approvals and Permits................................................................2.0-14

3.0 Environmental Analysis ..................................................................................3.0-1

3.1 Aesthetics.......................................................................................... 3.0-1

3.2 Agricultural Resources........................................................................... 3.0-2

3.3 Air Quality ......................................................................................... 3.0-3

3.4 Biological Resources ............................................................................. 3.0-5

3.5 Cultural Resources ............................................................................... 3.0-6

3.6 Geology/Soils...................................................................................... 3.0-7

3.7 Greenhouse Gas................................................................................... 3.0-8

3.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials.............................................................. 3.0-9

3.9 Hydrology and Water Quality..................................................................3.0-10

3.10 Land Use ..........................................................................................3.0-13

3.11 Noise...............................................................................................3.0-14

3.12 Public Services ...................................................................................3.0-15

3.13 Transportation ...................................................................................3.0-17

3.14 Utilities and Service Systems..................................................................3.0-17 Appendices
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List of Figures
Figure Page

2.0-1 Project Location ............................................................................................ 2.0-2

2.0-2 Project Site Plan............................................................................................ 2.0-3

2.0-3 Approved Land Use Master Plan ......................................................................... 2.0-5

2.0-4 Proposed Land Use Master Plan.......................................................................... 2.0-6

2.0-5 Conceptual Grading and Drainage Plan................................................................. 2.0-8

2.0-6 Storm Drain Plan............................................................................................ 2.0-9

2.0-7 Vehicular Circulation Plan ...............................................................................2.0-11

2.0-8 Domestic and Recycled Water Master Plan ...........................................................2.0-12

2.0-9 Sewer System Master Plan ...............................................................................2.0-13 List of Tables
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2.0-1 Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Approved Land Use Summary .................... 2.0-4

2.0-2 Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Proposed Land Use Summary .................... 2.0-7

3.3-1 Estimated Operational Emissions — SPW Business Park Specific Plan Area ...................... 3.0-3

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 PROJECT BACKGROUND
When a Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been certified for a project, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provides for the update of the information in the Final EIR to address changes to a project or changes to the circumstances under which a project will occur. An Addendum to a Final EIR may be prepared if changes or additions to the EIR are needed, but none of the conditions calling for a Subsequent EIR or Supplemental EIR as defined in the CEQA Guidelines have occurred.

The City of Santa Paula (City) certified the Final EIR for the approximately 54-acre Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Project (“Specific Plan” or “Project”) in February 2019. The Specific Plan was proposed to provide a comprehensive set of plans, exhibits, regulations, conditions, and programs for the orderly development of a portion of the West Area 2 Expansion Area as defined in the City’s General Plan with commercial and light industrial uses.

As required by CEQA, the City adopted findings of fact for the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR and a statement of overriding considerations for those impacts identified as significant and unavoidable after the incorporation of all feasible mitigation measures which were adopted for the Project, consisting of several discretionary actions, including (1) approval of a General Plan Amendment, (2) adopting the Santa Paula West Specific Plan as prezoning for the property within the Specific Plan Area, (3) approval of a Master Vesting Tentative Map, (4) approval of Water Supply Assessment; and (5) authorization to file an application with the Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the purpose of reorganizing (annexing) the Project Site within the City’s jurisdiction in accordance with the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Government Reorganization Act of 2000. In February 2013, the City filed an application with the Ventura LAFCO to reorganize (annex) the Project Site to the City of Santa Paula.

Subsequent to the filing of the annexation application, the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD) requested that the City modify the drainage and flood control plan for the Project to provide for additional storage volume for floodwater. This Addendum to the Final EIR for the Santa Paula West Business Park Project evaluates changes to the drainage and flood control plan proposed in response to a request from the VCWPD and related changes to the approved Specific Plan. These changes are proposed to ensure the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan is safe from flooding, that the Project will not adversely affect flooding conditions on adjacent properties or along FWY 126, and to maintain the existing volume of natural floodplain storage within the Specific Plan Area.

1.2 APPLICABLE REVIEW STANDARDS
When a Final EIR has been certified for a project, the CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines define standards and the procedure for an additional environmental review. Sections 15162–15164 of the CEQA Guidelines, 14 Cal. Code. Regs. §§ 15000 et seq., define the standards for determining the level of additional environmental review required when an EIR has been certified for a project. 300

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When it can be determined, based on substantial evidence in light of the whole record, that changes to the Project or changes in the circumstances under which the Project would be undertaken constitute new information that would result in the identification of new significant impacts, or a substantial increase in the severity of significant impacts identified in the certified Final EIR, an Addendum to an EIR may be prepared. Public review of an Addendum is not required by CEQA. Instead, the information in an Addendum is to be considered with the previously certified Final EIR prior to a decision being made on the action being considered. If new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of significant impacts identified in the certified Final EIR would occur, then preparation and circulation of a Subsequent or Supplemental EIR is required.

Based on review of the whole record, including the certified Final EIR, this Addendum concludes that no new significant impacts are likely to result from the proposed apartment project. This conclusion is drawn from the following findings pursuant to Section 15162(a) of the CEQA Guidelines:

3. No new information of substantial importance has been discovered that was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was prepared. Specifically, a review of current conditions and the proposed Project demonstrates the following:
a. The proposed Project would not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR;
b. Significant effects previously examined would not be substantially more severe than shown in the Final EIR;
c. There are no new mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible that would now in fact be feasible that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the proposed Project, and that the proposed Project proponents decline to adopt; and
d. No new mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, and that the proposed Project proponents decline to adopt, are recommended.

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2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan (SPW Business Park Specific Plan) was approved by the City of Santa Paula in February 2019 to guide future land use development on approximately 54 acres of property in the West Area 2 Planning Area, as defined in the City’s General Plan planned for commercial and light industrial facilities. West Area 2 was identified as an expansion area in the City’s 1998 General Plan, indicating the City’s intent to annex this area. The SPW Specific Plan allows a variety of manufacturing, research and development, professional office, and limited commercial uses, with integrated vehicular circulation, pedestrian walkways, and supporting infrastructure.

2.1 Project Location
The SPW Business Park Specific Plan Area (Project Site) is approximately 54 acres of unincorporated land located adjacent to the western boundary of the City of Santa Paula, as shown in Figure 2.0-1: Project Location and Figure 2.0-2: Project Site. The Project Site is located within the Sphere of Influence (SOI) for the City of Santa Paula as approved by the Ventura LAFCO and the voter approved City of Santa Paula CURB (City Urban Restriction Boundary).

The Project Site is located within the Santa Paula, California, 7.5-minute United States Geological Survey (USGS) quadrangle and is comprised of five parcels identified as Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 098- 0-010-150, 098-0-010-160, 098-0-010-190, 098-0-010-180, and 098-0-020-040. The Project Site is bound to the north by Telegraph Road, to the south by SR 126, to the east by existing industrial and commercial development in the existing City limits, and to the west by Adams Barranca and agricultural land. The Project Site is divided by the Ventura County Transportation Commission (VCTC) railroad right-of-way.

Local access is provided by Telegraph Road, Beckwith Road, Clow Road, and Todd Lane.

2.2 Project Characteristics

2.2.1 APPROVED SPECIFIC PLAN
The City of Santa Paula General Plan designates the Project Site for Mixed-Use Commercial/Light Industrial uses (C-LI). Section 16.25.020 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code (SPMC) identifies this area as SP-6, Santa Paula West Business Park.

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Figure 2.0-1: Project Location
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Figure 2.0-2: Project Site
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Figure 2.0-3 is the Approved Land Use Master Plan in the Specific Plan. As shown in Table 2.0-1: Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Approved Land Use Summary, the approved Specific Plan identifies 41.96 acres for Commercial/Light Industrial uses, 6.95 acres for roads, and 4.9 acres for Open Space/Passive uses, including drainage and flood control facilities. The Specific Plan defines a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 35% for Commercial/Light Industrial Land, meaning buildings may occupy a maximum of 35% of the area available for development. As 41.96 acres is designated for Commercial/Light Industrial Development, the maximum amount of development allowed by the approved Specific Plan is approximately 1.83 million square feet.

Adams Barranca, located along the western boundary of the Project Site, conveys storm water from north of the site to drainpipes under the SR 126 Freeway. The current effective FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated 01/20/2010 shows that a portion of the Project Site is located partially within Zone A, indicating there is an approximate 1% Annual Chance (100-year) of flooding due to a lack of capacity within the channel and a lack of capacity at the SR 126 undercrossing.

The approved Specific Plan includes an interceptor channel along Telegraph Road on the northern edge of the Specific Plan Area with another interceptor channel parallel to Adams Barranca from Telegraph Road to Freeway 126 and with a discharge point back into Adams Barranca upstream of the SR 126 Freeway. As shown in Figure 2.0-3: Approved Land Use Master Plan flood control basins were also planned along Adams Barranca north of the rail line and in the southwest corner of the Project Site.

2.2.2 PROPOSED SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT
Based on consultation with the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD), the drainage and flood control plan included in the approved Specific Plan was redesigned to ensure the Project Site would not be flooded or have any adverse effects on adjacent properties or the SR-126 Freeway, and would replace the existing natural floodplain storage on the Project Site. The proposed Specific Plan Amendment includes modifications to the drainage and flood control plan to increase the volume of floodwater from Adams Barranca that can be accommodated within the Specific Plan Area.

Figure 2.0-4 is the Proposed Land Use Master Plan and Table 2.0-2 is the Proposed Land Use Summary.

Based on a new survey completed of the parcels included in the Specific Plan Area, the size of the Specific TABLE 2.0-1

SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN

APPROVED LAND USE SUMMARY
Land Use Acres Percent of Project
Site
Commercial/Light Industrial (C/LI) 41.96 78.0
Roadways (approximate) 6.95 12.9
Open Space/Passive 4.9 9.1
Total Gross Area 53.81 100
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Figure 2.0-3: Approved Land Use Master Plan
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Figure 2.0-4: Proposed Land Use Master Plan
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Plan Area has been adjusted from 53.81 to 54.01 acres. As shown in Table 2.0-2: Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Proposed Land Use Summary, the amount of the Open Space/Passive land is proposed to increase by approximately 5.86 acres to 10.76 acres to accommodate a large flood control basin in the southwest portion of the Project Site. The amount of land available for Commercial/Light Industrial Development is reduced from 41.96 acres to 36.94 acres. With this reduction, the amount of development allowed by the Specific Plan is reduced by approximately 12%, from 1.83 million square feet to 1.61 million square feet.

Grading and Drainage Master Plans
The revised Drainage Master Plan is designed to meet or exceed the storm drainage requirements of the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWWD) and the City of Santa Paula (on-site drainage systems), where applicable. The Conceptual Drainage Plan for the Project is illustrated in Figure 2.0-5:

Conceptual Grading and Drainage Plan and Figure 2.0-6: Storm Drain Plan.

The Project Site will be graded to approximate the existing 2 percent land gradient, creating roadways and building pads in the lower areas with gradients in the 0.5 percent to 2 percent range. Elevations will be raised by up to approximately 4 feet – 6 feet above existing elevations to raise the site out of the floodplain. With the Conceptual Grading Plan in the approved Specific Plan, grading on the site would have involved approximately 80,000 cubic yards of cut and 179,000 cubic yards of fill, with approximately 99,000 cubic yards of imported soil needed. With the proposed Conceptual Grading Plan, grading on the site would include approximately 119,950 cubic yards of cut and 200,430 cubic yards of fill, with approximately 81,280 cubic yards of imported soil needed.

TABLE 2.0-2

SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN

PROPOSED LAND USE SUMMARY

APPROVED PROPOSED
Change in
Land Use Acres Acres
Percent of
Project
Site Acres
Percent of
Project
Site
Commercial/Light Industrial
(C/LI)

41.96 78.0 36.94 68.4 - 5.02
Roadways (approximate) 6.95 12.9 6.31 11.7 - 0.64
Open Space/Passive 4.90 9.10 10.76 19.9 + 5.86
Total Gross Area 53.81 100 54.01 100 0.20
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Figure 2.0-5: Conceptual Grading and Drainage Plan
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An interceptor channel is planned to capture overflows from Telegraph Road and Adams Barranca during a 100-year storm event. Instead of discharging the flows back into Adams Barranca above the freeway, these overflows will enter a large on-site storage basin located where the 100- year flood is expected to flow over the freeway under the existing condition. This basin will collect on-site flood waters collected via the north and the west interceptor channels, provide a spillage area where flood flows will overtop the freeway similar to the existing condition, and serve as an on-site detention and stormwater quality treatment basin. Flows entering Beckwith Road from Telegraph Road to the railroad tracks will also be intercepted and collected at the Telegraph Road intersection via a series of catch basin inlets and storm drains in order to minimize the flows discharging south on Beckwith Road and overtopping the railroad tracks. Along the east end of the project site to the Beckwith Road extension, an earthen interceptor channel between the building pad areas and the railroad tracks will collect runoff that overflows the tracks and convey these flows to the Todd Lane Undercrossing.

Site Access and Circulation
The Specific Plan includes a Circulation Master Plan that provides a framework and standards for road development to ensure a safe and adequate system of vehicular, pedestrian, and bicycle circulation. The vehicular circulation system consists of public roadway access from Telegraph Road, Beckwith Road, and Faulkner Road that would provide direct access to the Project Site driveways. Telegraph Road fronts the property to the north and is the principal arterial that would serve the Project. Primary north/south access to the Project Site north of the railroad right-of-way is Beckwith Road from Telegraph Road and east/west access is from Faulkner Road. Accommodating the larger detention basin in the southern portion of the Specific Plan Area requires minor changes to the configuration of the planned streets in this portion of the Project Site. The proposed Vehicular Circulation Plan is shown in Figure 2.0-7.

Utilities
The Specific Plan includes an infrastructure plan establishing the network of on- and off-site infrastructure construction requirements to support development of the Specific Plan. These include infrastructure to support potable water delivery, wastewater pipelines, a storm drain system, electricity and natural gas, and other facilities. Minor reconfiguration of these planned utilities is proposed to reflect the changes to the drainage and circulation master plans. The proposed utility plans are shown in Figure

2.0-8: Domestic and Recycled Water Master Plan and Figure 2.0-9: Sewer System Master Plan. 312

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Figure 2.0-7: Vehicular Circulation Plan
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Figure 2.0-8: Domestic and Recycled Water Master Plan
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2.2.3 Project Approvals and Permits
The proposed Specific Plan Amendment will require review and approval by the City of Santa Paula.

Subsequent to approval of the Specific Plan Amendment, the City will consider a revised Master Vesting Tentative Map. In February 2013, the City filed an application with the Ventura LAFCO to reorganize (annex) the Project Site to the City of Santa Paula. Review of this application is pending. In addition, the California Department of Transportation will need to approve an encroachment permit for construction within the State right of way for SR-126.
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3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
This section includes separate subsections for each environmental topic addressed in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR. Each topical section includes a summary of the information and conclusions of the analysis in the Final EIR. Updated information reflecting any changes in the environmental setting related to each topic is presented first in each subsection, followed by analysis of the environmental impacts of the proposed Project. For each topic, a determination is also made whether the proposed Project would result in any new significant impacts or any substantial increase in the severity of the impacts identified in the Final EIR.

3.1 Aesthetics
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Final EIR analyzed changes to the visual character of the Project Site and the surrounding area that would result from the commercial and light industrial development that would be allowed by the SPW Business Park Specific Plan. Scenic resources in the area include agricultural land; Adams Barranca on the west boundary of the Project Site; open space in foreground and middle-ground views available from SR 126; and background views of foothills and slopes rising to Santa Paula Ridge to the north from SR 126, Telegraph Road and other public streets in the area.

The existing visual character of the Project Site as viewed from SR 126, Telegraph Road, Beckwith Road, Todd Lane, and Faulkner Road, is predominantly agricultural in nature, with ancillary agricultural facilities, row crops, and orchards.

Development in accordance with the Specific Plan would result in extending the existing urbanized visual character of the City of Santa Paula westward onto the Project Site, and views from SR 126 and streets in the area would be affected. The SPW Specific Plan includes a landscape master plan and a feature of this plan is landscaping along Adams Barranca on the western edge of the Project Site to provide a buffer with the agricultural land located west of the Project Site.

More distant scenic vistas views of the Santa Clara River Valley would not be substantially affected by development of the Project Site. There are no existing structures on the Project Site that have historical significance, nor does the Project Site contain visually important trees or geologic features. Further, the Project would incorporate various open space/passive uses into the Project design to preserve the visual quality of Adams Barranca. However, the change in views from the public viewpoints near the Project was identified as a significant and unavoidable impact of the Project.

Additionally, the Project would result in a potential for an increase from glare from any reflective surfaces that may be associated with buildings on the site, and an increase in artificial light during the night, given that minimal outdoor lighting is currently emitted from the Project Site. Mitigation Measure AES-1 was identified in the Final EIR to mitigate the impact of light and glare from the West Business Park Project by requiring submission and approval of a Lighting Plan for the site. 317

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Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The primary change associated with the proposed Specific Plan Amendment is an increase in the size of the flood control basin planned in the southwest portion of the 54-acre Project Site by approximately 6 acres. This basin would extend from Adams Barranca east to Beckwith Road and would provide a visual buffer from SR-126 to development on the site. With the increased basin, development would only occur adjacent to SR 126 from Beckwith Road to the eastern edge of the Project Site. The overall visual character of the Project Site would still change from agricultural to urban.

No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Specific Plan Amendment, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of significant impacts previously identified in the Final EIR.

3.2 Agricultural Resources
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Final EIR identified that implementation of the SPW Business Park Specific Plan would result in the conversion of approximately 44.20 acres of Prime Farmland and 4.88 acres of Farmland of Statewide Importance.

Existing agricultural lands producing avocados, citrus fruits, and a variety of row crops are located south of the Specific Plan area, south of State Route (SR) 126, and near the western boundary of the SPW Business Park Specific Plan, west of Adams Barranca. Agricultural operations to the south are separated from the Project Site by SR 126.

The Final EIR included Mitigation Measure A-1 to minimize impacts to Prime Farmland and Important Farmland. This measure requires the Applicant to provide payment for a conservation easement on officially designated Prime or Important Farmland, or contribute to a local, regional, or Statewide organization whose purpose is to acquire agricultural conservation easements for Prime and Important Farmland. The Final EIR concluded that even with implementation of this mitigation measure, the Project would result in significant and unavoidable impacts related to agricultural resources due to the conversion of land identified as Prime and Farmland of Statewide Importance to non-agricultural uses.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The proposed amendment would reduce the amount of the Project Site developed with commercial and light industrial uses to accommodate a larger flood control basin. The entire Project Site would, however, continue to be developed. For this reason, impacts on agricultural land would not change. Mitigation Measure A-1 in the SPWBPSP EIR would require payment to contribute to a conservation easement that would support a local, regional, or Statewide organization whose purpose is to acquire agricultural conservation easements for Prime and Important Farmland. 318

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No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Specific Plan Amendment, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of any impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.3 Air Quality
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Final EIR included analysis of the consistency of the Project with the 2007 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), which was based on residential population growth projections within the various growth and non-growth areas of the County. As the SPW Business Park Specific Plan was proposed to implement the Santa Paula General Plan, the growth associated with the SPW Business Park Specific Plan was determined to not conflict with the 2007 AQMP. For this reason, the Final EIR determined the SPW Business Park Specific Plan would not jeopardize attainment of State and national ambient air quality standards in Ventura County.

The Final EIR estimated emissions from construction activities that would occur with the SPW Business Park Specific Plan and determined these emissions would exceed Ventura County Air Pollution Control District (VCAPCD) thresholds for ROG and NOx throughout the entire construction period. Additionally, the Final EIR assessed the potential for increases in air emissions from subsequent development in the SPW Business Park Specific Plan Area after annexation. Table 3.3-1: Estimated Operational Emissions — SPW Business Park Specific Plan Area shows the emissions estimated from development in the SPW Business Park Specific Plan Area. As shown, the estimated daily operational emissions of ROG were above the thresholds of significance recommended by VCAPCD.

TABLE 3.3-1
ESTIMATED OPERATIONAL EMISSIONS — SPW BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN AREA Source Pollutant (pounds/day)
ROG NOx CO SOx PM10 PM2.5
Maximum 29.71 22.93 103.64 0.41 29.44 8.33
VCAPCD
Thresholds 25.00 25.00 NT NT NT NT
Threshold
exceeded? Yes No No No No No
Source: Meridian Consultants, 2013. Calculation data are provided in Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan DEIR.

Note:

CO = carbon monoxide; NOx = nitrogen oxide; PM10 = particulate matter less than 10 microns; PM2.5 = particulate matter less than 2.5 microns; ROG = reactive organic gas; SOX = sulfur oxide.

NT = no threshold of significance.

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grading, earthmoving, or excavation operations, excessive fugitive dust emissions shall be controlled by regular watering or other dust-preventative measures using the following procedures, as specified by the VCAPCD and Rule 51.

Mitigation Measures AQ-1, AQ-2, AQ-3, AQ-4, and AQ-5 reduced impacts to construction air quality emissions to less than significant by reducing fugitive dust emissions and pollutants caused by construction equipment, periodic inspections of construction equipment vehicles, compliance with California Vehicle Code Section 23114 with special attention to subsections 2311(b)(F), (e)(2) and (e)(4), and adherence to VCAPCD Rule 74.2 (Architectural Coatings). Mitigation Measures AQ-6, AQ-7, and AQ8 would reduce impacts during operation of the SPW Business Park Specific Plan Project by including low emission water heaters for commercial water heating, construct pedestrian and transit friendly facilities, and provide shuttle/minibus service to the site. Mitigation Measures AQ-9, AQ-10, and AQ-11 mitigate effects of releasing spores during construction by hiring construction employees, to the extent feasible, from local populations who may have previously been exposed and therefore immune, requiring respirators during periods of high dust, and the operator cab of area grading and construction equipment must be enclosed and air-conditioned. Mitigation Measures AQ-12 and AQ-11 require the Applicant to plant and maintain shade trees to reduce heat build-up on structures and require the preparation of a Transportation Demand Management plan (TDM) for review and approval by the City and VCAPCD.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The proposed Specific Plan Amendment Project would reduce the amount of land available for development within the 54-acre Specific Plan Area as the flood control basin would be 6 acres larger.

The changes to the conceptual grading plan to accommodate the revised drainage and flood control plan would reduce the amount of soil imported and increase the overall volume of grading. Table 3.3-2:

Maximum Construction Emissions, below, provides updated modeling of construction emissions using the latest version of CalEEMod, the Statewide land use emissions computer model designed to provide a uniform platform to quantify potential criteria pollutant emissions associated with both construction and operations from a variety of land use projects.

TABLE 3.3-2

MAXIMUM CONSTRUCTION EMISSIONS
Source
VOC NOx CO SOx PM10 PM2.5
pounds/day
Year 2024 3.9 56.9 36.5 0.2 8.4 4.4
Year 2025 3.6 51.2 34.8 0.2 8.2 3.5
Year 2026 40.1 16.8 33.3 <0.1 6.2 1.8
Year 2027 40.1 8.2 15.3 <0.1 1.4 0.6
Maximum Emissions 40.1 56.9 36.5 0.2 8.4 4.4
SPW Business Park Final EIR
Maximum Construction Emissions for
Approved Project
235.2 158.7 118.4 0.6 35.1 13.1
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As shown in Table 3.3-2, with the revised project, maximum emissions during construction would be reduced in comparison to the approved Project.

The amount of development within the Specific Plan Area would be less with the proposed amendment as the amount of the Specific Plan Area available for development would be reduced to accommodate the larger flood control basin. The amount of traffic generated by the Project would also be reduced.

For these reasons, operational air quality emissions would also be reduced in comparison to the approved Project.

Mitigation Measures AQ-1 through AQ-12, as identified in the Final EIR and adopted by the City, would apply to the revised project and would reduce air quality impacts during construction and operation of the proposed Project to the maximum extent feasible.

No new significant impacts would result from the proposed Specific Plan Amendment and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.4 Biological Resources
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Final EIR determined that no special-status plant species are expected to occur within the avocado orchards agricultural ditch, agricultural row crop communities, or disturbed areas on the Project Site.

The Specific Plan designates the riparian habitat on the Project Site associated with Adams Barranca as Open Space. Mitigation Measure BR-1 was identified to reduce impacts to the native riparian habitat adjacent to the Project Site by requiring the locations of any protected trees to be identified on grading plans and provide a tree report identifying measures to preserve any tree(s) that could be affected by grading. Additionally, Mitigation Measures BR-2, BR-3, and BR-4 require landscaping and irrigation plans that incorporate native vegetation and water conservation, as well as nesting bird surveys to mitigate impacts to the surrounding habitat.

Adams Barranca, located adjacent to the site, provides marginal habitat for a variety of wildlife species.

Mitigation Measures BR-5 and BR-6 require the Applicant to retain a qualified biologist to survey the Project Site for the presence of the American badger and to conduct roosting bat surveys within the Specific Plan area prior to site preparation activities.

Surveys identified approximately 0.117 acres and 1,116 linear feet of agricultural ditch that may represent an ephemeral drainage under the jurisdiction of the ACOE. Alteration of State-protected waters and associated riparian vegetation would require the acquisition of a Fish and Game Code Section 1602 SAA from the CDFW. Mitigation Measures BR-7 and BR-8 require a Streambed Alteration Agreement (SAA) and a Nationwide Permit (NWP) to be obtained, and mitigation measures recommended by the ACOE, CDFW, and the National Marine Fisheries shall be implemented. Further, Mitigation Measures BR-9 and BR-10 define additional mitigation measures to meet Regional Board and CDFW applicable standards. 321

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Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The proposed amendment would enlarge the flood control basin in the southwest corner of the Project Site and reduce the amount of the Project Site available for commercial and light industrial development.

Overall, the amount of the Project Site designated as open space would increase to account for the enlarged flood control basin. Mitigation Measures BR-1 through BR-10, as identified in the Final EIR and adopted for the Project, would continue to be applicable. No changes to these mitigation measures are proposed or needed.

No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Specific Plan Amendment and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of any impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.5 Cultural Resources
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The majority of the soil on the Project Site consists of younger alluvial soils, which have a low potential of containing significant paleontological resources. Because these depths of older alluvial soils are unknown, there is a moderate to high potential for earthmoving activities during construction to encounter fossils within the older alluvium on the Project Site. Mitigation Measure CUL-1 mitigates this impact by requiring a qualified paleontologist to assess unexpected paleontological resources discovered during any ground-disturbance activities.

Ground-disturbing activities could potentially uncover previously unknown resources, including human remains. In the event that human remains are uncovered during subsurface excavation activities, implementation of Mitigation Measure CUL-2 requires a qualified archaeologist to determine whether any bones encountered are human and to supervise appropriate treatment of any resources encountered.

A majority of the Project Site has been farmed with various row crops and orchards, which has continually disturbed the surface of the soils. While the Project Site does not contain any known sensitive archaeological resources within the disturbance area, the Santa Clara River Valley is considered sensitive, and there is potential for unknown resources to be uncovered by activities, such as grading, that disturb the ground surface. Mitigation Measure CUL-3 would mitigate potential impacts to less than significant by requiring an independent qualified archaeologist to assess any archaeological resources discovered during construction.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
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uncover previously unknown resources, including human remains. Mitigation Measures CUL-1, CUL-2, and CUL-3 in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR would reduce potential impacts to paleontological and archaeological resources, and human remains, by requiring a qualified archaeologist to assess the resource or human remains.

No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Specific Plan Amendment, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of any impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.6 Geology and Soils
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Final EIR evaluated potential impacts related to geology and soil conditions in the Specific Plan area.

The Project Site is not located within a designated Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone (APEFZ) or crossed by a known active fault. As such, the risk of loss, injury, or death associated with surface rupture of a known earthquake fault was identified as very low.

Most of the Project Site lies within a liquefaction hazard zone, an area where the historic occurrence of liquefaction or groundwater conditions indicate a potential for ground displacements as a result of liquefaction, as designated by the State of California and the City of Santa Paula. Mitigation Measure G1 would require additional explorations be performed to establish required removal depths and delineate any portion of the Project Site deemed susceptible to seismically induced settlement.

The native topsoil and alluvial soils within the Project Site may be moderately susceptible to erosion.

Native topsoil and alluvial soils will be particularly prone to erosion during construction or earth moving activities, especially during heavy rains. The impact of erosion at the Project Site is considered to be potentially significant.

The alluvial soils present in the Project Site generally have a low expansion potential. However, soils with a higher expansion potential (medium or greater) are known to be present in the local area.

Expansive soils could pose a risk to improvements planned for the area. The Project Site is not located within a Landslide Zone, but it does lie within a Liquefaction Zone. Liquefaction zones identify where the stability of foundation soils must be investigated and countermeasures undertaken in the design and construction of buildings for human occupancy. Statutes require that cities and counties use these zones as part of their construction permitting process, which the City of Santa Paula addresses through the building regulations contained in the Municipal Code. Mitigation Measures G-2 and G-3 were identified in the Final EIR to reduce potential impacts to erosion and expansive soils to less than significant by requiring detailed, design-level geotechnical investigation reports for all future development within the Specific Plan Area, as well as require a final grading and erosion control plan to be approved prior to any construction to minimize erosion.
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The Specific Plan area could be subject to strong ground shaking in the event of an earthquake originating along one of the faults within the area. All structures will be designed in accordance with the thencurrent CBC and applicable City codes to ensure safety in the event of an earthquake. Additionally, Mitigation Measure G-1 requires additional explorations within the Project Site to determine any areas that might be susceptible to seismically induced settlement and identify design standards to address any settlement that may occur.

Further, the Project Site does not lie in a tsunami or seiche zone and, thus, would not create any impacts related to tsunami or seiche risk.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The proposed amendment would modify the drainage and flood control plan to allow for storage of floodwater within the Specific Plan Area. No other changes are proposed to the approved Specific Plan.

The adopted mitigation measures to address geology and soil conditions would continue to apply and no new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Project. The additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of any impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.7 Greenhouse Gases
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Specific Plan would result in short-term GHG emissions during construction. Construction activities associated with the Project would generate approximately 2,388 MTCO2e of GHG emissions.

Construction-related GHG emissions were annualized over the entire construction period and included in the annual operational emissions. As the VCAPCD had not approved GHG emission thresholds, thresholds developed by the South Coast Air Quality Management District were used in the analysis. All industrial land use projects that exceed 10,000 MTCO2e per year would be considered potentially significant under the screening threshold developed by the SCAQMD. The estimated Project operational GHG emissions with project design features would be approximately 6,675 MTCO2e per year, which would not exceed this screening threshold.

The SPW Business Park Project was determined to be consistent with applicable strategies of the 2008 CARB Climate Change Scoping Plan and the and the 2014 Updated Scoping Plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California. GHG emission impacts were determined to be less than significant.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
In efforts to reduce and mitigate climate change impacts, State and local governments have been implementing policies and initiatives aimed at reducing GHG emissions. California, one of the largest state contributors to the national GHG emission inventory, has adopted significant reduction targets and strategies. The State Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 32, which set a 2030 GHG emissions reduction 324

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target of 40 percent below 1990 levels.1 AB 32 requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to develop a Scoping Plan which lays out California’s strategy for meeting the goals. The Scoping Plan must be updated every five years. The 2022 Scoping Plan is the most recent update that lays out a path to achieve targets for carbon neutrality and reduce anthropogenic GHG emissions by 85 percent below 1990 levels no later than 2045, as directed by Assembly Bill 1279.2 The actions and outcomes in the plan will achieve: significant reductions in fossil fuel combustion by deploying clean technologies and fuels, further reductions in short-lived climate pollutants, support for sustainable development, increased action on natural and working lands to reduce emissions and sequester carbon, and the capture and storage of carbon. To meet the Statewide reduction targets, projects must contribute to slowing the increase in GHG emissions and should contribute to reducing the State’s GHG output. In order to reach California’s GHG reduction targets, per capita emissions would need to be reduced by approximately five percent each year from 2022 to 2030, with continued reductions through 2050.

The SPW Business Park Project would comply with the most recent CalGreen Code and Building Efficiency Standards per the California Energy Commission. Moreover, Statewide efforts like Executive Order B-55- 18 (carbon neutrality) and CARB’s Advanced Clean Fleets would further reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the lifetime of the proposed Project. As such, the proposed Project would not conflict with applicable strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. As the amount of land available for development would be reduced with the proposed Specific Plan Amendment, the amount of development and GHG emissions associated with this development would be reduced in comparison to the approved project.

No new potentially significant GHG impacts would occur as a result of the proposed amendment, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.8 Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Final EIR identified that, based on the age of the on-site structures built prior to 1970, there is potential for the exposure of ACMs, PCBs, or LBPs at the SPWBPSP Project Site. Mitigation Measures HM1, HM-2, HM-3, and HM-4 were identified to mitigate the effects of these hazardous materials on-site during construction and operation. These mitigation measures require the Applicant to submit verification to the City of Santa Paula Building and Safety Department that an asbestos survey has been conducted on any buildings and irrigation pipelines that are to be demolished or removed; a lead based paint survey has been conducted; all fluorescent light fixtures within the existing buildings shall be

1 California State Legislature. “Senate Bill 32.”
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB32. Accessed January 2023. 2 California Air Resources Board (CARB). Final 2022 Scoping Plan Update. https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/ab-32- climate-change-scoping-plan/2022-scoping-plan-documents. Accessed January 2023. 325

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inspected for PCB; and pole-mounted transformers, light ballasts, or other equipment suspected to contain PCBs must be inspected for the presence of PCBs prior to before any disturbance or removal.

The Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Area also has a history of being used for agricultural purposes, which typically included the use of organochlorine pesticides such as DDD, DDE, and DDT prior to use of these pesticides being prohibited. The Final EIR noted that the limited Phase II ESA that was conducted for the Project Site determined that exposure of residual pesticides is considered low.

However, soil testing may not always indicate every condition within the Project, and clearing of existing debris or soils could uncover hazardous material contamination not previously known to occur on-site.

Mitigation Measure HM-5 was identified to reduce potentially significant impacts from the release of hazardous materials in the environment to less than significant by requiring implementation of investigation/remediation in the event that previously unknown soil and/or groundwater contamination is discovered during construction.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The proposed amendment would enlarge the flood control basin in the southwest corner of the Project Site and reduce the amount of the Project Site available for commercial and light industrial development.

As discussed in the SPWBPSP EIR, there is the potential for the Project Site to contain soil or debris that has been contaminated by chemicals from previous agricultural activities. Additionally, the few buildings on-site were built prior to 1970 and there is potential for the exposure of ACMs, PCBs, or LBPs. Mitigation Measures HM-1, HM-2, HM-3, HM-4, and HM-5 in the SPWBPSP EIR would be implemented to mitigate potential impacts from any hazardous materials that may be present in the existing buildings to be demolished and the potential for soil contamination.

No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed amendment and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of any impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.9 Hydrology and Water Resources
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
All future development within the SPW Business Park Specific Plan Area would be subject to the State Water Resource Control Board (SWRCB) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) permits, as well as Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) requirements. To reduce the discharge of pollutants during construction of the proposed development, a site-specific SWPPP would be developed in accordance with the NPDES Program General permit, authorized under the Clean Water Act for Construction Activities.

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curb inlets to capture oil and grease, suspended solids, metals, gasoline, pesticides, and pathogens. In addition, storm drain inlets and catch basins will have signage and stenciling to discourage illegal dumping. Filters and signage would be checked and/or replaced annually. With these project features, the Project would not result in significant impacts to water quality.

The conceptual drainage plan in the approved Specific Plan included an interceptor channel along Telegraph Road along the northern edge of the Project Site, with another interceptor channel parallel to Adams Barranca from Telegraph Road to Freeway 126, with a discharge point back into Adams Barranca upstream of the SR 126 Freeway. The channel designed along the western edge of the Project Site was designed to have the capacity to handle flows that overtop the eastern bank of Adams Barranca and the water that ponds on the Project Site due to the undersized culvert at SR 126.

The planned storm drain system would collect on-site runoff and direct it to two surface detention basins planned on the western edge of the Project Site along Adams Barranca, north of the railroad and north of the SR 126 Freeway. These detention basins were sized to treat 8% of the Q 50 (50 year storm event) runoff from the storm drain system consistent with the Ventura County Storm Water Quality Urban Impact Mitigation Plan (SQUIMP) guidelines and would reduce flow rates, allow sediment to settle, and allow for infiltration of runoff. The Final EIR concluded that the Project would not have an adverse effect on drainage and flood conditions on the Project Site or surrounding properties.

The Final EIR also determined the Project would not result in a significant new demand for water and will not substantially deplete groundwater supplies. In addition, the Specific Plan incorporates design features such as bioswales, bioretention cells, infiltration trenches, and permeable pavement, along with detention basins to allow surface water runoff percolation. Therefore, the Specific Plan would not substantially interfere with groundwater recharge. There will be no substantial impact to local groundwater recharge.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
Based on consultation with the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD), the drainage and flood control plan included in the approved Specific Plan was redesigned to ensure the Project Site would not be flooded or have any adverse effects on adjacent properties or the SR-126 Freeway, and would replace the existing natural floodplain storage on the Project Site. The proposed Specific Plan Amendment includes modifications to the drainage and flood control plan to increase the volume of floodwater from Adams Barranca that can be accommodated within the Specific Plan Area. The Flood Control Conceptual Design Report in Appendix A contains the hydrology modeling completed to define the revised design.3

3 Kasraie Consulting. Flood Protection Conceptual Design (Revised June 2022) Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan EIR (RMA 14-019-1). June 30, 2022. See Appendix A.
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Instead of discharging the flows back into Adams Barranca above the freeway, the revised drainage plan in the proposed Specific Plan Amendment directs these overflows into a larger on-site storage basin located where the 100-year flood is expected to flow over the SR 126 freeway under the existing condition. This 7.4-acre, 8-foot deep basin would act as an “inlet bay” where most of the on-site flood waters would be collected via the north and the west interceptor channels. The basin would provide a spillage area where flood flows would overtop the freeway similarly to the existing condition, and it would be utilized to also serve as an on-site detention and stormwater quality treatment basin mitigation resulting in making more of the Project Site available for development. The proposed interceptor channels and storage basin would provide an additional 28.5 acre-ft (53% more) of floodplain storage when compared to the existing condition. This flood storage basin will have a low level 36” RCP outlet pipe with a flap gate which will drain to Adams Barranca upstream of, or into, the double RCB Caltrans culvert below the SR 126 freeway.

Soils and geotechnical studies will be completed at the time design plans are prepared to address soil slope and stability along the freeway under the proposed condition, and to determine appropriate erosion or settlement protection measures. Therefore, impacts related to flooding at the Project Site would be less than significant.

The flows entering Beckwith Road from Telegraph Road to the railroad tracks will also be intercepted and collected at the Telegraph Road intersection via a series of catch basin inlets and storm drains, so as to minimize the flows discharging south on Beckwith Road and overtopping the railroad tracks.

Along the east end of the Project Site to the Beckwith Road extension, an earthen interceptor channel, between the proposed building pad and existing railroad, will collect flows overflowing the tracks and will convey them to the Todd Lane Undercrossing.

The revised drainage and flood control plan meets the design criteria defined by the City in consultation with the VCWPD including that drainage flows at the current point of discharge from the Project Site at the SR 126 Freeway and at the Todd Lane Undercrossing will be equal or less than existing conditions; that flood conditions in Adams Barranca and adjacent properties will be equal or less than existing conditions; and that the flood control basin have the capacity to accommodate the existing floodplain storage on the Project Site.

As the amount of development would be reduced with the proposed Specific Plan Amendment, the water needed for the Project would be reduced. The Final EIR also determined the Project would not result in a significant new demand for water and will not substantially deplete groundwater supplies. The revised drainage and flood control plan continues to incorporate design features such as bioswales, bioretention cells, infiltration trenches, and permeable pavement, along with the larger detention basin to allow surface water runoff percolation. With these features, the Specific Plan would not substantially interfere with groundwater recharge and there will be no substantial impact to local groundwater recharge. 328

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No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Specific Plan Amendment, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.10 Land Use
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
As proposed, the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Project involved annexation of approximately 54 acres of unincorporated territory to the City of Santa Paula. The parcels within the Specific Plan boundary would be subdivided with a Tentative Tract Map and roadways within the plan area would be created. The Final EIR concluded the annexation of the Project Site would be consistent with surrounding uses and would not divide any existing communities. Further, the annexation of the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Project would be in accordance with the City’s General Plan to expand the City limits to coincide with the City’s adopted Sphere of Influence (SOI) and City Urban Restriction Boundary (CURB).

The consistency of the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Project with applicable land use plans and policies was analyzed in the Final EIR. This evaluation addressed the consistency of the project with the City’s General Plan and Municipal Code, the County of Ventura General Plan and Non-Coastal Zoning Ordinance, the 2016 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Community Strategy (RTP/SCS), and the Ventura County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) policies. No significant impacts related to inconsistencies with applicable land use plans and policies were identified in the Final EIR and no mitigation measures were identified in the Final EIR.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The proposed amendment would reduce the amount of land available for development as a result of increasing the size of the flood control basin to accommodate overflows from Adams Barranca. The allowed land uses within the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Area would remain consistent with the existing General Plan land use designation and zoning with approval of the proposed Project.

No new streets, utility lines, or other major infrastructure is proposed that would involve any substantial physical alterations to the existing community structure that would physically divide the City, within or out of the Project boundaries.

No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed amendment, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of any impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.
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3.11 Noise
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
Construction noise levels at noise sensitive uses located near the Project Site receptors vary based on the location of construction activity and the amount of equipment in operation. While construction is temporary, the use of this equipment would generate both steady-state and episodic noise that will be heard from within the Project Site and at off-site locations in the surrounding areas. Mitigation Measures N-1, N-2, N-3, and N-4 would mitigate impacts to sensitive receptors by requiring stationary construction equipment to be placed as far from noise sensitive uses as feasible during all phases of project construction; all construction equipment shall be equipped with appropriate mufflers in good working condition; submittal of a material haul route plan to the City of Santa Paula and the County of Ventura for review and approval; and during all site preparation, grading and construction, the construction contractor shall locate all stockpiling and vehicle staging areas away from existing residences, to the extent feasible.

The Final EIR identified that traffic growth from future development of the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan would not result in significant noise increases, as shown in Table 3.11-1: Roadway Noise Level 75 feet from Center, in the Final EIR.

Additionally, while there is currently limited use of the Santa Paula Branch Rail line that passes through the Specific Plan Area, noise from any rail operations would represent an intermittent noise source. Light industrial and commercial uses would be allowed near the southern boundary of the Project Site, north of the Santa Paula Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. Due to its proximity to the railroad track, uses allowed within the southern boundary of the Project Site would not be sensitive to the estimated noise level of 69.4 dB(A). Given vibration from the railroad track would not be constant and would be approximately 50 feet from the track, uses allowed within Santa Paula West Specific Plan Area would not be susceptible to ground-borne vibration. Therefore, impacts identified as less than significant.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The proposed reconfiguration of the land use plan to accommodate a larger flood control basin would not change the type of commercial and industrial uses allowed within the Specific Plan Area. For this reason, no new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Project, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of any impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.
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3.12 Public Services
Public Schools
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Final EIR determined there was some potential for future employees of businesses in the SPW Business Park Specific Plan Area with school age children to occupy the homes in the City. However, it was expected that the majority of the employees within the Specific Plan would either travel from outside of the City or would reside within the existing and future housing stock in the City. For this reason, it is not anticipated that the Project will generate many new students in the Santa Paula Unified School District (SPUSD). In any event, the Project will pay the school impact fee applicable to commercial and industrial development, which will mitigate any indirect impact on SDUSD school facilities.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
As the proposed amendment would reduce the amount of commercial and industrial development in the Specific Plan Area, any potential indirect impacts to school facilities would be reduced in comparison to the approved project.

Fire Protection
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The EIR discussed that development of the Santa Paula West Business Park would require building plans to be submitted to the Fire Department for review and approval to ensure compliance with UFC. Review of future development plans under the Specific Plan will be required to provide defensible space, serviceable access, adequate fire hydrants, adequate building addressing, adequate interior fire sprinkler systems, adequate fire or emergency alarm system, and approved locking systems for any gated access ways, among other standard conditions.

Future development within the Specific Plan Area would increase the demand for services and resources provided by the fire department over the long term. Adequate levels of fire prevention, suppression, and emergency medical response can be provided to the Specific Plan Area without detriment to the existing community through the resources available at the existing fire stations serving the City. The Final EIR concluded the Project would not require construction of new or expanded fire protection facilities.

Additionally, Mitigation Measures TRA-1, TRA-2, TRA-3, and TRA-4 identified in the Transportation section of the EIR would mitigate traffic congestion by improving the following intersections: Peck Road & Harvard Boulevard/Telegraph Road/Main Street, Peck Road & SR 126 EB On/Off Ramps/Acacia Way, 331

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Beckwith Road & Telegraph Road, and Faulkner Road & SR 126 Westbound On/Off Ramps. With the required plan submittal and approval, and the transportation mitigation measures, impacts to fire protection services would be less than significant.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
In 2018, the City of Santa Paula was annexed into the Ventura County Fire Department (VCFD) and a Memorandum of Agreement between the City and VCFD was executed describing services and funding.4 VCFD also protects the State Responsibility Area (SRA) lands within Santa Paula’s Sphere of Influence under an agreement with CAL FIRE. The closest fire station to the Project Site is Station No. 26, located at 536 West Main Street, approximately 0.96 miles northeast of the Project Site.

Construction of the Project may result in accidents, fire, or emergency incidents that would require fire services. However, construction activities would be short-term and limited in scope. After construction, there would be an increase in demand for emergency medical and fire protection services. The VCFD determined that adequate service could be provided by the two existing fire stations in the City and construction of new or expanded fire protection facilities is not required.

No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Project, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan EIR.

Police Protection
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
Development of the Specific Plan would increase the demand for services and resources provided by the Santa Paula Police Department. The Final EIR concluded that the Project would not require construction of new or expanded police protection facilities, project-related police protection impacts would be less than significant.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
As the amount of new development would be reduced with the proposed Specific Plan Amendment, no new potentially significant impacts would occur, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan EIR.

4 City of Santa Paula. General Plan 2040. Page 6-7. https://www.spcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/1700/Cityof-Santa-Paula2040-General-Plan---Final-Adopted-2020-03-04. Accessed January 2023. 332

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Parks and Recreation
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
Because the Santa Paula West Business Park Project does not include any new residential zoning or any new residential development projects, the Final EIR concluded the Project would not result in an increase in the residential population that could visit the City’s parks and recreation facilities. Project impacts would be less than significant.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
No new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed Project, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the severity of any impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.13 Transportation
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
The Final EIR estimated the development allowed by the Specific Plan would generate 5,546 Daily Trips, 646 AM Peak Hour and 732 PM Peak Hour trips. The traffic study addressed the potential for this additional traffic to impact 16 intersections from 10th Street to Briggs Road located north of the SR 126 Freeway.

Significant impacts were identified at four intersections: 10th Street and Harvard Boulevard during the AM Peak Hour, Peck Road & Harvard Boulevard/Telegraph Road/Main Street during the AM Peak Hour, Peck Road & SR 126 Eastbound On/Off Ramps/Acacia Way during the PM Peak Hour, and Beckwith Road & Telegraph Road during the PM Peak Hour. Mitigation measures in the Final EIR identified improvements to these intersections that would mitigate all impacts to a less than significant level.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
The California Environmental Quality Act was amended in July 2020 and it updated the way transportation impacts are measured in California for new development projects, such as to address the amount of vehicle miles traveled (VMT) instead of the level of congestion of roads and intersections.

As the proposed amendment would reduce the amount of development within the SPW Specific Plan Area, the number of trips and VMT generated would be reduced in comparison to the approved Project.

For this reason, no new potentially significant impacts would occur as a result of the proposed amendment, and the additional information provided in this addendum does not identify any substantial increase in the impacts previously identified in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Final EIR.

3.14 Utilities and Service Systems
Summary of Analysis in the Final EIR
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Management Plan (UWMP) included the projected total water demand for the Santa Paula Business Park through 2035 and demonstrated that supplies are sufficient to meet demands. The projected demand for the Project will account for only a small fraction of the projected demands. Therefore, there would be no impacts to available water supplies and no new or expanded entitlements were determined to be needed.

The Final EIR also concluded that wastewater from the Project would not exceed applicable wastewater quality standards, and the Project impact related to wastewater treatment was less than significant. As concluded in the Sanitary Sewer Technical Report appended to the Final EIR, the Project sewer system will be designed in accordance with applicable City of Santa Paula guidelines. The proposed on-site sewer system would convey most of the wastewater flow to existing sewer lines north of the site along Telegraph Road. The projected wastewater flows are within the City’s Wastewater Master Plan estimates for the Specific Plan Area. For these reasons, no significant impacts were identified.

The impact of the Project on solid waste collection and disposal services was also determined to be less than significant, as adequate landfill capacity is available in nearby landfills that serve the City. Solid waste generated during construction and operation of the Project would be required to comply with all federal, State, and local statutes and regulations to reduce and recycle solid waste.

Analysis of Proposed Specific Plan Amendment
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ORDINANCE NO. 1332

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ORDINANCE NO. 1332

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN (SP-6, West Area 2)
(PROJECT NO. 23-ADD-01)
The City Council of the City of Santa Paula does ordain as follows:

SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares that:

A. On February 20, 2019, the City Council certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (“FEIR”) for the (1) 54-acre Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan denominated as “SP-6, West Area 2” in SPMC 16.25.020 (the “Specific Plan”), (2) a General Plan Amendment, (2) prezoning of property within the Specific Plan Area, (3) a Master Vesting Tentative Map, (4) a Water Supply Assessment; and (5) authorization to file an application with the Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the purpose of annexing the Specific Plan Area within the City’s jurisdiction in accordance with the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (collectively with the Specific Plan, the “Project”).

B. After filing the annexation application with LACFO, the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD) requested the City to modify the drainage and flood control plan for the Project to provide for additional storage volume for floodwater.

C. In order to make the VCWPD’s requested changes, the Planning Division initiated an application for a Specific Plan Amendment (“SPA” or “Amended Project”).

D. The City’s Planning Division reviewed the SPA, in part, for consistency with the General Plan and conformity with the Santa Paula Municipal Code (“SPMC”).

E. The City reviewed the Amended Project’s environmental impacts under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations §§15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”).

F. On November 14, 2023, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the SPA. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the SPA to the City Council for the reasons stated in Planning Commission Resolution 3852.

SECTION 2: Factual Findings and Conclusions. The City Council finds that pursuant to SPMC § 16.216.050, the proposed Specific Plan Amendment is consistent with the objectives of Title 16 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code, the General Plan, and the development polices of the City based on the following facts:
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A. Section 16.25.020 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code (SPMC) identifies the Project area as SP-6, West Area 2.

B. The City of Santa Paula General Plan designates this specific plan area for Mixed-Use Commercial/Light Industrial uses (C-LI).

C. The SPMC allows for the establishment and administration of Specific Plan Zones in Chapters 16.25 and 16.216.

D. The proposed Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan amendment is consistent with the objective of SPMC Title 16, as follows:

1. The SPMC allows for the establishment and administration of Specific Plan Zones in Chapters 16.25 and 16.216 and establishes a designation for Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan;

2. The Project would provide a mechanism by which the Property can be zoned and annexed into the City, providing for the revitalization of the existing built environment and economic climate of the City by permitting new investment and development in West Area 2. In addition, the Specific Plan provides suitable sites for Light Industrial and commercial buildings that meet the needs of the community, but which are not presently available in the City of Santa Paula;

3. The Specific Plan promotes public health, safety and general welfare through a balance of impacts and benefits to the community as stated, without limitation, in Resolution No. 3793 which recommends that the City Council certify the FEIR and adopt statements of overriding considerations.

E. The proposed Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan amendment is consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan which is incorporated by reference.

1. Santa Paula West Business Park area is identified in the General Plan as an Expansion Area for future urban development.

2. The General Plan Land Use Element requires Specific Plans for all expansion areas before development can occur. The proposed Project implements these requirements.

3. The project provides for land uses, infrastructure and amenities consistent and/or in addition to those identified by the General Plan for the Santa Paula West Business Park area.
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4. SPMC § 16.25.040 states that the land use designations, standards and other requirements set in an adopted Specific Plan supersede those of the SPMC.

If the City Council and City of Santa Paula electorate adopts a General Plan Amendment, as recommended in this Resolution, it would establish consistency between the GP and the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan.

F. The proposed Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan amendment is consistent with the City’s development policies because:

1. The Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan land use designations are compatible with surrounding land uses. The Specific Plan project is compatible with neighboring single-family residences (northern boundary), light industrial uses (eastern boundary), agriculture (southern boundary) and agriculture (western boundary).

2. A transportation and circulation analysis for the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan is included in the Final EIR and determined that implementation of proposed traffic mitigations will reduce traffic impacts.

3. The revised flood protection identified within the Drainage Master Plan, builds upon the approved flood control plan in the approved Specific Plan and is designed to meet or exceed the storm drainage requirements of both the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWWD) and the City of Santa Paula (on-site drainage systems), where applicable.

SECTION 3: Environmental Assessment. The City Council has approved an EIR Addendum for the Amended Project pursuant to City Council Resolution 7459, the findings of which are incorporated as if fully set forth herein.

SECTION 4: Specific Plan Amendment Required Findings. Pursuant to SPMC § 16.216.070, the City Council makes the following findings:

A. The proposed Specific Plan amendment promotes public health, safety, and general welfare, and serves the goals and purposes of this Title 16 as follows:

1. The City of Santa Paula, with the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan development improvements, will be able to adequately serve the public health, safety and general welfare of residents within the reorganized (annexed) areas by providing fire protection (through a contract with Ventura County Fire protection District), local police protection and medical services.

B. The proposed Specific Plan or amendment is consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan as follows:
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1. The proposed Specific Plan Amendment includes existing development that is contiguous with the City’s boundary and growth consistent with General Plan Policy LU 4.l

2. Santa Paula West Business Park is identified in the General Plan as an expansion area for future urban development.

C. The proposed Specific Plan Amendment will not adversely affect surrounding properties because:.

1. The proposed land uses are compatible with neighboring single-family residences (northern boundary), light industrial uses (eastern boundary) and agricultural uses (south/western boundary). Furthermore, the proposed land uses are found to be consistent with the framework of the City’s General Plan.

SECTION 5: Approval. The City Council approves amendments to the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan (SP-6, West Area 2) as follows:

1. Incorporate the proposed flood mitigation and grading plans described in the Flood Protection Conceptual Design, prepared by Kasraie Consulting and revised June 2022 (“Report”), developed to increase the volume of floodwater from Adams Barranca that the Specific Plan area can accommodate (hereafter, the “Updated Grading and Drainage Plan”). In the event of a conflict between the Updated Grading and Drainage Plan and the provisions of the existing Specific Plan, the Updated Grading and Drainage Plan will control. Attached as Exhibit “A” to this Ordinance is a copy of the Report.

2. Amend Section 2.2.1, entitled “Land Use Summary”, to read as follows:

SUMMARY OF LAND USES
Land Use Acres Percent of Project Site
Commercial/Light
Industrial (C/LI)

36.94 68.4
Roadways 6.31 11.7
Open Space/
Passive

10.76 19.9
Total Gross Area 54.01 100
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constitute the independent findings and determinations of the City Council in all respects and are fully and completely supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole.

SECTION 7: Preservation. Repeal or amendment of any previous Specific Plan does not affect any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred before, or preclude prosecution and imposition of penalties for any violation occurring before this ordinance ‘s effective date. Any such repealed part will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or prosecuting violations occurring before the effective date of this Ordinance.

SECTION 8: Severability. If any part of this Ordinance or its application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the city council intends that such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to its end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. All summaries of information in the findings, which precede this section, are based on the substantial evidence in the record. The absence of any particular fact from any such summary is not an indication that a particular finding is not based in part on that fact.

SECTION 9: Notice. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of the Ordinance, make a note of the passage and adoptions in the records of this meeting, and within fifteen days after passage and adoption of this Ordinance cause it to be published and posted in accordance with California law.

SECTION 10: This ordinance will become effective on the 31st day following its passage and adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this ___ day of January 2024.

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Andy Sobel, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT A TO ORDINANCE NO. 1332
(Flood Protection Conceptual Design Report)
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KASRAIE CONSULTING
3287 Island View Drive, Ventura, CA 93003
Phone: (805) 340-4744
Email: [email protected] | www.KasraieConsulting.com June 30, 2022
Mr. Sergio Vargas, PE
Deputy Director
Ventura County Public Works Agency
Watershed Protection
800 S. Victoria Avenue
Ventura, CA 93009
Email: [email protected]
SUBJECT: Flood Protection Conceptual Design (Revised June 2022) Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan EIR (RMA 14-019-1) City of Santa Paula, CA
Adams Barranca – VCWPD Zone 2
Dear Mr. Vargas (Sergio):

This letter and the enclosed technical study report are provided on behalf of the City of Santa Paula, in response to your letter of October 21, 2021 regarding the subject project.

Based on our discussions, Kasraie Consulting has defined a more refined flood protection conceptual design to meet the flood protection needs of the proposed project.

Your letter of October 1, 2021 stated the Ventura County Watershed Protection District’s (VCWPD) concerns about flooding of the site during a 1% Annual Chance (100-year) flood, and your requirements for flood protection as part of the EIR process (RMA 14-019-1). That letter can be found in the enclosed document Appendix A.

The concerns and requirements can briefly be summarized below:

1. Proposed project site and structures will need to be safe from flooding;

2. Proposed project should not adversely affect flooding conditions on adjacent properties or along FWY 126;

3. Removal and loss of the current natural floodplain storage on the project site should be replaced.

As mentioned in our August 30, 2021 letter, and your concurrence, we considered our August 2021 submittal as Step 1 in the flood protection design process, generally meeting the majority of the County’s concerns at the conceptual level with regard to annexation of the specific plan area to the City for future development. It was agreed that Step 2 would include a more refined proposed site plan and corresponding floodplain computer models. The enclosed technical study report is the result of Step 2 in the flood protection design process.

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This submittal includes a more refined proposed site plan, report, and the corresponding HEC-RAS 2D computer model that meet the County and VCWPD’s comments and concerns, while maximizing the available buildable area.

All the project correspondence, grading/site plan, HEC-RAS Model files and supporting data can be downloaded via the following Dropbox link:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ajrpghtiogboxjk/AADEZIYFHNby4vYmBeqn5xqga?dl=0 Thank you for the opportunity to provide our technical study report. Please feel free to call or email with any questions or comments you might have.

Sincerely,
____________________
Hassan Kasraie, PE, CFM
Cc: James Mason, City of Santa Paula ([email protected]) Glenn Shephard, VCWPD ([email protected])
McGaelic Group/Bender Farms, c/o Parkstone Companies
Yunsheng Su, VCWPD ([email protected])
Shweta Chervu, VCWPD ([email protected])
ENCLOSURE:

Flood Protection Conceptual Design
Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan EIR
Revised June 2022
Prepared by Kasraie Consulting
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Flood Protection Conceptual Design
Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan EIR
(RMA 14-019-1)
City of Santa Paula, CA
Adams Barranca – VCWPD Zone 2
Prepared for:

City of Santa Paula
970 Ventura Street
Santa Paula, CA 93060
Prepared by:

Ventura, CA 93003
August 2021 (letter report)
Revised June 2022
Expires
03/31/2024
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Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary............................................................................................................................................1 2 Background.............................................................................................................................................................2

2.1 General.............................................................................................................................................................2

2.2 July 31, 2020 Preliminary FIRM and Corresponding HEC-RAS 1D-2D Model..............5

2.2.1 Evaluation of Preliminary Model....................................................................................................5

2.2.2 Comingling Flow Analysis..................................................................................................................6 3 Revised Existing Condition Model...............................................................................................................6

3.1 Hydrology.......................................................................................................................................................6

3.2 Hydraulics ......................................................................................................................................................7

3.2.1 2D Mesh/ Boundary Conditions .....................................................................................................7

3.2.2 Manning’s “n” Roughness Values ...................................................................................................8

3.2.3 Terrain/Topography............................................................................................................................9

3.2.4 Vertical Datum/Coordinate System..............................................................................................9 4 Updated Flood Protection Concept/Proposed Condition................................................................9

4.1 Functional Description.............................................................................................................................9

4.1.1 February 2022 Grading Plan.........................................................................................................11

4.1.2 Terrain/Topography.........................................................................................................................11

4.1.3 2D Mesh/ Boundary Conditions ..................................................................................................11

4.1.4 Manning’s “n” Roughness Values ................................................................................................12

4.1.5 Vertical Datum/Coordinate System...........................................................................................13 5 Conclusions..........................................................................................................................................................14

5.1 Comparison of Existing and Proposed Condition Flow Results........................................14

5.2 Compensatory Onsite Flood Storage..............................................................................................16

5.3 Effect on Water Surface Elevation on Adjacent Properties.................................................18 6 Summary of HEC-RAS Modeling Files Found in Appendix A.......................................................19 PDF Page 4 of 30 345
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List of Figures
Figure 1: Project Area and Immediate Vicinity ..............................................................................................2 Figure 2: Looking North at Project Site from FWY 126..............................................................................3 Figure 3: Looking Southwest at Project Site from the Intersection of Beckwith and Telegraph Rd.........................................................................................................................................................3 Figure 4: Google 3D Aerial View of Project Site .............................................................................................3 Figure 5: Effective FIRM Map Panel 778E and 779E ...................................................................................4 Figure 6: Preliminary FIRM Map Panel 778E and 779E ............................................................................4 Figure 7: Preliminary Poor 1D-2D Model Connection/Results..............................................................5 Figure 8: SCR HSPF Watersheds in Vicinity of the Project........................................................................6 Figure 9: Adams Barranca Flood Insurance Hydrology.............................................................................7 Figure 10: Existing Condition 2D Mesh..............................................................................................................7 Figure 11: Exiting Landuse and Manning’s “n” Roughness ......................................................................8 Figure 12: Main Flood Protection Concept Components........................................................................10 Figure 13: February 2022 Grading Plan and June Modification .........................................................11 Figure 14: Example of Changes to 2D Mesh for Proposed Condition...............................................12 Figure 15: Proposed Landuse and Manning’s “n” Roughness..............................................................13 Figure 15: Existing Condition Velocities with Critical Flow Comparison Locations .................14 Figure 16: Existing Condition Velocities with Critical Comparison Locations.............................15 Figure 17: Existing versus Post-Project On-Site Floodplain Storage................................................17 Figure 18: Existing versus Post-Project On-Site Floodplain Storage................................................18 PDF Page 5 of 30 346
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List of Tables
Table 1: Existing Landcover Manning’s “n” Roughness Values ..............................................................8 Table 2: Proposed Landcover Manning’s “n” Roughness Values........................................................12 Table 3: Comparison of Flows at Critical Locations..................................................................................15 Table 4: Existing vs. Proposed Storage Comparison.................................................................................17 List of Appendices
Appendix A – Digital Appendix: Project Correspondence, February 2022 Grading Plan, HECRAS Model files and Supporting Data, Effective and Preliminary FEMA Data https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ajrpghtiogboxjk/AADEZIYFHNby4vYmBeqn5xqga?dl=0 Appendix B – Proposed vs. Existing Condition Hydrographs (plots included in report) PDF Page 6 of 30 347
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1 Executive Summary
The project development consists of parcels 098001015, 098001016, 098001018, 098001019, and 098002004 which lie within a wide, shallow 1% Annual Chance Floodplain created by inadequate capacity within the adjacent Adams Barranca Channel.

Previous proposed site grading and flood hazard mitigation measures were reviewed by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD), which then identified that the changes were needed to show that the:

1. Proposed project site and structures are safe from flooding;

2. Proposed project will not adversely affect flooding conditions on adjacent properties or along FWY 126;

3. Removal and loss of the current natural floodplain storage on the project site should be replaced.

Kasraie Consulting (KC) previously provided an alternative conceptual design and corresponding report in August 2021. In October 2021, VCWPD indicated that it “in principle concurs with the proposed flood protection conceptual design to mitigate the hydrologic and hydraulic impact of the development of Santa Paula West Business Park on Adams Barranca and its floodplain”.

This submittal includes a more refined proposed site plan, report, and corresponding HEC-RAS 2D computer model that meet the above criteria while maximizing the available buildable area.

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2 Background

2.1 General
The proposed development consists of parcels 098001015, 098001016, 098001018, 098001019, and 098002004 which are located in an unincorporated area of County of Ventura immediately adjacent to the west side of the City of Santa Paula. It is situated on the eastern side of Adams Barranca, adjacent to the north side of FWY 126, and southwest of the intersection of Beckwith and Telegraph Roads (Figure 1). Current land use consists of row crops and orchards (Figures 2-4).

The current effective FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) panels 06111C0778E and 06111C0779E dated 01/20/2010 (Figure 5) show that the site lies partially within the Zone A Approximate 1% Annual Chance (100-year) Floodplain.

Flood modeling and mapping are in the process of being updated with the latest preliminary FIRM panels published on July 31, 2020. This set of modeling and mapping show a wide, shallow 1% Annual Chance Floodplain created by inadequate capacity within the adjacent Adams Barranca Channel (Figure 6).

Figure 1: Project Area and Immediate Vicinity
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Figure 2: Looking North at Project Site from FWY 126
Figure 3: Looking Southwest at Project Site from the Intersection of Beckwith and Telegraph Rd Figure 4: Google 3D Aerial View of Project Site
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Figure 5: Effective FIRM Map Panel 778E and 779E
Figure 6: Preliminary FIRM Map Panel 778E and 779E
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VCWPD has provided comments about flooding of the site during a 1% Annual Chance (100-year) flood, and defined requirements for flood protection as part of the EIR process (RMA 14-019-1). These concerns and requirements can briefly be summarized below:

1. Proposed project site and structures are safe from flooding;

2. Proposed project should not adversely affect flooding conditions on adjacent properties or along FWY 126;

3. Removal and loss of the current natural floodplain storage on the project site should be replaced.

The previous conceptual design for the project consisted of an interceptor channel along Telegraph Road to the north of the project parcels, and another interceptor channel parallel to Adams Barranca from Telegraph Road to Freeway 126, with a discharge point back into Adams Barranca upstream of the freeway. The County and VCWPD commented that this design would tend to worsen flooding along Adams Barranca, on the project site, and on adjacent parcels. Please see correspondence included in the Project Correspondence folder in Appendix A.

2.2 July 31, 2020 Preliminary FIRM and Corresponding HEC-RAS 1D-2D Model

2.2.1 Evaluation of Preliminary Model
FEMA is in the process of revising numerous flood hazard studies within Ventura County including Adams Barranca, Briggs Road Drain, Fagan Canyon, Haines Barranca, and Peck Road Drain. Modeling supporting the preliminary map revision used HEC-RAS Version 5.0.7 consisting of a 1D-2D hybrid model. This model was used to evaluate previous design concepts by others. However, as a part of KC’s re-evaluation of existing conditions and previous designs, it was determined that the model had numerous technical issues including poor connections between the 1D and 2D portions of the model which result in
unnatural differences in
water surface
elevations (See Figure
7).

Figure 7: Preliminary Poor 1D-2D Model
Connection/Results
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2.2.2 Comingling Flow Analysis
The preliminary FEMA 1% Annual Chance Flood model includes five streams in 1D and the overbank areas between them as 2D. The entire run took approximately 5 hours to run on their machines. KC reviewed the model to determine how much impact the adjacent streams (Haines Barranca and Peck Road Drain) had on Adams Barranca.

When flow on all other streams were removed from the model, floodplain elevations and flow values along Adams Barranca (including at the project site) were statistically the same as those calculated by the complete model (flow included on all streams).

This indicated that remodeling Adams Barranca as a separate, single flooding source would be appropriate which then reduces run times and allows the analysis to use more discrete (smaller) cell sizes to emulate features within the watershed. This model is referred to as the Revised Existing Conditions Model.
3 Revised Existing Condition Model
When KC became involved with the design, a newer, FEMA accepted version of HECRAS (Version 6.0) became available which allowed direct modeling of bridge structures, eliminating the need for a hybrid 1D-2D model connection which reduces the change for calculation errors. The initial conceptual model runs (existing and proposed) were provided in August 2021 as part of a generalized submittal to VCWPD to get their concurrence on the design approach (October 2021).

Subsequently, HEC-RAS Version 6.2 has been made released by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), approved for use by FEMA, and used for this analysis and submittal.

3.1 Hydrology
1% Annual Chance Flood flows on Adams Barranca are based on those used in FEMA’s preliminary model which corresponds to the value shown in the VCWPD Report Addendum Final: Hydrologic Modeling of the Santa Clara River with U.S. EPA Hydrologic Simulation Program – FORTRAN (HSPF) (December, 2009) at Node 842 immediately downstream of Foothill Road.

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Figure 9: Adams Barranca Flood Insurance Hydrology

3.2 Hydraulics

3.2.1 2D Mesh/ Boundary
Conditions
Multiple model iterations were
generated to determine the
general extent of flooding along
Adams Barranca. The final 2D
mesh was created to cover this
area using a 50’ x 50’ cell
resolution. Breaklines were added
along the stream and street
centerlines. Cells adjacent to these
are non-rectangular and generally
range in width from 12-25-feet.

The upstream hydrograph was
directly added to the main channel
immediately downstream of
Foothill Boulevard. Downstream
boundary conditions, at the edges
of the mesh, were all set to
normal depth using an estimated
slope of 1%. These locations are far enough from the main channel that they do not have an effect on the hydraulics in the vicinity of the project. Additionally, a direct tie-in Figure 10: Existing Condition 2D Mesh
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to Santa Clara River flood elevations was not necessary due to the significant difference in watershed size and peak flow time difference.

3.2.2 Manning’s “n” Roughness Values
VCWPD GIS parcel layer was initially overlaid onto the County 2016 aerial photography and then split to reflect changes in landcover. Each polygon was assigned a landcover type and corresponding roughness value
Table 1: Existing Landcover Manning’s “n” Roughness Values Landcover Mannings "n"
Buildings 1
Farmstead – not including Buildings 0.05
Field Crops 0.045
High Density Residential – not including Buildings 0.05 Improved Channel 0.035
Industrial/Commercial – not including buildings 0.035
Open Area 0.035
Orchard 0.07
Pking (Parking) 0.025
Railroad 0.025
School 0.045
SCR (Santa Clara River) 0.04
Stream 2 (main channel - fair) 0.045
Stream 3 (main channel - significant vegetation) 0.06
Street 0.025
Trees 0.08
Figure 11: Exiting Landuse and Manning’s “n” Roughness
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3.2.3 Terrain/Topography
The model incorporates more detailed/recent topographic information (2018 USGS Lidar: Southern CA Wildfire - https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/58709) downloaded from the NOAA Open Coast Data Access Viewer (https://coast.noaa.gov/dataviewer/#/).

Structures from the California Microsoft Building Footprints Layer were used to artificially raise the terrain 10-feet to represent the obstruction of shallow flow in the hydraulic model.

3.2.4 Vertical Datum/Coordinate System
All data provided/used for this analysis use the following:

Vertical Datum - North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88) Coordinate System - California State Plane Zone V (feet) 4 Updated Flood Protection Concept/Proposed Condition

4.1 Functional Description
The proposed flood protection concept builds upon the previous concept as described in Section 2.1 by using an interceptor channel to capture overflows from Telegraph Road and Adams Barranca’s east bank during a 100-year storm event.

However, instead of discharging the flows back into Adams Barranca above the freeway, these overflows will enter a large onsite storage basin located where the 100- year flood is expected to flow over the freeway under the existing condition. This basin will act as an “inlet bay” where most of the onsite flood waters will be collected via the north and the west interceptor channels; it will provide a spillage area where flood flows will overtop the freeway similar to the existing condition; and it will be utilized to also serve as an onsite detention and stormwater quality treatment basin mitigation resulting in making more of the project site available for development.

Along the east end of the project site to the Beckwith Road extension, an earthen interceptor channel, between the proposed building pad and existing railroad, will collect flows overflowing the tracks and will convey them to the Todd Lane Undercrossing.

The large onsite flood storage basin will have a low level 36” RCP outlet pipe with a flap gate which will drain to Adams Barranca upstream of or into the double RCB Caltrans culvert below the freeway (see Figure 12).

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Figure 12: Main Flood Protection Concept Components
Small
Interceptor
Channel
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4.1.1 February 2022 Grading Plan
Robert William Company LLC generated a preliminary grading plan based on the August 2021 conceptual design. It was further refined by KC in June 2022 to:

1. Increase the capacity of the proposed main interceptor channel to a 24’ x 12’ RCC.

2. Reduce the overflow elevation to provide better exchange of flow between Adams Barranca, Beckwith Road, and the “inlet bay” storage basin.

3. Raise the building pad elevation out of the modeled 100-year floodplain Figure 13: February 2022 Grading Plan and June Modification

4.1.2 Terrain/Topography
The modified grading plan replaced the existing condition terrain (section 3.2.3) where the two overlap.

4.1.3 2D Mesh/ Boundary Conditions
The existing condition model mesh was modified within the project site to discretize elements representing the proposed features (interceptor channels, “inlet bay” storage basin, …). See Figure 14. The remaining area outside of the project area was not adjusted.

Downstream boundary conditions were not changed from the existing condition model.

Basin Length along Adams
Barranca Extended & Overflow
Elevation Lowered to 230
NAVD88
Overflow Elevation Lowered
to 229 NAVD88
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Figure 14: Example of Changes to 2D Mesh for Proposed Condition

4.1.4 Manning’s “n” Roughness Values
Project site roughness values were adjusted to reflect the planned usage.

Table 2: Proposed Landcover Manning’s “n” Roughness Values Landcover Mannings "n"
Buildings 1
Farmstead – not including Buildings 0.05
Field Crops 0.045
High Density Residential – not including Buildings 0.05 Improved Channel 0.035
Industrial or Commercial – not including buildings 0.035 “Inlet Bay” Storage Basin 0.035
Open Area 0.035
Orchard 0.07
Pking (Parking) 0.025
Proposed Industrial – with Buildings 0.06
Railroad 0.025
Reinforced Concrete Channel (RCC) 0.015
School 0.045
SCR (Santa Clara River) 0.04
Stream 2 (main channel - fair) 0.045
Stream 3 (main channel - significant vegetation) 0.06
Street 0.025
Trees 0.08
Unimproved Channel 0.035
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Figure 15: Proposed Landuse and Manning’s “n” Roughness

4.1.5 Vertical Datum/Coordinate System
All data provided/used for this analysis use the following:

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5 Conclusions
The County’s EIR comments requested that the City explore providing onsite compensatory flood storage as part of the project. Based on our understanding of the County’s comments, we present the following quantifiable criteria to comply with the County/VCWPD requirements:

1. Criteria #1: Demonstrate that the post-project flow overtopping the freeway at the current point of discharge is equal to or less than the pre-project condition overflow (Section 5.1);

2. Criteria #2: Demonstrate that the post-project flow in the Todd Lane Undercrossing is equal to or less than the pre-project condition (Section 5.1);

3. Criteria #3: Provide compensatory onsite flood storage basin area to compensate for the loss of the pre-project floodplain storage volume over the project site (Section 5.2);

4. Criteria #4: Ensure that the post-project flood condition in Adams Barranca and the adjacent properties will be equal to or less than the pre-project condition (Section 5.3)

5.1 Comparison of Existing and Proposed Condition Flow Results Peak flows were compared at eight (8) different critical locations as show in Figures 15- 16 and Table 3. Complete hydrograph plots are in Appendix B.

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Figure 16: Existing Condition Velocities with Critical Comparison Locations Table 3: Comparison of Flows at Critical Locations
ID Location Existing Q100
(cfs)
Proposed Q100
(cfs)
Difference
(cfs) % Difference1
1 Over Telegraph 1928 1933 +5 +0.3
2 Over Telegraph onto Project Site2 1997 1842 -155 -7.8 3 Outflow from Adams East onto Project
Site between RR and Telegraph 968 282 -686 -70.9
4 Outflow from Adams West between
RR and Telegraph 2261 2216 -45 -2.0
5 Overflow from Adams East onto
Project Site Between RR and FWY126 718 986 +268 +37.3
6 Overflow from Adams West Between
RR and FWY126 1276 1285 +9 +0.7
7 Overtopping of FWY 126 from
Project Site 2609 2606 -3 -0.1
8 Flow through Todd Lane
Undercrossing 744 656 -88 -11.8
1Negative (-) is a decrease in flow, Positive (+) is an increase in flow 2 Includes flow onto site or proposed RCC and down Beckwith 3Key sites are listed in Bold
Evaluation of the results shown Table 3 show that the proposed condition meets the outlined criteria:

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1. Criteria #1: Demonstrate that the post-project flow overtopping the freeway at the current point of discharge is equal to or less than the pre-project condition overflow
Location 7 shows that the existing and proposed flows are statistically the same.

2. Criteria #2: Demonstrate that the post-project flow in the Todd Lane Undercrossing is equal to or less than the pre-project condition (Section 5.1); Location 8 shows that flows through the Todd Lane Undercrossing decrease.

5.2 Compensatory Onsite Flood Storage
The proposed flood mitigation plan for the project will consist of a 7.4-acre, 8-foot-deep onsite flood storage basin. This basin will act as an “inlet bay” where most of the onsite flood waters will be collected via the north and the west interceptor channels; it will provide a spillage area where flood flows will overtop the freeway similar to the existing condition; and it will potentially be utilized to provide onsite detention basin and stormwater quality mitigation measures making more of the project site buildable.

Additionally, the imported soil volume for the project will be reduced by excavating the area for the proposed basin and utilizing the dirt for the overall project.

The multi-purpose onsite flood storage basin proposed in the southwest corner of the project site will be placed where flood flows currently overtop the freeway. This is important because in order to ensure the post-project proposed condition overflows over the freeway do not exceed the existing condition flows and depths, the spillage (weir) area and elevations along the freeway will have to remain intact.

Soils and geotechnical studies will be completed at the time design plans are prepared to address soil slope and stability along the freeway under the proposed condition; and determine appropriate erosion or settlement protection measures. Two such measures could include constructing a spillway weir wall structure at the existing elevation profile parallel to the Caltrans ROW line. Additionally, a concrete liner on the slope along the weir wall could be utilized, if warranted by these geotechnical and structural engineering studies.

The flood storage basin will require an access road around it for maintenance, in addition to an access ramp to the bottom of the basin. A 36” RCP outlet pipe and flap gate will be included to drain the basin as well. The outlet pipe discharge to Adams Barranca immediately upstream of the FWY126 freeway culverts.

ESRI ArcMap software “Cut Fill” function was used to the volume between the modeled water surface elevations and underlying terrain for both the existing and post-project conditions. Results are shown below. The post-project concept consolidates the floodplain within the storage basin/interceptor channels and provides significantly more flood storage (82.2 ac-ft) within the site than under existing conditions (53.7 ac-ft).

That is equivalent to a 153% post-project over pre-project condition floodplain volume ratio. Dry areas shown within the post-project image below (lower right) will be mostly available for development. See Figure 5 and Table 4 below.

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Table 4: Existing vs. Proposed Storage Comparison
ft3acre-ft
Proposed 3581100 82.2
Existing 2340379 53.7
Figure 17: Existing versus Post-Project On-Site Floodplain Storage Evaluation of the results shown Table 4 and Figure 17 show that the proposed condition meets the outlined criteria:

3. Criteria #3: Provide compensatory onsite flood storage basin area to compensate for the loss of the pre-project floodplain storage volume over the project site The proposed interceptor channels and storage basin provides an additional 28.5 acre-ft (53% more) of floodplain storage when compared to the existing condition.

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5.3 Effect on Water Surface Elevation on Adjacent Properties The calculated water surface elevation for the existing condition from the proposed condition HEC-RAS results.

Figure 18: Existing versus Post-Project On-Site Floodplain Storage Evaluation of the results shown Figure 18 show that the proposed condition generally meets the outlined criteria:

4. Criteria #4: Ensure that the post-project flood condition in Adams Barranca and the adjacent properties will be equal to or less than the pre-project condition Increases to the 100-year water surface elevation offsite are generally limited to a maximum of 0.3’ (3.6”).
0 – 0.01’

0.01-0.05’

0.05-0.1’

0.1-0.2’

0.2-0.3’

0.3-0.5’

0.5-1.0’

1.0-20’
Proposed - Existing
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6 Summary of HEC-RAS Modeling Files Found in Appendix A Below is a summary of the HEC-RAS modeling files generated by Kasraie Consulting for the Flood Protection Conceptual Design
Model Name: 20220519AdamsBarranca_2D
Model Project File: 20220519AdamsBarran.prj
Plan: 20220519ExistingCondition
Existing Condition
KC 06/23/2022
Plan: 20220624ProposedCondition
Proposed Condition
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ATTACHMENT E
RESOLUTION NO. 3852
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RESOLUTION NO. 3852

A RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AN

ADDENDUM TO THE SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC

PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE

SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN
(PROJECT NO. 23-ADD-01)
The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Paula does resolve as follows:

SECTION 1: The Planning Commission finds and declares that:

A. On February 20, 2019, the City Council certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (“FEIR”) for the (1) 54-acre Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan (the “Specific Plan”), (2) a General Plan Amendment, (2) prezoning of property within the Specific Plan Area, (3) a Master Vesting Tentative Map, (4) a Water Supply Assessment; and (5) authorization to file an application with the Ventura Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for the purpose of annexing the Specific Plan Area within the City’s jurisdiction in accordance with the CorteseKnox-Hertzberg Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (collectively with the Specific Plan, the “Project”).

C. In order to make the VCWPD’s requested changes, the Planning Division initiated an application for a Specific Plan Amendment (“SPA” or “Amended Project”).

D. The City’s Planning Division reviewed the SPA, in part, for consistency with the General Plan and conformity with the Santa Paula Municipal Code (“SPMC”).

F. On November 14, 2023, the Planning Commission held a public hearing for the Amended Project. This Resolution and its findings are adopted based upon the evidence set forth in the entire record including, without limitation, documentary and testimonial evidence; the staff report; and such additional information set forth in the entire administrative record that is too voluminous to reference, but is on file with the City Clerk’s office.
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SECTION 2: Factual Findings and Conclusions. The Planning Commission finds that pursuant to SPMC § 16.216.050, the proposed Specific Plan Amendment is consistent with the objectives of Title 16 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code, the General Plan, and the development polices of the City based on the following facts and for the additional reasons stated in Section 4:

A. The City of Santa Paula (City) certified the Final EIR for the approximately 54-acre Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Project (“Specific Plan” or “Project”) in February 2019 pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”).

The Specific Plan was proposed to provide a comprehensive set of plans, exhibits, regulations, conditions, and programs for the orderly development of a portion of the West Area 2 Expansion Area as defined in the City’s General Plan with commercial and light industrial uses.

B. As required by CEQA, the City adopted findings of fact for the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR and a statement of overriding considerations for those impacts identified as significant and unavoidable.

C. Subsequent to the filing of the annexation application, the Ventura County Watershed Protection District (VCWPD) requested that the City modify the drainage and flood control plan for the Project to provide for additional storage volume for floodwater.

D. The City has prepared an Addendum to the previously certified Final EIR for the Project to evaluate the proposed changes to the drainage and flood control plan and related changes to the approved Specific Plan.

E. These changes are proposed to ensure that the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan is safe from flooding, to ensure that the Project will not adversely affect flooding conditions on adjacent properties or along SR126, and to maintain the existing volume of natural floodplain storage within the Specific Plan Area.

F. CEQA authorizes an addendum to a previously certified EIR if, as a result of changes to the project at issue in the EIR, changes or additions to the EIR are needed, but none of the conditions permitting preparation of a Subsequent EIR set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 have occurred.

SECTION 3: Environmental Assessment: The Planning Commission makes the following environmental findings:

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C. No new information of substantial importance has been discovered that was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was prepared. Specifically, a review of current conditions and the proposed Amended Project demonstrates the following:

1. The proposed Amended Project would not have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR;

2. Significant effects previously examined would not be substantially more severe than shown in the Final EIR;

3. There are no new mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible that would now in fact be feasible that would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the proposed Amended Project, and that the proposed Amended Project proponents decline to adopt; and

D. Based on the information contained in the Addendum, the proposed modification of the drainage and flood control plan in the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan would not result in any new significant impacts or any substantial increase in severity of the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR.

Additionally, no new information of substantial importance has been identified that indicates the Amended Project would result in any new significant impacts or any substantial increase in the severity of the significant impacts identified in the Final EIR.

SECTION 4: Specific Plan and General Plan. If approved, the EIR Addendum conforms to the SPWBP SP as follows:

A. The EIR Addendum is consistent with the SPWBP Specific Plan and promotes public health, safety, and general welfare, and serves the goals and purposes of SPMC Title 16, as follows:

1. The City of Santa Paula General Plan designates the Project Site for Mixed-Use Commercial/Light Industrial uses (C-LI). Section 16.25.020 of the Santa Paula Municipal Code (SPMC) identifies this area as SP-6, Santa Paula West Business Park.

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by the City to implement the City of Santa Paula General Plan by ensuring the orderly development of the Specific Plan Area as a coordinated office/industrial/business park, including a variety of manufacturing, research and development, professional office and limited commercial uses with integrated vehicular circulation, landscaping, pedestrian walkways, and supporting infrastructure.

3. Adams Barranca, located along the western boundary of the Project Site, conveys storm water from north of the site to drainpipes under the SR 126 Freeway. The current effective FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated 01/20/2010 shows that a portion of the Project Site is located partially within Zone A, indicating there is an approximate 1% Annual Chance (100-year) of flooding due to a lack of capacity within the channel and a lack of capacity at the SR 126 undercrossing.

B. If approved, the SPWBP EIR addendum conforms to the City’s General Plan as follows:

1. SPWBP is identified in the General Plan as a Specific Plan Area for future urban development. This designation is intended for a 53.81-acre development with a mix of commercial and light industrial and open space uses. The addendum is consistent with the approved specific plan and ensures that the proposed Project will not adversely affect flooding conditions on adjacent properties or along SR126, and to maintain the existing volume of natural floodplain storage within the Specific Plan Area.

2. The General Plan Land Use Element requires Specific Plans for all expansion areas before development can occur and requires fiscal impact analysis for those Projects. The proposed addendum to the EIR ensures compliance with the existing Specific Plan and implements these requirements.

3. The General Plan contains a number of relevant Goals, Objectives, and Policies in the Land Use Element. Implementation of the proposed project is consistent with Land Use Element Goals 3.1 through 3.9, which promote a balance of diverse land uses and amenities needed to enrich the quality of life. The proposed addendum to the EIR ensures compliance with the existing Specific Plan and implements these requirements.

SECTION 5: Amendment to an Approved Specific Plan. Pursuant to SPMC § 16.216.080, the Planning Commission recommends the City Council in accordance with SPMC § 16.216.070 finds that the Specific Plan Amendment proposed herein make the required findings:
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A. That the proposed Specific Plan or amendment promotes public health, safety, and general welfare, and serves the goals and purposes of this Title 16;

1. The City of Santa Paula, with the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan development improvements, will be able to adequately serve the public health, safety and general welfare of residents within the reorganized (annexed) areas by providing fire protection (through a contract with Ventura County Fire Protection District), local police protection and medical services.

B. That the proposed Specific Plan or amendment is consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the General Plan; and

1. The proposed Specific Plan and amendment includes existing development and is contiguous with the City’s boundary and growth, consistent with General Plan Policy LU 4.l

2. Santa Paula West Business Park is identified in the General Plan as an expansion area for future urban development.

3. The SPMC allows for the establishment and administration of Specific Plan Zones in Chapters 16.25 and 16.216 and established a designation for Santa Paula West Business Park.

C. That the proposed Specific Plan or amendment will not adversely affect surrounding properties.

1. The proposed Specific Plan or amendment will not adversely or significantly impact surrounding properties, as proposed uses are compatible with neighboring single-family residences (northern boundary), light industrial uses (eastern boundary) and agricultural uses (south/western boundary). Furthermore, the proposed uses are found to be consistent with the framework of the City’s General Plan.

SECTION 6: Recommendations. The Planning Commission makes the following recommendations to the City Council:

A. Approve Addendum to the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report
B. Approve Amendment to the Santa Paula West Business Park Specific Plan:

1. Approve modification to the drainage and flood control plan to increase the volume of floodwater from Adams Barranca that can be accommodated within the Specific Plan Area.
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SECTION 7: Reliance on the Record. Each and all of the findings and determinations in this Resolution are based on the competent and substantial evidence, both oral and written, contained in the entire record relating to the project. The findings and determinations constitute the independent findings and determinations of the Planning Commission in all respects and are fully and completely supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole.

SECTION 8: Limitations. The Planning Commission’s analysis and evaluation of the project is based on the best information currently available. It is inevitable that in evaluating a project that absolute and perfect knowledge of all possible aspects of the project will not exist. One of the major limitations on analysis of the project is the Planning Commissions lack of knowledge of future events. In all instances, best efforts were made to form accurate assumptions. Somewhat related to this are the limitations on the City's ability to solve what are in effect regional, state, and national problems and issues. The City must work within the political framework within which it exists and with the limitations inherent in that framework.

SECTION 9: Summaries of Information. All summaries of information in the findings, which precede this section, are based on the substantial evidence in the record. The absence of any particular fact from any such summary is not an indication that a particular finding is not based in part on that fact.

SECTION 10: This Resolution will remain effective until superseded by a subsequent resolution.

SECTION 11: The Commission Secretary is directed to mail a copy of this Resolution to Applicant and Applicant’s Representative and to any other person requesting a copy.

SECTION 12: This Resolution may be appealed within ten (10) calendar days after its adoption. All appeals must be in writing and filed with the City Clerk within this time period.

Failure to file a timely written appeal will constitute a waiver of any right of appeal.

SANTA PAULA WEST BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN

PROPOSED LAND USE SUMMARY

APPROVED PROPOSED
Acres % of Project
Site Acres % of Project Site
Change in
Acres
Commercial/Light
Industrial (C/LI) 41.96 78 36.94 68.4 - 5.02
Roadways 6.95 12.9 6.31 11.7 - 0.64
Open Space
Passive 4.90 9.10 10.76 19.9 +5.86
Total Gross Area 53.81 100 54.01 100 0.20
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SECTION 13: This Resolution is advisory to the City Council and will take effect immediately upon adoption.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of November 2023
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Aaron Dunkel, Chairperson
ATTEST:
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James Mason, Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Henry Castillo, Assistant City Attorney
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
Subject: PROCEDURES FOR ELECTION OF MAYOR AND VICE MAYOR Date: December 6, 2023
Agenda Item: 11.A

CITY OF SANTA PAULA

MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:

Review procedure for election of Mayor and Vice Mayor and direct City Clerk to begin the Mayor selection process.

Presented by: Julie Latshaw, City Clerk
BACKGROUND:

In Santa Paula, the Mayor and Vice Mayor are selected by the Council from among its members annually at its first regular meeting in December of each year. The Mayor and Vice Mayor serve at the pleasure of the Council for a term of approximately one year, or until the next Mayor and Vice Mayor have been selected.

At its October 18, 2023 meeting, the Council adopted Resolution No. 7484, approving the "Manual of Procedural Guidelines for the Conduct of City Council and Constituent Body/Commission Meetings for the City of Santa Paula," including guidelines related to the selection process of the Mayor and Vice Mayor (attached Sections 9.1.1 and 9.2 as Exhibit A).

Among those guidelines, Section 9.1.1 reads as follows:
“Although a ceremonial position, the Mayor occupies the highest office in the municipal government and is expected to provide the leadership necessary to keep the city moving in the proper direction. Effective mayors act not only as leaders staking out policy positions, but also facilitators of effective teamwork. The Mayor shepherds the City through public meetings and in doing so must ensure the Council’s important policy issues and long-term future concerns are fairly debated by the entire Council for the benefit of the public." "Each Member elected to the Council is equally qualified and deserving to hold the offices of Mayor and Vice Mayor and each Councilmember should be given ample opportunity to serve in one or both of these offices.”
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Section 9.2c provides the step-by-step process for the Mayoral election.

Section 9.2d is the procedure for Vice-Mayoral Election, which provides: "The election of the Vice Mayor will be conducted in the same manner as the election of the Mayor, except that it is generally expected, although not mandatory, that the Vice Mayor should succeed to the office of Mayor."
ANALYSIS:

The process for selecting the Mayor and Vice Mayor will be facilitated by the City Clerk. Once the City Clerk declares the office of Mayor vacant and nominations open, any member of the City Council may nominate a member of the City Council as Mayor, including him or herself.

No second to a nomination is required.

Any member of the City Council may move to close the nominations at any time after all Councilmembers have had the opportunity to make a nomination. The motion requires a second and must receive a vote of a majority of the City Council to pass.

After nominations have been closed, the Council can debate the nominations. The Clerk will then call for the vote on the election of the Mayor in the order the nominations were made. The first Councilmember receiving the vote of a majority of the City Council will serve as Mayor. If no member of the City Council receives a majority vote, the Clerk will re-open the nominations and conduct a new election until a Mayor is elected.

The election of the Vice Mayor will be conducted in the same manner as the election of the Mayor.

The appointed Mayor and Vice Mayor will serve in these roles for a one-year period beginning on December 6, 2023 and ending in December 2024.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

The selection of the Mayor and Vice Mayor is consistent with the provisions identified in the City's Municipal Code and more generally outlined within the Council's adopted Manual of Procedural Guidelines.

FISCAL IMPACTS:

None.

OPTIONS:

Direct City Clerk to begin the Mayor selection process or provide such other direction as may be desired.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit A - Sections 9.1.1 and 9.2.pdf
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Dan Singer, City Manager
Subject: ADOPTION OF 2024 COUNCIL MEETING CALENDAR
Date: December 6, 2023
Agenda Item: 11.E

CITY OF SANTA PAULA

MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Review the proposed City Council Meeting calendar for 2024 and consider the cancellation or rescheduling of various regular meetings throughout the year.

2. Authorize the closure of City facilities between the Christmas and New Year's Holidays, December 24, 2024 through January 1, 2025.

Presented by: Dan Singer, City Manager
BACKGROUND:

In December of each year, the City Council has an opportunity to establish its City Council meeting schedule for the year ahead. Staff is recommending that Council review the 2024 meeting schedule, attached as Exhibit A, and consider cancelling or changing meetings on or near holidays, and in consideration of any summer breaks. Exhibit B shows staff recommendations as outlined in the Analysis section.

ANALYSIS:

Council Meetings
The Santa Paula Municipal Code (Section 30.01) establishes a fixed meeting schedule for regular City Council meetings, setting those meetings for the first and third Wednesday of each calendar month. With the expectation that a meeting will be held on those dates, it is helpful to the public, staff and Council to plan ahead for any proposed cancelled meetings and/or conflicts with known holidays.

For the 2024 calendar year, there are no conflicts with City-recognized National holidays, attached as Exhibit C, however, the annual League of Cities conference to be held in Long Beach, runs from Wednesday, October 16 through Friday, October 18. As a result, and so that Council and staff may attend the conference, it is recommended the Council move the October 16 meeting to Tuesday, October 15. Alternatively, the Council could consider cancelling the October 16 meeting, as has been done in past years. 385
On December 21, 2022, when the Council adopted the 2023 calendar, they cancelled the meeting of Wednesday, January 3, 2024 since the agenda for that meeting would need to be released December 28, which is during the week City offices are closed. The December 20 meeting was also cancelled. The first and only meeting in January is currently scheduled for January 17, however this leaves a six-week gap between meetings and will necessarily put constraints on various actions and activities needing Council authorization. Since the month of January has five (5) Wednesday's and staff will return from the New Year's holidays on January 3, the Council could convene on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month, January 10 and 24, or alternatively could look to meet on the 17th and 31st of the month, albeit that option would make it more difficult for staff to produce the February 7 packet as it would be due for distribution on February 1, the day following a January 31 meeting.

In past years in Santa Paula a few summer meetings have been cancelled. This provides periods of time for administrative staff to know that planning for and attending a meeting will not be required during those breaks. Similarly, it allows members of the Council to plan vacations or time away. Numerous other public entities cancel meetings around July and August, which lessens impacts on Councilmembers who serve as liaisons to those boards and commissions. Over the past few years, Council has either "gone dark" for two consecutive meetings or has cancelled one July and one August meeting.

Looking at the 2024 calendar, the Council could keep the July 3 meeting as it falls just before the July 4 holiday, and then cancel the July 17 and one of the two meetings in August. Or, Council could cancel both July meetings and meet for both August meetings. Prior to the Council meeting, Councilmembers might look ahead to any vacation plans and/or preferences for time off during those months.

Finally, as 2024 is a General Election year, with the Presidential Election held on November 5, the County Elections office will require the full 30 days to report local election results.

Council's December 4 meeting, therefore, will not provide the opportunity to ratify the certification of election results, select a new Mayor and swear in new or returning Councilmembers. Subsequently, Council might consider establishing December 11 for the selection of the Mayor/Vice Mayor and swearing in of Councilmembers. Council is further asked to cancel the first regularly scheduled meeting on January 1, 2025 as that date is a holiday.

The remainder of the calendar and holiday schedule looks to afford the opportunity for Council to keep all of the regularly scheduled meetings as is with the exception of the October 16 meeting which conflicts with the League conference.

Consistent with recent practice, it is also requested that Council authorize the closing of City facilities during the period of Christmas Eve, December 24, through the January 1 holiday.

Offices would be open on Monday, December 23 and then re-open on Thursday, January 1, 2025. Doing so has minimal impact on the public given the holidays and allows City staff to take time off with family.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

None.

FISCAL IMPACTS:
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Cancelling a Council meeting has little monetary effect but does save the City staff time, some money in printing, publication and utility costs, as well as any direct contracts with personnel such as our videographer and interpreters.

OPTIONS:

As an alternative to Staff's recommendation, the City Council may:

1. Decline to adopt staff's recommendation or alter the recommendation. Cancelling any regularly scheduled meeting is at the full discretion of the City Council.

ATTACHMENTS:

Exhibit A - 2024 Calendar DRAFT.pdf
Exhibit B - 2024 Calendar RECOMMENDED.pdf
Exhibit C - 2024 National Holidays.pdf
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Dan Singer, City Manager
Subject: FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Date: December 6, 2023
Agenda Item: 12.A

CITY OF SANTA PAULA

MEMORANDUM
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends City Council review future agenda items.

BACKGROUND:

The attached Future Agenda Items forecast identifies anticipated agenda items for upcoming Council meetings as well as Study Session topics and long-range discussion items. Placing this forecast on the agenda affords the Council and the public the opportunity to discuss such topics and to make any recommendations. It should be noted this is only a forecast and may change over the course of time or based on feedback by the Mayor and City Manager during review of future agendas.

ANALYSIS:

Should a member of the City Council wish to introduce a future agenda topic, it should be done in compliance with the Council's adopted Manual of Procedural Guidelines, Section 5.1.

Items introduced by a member of the Council during a Council meeting requires a second and should be reserved for time-sensitive matters needing attention within the proceeding 45 day period.

STRATEGIC PLAN:

FISCAL IMPACTS:

OPTIONS:

ATTACHMENTS:

12.6.23 Future Agenda Items.pdf
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Santa Paula City Council Tentative Agenda Schedule
Updated 11/30/2023
January Agenda Items
PW Public Works Department Report January
Admin Crossing Guard Contract Award January
PW Water Meter Purchasing Contract (3-year) January
CDD Façade Improvement Program January
Admin Appointments to the Mayor’s Standing and AdHoc Committees January Admin Harvest at Limoneira Off-Site Improvement Agreement January Admin Development Agreement for Lewis Limoneira Housing Expansion January Admin Strategic Plan Update January
CDD Housing Element Adoption January
Finance Annual City Audit January
Finance Finance Department Report January
Admin VCOG / EDC Broadband Presentation January
CDD Red Tail Tax Credit TEFRA Hearing January
CDD Red Tail Funding Agreement January

STUDY SESSION TOPICS
Admin No Smoking Ordinance April
Attorney Municipal Code Update Overview February
Finance Development Impact Fees March

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
CDD Red Tail Tentative Track Map
PW Plans & Specifications for 8th Street Streetlight Repair Project Finance Unclaimed Funds
CDD VCTC Update on Railroad
CDD Cultural Arts Update
CDD ADU Ordinance
Legal Fire MOU Amendment
Finance Additional Revenue Options
Admin Expand Video Recordings to Commissions & Special Meetings CDD Appointment of Housing Trust Fund Oversite Committee 396

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