CHP Truckee Area Office
Replacement Project
CEQA Scoping Meeting
California Highway Patrol
California Department of General Services
Meeting Agenda
1. Meeting purpose and protocol
2. Project overview
3. Overview of the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA)
4. Receipt of public comment
Meeting Purpose
CEQA Scoping: To allow the public and agencies
to provide input on the scope and content of the
project’s environmental impact analysis.
Scoping comments inform the scope and nature of
the CEQA environmental analysis.
Meeting Protocol
Please silence cell phones.
One person speaks at a time; please do not
interrupt a speaker.
Make clear and succinct comments in order for
us to effectively capture the comment in notes.
Be respectful of each other and differing points
of view.
Project Background & Purpose
Relocate/replace the Truckee Area Office
with new facilities that will provide
adequate workspace, vehicle, and
equipment storage.
Part of statewide effort to replace aging
or inadequate CHP field offices and other
facilities.
Project Objectives
Construct a facility in the Truckee area that is near a freeway
Develop a CHP facility that is LEED “silver” or better level of
certification
Meet California Essential Services Building Seismic Safety Act
requirements by designing and constructing a facility capable of
providing essential services to the public after a disaster
Construct facility that meets Americans with Disability Act
standards, California Green
Code, and Title 24 energy
and resource standards
Project Location
Project Components
Structures
• Office building
Parking and Citation
Clearance Area
• Auto service building
• Radio vault building
• Property storage building
Miscellaneous Site Elements
• Radio antenna tower
• Vehicle fueling area
Ancillary Improvements
• Waste enclosure
• Fencing
• Waste oil containment
• Fire water line and hydrants
• HVAC equipment area
• Landscape & irrigation
• Generator enclosure
• Lighting
• Fusee enclosure
• Flagpole and monument
• Snow considerations
Conceptual Site Layout
CEQA Overview
Basic purposes of CEQA (State CEQA Guidelines, Section
15002):
•
Inform governmental decision makers and public about potential,
significant environmental effects of proposed activities.
•
Identify ways that environmental damage can be avoided or
significantly reduced.
•
Prevent significant, avoidable damage to environment by requiring
changes in projects through the use of alternatives or mitigation
measures when governmental agency finds changes to be feasible.
•
Disclose to public the reasons why a governmental agency approved
the project in the manner the agency chose if significant
environmental effects are involved.
EIR Process
45-day
Public
Review
Notice of
Preparation
April 2015
Draft EIR
October 2015
30-day
Public
Scoping
Findings, NOD
February 2016
Final EIR
January 2016
Public
Notice
CEQA Resource Topics
Aesthetics
Air quality
Biological resources
Cultural resources
Geology and soils
Greenhouse gas emissions
Hazards and hazardous
materials
Hydrology and water quality
Land use
Noise
Recreation
Transportation/traffic
Public services
Utilities
Cumulative impacts
Purpose of Scoping
To provide the public and agencies the opportunity to provide input
on the scope and content of the environmental impact analysis.
Scoping comments can include information on:
Potential environmental issues
Potential mitigation measures
Characteristics of the existing environment
Resources that may be cumulatively affected
How to Comment
Submit oral or written comments tonight. Fill out a speaker card and
wait to be called or write your comments on a written comment form.
Or submit written comments via mail or email. Send comments to:
Jennifer Parson, Senior Environmental Planner
State of California Department of General Services
Real Estate Services Division, Project Management & Development
Branch
707 Third Street, 4th Floor, MS509
West Sacramento, CA 95605
[email protected]
Comments accepted until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015.