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Approval Submittal of the Centennial Park/Rancho Community College District Park <br />Replacement Study to the National Park Service <br />October 15, 2019 <br />Page 3 <br />including the skate area. Main pedestrian access to the park is from the corner of 6th Street and <br />Lacey Street, and two other park access points are from 6th Street and from Lacey Street. To <br />reduce operational noise impacts of the skate park the City will turn off park lights and restrict <br />operating hours to no later than 8:00 p.m. The skate area is fenced and includes observation by <br />evening park security. Park security patrol for this site is included with all other parks in the city. <br />Pedestrian crossing features are located at the intersections. In addition, the interior of the park <br />has concrete/decomposed granite pedestrian walkways for use. <br />Raitt Street Site — This site would be a 1.09-acre neighborhood park and constructed when <br />funding is identified. This park would be a walk-up, pedestrian park without a vehicle parking lot <br />and amenities such as an exercise area, tot lot with playground equipment, a skate area, walking <br />path, restroom, drinking fountain, and picnic tables and benches. No perimeter fencing is <br />included except for the skate area, and the skate area would be fenced with wrought iron gate. <br />The park would also provide various landscaping and trees, which incorporates drought tolerant <br />landscaping and preservation of existing trees, bio swales, and drywell stormwater capture <br />system. Nighttime lighting installed throughout the park, including the skate area. Three <br />pedestrian access points proposed for the park, two from Myrtle Street, and one at the corner of <br />Myrtle Street and Raitt Street. To reduce operational noise impacts of the skate park the City will <br />turn off park lights and restrict operating hours to no later than 8:00 p.m. The skate area is <br />fenced and includes observation by evening park security. Park security patrol for this site is <br />included with all other parks in the city. Pedestrian crossing features are included identified in the <br />construction documents and located at the intersections. The interior of the park also has <br />concrete/DG pedestrian walkways for use. <br />Placeworks has completed the environmental assessment, recreational value assessment, and <br />additional documents required by the NPS and the City is prepared to submit the documents to <br />the NPS upon approval of the City Council. <br />According to the Land Appraisal Report, the three replacement properties are of equal or greater <br />value in acreage and cost. The Recreational Value Report also indicates the three replacement <br />properties provide equal or greater recreational value based on the following: <br />1) The proposed replacement lands are of equivalent size. <br />2) The proposed replacement lands meet community park need by increasing residents' <br />walkable park access in a measureable way. <br />3) The proposed replacement lands meet policy and planning goals while satisfying current <br />recreation trends. <br />4) The proposed replacement lands offer recreational opportunities that satisfy current <br />community needs and desires. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />The proposed project is required to undergo an environmental review pursuant to the California <br />Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq.). As <br />such, a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Initial Study were prepared for the project. Impacts <br />related to aesthetics (light and glare), cultural resources (ground disturbance), geology and soils <br />75C-3 <br />