2025-041 - Certifing Final Supplemental Enviromental Impact for The Village

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Explanation of the Rationale: A records search conducted for the Project indicated a total of three cultural resources are documented within the half-mile search radius of the Project site. However, none of these resources are located within or adjacent to the Project area, and no built environment resources within the project area were identified in the Built Environment Resource Directory. Additionally, the existing South Coast Village was evaluated for listing on the California Register of Historical Resources in accordance with Section 15064.5(a)(2)-(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, and is recommended ineligible for listing in the California Register. Therefore, the Project would not cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource and no impact would occur. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.2-13--4.2-14.) Threshold C-3: The Project would not disturb any human remains, including those interred outside of dedicated cemeteries. Findings: The City finds that the Project would result in less than significant impacts to cultural resources related to human remains. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.2-16—4.2-17.) Additionally, the City finds that the Project will implement the following regulatory requirement (Draft Supplemental EIR, p. 4.2-5): RR CUL-1: California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 requires that if human remains are discovered within the proposed project site, disturbance of the site shall halt and remain halted until the coroner has investigated the circumstances, manner, and cause of any death, and the recommendations concerning the treatment and disposition of the human remains have been made to the person responsible for the excavation, or to his or her authorized representative. If the coroner determines that the remains are not subject to his or her authority and if the coroner recognizes or has reason to believe the human remains to be those of a Native American, he or she shall contact, by telephone within 24 hours, the Native American Heritage Commission. Explanation of the Rationale: Sensitivity for buried human remains would be low at the Project site, as the Project site does not contain cemeteries or known burial grounds, and past construction activities have disturbed the entire property. However, as the Project would require excavations that are anticipated to disturb a large part of the Project site at varying depths up to a maximum depth of 52 feet for the subsurface parking garage, there is potential to encounter previously unknown human remains. In the event that human remains are discovered, the remains would be treated in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 7050.5 (RR CUL-1), State CEQA Guidelines Section 15064.5, and Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. Compliance with these regulations would ensure that impacts to human remains would be less than significant. (Draft Supplemental EIR, pp. 4.2-16—4.2-17.) i Resolution No. 2025-041 Page 29 of 140