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Community Impact Assessment
<br />ICE Jones & Stokes will prepare a Community Impact Assessment. ICF Jones & Stokes will identify the community
<br />impacts on neighborhoods, businesses, and minority and low-income populations, as well as the project's
<br />consistency/compatibility with the existing and future land uses and plans in the area. The community impact analysis
<br />will be prepared in accordance with Caltrans Environmental Handbook Volume 4: Community Impact Assessment.
<br />Topics to be addressed in the community impact analysis will include social impacts, economic impacts (change in
<br />employment and tax base changes), land use/growth (consistency with local plans, development opportunities),
<br />farmland, and public services impacts (accessibility and parking, utilities).
<br />The community impact assessment considers how the proposed project activity would affect the people, institutions,
<br />neighborhoods, communities, organizations, and larger social and economic systems. The community impact analysis
<br />will provide a clear description of the existing conditions, the potential impacts of the project on the community and
<br />how the project relates to other development (existing and proposed) in the area. The significance of the identified
<br />impacts, and mitigation measures to best avoid the adverse impacts resulting from the project will be identified and
<br />discussed, as appropriate.
<br />Potential impacts to minority and low-income populations, if any, will be addressed in compliance with Executive
<br />Order 12898: Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority and Low-Income Populations. Data from
<br />the 2000 U.S. Census will be used to identify characteristics of populations within census block groups traversed by or
<br />adjacent to the proposed project. Community profiles will also be collected for the local project area, City, County, and
<br />the State of California to help identify regional and local trends in regards to demographics, local industry, occupations,
<br />and tax base. Potential impacts during the construction phase due to access limits will be analyzed and measures to
<br />address these impacts proposed, if required.
<br />Existing planning documents will be reviewed and potential beneficial and adverse land use impacts of the proposed
<br />project and mitigation measures, if required, will be identified.
<br />Relocation Impact Report
<br />It is anticipated that relocations and property acquisition would be required as part of the project, particularly to the
<br />west of the rail line. ICE Jones & Stokes will analyze the primary and secondary effects of potential acquisitions and
<br />displacements that would be caused by the proposed project. The relocation impact document is anticipated to be a
<br />Relocation Impact Report (Draft and Final) based on past experience within the District. A Draft Relocation Impact
<br />Report (DRIR) will be prepared pursuant to FHWA guidelines/policies to comply with the Uniform Relocation and
<br />Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, the California Relocation Act, and as
<br />described in Chapter 10 of the Caltrans Right-of-Way Manual. The DRIR will provide the City, Caltrans, and the
<br />public with information on the impact this project will have on residential and non-residential occupants. It is assumed
<br />that adequate relocation resources would be available for displacees.
<br />Using aerial photography, 2000 U.S. Census data (supplemented with additional State, County, and City data, as
<br />available), windshield surveys, and interviews with local real estate agents, if needed, ICE Jones & Stokes will identify
<br />characteristics of potential relocations, including the number/type of residences, businesses, farms, and/or non-profit
<br />organizations. ICF Jones & Stokes will identify the characteristics of the residential displacements including lot size,
<br />improvements on parcel, age of structures, general condition, and the number of bedrooms/bathrooms. For businesses
<br />characteristics to be documented include the number of employees, building size, parking areas, and owner/tenant mix.
<br />In addition, WE Jones & Stokes will identify and evaluate potential relocation resource areas and any difficulties that
<br />may arise, relocation-related business issues, and the project's effects on the local tax base.
<br />Following public availability of the environmental document, a Final Relocation Impact Report (FRIR) will be
<br />prepared that identifies relocation resources, timing of acquisition, and more detailed displacee data. This scope of
<br />work does not include interviewing the affected owners and tenants of the displaced properties, if required.
<br />Paleontological Information Report/Paleontological Evaluation Report
<br />It is assumed that a combined Paleontological Information Report/Paleontological Evaluation Report (PIR/PER) will be
<br />prepared that will identify and document the viability of paleontological resources existing with the project's study
<br />limits. The following identifies the tasks to be performed.
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