2017-077 - Approving an Addendum to the Final Environmental Imapact

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADDENDUM Bristol Street and Memory Lane Intersection Improvements -Project No. 17-6883 1. Substantial charges are proposed in the project which will require major revision of the previous EIR due to the involvement ofrewsignifical environmental effects or asubstontial increase in the severity ofpreviously identifiedsigniticant effects; 2. Substantial charges occur with respect to the circumstances uruler which the project is unrkrtaken which will require major revision of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new sigruficmrt environmental increase in the severity ofpreviously identified significant effects, or 3. New information ofsubstantial importance, which was not knamn and could at have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence of the time the previous EIR was certified as complete, shows any of the following: (A) The project will have one or more signal effects not discussed in the previous SIR; (B) Signifeaht effects previously exatu ed will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR, (C) Afifigabon measures or alternatives previously fourd not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce ore or more significant effects ofthe project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alterative; or (D) Magadan measures or alternatives which are consirkrably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce ors or more sighificat effects on the environ- ment, but the project proponents akctine to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative. (CEQA Guiktires Section 15162[x]) A Supplement to an FIR (or Supplemental EIR), which is naurower in scope than a Subsequent EIR, may be prepared if any of the above criteria apply, but `only minor changes or additions would be necessary to make the previous EIR adequately apply to the project in the changed situation" (CEQA Guidelines Section 15163[a][2]). In the absence of the need to prepare either a Subsequent or Supplemental EIR, an Addendum may be prepared. More specifically, CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 states: (a) The lead agency or a responsible agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary but none ofte conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation ofa subsequent EIR have occurred (b) An addendum to an adopted negative akclaration may be prepared if only minor technical changes or aldttions are necessary or none of the conditions alescribed in Section 15162 catling for the preparation ofa subsequent EIR or negative a i claration have occurred. (c) An addendum reed at be circulated for public review but can be inclnakd in or attached to the final EIR or adopted negative a i claration. (d) The dectsion-making body shall consider the adaknaLm with the final EIR or adopted negative akclaration prior to making a akcision on the project (e) A briefexplaralion of the a i cision not to prepare a subsequent EIR pursuant to Section 15162 should be incluakd in an addendum to an EIR, the lead agency'sfindings on the project, or elsewhere in the record. The explanation must be supported by substantial eviaknce. This Addendum to the previously certified FEIS/EIR for the approved Bristol Street Widening Project has been prepared because the evaluation of the proposed modifications does notresult in any of the circumstances requiring a Subsequent or Supplemental EIS/EIR. Although the proposed modifications would result in development that differs from that in the 1990 FEIS/EIR, those modifications do not trigger the need for preparation of a Subsequent or Supplemental EIR under the criteria listed in CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 and 15163, respectively. Section 22_0 Environmental Checklist and Section 3.0, Environmental Consequences, of this Addendum demonstrate that no substantial changes would result from the proposed Project modifications nor have the existing conditions in the Final I December 2017 1-2 Introduction