Appendix A List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
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Appendix A List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
°F Fahrenheit AA Alternatives Analysis AA Report Alternatives Analysis Report AADT annual average daily traffic AAQS ambient air quality standards AB Assembly Bill ACM asbestos-containing material ACS American Community Survey ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ADL aerially deposited lead APE Area of Potential Effects APEFZ Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone APN Assessor’s Parcel Number AQMP Air Quality Management Plan BAT best available technology BCT best conventional pollutant control technology BEA Bureau of Economic Analysis bgs below ground surface BID Business Improvement District BLS Bureau of Labor Statistics BMP best management practice BP Before Present BRT bus rapid transit C2F6 perfluoroethane CAA Clean Air Act CAAQS California ambient air quality standards CAHSR California High-Speed Rail CAHSR California’s High Speed Rail Cal/OSHA California Occupational Safety and Health Administration CalEEMod California Emissions Estimator Model Caltrans California Department of Transportation CBD Central Business District CBP County Business Pattern CCTV closed-circuit television cameras CDFW California Department of Fish and Wildlife CDO Community Design Overlay CEC California Energy Commission CEQ Council on Environmental Quality
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CEQA California Environmental Quality Act CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CESA California Endangered Species Act CF4 perfluoromethane CFC chlorofluorocarbon CFR Code of Federal Regulations CGS California Geological Survey CH4 methane CHRIS California Historic Resources Information System CIDH cast in drilled hole CMA Critical Movement Analysis CMAQ Congestion Management and Air Quality CMP Congestion Management Plan CNG compressed natural gas CNPS California Native Plant Society CO carbon monoxide CO Protocol Transportation Project-Level Carbon Monoxide Protocol CO2 carbon dioxide CO2e carbon dioxide equivalent Construction General Permit
General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Associated with Construction Activity
CPA Community Plan Area CPUC California Public Utilities Commission CRHR California Register of Historical Resources CWA Clean Water Act CWC California Water Code dBA A-weighted decibels DEIS/DEIR Draft Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report DOGGR Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources DOT U.S. Department of Transportation DPM diesel particulate matter DWP Department of Water and Power EDD Employment Development Department EO Executive Order EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPCA Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 ERNS Emergency Response and Notification System ESA Environmental Site Assessment ESA Endangered Species Act ESFV East San Fernando Valley FAA Federal Aviation Administration FAST Fixing America’s Surface Transportation
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FHWA Federal Highway Administration FRSA Fault Rupture Study Area FTA Federal Transit Administration GGE gallons of gasoline equivalent GHG greenhouse gas HABS Historic American Building Survey HAER Historic American Engineering Record HCFC hydrochlorofluorocarbon HCM Highway Capacity Manual HFC hydrofluorocarbon HPOZ Historic Preservation Overlay Zone I Interstate I-210 Interstate 210 I-405 Interstate 405 kWh kilowatt hours LA River Los Angeles River LACM Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County LADBS Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety LADOT Los Angeles Department of Transportation LADWP Los Angeles Department of Water and Power LAFD Los Angeles Fire Department LAHCM Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument LAMC Los Angeles Municipal Code LAPD Los Angeles Police Department LAPD Los Angeles Police Department LASD Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department LASHA Los Angeles Suburban Home Association LAUSD Los Angeles Unified School District LBP lead-based paint LEP limited English proficiency LID low-impact development Lmax maximum sound level LOS levels of service LPA Locally Preferred Alternative LRT light rail transit LRTP Long Range Transportation Plan LST localized significance threshold LU landscape unit LUST leaking underground storage tank MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act MATES IV Multiple Air Toxics Exposure Study IV Metro Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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MLD Most Likely Descendent MMBTU million British thermal units MMRP Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program MMT million metric tons MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOA memorandum of agreement MOL Metro Orange Line MOS Minimal Operable Segment mph miles per hour MRCA Mountains Recreation Conservation Authority MSAT mobile-source air toxic MSF maintenance and storage facility MSL mean sea level MT metric tons MT metric tons MWD Metropolitan Water District of Southern California N2O nitrous oxide NAAQS national ambient air quality standards NAGPRA Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NFIP National Flood Insurance Program NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NO2 nitrogen dioxide NOD Notice of Determination NOX nitrogen oxides NOx oxides of nitrogen NPL National Priority List NPS National Park Service NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service NRHP National Register of Historic Places O3 ozone O&M operating and maintenance OCS overhead contact system OHP Office of Historic Preservation OHR Office of Historic Resources OPR Office of Planning and Research OSHA Occupational Safety and Health Administration PAZ Parking Analysis Zone Pb lead PCB polychlorinated biphenyl PCE perchloroethylene PFC perfluorocarbon
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PFYC Potential Fossil Yield PID photoionization detector PM10 particulate matter 10 microns in diameter or less PM2.5 particulate matter 2.5 microns in diameter or less PMP Paleontological Mitigation Plan PMR Paleontological Mitigation Report POAQC project of air quality concern ppm parts per million PPV peak particle velocity PRC Public Resources Code PWA Progress Works Administration RCB reinforced concrete box RCP Regional Comprehensive Plan RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act REC recognizable environmental concern RIP Regional Improvement Program ROD Record of Decision ROG reactive organic gas ROW right-of-way RSTIS Regional Significant Transportation Investment Study RTP/SCS Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy RSTP Regional Surface Transportation Program RV Representative Viewpoint RWQCB Regional Water Quality Control Board SAFETEA-LU Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003: A Legacy
for Users SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act SB Senate Bill SCAG Southern California Association of Governments SCAQMD South Coast Air Quality Management District SCC Standard Cost Categories SCCIC South Central Coastal Information Center SCRRA Southern California Regional Rail Authority sf square feet SF6 sulfur hexafluoride SFFHA San Fernando Farm Homestead Association SHPO State Historic Preservation Officer SIP State Implementation Plan SO2 sulfur dioxide SPA Special Planning Area SR State Route SRA Source Receptor Area
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STIP State Transportation Improvement Program SVOCs semi-volatile organic compounds SWP State Water Project SWPPP Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan TAC Technical Advisory Committee TACs toxic air contaminants TAZ traffic analysis zone TBM tunnel boring machine TCE trichloroethylene TCRP Traffic Congestion Relief Program TCWG Transportation Conformity Working Group TIFIA Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act TMP Traffic Management Plan TNI Targeted Neighborhood Initiative TNW Traditionally Navigable Water TOD transit-oriented development TPH total petroleum hydrocarbons TPSS traction power substation TSM Transportation Systems Management TSM Transportation Systems Management TWW treated wood waste UBC Uniform Building Code ULARA Upper Los Angeles River Area USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers USC United States Code USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture USDOT U.S. Department of Transportation USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency USFWS U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service USGS U.S. Geological Survey UST underground storage tank VHT vehicle hours traveled VMT vehicle miles traveled VOCs volatile organic compounds YOE year of expenditure WBM welded boltless manganese WoS waters of the state WoUS waters of the United States µg/m3 microgram per cubic meter
Appendix B List of Preparers
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Appendix B List of Preparers
Public Agencies
U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration
Raymond Sukys, Director Office of Planning and Project Development, FTA Region IX Ray Tellis, Team Leader FTA/FHWA Los Angeles Metropolitan Office Mary Nguyen, Environmental Protection Specialist FTA/FHWA Los Angeles Metropolitan Office
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Renee Berlin, Managing Executive Officer Executive Office Transportation Corridors/Systemwide Planning David Mieger, Executive Officer Transit Corridors/Systemwide Planning Walt Davis, Transportation Planning Project Manager San Fernando Valley/North County Area Planning Team Ryan Greenway, Transportation Planner San Fernando Valley/North County Area Jody Litvak, Community Relations Manager Lilian De Loza-Gutierrez, Community Relations Manager Karen Swift, Community Relations Manager Dan Levy, Executive Officer Civil Rights Program Compliance Rick Meade, Executive Officer Engineering and Construction Bruce Shelburne, Executive Director Rail Operations
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Alan Patashnick, Director Countywide Planning and Development Andres Di Zitti, Transportation Planner San Fernando Valley/North County Area Dana Jones, Transportation Planner Robert Farley, Transportation Planning Manager Stewart Chesler, Transportation Planning Manager
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Jay Kim, Assistant General Manager Mobility Management Group Jesus Serrano, Transportation Engineer Transit Corridor Development Shawn Mohamadkhani, Transportation Engineer
City of San Fernando
Ron Ruiz, Public Works Director
Consultants
KOA Corporation
Jimmy Lin, Project Director Joel Falter, Project Manager/Planning & Environmental Task Manager Brian Marchetti, Transportation/Traffic Planning and Engineering Hilary Mau, Deputy Project Manager Walter Okitsu, Engineering Task Manager Frank Benavidez, Project Cost & Schedule Control Ben Chan, Traffic Signal Operations Task Leader
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ICF International
Lee Lisecki, Project Director and Project Manager Mario Anaya, Deputy Project Manager John Mathias, Lead Technical Editor Tamseel Mir, Environmental Planner Mikael Romich, Senior Biologist Russel Sweet, Biologist Peter Feldman, Environmental Planner Alexa La Plante, Water Resources Rusty Whisman, Environmental Planner Keith Cooper, Senior Air Quality/Climate Change Specialist Stephen Bryne, Senior Archaeologist Mark Robinson, Senior Archaeologist Andrew Johnson, Environmental Planner
GPA Consulting
Rich Galvin, Principal Environmental Planner Andrea Galvin, Principal Architectural Historian Jeanne Ogar, Senior Environmental Planner Marieka Schrader, Senior Environmental Planner Erinn Silva, Senior Environmental Planner Amanda Yoder, Architectural Historian
Diaz•Yourman & Associates
Gary Gilbert, Geotechnical & Hazardous Materials Task Manager Matthew Dennerline, Environmental Specialist/Engineer Charles Chen, Environmental Specialist/Engineer
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John Kaliski Architects
John Kaliski, Principal Station Planner/Urban Designer
Stanley R. Hoffman Associates
Stanley R. Hoffman, Economic & Fiscal Impacts Manager Bravish Rau Mallavarpu, Economic & Fiscal Impacts Planner Kendra Chan, Economic & Fiscal Impacts Planner
ATS Consulting
Hugh Saurenman, Principal Noise & Acoustics Manager Shannon McKenna, Senior Noise & Acoustics Analyst
Cogstone
Sherri Gust, Principal Paleontologist Kimberly Scott, Senior Paleontologist Jay Schneider, Senior Paleontologist
STV, Incorporated
Tyler Bonstead, Principal Operations & MSF Planner/Engineer Eric Banghart, Operations & MSF Planner/Engineer
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Dawn McKinstry, Principal Ridership/Travel Demand Forecasting Engineer Jielin Sun, Ridership/Travel Demand Forecasting
W2 Design Incorporated
Patrick D. Wong, Principal Drainage/Hydraulics/Utilities Engineer Donald Kurisu, Drainage/Hydraulics/Utilities Engineer
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Wagner Surveying & Engineering
Stephanie Wagner, Surveying, Mapping, Aerial Photography Larry Carlson, Surveying, Mapping, Aerial Photography
CNS Engineers Incorporated
James J. Lu, Stuctures/Bridges Engineer Quyet T. Nguyen, Structures/Bridges Engineer
CLR Analytics
Lianyu Chu, Video Simulation Huabing Wang, Video Simulation
Appendix C List of Draft EIS/EIR Recipients
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Appendix C List of Draft EIS/EIR Recipients
Agency/Organization Contact Contact Information Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
John M. Fowler, Executive Director
401 F Street NW, Suite 308 Washington, DC 20001-2637
Amtrak Alex Khalfin, Senior Specialist Government Affairs-West
530 Water Street Oakland, CA 94607
Arleta Neighborhood Council 9300 Laurel Canyon, 2nd Floor Arleta, CA 91331
California Air Resources Board Mary D. Nichols, Chairperson PO Box 2815 Sacrament, CA 95814
California Department of Conservation, Division of Land Resource Protection
John Lowrie, Assistant Director 801 K Street, MS 14-15 Sacramento, CA 95814-3528
California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Region 5
Ed Pert, Regional Manager 3883 Ruffin Road San Diego, CA 92123
California Department of Toxic Substances Control
Andre Amy, Regulatory Assistance Officer
9211 Oakdale Ave. Chatsworth, CA 91311
California Department of Transportation, District 7, Division of Environmental Planning
Ron Kosinski, Deputy District Director
100 S. Main Street, MS16A Los Angeles, CA 90012
California Department of Transportation, District 7, Office of Regional Planning and Public Transportation
Linda C. Wright 100 South Main Street, MS16 Los Angeles, CA 90012
California High Speed Rail Authority
Tom Fellenz, Interim Chief Executive Officer
770 L Street, Suite 1160 Sacramento, CA 95814
California Highway Patrol, Southern Division
411 North Central Avenue Glendale, CA 91203
California Native American Heritage Commission
Cynthia Gomez, Executive Secretary
1550 Harbor Blvd, Suite 100 West Sacramento, CA 95691
California Public Utilities Commission
Michael Picker 320 West 4th Street, Ste. 500 Los Angeles, CA 90013
California State Assembly, District 39
The Honorable Assembly Member Raul Bocanegra
State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0039
California State Assembly, District 46
The Honorable Assembly Member Adrin Nazarian
State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0046
California State Clearinghouse Scott Morgan, Director 1400 Tenth Street Sacramento, CA 95814
California State Senate, District 18
The Honorable Senator Robert M. Hertzberg
6150 Van Nuys Boulevard #400 Van Nuys, CA 91401
California Transportation Commission
Susan Bransen, Executive Director
1120 N Street, MS 52 Sacramento, CA 95814
California Wildlife Conservation Board
John P. Donnelly, Executive Director
1416 Ninth Street Sacramento, CA 95814
CHAMPS Charter High School of the Arts
6842 Van Nuys Boulevard, Van Nuys, CA 91405
City of Los Angeles, Building and Safety
Raymond Chan, General Manager
201 N. Figueroa, Suite 1000 Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Agency/Organization Contact Contact Information City of Los Angeles, Bureau of Sanitation
Enrique C. Zaldivar P.E., Director
2714 Media Center Drive Los Angeles, CA 90065
City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs
Danielle Brazell, General Manager
201 N. Figueroa, Suite 1400 Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Bureau of Engineering
Gary Lee Moore, PE, ENV SP City Engineer
1149 S. Broadway, Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90015
City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works – Street Services
Nazario Sauceda, Director 1149 S. Boradway, Suite 400 Los Angeles, CA 90015
City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks
Michael A. Shull, General Manager
221 N. Figueroa Street, 3rd Floor, Suite 350 Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Seleta Reynolds, General Manager
100 S. Main St., 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Jay Kim, Assistant General Manager – Mobility Management Group
100 S. Main St., 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Jesus Serrano, Transportation Engineer – Transit Corridor Development
100 S. Main St., 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation
Verej Janoyan, Acting Principal Transportation Engineer – Design Division
100 S. Main St., 10th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Marcie L. Edwards, General Manager
111 North Hope Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles, Emergency Management
Alfred Poirier, Interim General Manager
200 N. Spring Street, Room 1533 Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles Office of Historic Resources
Ken Bernstein, Manager 200 N. Spring Street, Room 559 Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of Los Angeles, Office of the Mayor
The Honorable Mayor Eric Garcetti
200 N. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
City of San Fernando Community Development Department
117 MacNeil Street San Fernando, CA 91340
City of San Fernando Police Department
117 MacNeil Street San Fernando, CA 91340
City of San Fernando Public Works Department
Ron Ruiz, Director
117 MacNeil Street San Fernando, CA 91340
City of San Fernando Recreation and Community Services
117 MacNeil Street San Fernando, CA 91340
City of Santa Clarita Transit District
28250 Constellation Road Santa Clarita, CA 91355
County of Los Angeles 3rd Supervisory District
The Honorable Supervisor Sheila Kuehl
7555 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite 1 Van Nuys, CA 91405
County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning
Richard J. Bruckner, Director of Planning
320 West Temple Street, 13th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation
John Wicker, Director 510 South Vermont Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90020
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Agency/Organization Contact Contact Information Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians
The Honorable Caitlin Gulley, Director Tribal and Cultural Preservation Department
1019 Second Street San Fernando, CA 91340
Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians Kizh Nation
The Honorable Andrew Salas, Chairman
PO Box 393 Covina, CA 91723
Gabrielino Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council
The Honorable Robert F. Dorame Tribal Chair/Cultural Resources
P.O. Box 490 Bellflower, CA 90707
Gabrielino/Tongva Nation The Honorable Sandonne Goad, Chairperson
106 ½ Judge John Aiso St., #231 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Gabrielino/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians
The Honorable Anthony Morales, Chairperson
P.O. Box 693 San Gabriel, CA 91778
Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe The Honorable Linda Candelaria Co-Chairperson
1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 1100 Los Angeles, CA 90067
General Services Administration
Andrew S. McMahon, Regional Administrator
50 United Nations Plaza San Francisco, CA 94102
Granada Hills North Neighborhood Council
Michael Greenwald 11139 Woodley Avenue Granada Hills, CA 91344
Granada Hills South Neighborhood Council
Brad Smith 11024 Balboa Blvd, Box 767 Granada Hills, CA 91344
Greater Los Angeles Vector Control
CEQA Compliance 12545 Florence Avenue Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670
LA City/County Native American Indian Commission
Rob Andrade, Executive Director
3175 West 6th Street, Room 403 Los Angeles, CA 90020
Lake View Terrace Branch Library
Connie Dosch, Senior Librarian 12002 Osborne Street Lake View Terrace, CA 91342
LAUSD Board of Education Board District 3
The Honorable Scott Schmerelson
6651 #A Balboa Blvd. Lake Balboa, CA 91406
LAUSD Board of Education Board District 6
The Honorable Mónica Ratliff 8401 Arleta Avenue Sun Valley, CA 91352
LAUSD Office of Environmental Health and Safety
Robert Laughton, Director 333 South Beaudry Avenue, 21st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017
Los Angeles City Council District 2
The Honorable Councilmember Paul Krekorian
200 North Spring Street, Room 435 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles City Council District 4
The Honorable Councilmember David Ryu
200 North Spring Street, Room 425 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles City Council District 6
The Honorable Councilmember Nury Martinez
200 N. Spring Street, Room 470 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles City Council District 7
The Honorable Councilmember Monica Rodriguez
200 N. Spring Street, Room 455 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works
Gail Farber, PE, Director 900 S. Fremont Avenue Alhambra, CA 91803
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, Water Resources Division
Gary Hildebrand, Deputy Director
900 S. Fremont Avenue, 11th Floor Alhambra, CA 91803-1331
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Daryl L. Osby, Fire Chief 1320 North Eastern Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90063
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department
Sheriff Jim McDonnell 211 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Agency/Organization Contact Contact Information Los Angeles Department of City Planning Major Projects (Valley)
Elva O’Donnell 6262 Van Nuys Boulevard, 3rd Floor, MS 366 Van Nuys, CA 91401
Los Angeles Department of City Planning
Vincent P. Bertoni, AICP, Director of City Planning
200 N. Spring Street, 5th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles Fire Department Ralph M. Terrazas, Fire Chief 200 Main Street, 16th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles Fire Department - Bureau of Fire Prevention Bureau
Inspector – Central Division 200 N. Main Street, 16th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles Police Department Charlie Beck, Chief of Police 100 W. 1st Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
Los Angeles Public Library Central Library
Kren Malone, Director 630 W. 5th Street Los Angeles, CA 90071
Los Angeles Public Library Van Nuys Branch
Kevin Hasely, Acting Senior Librarian
6250 Sylmar Avenue Van Nuys, CA 91401
Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board
Samuel Unger, Executive Officer II
320 West 4th Street, Suite 200 Los Angeles, CA 90013
Los Angeles Unified School District
Michelle King, Superintendent 333 South Beaudry Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90017
Metrolink Art Leahy, Chief Executive Officer
One Gateway Plaza, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California – CEQA Compliance
Bart Koch, Op. Safety & Env. Services Section
700 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, CA 90012-2944
Mission Hills Neighborhood Council
Jesse M. Martinez, President PO Box 7604 Mission Hills, CA 91346
Pacoima Beautiful Max Podemski, Planning Director
13520 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 200 Pacoima, CA 91331
Pacoima Branch Library Laura Contin, Senior Librarian 13605 Van Nuys Boulevard Pacoima, CA 91331
Pacoima Neighborhood Council Mr. Reuben Garcia 13605 Van Nuys Boulevard Pacoima, CA 91331
Panorama City Branch Library Teri Markson, Senior Librarian 14345 Roscoe Boulevard Panorama City, CA 91402
Panorama City Neighborhood Council
Viviano Montes, Board Chair 14850 Roscoe Blvd, 2nd Floor Panorama City, CA 91402
PUC Schools Edwin Torres-Zometa, Director of Campus Operations
1405 North San Fernando Blvd., Suite 303, Burbank, CA 91504
San Fernando Band of Mission Indians
The Honorable John Valenzuela, Chairperson
P.O. Box 221838 Newhall, CA 91322
San Fernando Library 217 North Maclay Avenue San Fernando, CA 91340
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
Grace Robinson Hyde, Chief Engineer and General Manager
1955 Workman Mill Road Whittier, CA 90607-4998
SEA Charter School, Pacoima Education Center
13456 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima, CA 91331
Sherman Oaks Branch Library Arthur Pond, Senior Librarian 14245 Moorpark Street Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Sherman Oaks Neighborhood Council
Jill Banks Barad, President PO BOX 5721 Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
The Honorable Joseph Ontiveros, Cultural Resources Director
P.O. Box 487 San Jacinto, CA 92581
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Agency/Organization Contact Contact Information Southern California Association of Governments -Intergovernmental Review
Lijin Sun 818 W. Seventh Street, 12th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017-3435
Southern California Edison Pedro J. Pizarro, President PO Box 800 Los Angeles, CA 90017
Southern California Gas Company
Bret Lane, Chief Operating Officer
PO Box 3150 San Dimas, CA 91773
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Wayne Nastri, Acting Executive Officer
21865 Copley Drive Diamond Bar, CA 91765
State Office of Historic Preservation
Julianne Polanco State Historic Preservation Officer
1725 23rd Street, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95816
State Water Resources Control Board
Felicia Marcus, Chair 10011 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Sun Valley Area Neighborhood Council
Mike O’Gara, President PO Box 457 Sun Valley, CA 91353-0457
Sylmar Branch Library Ardem Tajerian, Acting Senior Librarian
14561 Polk Street Sylmar, CA 91342
Sylmar Neighborhood Council Ann Job, President PO Box 921023 Sylmar, CA 91342
Union Pacific Daniel Z. Moreno, Manager of Industry and Public Projects
2015 S. Willow Ave. Bloomington, CA 92316
United States Access Board Scott Windley 1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1111
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Colonel Kirk Gibbs, District Commander
915 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 980 Los Angeles, CA 90017
United States Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration
Huban A. Gowadia, Acting Administrator
601 12th Street South Arlington, VA 22202
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Los Angeles Field Office
Ray Brewer, Field Office Director
611 West Sixth Street, Suite 801 Los Angeles, CA 90017
United States Department of the Interior, Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance
Janet Whitlock, Regional Environmental Officer
333 Bush Street, Suite 515 San Francisco, CA 94104
United States Department of Transportation – Federal Aviation Administration
Glen A. Martin, Western-Pacific Region Regional Administrator
PO Box 92007 Los Angeles, CA 90009
United States Department of Transportation – Federal Highway Administration – California Division
Vincent Mammano, Division Administrator
650 Capitol Mall, Suite 4-100 Sacramento, CA 95814
United States Department of Transportation – Federal Railroad Administration
Regional Administrator 801 I Street, Suite 466 Sacramento, CA 95814
United States Department of Transportation – Federal Transit Administration
Los Angeles Metropolitan Office 888 S. Figueroa, Suite 2170 Los Angeles, CA 90017
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Agency/Organization Contact Contact Information United States Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Review Section – Region 9
Kathleen Goforth, Manager – Environmental Review Section
75 Hawthorne Street Mail Code: ENF-4-2 San Francisco, CA 94105
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Jim Bartel, Field Supervisor 2177 Salk Avenue – Suite 250 Carlsbad, CA 92011
United States House of Representatives
The Honorable Congressman Brad Sherman
5000 Van Nuys Blvd., Suite 420 Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
United States House of Representatives
The Honorable Congressman Tony Cárdenas
8134 Van Nuys Blvd. Suite 206 Panorama City, CA 91402
United States Senate The Honorable Senator Kamala D. Harris
312 N. Spring Street, Suite 1748 Los Angeles, CA 90012
United States Senate The Honorable Senator Dianne Feinstein
11111 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 915 Los Angeles, CA 90025
Van Nuys Neighborhood Council
George Thomas, President P.O. Box 56298 Sherman Oaks, CA 91413
Appendix D References
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Appendix D References
Chapter 1
California State Legislature. 2000. The Traffic Congestion Relief Act of 2000. Chapter 4.5. Available: <http://www.catc.ca.gov/programs/tcrp/TCRP_Statutes.pdf>.
Southern California Association of Governments. 2012. Regional Transportation Plan. Available: <http://rtpscs.scag.ca.gov>. Accessed: March 25, 2013.
U.S. Census Bureau. n.d. Frequently Asked Questions: Group Quarters. Available: <https://ask.census.gov/faq.php?id=5000&faqId=1681>. Accessed : March 22, 2016.
Chapter 2
None.
Chapter 3
Association of Environmental Professionals. 2012. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines. Reproduced with permission from the California Resources Agency. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/docs/ CEQA_Handbook_2012_wo_covers.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
Chapter 4 Section 4.1
Association of Environmental Professionals. 2012. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines. Reproduced with permission from the California Resources Agency. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/docs/ CEQA_Handbook_2012_wo_covers.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
City of Los Angeles. 1999a. City of Los Angeles General Plan. Transportation Element. Adopted September 8. Available: <http://cityplanning.lacity.org/cwd/gnlpln/ transelt/index.htm>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
City of Los Angeles. 2002a. City of Los Angeles General Plan. Transportation Element, Highways and Freeways, North Valley Subarea, Map A2. June. Available: <http://cityplanning.lacity.org/cwd/gnlpln/transelt/TEMaps/A2NVly.gif>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
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City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide. H, Land Use. Available: <http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ead/programs/Thresholds/H-Land%20Use.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
City of Los Angeles. 2015. City of Los Angeles Mobility Plan 2035, An Element of the General Plan. May 28, 2015 Draft. Available: <https://cityclerk.lacity.org/lacityclerkconnect/ index.cfm?fa=ccfi.viewrecord&ncfms=&cfnumber=15-0719>. Accessed: September 30, 2015.
City of Los Angeles. n.d. Municipal Code, Chapter I (Planning and Zoning Code), Chapter I, General Provisions and Zoning, Article 2, Specific Planning – Zoning Comprehensive Zoning Plan. Available: <http://www.amlegal.com/nxt/gateway.dll/California/lapz/ municipalcodechapteriplanningandzoningco/chapterigeneralprovisionsandzoning/ article2specificplanning-zoningcomprehen?f=templates$fn=default.htm$3.0$vid= amlegal:lapz_ca$anc=>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
City of San Fernando. 1987. City of San Fernando General Plan.
City of San Fernando. 2005. The San Fernando Corridors Specific Plan. Adopted January. Available: <http://www.ci.san-fernando.ca.us/sfold/news/specific_plan/ sf_corridors_sp_final.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
ESRI. 2013. ArcGIS: Geographic Information Systems Desktop Application.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
Southern California Regional Rail Authority (Metrolink). n.d. Van Nuys Station. Available: <http://www.metrolinktrains.com/>. Accessed: November 8, 2011.
Section 4.2
Association of Environmental Professionals. 2012. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines. Reproduced with permission from the California Resources Agency. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/docs/ CEQA_Handbook_2012_wo_covers.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
City of Los Angeles, 2014. Zone Info & Map Access System (ZIMAS). Available: <http://zimas.lacity.org/>. Accessed: November 6, 2014.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
KOA Corporation. 2015. East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Draft EIS/EIR Real Estate and Acquisitions Technical Report. April.
LoopNet.com. n.d. Property Search by Map Area. Available: <http://www.loopnet.com/. Accessed: December, 9 2014.
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Section 4.3
California Employment Development Department. 2010. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.
California Natural Resources Agency. 2010b. State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR Section 15382. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/guidelines/art20.html>. Accessed: April 18, 2013.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
County of Los Angeles Office of the Assessor. 2014. Los Angeles County Assessor’s parcel data.
IMPLAN Group, LLC. 2013. IMPLAN System (data and software).
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California Natural Resources Agency. 2010b. State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR Section 15382. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/guidelines/art20.html>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
City of Los Angeles. 1996. Arleta-Pacoima Community Plan. Approved November 6. Available: <http://cityplanning.lacity.org/complan/pdf/arlcptxt.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
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City of Los Angeles. 1999. Mission Hills-Panorama City-North Hills Community Plan. Adopted June 9. Available: <http://cityplanning.lacity.org/complan/pdf/msscptxt.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
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City of Los Angeles. 2003a. Pacoima Community Design Overlay (CDO) Design Guidelines and Standards. Approved May 22. Available: <http://cityplanning.lacity.org/complan/ othrplan/pdf/PacoimaCDOGuidelines.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
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City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide, H. Land Use. Available: <http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ead/programs/Thresholds/H-Land%20Use.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
City of Los Angeles. 2009. Panorama City Business Improvement District. Approved March.
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Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
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Sylmar Chamber of Commerce. 2012. The Vista at Sylmar. Available: <http://www.sylmarchamber.com/sylmarbid.html>. Accessed: November 10, 2014.
U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. 1996. Community Impact Assessment: A Quick Reference for Transportation. September. Available: <http://www.ciatrans.net/CIA_Quick_Reference/Purpose.html. Accessed: March 7, 2013.
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California Natural Resources Agency. 2010b. State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR Section 15382. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/guidelines/art20.html>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide. K, Public Services. Available: <http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ead/programs/Thresholds/K-Public%20Services.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
Federal Highway Administration. 1981. Visual Impact Assessment for Highway Projects. March 1981.
Google. 2015. Google Street View in Google Maps.
GPA. 2013. Site Visit Photographs and Observations. March 14.
GPA 2014. Site Visit Photographs and Observations.
U.S. Census Bureau. 2010. 2010 Census. Detailed tables generated by Mandy Jones using American FactFinder. Available: <http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/ index.xhtml>. Accessed February 13, 2013.
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California Air Resources Board. 1999. California Air Toxics Program Background. Available: <http://www.arb.ca.gov/toxics/background.htm>. August 12, 1999.
California Air Resources Board. 2013b. Top 4 Measurements and Days above the Standard. Available:<http://www.arb.ca.gov/adam/cgi-bin/db2www/adamtop4b.d2w/start>.
California Air Resources Board. 2005. Air Quality and Land Use Handbook: A Community Health Perspective. Available: <http://www.arb.ca.gov/ch/landuse.htm. April.
City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 21, 2013.
Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2010. Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas. December.
Federal Highway Administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2013. Transportation Conformity Guidance for Quantitative Hot-Spot Analyses in PM2.5 and PM10 Nonattainment and Maintenance Areas. November.
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Federal Highway Administration. 2012. Interim Guidance Update on Mobile-Source Air Toxic Analysis in NEPA Documents. December.
South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2012. Final 2012 Air Quality Management Plan. Available:<http://www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/2012aqmp/draft/index.html>. December 7.
Garza, V., P. Graney, D. Sperling. 1997. Transportation Project-level Carbon Monoxide Protocol. Developed for Caltrans by the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
KOA Corporation.2013. East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Traffic Impact Analysis. April.
South Coast Air Quality Management District. 1993. CEQA Air Quality Handbook. November.
South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2003. Localized Significance Threshold Methodology for CEQA Evaluations. June.
South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2006. Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5 Significance Thresholds and Calculation Methodology. October.
South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2014. Draft Mobile Air Toxics Exposure Study MATES IV. Carcinogenic Risk Interactive Map. Available: <http://www.aqmd.gov/home/ library/air-quality-data-studies/health-studies/mates-iv>. Accessed March 30, 2015.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2013b. Compilation of Air Pollutant Emission Factors. AP-42, Section 13.2.1.
Western Regional Climate Center. 2013. Los Angeles Area, California Climate Summaries. San Fernando, California (047759). Available: <http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/ cliMAIN.pl?ca5115>. Accessed: July 29, 2013.
Personal Communication
Brady, Mike. January 6, 2010—email to ICF regarding the analysis of MSATs in Caltrans documents.
Section 4.7
Association of Environmental Professionals. 2012. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines. Reproduced with permission from the California Resources Agency. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/docs/ CEQA_Handbook_2012_wo_covers.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
California Air Resources Board. 2013. California Greenhouse Gas Inventory for 2000–2010 by Category, as Defined in the Scoping Plan.
California Energy Commission. 2006. Our Changing Climate, Assessing the Risks to California, 2006 Biennial Report. California Climate Change Center, California Energy Commission Staff Paper, Sacramento, CA. Report CEC-500-2006-077.
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Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 21, 2013.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
KOA Corporation. 2015. Transportation Impacts Report for the East San Fernando Valey Transit Corridor Project.
South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2008. Proposal: Interim CEQA GHG Significance Threshold for Stationary Sources, Rules and Plans. Available: <http://www.aqmd.gov/docs/default-source/ceqa/handbook/greenhouse-gases-(ghg)-ceqa-significance-thresholds/ghgboardsynopsis.pdf?sfvrsn=2>. Accessed: March 27, 2015.
U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2014. State-Level Energy-Related Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 2000–2011. Tables 5 and 8. Available: <http://www.eia.gov/environment/ emissions/state/analysis/pdf/stateanalysis.pdf>.
Section 4.8
ATS Consulting. 2015. East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Noise and Vibration Impacts Report. Pasadena, CA.
Federal Transit Administration. 2006. Transit Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment. Washington, D.C.
Section 4.9
Association of Environmental Professionals. 2012. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines. Reproduced with permission from the California Resources Agency. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/docs/ CEQA_Handbook_2012_wo_covers.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
Bryant, W.A., and E.W. Hart. 2007. Fault Rupture Hazard Zones in California. Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act with Index to Earthquake Fault Zone Maps. California Division of Mines and Geology Special Publication 42, Interim Revision 2007.
California Geological Survey. 1997 (revised 2001). Seismic Hazard Zone Report 008. Seismic Hazard Zone Report for the Van Nuys 7.5-minute Quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California.
California Geological Survey. 1998. Open File Report 98-06, Seismic Hazard Evaluation for the San Fernando 7.5-Minute Quadrangle, Los Angeles County, California.
California Geological Survey. 2010. Fault Activity Map of California. Geologic Data Map No. 6, Compilation and Interpretation by Charles W. Jennings and William A. Bryant.
City of Los Angeles. 1996. Safety Element of the Los Angeles City General Plan. Department of City Planning, Los Angeles, California, City Plan Case No. 95-0371, Adopted November 26, 1996.
City of Los Angeles. 2004. Hillside Ordinance Map.
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City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide. E, Geology.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
Hesson, B.H. 1993. Oat Mountain and Pacoima Oil Fields, California Department of Conservation Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources, Publication TR42.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2012. Metro Design Criteria.
Yerkes, R.F., and R.H. Campbell. 2005. Preliminary Geologic Map of the Los Angeles 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Southern California. U.S. Department of the Interior. U.S. Geological Survey Open File Report 2005-1019, Scale 1:100000.
Section 4.10
Association of Environmental Professionals. 2015. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
Section 4.11
Association of Environmental Professionals. 2012. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines. Reproduced with permission from the California Resources Agency. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/docs/ CEQA_Handbook_2012_wo_covers.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
California Energy Commission. 2011. Transportation Energy Forecasts and Analyses for the 2011 Integrated Energy Policy Report. Draft staff report. August. Report No. CEC-600-2011-007-SD. Available: <http://energy.ca.gov/2011publications/CEC-600-2011-007/CEC-600-2011-007-SD.pdf>. Accessed: February 17, 2013.
California Energy Commission. 2012. 2011 Integrated Energy Policy Report. February. Available: <http://www.energy.ca.gov/2011publications/CEC-100-2011-001/CEC-100-2011-001-CMF.pdf>. Accessed: February 14, 2013.
California Energy Commission. 2013. Energy Almanac. California Petroleum Statistics and Data. Available: <http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/petroleum/index.html>. Accessed: February 14, 2013.
California Energy Commission. 2014. California Energy Almanac: 2013 Total System Power in Gigawatt Hours. Available: <http://energyalmanac.ca.gov/electricity/ total_system_power.html>. Accessed: December 10, 2014.
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California Energy Commission. 2014b. 2014 Integrated Energy Policy Report. Available: <http://www.energy.ca.gov/2014publications/CEC-100-2014-001/CEC-100-2014-001-CMF.pdf>. Accessed: April 3, 2015.
City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
KOA Corporation. 2015. Transportation Impact Report for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project. March
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2010. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Cost Effectiveness Study. Available:<http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/ sustainability/images/GHGCE_2010_0818.pdf>. Accessed: April 22, 2015.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2012. Moving Towards Sustainability, 2012 Metro Sustainability Report, Using Operational Metrics. Available: <http://www.metro.net/projects_studies/sustainability/images/ Sustainability_Report.pdf>. Accessed: February 21, 2013.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2014. 2014 Metro Energy and Resource Report. Available: <http://media.metro.net/projects_studies/ sustainability/images/report_ecsd_2014-0624.pdf>. Accessed: May 19, 2015.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 2012. Power Integrated Resource Plan.
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. 2014. 2014 Power Integrated Resource Plan.
South Coast Air Quality Management District. 2012. 2012 Air Quality Management Plan. Chapter 10: Energy and Climate. Available: <http://www.aqmd.gov/aqmp/2012aqmp/ Final/Ch10.pdf>. Accessed: February 18, 2013.
Southern California Association of Governments. 2012. 2012–2035 Regional Transportation Plan/Sustainable Communities Strategy. April. Available: <http://rtpscs.scag.ca.gov/Documents/2012/final/f2012RTPSCS.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
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Baldwin, Bruce G., Douglas Goldman, David J Keil, Robert Patterson, Thomas J. Rosatti, Dieter Wilken (eds.). 2012. Jepson Manual, Vascular Plants of California.
California Department of Fish and Game. 2011. Special Animals List.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 2013. California Natural Diversity Database. Sacramento, CA: Wildlife Habitat Data Analysis Branch, Habitat Conservation Division>. Accessed: February 25, 2013.
California Native Plant Society. 2013. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v7-11). Sacramento, CA. Available: <http://www.cnps.org/inventory>. Accessed: February 25, 2013.
City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide.
Google Earth. 2013. Aerials. August 26.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
Holland, R. F. 1986. Preliminary Descriptions of the Terrestrial Natural Communities of California. Sacramento, CA: California Department of Fish and Game, Nongame Heritage Program. 156 pp.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. 2006. Hydrology Manual. Appendix B, Hydrologic Maps. Available: <http://ladpw.org/wrd/publication/engineering/ 2006_Hydrology_Manual/2006%20Hydrology%20Manual-Divided.pdf>. Accessed: March 1, 2013.
Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2013. Web Soil Survey.
Sawyer, John O., Todd Keeler-Wolf, and Julie M. Evens. 2009. A Manual of California Vegetation. Second edition. Sacramento, CA: California Native Plant Society. pp. 1,300. ISBN 978-0-943460-49-9.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 2013. Database of Threatened and Endangered Species. Carlsbad office. March 5.
Personal Communication
Ruiz, Ron. Public Works Director, City of San Fernando. March 26, 2013—email conversation.
Section 4.13
Association of Environmental Professionals. 2012. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Statute and Guidelines. Reproduced with permission from the California Resources Agency. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/docs/ CEQA_Handbook_2012_wo_covers.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
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Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 12, 2013.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 2007. Groundwater Assessment Study. Chapter IV – Groundwater Basin Reports. San Fernando Valley Basins. Web. 1 May 2014.http://www.mwdh2o.com/mwdh2o/pages/yourwater/supply/groundwater/PDFs/SanFernandoValleyBasins/UpperLARiverAreaBasins.pdf.
Upper Los Angeles River Area Watermaster. 2013. Groundwater Pumping and Spreading Plan to the Upper Los Angeles River Area. Annual Report, 2012–2017 Water Years. December. Available: <http://ularawatermaster.com/public_resources/WY-2012-17-ULARA-Pump&Spread-12-2013.pdf>. Accessed: February 11, 2015.
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Association of Environmental Professionals. 2014. State CEQA Guidelines.
California Environmental Resources Evaluation System. n.d. Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/ more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 21, 2013.
City of Los Angeles Fire Department. 2013a. Find a Station. Available: <http://lafd.org/>. Accessed: February 2013.
City of Los Angeles Police Department. 2013. Our Communities. Available: <http://www.lapdonline.org/our_communities>. Accessed: March 2013.
City of Los Angeles. n.d. City of Los Angeles General Plan. Safety Element. Exhibit D. <http://cityplanning.lacity.org/cwd/gnlpln/saftyelt.pdf>. Accessed: March 27, 2014.
City of San Fernando Police Department. n.d. Police. Available: <http://www.ci.san-fernando.ca.us/city_government/departments/police/index.shtml>. Accessed: March 9, 2013.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 21, 2013.
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. 1994. Thresholds of Significance: Criteria for Defining Environmental Significance. September. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ ceqa/more/tas/Threshold.html>. Accessed: February 21, 2013.
ICF International. 2015. Safety and Security Impact Report, East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project.
KOA Corporation. 2015. Safety and Security Impact Report.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. 2011. 2011 Synopsis. Transit Services Bureau. Available: <http://www.lasdhq.org/sites/yir9600/yir2011/tsb/synopsis.htm>. Accessed: March 10, 2013.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. 2012. Light-Rail/Bus 2012 Crime Incident and Arrest Summary and Arrest Statistics. Transit Services Bureau. Available: <http://www.lasdhq.org/sites/yir9600/yir2012/tsb/11.htm>. Accessed: March 17, 2014.
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Los Angeles Department of Transportation. n.d. Rider’s Code of Conduct. Transit Services. Available: <http://www.ladottransit.com/conduct.html>. Accessed: April 20, 2015.
Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. 2010. Light-Rail/Bus 2010 Incident and Arrest Summary. Transit Services Bureau. Available: <http://app1.lasd.org/caas_web/era02/ index.cfm?mod=mnu&locat=cit_LRBUS>. Accessed: March 17, 2014.
Safe Transportation Research and Education Center. 2014. Safetrec. Available: <http://safetrec.berkeley.edu/>. Accessed: April 20, 2015.
Personal Communication
Morris, Michael. Crime Analyst, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Transit Policing Division. August 4, 2015—email message.
Section 4.15
California Natural Resources Agency. 2010b. State CEQA Guidelines, 14 CCR Section 15382. Available: <http://ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/guidelines/art20.html>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks. 2013. Map Locator. Available:<http://raponline.lacity.org/maplocator/>. Accessed: March 4, 2013.
City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide. K. Public Services. Available: <http://www.ci.la.ca.us/ead/programs/Thresholds/K-Public%20Services.pdf>. Accessed: February 13, 2013.
City of San Fernando. 2008. San Fernando Downtown Parking Lots Environmental Impact Report, Section 5.9, Police Protection Services. Available: <http://www.ci.san-fernando.ca.us/city_government/departments/comdev/ news/Draft%20EIR/Sec05.09.PoliceProtection.pdf>. Accessed: December 18, 2014.
City of San Fernando. n.d. Departments. Available <http://www.ci.sanfernando.ca.us/city_government/departments>. Accessed March 4, 2013.
Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/regs/ ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
County of Los Angeles Public Library. 2013. Find Your Library. Available: <http://www.colapublib.org/libs/>. Accessed: March 5, 2013.
County of Los Angeles. 2014. Ford Theatres Project Environmental Impact Report, J.2 Public Services – Police Protection. Available: <http://file.lacounty.gov/dpr/cms1_215045.pdf>. Accessed: December 18, 2014.
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Los Angeles Fire Department. n.d. Fire Station Locator. Available <http://lafd.org/find-a-firestation/275-fire-station-locator>. Accessed March 4, 2013.
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Los Angeles School Board. 2012. District 6 Map. May 7. Available:<http://laschoolboard.org/sites/default/files/images/maps/2012-13BoardDistrict6Map.pdf>. Accessed: March 4, 2013.
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Council on Environmental Quality. 2005. CEQ – Regulations for Implementing NEPA, 40 CFR Part 1508, Terminology and Index. Available: <http://ceq.hss.doe.gov/nepa/ regs/ceq/1508.htm>. Accessed: February 15, 2013.
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Dibblee, T.W. 1991a. Geologic Map of the San Fernando and Van Nuys (north ½) Quadrangles, Los Angeles County, California. Ed. by H.M. Ehrenspeck. Dibblee Geological Foundation Map DF-33.
Dibblee, T.W. 1991b. Geologic Map of the Beverly Hills and Van Nuys (south ½) Quadrangles, Los Angeles County, California. Ed. by H.M. Ehrenspeck. Dibblee Geological Foundation Map DF-31.
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Association of Environmental Professionals. 2015. CEQA Statute and Guidelines.
City of Los Angeles. 2006. L.A. CEQA Thresholds Guide. Available: <http://www.http://environmentla.com/programs/Thresholds/Jci.la.ca.us/ead/programs/Thresholds/J-Population%20and%20Housing.pdf>. Accessed: March 30, 2015.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2014. American Community Survey, 2007–2011, 5-Year Estimates. Table DP04.
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City of Los Angeles. 2011. 2010 Bicycle Plan, A Component of the City of Los Angeles Transportation Element. Adopted March 1. Available: <http://planning.lacity.org/ cwd/gnlpln/transelt/NewBikePlan/Txt/LA%20CITY%20BICYCLE%20PLAN.pdf>. Accessed: November 5, 2015
GPA Consulting. 2015. Historical Resources Impacts Report for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor Project.
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