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SANT A MONICA PIE R BRIDGE RE PL ACE ME NT PROJE CT Dr aft E nvir onme ntal Impac t Re por t (E IR)/ E nvir onme ntal Asse ssme nt (E A) and Se c tion 4(f) E valuation Public Sc oping Me e ting

AGENDA  Project Overview and Alternatives  CEQA Overview  EIR Process  Resource Areas to be Studied

PURPOSE OF PROJECT  Replace Structurally Deficient and Functional Obsolete Vehicular Bridge  Design Bridge for Vehicular/Seismic Loading  Improve Public Safety

PROJECT SITE CAROUSS SSEL EL PARK RK

ALTERNATIVES  Alternative 1: One Bridge  One 58’ Wide Bridge With All Travel Modes (vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians)  Temporary vehicular bridge at Moss Avenue during construction for vehicular access  Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south side of the existing bridge.  Alternative 2: One Bridge  One 58’ Wide Bridge With All Travel Modes (vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians)  Temporary vehicular ramp at 1550 Parking Lot during construction for vehicular access  Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south side of the existing bridge.  Alternative 3: Two Bridges  One – 34’ Wide Bridge for mainly Pedestrian and Bicycle, with emergency vehicle/ limited access at the existing location, including a path in compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)  One New Permanent Bridge at Moss Avenue for main vehicle access to the Pier and Parking  Temporary pedestrian bridge connecting Ocean Avenue to the Pier at the north or south side of the existing bridge.

ALTERNATIVE 1 Moss Ave Temp Bridge

ALTERNATIVE 2

ALTERNATIVE 3

ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS NOP Filing Date: December 11, 2014 CEQA LEAD AGENCY: City of SANTA MONICA NEPA LEAD AGENCY: CALTRANS PURPOSE OF NOTICE OF PREPARATION • Announce that an EIR/EA has been initiated • Describe the proposed project • Provide information on known or likely environmental effects of the project • Start Scoping Process PURPOSE OF SCOPING PERIOD • Obtain agency and public input on scope and content of the EIR/EA • Identify range of actions, alternatives, mitigation measures, and significant effects to be analyzed in the EIR/EA • Identify potential issues early in the environmental review process

THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR)/ ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) & SECTION 4(f) PROCESS PREPARE& PREPARE & CIRCULATE CIRCULATE CITY & CITY & CALTRANS CALTRANS REVIEWS REVIEWS

• Aesthetics / Visual • Public Services • Air Quality • Recreation • Construction Impacts • Paleontology • Cultural Resources • Transportation, Traffic and • Economic and Social Impacts Circulation • Geology / Soils • Utilities / Service Systems • Greenhouse Gas Emissions • Mandatory Findings of Significance • Neighborhood Effects • Section 4(f) Evaluation • Community Impacts • Energy • Hydrology / Water Quality • Biological Environment • Land Use / Planning • Cumulative Impacts • Hazards and Hazardous Materials • Growth • Noise

ONLINE INFORMATION  www.smgov.net/smpierbridge  www.smconstructs.org/smpierbridge  www.Facebook.com/SMConstructs  Twitter: www.twitter.com/SMConstructs

Deadline for comments in writing, by 5:30 p.m. on February 2, 2015 Selim Eren, P.E., Civil Engineer City of Santa Monica Civil Engineering Division 1437 4th Street, Suite 300, Santa Monica, CA 90401 e-mail: selim.eren@smgov.net