Lawndale High School Northeastern Campus Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Project CDE Checklist

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1 Ms. Preeti D'Souza Associate Project Manager TELACU Construction Management CVUHSD Service Center th Street, 2nd Floor Hawthorne, CA Subject: Lawndale High School Northeastern Campus Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Project CDE Checklist Dear D Souza: This letter presents an evaluation of certain hazards and constraints to development of the Lawndale High School Northeastern Campus Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Project (Proposed Project) in accordance with the California Department of Education (CDE) requirements as set forth in California Code of Regulations, Title 5, Division One, Chapter 13, Subchapter One, School Facilities Construction, Article Two, School Sites (hereinafter referred to as the CDE Checklist items). In general, we have evaluated the potential for power lines, railways, freeway and transportation infrastructure, flood and air pollution to create an unacceptable hazard if the Proposed Project were implemented. Project Description Lawndale High School Campus (Campus) is located at Inglewood Avenue, within the City of Lawndale. The high school is located on the west side of Inglewood Avenue between Marine Avenue and 147 th Street. The school is operated by the Centinela Valley Union High School District (CVUHSD or District), and currently provides seats for 2,132 students. The Proposed Project consists of acquiring a 25 feet wide by feet long, totaling 10, square-foot southern portion of APN: ( Additional Property ); relocating parking stalls, an electrical enclosure, a bike enclosure, gas and fire water services, and a student walkway onto the Additional Property; improving the roadway into the Campus from the existing entrance; creating a wider student walkway into the school with a safety landscaped buffer; widening the pedestrian walkway between the Student Services Center and roadway; and adding trees. The Proposed Project is to improve pedestrian and traffic safety at the northeastern corner of the Campus by providing wider pedestrian walkways and a straight roadway rather than a curved one. Figure 1 (Existing Conditions) shows the Proposed Project area as currently configured; Figure 2 (Conceptual Site Design with Additional Property) shows the Proposed Project with acquisition of the Additional Property; and Figure 3 (Conceptual Site Design without Additional Property), shows the Proposed Project area with the identified improvements, but without the acquisition of the Additional Property. (All figures are included as Attachment A.)

2 Page 2 CDE Checklist Items 5 CCR 14010(c) The property line of the site even if it is a joint use agreement as described in subsection (o) of this section shall be at least the following distance from the edge of respective power line easements: (1) 100 feet for kv line. (2) 150 feet for kv line. (3) 350 feet for kv line. Southern California Edison has identified two 66 kv lines on the west side of Inglewood Avenue, adjacent to the Campus. According to Title 5 requirements, a setback of 100 feet from this power line is required. However, the CDE Power Line Setback Guidance document dated 2006 states that an encroachment into the setback area is allowed if the proposed use of that area is limited. 1 CDE defines limited use activities as driveways, parking lots, and loading areas. The majority of the school site within the 100-foot setback area of these 66 kv lines is used for parking. The Proposed Project involves the acquisition of the Additional Property to provide for an enhanced pedestrian and bicycling environment for the Campus and would not involve the construction of new classrooms or other areas for student or faculty occupation. Student and faculty use of the Proposed Project area would be transitory in nature and neither long-term nor acute exposure to potential electro-magnetic fields (EMF) would occur. Therefore, development of the Proposed Project would be consistent with the CDE Power Line Exemption Guidance. 5 CCR 14010(d) If the proposed site is within 1,500 feet of a railroad track easement, a safety study shall be done by a competent professional trained in assessing cargo manifests, frequency, speed, and schedule of railroad traffic, grade, curves, type and condition of track need for sound or safety barriers, need for pedestrian and vehicle safeguards at railroad crossings, presence of high pressure gas lines near the tracks that could rupture in the event of a derailment, preparation of an evacuation plan. In addition to the analysis, possible and reasonable mitigation measures must be identified. There are three active rail lines and one siding located approximately 600 feet southwest from the southwestern border of the Campus, and approximately 1,900 feet from the Proposed Project area. Figure 4 (Proposed Project in Relation to Rail Lines) illustrates the location of the rail lines in relation to the Proposed Project site. There also is one at-grade public crossing within 1,500 feet of the southwest border of the Campus, approximately 2,200 from the Proposed Project area. The crossing is equipped with train-activated automatic gates, flashing lights, bells, and crossbucks (RR Xing markings). According to FRA records, there has been only one accident at the Marine Avenue crossing in the past. In 1975, an auto moved over the crossing and struck a freight train traveling at 2 mph; no injuries were reported. The rail lines consist of one at-grade main line track and adjacent siding that is owned and operated by Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF). Only freight traffic operates along this line, which is part of the Redondo J-L Branch of the Harbor Subdivision. BNSF has two trains serving 1 California Department of Education, Power Line Setback Exemption Guidance (May 2006), (accessed May 9, 2012).

3 Page 3 the rail customers on the Harbor Sub Main Line. One starts at 6:30 AM the other starts at 2:30 PM, both originate at Watson Yard and work north, and both serve the industrial complex in Torrance. 2 Because freight traffic along the Harbor Subdivision serves several industrial facilities, including the Chevron refinery, hazardous raw materials and petroleum products most likely will be transported along this route. The other two rail lines are owned and operated by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority (LACMTA) and parallel and west from the BNSF rail line. The light rail Metro Green Line operates along these tracks. The Redondo Beach station, which is the end of the Green Line, is located at Marine Avenue. At this location, the rail line and transit station are elevated above Marine Avenue. The rail line descends to grade level within a distance of 850 feet proceeding to the northwest and then parallels the BNSF line. There are approximately 100 eastbound trains and 109 westbound trains per day entering or leaving the Redondo Beach Station. 3 Atkins staff visited the Proposed Project and the surrounding area on March 29, 2012, between 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM and included a pedestrian survey of the rail lines. Atkins staff did not observe any freight trains during the pedestrian survey; however several Metro Green Line trains were seen entering and departing the Redondo Beach Station. In general the tracks appeared to be in good condition. Access to the tracks was restricted by a chain link fence, except that there is unrestricted access to the right-of-way at the Marine Avenue crossing. All of these the rail lines and the crossing are west of and parallel to the I-405 Freeway at this location. The I-405 Freeway is elevated and separated from the rail lines and adjacent streets (Marine Avenue) by an approximately 100-foot-high landscaped earthen embankment. This embankment effectively serves as an existing mitigation measure by providing a physical barrier from the southwestern border of the Campus (the area of the Campus closest to the tracks). As such, a safety study would be meaningless and is not required. Additionally, the rail lines are located approximately 1,900 feet from the Proposed Project area, and are further separated from the Proposed Project area by the existing athletic fields on the Campus. Therefore, the rail lines are buffered from the Proposed Project area such that Additional Property is adequately protected from derailment hazards. Similarly, because of the distance of the Proposed Project from the tracks, issues associated with pipelines located near the tracks would not create a hazard due to implementation of the Proposed Project. Additionally, Atkins, staff did not observe any students trespassing within the fenced railroad right-of-way. While pedestrians, which may have included students, were seen crossing the main line track to reach the Redondo Beach Metro Green line station, due to the distance of the tracks from the school site, the potential risks related to trespassing are minimal. 2 South Bay Council of Governments, South Bay Goods Movement Study (2007), (accessed May 10, 2012) 3 Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority, Metro Green Line (2012), (accessed May 10, 2012).

4 Page 4 5 CCR 14010(e) The site shall not be adjacent to a road or freeway that any site-related traffic and sound level studies have determined will have safety problems or sound levels which adversely affect the educational program. The Proposed Project area is bordered by Inglewood Avenue to the east, a major arterial that traverses through the cities of Hawthorne and Lawndale within the Proposed Project vicinity. The Proposed Project is a pedestrian and traffic safety enhancement project for an existing high school campus and would allow for an enhanced pedestrian and cycling environment for the students that attend the Campus. The Pedestrian Circulation Study, dated April 11, 2012, prepared for the Proposed Project did not identify any safety problems, including pedestrian crossings along Inglewood Avenue. 4 The Proposed Project would not create a safety problem, but the alternative plan without the Additional Property would be less safe since it would create turns in the Access Drive that would limit sight lines and only a narrow sidewalk could be constructed with the limited space available on the Campus. The Proposed Project involves the acquisition of the Additional Property to provide for an enhanced pedestrian and bicycling environment for the Campus and would not involve the construction of new classrooms or other areas for student or faculty occupation. As such, implementation of the Proposed Project would not generate noise levels that are greater than what currently exist because the Proposed Project would not create additional student population. Therefore, there would not be an increase in vehicular traffic in the area, and traffic related noise levels would not increase at the Proposed Project area Student and faculty use of the Proposed Project area would be transitory in nature and exposure to potential excessive noise levels as a result of the Proposed Project area s proximity to Inglewood Avenue would not occur. 5 CCR 14010(g) Pursuant to Education Code sections and , the site is not within an area of flood or dam flood inundation unless the cost of mitigating the flood or inundation impact is reasonable. The Proposed Project area and the Campus are within Federal Emergency Management Act (FEMA) Flood Zone Designation X (Zone X). 5 Zone X is an area of minimal flood hazard, usually depicted on Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) as above the 500-year flood level. 6 The Proposed Project site is not within a 100-year flood hazard area. 7 There are no major dams, 4 KOA Corporation, Pedestrian Circulation Study for Lawndale High School Safety Project, KOA Project JB21061 (April 11, 2012). 5 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Map Service Center FEMA-Issued Flood Maps (Map ID 06037C1790F, Los Angeles Co Uninc & Inc Areas) (2008), 1&userType=G&panelIDs=06037C1790F&Type=pbp&nonprinted=&unmapped= (Accessed March 23, 2012). 6 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Definition of FEMA Flood Zone Designations (2011). 7 Federal Emergency Management Agency, Map Service Center FEMA-Issued Flood Maps (Map ID 06037C1790F, Los Angeles Co Uninc & Inc Areas) (2008), 1&userType=G&panelIDs=06037C1790F&Type=pbp&nonprinted=&unmapped= (Accessed March 23, 2012).

5 Page 5 lakes, or waterways located in or near the Proposed Project area. The closest body of water is the Pacific Ocean located approximately 3.3 miles north of the Proposed Project site. 5 CCR 14010(k) The site shall be easily accessible from arterial roads and shall allow minimum peripheral visibility from the planned driveways in accordance with the Sight Distance Standards established in the Highway Design Manual, Table 201.1, published by the DOT, July 1, 1990 edition, and incorporated into this section by reference, in toto. The Proposed Project would maintain the existing driveway at the northeastern corner of the Campus to Inglewood Avenue. Thus, no new planned driveway is involved with the Proposed Project. The Proposed Project would instead provide an enhanced pedestrian, traffic, and cycling environment for the students that attend the Campus. The Proposed Project would eliminate existing line-of-sight interferences along the internal Drive Access and provide for safer, more pedestrian friendly access to the Campus and Student Services Center. Acquisition of the Additional Property would allow for an 8-foot-wide sidewalk to be developed along the Drive Access and Drive Entry from Inglewood Avenue. Additionally, acquisition of the Additional Property would provide for a landscape buffer between the Drive Access and Drive Entry to increase student safety while traveling to and from the Campus. Internally, a larger pedestrian walkway that includes a landscaped buffer would be provided between the northern surface parking areas and the Student Services Center. An additional on-site pedestrian crossing further to the west would be provided beyond an additional parking area, where on-site vehicle activity will be low. Implementation of the Proposed Project would eliminate existing line-of-site issues within the northern most surface parking areas and the Student Services Building, by maintaining a straight Drive Access from Inglewood Boulevard. As such, the Proposed Project would enhance the pedestrian safety environment on the Campus and all pedestrian crossings will have clear lines of sight to approaching vehicles. 5 CCR 14010(l) The site shall not be on major arterial streets with a heavy traffic pattern as determined by site-related traffic studies including those that require student crossings unless mitigation of traffic hazards and a plan for the safe arrival and departure of students appropriate to the grade level has been provided by city, county or other public agency in accordance with the School Area Pedestrian Safety manual published by the California Department of Transportation, 1987 edition, incorporated into this section by reference, in toto. The existing Campus is located along Inglewood Avenue between Marine Avenue and 147 th Street. The Lawndale High School students that live to the north of the Campus generally walk and bike to and from the Campus along Inglewood Avenue, with a majority of the students traveling on the east side of Inglewood Avenue. These students cross Inglewood Avenue at either of the signalized school crosswalks at the intersections with 147 th Street. The students that live to the east of the Campus walk and bike to and from Inglewood Avenue via 147th St, 149th Street, and Marine Avenue. The students traveling on 147 th Street (north leg) to Inglewood Avenue primarily use the southern signalized school crosswalk located on 147 th Street (south leg.). There are no crosswalks on Inglewood Avenue at 149 th Street and existing regulatory signs prohibit crossing at this intersection. The students traveling on 149 th Street to

6 Page 6 Inglewood Avenue generally travel south to Marine Avenue to cross Inglewood Avenue. Students that live to the southeast and south cross Inglewood Avenue at the Marine Avenue signalized intersection. 8 The Campus is already located on a major arterial street with a heavy traffic pattern Inglewood Avenue. Acquisition of the Additional Property would allow the existing Drive Entrance to be maintained rather than having to relocate the Drive Entrance south to accommodate the utilities on the northern side of the Campus. The Additional Property would provide space for an 8-footwide protected sidewalk to be developed along the Drive Entrance and Drive Access from Inglewood Avenue and a landscape buffer between the Drive Entrance and Drive Access to increase student safety when students are traveling to and from school. Internally, a larger pedestrian walkway that includes a landscaped buffer would be provided between the northern surface parking areas and the Student Services Center. An additional on-site pedestrian crossing further to the west would be provided beyond an additional parking area, where on-site vehicle activity will be low. Implementation of the Proposed Project would eliminate line-of-sight issues within the northern most surface parking areas and the Student Services Building, by maintaining a straight driveway access from Inglewood Boulevard. The existing Safe Routes to School program would be enhanced with acquisition of the Additional Property due to the safety enhancements that would occur with implementation of the Proposed Project. As such, the Proposed Project would enhance the pedestrian safety environment on the Campus. 5 CCR 14010(m) Existing or proposed zoning of the surrounding properties shall be compatible with schools in that it would not pose a potential health or safety risk to students or staff in accordance with Ed. Code and Gov. Code and available studies of traffic surrounding the site. Education Code requires a determination that property purchased or to be built upon is not any of the following: (1) The site of a current or former hazardous waste disposal site or solid waste disposal site, unless if the site was a former solid waste disposal site, the governing board of the school District concludes that the wastes have been removed. (2) A hazardous substance release site identified by the Department of Toxic Substances Control in a current list adopted pursuant to Section of the Health and Safety Code for removal or remedial action pursuant to Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 25300) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code. SCS Engineers has produced a letter report entitled, Additional Environmental Services for the Somerville Parcel Approximately 25 by Foot Former Railroad Right of Way Southern Portion of APN (1470 Inglewood Avenue), Hawthorne, California ( SCS Report ). Therein, SCS Engineers determined that the Somerville Parcel (i.e., Additional Property) is not a current or former hazardous waste disposal site, solid waste disposal site, or a hazardous substance release site. 8 KOA Corporation, Pedestrian Circulation Study for Lawndale High School Safety Project, KOA Project JB21061 (April 11, 2012).

7 Page 7 The Additional Property is located within the City of Hawthorne, while the existing Lawndale High School is located within the City of Lawndale. The Additional Property site is designated as G1 (General Industrial) on the City of Hawthorn General Plan Land Use Map and is zoned C-1 (Freeway Commercial Mixed Use) and M-2 (Heavy Industrial), and the existing Lawndale High School has a City of Lawndale General Plan and zoning designation of Institutional. Although public high schools are not a permitted use within the M-2 zoning designation, 9 schools are allowed in the C-1 zone through a conditional use permit. Furthermore, the California legislature granted school districts the power to exempt their school construction projects from applicable general plans and zoning requirements, provided that the school district complies with the terms of Government Code Section Namely, school districts must comply with the following: Two-thirds of the Board has voted to render the zoning ordinance inapplicable Within 10 days of taking the action, the CVUHSD Board of Education has given the City notice of the action under Section The Proposed Project would not result in a conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation. Thus, the acquisition of the Additional Property would be compatible with the existing and proposed zoning of the surrounding properties. Further the Negative Declaration (ND) prepared for the Proposed Project found that the Proposed Project would not result in conflicts with policies contained in the City s General Plan or zoning code. The Proposed Project would not result in conflicts with any applicable land use plan, policy, or regulation adopted for the purpose of avoiding and mitigating an environmental effect. 5 CCR 14010(q) The district shall consider environmental factors of light, wind, noise, aesthetics, and air pollution in its site selection process. The CVUHSD prepared an ND in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The ND evaluated the Proposed Project with respect to environmental factors of light, wind, noise, aesthetics, and air pollution. The Proposed Project is a pedestrian and traffic safety enhancement project and would not include the provision of new lights or sources of glare. The Proposed Project would include new landscaping and pedestrian pathways that would serve to enhance the visual character of Lawndale High School. Construction and operation of the Proposed Project would not result in the exposure of noise sensitive receptors to excessive noise levels. Construction and operation of the Proposed Project would not emit criteria pollutants that would exceed the SCAQMD thresholds. Based on the analysis in the ND, it has been determined that all project-related environmental impacts are less than significant. 5 CCR 14010(s)(5) Existence of any wildlife habitat that is on a protected or endangered species list maintained by any state or federal agency, existence of any wetlands, natural waterways, or areas that may support migratory species, or evidence of any environmentally sensitive vegetation. 9 City of Hawthorne, Zoning Ordinance, Chapter (M-2 Heavy Industrial Classification), (accessed April 9, 2012).

8 Page 8 The Proposed Project site is located in a built-out urban environment, and currently the Proposed Project site consists of the Additional Property (a vacant strip of land with weeds and grass that are routinely mowed) and the adjacent existing Campus parking and roadway. Construction and operation activities would occur on previously disturbed land. As a result, no suitable habitat for sensitive mammals, reptile or fish species exist on the Proposed Project site or the Proposed Project vicinity. The Proposed Project would result in the removal of on-site grass and weeds, none of which provides suitable habitat for sensitive species. Additionally, no wildlife corridors or nursery sites are located within the Proposed Project vicinity; and, the Proposed Project site is not subject to any regional habitat conservation plans or other plans. The Proposed Project would not have an effect on any riparian habitat or other sensitive natural community identified in local or regional plans, policies, and regulations or by the CDFG or United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). 5 CCR 14011(g)(2)(A) Other studies shall include the following: Population Trends The Proposed Project is intended to serve the existing students, their families, and the community at large. The Proposed Project involves the acquisition of the Additional Property to provide for an enhanced safe pedestrian and bicycling environment for the Campus and would not involve the construction of new classrooms or other areas for student or faculty occupation. As such, population trends would not be affected by implementation of the Proposed Project. 5 CCR 14011(g)(2)(B) Other studies shall include the following: Transportation The Proposed Project would not, in itself, create new vehicle trips; rather the Proposed Project would provide a landscape buffer between the northernmost driveway and access road and a guard to increase student safety during student travel to and from school. Operation of the Proposed Project would not generate any new traffic to the Campus or the Cities of Lawndale or Hawthorne. The Proposed Project would provide for safer, more pedestrian friendly access to the Campus and Student Services Center. In addition, the Proposed Project would provide for a secure bicycle enclosure that would serve to encourage students to utilize bicycle transportation to the Campus. As such, the Proposed Project would have no impact on area and regional transportation. 5 CCR 14011(g)(2)(C) Other studies shall include the following: Water Supply The Proposed Project would increase water demand by a minor amount for landscape maintenance at the Proposed Project site. The Campus water supply would adequately supply the minor landscaping water needed. The Proposed Project would not generate any demand for water treatment facilities or wastewater treatment facilities; therefore, the Proposed Project would not require the construction or expansion of water or wastewater treatment facilities and would have no impact on water supply.

9 Page 9 5 CCR 14011(g)(2)(D) Other studies shall include the following: Waste Disposal Facilities Operation of the Proposed Project would not generate solid waste at the Proposed Project site other than minor landscaping cuttings. Construction activity related solid waste would be disposed of at the landfills that serve the City of Hawthorne. The construction related solid waste contribution to any of the landfills under the Proposed Project would be less than 0.1 percent. The California Integrated Waste Management Act of 1989 (AB 939) requires city and county jurisdictions to identify an implementation schedule to divert 50 percent of the total waste stream from landfill disposal by the year 2000 and 70 percent by the year In addition, given current and future landfill capacity, the solid waste generation resulting from implementation of the Proposed Project would not affect land fill capacity. 5 CCR 14011(g)(2)(F) Other studies shall include the following: Traffic Hazards Acquisition of the Additional Property would allow for a wider and protected 8-foot-wide sidewalk to be developed along the northern driveway and access road from Inglewood Avenue. Additionally, acquisition of the Additional Property would provide a landscape buffer between the northernmost driveway and access road and a guard to increase student safety during student drop-off and pick-up periods. Internally, a larger pedestrian walkway that includes a landscaped buffer would be provided between the northern surface parking areas and the Student Services Center. An additional on-campus pedestrian crossing further to the west would be provided beyond an additional parking area, where on-site vehicle activity will be low. Implementation of the Proposed Project would eliminate existing line-of-sight issues within the northern most surface parking areas and the Student Services Building, by creating a straight driveway access from Inglewood Boulevard. The existing Safe Routes to School program would be enhanced with acquisition of the Additional Property due to the safety enhancements that would occur with implementation of the Proposed Project. As such, the Proposed Project would enhance the pedestrian safety environment on the Campus and thereby minimizing traffic hazards. 5 CCR 14011(h) Prepare an environmental impact report, or negative declaration in compliance with CEQA (with particular attention to Section ). As required by Education Code 17213, the written findings of the environmental impact report or negative declaration must include a statement verifying that the site to be acquired for school purposes is not currently or formerly a hazardous, acutely hazardous substance release, or solid waste disposal site or, if so, that the wastes have been removed. Also, the written findings must state that the site does not contain pipelines which carry hazardous wastes or substances other than a natural gas supply line to that school or neighborhood. If hazardous air emissions are identified, the written findings must state that the health risks do not and will not constitute an actual or potential danger of public health of students or staff. If corrective measures of chronic or accidental hazardous air emissions are required under an existing order by another jurisdiction, the governing board shall make a finding that the emissions have been mitigated prior to occupancy of the school.

10 Page 10 The CVUHSD prepared an ND in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The ND evaluated the Proposed Project with respect to being located on a site that is not currently or has formerly been identified as a site of hazardous or disposal site. The ND also evaluated the Proposed Project for the exposure of students to substantial levels of hazardous air emissions. The ND was circulated for a 30-day Public Review period from April 16, 2012, through May 16, The District s Board will consider the information contained in the ND, including comments received from the public and agencies, in making its decision to approve or deny the Proposed Project. The ND is intended to disclose to the public details of the Proposed Project, analyses of the Proposed Project s potential environment impacts, and conclusions that no potentially significant impacts would occur. As discussed above, SCS Engineers determined that the Additional Property is not a current or former hazardous waste disposal site, solid waste disposal site, or a hazardous substance release site. The Additional Property would have a natural gas pipeline to serve the Campus. No other pipelines exist on the Additional Property according to the ALTA /ACSM Land Title Survey Residual Railroad Parcel North of Lawndale High School, dated March 20, The only hazardous air emitters within 0.25 mile from the Additional Property are set forth below in the following section. The acquisition of the Additional Property would not increase the exposure of the Campus occupants to these hazardous air emitters since students still travel to and from the school along Inglewood Avenue. The proposed pedestrian sidewalk and bike enclosure would not bring students significantly closer to the hazardous air emission sources. As disclosed in the ND, the Proposed Project would not expose students or staff of the existing Campus to a substantial amount of pollutant concentrations during construction activities. The Proposed Project would require minor and temporary pollutant emissions from construction activities. Minimal earth disturbing activities would occur and use of diesel equipment associated with construction of the Proposed Project would be limited. In addition, operation of the Proposed Project would not increase vehicle trips per day, and, therefore, would not result in a significant increase in operational emission. The Proposed Project is a pedestrian enhancement project that would not increase student population or result in an identifiable net increase in stationary emissions (electricity and natural gas). Construction and operation of the Proposed Project would not expose sensitive receptors to substantial concentrations of criteria pollutants. Accordingly, the potential minimal health risks associated with use of the Additional Property do not and will not constitute an actual or potential danger of public health of the Campus students or staff. 5 CCR 14011(i) Consult with, or demonstrate that the lead agency, if other than the district preparing the environmental impact report or negative declaration, has consulted with the appropriate city/county agency and with any air pollution control district or air quality management district having jurisdiction, concerning any facilities having hazardous or acutely hazardous air emissions within one-fourth of a mile of the proposed school site as required by Education Code Section

11 Page 11 The Proposed Project site is located within the South Coast Air Basin (Basin) and is under the jurisdiction of the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The SCAQMD issues permits to emitters of Toxic Air Contaminants (TACs) within the Basin. The most common types of applications filed at SCAQMD are for Permit to Construct (PC) or Permit to Operate (PO). Prior to installation of new or relocated equipment, or prior to modification of an existing equipment, the operator of the equipment is required to obtain a PC from the SCAQMD. Once a piece of equipment is installed, modified and/or operated, SCAQMD processes the application for a PO. Facilities within a 0.25-mile radius (1,320 feet) with the potential to generate hazardous and acutely hazardous air emissions were identified, through reconnaissance and a review of data collected from South Coast Air Quality Management District. The sources identified are listed below in Table 1 (Emission Sources within a 0.25-Mile Radius of the Proposed Project), Figure 5 (Emission Sources within a 0.25-Mile Radius of the Proposed Project) shows the location of these sites in relation to the Proposed Project. Table 1 Emission Sources within a 0.25-Mile Radius of the Proposed Project Emission Source Address Emission Generating Activities Status Fairchild Industries, Inc, Fairchild Aerospace F Division Thrifty Oil Company Royal Cleaners Arco Gas Station 4001 Inglewood Boulevard Redondo Beach, CA W Marine Avenue Redondo Beach, CA Inglewood Boulevard Lawndale, CA W Marine Avenue Redondo Beach, CA Solvents, extraction Gasoline dispensing and soil vapor extraction Dry cleaning Gasoline dispensing and soil vapor extraction SOURCE: South Coast Air Quality District, Facility Information Detail (FIND). (accessed May 10, 2012) Out of Business (Permit listed as Active) Active Active Active In addition to these stationary sites, the Proposed Project is located within approximately 1,500 feet of the I-405 Freeway. In urban communities, vehicle emissions contribute significantly to localized concentrations of air contaminants. Typically, emissions generated from these sources depend on vehicle mix (i.e., the ratio of cars to trucks), the rate at which pollutants are generated during the course of travel, and vehicle traffic counts. Compounds emitted from motor vehicles include benzene, formaldehyde, 1,3-butadiene, acetaldehyde, and diesel particulate. While there are four stationary emitters within 0.25 mile of the Proposed Project site, and the I-405 Freeway is within 1,500 feet of the Proposed Project, implementation of the Proposed Project would not result in the exposure of students or staff of the existing Lawndale High School to hazardous or acutely hazardous emissions. The Proposed Project involves the acquisition of the Additional Property to provide for an enhanced pedestrian and bicycling environment for the Campus and would not involve the construction of new classrooms or other areas for student or faculty occupation. The Proposed Project would not generate any new student population to the Campus as it is a pedestrian and traffic safety improvement project

12 Page 12 constructed within an existing high school. Student and faculty use of the Proposed Project area would be transitory in nature and exposure to potential hazardous or acutely hazardous emissions would be minimal and not pose any undue risk. 5 CCR 14011(k) Follow the recommendations of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction report based upon the Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, findings, if the proposed site is within two (nautical) miles of the center line of an airport runway or proposed runway as required by Ed. Code The Proposed Project site is located 2.02 miles southwest of the Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport, located at South Crenshaw Boulevard in Inglewood. Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport is governed by the Los Angeles County Airport Land Use Commission Comprehensive Land Use Plan guidelines. This document is intended to provide for reasonable, safe, and efficient use of the airport as a public transportation facility, provide a base for aviation and aviation-related operations, and protect the municipal environment from the effects of aircraft noise. Potential land use development is to be judged compatible with the airport based on criteria set forth in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan Procedural Policies contained in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan document. According to the Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Airport Influence Area Map, the Proposed Project site is not located in an airport land use plan area. 10 Sincerely, Julian F. Capata Project Manager Cc: John Clem, President, TELACU Construction Management 10 Los Angeles County Airport Land Use Commission, Comprehensive Land Use Plan (December 2011), Figure (Jack Northrop Field/Hawthorne Municipal Influence Area Map), (accessed March 23, 2012).

13 Attachment A Figures

14 CVUSD Lawndale HS Northeastern Campus Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Project CDE Checklist Source: TELACU Construction Management (2012). NOT TO SCALE Figure 1 Existing Conditions

15 CVUSD Lawndale HS Northeastern Campus Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Project CDE Checklist Source: TELACU Construction Management (2012). NOT TO SCALE Figure 2 Conceptual Site Design with Additional Property

16 CVUSD Lawndale HS Northeastern Campus Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Project CDE Checklist Source: TELACU Construction Management (2012). NOT TO SCALE Figure 3 Conceptual Site Design without Additional Property

17 LEGEND Proposed Project Area CVUSD Lawndale HS Northeastern Campus Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Project CDE Checklist Active Rail Lines Source: GoogleEarth (2012); Atkins (2012). NOT TO SCALE Figure 4 Proposed Project in Relation to Rail Lines

18 CVUSD Lawndale HS Northeastern Campus Pedestrian & Traffic Safety Project CDE Checklist Source: AQMD (2012). Printout generated by AQMD DISCLAIMER Any information, including but not limited to software and data, 05/10/2012 received from the South Coast Air Quality Management District ("District") in (12:35 PM) fulfillment of a request is provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, and the District expressly disclaims all express and implied warranties, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The District does not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations regarding the use, or the results of the use, of the information provided to you by the District in terms of correctness, accuracy, reliability, timeliness or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and performance of any information obtained from the District is entirely assumed by the recipient. This map is a conceptual tool only. This map is not self-executing or binding, and does not otherwise affect the interests of any persons including any vested rights or existing uses of real property. NOT TO SCALE Figure 5 Emission Sources within a 0.25-Mile Radius of the Proposed Project