BOB HOPE AIRPORT REPLACEMENT TERMINAL PROJECT LOCATION BOB HOPE AIRPORT REPLACEMENT TERMINAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION

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2 BOB HOPE AIRPORT REPLACEMENT TERMINAL PROJECT LOCATION The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (Authority) seeks to develop a 14-gate replacement passenger terminal building and related improvements at the Bob Hope Airport (Airport) on one of two Authority-owned properties in the City of Burbank. As shown in Figure 1, Airport Location Map, the Airport is located south of the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5) and west of Hollywood Way primarily in the City of Burbank. The preferred replacement passenger terminal site, a 49.2 acre portion of the former Lockheed B-6 Plant, is located in the northeast quadrant of the Airport and is commonly referred to as the B-6 Adjacent Property. (See Figure 1, below.) This property is undeveloped and is currently being used for airport passenger and employee automobile parking, as well as movie equipment, truck and recreational vehicle parking. The alternative site is approximately 43.2 acres located in the southwest quadrant of the Airport and is commonly referred to as the Southwest Quadrant (see Figure 1). This property is currently being used for general aviation hangars and aircraft ramp, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) maintenance and communication facilities, rental car storage, air cargo airlines (FedEx and UPS), and a cargo building for commercial air carriers. BOB HOPE AIRPORT REPLACEMENT TERMINAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed new 14-gate replacement passenger terminal building will replace the existing 14-gate 232,000-square-foot passenger terminal, which has portions that are over 85 years old and which does not meet current seismic design or FAA airport design standards. The replacement terminal will be developed in accordance with modern terminal design standards including security screening facilities that meet the latest Transportation Security Administration (TSA) requirements, facilities (including holdrooms, baggage claim areas and public areas) that are designed for and sized for the kinds of aircraft that the airlines routinely operate, and will include enhanced passenger amenities. Project Development Options The Authority is considering three different development options for the Replacement Terminal Project, each of which will be analyzed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The three options are: A 355,000-square-foot replacement passenger terminal constructed on the B-6 Adjacent Property. This is the Authority s preferred development option and it is called the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option. A 355,000-square-foot replacement passenger terminal constructed in the Southwest Quadrant. This is called the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option. Bob Hope Airport 2 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-2

3 A 232,000-square-foot replacement passenger terminal constructed in the Southwest Quadrant. This is called the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option. The Authority will select a development option for the Replacement Terminal Project based on various factors including the following: The findings of the EIR, including the feasibility of mitigation measures. The City of Burbank s final action on a development agreement and entitlements for the Replacement Terminal Project. The outcome of an election held under Burbank Municipal Code section ( Measure B Election ), if the City of Burbank approves a development agreement and entitlements for the Replacement Terminal Project. Project Components Certain components of the Replacement Terminal Project are common to all three development options, and other components are unique to a specific development option. The main components of the Replacement Terminal Project are described below and shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4. Replacement Terminal For all of the development options, a new terminal with 14 aircraft gates would be constructed. Depending on the development option selected, the replacement terminal would encompass either 232,000 square feet or 355,000 square feet. All three development options propose to locate the majority of the terminal development on the ground floor, but a small amount of development would occur on a second level under the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option and the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option. This additional development area would provide space for tenants, the TSA, mechanical systems, airport management staff, concessions, and public circulation. Parking Structures For all of the development options, parking structures are proposed adjacent to the replacement terminal. The structures would be tiered, and rising to at least five levels but not more than seven levels at the ends of the parking structures, depending on the site. The parking structures would include a valet parking drop off and pick up center. Terminal Access Road The B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option proposes a new multilane road that would extend from the intersection of Hollywood Way and Winona Avenue and loop around the proposed parking structures to provide vehicle access to the terminal and 1 Burbank Municipal Code section , titled Airport Agreements states that: No approval by the City of Burbank of any agreement between the City and the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority for a relocated or expanded airport terminal project, or any other discretionary act by the City relating to the approval of a relocated or expanded airport terminal project shall be valid and effective unless previously approved by the voters voting at a City election. Bob Hope Airport 3 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-3

4 Figure 1 Airport Location Map Bob Hope Airport 4 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-4

5 Figure 2 B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option Bob Hope Airport 5 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-5

6 Figure 3 Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option Bob Hope Airport 6 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-6

7 Figure 4 Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option Bob Hope Airport 7 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-7

8 parking structures, thus allowing curb front access to the terminal and re-circulation around the Airport. An extension of the existing on-airport Terminal Loop Road would provide access to both the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option and the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option. The access points for these two development options would be via the existing entrances at Hollywood Way / Thornton Avenue and at Empire Avenue / Terminal Loop Road. Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Station (ARFF) Except for the Southwest Quadrant Same- Size Terminal Option, a new ARFF station is proposed at the south end of the B-6 Adjacent Property. For the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option, vehicle access to this facility would be provided from the new Terminal Access Road. For the Southwest Quadrant Operationally- Sized Terminal Option, vehicle access to this facility would be provided from the existing roadway in the northeast quadrant of the Airport. Central Utility Plant A new building that would house heating and air conditioning equipment for the replacement terminal is proposed adjacent to the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option, and vehicle access to this facility would be provided from a proposed extension of Cohasset Street. For the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option and the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option, the central plant facilities will be integrated into the roof structure of the terminal. Replacement Airline Cargo Building A new airline cargo building would be adjacent to the replacement terminal to replace the existing airline cargo building at the Airport. For the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option, vehicle access to this facility would be provided from a proposed extension of Cohasset Street. For the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option and the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option, vehicle access to this facility would be provided from the proposed Terminal Access Road. Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) The existing ATCT would be retained. For the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option, vehicle access would be provided to this facility from the new Terminal Access Road. For the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option and the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option, vehicle access to this facility would be provided from the existing roadway in the northeast quadrant of the Airport. General Aviation (GA) Facilities The existing GA facilities in the Southwest Quadrant would be removed to construct either the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option or the Southwest Quadrant Same-Sized Terminal Option. For the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option, general aviation facilities would be relocated to the Northeast Quadrant. For the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option, general aviation facilities would be absorbed to the extent practical within the existing GA facilities in the Bob Hope Airport 8 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-8

9 Northwest Quadrant. No change to GA facilities in the Southwest Quadrant would occur with the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option. The project includes demolition of the existing 232,000-square-foot passenger terminal building and the adjacent four-level public parking structure, as well as removal of a portion of existing public and employee parking in the southeast quadrant of the Airport. Other demolition includes the existing 16,600-square-foot air cargo building in the Southwest Quadrant. Under the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option and the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option, the existing airport fire station facilities, located in an existing hangar, would be removed and this hangar would again become available for general aviation use. The project also proposes to extend Taxiways A and C as well as to relocate an airside service road and perimeter security fencing (see Figure 5). Taxiway A would be extended from Runway 8-26 south to the Runway 33 threshold. Taxiway C would be extended to the east from Runway to the Runway 26 threshold. All other existing internal roadways in this portion of the airport property would be retained with the exception of the terminal curb front areas. The Regional Intermodal Transportation Center (RITC) in the southeast quadrant of the Airport would remain as the location for the rental car companies serving the Airport. Following the opening of the replacement terminal, passengers using rental cars would require bussing between the RITC and the replacement terminal. Other surface parking areas would be retained in part or in whole in this portion of the airport property and used as remote parking for the replacement terminal. Parking Lot B, located east of Hollywood Way between Winona and Thornton Avenues, would be closed and all structures within Parking Lot B would be removed. During and following construction of the replacement terminal and associated facilities, the total number of public parking spaces available for terminal-related purposes would be limited to 6,637 spaces for all new and existing lots owned and operated by the Authority. Change in Governance Under the Joint Powers Agreement One project component, an amendment of the Authority s establishing joint powers agreement (JPA), is part of the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option and the Southwest Quadrant Operationally- Sized Terminal Option, but will not be part of the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option if the Replacement Terminal Project is not approved by the Burbank City Council and ratified by Burbank voters. This project component consists of an action by the Cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena to amend the JPA to institute governance changes. The governance changes will require a supermajority vote of the Authority Commission (at least two of the three votes from each City s three Commissioners) for certain actions identified in Exhibit B of the Bob Hope Airport Replacement Terminal Conceptual Term Sheet (Conceptual Term Sheet) endorsed by the Authority Commission and Bob Hope Airport 9 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-9

10 Figure 5 Taxiway Extensions Under Each Terminal Option Bob Hope Airport 10 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-10

11 the Burbank City Council in November The governance changes would provide additional protections to the residents of the City of Burbank. The Conceptual Term Sheet provides that in exchange for granting the Authority the vested right to build a 14-gate replacement terminal on either the B-6 Adjacent Property, the Southwest Quadrant, or at any other Airport zoned property, of not more than 355,000 square feet and 6,637 public parking spaces, the JPA would be amended to require a supermajority vote of the Authority Commission for certain significant actions including: future expansion in the number of gates at the Airport; future additions to the approved replacement terminal project; future land acquisition by the Authority (whether or not within Burbank); any changes in the Authority s existing noise rules or how they havebeen enforced since the adoption of the Airport Noise and Capacity Act of 1990; and any changes in the Authority s support for obtaining a legislative curfew at the Airport. The JPA amendment will only be effective if both of the following occur: (i) the Burbank City Council approves a development agreement and entitlements for the Replacement Terminal Project; and (ii) the Burbank voters ratify such approval at a Measure B Election. Absent Burbank City Council approval for the Replacement Terminal Project and voter ratification, the future expansion of the existing terminal, the future addition of aircraft parking gates, or the future addition of public parking spaces will not be constrained by the JPA. City discretionary approval as contemplated by the Conceptual Term Sheet (including Burbank voter approval pursuant to Burbank Municipal Code , commonly referred to as Measure B ) is needed to allow any aeronautical development and use of the B-6 Adjacent Property (including a replacement terminal or general aviation facilities) which is currently encumbered by City easements limiting airport development there absent City approval. If the Authority does not obtain, in exchange for the proposed Authority governance changes, the required discretionary approval by the City of Burbank and its voters needed to pursue the B-6 Operationally-Sized Terminal Option or the Southwest Quadrant Operationally-Sized Terminal Option, the Authority would only be able to select the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option for which the Authority would not seek discretionary approval from the City of Burbank. In that circumstance the Southwest Quadrant Same- Size Terminal Option would not be subject to the supermajority voting governance changes that would otherwise constrain expansion of the Airport. The Authority has stated that it would select the Southwest Quadrant Same-Size Terminal Option only if either Burbank or its voters do not provide the necessary discretionary approvals in exchange for governance protection described in the Conceptual Term Sheet. If Burbank and the voters do approve the Replacement Terminal Project, the governance protections would remain in effect in perpetuity, regardless of whether or not the Authority builds a replacement terminal, including a same-size terminal. Bob Hope Airport 11 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-11

12 BOB HOPE AIRPORT REPLACEMENT TERMINAL PROJECT PROBABLE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS The Authority has completed a preliminary review of the proposed project, as outlined in Section of the CEQA Guidelines, and has determined that an EIR should be prepared to evaluate the potential for significant environmental effects and identify ways of avoiding or substantially reducing any such effects. Based on the preliminary review, there is at least the potential for impacts under the various environmental topics outlined in CEQA Guidelines Appendix G, and thus the EIR will address the potential impacts of the proposed project as well as cumulative impacts with respect to the following environmental topics: Aesthetics. The EIR will evaluate the project s potential to change the aesthetic character of the Airport and surrounding area, obstruct certain views, affect ambient nighttime light levels, or create new sources of shadows as well as daytime or nighttime glare. Agriculture and Forest Resources. The EIR will evaluate the potential impacts to agriculture or forest resources. Air Quality. The EIR will evaluate the potential for project construction and the occupancy/use of the replacement terminal and associated facilities to cause air quality impacts in accordance with the guidance provided by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). Biological Resources. The EIR will address the potential for impacts on biological resources. Cultural (Historic) Resources. The EIR will evaluate the possible impact of demolishing the existing passenger terminal as well as the potential removal of hangars in the Southwest Quadrant. In addition, the EIR will address the potential for cultural impacts related to archaeological, paleontological, human remains, and tribal-related cultural resources. Geology and Soils. The EIR will address the potential for impacts related to seismicity as well as geologic and soils conditions at the two properties on which the replacement terminal might be constructed. Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The EIR will evaluate the potential for project construction and the occupancy/use of the replacement terminal and associated facilities to result in greenhouse gas emission impacts in accordance with the guidance provided by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The EIR also will assess project consistency with the city of Burbank s adopted Greenhouse Gas Reduction Program. Bob Hope Airport 12 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-12

13 Hazards and Hazardous Materials. The EIR will address the potential for hazardous materials to be present at the Airport and evaluate possible hazards within existing and planned land uses, including any airport operation hazards to surrounding land uses. Hydrology and Water Quality. The EIR will evaluate any changes in drainage patterns, including issues associated with flooding, groundwater, and water quality resulting from the proposed project. Land Use and Planning. The EIR will evaluate the project consistency with the Burbank 2035 General Plan and other applicable local, regional, state, and federal land use plans, policies and regulations. Mineral Resources. The EIR will address the potential for impacts related to mineral resources. Noise. The EIR will assess potential noise impacts resulting from the construction and occupancy/use of the replacement terminal and associated facilities and the compatibility of these facilities with aviation noise from airport operations. Noise impacts related to potential changes in aircraft operations also will also be evaluated. Population and Housing. The EIR will evaluate the potential impact of the proposed project on population and housing in the Airport vicinity. Public Services. The EIR will evaluate the potential impact of the proposed project on public facilities, such as police services, fire services, schools, and other public facilities. Recreation. The EIR will evaluate the potential impact of the proposed project on parks and other open space in the Airport vicinity. Transportation and Traffic. The EIR will evaluate the potential for transportation and traffic impacts on local streets, state transportation facilities and transit services in the Airport vicinity. In addition, the EIR will address any changes in air traffic patterns that could occur as a result of the proposed project. Utilities and Service Systems. The EIR will evaluate the potential impact of the proposed project on the City s water supply and water delivery facilities, storm and wastewater collection and treatment facilities, and other utility services including electricity and natural gas facilities, and solid waste collection and disposal facilities. Bob Hope Airport 13 Notice of Preparation EXHIBIT A-13