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San Rafael High School
Environmental Impact Report
Prepared for San Rafael City Schools
September 26, 2016
Amy Skewes-Cox, Amy Skewes-Cox Environmental Planning
EIR Process
• Notice of Preparation (review ended Sept. 6, 2016)
• Scoping Meeting Held September 13, 2016
• Public Draft EIR and Notice of Completion Distributed
• Public Comment Period (expected mid December 2016)
• Responses to Comments and Final EIR (expected March
2017)
• Certification of Final EIR and filing of Notice of Determination
after project approval (expected late March 2017)
Summary of Scoping Meeting
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Aesthetics: lighting and increased height of fixtures on field; settings allowed
Biology: wet marsh area in field during winter (but this area may not be impacted)
Cultural: need to contact San Rafael Heritage; Indian Rock on north side of campus
Hazards: Eucalyptus at east side of campus are a fire hazard; need fuel modification strategy
Hydrology: water table and salt levels; stream between houses to north of campus at 124 and 136 Mission
comes into culverts and SRHS has been flooded in the past near the gym
Transportation: need to assess bike storage adequacy; need to assess traffic on weekends for
tournaments, etc. when many are looking for parking in the neighborhood; need SRHS to change its formal
address to 3rd Street (vs. Mission) so that visitors aren’t looking for parking in Mission Street
neighborhoods; users/teams need to be informed of new address; pedestrian safety is a concern,
especially near the gym on Mission where a sitting area is close to cars coming/going for drop-off; student
access and pedestrian safety throughout campus to be addressed as well as off the site; need to
determine if sidewalks needed; need parking restrictions on south side of Mission for pedestrian safety;
adequacy of parking signage, signage preventing U-Turns, etc.; need lighting of all paths from 3rd Street to
Mission through the campus
Services: Fire Dept. is planning to move to 519 4th Street and this should be assessed; issue of Fire Dept.
wanting trade of some land at west side of site (to discuss with VPCS team) in area of old street
Utilities: Adequacy of existing infrastructure
Solid Waste: Recycling opportunities on the site
Traffic Changes Due to Meeting with City, NOP and
Scoping Meeting Comments
• Increase of study intersections to 23
• Additional traffic counts (intersection and roadway)
• Comprehensive student travel survey to ascertain
current travel modes to/from school
• Focused traffic and safety assessment along
Mission Avenue
• Standalone comprehensive parking study
Traffic Changes Due to Meeting with City, NOP and
Scoping Meeting Comments
• Quantitative analysis of weekday AM and PM peaks
(City of San Rafael requirement)
• Qualitative discussion of after-school, weekday
nighttime, weekend, and special event conditions
• Estimation of trips to/from Highway 101 and
volume-to-capacity ratios for Caltrans’ facility
• Increased coordination with City of San Rafael
Questions?