M.A.R.S. @ Fullerton Public Library

OC Citizens' Report

The 2007 version of this snapshot of our county is now available in print at the library and electronically at the county's web site.

West Coyote Hills Recirculated Revised Draft EIR

The public review period for this documents runs from January 17 to March 3, 2008. The following sections have been revised to reflect the addition of significant new information:

• Section 4.4 - Air Quality
• Section 4.9 - Public Health and Safety
• Section 4.10 - Hydrology and Flood Control
• Section 4.12 - Biological Resources

There's also an Executive Summary that reflects these changes.

The library (Reference and Information Desks at Main and Hunt) have copies for public inspection, and the document is also available at the city website.

Restaurant Overlay District

I have just received the documents for tonight's meeting of the Planning Commission where 2 draft ordinances establishing new and revised definitions, and creating new regulations including a  Administrative Restaurant Use Permit will be discussed.

State Route 57 Northbound Widening Project

Caltrans has sent a new/updated set of documents regarding State Route 57 which are now available at the library:

1. Initial Study with Mitigated Negative Declaration, December 2007
2. Natural environmental Study, July 2007
3. SR-57 Northbound Widening Trafic Impact Analysis, July 23, 2007
4. Delineation of Jurisdictional Waters, July 2007
5. Location Hydraulic Study, July 2007
6. Initial Site Assessment, July 2007
7. Historic Property Survey Report
8. Air Quality Assessment, July 2007
9. Water Quality Assessment Report, July 2007
10. Traffic Noise Impact Report, July 2007

These materials have been put on the M.A.R.S. shelves on the mezzanine outside the Launer Room.

Los Angeles - San Diego Rail Corridor

The weighty Program Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement is available for study. Of local interest may be these aspects of the proposed preferred plan:

• Los Angeles Union Station to Fullerton: construction of an at grade 4th track
• Trains to travel at speeds up to 90 mph
• Increasing traffic volume:
  

  	2005 Volume	2020 Forecast Volume
  Los Angeles - Fullerton	22 Amtrak	32 Amtrak
  	28 Metrolink	42 Metrolink
  	45 BNSF	98 BNSF
  Fullerton - Orange	22 Amtrak	32 Amtrak
  	19 Metrolink	48 Metrolink
  	7 BNSF	12 BNSF

The report states in its introduction that "Southern California's exisiting transportation network is currently operating at or near its design capacity, which results in congestion. Building additional capacity is both expensive and increasingly problematic. This condition results in highway and railroad travel delays, has a negative on the region's economy, and can result in environmental impacts and the reduction of the quality of life for all. Improvements to the Los Angeles / San Diego rail corridor would help meet the Southern California regions's transportation demands of today, as well as help address the expected increase in intercity travel demind rising out of the growth in population over the next 20 years and beyond."