College Park Master Plan Community: San Bernardino County, California

SERVICES USED ON THIS PROJECT INCLUDE:
	Environmental Compliance		Resource Management

Sapphos Environmental, Inc. worked with the City of Chino, the California Department of General Services (DGS), and the Chaffey Community College District to prepare an Initial Study, notices, scoping meeting, and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in support of the Specific Plan for the Development of State Surplus Property from the California Institution for Men (CIM). As part of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process, the firm also completed a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of the subject property. The project addressed 717 acres located in the northern portion of the 2,460-acre CIM in the City of Chino, County of San Bernardino, California. The 717 acres of state land identified as surplus from CIM was used primarily for agriculture, recreation, infrastructure (including utilities, flood control, and roads), water storage and treatment, heliport, and a commercial lease.

Sapphos Environmental, Inc. worked with the DGS to convey, sell, or otherwise transfer the surplus property from state ownership to the three parties: City of Chino, Chaffey Community College District, and a private developer. The City and its Community Development Department, Chaffey Community College District, and the DGS signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to carry forth the planning, entitlement, and the development of the surplus property. The land use development of the surplus property was to be controlled by a Specific Plan adopted by the City. The project consisted of a Specific Plan, including proposed land use designations for the surplus property. Sapphos Environmental, Inc. also coordinated with the California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) and prepared a Burrowing Owl Mitigation Plan.

As part of the project, 145 acres were conveyed to the City. These 145 acres included the existing 112 acres leased to the City for development and operation of recreation, approximately 13 acres of existing and proposed road easements, and approximately 19 acres of utility easements that would overlay other land uses within the Specific Plan area. Ruben S. Ayala Community Park was expanded to approximately 145 acres. New recreational facilities included nine lighted soccer fields, one lighted championship soccer field with seating for approximately 1,000 spectators, one 25,000-square-foot skate park with associated playground and tot-lot areas, two concession stands/restroom buildings, one freestanding restroom building, three picnic shelters, and on-site parking for 482 vehicles with overflow for 144 additional vehicles.