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UC DAVIS: PLANNING AND BUDGET OFFICE
April 25, 2000
DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, and CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS
RE: Veterinary Medicine Laboratory and Equine Athletic Performance
Laboratory Facilities
Draft Focused Tiered Environmental Impact Report
The University of California, Davis, proposes to construct and operate the
Veterinary Medicine Laboratory Facility and the Equine Athletic Performance
Laboratory. The Veterinary Medicine Laboratory Facility (62,775 gross square
feet) would consist of a laboratory, animal holding facilities for both large
and small animals, a canine blood donor holding facility, an instructional
lecture hall, and other ancillary facilities including exercise runs for dogs
and other small animals and a pasture to hold large animals. The Equine
Athletic Performance Laboratory (19,372 gross square feet) would include a
laboratory with three treadmills and other facilities such as a "hot
walker," a round pen, and a large animal holding facility. The project would replace
old, inadequate facilities that are currently used by the School of Veterinary
Medicine (SVM) to instruct students in veterinary surgery and to conduct
research, clinical instruction, and teaching in the areas of cardiovascular
and respiratory physiology of horses and other animals.
The proposed facilities would be constructed on a 7.6-acre site in the Health
Sciences District of the Central Campus. The Veterinary Medicine Laboratory
Facility would be located adjacent to the Veterinary School on a site south of
the Garrod Drive and West Health Science Drive intersection. The site is
currently used as a cross-country course by the Equestrian Center. Adjacent
land uses include Garrod Drive and the Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Building
(Thurman Hall) to the north, the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
(VMTH) to the east, the Equestrian Center and the Campus Arboretum to the south,
and SR-113 right-of-way to the west. The site is not developed with any permanent
structures. Although the site is essentially flat, it has been substantially
altered into an equestrian cross-county riding course complete with a small
hill, man-made obstacles, and jumps. The Equine Athletic Performance
Laboratory would be located to the east of the proposed Veterinary Medicine
Laboratory Facility on the east side of Garrod Drive near the VMTH. The
proposed uses are consistent with land use designations in the 1994 Long Range
Development Plan (LRDP).
Project Objectives
The project responds to and aims at correcting facility adequacy issues raised
in the 1998 accreditation evaluation of the SVM by the American Veterinary
Medical Association (AVMA) and a citation by the American Association for
Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC). This project would
enable UC Davis to continue to meet accreditation requirements and to maintain the
quality of its SVM program.
The campus has identified the following objectives for the proposed project:
? Provide modern animal surgery teaching facilities in order to allow the
School of Veterinary Medicine to meet accreditation requirements and ensure
full compliance with applicable guidelines and standards;
? Provide additional space needed to accommodate a larger student class size;
? Consolidate veterinary medicine facilities in one portion of the campus near
the VMTH and reduce cross-campus travel by students, faculty, and staff;
? Move veterinary facilities away from the center of the campus where noises
(e.g., barking dogs) and movement of large animals can be disruptive to other
nearby teaching facilities; and
? Allow for the efficient use of land resources on the campus.
In compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the
State and University of California guidelines for implementation of CEQA, a
Draft Focused Tiered Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared that
identifies and evaluates the environmental impacts the project.
The PUBLIC REVIEW PERIOD for the Veterinary Medicine Laboratory and Equine
Athletic Performance Laboratory Facilities Draft Focused Tiered EIR will be
from April 19 through June 2, 2000. Copies of the Draft Focused Tiered EIR
may be obtained at the Planning and Budget Office, 3rd Floor, Mrak Hall, UC
Davis.
Additional copies may be reviewed at the Shields Library Reserve Book Desk on
the UC Davis campus; Yolo County Library, 315 East 14th St., Davis,
California; or Fairfield-Suisun Community Library, 1150 Kentucky Street, Fairfield, CA.
Copies of the 1994 UC Davis LRDP and LRDP EIR are also available at these
locations.
A PUBLIC HEARING to receive testimony as part of the formal record on the DEIR
is scheduled as follows:
Date: Thursday, May 18, 2000
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Place: University Club, University of California, Davis
Written comments received during the public review period, scheduled to end at
5:00 p.m. on June 2, 2000, will also be part of the formal public record and
may be submitted to:
Richard F. Keller
Planning and Budget Office
University of California
One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
If you have any questions, please contact UC Davis Environmental Planner Sid
England at (530)752-2432.
Sincerely,
Richard F. Keller
Director - Physical, Environmental, and Capital Planning
Planning and Budget Office
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