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UC DAVIS: Office of Resource Management and Planning May 7, 2007 DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RE: Veterinary Medicine 3B Focused Tiered Draft Environmental Impact Report UC Davis proposes to construct and operate the Veterinary Medicine 3B project. The project would consist of an approximately 124,700 gross square foot (gsf) (76,100 assignable square foot (asf)) four-story building encompassing: offices and workspace (28,100 asf); research laboratories (27,000 asf) and laboratory support space (17,500 asf), which includes 495 asf of biosafety level 3 laboratory space; rodent vivarium space (1,500 asf); and centralized research support space (2,000 asf), which could be used as future rodent vivarium expansion space. The proposed project would not increase the campus population, and would relocate existing members of the campus population from Surge 3 and Haring Hall in the core of campus to the Health Sciences District. The vacated core campus space would be released to address existing demand for general academic space in the core campus, and the existing Surge 3 and Haring Hall buildings would be renovated as necessary; such renovations would be analyzed separately. These renovations are not proposed at this time, thus specific, detailed plans regarding such renovations have not been developed. The project would be located in the Health Sciences District of the central campus, adjacent to Parking Lot 50 and the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital, west of Garrod Drive, and south of Hutchison Drive. The project would be designed to allow for a possible realignment of Garrod Drive approximately 250 feet north of the current alignment, and to allow for a possible bicycle crossing at a realigned Garrod Drive. The realignment and bike crossing are being evaluated as part of the project, but funding for these elements has not been finalized, therefore the realignment and crossing could be implemented concurrent with the proposed building or be implemented at a later date. The project would install a new segment of steam line in order to complete a steam utility loop in the Health Sciences District, and the project would make chilled water, steam, electrical, natural gas, telecommunications, domestic and utility water, sanitary sewer and storm drain connections. Construction is anticipated to start in fall 2008 and last approximately two years. The construction timing for the realignment of Garrod Drive is uncertain and depends upon funding. I am writing to inform you that a Focused Tiered Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared to specifically evaluate the potential impact areas of air quality, cultural resources, and hydrology. You are invited to comment on the project's Focused Tiered Draft EIR through June 21, 2007. Copies of the Focused Tiered Draft EIR are available during normal operating hours at the UC Davis Office of Resource Management and Planning in 376 Mrak Hall; at Reserves in the UC Davis Shields Library; at Reserves in the UC Davis Carlson Health Sciences Library; at the Yolo County Public Library, 315 E. 14th Street, Davis; at the Vacaville Public Library, 1020 Ulatis Drive, Vacaville; and online at http://www.ormp.ucdavis.edu/environreview/. Comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on June 21, 2007. They may be e-mailed to environreview@ucdavis.edu or mailed to: John A. Meyer Vice Chancellor - Resource Management and Planning University of California One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 In addition, a public hearing will be held for this project on May 17, 2007 at 7:00 PM in the West Conference Room at the UC Davis Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. If you have any questions, please contact Sid England, Director of Environmental Planning, at (530) 752-2432 or Karl Mohr, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor - Capital Resource Management, at (530) 754-9617. Sincerely, John A. Meyer Vice Chancellor - Resource Management and Planning 07-049
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