Case no. 2005.0555E - California Pacific Medical Center seismic compliance, hospital replacement, and campus renovation program : notice of preparation of an environmental impact report and notice of public scoping meeting

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SAN FRANCISCO PUBLIC LIBRARY
JUL - 3 2006
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To Responsible Agencies, Trustee Agencies, and Interested Parties:
RE: CASE NO. 2005.0555E - CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER SEISMIC COMPLIANCE,
HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT, AND CAMPUS RENOVATION PROGRAM
NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
The San Francisco Planning Department has issued a Notice ofPreparation (NOP) ofan Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
e above-referenced project, described below. The detailed NOP/Notice of
available upon request from Carol Roos. San Francisco Planning Department,
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s NOP/Notice ofPublic Scoping Meeting is also a\ailable on-line at
le development ofa new campus, the Cathedral Hill Campus, for the
v^an Ness Avenue and Gear>' Street/Boulevard, and redevelopment at the three
I Buchanan Streets), California (at California and Maple Streets), and Da\ ies
CPMC
San Francisco PublicLibrary bring into compliance with California seismic safety requirements for
;w Cathedral Hill hospital would house acute care, women's and children's
^rvices. Once the new hospital is completed in 2012. the inpatient hospital
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San Francisco Public Library uses would relocate there. A medical office building is proposed across Van
ampus, the hospital would be converted to an Ambulatory Care Center; several
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SanFrancisco. CA 94102 are, research facilities, and parking garages, or converted to medical otTices.
• replaced with medical offices above parking. At the California Campus, the
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residential (assisted living) building. One building would be converted to
Not to be taken from the Library '.020, the parking garage at 14"" and Castro would be replaced with medical
icture would replace some surface parking during construction. Seismic
proposed construction ofthe adjacentNoe Street Medical OfTice Building
t approval review) are not part ofthis proposed project.
in EIR must be prepared for the proposed project prior to any final decision
^ ^ . purpose ofthe EIR is to proxide information about potential physical
environmental effects ofthe proposed project, to identify' ways to minimize significant effects, and to describe and analyze
alternatives to the proposed project. Preparation ofan NOP or EIR does not indicate a decision bv the Citv to approve or to
disapprove the project However, prior to making any decision, the decision makers must consider the information contained
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in the EIR.
The Planning Department will hold a PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING on July 18, 2006, at the Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1101
VanNess Avenue, at 6:00 p.m. to receive comments on the scope and content ofthe environmental impact report. Written
comments will be accepted until the close ofbusiness, July 31, 2006 and should be sent to Paul Maltzer. Environmental
Review Offippr ^ian Francisco Planning Department, 1660 Mission Street. Suite 500. San Francisco, CA 94103.
Ify D gency that is a Responsible or a Trustee Agency, we need to know the \iews ofyour agency as to the
SCO REF fthe environmental information that is relevant to your agency's statutory responsibilities in connection
witl 711.555 roject. Your agency may need to use the EIR when considering a permit or other approval for this
pro C12882n o need the name ofthe contact person for >our agency. Ifyou ha\e questions concerning environmental
revi 5ed project, please contact Carol Roos at [phone].

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DOCUMENTS
DEPT.
JUL - 3 2006
PLANNING DEPARTMENT
san^francisco
City and County ofSan Francisco • 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500 • San Francisco. California •
MAINNUMBER DIRECTOR'SOFFICE ZONINGADMINISTR.ATOR PLANNINGINFORMATION COMMISSIONCALENDAR
PHONE:558-641 PHONE:[phone] PHONE:[phone] INFO:558-64::
[phone]
4THFLOOR 5THFLOOR MAJORENVIRONMENTAL INTERNETWEBSITE
FAX:558-64:6 FAX:[phone] FAX:[phone] WWW.SFGOVORG/VLANNING
July 2006
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0 Responsible Agencies, Trustee Agencies, and Interested Parties:
E: CASE NO. 2005.0555E - CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER SEISMIC COMPLIANCE,
HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT, AND CAMPUS RENOVATION PROGRAM
- NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
he San Francisco Planning Department has issued a Notice ofPreparation (NOP) ofan Environmental impact Report l.\R)
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id aNotice ofPublic Scoping Meeting for the above-referenced project, described below. The detailed NOP Notice of
iblic Scoping Meeting is either attached or is available upon request from Carol Roos, San Francisco Planning Department,
the above address or at [phone]. The NOP/Notice ofPublic Scoping Meeting is also a\ailable on-line at
vvw.sfgov.org/site/planning
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oject Description: The proposed project is the development ofa new campus, the Cathedral Hill Campus, for the
ilifomia Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) at Van Ness Avenue and Geary Street/Boulevard, and redevelopment at the three
isting campuses: Pacific (at Sacramento and Buchanan Streets), California (at California and Maple Streets), and Davies
t Castro and 14'*^ Streets). The project would bring CPMC into compliance with California seismic safety requirements for
i'spitals and expand hospital facilities. The new Cathedral Hill hospital would house acute care, women's and children's
;mces, psychiatry, and primary emergency services. Once the new hospital is completed in 2012, the inpatient hospital
nctions from the Pacific and California campuses would relocate there. A medical office building is proposed across Van
ess Avenue at Geary Street. At the Pacific Campus, the hospital would be convened to an Ambulator) Care Center; se\eral
iildings would be replaced with ambulatory care, research facilities, and parking garages, or converted to medical offices,
fter 2020, the Clay/Webster Garage would be replaced with medical offices above parking. At the California Campus, the
00 California Street hospital would be converted to administrative and skilled nursing functions; the Marshall Hale
lilding andparking would be replaced with a residential (assisted living) building. One building would be con\erted to
edical offices. At the Davies Campus, after 2020, the parking garage at 14"^ and Castro would be replaced with medical
fices above parking; a temporary parking structure would replace some surface parking during construction. Seismic
trofit ofthe Davies hospital (under way) and proposed construction ofthe adjacent Noe Street Medical Office Building
mdergoing separate environmental and project approval review) are not part ofthis proposed project.
he Planning Departmenthas determined that an EIR must be prepared for the proposed project prior to any final decision
garding whetherto approve the project. The purpose ofthe EIR is to pro\ide infonnation about potential physical
nvironmental effects ofthe proposed project, to identify ways to minimize significant effects, and to describe and analyze
Itematives to the proposed project. Preparation ofan NOP or EIR does not indicate a decision b\ the City to approve or to
isapprove the project However, prior to making any decision, the decision makers must consider the information contained
.
the EIR.
he Planning Department will hold a PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING on July 18, 2006, at the Cathedral Hill Hotel. 1101
Ness Avenue, at 6:00 p.m. to receive comments on the scope and content ofthe environmental impact report. Written
mments will be accepted until the close ofbusiness, July 31, 2006 and should be sent to Paul Maltzer. Environmental
eview Officer, San Francisco Planning Department, 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94103.
you work for an agency that is a Responsible or a Trustee Agency, we need to know the views ofyour agency as to the
ope and content ofthe environmental information that is relevant to \our agency's statutory responsibilities in connection
ith the proposed project. Your agency may need to use the EIR when considering a permit or other approval for this
oject. We will also need the name ofthe contact person for \our agenc>-. Ifyou ha\e questions concerning environmental
view ofthe proposed project, please contact Carol Roos at [phone].

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING
The San Francisco Planning Department is holding a Public Scoping Meeting
At the following time and location:
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Cathedral Hill Hotel
International Room, Mezzanine Level
1101 Van Ness Avenue
(At Geary Boulevard)
6:00 p.m.
The purpose ofthe meeting is to assist the Planning Department in defining the scope and content
ofthe environmental impact analysis and information to be contained in the EIR for the project.
Attendees may provide oral testimony. Based on the number ofpeople who wish to speak, a time
limit on testimony may be applied. Written comments will also be accepted at the meeting and
until the end ofthe 30-day review period, the close ofbusiness on July 3 2006.
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Ifyouhave questions about this meeting, you may call Carol Roos, at the Planning Department,
[phone].
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ProjectTitle: 2005.0555E-California Pacific Medical Center Seismic Compliance, Hospital
Replacement, and Campus Renovation Program
ProjectSponsor: CaliforniaPacific Medical Center
Contact Person: Ralph Marchese, The Marchese Company Telephone: [phone]
ProjectAddresses: Various. A proposed new medical campusat Van Ness Avenue and Geary
Street/Boulevard, and the existingPacific, California, and Davies CPMC campuses
in thePacific Heights, Presidio Heights, and Duboce Triangle neighborhoods.
Assessor's Block and Lot: Various
City and County: San Francisco
Project Description: Seeattached materials.
THIS PROJECT MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT. AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT IS REQUIRED. This determination is based upon the criteria ofthe
Guidelines of the State Secretary for Resources, Sections 15063 (Initial Study), 15064 (Determining Significant
Effect), 15065 (Mandatory Findings ofSignificance).
A PUBLIC SCOPING MEETING will be held pursuant to the State ofCalifornia Public Resources Code Section
21083.9 and California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15206 to receive comments concerning the
scope oftheEIR. The meeting will beheldonJuly 18, 2006. Please see the attached formore information.
Written comments on the scope ofthe EIR will be accepted until the close ofbusiness on July 31, 2006. Wriuen
comments should be sent to Paul Maltzer, San Francisco Planning Department, 1660 Mission Street, Suite 500.
SanFrancisco, CA 94103.
Documents relafing to the proposed project are available for review, by appointment, at the Planning Department's
Major Environmental Analysis office, 30 VanNess Avenue, Suite 4150. Please call Carol Roos at [phone]
State Agencies: We need to know the views ofyour agency as to the scope and content of the environmental
information that is germane to your agency's statutory responsibilities in connection with the proposed project.
Your agency may need to use the EIR when considering a permit or other approval for this project. Please include
thename ofa contactperson inyouragency. Thankyou.
te ^ ' Paul E. Maltzer, Environmental Review Officer
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CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER SEISMIC
COMPLIANCE, HOSPITAL REPLACEMENT, AND CAMPUS
RENOVATION PROGRAM
CASE NO. 2005.0555E
The Planning Department will prepare an environmental impact report (EIR) to evaluate the
physical environmental effects ofthe proposed California Pacific Medical Center: Seismic
Compliance, Hospital Replacement, and Campus Renovation Program (California Pacific
Medical Center [CPMC] project). This notice provides a summary ofthe proposed project,
identifies environmental topics and issues anticipated to be analyzed in the EIR, and provides the
time, date, and location ofthe public scoping meeting.
The EIRwill analyze development ofa proposed new Cathedral Hill Campus, and reuse,
including renovation and new development, ofthe three existing Pacific, California, and Davies
campuses. The Planning Department will hold a public scoping meeting on July 18, 2006 at
6:00 p.m. at the Cathedral Hill Hotel, 1101 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, at which public
comment will be solicited on the scope and content ofthe EIR. Written comments may be sent to
Paul Maltzer, Environmental Review Officer, San Francisco Planning Department, 1660 Mission
Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA 94103 by close ofbusiness on July 31, 2006.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Overview
The Project Sponsor, CPMC, would construct a new fourth campus in the Cathedral Hill area of
San Francisco, as follows. A new hospital is proposed on the block bounded by Van Ness
Avenue, Geary Boulevard, Post Street, and Franklin Street in San Francisco, and a new medical
office building is proposed across Van Ness Avenue on the western part ofthe block bounded by
VanNess Avenue and Cedar, Polk, and Geary Streets. Upon completion ofthe Cathedral Hill
Hospital, CPMC's acute care and women's and children's hospital services at its California and
Pacific campuses would be relocated to and consolidated at the new hospital. After development
ofthis fourth campus CPMC would reorganize its three existing campuses: the Pacific Campus
(at Sacramento and Buchanan Streets) would become the center for ambulatory care; the
California Campus (at California and Maple Streets) would become the administrative center for
CPMC; and the Davies Campus (at Castro and M'"" Streets) would emphasize neurosciences and
the related areas ofrehabilitation and skilled nursing. The locations ofthe four campuses are
shown on Figure 1
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