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Cultural Heritage Board CITY OF RIVERSIDE Memorandum Community & Economic Development Department Planning Division 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522 1 Phone: (951) 826-5371 1 RiversideCA.gov CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 15, 2021 AGENDA ITEM NO.: 5 ITEM DESCRIPTION Case Number Not Applicable Request A workshop to discuss the Riverside County Transportation Commission's Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Riverside - Downtown Metrolink Station Improvements Project. Project Location Riverside Downtown Metrolink Station Wards 2 Staff Planner Scott Watson, Historic Preservation Officer 951-826-5507 swatson@riversideca.gov RECOMMENDATIONS Staff recommends a Cultural Heritage Board (CHB) workshop to discuss Riverside County Transportation Commission's (RCTC) Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Riverside -Downtown Metrolink Station Improvements Project. BACKGROUND At the December 16, 2020, October 20, 2021, and November 17, 2021 CHB Meetings, RCTC presented the Riverside -Downtown Metrolink Station Improvements Project to provide CHB an opportunity to ask questions and express concerns related to the project and demolition of the former Food Machinery Corporation (FMC) Plant #1, 3033 - 3091 Twelfth Street, on the northwest corner of Twelfth Street and Howard Avenue. The FMC complex was designated as City Landmark #102 on May 12, 1996. RCTC is the lead agency on the project and is not subject to City land use regulations or approvals. At the October 20, 2021 presentation, RCTC reported that they received concurrence from the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) on the National Register evaluation completed for the building, as part of the Section 106 review. The evaluation found that the building was eligible for National Register of Historic Places under all four criteria. RCTC also reported that they were working with the SHPO to obtain concurrence on proposed avoidance alternatives to complete the Section 106 review. Because the project falls under the purview of the SHPO, any proposed demolition or alteration of the existing building does not require CHB or Historic Preservation Officer approval. At the November 17, 2021 meeting, CHB requested that a workshop be agendized at the December meeting to provide an opportunity for the Board Members to discuss initial comments on the DEIR with the understanding that CHB members would have time to review the document only preliminarily. Page 1 RCTC Downtown Metrolink Station DEIR Discussion December 15, 2021