High Density Wireless in HS Gyms
Summary
SCH Number
2024101302
Public Agency
Long Beach Unified School District
Document Title
High Density Wireless in HS Gyms
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/30/2024
Document Description
Install new wireless devices and connect them to existing network cabinets. New devices and cables will be attached to interior steel beams, small new wall openings (approximately 2”-3” diameter), and conduits to connect everything back to the network cabinets. This installation will take place in the large gyms at Cabrillo, Poly, Millikan, Lakewood, and Wilson. The Long Beach Unified School District (District), as the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), proposes to install security cameras into existing surfaces at each school site: Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo High School (Cabrillo HS), Long Beach Polytechnic High School (Poly HS), Robert A. Millikan Senior High School (Millikan HS), Lakewood High School (Lakewood HS), Woodrow Wilson High School (Wilson HS).
Contact Information
Name
Dana Grudem
Agency Name
Long Beach Unified School District
Job Title
Senior Program Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Lakewood, Long Beach
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Southern California
Other Location Info
Cabrillo HS is located at 2001 Santa Fe Ave, Long Beach, CA 90810. The school campus is located within the neighborhood that is west of Interstate 710 and north of Route 1, at the northwest intersection of Santa Fe Ave and W 20th St. The school site is bounded by W 20th Street to the south, Santa Fe Ave to the east, W Hill St to the north, and Rte 103 to the west.
Poly HS is located at 1600 Atlantic Ave, Long Beach, CA 90813. The school campus is located within the neighborhood that is south of Route 1, at the northeast intersection of Atlantic Ave and E 15th St. The school site is bounded by E 15th Street to the south, Martin Luther King Jr Ave to the east, Rte 1 to the north, and Atlantic Ave to the west.
Millikan High School is located at 2800 Snowden Avenue, Long Beach CA, 90815 and is situated in a residential/commercial area with houses to the East, West and South and commercial complexes to the North. The school accommodates children from grades 9-12. The site is approximately 34 acres in size and encompasses ten (10) permanent buildings, twenty-eight (28) relocatable/portable buildings and one (1) modular building. A new two-story building was added in 2020.
Lakewood HS is located at 4400 Briercrest Ave, Lakewood, CA 90713. The school campus is located within the neighborhood that is east of Route 19, at the northeast intersection of Briercrest Ave and Harvey Way. The school site is bounded by Harvey Way to the south, Lomina Ave to the east, Centralia St to the north, and Briercrest Ave to the west.
Wilson HS is located at 4400 E 10th St, Long Beach, CA 90804. The school campus is located within the neighborhood that is south of Route 1, at the northeast intersection of Bennett Ave and E 7th St. The school site is bounded by E 7th St to the south, Park Ave to the east, E 10th St to the north, and Bennett Ave to the west.
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Class 1:15301
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed activity is a project subject to CEQA. However, it is exempt from further
environmental analysis under Class 1, Existing Facilities (CEQA Guidelines §15303). Class 1 categorical exemption consists of the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical equipment, or topographical features, involving negligible or no expansion or former use. The Proposed Project will not result in significant environmental impacts and is exempt from further review under the conditions in Article 19. Therefore, the application of Class 1 categorical exemption is appropriate for the Proposed Project. The Proposed Project does not have the potential to trigger any of the exceptions identified in CEQA Guidelines §15300.2.
The project consists of installing wireless devices in existing school sites. Therefore, the application of Class 1 categorical exemption is appropriate for the Proposed Project.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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