Riverside University Health System Community Health Clinic and Woman, Infants, and Children (RUHS CHC WIC) Lease Agreement with Gary L. Carlton and Wendy Carlto
Summary
SCH Number
2024120470
Public Agency
Riverside County
Document Title
Riverside University Health System Community Health Clinic and Woman, Infants, and Children (RUHS CHC WIC) Lease Agreement with Gary L. Carlton and Wendy Carlto
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
12/12/2024
Document Description
The County of Riverside RUHS CHC WIC has been under lease at 3055 West Ramsey Street,
Banning, since 1986. The need for expanded space for both programs has exceeded what can currently be offered on site
through the existing lease which is 8,000 square feet. The Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved a Form 11 In Principle on
August 1, 2023 (Minute Order 3.80) to undertake a countywide search for new clinic space. The Banning area was chosen
to serve as a replacement and expansion location for these two programs. Facilities Management – Real Estate (FM-RE)
subsequently issued a Request for Proposal in January 2024 to officially receive proposals for the new leased space. The
new space will be located within an existing building at 940 East Williams Street in Banning,and includes a clinic that will
operate daily during the week, an Express Care component that will serve the community 7 days per week, and necessary
space for the WIC program and staffing. The current lease expires May 31, 2027, with W.D. Bell, Inc., and County intends
to exercise its early termination option as soon as practical to enable it to terminate the current lease and commence the new
lease. The current lease may be terminated by providing W.D. Bell Inc. a 180-day prior written notice. The Lease
Agreement with Gary L. Carlton and Wendy Carlton is identified as the proposed project under the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA). No expansion of the existing building footprint will occur. The operation of the facility will continue
to provide health services for RUHS and will not result in an increase in the intensity of the use of the site. No additional
direct or indirect physical environmental impacts are anticipated.
Contact Information
Name
Michael Sullivan
Agency Name
County of Riverside Facilities Management
Job Title
Facilities Operations Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Banning
Counties
Riverside
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
940 East Williams Street
Zip
9222,
Parcel #
541-161-044
Other Location Info
east of Hargrave, Street, Suite 102,
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15301
Reasons for Exemption
This categorical exemption includes the operation, repair,
maintenance, leasing, or minor alteration of existing public or private structures or facilities, provided the exemption
only involves negligible or no expansion of the previous site’s use. The project, as proposed, is limited Lease
Agreement to provide needed space for RUHS CHC WIC. The occupancy of the new space within tan existing
building will result in the continued use, operation, and maintenance of the facility. The use of the facility would
not result in any physical changes to the existing building and no expansion of public services would occur as a
result of the Lease Agreement. Therefore, the project is exempt as the project meets the scope and intent of the
Class 1 Exemption identified in Section 15301, Article 19, Categorical Exemptions of the CEQA Guidelines.
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA
specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general
exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project
will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual
circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts
to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative
effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Lease Agreement.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are
anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061 (b) (3)
Reasons for Exemption
In accordance with CEQA, the use of the Common Sense
Exemption is based on the “general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment.” State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15061(b) (3). The use of this exemption is
appropriate if “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a
significant effect on the environment.” Ibid. This determination is an issue of fact and if sufficient evidence exists
in the record that the activity cannot have a significant effect on the environment, then the exemption applies and
no further evaluation under CEQA is required. See No Oil, Inc. v. City of Los Angeles (1974) 13 Cal. 3d 68. The
ruling in this case stated that if a project falls within a category exempt by administrative regulation or 'it can be
seen with certainty that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment', no further
agency evaluation is required. With certainty, there is no possibility that the project may have a significant effect
on the environment. The proposed Lease Agreement of the existing building at 900 East Williams Street, will not
expand the existing building footprint, or result in any direct or indirect physical environmental impacts. The use
and operation of the facility will be substantially similar to the existing use and will not create any new
environmental impacts to the surrounding area. No impacts beyond the ongoing, existing use of the site would
occur. Therefore, in no way, would the project as proposed have the potential to cause a significant environmental
impact and the project is exempt from further CEQA analysis.
The proposed project is categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA
specifically by the State CEQA Guidelines as identified below. The project will not result in any specific or general
exceptions to the use of the categorical exemption as detailed under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2. The project
will not cause an impact to an environmental resource of hazardous or critical concern nor would the project involve unusual
circumstances that could potentially have a significant effect on the environment. The project would not result in impacts
to scenic highways, hazardous waste sites, historic resources, or other sensitive natural environments, or have a cumulative
effect to the environment. No significant environmental impacts are anticipated to occur with the Lease Agreement.
Therefore, the County of Riverside Facilities Management hereby concludes that no physical environmental impacts are
anticipated to occur and the project as proposed is exempt under CEQA. No further environmental analysis is warranted.
County Clerk
Riverside
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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