UBLIC HEARING: Director of Development ... - City of Glendale

4. 10. 4. Library
Although the DreamWorks Animation Campus project does not include residential development,
some of the 1,400 anticipated employees may reside locally and utilize the Glendale library
system. Approximately 140 of these new employees would be expected to reside in Glendale,
according to City trends discussed in the Program EIR, which yields a conservative, worst-case
impact assessment for the project. 84 The addition of any new households in the City would
result in an adverse impact on library services, because this increase would result in a reduction
of the total volumes per capita without the addition of new volumes. However, the proposed
mitigation measure below would result in the donation of additional library materials from the
proposed project,. which would result in a less than significant impact after implementation.
In order to identify how the DreamWorks project impacts relate to the Redevelopment
Plan, the plan's employee population should be evaluated against that derived for the site,
assuming development under the Program EIR's average intensity assumptions (FAR) for
Restricted Industrial uses and an 12.21 acre site (per Assessor's parcel data). Based upon these
averaged assumptions, the proposed project's site would contain a total of 398,900 square feet
of development, 1,116 employees (based on the Program EIR's generation rate of 2.8
employees per 1,000 square feet), and 112 new residents.
Thus, the proposed DreamWorks project represents an increase from the averaged
projection for employment of 284 employees (from 1,116 to 1,400). This increase represents
a statistically insignificant 0.95 percent of the total employment anticipated with the
Redevelopment Plan activities which is well within an expected range of outcomes for a large
Redevelopment program over a 35-year period. In addition, 28 more new residents (from 112
to 140) would result with implementation of the proposed project, as compared to the averaged
density assumptions. This increase represents 1.1 percent of the total residential population
anticipated with the Redevelopment Plan, which also is well within the expected range of
outcomes for such a redevelopment program.
Given current City library needs and budget constraints, any additional demand on
library facilities will result in an adverse impact. However, implementation of the proposed
mitigation measure would result in the proposed project having an adverse, but less than
significant impact on library services by assisting the library system with new materials and
equipment.
84 Program EIR, Final EIR Volume, page 3.8-3, Slales lhallOpercent o/new employees in Glendale are expecled
10 also reside in lhe City.
PIaMing ConsullanlS Research
Glendale Redevelopment Agency
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DreamWorks Animalion Campus Addendwn EIR
June 1996