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CALTRAIN EXTENSION TO MONTEREY COUNTY PASSENGER RAIL STATIONSALTERNATIVES ANALYSISFigure 5-5Salinas Amtrak Stationbuilding. The original simple rectangular-plan frontgable façade exhibits multiple additions and alterationsas evidenced by the hipped roof extensionfronting Station Place.Figure 5-6Salinas Historic Freight DepotFigure 5-7Salinas Historic Caboose645188AA-072645188AA-070645188AA-071The National Steinbeck Center and an adjacentrow of 1880 vintage Victorian two-story storefrontbuildings front the south side of Market Street,across from the site.On the west side of the El Aguila building is an onsite,paved surface parking lot that fronts MarketStreet and is in front of the renovated GranaryBuilding. A three-story, modern office building(remodeled Granary Building) is located betweenthe parking lot and the freight depot. Additionalindustrial properties, including the American SupplyCompany distribution facility, are located furtherwest of Palmetto Street.Marina/CSUMB MST Transit Center andPark-and-RideThe Express Bus Alternative includes constructinga transit center/park-and-ride facility in the city ofMarina, in addition to a facility located in Castroville,adjacent to SR 156. The parking supplywould be apportioned between the two locationsand sized to be equal to the Caltrain <strong>Extension</strong>Alternative transit station at Castroville.The proposed Marina/CSUMB Transit Center andPark-and-Ride would be located at the former FortOrd in the city of Marina. The facility would beadjacent to Highway 1 on land formerly occupiedby military quartermaster warehouses, industrysiding track, and a print shop.In 1994, the United States Army closed militaryoperations at Fort Ord as part of the Base Realignmentand Closure process of the Departmentof Defense after 80 years of operation as an infantrytraining installation.To address these economic and environmentalchallenges, the Base Realignment and Closureprocess led to the formation of the Fort Ord ReuseAuthority (FORA) as an agency of the State ofCalifornia, and the approval of a Ford Ord ReusePlan. FORA’s objective is to plan for and facilitateparsons CHAPTER 5: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 127
CALTRAIN EXTENSION TO MONTEREY COUNTY PASSENGER RAIL STATIONSALTERNATIVES ANALYSISthe reuse for civilian purposes of a major part of the lands of the former Fort Ord and in particular tofinance deconstruction, provide environmental mitigation, new infrastructure and to foster economicdevelopment on the Peninsula.At the same time, approximately 1,500 acres of the fort were conveyed to the California State Universitysystem to provide a campus for California State University Monterey Bay, and various parcels ofland within Fort Ord have been conveyed by the Department of Defense via the Department of theInterior to the cities of Marina and Seaside, MST, and TAMC.These land transfers have been subjected to the U.S. Army’s process, defined as “Finding ofSuitability for Transfer,” to confirm its environmental status as safe for the civilian uses contemplatedby the FORA. This process includes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Departmentof Toxic Substance Control of the State. These lands have now been conveyed as either publicbenefit conveyances or economic development conveyances.Figure 5-8 illustrates the location of the proposed Marina/CSUMB MST Transit Center and Park-and-Ride. Lands designated as transit-oriented development will be jointly or cooperatively developed byMarina, TAMC and MST. The park-and-ride and MST Transit Center lie on lands conveyed to TAMC.East of First Avenue, a mixed use development (University Villages) is currently under construction.Lands identified for the park-and-ride facility are currently clear of all buildings. The land identified forthe MST Transit Center is currently occupied by a non-historic structure (see Figure 5-9).Environmental cleanup of the groundwater under the site continues by way of the Army Corps ofEngineers’ pump-and-treat system, which extracts groundwater from the shallow aquifer, purifies itand re-injects it underground. This process will continue for 15 or more years.Obsolete and abandoned Army buildings remain on the TAMC, MST and city of Marina landsidentified for a transit oriented development, together with above ground infrastructure and parkingareas.Deconstruction and removal of these materials, including some hazardous materials, are theresponsibility of FORA. The Caltrain <strong>Extension</strong> to Monterey County Draft Environmental ImpactReport does not address the Marina/CSUMB MST Transit Center and Park-and-Ride facilitydiscussed above. This information is provided to assess environmental risks (or lack thereof)associated with the Express Bus Alternative.Frank J. Lichtanski Monterey Bay Operations Center ExpansionAs the reuse plan for the former Fort Ord unfolds, the demands on the region’s transportationinfrastructure and services will greatly increase. MST has outgrown both of its operating divisions inMonterey and Salinas. Fleet expansion to meet growing community needs requires upgradedmaintenance, operations and administrative facilities to provide adequate support. On January 13,2003, MST received quit claim deeds from the United States Department of the Army for threeparcels of the former Fort Ord Military Reservation. A portion of this acreage will serve as the site ofthe Frank J. Lichtanski Monterey Bay Operations Center. Figure 5-10 illustrates the proposed site ofthe operations center. Approximately one-half of the site is paved and the other one-half remainsundeveloped. Responsibilities for environmental cleanup are as noted above. Implementation of theExpress Bus Alternative would require an expansion of the Frank J. Lichtanski Monterey BayOperations Center or reuse of existing MST facilities in Monterey and/or Salinas. Environmentalissues associated with these expansion or reuse options are expected to be minimal.parsons CHAPTER 5: ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 128
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