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DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSE© PROJECT The proposed conversion would involve construction of a new medical building, as well as renovation of buildings for facility program support services,dining and receiving, family visiting,academic and vocational education,miscellaneous support,and a gymnasium(See Exhibit 4).Existing structures currently contain 400 cells;total inmate capacity would be 500,with 300 single bed units and 100 double-bunked units. Chapter 9.8 of Assembly Bill 900 (Section 6271[a])sets a limit on re-entry facilities of"Lip to 500 beds each,"therefore,the population of the facility cannot exceed the 500-bed legislative cap. At the northwest part of the prison site, a new 16,500 square foot medical building would be constructed at a. similar scale to the existing buildings. The project would be designed to comply with LEED(Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System)standards,with a goal of LEED Silver for the proposed medical facility. Perimeter security for the proposed NCRF would include a lethal electrified fence installed between the exterior and interior fences of the existing double fence and three armed perimeter guard towers. Other improvements would include the construction,repair,or replacement of the boundary line fencing,roads,parking, outer perimeter landscaping, inmate recreation yard improvements, site grading, site lighting,storm drainage improvements, and extension of utilities to each building. CDCR would also improve the prison's electrical supply and distribution,water and wastewater supply,storage,treatment, and disposal systems,including connection to City of Stockton water supply lines.No new high-mast lighting would be added to the project site. The City of Stockton would provide municipal water and wastewater service to the project site.NCYCC's garbage truck would transport the project's solid waste to the Forward Landfill. The proposed facilities would operate 24 hours a day,year-round,with three 8-hour shifts (watches).An estimated 381 staff would be employed at the proposed facility and would include correctional officers, administrative, and other types of support staff. Visiting hours would be from 9:00 a_m. to 4:00 p.m.,seven days a week. and the average number of daily visitors is estimated to be approximately 100. Construction of the proposed facilities would begin in Summer 2010,with an estimated completion date of Summer 2012. Construction work shifts would generally be between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.Monday through Friday. A construction staging area would be located on a roughly 6-acre field west of the existing hexagonal perimeter fence line. Parking for construction workers would be provided in the existing visitor parking lot. The proposed project would include environmental protection measures related to water quality protection and earthquake resistant design.Water-quality-related protection measures require preparation of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan(SWPPP), as well as additional measures to reduce impacts related to stormwater quality. The protection measures related to earthquake resistant design require preparation of a geotechnical design study and incorporation of its recommendations. The EIR will describe these environmental protection measures in greater detail. POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS The EIR will evaluate the probable direct and cumulative environmental impacts associated with construction and implementation of the proposed NCRF project as described below. Mitigation measures will be recommended where appropriate to reduce potentially significant and significant impacts. In order to accurately scope the project's potential environmental impacts, an Initial Study was prepared and included as part of this NOP.Based on the results of the Initial Study, CDCR has determined that the following issues will be analyzed in detail in the EIR: Notice of Preparation Northern Califomia Re-Entry Facility September 2009 6 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation