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12/16/2019 significant and unavoidable impact to a historic resource. Given the construction of the Westside Renovation/Magical Bridge Playground at Red Morton Park project on the southwestern portion of the park, there are no underutilized areas of the park in which the YMCA could be developed. For this reason, this alternative was considered but rejected as infeasible. Finding: The City Council rejects the Alternative Location and YMCA Alternative Location at Red Morton Community Park alternatives, on the following grounds, each of which individually provides sufficient justification for rejection of this alternative: (1) the alternatives are technically, financially, and legally infeasible given that there are not alternative sites suitable for the project and there are no other underutilized areas of the park in which the YMCA could be developed. Therefore, these alternatives are eliminated from further consideration. C. Evaluation of Alternatives Selected for Analysis The alternatives selected for further detailed review within the EIR focus on alternatives that could the Project's significant environmental impacts, while still meeting most of the basic Project objectives. Those alternatives are discussed below. No Project Alternative Description: Under the No Project Alternative, the project site could remain, as it is today — developed with the existing VMSC, Sid Herkner Pool, and NFL Alumni Association building. Comparison to the Project: The No Project Alternative would avoid all of the project's environmental impacts and traffic calming benefits that would result from the implementation of the proposed project. The No Project Alternative would not meet any of the project objectives of replacing the aging VMSC (objective 1), forming a partnership with the YMCA (objective 2), providing a new YMCA facility (objective 3), providing year-round aquatics (objective 4), expanding health and wellness opportunities (objective 5), providing a community facility with multiple recreation opportunities for all (objective 6), providing a new public promenade (objective 7), providing a new public facility that could provide shelter in the event of an emergency (objective 9), and implementing traffic calming measures near the park (objective 10). Finding: The No Project Alternative would avoid all of the project's environmental impacts and traffic calming benefits, but would not meet any of the project objectives. For the foregoing reason, the No Project Alternative is hereby rejected. Preservation Alternative Description: Under the Preservation Alternative, the proposed VMSC would be constructed as proposed and the proposed YMCA would involve the preservation of historic portions of the existing VMSC building and setting and construction of a new addition to the preserved portion of the existing VMSC building. Instead of demolishing the entire VMSC building to construct the proposed YMCA, the VMSC building would be retained and preserved except for the southern (theater) wing, which can be demolished without substantially affecting the historic integrity of the building. In addition, no new construction would be located on the lawn and open space areas immediately north and west of the VMSC building. Rehabilitation and new construction would occur to meet the total proposed square footage of 35,000 square feet for the YMCA and would adhere to the following measures: ATTY/RESO.0124/CC RESO RECOMMENDING CEQA CERTIFICATION —YMCA RESO. NO. 15813 REV: 12-12-191Y MUFF NO. 601 Page 22 of 44