UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES
UCLA SANTA BARBARA • SANTA CRUZ
BERKELEY • DAVIS • IRVINE • LOS ANGELES • MERCED • RIVERSIDE • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISCO
CAMPUS CAPITAL PROGRAMS 1060 VETERAN AVENUE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90095-1365
November 8, 2011 State of California Office of Planning and Research 1400 Tenth Street, Room 222 Sacramento, California 95814 NOTICE OF PREPARATION DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT Project Title: Project Location: Lead Agency: County:
Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center University of California, Los Angeles Campus The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles
Project Description: The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) proposes the development of a 255,000gross-square-foot (gsf) project (“the Project”) on the site of the existing Parking Structure 6 (to be demolished). The new Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference and Guest Center would include conference/meeting space and associated support facilities, guest rooms and amenities, service and support facilities, a loading dock, and one-level of subterranean parking. The Project would also include the relocation of the existing UCLA catering kitchen (approximately 10,000 gsf) and site improvements at the Westwood Plaza terminus. The proposed Project site is located in the center of the UCLA campus at the northwest corner of Westwood Plaza and Strathmore Drive in the Central Campus zone. In addition, development of the Project would require an amendment to the 2002 Long Range Development Plan, as amended (2009), to transfer square footage to the Central zone. The regional location and local vicinity of the proposed Project are shown on Exhibits 1 and 2, respectively. A conceptual site plan for the proposed Project is provided in Exhibit 3. Additional information regarding the proposed Project and scope of the environmental analysis is presented in the tiered Initial Study presented in Attachment A. Environmental Review and Comment: In compliance with the State and University of California guidelines for implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), this Notice of Preparation (NOP) and Draft