1. That upon occupancy of the East Building the Hospital relocate the Ashby house to a residential lot in Berkeley and sell or lease it for residential occupancy.
2. That the Hospital remove the Health Testing Center building and develop and maintain the site as landscaped open space, at the earliest date permitted by the construction of the Southwest Building, but no later than upon commencement of construction of the East Building or occupancy of SW Building, whichever occurs first. Upon appropriate City approval, the Hospital will develop and maintain as landscaped open space, that portion of Webster Street at Regent (adjacent to the Huntmont Office facility and the Health Testing Center site) which is closed by the City.
3. That the Hospital convert and maintain the west one-half of the parking lot south of South Hospital Drive (doctors' parking lot) to landscaped open space before the beginning of construction of the SW Building. The design should be compatible with the adjacent Bateman Mall as approved by the City Council. That before occupancy of the SW Building the remainder of the parking lot be landscaped and maintained to be compatible with surrounding landscaped areas.
4. That the Hospital shall construct and maintain on extensively landscaped earthen berm or mound along the west facade of the Southwest Building.
5. That the proposed roof gardens on the SW Building contain vegetation visible from the ground providing a screen sufficient to prevent users from looking down on nearby residential property or park area.
5.A. Any entrance on the SW corner of the SW Building would be normally locked from the outside and not used for general egress or ingress.
5.B. That the Hospital limit pick-up from and delivery to the loading dock in the Southwest Building to Hospital-related service vehicles and required trash pick-ups. The Hospital will maintain this area near the loading dock in a sanitary and trash-free state. This loading dock is not to be used as the primary delivery and/or receiving point for the Hospital.
6. The Hospital will hire a qualified arborist to determine if it is feasible to transplant the four mature trees, screening the existing oxygen tank, to presently landscaped areas near the 1575 Building, the parking garage, or the planned Bateman Mall. If relocation is infeasible, or if the estimated cost exceeds $10,000, in the opinion of the arborist, they should be replaced with healthy nursery stock in ten gallon or larger containers.
8. That the glass installed in the new buildings shall not be reflective or tinted so as to appear opaque from the outside. It may be tinted, for energy conservation benefits, in a manner similar to the glass of the 1975 building.
9. That the Hospital construct, plant and maintain a planter along the roof-line of the boiler building closest to South Hospital Drive. The plants contained therein should hang so as to partially cover the wall below.
10. That the Hospital meet with John Muir School and the City Traffic Engineer to prepare a parking plan for Hall of Health visitors acceptable to the Traffic Engineer.
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11. That the Hospital provide parking for physicians in the lower level of the existing garage during construction when no parking is available at the existing emergency physicians parking lot.
12. That in the construction contracts the Hospital require the contractor's employees to park at the Claremont facility and that the Hospital provide regular shuttle service linking that facility with the construction site.
13. That the Hospital provide free employee parking at the Claremont facility and free shuttle service to and from the Hospital during construction of the parking garage, continuing so long as the Claremont property is leased or owned by the Hospital.
15. That the Hospital instruct their contractors to limit deliveries by truck to the site during the 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 4:30-5:30 p.m. peak traffic periods.
16. That the Hospital instruct their contractors to adopt a truck routing plan (in coordination with the City of Berkeley) to focus truck traffic on the least congested major streets and prohibit truck traffic on heavily congested streets and neighborhood streets.
17. That the Hospital maintain two-way traffic on Colby and Regent Streets in front of the construction areas during project construction.
18. That the Hospital maintain pedestrian flow in front of the construction areas along Colby, South Hospital Drive, and Regent Streets during the construction process.
20. That the Hospital designate free parking places in the garage for car pools and van pools and that the number of spaces shall be equal to the average number of day shift car pools or van pools registered with the Hospital's Transportation Coordinator in the preceding three months.
21. That the Hospital apply to the City requesting: (1) The closure of South Hospital Drive between Colby Street and the proposed delivery entrance to the Hospital, except to emergency vehicles; (2) The closure of Regent Street (immediately South Of its intersection with South Hospital Drive); and, (3) The closure of Webster Street at Regent, but only in conjunction with a traffic plan to avoid further traffic on Bateman Street. The Hospital will landscape, maintain and provide public access for these three areas, if these are not done by the City.
24. That the Hospital's Transportation Coordinator meet with the owners and/or managers of medical office buildings adjacent to the Hospital for the purpose of coordinating carpool formation and parking availability.
27. That the Hospital specify that all mechanical or electrical equipment in or on the proposed new buildings and existing buildings be designed such that continuous sound levels do not exceed 30 DB inside the nearest residence with the windows open. An annual monitoring report must be filed with the landscaping committee to ensure that the project meets this decibel level.
28. That an acoustical engineer he retained by the architects to review plans and specifications for implementation of condition 27.
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30. That the demolition contracts specify that the interiors of buildings be demolished before the exterior walls.
31. That a ten-foot high perimeter fence be erected prior to foundation excavation in areas where the construction sites face residential development. The fence shall be constructed of plywood and shall be air-tight except for entrances and exits for construction vehicles.
32. That the construction contracts shall specify that noisy construction activity not occur before 8:00 a.m. or after 5:00 p.m. and that all construction equipment be adequately muffled and maintained as appropriate.
33. That the foundation designs be reviewed and approved by a registered geotechnical engineer.
34. That the construction contracts shall specify that the contractors shall sweep adjacent to the site daily to reduce siltation and blockage of storm drains. That construction equipment shall be fueled at locations where petrolem spillage can be contained and that catchment basins to trap silt and debris shall be constructed. As necessary the silt and debris shall be transported to land fills. Any contaminants shall be flushed to catchment basins.
35. That the Hospital shall adequately shore existing buildings adjacent to the construction areas based on recommendations by the foundation engineers.
36. That the shoring procedures be designed to minimize erosion potential.
37. That during the waternig operations sediment-laden water shall be channeled to an on-site pit filled with drain rock for settlement before water is pumped into the city's strorm drain system. Storm water from construction areas shall to the extent possible, be channeled to the same settling pits. All the dewatering procedures shall be reviewed and monitored by the Berkeley Public Works Department.
38. That the Hospital, or its contractors, monitor the surrounding Hospital buildings for any movement during the dewatering.
39. That the laundry building and boiler building be underpinned to prevent foundation damage during the dewatering or construction, if so recommended by the Hospital's engineers.
41. That the new buildings contain insulation to R-19 values in the roof, R-11 values in walls and that ducts and pipes be insulated in accordance with Title 24, of the California Administative Code.
42 That the project's proposed new buildings include solar shading on the south and west faces.
43. That the project include an energy management computer to reset heating, hot water temperature, air temperature and to cycle systems on and off based upon occupancy schedules.
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44. That the proposed buildings contain high intensity discharge lighting
45. That energy efficient motors and motor controls be incorporated in the project's HVAC systems.
46. That the project have no operable windows except where required by state code.
47. That economizer cycles on all air handlers be specified and installed.
48. That the project include consolidation of two existing 480 volt lines into one 12 KV primary service line in connection with construction of on-site transformers.
49. That the project design include multi-level controlled lighting in areas 100 square feet or larger.
50. That the Hospital evaluate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of complying with prescriptive standard for envelope design specified in nonresidential Title 24 regulations.
51. That the Hospital consider time switches on closet and storeroom lights.
52. That the Hospital specify elevator controls that shut down under light elevator load conditions.
53. That the Hospital evaluate the potential for variable air volume space conditioning where allowed by codes.
54. That the Hospital consider installing high intensity discharge lighting outdoors and in stairwells.
55. That energy efficient glazing be installed on the proposed new building.
56. That during construction the Hospital water exposed earth surfaces appropriate to minimize resuspension of dust.
57. That the Hospital plant ground cover on exposed surfaces as soon as site grading is completed and before the rainy season begins.
58. That the Hospital water spray or cover haul trucks leaving the site in order to reduce dust emission.
59. That the construcion contracts prohibit the contractor from operating equipment on residential streets beyond the site.
60. That the construction contracts require that construction equipment be shut off when not in use.
61. That the demolition contracts require adherence to regulations promulgated by the BAAQMD.
Last update: May 12, 1997.