DEANS, DIRECTORS, DEPARTMENT CHAIRS, and CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS RE: UC Davis 1997-98 Major Capital Improvement Projects Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report The University is evaluating the potential environmental effects of the proposed 1997-98 Major Capital Improvement Projects. Components of the 1997-98 Major Capital Improvement Projects include: (1) Plant and Environmental Sciences Replacement facility. - approximately 71,940 assignable square feet (asf) of laboratory and office space - located on the central campus on a site north of Veihmeyer Hall, west of Hunt Hall, and south of Tennis Court Lane (2) Core Greenhouse Facility and a Plant Science Teaching Center (Bowley Center) - Core Greenhouse Facility would provide approximately 25,000 asf of greenhouse and 5,000 asf of headhouse space - Bowley Center would provide approximately 9,000 asf of laboratories, greenhouses, offices, and a lecture room - located on the western portion of the central campus at a site south of Extension Center Drive, west of the Transportation and Parking Services Offices, and adjacent to the existing Plant Science Teaching Center (3) La Rue Student Housing - approximately 192 units of housing on 11.3 acres for 550-750 students - located in the western portion of the central campus on the west side of La Rue Boulevard between the existing Recreation Pool Lodge and the in-line skate facility (4) Enterprise Reserve Addition - expand existing Enterprise Reserve from 12 to 27 acres - located on the south campus at a site bounded on the east by Old Davis Road, on the south by campus lands used as Teaching and Research Fields, and on the west by I-80 - Enterprise Reserves are sites where alternative funding measures (e.g., public-private partnerships) may be used to support the academic mission of the campus I am writing to inform you that a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) has been prepared for the above described projects and that you are invited to comment on the Draft SEIR during the 45-day public review period. A more detailed description of the project, potential environmental impacts, and information on when and where to comment on the Draft SEIR are presented in the Public Notice, available on the World Wide Web (WWW) at http://www.pbo.ucdavis.edu/env/envplan. If you are unable to access the WWW and wish to obtain a hard-copy of the Public Notice, please contact Laurie Hanson at (530)752-9259. If you have any questions, please contact UC Davis Environmental Planner Sid England at (530)752-2432. Sincerely, Richard F. Keller Director -- Physical, Environmental, and Capital Planning Planning and Budget Office 98-023