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Jamie Lai, P.E. July 19, 2010 Project Manager Department of Public Works Transit Planning Division 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Suite 276 Anaheim, California 92805 Re: Cultural Resources Letter Report for the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center (ARTIC). Dear Ms. Lai, This letter report includes a summary of the Draft Phase I Archaeological Resources Survey Report (November, 2009) and examines the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) 523 form completed for the Big Scoreboard at Angel Stadium. The DPR 523 form is confidential and is not attached to this report. Additional information presented in this report is based on numerous site visits and literary searches conducted by Kleinfelder. The Draft Phase I Archaeological Resources Survey Report discusses the ARTIC project description, regulatory setting, cultural and paleontological background, survey methodology, and study findings and conclusions. The study findings are as follows: • No new surficial cultural resources were observed within the ARTIC site during the Phase I archaeological resources survey for ARTIC. • ARTIC is located in an area that may contain the presence of cultural and paleontological resources. • Archaeological and paleontological monitoring by a qualified archaeologist and paleontologist is recommended for all initial ground disturbing construction- related activities. The DPR 523 form for the Big Scoreboard provides a detailed description and historical background of the potential resource. A summary of the information presented in this form is included below: • The Big Scoreboard was completed in 1966 and stood 230 feet tall, the tallest structure in Orange County. • In 1979, the Big Scoreboard was relocated to its present location in the eastern portion of the stadium parking lot adjacent to SR-57. • Aside from its relocation, alterations include a replaced electronic marquee with metal panel infilling occurring around its edges, the covering over of a digital temperature readout originally centered below the marquee, the addition of a metal ladder at the inner face of the west structural member; the addition of light standards to the back of the marquee box, and paint colors; the structure itself repainted from white to red, with the halo repainted from gold to silver. • The period of significance for the Big Scoreboard, 1966-1979, ends with its relocation. ---PAGE BREAK--- • The Big Scoreboard may be eligible for the California Register of Historical Resources (CRHR) under Criterion 1, 2, and 3. The DPR 523 form for the Big Scoreboard did not include the current environmental setting surrounding the scoreboard. The Big Scoreboard is currently located in a parking lot between Angel Stadium of Anaheim and SR-57. Cars, trucks, and other machinery drive past the scoreboard at various times of day, as well as park underneath and around it. On game days, the Big Scoreboard is surrounded and the entire parking lot is packed with people wandering around and cars lined up one next to the other. Fireworks are set off around Angel Stadium of Anaheim and the Big Scoreboard on game days as well. Please let me know if you have additional questions. Sincerely, Robert Motschall, Ph. D.