Robert Ken Lee Building Cool Pavement Demonstration Project

The Robert Ken Lee Building Cool Pavement Demonstration Project is an initiative by the City of Chula Vista located at 430 F Street, Chula Vista, California. This project serves as a demonstration under the State of California's Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program and focuses on resurfacing portions of the existing parking lot. The scope of work involves preparing the current pavement surface and applying a combination of GAF StreetBond DuraShield cool pavement coating and a conventional slurry seal. Additionally, the project includes restriping existing parking stalls and implementing specialized monitoring protocols, such as temporary temperature tracking and drone-based data collection, to assess the durability and heat mitigation effectiveness of the cool pavement treatment. The project has been granted a Notice of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15301 regarding existing facilities, as the work is limited to the resurfacing of an established parking lot for heat mitigation testing. Managed by the City of Chula Vista, the project is overseen by key personnel including an Associate Planner and a Conservation Specialist II. This demonstration is part of a broader effort to evaluate innovative pavement technologies in addressing extreme heat challenges within the community.