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<br />August 21, 2007 <br /> <br />To: SAN LEANDRO PLANNING COMMlSSluN <br /> <br />Re: T.G.D. Hearing August 23, ~007 <br /> <br />1 regret 1 am unable to attend the Planning <br />Commission meeOting. A family member is having surgery <br />that day. <br /> <br />According to the E.I.R. draft, "significant <br />and unavoidablei.impacts have been identified in the areas <br />of air quality, noise, pUblic services, transportation, <br />and circulation (which include shortages in school capacity). <br />There are 47 seemingly significant impact issues retitled <br />"less than significant". But the I1significant and unavoidable" <br />impacts are major impacts, adversely affecting our City <br />and citizens in ~ven dangerous ways. <br /> <br />Per the California Air Resources Board, the <br />risk from diesel PM, from trucks and cars, represent about <br />70% of Statewide cancer risks from outdoor air toxics. <br />There is also substantial evidence that children, the elderly, <br />pregnant women, and persons with serious health problems are <br />more sensitive to cancer-causing cnemicals and are affected <br />by air pollution. Non-cancer nealth risks include triggering <br />of asthma attacks, heart attacks, and increases in daily <br />mortality and hospitalization for heart and respiratory <br />diseases. <br /> <br />T.O.D. plans are close to the 1-880 witn large <br />amounts of trucks' diesel PM contaminants. On the i-S80, and <br />on our roads, cars are smogged, but they are still a significant <br />cause of air pollution. <br /> <br />Carl Moyer Maps (copy enclosed) from tne CARE <br />Task Force meeting on Oct. 30, 2006, identify target areas to <br />benefit from State legislation (A.B. 1390) to help communities <br />with the hie:hest exposures of PM 215. San Leandro unfortunately <br />qualifies as among the top 50% of areas with high emissions or <br />exposed populations. The area shown with exposed population <br />to high emissions is the Davis St. area being considered for <br />TOD. <br /> <br />A Health Risk Assessment should be made of this <br />proposed toxic housing/office site. Maybe we can't fix the <br />environment, but let's not break it further and endanger our <br />citizens. r-_o-""lS"~~. Ll)~~ <br /> <br />Marilyn D. Winkler (Mrs. R.V.) <br />1662 Graff Court <br />San Leandro, CA <br />