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KAISER EIR CSA AMENDMENT 2 October 6, 2008 Preparation, which reflects the more complete project description, was released in August with a 30-day review period which concluded on September 10, 2008. The proposed project would be located on a 65-acre site near I-880 and Marina Boulevard (bounded generally by I-880, Marina Boulevard, Fairway Drive and Merced Street). Kaiser is proposing up to 865,000 square feet of medical uses on the southern approximately 35 acres of the site. The medical uses to be developed by Kaiser would include a 434,000-square foot, six- story, 262-bed hospital; a 400,000-square foot, six-story hospital support building; a 35,000- square foot central utility plant; a 20,000-square foot outdoor service yard; and parking necessary to meet projected demand, estimated to be no more than 2,510 stalls. Parking facilities could include surface parking and an additional 800-stall, five-story parking structure. ICI proposes to develop the northern approximately 30 acres of the site with amixed-use project consisting of up to 387,000 square feet of retail (consisting of large format stores, multi-tenant retail uses, restaurants, soft goods, and service-oriented retailers) and up to 250 one- and two-bedroom apartments. At this time, it is appropriate for the contract to be amended to include the amended project information. Since the Contract Services Agreement and project scope was prepared in July of 2007, the project has required additional studies and a new budget has been prepared for those studies. The studies relate to a fine-tuned traffic analysis, an analysis of potential cultural resources, revisions to the vantage points for visual simulations and a health risk assessment. The original budget was $487,614. The additional scope of services will be $249,393 for a total of $737,007. Also, EIP is now known exclusively as PBS&J. The proposed scope includes an analysis of an alternative that assumes the northern portion of the site would be developed with retail only (as opposed to a mix of retail and residential). This is found on Page 3 of the revised scope under Draft EIR. The original scope assumed that no potential historic resources were present in the project area. Research conducted during the preparation of the Initial Study for the project determined that a number of on-site buildings were constructed over 45 years ago. The Northwest Information Center at Sonoma State recommended that these buildings be evaluated for their potential as historic resources. To comply with this recommendation, PBS&J will conduct an historic resource investigation for the proposed project. The investigation will include additional background research, a field survey and the preparation of an Historic Resources Survey Report. Additionally, Dowling Associates (DA), the transportation sub-consultant for the project has been requested to expand their original scope of work to assist the project proponents. DA staff will conduct an analysis to determine the fair share costs for the improvements proposed at the I- 880 /Marina Boulevard interchange. The analysis will include the addition of trip generation for the project into the 2030 model and select link analysis to determine project contribution. The results will include tables showing percent project trips using the interchange and trips for San Leandro and the region will also be identified. DA will also conduct an analysis of the existing Wells Fargo Driveway at the Reynolds & Brown property and will include analysis of an additional intersection (San Leandro/Marina Blvd.) that was not included in their original scope. For visual simulations, the original scope included the creation of four visual simulations. The selection of viewpoints and the necessary fieldwork has been completed when it was determined