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A.03-11-001 CPSD/RWC/RST/ATM/vdl <br />San Leandro Boulevard onto Hudson Lane. Due to the proximity of the crossing <br />to the intersection of San Leandro Boulevard and Hudson Lane, any future <br />change to that intersection will require reevaluation of the crossing, especially <br />preemption if signalizing is involved. <br />The Hudson Lane crossing was created in 1970 to serve the Hudson <br />lumber processing facility. The facility employed as many as 300 employees and <br />was served by up to 200 trucks per day. Future use of the property has the <br />potential to generate between 1,356 and 7,380 vehicles per day over the crossing. <br />Rail traffic on that line is one freight train per week at less than 40 miles per hour. <br />There is currently no proposal before the City to redevelop the property. A map <br />of the project vicinity is set forth as Exhibit A in the application. <br />The proposed change from private to public status will include new <br />advanced warning signs (W10-1 and W10-3 on southbound San Leandro <br />Boulevard and W10-1 on eastbound Hudson Lane) and pavement markings and <br />moving the eastbound #9 warning device from its current location of <br />approximately 40 feet from the track to 15 feet from the centerline of the rail. <br />The City is the lead agency for this project under the California <br />Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), as amended, Public Resource Code <br />Section 21000 et seq. On November 4, 2003 the City filed a Notice of Exemption <br />with the County of Alameda stating that the project was categorically exempt <br />under CEQA Guideline Section 15301., Existing Facilities. <br />The Commission is a responsible agency for this project under CEQA. We <br />have reviewed the lead agency's Notice of Exemption and find that it is adequate <br />for our decision-making purposes. We adopt the City's finding that this project <br />is categorically exempt from the requirements of CEQA pursuant to Section <br />-2- <br />