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and State regulations regarding the handling and transportation of hazards materials as stipulated in the recommended conditions of approval and incorporated as mitigation measures in the EIR. Both on-site and off-site improvements are included as part of the project as well as being imposed as recommended conditions of approval. 4. That the proposed use will not create adverse impacts on traffic or create demands exceeding the capacity of public services and facilities, which cannot be mitigated. Generally, the surrounding street network has adequate capacity to accommodate the traffic generated by Phase 1 of the Medical Center. , the EIR identifies that an adaptive traffic signal system at the freeway on- and off -ramps on Marina Boulevard (needed as part of mitigation measures discussed below) would require approval by Caltrans. Since the City cannot guarantee Caltrans' approval, traffic impacts to the Marina Boulevard/ Merced Street intersection may remain significant and unavoidable. When considering the CEQA Findings and prior to making these findings on the proposed Planned Unit Development, the City Council has determined that the benefits of the project outweigh this potential environmental impact, and affirmed such through the Statement of Overriding Considerations. These overriding considerations similarly apply to this Finding #4 on the proposed Planned Unit Development. When traffic generated by Phase 1 of the Kaiser Medical Center is added to the roadway network (including planned roadway changes and project improvements), the intersection at the Marina Boulevard/Merced Street would be adversely impacted. Mitigation Measures in the EIR require implementation of an adaptive traffic signal system, not just at this intersection but at all of the signals along the Marina Boulevard corridor between Merced Street and Alvarado Street, and along the Merced Street corridor between Marina Boulevard and Fairway Drive. An adaptive traffic signal system allows for the modification of signal cycle lengths and optimized actuated signal phasing sequence and timings for the corridor. An adaptive traffic signal system required additional hardware to be added to each of the signals along these corridors. Such a system would improve traffic operations at the Marina Boulevard/Merced Street intersection. The mitigation measure requires the project sponsors to contribute a fair share sum towards this adaptive traffic signal system. Additionally, the EIR requires that Kaiser implement a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program with the objective of reducing the number of drive -alone automobile trips to the Kaiser Medical Center and to the Mixed -Use Retail Development. The Kaiser Medical Center TDM program requires a reduction in vehicle trips associated with the Kaiser Medical Center by approximately 10 to 15 percent. There are adequate public facilities in the area to serve this development, and there is adequate public service to the proposed project, including but not limited to; the gas and electric company, the water district, waste disposal, and police and fire departments. 5. The Planned Development Project Plan will provide superior urban design in comparison with the development under the base district zoning regulations. Recommended Findings of Fact April 22, 2010 PLN2009-00030 Page 5 of 6