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construction of a multi-level parking structure. On-site parking is expected to be provided at a maximum ratio of four(4) spaces per 1,000 square feet of building area during Phase 1. The parking ratio for future phases may be potentially reduced if reduced demand is demonstrated. Pursuant to the Downtown TOD Strategy (Page 74 – Abandoned Streets), Martinez Street between Thornton Street and West Estudillo Avenue will be vacated as part of this proposal. The development plan for the vacated portion of the street includes pedestrian, bicycle, street, sidewalk, landscaping and utility improvements. As part of the overall development phasing plan, it may become necessary to record one or more Lot Line Adjustments to accommodate the buildings and parking layout on the site. The project also includes the relocation of the existing at-grade railroad pedestrian crossing (currently located northeasterly of the Martinez Street terminus at West Estudillo Avenue between the subject property and the BART station)further south to provide more convenient access for pedestrians to access the BART fare gates. Public access to the crossing will be provided by a landscaped"Paseo"that will bisect the site in an east-west direction. Project-specific impacts other than those identified in the TOD Strategy EIR are evaluated here. 9. Surrounding Land Uses and Setting: North: Commercial Office South: Industrial East: San Leandro BART Station West: Light Industrial 10. Other public agencies whose approval Is required: Approval by the Public Utilities Commission for the relocation of the at-grade railroad pedestrian crossing will be required. A Water Service Agreement(WSA)was approved by East Bay Municipal Utility District in December 2013. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED: The environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project, involving at least one impact that is a °Potentially Significant Impact"as indicated by the checklist on the following pages. X Aesthetics _Agriculture and Forestry Resources X Air Quality _Biological Resources Cultural Resources X Geology/Soils Greenhouse Gas Emissions X Hazards& Hazardous Materials X Hydrology/Water Quality — X Land Use/Planning _Mineral Resources X Noise _Population/Housing . X Public Services _Recreation X Transportation/Traffic X Utilities/Service Systems X Mandatory Findings of Significance DETERMINATION: On the basis of this initial evaluation: I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. • X I find that although the proposed project COULD have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a 'significant effect in this case because revisions in the project have been made by or agreed to by the project proponent. A MITIGATED.NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared. • I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required. I find that the proposed project MAY have a "potentially significant impact" or "potentially significant unless mitigated" impact on the environment, but at least one effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required, but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed. 2 •