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Potentially Significant Potentially Unless Less than Significant Mitigation Significant • Impact incorporated Impact No Impact Comments: a-b: Implementation of the proposed project would result in a direct and indirect increase in employees and visitors to the project site over current conditions, as a vacant site is replaced with offices and other uses. The additional traffic could add to congestion at local intersections and could exceed established levels of service. Accordingly, a Traffic Impact Analysis was prepared by Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc. in July 2013 to examine the transportation • impacts of the proposed project on the existing and planned road network, pedestrian and bicycle traffic, transit services, parking and operational safety. The Kimley-Hom analysis determined that while traffic generated by the project is consistent with the development assumptions of the Downtown TOD Strategy EIR—and the project would not individually or cumulatively exceed a county congestion management level of service for designated roads or highways, the project ingress/egress design would exacerbate the already unacceptable level of service at San Leandro Boulevard and Parrott Street during the PM peak period.Because the San Leandro Boulevard/Parrott Street Intersection operates at LOS F under existing conditions, it is considered an existing deficiency. This is a potentially significant impact. .Mitigation Measure#19: The significant Impact at this intersection during the PM peak hour can be mitigated by restriping the eastbound approach to be two lanes,a shared left through lane and a shared through-right lane.These Improvements would occur within the existing right-of-way.This mitigation measure results in the intersection operating at LOS E during the PM peak-hour.Therefore,this Impact Is less than significant. Implementation of Mitigation Measure#19 reduces potential Impacts to a less than significant level. c: No aircraft use is required for operation or construction of the proposed facilities. As such, the proposed project would not lead to an increase in air traffic and would have no impact on this mode of travel or any safety considerations for air traffic. d: The project includes no design features like sharp turns or dangerous intersections that would increase risks. e: The project has been designed to ensure compliance with the City's requirements for emergency vehicle access. f: The project is located adjacent to the Downtown San Leandro BART Station and is expected to benefit In ways that decrease the demand for onsite parking. As a result,the project has been designed to comply with the recommendations in the Downtown TOD Strategy. g: The project is located adjacent to the Downtown San Leandro BART Station and Is expected to increase transit ridership using BART and the local bus systems. In addition,the site plan includes accommodations for a bicycle • path and bike racks and bicycle lockers. h: The project is consistent with the development assumptions included in the Downtown TOD Strategy EIR. The • Alameda County Congestion Management Agency(CMA)was consulted during the certification process of that document. Therefore,no further CMA review is required. • XVII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS. Would the project: a. Exceed wastewater treatment requirements of the applicable Regional , Water Quality Control Board? X b. Require or result in the construction of new water or wastewater treatment facilities or expansion of existing facilities,the construction of which could X cause significant environmental effects? c. Require or result In the construction of new storm water drainage facilities X or expansion of existing facilities,the construction of which could cause significant environmental effects? d. Have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from existing X entitlements and resources,or are new or expanded entitlements needed? e. Result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider which X serves or may serve the project that it has adequate capacity to serve the project's projected demand in addition to the provider's existing commitments? f. Be served by a landfill with sufficient permitted capacity to accommodate X the project's solid waste disposal needs? • 24