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parking structure, and public amenities, including a community library, aquatic center, and enhanced shoreline access would not occur. 1.3.2 RELOCATED HOTEL ALTERNATIVE Under the Relocated Hotel Alternative, the proposed hotel would be relocated from its proposed location at the end of Mulford Point Drive. Potential locations that could accommodate the hotel include: the parking lot along Pescador Point Drive, which is southeast of the current proposed location; the parking lot along Mulford Point Drive, which is directly adjacent to the northeast of the proposed location; and on the corner of Monarch Point Drive and Monarch Bay Drive. Under this alternative, all other components, such as square footage, residential units, hotel rooms, and other development, of the Project would remain the same. 1.3.3 REDUCED DENSITY/INTENSITY ALTERNATIVE Under the Reduced Density/Intensity Alternative, Project components, such as square footage, residential units, and hotel rooms would be reduced by 25 percent over what is proposed under the Project. 1.4 ISSUES TO BE RESOLVED Section 15123 (b) (3) of the CEQA Guidelines requires that an EIR identify issues to be resolved, including the choice among alternatives and whether or how to mitigate significant impacts. With regard to the Project, the major issues to be resolved include decisions by the City of San Leandro, as Lead Agency, related to:  Whether this Draft EIR adequately describes the environmental impacts of the Project.  Whether the social and economic benefits of the Project override those environmental impacts that cannot be feasibly avoided or mitigated to a level of insignificance.  Whether the proposed land use changes are compatible with the character of the existing area.  Whether the identified mitigation measures should be adopted or modified.  Whether there are other mitigation measures that should be applied to the Project besides those Mitigation Measures identified in the Draft EIR.  Whether there are any alternatives to the Project that would substantially lessen any of the significant impacts of the Project and achieve most of the basic objectives. 1.5 AREAS OF CONTROVERSY The City issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) on July 3, 2013, and reissued an NOP December 11, 2013, as a result of minor revisions to the Project. Changes in the Project from the July 2013 to the December 2013 NOP include an increase in proposed residential units from 188 to 354, a reduction in office space from 250,000 square feet to 150,000 square feet, and an increase in parking spaces from 1,802 to 1,973. The CEQA-mandated scoping period for this EIR was between December 11, 2013 and January 9, 2014,