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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RE: Exhibit A -CONSISTENCY MEMORANDUM FOR THE SLTC MIXED-USE PROJECT (PLN16-0067) JULY 17, 2017 Page 25 The project site is located in an area with high levels of existing traffic noise, adjacent to the Downtown San Leandro BART station and UPRR. Therefore, high levels of traffic related noise has been accounted for in the TOD Strategy analysis. The TOD Strategy EIR found that the impacts associated with noise for TOD Strategy buildout would be less than significant, and project impacts are similar in scope. As such, the project would be consistent with the TOD Strategy EIR and no further evaluation is needed. TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION Kimley Horn (2017) completed a traffic impact study for the entire SLTC project at full buildout to analyze project impacts on intersections and traffic in the project vicinity (Appendix C). The traffic impact study analyzed three scenarios for SLTC buildout. The only scenario that included the proposed project was Scenario 3, the total SLTC buildout scenario. Scenario 3 includes all four phases of the SLTC development buildout, including the existing 135,000 square foot office building and 780-stall parking structure, two more proposed office towers totaling 285,000 square feet combined, and the proposed project consisting of 220,638 square feet. As such, the project represents only a fraction of the total traffic studied in the TIA. The traffic study analyzed the following 6 intersections in proximity of the SLTC development site to evaluate traffic operation impacts.  Davis Street and Alvarado Street  Davis Street and San Leandro Boulevard  San Leandro Boulevard and West Juana Avenue  San Leandro Boulevard and Parrott Street  San Leandro Street and Thornton Street  Alvarado Street and West Project Driveway Site Access and On-Site Circulation As stated above, access to the project site would be via Alvarado Street, Martinez Street, Thornton Street, and Parrot Street. A driveway from Parrot Street would lead to the main building entrance. As shown in Figure 6, the east side of the building would include a pedestrian path and the bike trail/EVA road. Trip Generation At full buildout, the full buildout of the SLTC development (Scenario 3 in the traffic study) would generate approximately 4,388 total daily trips, with 574 trips occurring during the AM peak hour and 566 trips occurring during the PM peak hour. Level of Service The City considers level of service (LOS) D or better a less than significant impact.4 According to the City of San Leandro’s General Plan: “LOS D may only be exceeded where the following circumstances exist: 4 Level of service measures the quality of traffic flow at a signalized intersection. 171