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Commenter Comment/Request How and Where it was Addressed BART pick-up/drop-off causing congestion in neighborhood Effects of autonomous cars on the road Traffic study off feeder streets including Fairmont Drive and Hesperian Boulevard. In preparing the EIR, use was made of pertinent City policies and guidelines, certified EIRs and other adopted CEQA documents, and other background documents. A full reference list is contained in Section 7, References and Preparers. The alternatives section of the EIR (Section 6.0) was prepared in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6 and focuses on alternatives that are capable of eliminating or reducing significant adverse effects associated with the project while feasibly attaining most of the basic project objectives. In addition, the alternatives section identifies the "environmentally superior" alternative among the alternatives assessed. The alternatives evaluated include the CEQA-required "No Project" alternative and two alternative development scenarios for the Specific Plan Area. The level of detail contained throughout this EIR is consistent with the requirements of CEQA and applicable court decisions. CEQA Guidelines Section 15151 provides the standard of adequacy on which this document is based. The Guidelines state: An EIR should be prepared with a sufficient degree of analysis to provide decision-makers with information which enables them to make a decision which intelligently takes account of environmental consequences. An evaluation of the environmental effects of the proposed project need not be exhaustive, but the sufficiency of an EIR is to be reviewed in light of what is reasonably feasible. Disagreement among experts does not make an EIR inadequate, but the EIR should summarize the main points of disagreement among the experts. The courts have looked not for perfection, but for adequacy, completeness, and a good faith effort at full disclosure. 1.4 Lead, Responsible, and Trustee Agencies The CEQA Guidelines define lead, responsible and trustee agencies. The City of San Leandro is the lead agency for this EIR because it holds principal responsibility for approving the proposed Specific Plan. “Responsible Agencies,” are other agencies that are responsible for carrying out/implementing a specific component of the proposed Specific Plan or for approving a project (such as an annexation) that implements the goals and policies of the proposed Specific Plan. Section 15381 of the State CEQA Guidelines defines a “responsible agency” as: A public agency which proposes to carry out or approve a project, for which a lead agency is preparing or has prepared an EIR or Negative Declaration. For purposes of CEQA, responsible agencies include all public agencies other than the lead agency that have discretionary approval authority over the project. There are no responsible agencies for the proposed Specific Plan. However, State, regional and/or local government permits may be required for development under the proposed Specific Plan, whether or not they are explicitly listed below. State and regional agencies that may have jurisdiction over some aspects include (but are not limited to): 95