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Environmental Analysis 4 Environmental Analysis Pursuant to Section 21166 of CEQA and Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines, when an EIR has been certified for a project, no subsequent EIR shall be prepared for the project unless the lead agency determines, on the basis of substantial evidence in the light of the whole record, that one or more of the following conditions are met: Substantial project changes are proposed that will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; Substantial changes would occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken that require major revisions to the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or New information of substantial importance that was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the previous EIR was certified shows any of the following: a) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR. b) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than identified in the previous EIR. c) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponent declines to adopt the mitigation measures or alternatives. d) Mitigation measures or alternatives that are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponent declines to adopt the mitigation measures or alternatives. Where none of the conditions specified in Section 15162 are present, the lead agency must determine whether to prepare an Addendum or whether no further CEQA documentation is required (CEQA Guidelines Section 15162[b]). An Addendum is appropriate where some minor technical changes or additions to the previously certified EIR are necessary, but there are no new or substantially more severe significant impacts (CEQA Guidelines Section 15164). In accordance with the CEQA Guidelines, the City has determined that an Addendum to the Certified EIR is the appropriate form of environmental review for the proposed project. This examination includes an analysis of the provisions of Section 21166 of CEQA and Sections 15162 to 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines and their applicability to the proposed project. As discussed in the impact analysis below, the proposed project would not introduce new significant environmental impacts beyond those which have already been identified and characterized in the 2018 EIR. None of the conditions described in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred or would occur as a result of the proposed project. This Addendum will be considered by the City of San Leandro decision -making body in making a decision on the proposed project. Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report 15