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3 project site does not contain outstanding surface or subsurface recognized environmental conditions that require further investigation” (p. 4‐63). The Geotracker website includes a March 2021 PowerPoint presentation2 that describes active and ongoing investigations and includes these bullet points:  14th & Callan Street Developer, LLC entered into an agreement with Alameda County Department of Environmental Health to oversee investigation and cleanup activities to support site redevelopment.  Additional investigation will be conducted in March to further define the extent of chemicals in soil and soil vapor  Proposed Remedial Action o Excavating shallow soils across the site o Targeted deeper excavation as needed o Transporting excavated soil to a licensed disposal facility, if needed, or re‐use as fill on site o Backfilling excavations with clean, imported fill, as needed  Proposed Mitigation o Installation of engineered systems beneath occupied building and along utility trenches. None of this is disclosed in the Checklist, and the agreement with the Alameda County Department of Environmental Health is not attached. Instead, the Checklist states there are no Geotracker sites within a 1,000 feet, when, in fact, the Project site itself is a Geotracker site undergoing active investigation and cleanup under Alameda County Department of Environmental Health oversight. This is problematic for two reasons: 1. CEQA requires the disclosure of all sites listed on the Cortese list (i.e. Geotracker cleanup sites), and prohibits CEQA exemptions for sites on the Cortese list. The Checklist fails to disclose the Cortese‐list status of the Project site and fails to provide adequate disclosure of the status of the site as undergoing further environmental investigation and, ultimately, cleanup. 2. The impacts of the investigation and the cleanup are not disclosed. The Checklist fails to disclose, among other cleanup impacts: o How contaminated soils will be handled and stored to protect neighboring residents and businesses from exposure to contaminated vapors emanating from the soil. o How contaminated soils will be trucked through the surrounding neighborhoods in a safe manner, including dust protection, and the routes to be taken by the disposal trucks. o The construction emissions of remediation equipment that will be required (excavators, loaders, trucks for hauling contaminated soil, trucks for workers involved in the assessment and cleanup) and health risks that will be incrementally added to the construction emissions that were disclosed. Absent mitigation, disturbance of contaminated soil during Project construction may release contaminants which could pose significant health and safety risks to workers and sensitive receptors 2 RO3472_FCT_SHT_2021‐03‐02.pdf (ca.gov) 118