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3. Environmental Checklist San Leandro Treatment Wetland IS/MND 3-1 February 2024 3. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED This IS/MND examines the Project to identify potential effects on the environment. For each item on the Initial Study checklist, the evaluation has considered the impacts of the Project both individually and cumulatively. As needed, mitigation measures are included to reduce any significant impacts identified. 3.1. Approach to Cumulative Impact Analysis Cumulative impacts are discussed at the end of each environmental topic impact discussion. The evaluation of cumulative impacts considers whether the Proposed Project could have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable. Two approaches to a cumulative impact analysis are provided in CEQA Guidelines Section 15130(b)(1): (1) the analysis can be based on a list of past, present, and reasonably foreseeable probable future projects producing closely related impacts that could combine with those of a project, and (2) a summary of projections contained in a general plan or related planning document can be used to determine cumulative impacts. The following factors were used to determine an appropriate list of individual projects to be considered in this cumulative analysis: • Similar Environmental Impacts – A relevant project contributes to effects on resources that are also affected by the Project. A relevant future project is defined as one that is “reasonably foreseeable,” such as a project for which an application has been filed with the approving agency or whose funding has been approved. • Geographic Scope and Location – A relevant project is one within the geographic area where effects could combine. The geographic scope varies on a resource-by-resource basis. For example, the geographic scope for evaluating cumulative effects on air quality consists of the affected air basin. • Timing and Duration of Implementation – Effects associated with activities for a relevant project (e.g., short-term construction or long-term operations) would likely coincide with the related effects of the Project. Table 3-1 lists the plans and projects in the Project vicinity considered in the cumulative impact analysis, based on the above-referenced factors. Table 3-1. Projects Considered in the Cumulative Analysis JURISDICTION PROJECT TITLE PROJECT SUMMARY ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE PROJECT LOCATION AND DISTANCE FROM PROPOSED PROJECT SITE City of San Leandro Monarch Bay Shoreline Development Project Plans for the site include multi- family apartments with 285 units, 206 single family and townhomes, a 220-key hotel, a conference center consisting of approximately 7,500 square feet, three new restaurants, a community library, a 25-acre passive public park, and nearly 2 miles of public promenade. Unknown Located in and around the San Leandro Marina, approximately 1.2 miles south of the Proposed Project site East Bay Regional Parks District Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline Land Use Plan Amendment Ongoing implementation of the Land Use Plan Amendment (2013) and routine maintenance activities On-going Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline is located approximately 0.1 miles south of the Proposed Project site.