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WORKPLAN Specific Plan by Fehr&Peers. FCS will work closely with the Traffic Consultant and the City in developing appropriate assumptions for the project.In addition to the roadway network impacts,the traffic analysis assume that the Traffic Consultant will include an assessment of internal circulation issues and constraints for the Specific Plan area. FCS will review the traffic study for environmental adequacy and will prepare the FIR section. Our transportation planners will ensure the traffic analysis reports prepared for this project are adequately presented in the EIR.section to provide legal defensibility. The Specific Plan circulation design and green modes plan will help to mitigate traffic impacts and to meet VMT targets for the plan area. Growth Inducement: Pursuant to Section 15126(g) of the CEQA Guidelines, PCS will discuss any potential growth-inducing impacts of the proposed project. The project may require an expansion of he City's Urban Growth Boundary to encompass the Plan Area. The project will also include utility and infrastructure extensions to facilitate the planned growth. Associated impacts including new housing,employment generation, and transportation impacts would quantitatively or qualitatively analyzed to the extent they are applicable. PCS will utilize the Market Analysis prepared for the Specific Plan to document any market forces for growth and growth inducement. Cumulative Projects to be Considered: FCS will work with the City to develop the appropriate list of cumulative projects. We will _lescribe the reasonably foreseeable projects that together with the Plan may result in cumulative impacts. Reasonable foreseeable projects include the recent approval of the new housing projects to help the City its court mandated requirements. Project may also include projects constructed.,but not occupied;projects approved, but not constructed;and pending projects for which pre-filing or filing of an application are anticipated. The evaluation area for cumulative impacts would vary dependent upon the technical issue to be addressed. Findings of recent court cases will be used to address all pertinent issues. Cumulative projects will be discussed for each technical issue.The potential for impacts and levels of significance are contingent upon the radius or area of interaction with the proposed development. Alternatives to the Proposed Action: Pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6,and direction from the City,PCS will provide an analysis of up to three alternatives,including an analysis of the No Project Alternative, No Project/No Build Alternative, and one modified land use/specific plan scenario alternative. This will provide a sufficient level of detail to allow the City Planning Commission and City Council to gain a greater understanding of all alternatives should a determination be rendered to support an alternative development scenario.The proposed alternatives section will culminate with the selection of the environmentally superior alternative in accordance with CEQA requirements. All impacts will be considered at a qualitative level,with the exception of traffic, noise,and air quality,which will be considered quantitatively. GATES.. _.•.... .._ .. •ASSOCIATES