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1.Project Description and Approach high-volume roadways and stationary sources, as well as construction equipment,that can cause health risk impacts. Mitigation measures from the General Plan EIR and/or GPA EIR will be revised for their potential to reduce impacts at the project site. Additional mitigation measures for aesthetic, visual and scenic resources will be identified where necessary to reduce any significant effects. • Noise. Project-related noise impacts could arise from the relatively high, but temporary, noise levels from project construction activities and from the long-term increases in traffic volumes. ESA will identify the noise-sensitive land uses or activities in the vicinity of the project site, such as residences across Stoneridge Drive,to the south,and roads that would receive motor vehicle traffic generated by project development and assess the difference in noise levels resulting from the change in traffic due to the proposed land use change. Specific tasks will include documenting existing noise levels at the project site by collecting long-term and short-term noise measurements at the project site and calculate Ldn or CNEL average noise levels for the site, based on the noise measurements for comparison to Land Use Compatibility standards. Using the Federal Highway Administration(FHWA)noise model, the analysis will quantify the increase in noise levels along roadways used to access the project site based on traffic increases predicted in the transportation analysis.ESA will rely on mitigation measures identified in the General Plan EIR and/or GPA EIR, if necessary. • Transportation and Circulation. ESA will team with Fehr and Peers(F&P)to prepare a transportation and circulation analysis for the EIR. ESA and F&P successfully provided the transportation analysis for the General Plan Amendment and Rezoning MR. F&P's proposed scope of work is attached for the City's review(see Attachment 1). Their analysis will include a review of the Citywide Traffic Model to ensure that the parcels are coded correctly. It will also include a traffic analysis that will look at 15 key intersections under Existing, Existing plus Project,Existing plus Approved Projects, Existing plus Approved Projects plus Project, Cumulative and Cumulative plus Project. The revised scope of work(see Attachment 2) includes analyzing nine of the key intersection during the Saturday peak hour. The traffic analysis will identify any intersections that would be impacted under the build out of the proposed zoning revisions, including an initial cumulative assessment at the intersections that provide access to the project site. The additional traffic analysis will also provide site planning guidance and a vehicle miles travelled assessment. The results of the traffic analysis will be presented in the EIR; a separate traffic study will not be prepared. The additional services scope of work (see Attachment 3) includes costs to update the analysis for the preferred project, reevaluate project impacts under each scenario, and conduct a quantitative project analysis for each alternative (or to reduce costs, staff may select to have a qualitative project alternative analysis conducted). • Other CEQA Environmental Factors. The impacts of the rezoning on other CEQA Environmental Factors will be discussed, including technical supporting evidence in the EIR. Each topic will address potential impacts and draw on mitigation measures from the General Plan EIR and/or GPA EIR to address potential impacts. As the Economic and Fiscal Element of the General Plan pre-dates the Climate Action Plan, it is assumed that the rezoning is accounted for in the modeling that was conducted for the CAP. In general,other issues are anticipated to be fully analyzed briefly, but in sufficient detail to credibly demonstrate their lack of significance under CEQA,assuming this finding can be made. For instance,it appears unlikely that the proposed project will result in any noticeable changes to agricultural resources, cultural resources, biological resources, recreational facilities, mineral resources, or other environmental 1-4 City of Pleasanton Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone EIR