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4.Written Comments on the Draft EIR and Responses to Comments • November 12, 2015—Community Meeting on the EDZ(Multi-Purpose Room, Hart Middle School,4433 Willow Road, 6:00-7:30 p.m.); • April 12, 2016—Joint Planning Commission/City Council Workshop on EDZ; • (TBD)Spring 2016—Planning Commission hearing regarding EDZ/Final SE1R adoption and certification; • (TBD)Spring 2016—City Council hearing regarding EDZ/Final SEIR adoption and certification Additional information regarding the EDZ can be found on the City's Planning Division webpage (www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/cd/planning/default.asp), which links to the Draft SEIR, other information about the proposed EDZ, and notice of upcoming meetings. Meetings will also be announced on the City's Twitter account(@pleasantonca)and on Facebook (www.facebook.com/CityofPleasanton). Master Response to Comments About Impacts to the Val Vista and Other Neighborhoods Near the Proposed EDZ Several comments expressed concern regarding impacts to neighborhoods near the area of the proposed EDZ, including the Val Vista neighborhood, which is located approximately 700 feet south of the area of the proposed EDZ and south of Stoneridge Drive. A number of the impact analyses in the Draft SEIR are directly applicable to potential effects on the Val Vista residential neighborhood. With regards to the effects of traffic-related noise on this neighborhood, Impact 4.0-5 in Section 4.C, Noise,of the Draft SEIR addresses whether development within the area of the proposed EDZ would generate additional traffic on local area roadways that would increase traffic noise exposure relative to existing conditions. As shown in Table 4.0-5 of the Draft SEIR (page 4.0-18),buildout of the EDZ would result in a 0.2 decibels(dBA) increase in 24-hour traffic noise on Stoneridge Drive, which borders the Val Vista neighborhood on the north, and a maximum increase of 0.1 dBA on Hopyard Road,which borders the neighborhood to the east. (The 1-680 freeway borders the neighborhood to the west and would not experience sufficient traffic growth due to the project to result in a measureable noise increase.) The only traffic noise increase that could occur within the Val Vista neighborhood itself would be the result of increased trips from residents visiting the area of the EDZ, which would be unlikely to result in a meaningful noise increase. Accordingly,this impact was determined to be less than significant. With regards to operational noise from new uses within the area of the proposed EDZ, homes within the Val Vista neighborhood are located approximately 1,000 feet or more from most of the area of the EDZ(with the exception of the location of the existing Fed Ex facility), which is sufficient distance to buffer any stationary source(e.g.,equipment)noise from adversely affecting the neighborhood. Regarding potential air quality impacts to the Val Vista neighborhood, and other nearby neighborhoods,while the Draft SEIR concluded that regional air quality effects would be significant and unavoidable(e.g., see discussions under Impact 4.B-2, traffic-generated emissions Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone 4-16 ESA/140421 Supplemental BR Response to Comments March 2016