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3. Traffic Impact Analysis For a complete discussion of potential impacts to traffic from implementation of the proposed JDEDZ, please refer to Section 4.D, Transportation and Traffic, of the Draft SEIR, and the Master Response to Comments about Draft SEIR Traffic Impact Analysis in the RTC/FSEIR (Attachment 2 — Final RTC/FSEIR Master Responses). This section is a summary of the information found in those sources. All traffic impacts in the DSEIR would be mitigated to a less-than-significant level through implementation of identified mitigation measures. This includes impacts that would occur under existing conditions, in the near-term, and in the future (2040 conditions), and includes impacts to the following: • The intersection at Commerce Drive & Johnson Drive; • The intersection at Johnson Drive & Owens Drive (North); • The intersection at Johnson Drive & Stoneridge Drive; • Queue spillback (i.e., traffic backup) along Stoneridge Drive; • Level of service (i.e., relative congestion levels) for freeway ramps at merge/diverge areas within 1-680; and • Safety of vehicles, bicyclists and pedestrians on public roadways. Although all traffic impacts identified in the DSEIR would be mitigated to a less-than- significant level with mitigation measures, the approval process for a portion of one measure that would address a queuing impact at the Stoneridge Drive/Johnson Drive intersection (Mitigation Measure 4.D-1d)would require Caltrans approval and that of other non-City agencies, and thus is not fully under the control of the City. Because CEQA requires mitigation measures to be "fully enforceable through permit conditions, agreements or other measures," this impact would necessarily have to be considered significant and unavoidable. However, based on recent work with Caltrans and early exploration of a Traffic Operations Analysis Report (TOAR), staff is confident that Mitigation Measure 4.D-1d can be achieved. Further, the City's position would be that all of these improvements, including the Mitigation Measure 4.D-1-d, would have to be completed prior to occupancy of any significant new use within the proposed JDEDZ. 4. Timing & Funding of Traffic Mitigation Measures The City currently estimates that the traffic mitigation measures necessary to allow the proposed JDEDZ to move forward may total approximately$16 million. The City's position is that a portion of the new development revenue (i.e. sales tax) generated by new uses within the JDEDZ and accumulated fees from new development city-wide (i.e. traffic impact fees) must mitigate 100 percent of the cost of the traffic mitigation measures, prior to occupancy of any new significant use within the proposed JDEDZ. Please refer to Master Response to Comments About the Timing and Funding of Traffic Mitigation Measures for more detail (Attachment 2 — Final RTC/FSEIR Master Reponses). 5. Air Quality Impact Analysis For a complete discussion of potential impacts to traffic from implementation of the proposed JDEDZ, please refer to Section 4.B, Air Quality, and specifically to Impact 4.B- Page 5 of 10