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Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR) The complete FSEIR includes: n An overview of the CEQA process; a A list of comment letters received and a summary of public hearings; • Written responses to 94 comment letters received during the DSEIR comment period; n Responses to comments received during the public hearing (Planning Commission) and two neighborhood/community meetings on the DSEIR; ▪ Revisions to the DSEIR initiated by staff and in response to public comments received on the DSEIR; and ▪ A Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), as well as the Economic Impact Analysis, which considers potential economic impacts on local businesses. In summary, eight Master Responses were created to address questions that were asked repeatedly throughout the process. The Master Response topics include: n Public Notification Process, Community Workshops & Hearing Dates n Economic & Urban Decay' Impacts (Local Business Impacts) ▪ Traffic Impact Analysis o Timing and Funding of Traffic Mitigation Measures n Air Quality Impact Analysis u Water Supply n Nonconforming Uses & Grandfathering of Existing Uses within the Proposed EDZ e Impacts to Neighborhoods Near Proposed EDZ Since these topics have been prominent in the community's discussion of the JDEDZ, a discussion of each response is summarized below (discussion regarding the Traffic Impact Analysis was provided above). Additional information developed after publication of the FSEIR is also included below, where applicable. The complete responses can be found in Chapter 4 of the FSEIR document (Attachment 2). Public Notification Process, Community Workshops, & Hearing Dates The City has undertaken an extensive public review effort to solicit input from residents, stakeholders and business owners in the JDEDZ, and the broader community. Here is a brief history of the public involvement process to date: n April 15, 2014 — City Council hearings to authorize initiation of the EDZ Program and pilot JDEDZ ▪ September 23, 2015 — Planning Commission hearing to receive comments on the DSEIR m October 22, 2015 — Neighborhood Meeting (Hart Middle School) O Approximately 90 people attended u November 12, 2015 — Community Meeting (Hart Middle School) O Approximately 120 people attended ▪ April 12, 2016 — Joint City Council/Planning Commission Workshop 1 Urban decay, a topic of analysis under CEQA, is defined as the prolonged physical deterioration of buildings and their surroundings, resulting from sustained economic impacts. Page 12 of 22