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Associate Planner Luchini reported on five necessary traffic improvements, modification and widening of the intersection of Johnson Drive and Stoneridge Drive, the widening of Johnson Drive from the curve on the south end northward to the intersection with Commerce Circle, the installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Johnson Drive and Commerce Circle, the installation of a new traffic signal at the intersection of Johnson Drive and Owens Drive, and lastly, the widening of Stoneridge Drive that parallels the DSRSD ponds and crosses westbound at Johnson Drive all the way under the Interstate 680 northbound on-ramp The City received approval from CalTrans for the on-ramp improvement in October 2019. He clarified CalTrans has oversight of the project and staff recommends City Council adopt a statement of overriding considerations for the impacts related to this improvement, with a general understanding that once this improvement is completed, all associated impacts would be less than significant. Associate Planner Luchini reported the estimated total cost for the project is $23.1 to $25.3 million. In 2018, the City and Costco entered into a cost-sharing agreement to cover the costs for implementing the required traffic improvements and include a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) contribution, a cash contribution from Costco and a Sales Tax Sharing Agreement between both the City and Costco. Additionally, the City will be proposing a JDEDZ Impact Fee which would be used to pay down the City's financial tax sharing obligation to Costco more quickly. Associate Planner Luchini recapped the 2017 lawsuit by Pleasanton Citizens for Responsible Growth which challenged the adequacy of the air quality analysis which resulted in the City rescinding the certification of the 2017 FSEIR until supplemental air quality analysis could be completed. He reported four new technical analyses, known collectively as the Partial Recirculated Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (RDSEIR), were completed, a Health Risk Assessment, an Updated Air Quality analysis, a Greenhouse Gas Analysis, and an Energy Resources Analysis, all of which were released to the public in November 2019. Approximately 300 letters were received from the public with 14 having substantive comments. The project description and modeling assumptions were then refined based on more specific information that was available from both the City and Costco and input from public comment. Associate Planner Luchini reported one new potentially significant air quality impact related to construction-related criteria pollutant emissions which can be mitigated through the implementation of new Mitigation Measure M-AQ-1. Three significant and unavoidable air quality impacts identified in the 2017 DSEIR/FSEIR would now be less than significant and all remaining air quality conclusions of the 2017 DSEIR/FSEIR remain unchanged and are all less than significant. Associate Planner Luchini reported a GPA and PUD rezoning are necessary to facilitate the JDEDZ and staff believes the flexibility of the PUD rezoning, along with the proposed list of uses, streamlines review processes and design guidelines, will help foster and transform this area into an attractive and thriving commercial corridor with a high level of vitality. He reported staff is recommending City Council adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the impacts related to the Interstate 680 on-ramp, certify the RFSEIR, approve the General Plan Amendment and approve the PUD Rezoning as proposed in the agenda report. City Traffic Engineer Mike Tassano reported on a letter received from Mark Wolfe on the cumulative traffic issues. He noted the letter included 400 pages of attachments and he would be focusing on a letter written by Mr. Smith from Union City. He reported Mr. Smith expressed concern regarding trip data for Costco, the model validation and concerns about Dublin developments. City Traffic Engineer Tassano clarified staff thought it was more conservative to use the higher trip generation numbers instead of the Institute of Transportation (IT) trip generation manual's number. He noted Mr. Smith also expressed concern regarding the higher pass by and diverted City Council Minutes Page 4 of 10 February 4, 2020