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• Aesthetics • Hazards and Hazardous Materials • Agriculture and Forestry Resources • Hydrology and Water Quality • Air Quality • Land Use and Planning • Biological Resources • Noise • Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural • Population and Housing Resources • Public Services and Recreation • Energy • Transportation • Geology, Soils, and Seismicity • Utilities and Service Systems • Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Energy • Wildfire With espect to transportation, staff notes that pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines, traffic impacts and f ndings of significance in the EIR may only be evaluated based on Vehicle Miles Traveled (VM ). However, to inform the policy-based considerations in the adoption of the Housing Elem-nt Update, a concurrent analysis will be provided as part of the comprehensive Traffic Impa t Assessment (TIA) that includes an evaluation of Level of Service (LOS) impacts. Alter atives Acco ding to State law, an EIR shall describe a range of reasonable alternatives to the project, whic would feasibly attain most of the basic objectives of the project but would avoid or subsiantially lessen any of the significant effects of the project. CEQA also requires the EIR to eval ate a "no project" alternative, in order to compare the impacts of adoption of the Housing Elem-nt with not adopting the Housing Element2. Although the project alternatives will not be finali.ed until the impact evaluation is complete, it is likely that the alternatives will reflect differ-nt combinations or subsets of potential sites, based on location and assigned densities; and/.r adjustments to proposed densities. All alternatives will need to meet the basic obje• ives of the Housing Element update, including providing an adequate inventory of sites to m:et the RHNA. Cum lative Im•acts As r_•uired by CEQA, the impact analysis will include evaluation of the program- specific impa is of the potential land use changes associated with the adoption of the Housing Element; together with the cumulative impacts of those land use changes alongside other foreseeable development that is projected to occur. CEQ ' Process and Schedule Onc- prepared, the DEIR will be circulated for public comment for 45 days. Comments recei ed from the general public and from the applicable federal, state, and local agencies will be al dressed in the "Response to Comments" section of the Final Programmatic EIR (FEIR). The ' EIR will then be forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation to the City Council. The City Council will determine whether to certify the FEIR as complete acco ding to CEQA requirements. The environmental review process and proposed tentative sche4ule is as follows: 2 While the "no project" alternative is required by CEQA, adoption of the Housing Element is also required by law. Housing Element Update, P21-0751 Planning Commission 4 of e City, for which detailed analysis is recommended to be included in the DEIR. Additional detail on the scope of topics proposed to be addressed under each of these categories is provided in the Notice of Preparation, Exhibit A. As a result of comments received during the scoping period, including at this scoping session, additional issues may be identified that may be added to this list: Housing Element Update, P21-0751 Planning Commission 3 of 5 is approach is being taken by some cities in light of the more stringent"no net loss" provisions of state law. However, this decision would rest with the City Council, among its considerations when adopting the Housing Eleme it. Housing Element Update, P21-0751 Planning Commission 2 of 5