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Commissioner Sullivan believed this was a different case, given the large amounts of water and electricity this project would use. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts regarding the water park's operation during potential drought conditions, Mr. Iserson replied that a standard condition of approval stated that water shortages may prevent them from getting the plar~ned volume of water. Commissioner Roberts noted that she would like to hear the applicant's proposals with respect to water shortages- Commissioner Sullivan noted that the water park would use 4.2 million gallons of water per year. Commissioner Sedlak advised that a residential house would use between 650 - 1,000 gallons per day, for an annual use of roughly 350,000 gallons per year. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Kameny, Mr_ Iserson advised that it was determined that the only intersection that the project would have a significant negative impact on would be the Stanley Boulevard/Bernal/Valley intersection. In response to an inquiry by CJommissioner Maas, Mr. Iserson confirmed that the BMX facility would be leased to the City. The City would work with the Park District to finalize the details. He noted that Tom Mikkelsen from East Bay Regional Park District was in attendance to answer any questions. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Mr. Iserson advised that EBRPD staff chose a negative declaration as opposed to an EIR because any impacts were mitigated successfully by the conditions and the plan- The applicant would pay for an EIR, should one have been required. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Sullivan, Phil Grubstick replied that the new traffic model took into consideration the fact that iriotorists would find an alternate route around an intersection blockage. The new traffic model would evaluate freeway cut- through traffic at El Charro and Stanley, and that the old traffic model could not accomplish that- Mr_ Iserson noted that with both the new and old traffic models, the same level of service standards were used. The normal method of doing the traffic reports was to consider the existing project, plus the approved, plus prof ect_ Commissioner Sullivan advised that the traffic study used for the waterslides did not evaluate impacts from buildout traffic for the East Side_ He noted that the East Side Traffic Study had not been completed. A discussion of the traffic study with respect to buildout ensued. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 28, 2003 Page 10