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For intersections at which no improvements have been identified that could feasibly mitigate cumulative conditions to a satisfactory LOS, the impact would be significant and unavoidable. This finding applies to two intersections under the cumulative plus project traffic projection scenario: (1) Bernal Avenue at 1-680 southbound, and (2) Hopyard Road at Owens Drive. Draft EIR Response to Comments During the 45-day public comment period for the Draft EIR, nine letters containing a series of comments were received by City staff. Additional verbal comments were received at a February 22, 2006 Planning Commission hearing on the Draft EIR. A "Response to Comments" document (Exhibit N) was subsequently prepared by City staff and consultants that addresses all of the environmentally related comments. The Response to Comments document together with the Draft EIR comprises the "Final EIR." The primary environmental issues that were raised by the agencies, Planning Commission and members of the public (Exhibit N) consisted of the following: 1. Bicycle safety at roundabouts 2. Safety of children traveling through and near the Bernal Property on their way to and from school 3. Capacity of sports field seating 4. Visual impact of sports field lighting 5. Mitigation for loss of agricultural land 6. ACE train station location 7. Traffic model projections and clarifications 8. Projected traffic level of service (LOS) condition at the Bernal Avenue/I-680 southbound intersection 9. Design of the Bernal Avenue/Pleasanton Avenue intersection 10. Bernal Property/Fairgrounds parking relationship 11. Noise created by the Bernal Community Park sports activities and the amphitheater 12. Storm water runoff 13. Construction truck traffic routes 14. Preservation and re-establishment of native plants. Responses to several of the above comments also resulted in recommendations for new environmental impact mitigations by the City's environmental consultants for incorporation into the Phase II Specific Plan. As a result, staff and the Planning Commission are recommending the incorporation of these mitigations into the Specific Plan as presented in Exhibit D. During the 45-day Draft EIR public comment period, it was further noted that several of the mitigation measures specified in the Draft EIR had not been fully clarified in the Draft Phase II Specific Plan. Staff and the Planning Commission are therefore recommending clarifications relating that each of the following items be included in the Draft Specific Plan as presented in Exhibit: SR06:142 Page 10