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· The potential Environmental Education Center is to be setback at least 250 feet from the center of Bernal Avenue or include sufficient noise reduction measures in the design. · Outdoor sports fields and the Youth/Community Center are to be located at a setback of at least 300 feet from the center of Bernal Avenue or include sufficient noise reduction measures in the design. · A berm should be constructed along the eastern side ofI-680 to reduce the noise exposure to land uses east of the Freeway. Traffic Impact The Draft EIR analyzes traffic impacts within the context of Pleasant on's roadway network and the City's existing and projected traffic. Pleasanton currently has intersections at which existing traffic volumes exceed what can be accommodated at the Level of Service D called for in the General Plan. These excedences of the General Plan standard would occur whether or not the Bernal Property Plans are adopted and implemented, and the Plans would account for only a minor share of the future traffic projected for these intersections. Nevertheless, the Specific Plan's contribution to future deficiencies at these intersections would be considered an adverse impact and, therefore, the transportation analysis was conducted to: (1) estimate future project traffic; (2) assign that traffic to roadway links and intersections; and (3) determine the project's level of responsibility for the improvements that may be needed in the future to improve traffic operations. The mitigation of unsatisfactory intersection levels of service (LOS), to the extent feasible, is proposed to be accomplished through an update of the City's traffic impact fee program. The program establishes the set of improvements to be addressed and the prioritization of improvements over time. The financing program is to be funded by contributions from future development, both private and public, generating traffic to Pleasanton's roadway network. The magnitude of traffic improvement fees is to be determined based on the estimated cost of improvements and the relative contributions of proposed projects to the anticipated overall need. The traffic impact fees are to be used to pay for the improvements identified by the program. The City is to periodically update improvement priorities and implementation schedules on an as-needed basis. It is also to update the contribution requirements consistent with estimated costs of improvements not yet built. For intersections at which physical improvements have been identified that would provide for satisfactory LOS, assuming the updating of the traffic impact fee program to plan and finance identified improvements, and the contribution of the Bernal Plans toward their fair share of the improvements costs, the impact is considered by the Draft EIR to be less than significant. SR06:142 Page 9