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Commissioner Lindsey said that he has the impression the applicant is going to do everything possible to make the project appealing. A motion was made by Commissioner Doherty, seconded by Commissioner Getty certifying that the EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA and the State Guidelines; certified that the Planning Commission had reviewed and considered the information in the EIR; and that the Proposed Environmental Impact Findings attached to the staff report of 4/8/81 be adopted changing No. 3 to read as follows: "The elimination or special design of the median opening proposed on Bernal Avenue would eliminate these traffic conflicts;" found that the project would have significant adverse impacts on the environment with conditions and project modifications included concerning traffic, soils, geology, hydrology, and public services, but that recommended conditions of approval would reduce those impacts to an insignificant level; also that there are several significant adverse impacts of the case which are not mitigatible if the project is approved or which remain significant despite the inclusion of mitigation measures: 1) permanent destruction of class one soils and permanent loss of prime agricultural land from production; 2) increased incommuting which would more than offset any reduction in vehicle miles travelled, and, thus air emissions, related to local jobs; and 3) increased local carbon monoxide concentrations. Further, the Commission stated that there are overriding social and economic considerations of the project justifying its approval in spite of the remaining signficiant adverse impacts. These relate to improvement of the transportation network and provision of local jobs. They stated that the EIR is prepared for the 102 acres and that it be recommended for approval. ROLL CALL VOTE Ayes: Commissioners Doherty, Getty, Jamieson, Lindsey and Chairperson Wilson Noes: None Resolution No. 1973 was then entered and adopted recommending approval of the EIR prepared for case PUD-80-2, Alfred Fromm. A motion was then made by Commission Doherty, seconded by Commissioner Lindsey that case PUD-80-2 be recommended for approval subject to the conditions of the staff report of 4/8/81 with the following changes: Condition No. 22: Add "Temporary" after "That" and before sediment ; Condition No. 56 to read: "That in order to maintain existing levels of fire service per general plan policies, the developer shall enter into an agreement to fund or participate in the funding of a study of fire service requirements necessitated by the subject project and other proposed major industrial/commercial projects with allocation of cost based upon benefit to subject property; that t~ject s all e constructed in suc a way as to minimize fire hazards, and that the developer shall agree to participate in the financing of the necessary fire apparatus and manpower required to serve this project as well as other major projects while maintaining existing City wide levels of fire service. The level of any participation in the latter shall take into consideration the project's tax contribution towards City services generally, including fire services, and -5-