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Mr. Callahan responded saying - as part of the Hopyard Road improvements, they will be adding a soundwall in residential areas. He said they don't have the design yet for the portion between the Mocho and Valley Trails but that they are working on it. He said that under the PUD conditions they are responsible for this mitigation. Jay Raimondi: Said all truck traffic should use a frontage road and the Hacienda interchange. Mr. Harris stated that when the general plan amendments were put together the City looked at all of the policy statements of the General Plan which might need to be changed because of the Hacienda PUD and if the plan is changed and to require Gibraltar and Hopyard be used for all truck traffic, then a general plan amendment with this regard would not be necessary. The public hearing was closed. Commissioner Lindsey stated he is in favor of removing Item 4 from the list of proposed General Plan changes (regarding truck traffic). Commissioner Jamieson asked the Acting City Attorney to respond to the comments the citizens raised with regard to an environmental impact being required for General Plan changes. Mr. Swift stated that if it is determined by the Planning Commission that there may be any significant adverse impacts which cannot be mitigated as a result of the proposed changes with regard to any of the physical aspects, i.e., air, water, etc., an EIR would be required. Commissioner Lindsey indicated that concerns were addressed in Volume 2 of the EIR. Commissioner Jamieson asked who prepared the negative declarations for the general plan amendment proposals? Mr. Swift responded that they were done by the planning staff. Commission Jamieson asked if counsel was consulted. Mr. Swift stated that all such projects require environmental assessment but that it is the recommendation of the planning staff that there would be no significant effects; the Planning Commission, based on the Initial Study and any other relevant evidence put forth at the hearing, must decide for themselves if there may be any significant effect as this decision cannot be delegated to staff. Commissioner Lindsey indicated that the City has an opportunity to have a nice business park over which the City has a significant amount of control. He indicated the General Plan for the area has been for this type of use for at least the last 15 years. He said he feels the necessary studies have been done and he is for the project. He said he is in favor of removing Item #4 of the general plan amend- ments relating to truck traffic using Las Positas and Hopyard as discussed earlier. A motion was made by Commissioner Lindsey, seconded by Commissioner Wilson that on the basis of an Initial Study of the potential environ- mental impacts of the project, the Planning Commission has determined that some proposed changes (deleting the policy referring to a prohibition of direct vehicular access to Hopyard Road from adjacent -10- __._.r