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Moreover, although the Arroyo Mocho would have to <br />be widened in order to remove certain property from the 100 <br />year flood plain, the Arroyo Las Positas would probably not <br />have to be moved, and thereby there would be less loss of <br />wildlife habitat. There would be no difference with respect <br />to the two archaeological sites created on the Project site, <br />but there would be a significant reduction on the traffic and <br />traffic noise. <br /> <br /> Finally, the need for urban services would be <br />reduced, but there would also be a significant loss of <br />housing and loss of employment opportunities. <br /> <br /> 2. Findinqs. <br /> <br /> The City Council finds that the No Project <br />Alternative is infeasible and less desirable than the <br />Project, and rejects the No Project Alternative, for the <br />following reasons: <br /> <br /> a. Mitigation measures incorporated <br />into the Project, or conditions of approval which will be <br />imposed on the specific approvals for development of the <br />Project site, have substantially mitigated, or will <br />substantially mitigate, all of the environmental effects of <br />the Project, excepting only land use, soils, and wildlife <br />habitat impacts, thereby diminishing or obviating the <br />perceived mitigating benefits of adopting the No Project <br />Alternative; <br /> <br />b. Specifically, the Project <br />incorporates a landscaped buffer zone between residential <br /> <br /> 13 <br /> <br /> <br />