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being assumed, which is why there is the impact of significantly higher congestion levels. She added that improvements to intersections could be made in order to achieve Level of Service (LOS) D, but they must be mindful of retaining wide sidewalks, shade trees, sidewalk dining, etc., and may require landscaping, removal of crosswalks, and/or street widening. Ms. Stern stated that the second impact was air quality as regards consistency with the 2005 ozone strategy and that it is important to note that this impact is related to assumptions that were contained in that strategy related to the number of housing units and the number of jobs. She pointed out that this is not something intuitive or discovered in casual reading because the impact is not identifying a potential current or future impact to the standards or a violation of air quality standards; thus, they are not necessarily experiencing bad air as a result of this impact. She indicated that staff looked at the potential carbon monoxide concentrations and does not believe that the City will exceed standards there, that emissions related to construction activities are not significant, and that there are no increases in other criteria pollutants or other toxic air contaminants that are a violation of standards. She noted that the impact is related to the fact that there is lack of consistency in the assumptions used. She stated that the 2005 strategy used Projections 2003 numbers for jobs and housing for 2025. She noted that Projections 2003 shows that the City's buildout will be 80,000 persons in the City, but the City's buildout calculations because of the cap are about 78,000. She noted that the difference is fewer housing and fewer people but more jobs than that assumed in Projections 2003. She indicated that the cure for this is to put more housing and fewer jobs in. Commissioner Fox referred to the placeholders for East Pleasanton and inquired if staff assumed that jobs would be generated by these "placeholder: uses, and how many jobs staff included. Ms. Stern replied that staff looked at floor area ratios allowed potentially under the General Plan designation for that area and assumed a certain square footage for different combinations of commercial retail, industrial, R&D Office. She indicated that she did not have the precise number of jobs but that it would be about 15,000, considering the difference between "with" and "without" development in East Pleasanton. Commissioner Fox noted that the area is currently used for sand and gravel harvesting and that there are not many employees in those areas. Ms. Stern agreed and added that there will be more jobs once any kind of office, retail jobs, or other uses are introduced. Ms. Stern noted that having identified those significant impacts; the City would need to adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations prior to certifying the Final EIR and adopting the General Plan. Commissioner Fox stated that the EIR made mention of the Tri-Valley Transportation Commission (TVTC). She asked Mr. Tassano what the proposed PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 15, 2008 Page 6 of 15