AgdaPkt 2015-07-27 Joint SA and PFA

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8.A. - Page 9 consideration and comment. However, staff is requesting Planning Commission recommendation on the transfer of property interests as contemplated in the DDA. Transportation Demand Management Program: The Applicant proposes a Transportation Demand Management program with the intent of reducing the number of peak -hour automobile trips through a combination of incentives (building tenant - offered subsidies, such as transit passes) and existing Downtown conditions (such as proximity to public transit and bicycle facilities). The Project also incorporates physical features intended to encourage alternative methods of transportation, including a secure on -site bicycle storage room and temporary bicycle storage along the frontage of the Project. In order to gauge the effectiveness of the plan, each building tenant would complete a yearly TDM monitoring report to be submitted to the City for review. The City would also have access to the parking utilization data to verify monitoring report findings. If trip- reduction goals were not met, the tenant and City staff would work together to identify additional TDM measures that would further reduce drive -alone trips. Water Availability: The certified Downtown Precise Plan EIR, supported by the City's 2005 Urban Water Management Plan, analyzed the projected water usage for all potential development that could occur under the DTPP Maximum Allowable Development (MAD) caps. This analysis concluded that the City has sufficient water resources to serve proposed downtown development projects that are within the MAD caps. Furthermore, the trends of actual water usage, both downtown and Citywide, are below the projected usage calculations. The Project would incorporate dual plumbing construction for future use of recycled water. As the City expands its recycled water distribution system into the downtown area, the Project would be able to utilize the City's recycled water and minimize use of potable water. Although future mandatory water use reductions mandated by the State are unpredictable, as of 2014, the City's water consumption total is twenty -four percent below the Water Supply Guarantee limit the City has with San Francisco Public Utilities Comm ission. General Plan Compliance: The General Plan categorizes the Project site with a land use designation of Mixed Use — Downtown, which applies to properties located in the historic Downtown core. The purpose of this designation is to create a vibrant city center with offices, theaters, retail businesses, and restaurants that would serve residents, daytime businesses, and night -time entertainment populations. Parking in the form of shared public facilities is encouraged as the primary parking configuration. The Project is consistent with the Mixed Use — Downtown land use designation in that it proposes a mixed -use development with ground floor retail wrapping along the Winslow Street and Theatre Way frontages that are designed to enhance the pedestrian experience through the implementation of large storefront windows and doors and outdoor tables, chairs, and umbrellas. Office use is proposed along the upper four floors, and the Project's proposed Hamilton Garage would provide shared and valeted public parking.