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substantially below the standards established by the Air Quality District and that those emissions would not be detrimental to the wildlife. The area has a substantial wind flow 24 hrs a day. "Ms. Young said that the issued of the statement in the EIR in regard to the existing truck traffic that the Audubon Society was concerned with is on the east side of the plant. She said that the EIR referred to was information received from Mr. Bewley regarding truck traffic near the rookery on the east side of the plant. Mr. Bewley indicated that the rookery has been in place there for at least ten years and does not seem to be affected by the substantial amount of traffic from SBSA that comes in and around that area" Don Warren, SBSA Representative. He said that the road is a replacement for the existing one that is used almost exclusively for the moving of matedal out of the drying ponds which occurs between August and the end of the year. Mr. Warren said that the traffic on the new access road would be the same traffic as now exists. Commissioner Foust asked the EIR consultant and the Traffic consultant to address some of the questions that she and some other people had regarding traffic. Commissioner Foust said that they are two access road in Redwood Shores. She said that FACC and SBSA are located on Radio Road. She asked if they were any direct roads from Radio Road to the nearby residential areas. Christopher Ray, Fehr & Peers Traffic Consultant. said that he could not find any direct vehicular connection that would connect from Radio Road to the nearby residential Development. Mr. Ray said that the impact on traffic that churches ge~erate are much different than offices. He said that churches are very limited and that sevices are usually held on weekends and some weeknights. He said that from a traffic perspective the church is certainly a valid use. He also said that the congestion that they observe in the area is very minimal. The consultant found very Iow volumes on Redwood Shores Parkway when they did their traffic count, both on weekends and on weekdays. Commissioner Foust asked Mr. Ray if they did their traffic study when the schools were in session. Mr. Ray said that they only take traffic counts when schools are in session, they typically don't take traffic counts dudng the summer. He said that the traffic counts were done during April. He said that the traffic counts were done during · ,,, the hours'of 7 to 9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m and on Sunday. Commissioner Seybert, asked the consultant if the people that used the FACC were from the Redwood Shores area or from outside Redwood Shores. Mr. Ray said that from the traffic perspective and to be on the conservative side he assumed that everyone came from outside the area.