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reviewed for their conclusions about the presence of on-site or offsite environmental contamination that could pose health and safety risks and disclosed in the CEQA review. Noise: Along two of the City's major noise sources — EI Camino Real and the Caltrain JPB — the project site would be expected to have an urban noise environment that may result in excessively high noise levels for residences, open space, and child care facilities. These sensitive noise receptors are all proposed as part of the applicant's proposal to create an activity center, fulfilling the vision of the General Plan and EI Camino Real Corridor Plan. While impacts of the environment on a project do not constitute a significant CEQA impact, compatibility with General Plan land use / noise environment compatibility is worthy of exploration and discussion as part of the CEQA assessment of the project. The applicant's noise study will be peer reviewed and incorporated, as appropriate, into the CEQA documentation. The assumptions and methodology to derive noise exposure for the proposed residential and outdoor recreation areas will be critically important to understand, as well as the effectiveness of suggested mitigation measures. Transportation and Local Circulation: As part of a Priority Development Area, the project site, along with the rest of the EI Camino Real Corridor and the Downtown, would accommodate a majority of the projected growth for the City. The higher densities, mix of uses, and possible recreation activities would serve to create a more vibrant, active, and intense place. The increased intensification will also introduce more traffic into the area. Greater congestion, along with the irregular street network in the project vicinity and circulation limitations with the Caltrain JPB right -of- way, pose potential impacts for local circulation and access to nearby areas during construction and operations. The CEQA analysis must examine these impacts, safety considerations for pedestrians and bicyclists, and the project's implications for vehicle miles traveled, as required by SB 743 and the State Office of Planning Research's 2018 Technical Advisory on Evaluating Transportation Impacts in CEQA. To address these issues, AECOM has teamed with Fehr and Peers (F&P) to provide the detailed analysis warranted by the project's potential impacts on traffic and transportation. AECOM will deliver a comprehensive scope based on other recent analyses prepared for projects in Redwood City and particularly in the Downtown Precise Plan Area. The detailed transportation scope of work is provided as Attachment 1 to this Exhibit A. Utilities: The proposed project poses a scale of development that would warrant evaluation of the City's infrastructure to support the anticipated demand. While there is likely sufficient capacity at major regional facilities, such as the regional wastewater treatment plant off Redwood Shores, project -specific issues of stormwater drainage and water supply should be analyzed in the CEQA analysis. In terms of stormwater management, the project plans may result in less impervious surfaces over the 8 -acre project site, so that drainage may not be a significant impact; however, applicable permit (i.e., C-3) provisions will require that the project design include measure to retain peak stormwater runoff so that it does not exceed existing conditions. In addition, the proposed development program exceeds the thresholds in SB 610 triggering an examination of long-term water supply in future Page 12 of 37 ATTY/AGR/2018.270/AECOM PSA REV: 12-07-18 PR