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08/28/2007 Finding: City Council of the City of Redwood City adopts Standard Conditions 4.7-3 and 4.7-4 as feasible measures, and finds that the implementation of these Standard Conditions would reduce Potential Impact H/wQ-2 of the project to a less- than-significant level. G. CUMULATIVE IMPACTS Potential Impact C-TRAN-1: The proposed project would contribute to cumulative impacts at three signalized and one unsignalized intersections during one or more peak hour period. Mitigation Impact C- TRAN-1.1: Alameda de las Pulqas and Edqewood Drive. The intersection at Alameda de las Pulgas and Edgewood Drive is projected to operate at LOS F and E during the AM and PM peak hours, respectively. The project sponsor shall install an Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption (EVP) at this intersection to avoid delays for emergency vehicle response (i.e., Code 3 [lights and sirens] police, fire service, and ambulance). Signal pre-emption systems for emergency vehicles use sensors to detect an approaching emergency vehicle and provide a green signal to the vehicle. Provision of additional lanes would be required to reduce delay at this intersection. This would likely require right-of-way acquisition. Mitigation identified for this intersection under project conditions (an additional left turn lane and an eastbound right-turn overlap phase) would not reduce impacts at under cumulative conditions to a less than significant level. Finding: The City Council of the City of Redwood City finds this impact to be significant and unavoidable. It is the City's goal to maintain the neighborhood character in the area around Alameda de las Pulgas and Edgewood Drive. The improvements required to expand the intersection capacity (additional turning lanes) would ultimately attract greater volumes, and be contradictory to the City's goal of maintaining neighborhood character in the area. The City Council of the City of Redwood City chooses to avoid the intersection modifications proposed by this mitigation measure in the interest of maintaining the neighborhood character in the area. This impact is overridden by project benefits as set forth in the statement of overriding considerations. Mitigation Impact C-TRAN-1.2: Alameda de las Pulqas and Whipple Avenue. The mitigation required to provide acceptable levels of service at this intersection is provide a right-turn overlap on the westbound approach (i.e., cars can turn right when there is a green for left turn movements on Alameda de las Pulgas). The level of service during the AM peak hour with the proposed mitigation measure would be LOS D (51.0 seconds of delay). During the PM peak hour, the intersection would operate at LOS C with 32.9 seconds of delay with the mitigation. The project sponsor shall construct the right-turn overlap on the westbound approach prior to issuance of an occupancy permit for the medical office building. Atty/Reso/Reso.1738 082207 9 14802 Muff # 613