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01/24/2011 Exhibit B (1) Mitigation Measures. This impact could be mitigated to a less than significant level with the adoption of Mitigation Measure 9 -16 (page 9 -71 of the DEIR), which would require signalization of the intersection. However, the City's New General Plan adopted on October 11, 2010 includes PED policies intended to promote alternative modes of transportation in the DPP area, emphasizing pedestrian and bicycle travel and a reduction in the number of vehicle miles traveled within and by residents of the City. Mitigation Measure 9- 16 would conflict with these policies by impeding pedestrian mobility. In addition, as explained above, this potentially significant cumulative impact could be considered less than significant under the City's new LOS policies. Assuming, however, that this identified traffic increase represents a potentially significant cumulative impact, because implementing Mitigation Measure 9 -16 would conflict with the City's PED policies, this measure is deemed infeasible and this potentially significant cumulative impact is deemed to be significant and unavoidable. (ii) Remaining Impacts. Because there are no feasible mitigation measures available to mitigate the significant impact identified above, this impact is considered significant and unavoidable. (iii) Overriding Considerations. The environmental, social, economic and other benefits of the DPP override the significant adverse impacts of the DPP relating to the cumulative traffic impacts described above, as set forth in the Statement of Overriding Considerations below. Impact 9 -17: Cumulative Impact on Broadway /Chestnut Street Intersection. Under Cumulative With Project Conditions during the PM peak hour, this intersection would continue to operate at unacceptable LOS F. The additional project traffic would cause the critical delay to increase by more than five (5) seconds. a) Potential Impact. The impact identified above is described and discussed on pages 9 -58 to 9 -64 of the DEIR. b) Findings. Based on the FEIR and the entire record before the City, the City Council finds that: (i) Mitigation Measures. As described in Mitigation 9 -17 (page 9 -72 of the DEIR) this impact cannot be mitigated because the configuration of the intersection and the approaches to the intersection combined with the location of the existing railroad tracks make any proposed reconfiguration or improvements ineffective in reducing traffic delays and therefore infeasible. Therefore, this impact is deemed to be significant and unavoidable. (ii) Remaining Impacts. Because there are no feasible mitigation measures available to mitigate the significant impact identified above, this impact U: \Resolutions\2011\Reso 15086 Exhibit B.doc 35 012011 Reso. # 15086 Muff #601