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12/17/2007 H. Parks and Recreation Services Impacts Potential Impact 10-8: The new residents resulting from the project's 796-unit residential component would increase the demand for local parks and recreational services. The City has not adopted a citywide parks standard; however, in order to maintain the City's current parks ratio of 1.7 acres of parkland per 1,000 residents, approximately 2.82 acres of additional improved parkland at a location or locations so as to be available for use by project residents would be required to serve the park needs of the projected 1,660 project residents; currently, no improved parkland exists within a convenient walking distance (e.g., less than 1/2- mile) of the project site. The proposed project includes approximately 2.79 acres of on-site public park area in the form of a community park adjacent to Bair Island Road and two "overlook parks" adjacent to Redwood Creek. Additional on-site public open space would include pedestrian and bicycle paths, promenades, and a proposed link to the planned San Francisco Bay Trail extension (not yet designed). Project effects on City parks and recreation services would represent a potentially significant impact. Mitigation 10-8: As part of Precise Plan formulation for the project, the City's Community Development Services Department and Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department shall decide what credit would be applied toward meeting the project's parks and recreation needs, based on a total projected need of approximately 2.82 acres of additional improved parkland, through provision of the on-site community park, two "overlook parks," other public open space, and the proposed link to the planned San Francisco Bay Trail extension. If determined necessary by the City, the developer shall revise the project site plan to incorporate on-site parkland with amenities sufficient to serve the project residents, or pay the City-adopted Parks Impact Fee (per City Ordinances 287 and 288) to make-up the difference. Findings: Implementation of this mitigation measure is feasible and would reduce project impacts on park facilities and recreational programs to a less-than-significant level. I. Solid Waste Diversion Impacts Potential Impact 10-9: Due to the 100-to-120-foot height of ten of the project buildings, the project has the potential to conflict with state-mandated requirements for 50 . percent solid waste stream diversion if residents find the locations of recycling bins to be too distant or inconvenient. Site and project plans submitted at this time do not provide enough detail to determine if adequate provisions for recycling have been included in project design. If adequate recycling provisions are not ultimately included, the project could conflict with state- mandated waste stream reduction requirements, representing a potentially significant impact. Mitigation 10-9: The final project architectural design shall include chutes for recyclable materials immediately adjacent to the garbage chutes, or at another suitable location approved by the City, in the ten tallest residential buildings. Bins for storage of recyclables shall be provided for each residential unit in these buildings. The City shall ensure that these provisions are included in project construction prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Findings: Implementation of this measure is feasible and would reduce the impact to a less-than-significant level. Atly/Reso/Reso.1772 121707 32 14829 Muff# 613