Reso 23-09 PC Reso 0034 Reso Recommending CEQA Approval - 505 E. Bayshore

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ATTY/RESO.0034/PC RESO RECOMMENDING CEQA APPROVAL – 505 E. BAYSHORE – EXHIBIT A REV: 05-12-23 JB Page 26 of 30 Because less space would be needed to accommodate the lower number of proposed units, reducing the scale of the project would likely allow for a redesign of the proposed public trail in a manner that would remove the need for cantilevering, therefore avoiding the impact to 0.04 acre (or roughly 1,742 square feet) of muted tidal marsh habitat. The CEQA Guidelines require that an EIR describe a reasonable range of alternatives that would feasibly attain most of the basic project objectives but would avoid or substantially lessen any of the significant environmental effects of the project, and then evaluate the comparative merits of such alternatives. (Guidelines §15126(a)). Based on the analyses in Section of the DEIR, the City has determined that all of the proposed Project’s potentially significant environmental effects would be avoided or reduced to less-than-significant levels through implementation of the mitigation measures described in the DEIR and MMRP: Air Quality Impact AIR-1: Construction activities associated with the proposed project would expose sensitive receptors near the project site to Toxic Air Contaminant emissions in excess of the BAAQMD cancer risk threshold of >10 cases per million and annual PM2.5 concentration threshold of 0.3 µg/m3. Air Quality Impact AIR-C: Development of the project could result in a cumulatively considerable contribution to a cumulatively significant air quality impact Biological Resources Impact BIO-1: Construction activities could impact common native nesting birds and special-status birds such as Alameda Song Sparrow and White- Tailed Kite. Biological Resources Impact BIO-2: Artificial lighting could have a potentially significant impact on local wildlife populations due to the high ecological value of these adjacent habitat areas and the rarity of some of the species inhabiting these areas. Biological Resources Impact BIO-3: Project activities may result in the injury or mortality of salt marsh harvest mice and salt marsh wandering shrews. Biological Resources Impact BIO-4: Project activities may result in the introduction of invasive weeds during and following project construction which could lead to degradation of muted tidal marsh habitat. Biological Resources Impact BIO-5: The project would result in the permanent loss of muted tidal marsh habitat, which is potential habitat for salt marsh harvest mice and salt marsh wandering shrews. Biological Resources Impact BIO-6: The project could result in an impact to salt marsh harvest mice and salt marsh wandering shrews from an increase in predation due to increased available food waste, an increase in outdoor pets, and/or the presence of one or more feral cat feeding station(s).