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Fehr & Peers Subconsuitant Agreement with Hauge Brueck Associates, LLC for the Saltworks Project Fehr & Peers will assist the City in the establishment of City thresholds for the transportation sections of the EIR. The thresholds will be based on Appendix G of the CEQA guidelines. Fehr & Peers will evaluate previous environmental documents compiled by the City, as well as applicable federal, state, and local guidelines. Fehr & Peers will review environmental thresholds and policies from the general plans of surrounding jurisdictions, compiled by HBA. Fehr & Peers will work with the ERMT to refine these thresholds, where appropriate, to be specific, clear, and quantifiable. Fehr & Peers will work with the ERMT to identify an approach to situations where mitigation measures for significant impacts identified in the future may conflict with other City policies. For example, mitigation measures designed to reduce traffic impacts to less than significant levels may conflict with the City's goals or objectives for greenhouse gas reduction, bicycle and pedestrian travel, or other transit service. Identifying a relative prioritization early in the process will help with formulation of mitigation measures in the future. 4.8 Environmental Analysis Methodology Concurrent with the establishment of Environmental Thresholds, Fehr & Peers will prepare a discussion of the methodology to be used for purposes of assessing the Project's environmental impacts. The methodology will likely be based on that used in previous environmental documents, updated where necessary to allow analysis based on the Environmental Thresholds described in Task 4.7 as well as to be consistent with state of the practice transportation impact analysis. Two elements of developing the analysis methodology that will require special attention are related to travel demand forecasting and traffic operations analysis. Travel Demand Forecasting A travel demand forecasting model is required to prepare background traffic forecasts for use in assessing the cumulative effects of the Project, the travel demand associated with the Project, and the relative impacts associated with Project Alternatives. As noted in the Tier 1 report, none of the available models are likely to adequately answer the questions required of this Project's environmental review. To inform this discussion, Fehr & Peers will review available model documentation for up to three available models (likely including the VTA Model, the Redwood City Model, and the C /CAG Model). Fehr & Peers will assess each of the three models (or a subset /combination) to determine the degree to which each model meets acceptable validation criteria, including both static and dynamic validation, as defined by the 2010 California Regional Transportation Plan Guidelines, the Caltrans Travel Forecasting Guidelines, and other relevant guidance material. One product of this task will be a decision from the ERMT, with input and recommendations from Fehr & Peers, as to the forecasting model to be used for future analysis. Fehr & Peers will prepare preliminary traffic generation forecasts, using state -of -the- practice methods for assessing trip generation for mixed -use developments. This process will initially be conducted prior to completion of a fully usable travel demand forecasting model, using quick- response spreadsheet tools developed by Fehr & Peers. Fehr & Peers will summarize these preliminary trip generation forecasts along with a discussion related to which factors have the greatest effect on the project's overall traffic generation. Saltworks Project Task Order No. 001 Page 4