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OA - 3 The EIR also identifies the need for a new traffic signal at the intersection of Maple and Marshall Streets (TR -10.1) in order to mitigate traffic impacts that would otherwise result from the project as proposed. Staff recommends that the requirement for the signal be incorporated into the Precise Plan so that it is clear that when the signal is installed, Kaiser will pay its fair share of the cost. 3. Water. The EIR was prepared before Council's recent decision on recycled water. It contains two potential impacts related to water supply: On page 3.10 -6 of the EIR: The water supply assessment (WSA) required by Senate Bill 610 shows Redwood City would not have sufficient water supply to meet projected future demands for the proposed project or the higher occupancy scenario', without the recycled water program; and 2. On page 3.10 -11 of the EIR: The proposed Master Plan (for Kaiser) in coniunction with other oendino and future development would create significant cumulative water supply impacts ... The EIR concluded that the first impact, dealing with Kaiser's water demand, could be mitigated to less- than - significant levels if the recycled water program was approved. With regard to the second (cumulative) impact, it was not clear at the time the EIR was drafted whether the recycled water program would produce sufficient water to eliminate the Hetch - Hetchy deficit and provide enough water for all the new projects under consideration by the City (i.e. Kaiser, Marina Shores, Abbott). The now approved recycled water program will produce approximately 2000 acre feet of new water, an amount sufficient to eliminate the current deficit and provide for new projects, including Kaiser's Medical Center Master Plan. Should the Medical Center Master Plan be approved at this time without this statement of overriding consideration, and implementation of the recycled water project is then prevented for reasons outside of the City's control, it would be necessary to conduct additional environmental proceedings for the Kaiser project. Such proceedings would likely delay development of the Medical Center Master Plan. Staff and legal counsel for Kaiser feel it prudent to adopt a statement of overriding consideration at this time, so as to prevent the possibility of a future project delay. The Precise Plan (page 44) also includes procedures for establishing controls on how much water the new development consumes. Precise Plan Table A (page 52) provides water demand projections by phase for Kaiser's proposed Medical Center Master Plan. Staff and the Planning Commission will use this water demand projection chart to monitor water consumption as Kaiser submits applications for the various phases of their project. The Precise Plan also reserves the City's right to control the total amount 2 Revised (lower) water demand projections for the Kaiser project have since been prepared and included as an Addendum to the EIR. The Planning Commission reviewed and certified the Kaiser EIR and this Addendum, which more closely reflects the project's actual water demand.