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UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS (Section XVI) SIGNIFICANT EFFECT Impact The Redevelopment EIR evaluated the sanitary sewer impacts anticipated with redevelopment of the Second Amendment area. The Redevelopment EIR concluded that buildout of the Second Amendment area would require sanitary sewer improvements. These improvements would result in significant impacts. The Franklin Street Area Plan EIR also evaluated the sanitary sewer impacts anticipated with redevelopment of the Project Site. Temporary traffic, air quality and noise impacts were anticipated in the Franklin Street Area Plan EIR in association with the sewer system relocations, additions and improvements. The EIR stated that during construction, traffic could be inconvenienced and require detours; air quality standards could be exceeded if bare soil was left exposed and construction vehicles were in operation; and community noise standards may be exceeded during operation of construction vehicles and equipment. These impacts were identified as temporary in time and local in nature, but without mitigation, the EIR concluded they would be considered significant. The City considered the merits of the Redevelopment Plan and the Franklin Street Area Plan in light of the significant sanitary sewer impacts during the approval process for the Plan. The proposed Project will not include any changes in the previously evaluated redevelopment activities that will cause any new significant sanitary sewer effects or substantial increases in the severity of previously identified effects. For this reason, the incremental sanitary sewer impacts of the proposed Project are not considered significant. Finding The Redevelopment Agency Board finds that changes or alterations have been incorporated into the Project which mitigate or avoid the significant wastewater impacts to a point where clearly no significant environmental effect would occur, and there is no substantial evidence in light of the whole record before the Redevelopment Agency Board that the Project, as revised, may have a significant environmental effect. Facts in Support of Finding The City has adopted Mitigation Measure 1, identified on page 4F-15 of the Redevelopment EIR, and Mitigation Measure 3-1, identified on page 3-52 of the Initial Study, to ensure sanitary sewer impacts associated with the proposed Project remain less than significant. Implementation of this measure will ensure wastewater impacts associated with the Franklin Street Project are reduced to less than significant. The proposed Project would not include any changes in the previously evaluated redevelopment activities that will cause any new significant wastewater effects or substantial increases in the severity of previously identified wastewater effects. FRANKLIN STREET PROJECT -20- Findings RD99-21