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8. B. - Page 156 ■The Draft EIR was sent to 33 state and regional agencies, cities, organizations/ businesses, & individuals. In addition, notice of the availability of the Draft EIR was sent to all property owners & tenants within a 300 foot radius of the project site, published in the Redwood City Daily News, and posted on the City's website. ■The City received 15 comment letters during the Draft EIR public review period of which 11 were letters of support for the project and required no formal response. Four letters were received which raised concerns or questions or made general comments regarding the Draft EIR and/or the proposed project. These commenters included the California Department of Transportation, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, a law firm on behalf of the Building and Construction Trades Council of San Mateo County, and one local resident. ■Issues Raised in Comment Letters: • Traffic • Methodology of analysis (baseline, traffic queuing for u-turns) • Parking • Construction Impacts • Bicycle corridors • Air Quality • Identification of existing pollutant sources in the project area • Dust and pollutants during construction • Methodology of Toxic Air Contaminants analysis • Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inconsistent baseline •Cultural Resources • Mitigation for subsurface work within the Caltrans ROW •Geological • Mitigation of expansive soils within the Caltrans ROW • Hazardous Materials • Discussion of asbestos and lead-based paint impacts • Visual Intrusion • Infrastructure Sanitary sewer capacity ■Response to Issues Raised in Comment Letters: • Traffic • Methodology of analysis (baseline, traffic queuing) ✓ The baseline traffic conditions were established in accordance with the CEQA guidelines. ✓ There is no adopted significance criteria for vehicle queues in turn pockets. Nevertheless, a queuing analysis was completed and the project's traffic engineer concluded a LTS impact. Page 6 of 17