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8.A. - Page 187 -10- <br /> During the public rsview period fpr �he NOP, City sfaff received comment letters from <br /> the Califiarnia !?apartment of Transportat�on (Cal�rarrs), Finger Aver�ue P�-ide Comm�e�, <br /> Friend� of Cordilferas Creak and from �everal resider�#s. 7'he C7raft EIR addressed thase <br /> camrr�ent letters. Fot• examp�e, per thQ Caltrans cammernt letter, t�►� L�raft E!R <br /> determined that there is no �arvject impact to ��e �fnger .4venue/ E! Camir�o R�al <br /> intersect�on, nor doss the Project contri�ute to a cumulative irrt�aac� at thax inters�c�tion. <br /> The praft E�R also atldressed the Finger Av��ua Pride Carnmit�ea comr�ent letter by <br /> ir�c�uding and �na[yzing �h�ir proposed "Creeksid� Green" project �It�rr�ative. irt <br /> �dditiar�, the Uraft EIR respanded ta th� various is�ues rais�d in th� other comr�er�t <br /> letters by analyzing, amnn� v��r �hings, r�parian setbac�s, flvoding, traffic s�fe#y ar�d <br /> neig�borhot�d compatibi�ity. {NO� oommant lett�� wrere p�eviously pravided to it�e <br /> Planning Gammissior� prior fo the Aug�ast 16, 2011 public hearin,� on the bra� CIR). <br /> QR July 22, 2D11, City ��aff i�sued a R+otice Qf A�aila�aifity to announce th� praft FIR's <br /> a�ai�abifi#y�or p�blic a�d respvr�sibfe agen�y revievy�r�d input. <br /> �'�om July �?, 20'!1 to S�pt�mb�r 6, 2011, fhe City h�ld a 45-day p�blic r�vis+r�+ peri�rd <br /> an �h� Draft E�F; t'ar fiterestsc! i�di�iduals ar�d �aubfic agsncie� #o submRt wurit#en <br /> comr��en#s ort the Dra�t�IR. � <br /> Or� ��gust 'V 6, 24�1, th� Pfs,�n�ng Gommis�#on hsld a publlc hearing tn take ir� o;�! and <br /> v�riffierr �estimany aR the Dr�ft EII�. <br /> Or+ Aug�st 29, 201'f, the Historic Resour�s �ldvison� Comrnit��e {HF��) car�sidered <br /> �ncf mad� a ree�mm�ndation fio the Pf�rnning �ommissian on �i�e CuE�t�r�1 Resources <br /> C�apter of t�� Draf� E1R. The H�C found that the Cuifural Resou�c�s sect�or� caf the <br /> ring�r Project Draf� EIR is compl$te �r�d ad�qcaate per C�Q►�► and recommenc4ed th�t <br /> #he Fir�al EfR ir�clude: 1} an additional �nalys�s to su�por� the t�raft EIR archealvgfc,�l <br /> analys�� aar�clusion and 2) a detail�d la�dsr�pe plarr af Lat 9 for the screer�frrg afi �he <br /> �=inger Farmho€�s�e. Ha1m�n � H�sociafies prepared � supRlem�ntaf <br /> Aroj�;c# Auger Report that supports th� Draff E(�Z �rcheologic�l �naly��s cancfus�or� <br /> (�ppenc�ix B). The applicant also �rep�red a revised conceptu�l lar�dsca� pla� tha� <br /> i�clud�s two f�st grr��ring verticaf screen tree species that ±he �it�'� la�dscape prchi�ec# <br /> h�� d�t�irrni�ed h�ve su�ci�nt satbacic area to grov� tv provide appropriato scr�an�ng <br /> b��►v�een �at 9 and th� Fin��r Farmh�use, Ref�r to F�c��� E�R C-'� a�d G-20 and C-4 for <br /> rnar3 c�efaifec� respvns�s to �-ll��: comm�r�ts. <br /> �n�ronme+�#al Im�act��e rt EIR <br /> Dra�t EI�4: T�e Cf�l'� Et�t cnns�,Ei#ant, David Pawers & �,ssociates, �r�par�d � pr�ft <br /> �ocus�d �nvirvn�en#�I Im�act R�port far the ��ng�r Av��nue Ntne Lot �fanned <br /> C�v�lo�m�nt Pfojecf (Draf EIFt) tha� d�sc�i�ed and �nalyzed the vario�s �nvl�pr�mental <br /> i��acts as�ociated vsrith th� Praject. The Dra�# EIR determin�d that �he P'rojact vdauld <br /> �esult in less �f�r€ signi�ficant �r�p�ct� rn �ha ar�aw of hiator�c re�ourc�s, aes#hetic�, land <br /> u�, �rar�sportafion and gr�en�rous� gases �emiss�ons. T�e �ra� E1R al�o ider�ti�e� #h��t <br /> �he Projec# ��oa�ld have si�nificant irn���s in the areas o� arch�aofog#ca) r�sourc8s, �i� <br /> ��ality, �ytiralo�+y a�d water c�ca��ity, g��alogy, �iol�g�r.al resources �r�d light �nd g�ar�. <br /> Alf Qr �hese �mpacts v�uld b� mitigated �� l���-tt���-sign'r�ica�fi lev�ls !n cort�or�i�nc:� <br /> 10 <br />