AgdaPkt 2014-03-24 Closed and Regular

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MIG F 8.A. - Page 275 City of Redwood City Revised Elm Auaenaurn January 22, 2014 Page 3-34 The associated 2003 EIR mitigation indicated that an improvement had been identified for this intersection in the TIMFS; however, the TIMFS-identified improvement (a new eastbound right turn lane) would not be sufficient to mitigate this impact to a less-than-significant level. The 2003 EIR therefore indicated that, in addition to the TIMFS improvement, a new westbound left turn lane (likely requiring coordination with Caltrans)would be warranted, which would result in a less-than-significant cumulative impact at the Veterans/Whipple intersection. Upon certification of the 2003 EIR, however, the City Council determined that, while technically feasible, the mitigation measures for this intersection--i.e., the addition of a dedicated eastbound right turn lane and addition of a second westbound left turn lane--would require property acquisition and widening of a freeway overpass which would significantly increase project costs and require extensive coordination with State agencies. The City Council, therefore, adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the impact at this intersection, resulting in an impact that is significant and unavoidable. Due to the substantial reduction in each project, traffic generated by the current Pete's Harbor project in combination with One Marina would be substantially less than the 2003 project traffic. In combination, the two projects would increase the average delay at the Veterans Boulevard/Whipple Avenue intersection by approximately 7.2 seconds during the AM peak hour and 5.9 seconds during the PM peak hour, both substantial improvements over the 2003 project (20.2-second and 13.8-second delays, respectively). Conclusion. Modified mitigation. The current Pete's Harbor project's contribution to this cumulative impact would be substantially less than the 2003 Pete's Harbor contribution. The mitigation has been modified to match the mitigation applied to the recent 640 Veterans Boulevard project for the same intersection. As modified, Mitigation 7-16 would reduce the project's contribution to this impact to a less-than-significant level. Impact 7-17 Analysis: Cumulative (2020) With Project Impact on the Blomquist Street/Maple Street Intersection. The 2003 EIR concluded that the Blomquist Street/Maple Street unsignalized intersection would operate at LOS F by the year 2020 without the project. The 2003 EIR also indicated that the addition of the 2003 project traffic would add an average delay of more than 5.0 seconds to that new intersection during the AM and PM peak hours, and would also satisfy the Caltrans Peak-Hour Volume warrant for traffic signal installation, representing a significant project impact under City significance criteria. The associated 2003 EIR mitigation included two options for designing the Blomquist Street/Maple Street intersection (signalization with lane modifications, or a roundabout), which would both reduce this cumulative impact to a less-than-significant level. Due to the substantial reduction in each project, traffic generated by the current Pete's Harbor project in combination with One Marina (the two properties that constituted the original Marina Shores Village project) would be substantially less than the 2003 project traffic. In combination, the two projects would still contribute significantly to LOS impacts and delays at the Blomquist/Maple intersection. With project traffic, the intersection would deteriorate from LOS D to LOS E in the AM peak hour; also, the two projects would add approximately 23 seconds of delay to already anticipated LOS F conditions in the PM peak hour. Conclusion. Modified mitigation. Although the current Pete's Harbor project's contribution to this cumulative impact would be substantially less than the 2003 Pete's Harbor contribution, the T.110695 Pete's Harbor EIR Addendumlrevised addendum no 213(10695-01).doc