2009-025 - Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2004-02

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have no new or more severe impacts to fire, police, and emergency services beyond those addressed and mitigated in the EIR. Therefore, the EIR remains adequate and complete with respect to this topic. X. Recreation The EIR provides for the payment of Park Acquisition and Development Fees, parkland dedication or in-lieu fee payments to reduce impacts to recreation facilities. a) Would the project increase the use of existing neighborhood and regional parks of other recreational facilities such that substantial physical deterioration of the facility would occur or be accelerated? (No Substantial Change from Previous Analysis) An evaluation of the impacts to recreation related to the project was presented in the EIR. As noted in the EIR, the proposed project will include on-site recreation amenities for residents of the condominiums. The proposed project reduces the number of residential units by 15. Additionally, the proposed project removes the Cinema Lofts analyzed in the EIR. The recreational amenities in the Cinema Lofts included an open-air amenity deck, a pool and outdoor area, a health spa, and a gym. Recreational amenities such as these will be provided in the Cinema Tower. The proposed hotel includes an activity lawn and apool/spa. The project will have no new or more severe impacts beyond those addressed in the EIR. Therefore, the EIR remains complete and adequate as it relates to this topic. b) Does the project include recreational facilities or require the construction or expansion of recreational facilities that might have an adverse physical effect on the environment? (No Substantial Change from Previous Analysis) As part of the proposed project, the hotel includes a pooUspa and an activity lawn and, as mentioned above, recreational amenities will be provided in the Cinema Tower. The project will have no new or more severe impacts beyond those addressed in the EIR. Therefore, the EIR remains complete and adequate as it relates to this topic. XI. Transportation/Traffic A Traffic Study was prepared by Urban Crossroads in October 2003 and revised in October 2004 for the MacArthur Place South project. The EIR included analysis based on that study. Urban Crossroads has prepared a Trip Generation Evaluation (Traffic Evaluation) dated April 1, 2009 for this Addendum analyzing traffic impacts resulting from the elimination of identified project components and the addition of a hotel component. The following traffic analysis is based on the 2009 Traffic Evaluation, which is included herein as Appendix A. The Traffic Evaluation incorporated trip generation rates from the recently published Institute of Transportation Engineer's (ITE) information report entitled "Trip Generation" (8`" Edition, 2008). The 2003/2004 Traffic Study incorporated trip generation rates from the 7`" Edition ITE Trip Generation Rates. The 2009 Traffic Evaluation notes that the only categories with rate changes are ITE code 850 (AM and PM peak hour) and ITE code 932 (PM peak hour). These rates are applied to supermarket and high turnover (restaurant) uses. The table below, Trip Generation Rates, identifies the rates used to calculate traffic generation for the proposed project. Resolution No. 2009-025 Mac~421a>;®~outh EIR Addendum 44