55B - RESO - EIR SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT

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Chapter 4 - Statement of Overriding Considerations 4.1 Introduction Section 15093 of the CEQA guidelines states: (a) CEQA requires the decision-making agency to balance, as applicable, the economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of a proposed project against its unavoidable environmental risks when determining whether to approve the project. If the specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of a proposed project outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects, the adverse environmental effects may be considered "acceptable." (b) When the lead agency approves a project which will result in the occurrence of significant effects which are identified in the final EIR but are not avoided or substantially lessened, the agency shall state in writing the specific reason to support its actions based on the final EIR and/or other information in the record. The statement of overriding considerations shall be supported by substantial evidence in the record. (c) If an agency makes a statement of overriding considerations, the statement should be included in the record of the project approval and should be mentioned in the notice of determination. This statement does not substitute for, and shall be in addition to, findings required pursuant to Section 15091. This Statement of Overriding Considerations describes the anticipated economic, social, and other benefits or other considerations of the Project to support the decision to proceed with the Project even though not all of the identified impacts are mitigated to a less-than-significant level. 4.2 Unavoidable Significant Adverse Impacts Even with mitigation measures identified in the Final EIR for the Project, the following significant impact is unavoidable because no feasible mitigation is available to further reduce the impact to a less-than-significant level. Refer to Chapter 2, CEQA Findings, for further clarification regarding the impact listed below. Transportation/Traffic Impacts to Intersection Operations During Implementation of Construction Configuration C.2 under Transportation/Traffic Threshold 1: Implementation of Construction Configuration C.2, which would occur on a 24-hour basis for up to a total of five weeks, would result in deficient levels of service at the intersection of South Bristol Street/West Segerstrom Avenue between the hours of 7:15 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. (Monday through Friday). This impact is considered a near-term impact, and would only occur during the five weeks of construction during which Construction Configuration C.2 would be in place. Mitigation Measures MM 3.4-3 and MM 3.4-5 have been imposed on the Project and will reduce, to the maximum feasible extent, the Project's impacts to this intersection. However, the only way to completely avoid this impact would San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06-3510) 4-9 Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Consider 58b-34