2012-001 - Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project Altematlves Attachment "A" exterior turn radius. Construction of a replacement lift station at Alternative Site Location No. 1 would interfere with the ability of fire trucks to make such turns. This alternative would, therefore, adversely affect the Fire Department's ability to respond to emergencies in the Project vicinity. The City has determined that these concerns about the impacts of Alternative Site No. 1 on public safety render it infeasible, particularly in light of the fact that Alternative Site No. I would not avoid or substantially lessen any significant effects of the project. (See CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6(b).) 3.4.4 Altemative Site Location No. 2 (Alternative Site No. 2) 3.4.4.1 Summary of Alternative Site No. 2 Alternative Site Location Number 2 (Alternative Site No. 2) would involve the construction of a new replacement lift station within an existing City park located at the northeast corner of the West Segerstrom Avenue/South Shelton Street intersection instead of the proposed Project site. Alternative Site No. 2 is located approximately 0.15-mile northeast of the proposed Project site. The location of Alternative Site No. 2 is depicted on Final EIR Figure 5-1. Development of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 2 would occur wholly within an existing City-owned park; therefore, this alternative would not require the acquisition of private property. The lift station that would be constructed at Alternative Site No. 2 would consist of a similar above-ground block structure as the proposed Project. In addition, the lift station at Alternative Site No. 2 would feature similar equipment and appurtenances as the proposed Project. This alternative would require the construction of approximately 115 percent increase in the length of underground sewer conveyance . infrastructure as compared to the proposed Project (i.e., 2,800 linear feet, as compared to 1,300 feet for the proposed Project). The duration of the construction phase would be increased as compared to the Project to accommodate the construction of additional underground sewer conveyance infrastructure. 3.4.4.2 Summary Comparison of Environmental Effects As detailed in RDEIR Section 5.4.4, relocating the proposed lift station to Alternative Site No. 2 would neither avoid nor reduce the proposed Project's near-term significant and unavoidable construction-related impact at the intersection of South Bristol Street and West Segerstrom Avenue, which would occur between the hours of 7:15 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and between the hours of 2:30 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. (Monday through Friday). In addition, development of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 2 would result in a new significant and unavoidable impact to recreation, as this alternative would reduce park land in the City and would exacerbate an existing deficiency of park and recreation facilities in the City. Specifically, the City has a standard of providing two (2) acres of park land per 1,000 residents (SAMC, Sec. 35-108); however, the City currently does not meet this standard and is providing less than one (1) acre of park land per 1,000 residents. Development of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 2 would reduce the amount of available park land in the City (by approximately 0.15 acre during the 12 months of construction, and by approximately 0.03 acre under long-term operating conditions). This temporary and permanent loss of parkland would exacerbate the existing deficiency of parkland in the City. This alternative also would result in an increased, but mitigable, long-term air quality impact due to the potential to expose nearby odor-sensitive uses to substantial offensive odor levels during worst-case accident conditions. Impacts related to construction-related air quality/greenhouse gas emissions and noise would be increased under this alternative, but would not result in any new significant impacts as compared to the proposed Project. • San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06-3510) 3_8 CEQA Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations