55A - RESOLUTION CERTIFYING EIR SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT STATION

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Chapter 3 Findings Regarding Project Alternatives Attachment "A" circulation. Implementation of this alternative would otherwise be similar to the proposed Project during construction conditions. Development of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 9 also would require the City to acquire private property to implement a temporary construction easement, accommodate the proposed lift station, and provide easements for proposed sewer lines. 3.4.11.2 Summary Comparison of Environmental Effects The environmental effects of constructing the proposed lift station at Alternative Site No. 9 in comparison to the proposed Project site are shown in Final EIR Table 5 -1 and described in detail in RDEIR Section 5.4.11. This alternative would avoid the proposed Project's significant and unavoidable impact associated with Construction Configuration C.2; however, this alternative would create a significant and unmitigable near -term impact to transportation /traffic due to a LOS deficiency that would occur for approximately 29 days during construction, which is a slight increase in duration as compared to the twenty -five (25) days of construction during which the proposed Project would create a significant unavoidable impact to transportation/traffic at the South Bristol Street /West Segerstrom Avenue intersection. Impacts to transportation /traffic would also occur when construction activities disrupt left -turn movements, thereby diverting traffic to adjacent intersections or encouraging cut - through traffic in local neighborhoods; such impacts would not occur in association with the proposed Project. Furthermore, construction of a lift station at Alternative Site No. 9 would exacerbate an existing parking deficiency at the existing medical complex both during construction and long -term operation. Near- and long -term impacts to parking at Alternative Site No. 9 would be a significant and unmitigable impact. As such, impacts to transportation /traffic would be greater at Alternative Site No. 9 as compared to the proposed Project site. This alternative also would result in an increase in the severity of the Project's significant long -term air quality impact as compared to the proposed Project, because Alternative Site No. 9 is closer to nearby sensitive receptors than the proposed Project and would thereby have an increased potential to expose nearby odor - sensitive uses to substantial offensive odor levels during worst -case accident conditions. However, with mitigation (i.e., Mitigation Measure MM 3.1 -1), long -term odor related impacts would be reduced to less than significant levels. Total construction air quality /greenhouse gas emissions would be increased under this alternative in comparison to the proposed Project due to a longer construction period, although average daily construction emissions would be similar to the proposed Project and would not be significant. In addition, construction noise levels would be greater under this alternative due to the closer proximity of residential land uses; however, construction noise impacts would be regarded as less than significant following mitigation, as with the proposed Project. Less than significant impacts related near -term water quality and hydrology would be slightly increased under this alternative, while impacts to noise (long - term), utilities and service systems, and water quality and hydrology (long -term) would be similar to the proposed Project and would be less than significant. 3.4.11.3 Finding and Rationale for Alternative Site No. 9 The City hereby finds that specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations make Alternative Site No. 9 infeasible. San Lorenzo Lift Station EIR (Project No. 06 -3510) 3 -21 CEQA Findings of Fact /Statement of Overriding Considerations 55A -60