55A - SAN LORENZO SEWER LIFT STATION

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Mr. Robert Silverstein, Esq. 0 • Review Of The Recirculated DEIR And FEIR For The San Lorenzo Sewer Lift Station Project January 12, 2012 Page 7 of 18 South Shelton Street is approximately 40 -feet wide from back of sidewalk to back of sidewalk. The residences on the west side of South Shelton Street are set back at least five feet from the back of sidewalk. A setback of at least this amount would be provided on the east side of South Shelton Street, creating a distance of at least 50 -feet from the superstructure of the proposed pump station to the nearest residence. The superstructure of the proposed pump station is 30 -feet long. Simply putting the vent at the other end of the structure would place it 80 -feet from the residences, even if a minimum setback of only 5 -feet is provided at South Shelton Street. As noted above, the pump station could easily be moved further back in the City owned property. The facts above equally apply to many of the other alternative sites. Recreation The RDEIR and comment J -7 of the FEIR claim that a pump station at Alternative Site No. 2 would reduce the size of the park by 0.03 acres, which is 1,307 square feet. In fact, the superstructure of the proposed pump station is only about 8' x 30', or 240 square feet. The rest of the structure is underground and would not interfere with using the area above for park purposes. Pump stations are often placed in parks. One of the best known examples is the Oceanside wastewater treatment plant and pump stations which are located next to and partially under the San Francisco Zoo. The New Brighton Wastewater Pump Station in Santa Cruz County is located in New Brighton State Beach. The pump station portion of the structure is underground. The superstructure contains toilets and showers for use by those who are visiting the beach. Most of the visitors do not even know that there is a pump station below the toilet facility, and the use of the recreational lands above are not affected. A wastewater pump station has just been completed in the grounds of the new UCSF Mission Bay Campus. Transportation And Traffic The RDEIR and comment J -12 on Page 68 of the FEIR assert that the impacts to transportation and traffic would be similar under both the proposed project and a project at Alternative Site No. 2. The construction schedule for the project clearly shows that this is not true. See Exhibit K. 55A -156