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1 Table of Contents SUMMARY PAGE S.1 Project Location and Project Characteristics... S-1 S.2 Project Objectives... S-9 S.3 Project Approvals... S-11 S.4 Impacts and Mitigation Measures... S-12 S.5 Alternatives... S-70 S.6 Areas of Controversy... S-75 S.7 Issues to be Resolved... S-76 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of This Environmental Impact Report EIR Process Use of This Report Report Organization PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Introduction Project Location and Setting Project Objectives Project Characteristics Project Schedule Project Approvals ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 3.0 Introduction to the Environmental Analysis Visual Quality Air Quality Hazards and Hazardous Materials Hydrology and Water Quality Land Use Noise Population and Housing i

2 3.8 Public Services Transportation Utilities Climate Change OTHER CEQA CONSIDERATIONS 4.1 Significant Unavoidable Environmental Impacts Significant Irreversible Environmental Changes Growth-Inducing Impacts Cumulative Impacts PROJECT ALTERNATIVES 5.1 Introduction Description of Alternatives Impact Assessment Alternatives Considered but Rejected as Infeasible Objectives Assessment Environmentally Superior Alternative LIST OF PREPARERS 6.1 Lead Agency EIR Consultants APPENDICES Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Initial Study URBEMIS Output Files Water Supply Assessment Climate Change Calculations LIST OF FIGURES Figure S-1 Project Location Map... S-2 Figure S-2 Kaiser Medical Center Conceptual Site Plan Phase 1... S-3 Figure S-3 Kaiser Medical Center Conceptual Site Plan Build-Out... S-6 Figure 2-1 Project Location Map Figure 2-2 Kaiser Medical Center Conceptual Site Plan Phase Figure 2-3 Kaiser Medical Center Conceptual Site Plan Build-Out Figure 3.1-1a Existing Views of the Project Area ii C:\Documents and Settings\21471\Desktop\Z Today's WORK Z\ Kaiser Permanente DEIR\Sections\0. TOC (aha ).doc

3 Figure 3.1-1b Existing Views of the Project Area Figure 3.1-2a Views of the Southern Portion of the Project Site Prior to Demolition Figure 3.1-2b Existing Views of the Northern Portion of the Project Site Figure Viewpoint Location Map Figure Viewpoint Figure Viewpoint Figure Viewpoint Figure Viewpoint Figure Viewpoint Figure Viewpoint Figure Albertson s Property Site Figure San Leandro Plume Figure Lake Chabot Dam Failure Inundation Zone Figure City Structure Figure General Plan Land Use Designations Figure Zoning Figure Noise Monitoring Locations Figure Noise Compatibility Standards for San Leandro Land Uses Figure Noise Receptor Locations Figure Project Site and Surrounding Roadway Network Figure Existing and Bikeway Network Figure AC Transit & LINKS Transit Services Figure Study Intersections Figure Existing Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Existing Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Baseline Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Baseline Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Project Trip Distribution Figure Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative No Project Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative No Project Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes C:\Documents and Settings\21471\Desktop\Z Today's WORK Z\ Kaiser Permanente DEIR\Sections\0. TOC (aha ).doc iii

4 Figure Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 with Aladdin Avenue Extension Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 plus Mixed-Use Retail Development with Aladdin Avenue Extension Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out plus Mixed-Use Retail Development Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out plus Mixed-Use Retail Development Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out with Aladdin Avenue Extension Weekday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes Figure Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out with Aladdin Avenue Extension Saturday Peak Hour Intersection Traffic Volumes LIST OF TABLES Table S-1 Summary of Impacts and Mitigation or Improvement Measures... S-13 Table S-2 Comparison of Impacts among Project Alternatives... S-72 Table Estimated Average Daily Emissions in Alameda County and the San Francisco Bay Area Table Summary of Ambient Air Quality in the Project Vicinity Table BAAQMD Staff Recommended CEQA Thresholds of Significance Table Unmitigated Construction Emissions Kaiser Medical Center Phase Table Unmitigated Construction Emissions Mixed-Use Retail Development Table Mitigated Construction Emissions Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 and Mixed-Use Retail Development Table Projected Daily Operational Stationary and Mobile Source Emissions (Year 2015) Table Projected Daily Operational Stationary and Mobile Source Emissions (Year 2030) Table Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Selected Locations (Year 2015) Table Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Selected Locations (Year 2030) iv

5 Table Carbon Monoxide Concentrations at Selected Locations (Cumulative) Table Consistency Analysis of the Proposed Project with the Relevant Provisions of the San Leandro General Plan Table Representative Environmental Sound Levels Table Ambient Noise Measurements, dba Table Summary of Noise Levels Identified as Requisite to Protect Public Health and Welfare with an Adequate Margin of Safety Table Noise Impact Criteria for Noise-Sensitive Uses (dba) Table Ground-Borne Vibration (GBV) Impact Criteria for General Assessment Table Construction Vibration Damage Criteria Table Noise Ranges of Typical Construction Equipment Table Typical Outdoor Construction Noise Levels Table Vibration Source Levels for Construction Equipment Table Modeled Motor Vehicle Noise Levels (Peak Hour Leq) at Selected On-Site Receptor Locations at the Project Site Year 2015 (dba) Table Modeled Motor Vehicle Noise Levels (Peak Hour Leq) at Selected Off-Site Receptor Locations in the Project Site Vicinity Year 2015 (dba) Table Modeled Motor Vehicle Noise Levels (Peak Hour Leq) at Selected On-Site Receptor Locations at the Project Site Year 2030 (dba) Table Modeled Motor Vehicle Noise Levels (Peak Hour Leq) at Selected Off-Site Receptor Locations at the Project Site Year 2030 (dba) Table Mechanical Equipment at the Kaiser Medical Center CUP Table Modeled Motor Vehicle Noise Levels (Peak Hour Leq) at Selected On-Site Receptor Locations in the Project Site Vicinity Year 2030 (dba) Table Modeled Motor Vehicle Noise Levels (Peak Hour Leq) at Selected Off-Site Receptor Locations in the Project Site Vicinity Year 2030 (dba) Table Population Trends in the City of San Leandro, Alameda County, and the San Francisco Bay Area, Table Employment Trends in the City of San Leandro, Alameda County, and the San Francisco Bay Area, (Total Number of Jobs) Table Comparison of Number of Jobs to Employed Residents in the City of San Leandro Table Housing Trends in City of San Leandro, Alameda County, and the San Francisco Bay Area, (Occupied Dwelling Units) Table Proposed Project Direct and Indirect Population Increases by v

6 Table Yearly Comparison of Crimes (2006 to 2007) Table San Leandro Unified School District Summary of Available District Capacity Table Bicyclist Intersection Volumes Table Pedestrian Intersection Volumes Table Study Intersections Table Level of Service Definitions for Signalized Intersections Table Level of Service Definitions for Unsignalized Intersections Table Existing Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Level of Service Criteria for Freeway Mainline Table Level of Service Criteria for Freeway Weave Areas Table Existing Peak Hour Freeway Levels of Service Table Existing Freeway Ramp Capacity Table Baseline Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Baseline Peak Hour Freeway Levels of Service Table Baseline Freeway Ramp Queues Table Project Trip Generation Table Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 and Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Mitigated Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Peak Hour Freeway Levels of Service Table Baseline plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Freeway Ramp Queues Table Cumulative No Project Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Cumulative No Project Peak Hour Freeway Levels of Service Table Cumulative No Project Freeway Ramp Queues Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Peak Hour Freeway Levels of Service Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 Freeway Ramp Queues vi

7 Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 with Aladdin Avenue Extension Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 without and with Aladdin Avenue Extension Mitigated Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 with Aladdin Avenue Extension Freeway Ramp Queues Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out Peak Hour Freeway Levels of Service Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out Freeway Ramp Queues Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out with Aladdin Avenue Extension Intersection Levels of Service Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out without and with Aladdin Avenue Extension Mitigated Peak Hour Intersection Levels of Service Table Cumulative plus Kaiser Medical Center Build-Out with Aladdin Avenue Extension Freeway Ramp Queues Table Water Demand Projections by Land Use Sector (MGD) Table EBMUD Water Supply and Demand in Normal, Dry, and Multiple Dry Years (1,000 Acre Feet) Table EBMUD Water Supply Management Program 2040 Preferred Portfolio Components Table Collected and Treated Wastewater Flows Generated in San Leandro (mgd) Table Kaiser Medical Center Projected Wastewater Flows Table Mixed-Use Retail Development Projected Wastewater Flows Table Kaiser Medical Center Estimated Water Demands Table Mixed-Use Retail Development Estimated Water Demand Table Global Warming Potentials and Atmospheric Lifetimes of Select Greenhouse Gases Table California Greenhouse Gas Reductions Targets vii

8 Table Construction Emissions Kaiser Medical Center Phase 1 and Mixed-Use Retail Development Table Annual GHG Emissions 2015 (MT/yr CO2e) Table Annual GHG Emissions 2030 (MT/yr CO2e) Table Annual GHG Emissions Summary (MT/yr CO2e) Table Mitigated Annual GHG Emissions Summary (MT/yr CO2e) Table 4-1 Direct, Indirect, and Induced Jobs Table 5-1 Trip Generation Estimates Existing Zoning Alternative Table 5-2 Baseline plus Existing Zoning Alternative Intersection Levels of Service AM and PM Peak-Hours Table 5-3 Baseline plus Existing Zoning Alternative Intersection Levels of Service Saturday Peak Hour Table 5-4 Cumulative Existing Zoning Alternative Intersection Levels of Service AM and PM Peak Hours Table 5-5 Cumulative Existing Zoning Alternative Intersection Levels of Service Saturday Peak-Hour Table 5-6 Existing Zoning Alternative Water Supply Demands Table 5-7 Trip Generation Estimates Reduced Project Alternative Table 5-8 Baseline plus Reduced Project Alternative Intersection Levels of Service AM and PM Peak-Hours Table 5-9 Baseline plus Reduced Project Alternative Intersection Levels of Service Saturday Peak Hour Table 5-10 Cumulative plus Reduced Project Alternative Intersection Levels of Service AM and PM Peak Hours Table 5-11 Cumulative plus Reduced Project Alternative Intersection Levels of Service Saturday Peak-Hour Table 5-12 Reduced Project Alternative Estimated Water Demands (Mixed-Use Retail Development) Table 5-13 Reduced Project Alternative Estimated Water Demands (Kaiser Medical Center) Table 5-14 Weekday and Saturday Peak Hour Intersection LOS for Baseline and Cumulative with Additional Site Access from Merced Street Alternative Table 5-15 Comparison of Impacts among Project Alternatives Environmental Issue Proposed Project viii