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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-02-10 e-packet A GENDA CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REGULAR MEETING MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING COMMUNITY ROOM WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2010 7:00 P.M. PEOPLE OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO You are invited to offer your suggestions. In order that you may know our method of conducting Council business, we proceed as follows: The regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Services Building, Community Room, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, California. Public Comment:For those wishing to address the City Council on any Agenda or non-Agendized item, please complete a Speaker Card located at the entrance to the Council Chamber’s and submit it to the City Clerk. Please be sure to indicate the Agenda Item # you wish to address or the topic of your public comment. 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CONSENT CALENDAR 1.Motion to approve the minutes ofJanuary 6, 2010and January 27, 2010. 2.Motion to confirm the expense claims ofFebruary 10, 2010. 3.Motion to approve minor revisions to adopted South San Francisco Housing Element. 4.Resolution amending page 27 of the City Council Handbook to add aPeninsula TV Expenditure Policy. 5.Resolution authorizing the City Engineer to file an application for federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2010 (ARRA-2) funding and provideassurance of project completion. 6.Resolution authorizing a budget amendment for the expenditure of Tax Increment funds for the acquisition of 356 Grand Avenue and authorizing the City Manager to execute the Purchase and Sale Agreement not to exceed $1.7 million, and adopting findings required by Health and Safety Code Section 33445. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGFEBRUARY 10, 2010 AGENDAPAGE 2 PUBLIC HEARING 7.Gateway Business Park Master Plan Project Location: 700, 750, 800, 850, 900 & 1000 Gateway Boulevard –22.6 Acres Applicant: Chamberlin Associates Case Nos.:P08-0034:GPA-08-0003, ZA08-0003,EIR08-0002, TDM-08-0001 & DA-08-0001 Gateway Business Park Master Plan Project:Environmental Impact Report, General Plan Amendment, Amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, Preliminary Transportation Demand Management Plan, and a request for a Development Agreement, to collectively allow the redevelopment of a 22.6-acre site in the Gateway Specific Plan District in accordance with SSFMC Chapters 20.57, 20.81, 20.84, and 20.120. ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS 8.Resolution updating Sister CityProgram guidelines. 9.Status report and options regarding voluntary or mandatory regulation of use of plastic bags in South San Francisco retail facilities. CLOSEDSESSION 10.Closed Session:Labor Negotiations (Pursuant to Government Code 54957.6) Title: City Manager and City Attorney. 11.Conference with Legal Counsel: Anticipated Litigation: (Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(b)) Significant exposure to litigation: One case. COMMUNITY FORUM ADJOURNMENT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGFEBRUARY 10, 2010 AGENDAPAGE 3 RESOLUTION NO. ____ CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ENGINEER TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR FEDERAL AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2010 (ARRA-2) FUNDING AND PROVIDE ASSURANCE OF PROJECT COMPLETION WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco is submitting an application to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for approximately $2,630,191 in federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2010 (ARRA-2) funding for the City’s 2010 Street Resurfacing Project for the MTC Regional ARRA Program (MTC Resolution No. 3885); and WHEREAS, pursuant to ARRA, and any regulations and/or guidance promulgated thereunder, eligible project sponsors wishing to receive Regional ARRA funds for a project shall submit an application first with the appropriate Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), for review and inclusion in the MPO’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and WHEREAS, the MTC is the MPO for the nine counties of the San Francisco Bay region; and WHEREAS, the MTC has adopted a Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, revised) applicable to federal ARRA fund delivery and has adopted (or is scheduled to adopt) in MTC Resolution No. 3885 such additional requirements as are necessary or appropriate to meet obligations/award deadlines in the ARRA; and WHEREAS, this resolution will authorize the City Engineer to act as the City Manager’s designee to execute and file an application with MTC for ARRA funding for the project; and WHEREAS, if the application is successful, proceeds for the Project will be funded by ARRA and the City shall complete the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby: 1.Provides the City's statement of assurance that it will complete the project. 2.Provides the City’s statement of assurance that it understands that the ARRA funding for the project is fixed at the MTC approved programmed - 1 - amount, and that any cost increases must be funded by the City from other funds, and that the City does not expect any cost increases to be funded with additional ARRA or MTC-programmed funds. 3.Resolves that it understands the funding deadlines associated with these funds and will comply with the applicable provisions and requirements of the Regional ARRA Program (MTC Resolution No. 3885) and Regional Project Funding Delivery Policy (MTC Resolution No. 3606, as revised). 4.Resolves that the Project will be implemented as described in the complete application and in this resolution and, if approved, for the amount programmed in the MTC federal TIP. 5.Resolves that the Project will comply with all the project-specific requirements as set forth in the ARRA and appropriate applicable regulations or guidance. 6.Resolves that there is no legal impediment to the City making applications for funds. 7.Resolves that there is no pending or threatened litigation that might in any way adversely affect the proposed Project or the ability of the City to deliver such Project. 8.Authorizes the City Engineer to execute and file an application with MTC for ARRA funding for the Project as referenced in this resolution. 9.Resolves that a copy of this resolution will be transmitted to the MTC in conjunction with the filing of the application. 10.Resolves that the TMC is requested to support the application for the Project described in the resolution and to include the Project, if approved, in MTC’s TIP. * * * * * I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a meeting held on theday of 2010 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: ATTEST: City Clerk - 2 - Draft GATEWAY BUSINESS PARK TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Prepared for: Chamberlin Associates Prepared by: Fehr & Peers SF08-0349 May 4, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.Introduction........................................................................................................................................................1 Executive Summary.............................................................................................1 Background...........................................................................................1 Purpose......................................................... Project Description................................................................................1 Regulatory Setting..........................................................................................3 2.Existing Transportation System......................................................................................................................5 Transit Service......................................................................................5 Bicycle Facilities............................................................... Pedestrian Facilities..........................................................................................8 3.Transportation Demand Management Program.............................................................................................9 Mode Share Assumptions..............................................................................13 Required Measures............................................................................13 Additional City of South San Francisco Measures..................................................................17 Phasing...............................................................................................19 Enforcement and Financing................................................................................19 4.Compliance with Guidelines and Effectiveness...........................................................................................20 City of South San Francisco Guidelines.................................................................20 City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Guidelines................................................... APPENDICES Appendix A: TDM Program Additional Information and Brochures Appendix B: TDM Program Provision Assumptions Appendix C:Project Trip Generation and Employee Estimates Appendix D: City of South San Francisco Travel Demand Management Requirements Appendix E:City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Transportation Demand Management Measures LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Site Location Context Map...............................................................................2 Figure 2 Project Site Plan..........................................................................................4 Figure 3 Existing Transit Routes and Bicycle Facilities..........................................................................6 Figure 4 Proposed TDM Site Plan..............................................................................12 Figure 5 Proposed Pedestrian Circulation Plan................................................................15 LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Program Measures.................................................... Table 2 Compliance with Guidelines and TDM Program Effectiveness....................................................21 Table B1 TDM Program Quantity Assumptions.......................................................................36 Table C1 Project Trip Generation Estimates...............................................................................38 Table C2 Project Employee Estimates........................................................................38 Table E1 City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Transportation Demand Management Measures...........................................................................................44 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 1. INTRODUCTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report presents a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program for the proposed Gateway Business Park located at the intersection of Oyster Point and Gateway Boulevards in South San Francisco, California. The report identifies TDM measures to achieve 40 percent alternative mode use credits for the Parks employees, as required by the City of South San Francisco (SSF). The TDM Prog of Governments of San Mateo County (C/CAG) requirement, mitigating all new peak-hour trips based on the C/CAG trip credit guidelines. BACKGROUND With the Gateway Business Park Master Plan, Chamberlin Associates has proposed a re-envisioning of a successful, yet underutilized, corporate campus location. The n phased and incremental replacement of low-scale buildings with a modern, energy-efficient, higher density development that prioritizes the pedestrian and provides significant open space opportunities. The hig development also represents the highest and best use of this campus in this high-demand life sciences employment cluster. The new Business Park, at build-out, would office and research and development space, replacing the existin TDM Program to identify measures to reduce the number of single- impact generated by the proposed project. PURPOSE The purpose of this TDM Program is to develop a set of strategies, measures, and incentives to encourage future employees of Gateway Business Park to walk, bicycle, use public transportation, carpool, or use other alternatives to driving alone when traveling to and from work. In general, TDM supports more mobility by using existing transportation systems, boosts economic efficiency of the current transportation infrastructure, improves air quality, saves energy, and reduces traffic congestion. Convenience and cost are the primary factors that affect a persons choice of transportation mode. Measures that work well for some people or types of businesses do not work as well for others. Therefore, an effective TDM Program needs to provide multiple options and incentives that are flexible enough to allow customization to meet the varied needs of individual employees and employers. This program presents an array of proven strategies and measures used in the Bay Area under a flexible implementation plan that can meet the needs of the future tenants of Gateway Business Park. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The project site is located at the intersection of Oyster Point and Gateway Boulevards in South San Francisco, CA, as shown on Figure 1. Office and research and development (R&D) tenants would occupy the Business Park. 1 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 The proposed project will provide approximately 3,100 total parking spaces. The floor area ratio (FAR) of the proposed project will be 1.25. A site plan for the proposed project is shown on Figure 2. The proposed project is estimated to generate 1,640 AM peak hour trips, 1,500 PM peak hour trips, and 11,130 1 daily trips from an estimated 4,080 employees. REGULATORY SETTING 23 The TDM Program is based on guidelines provided by SSF and C/CAG, the local Congestion Management Agency for San Mateo County. City of South San Francisco Guidelines The SSF guidelines for TDM Programs require that all projects that generate greater than 100 daily trips obtain a required alternative mode use goal of 28 percent, based on a list of 15 required TDM Program measures. This alternative mode use goal is required to be monitored and report travel habits. More stringent alternative mode use goals are required for projects that seek densities above set FAR thresholds, based on land use. The proposed project is located within the Gateway Specific Plan district is 1.25, and the proposed project is seeking this maximum. This FAR, in exceeding the citywide office park TDM threshold of 1.0 FAR, requires an alternative mode use share of 40 percent per SSF guide City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County Guidelines C/CAG guidelines require developments that generate 100 or more net new peak hour trips to implemen measures that have the capacity to mitigate all new peak hour trips, based on C/CAG programmatic trip credits. 1 See Appendix C for proposed project trip generation and employe 2 City of South San Francisco, Municipal Code, Chapter 20.120, 2006. 3 City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, Revised C/CAG Guidelines for the Implementation of the Land Use Component of the Congestion Management Program, 2004. 3 Gateway Boulevard Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 2. EXISTING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM This chapter describes the existing transportation system in the project vicinity, including the transit services and facilities, bicycle facilities, and pedestrian facilities. TRANSIT SERVICE The project site is not directly served by rail or bus transit services; however, three transit agencies (Caltrain, BART, and SamTrans) provide commuter rail and bus service near the project site. Pedestrian accessibility to BART and Caltrain stations is poor and inconvenient and no SamTrans bus service exists east of US-101 in South San Francisco. The project site must rely on supplementary shuttle services to connect employees on campus with BART and Caltrain stations. Because no direct connection exists to serve employees who use SamTrans, these employees must connect with existing Caltrain or BART stations to ride shuttles to and from work. The existing transit services are shown on Figure 3 and d Rail Service Caltrain and BART provide rail transportation services to a variety of regional destinations such as San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose. BART service frequencies average about once every 15 minutes during the AM (6:00  9:00 AM) and PM (4:00  7:00 PM) commute periods and about once Caltrain frequencies vary between 20, 35, and 40 minutes in the northbound direction during the AM commute period (6:00  9:00 AM). During the PM commute period (4:00  7:00 PM), southbound frequencies vary between 20 and 40 minutes. Less frequent service, about once every hour, is provided during off-peak periods. Caltrain The current South San Francisco Caltrain Station is located underneath the interchange of East Grand Avenue and US-101 approximately 1.1 miles from the project site. Only local and some limited (skip-stop) trains stop at this station, approximately every twenty minutes to an hour. There are no plans to have express (Baby Bullet) service stops at this station now or in the future. In the near future, Caltrain and South San Francisco plan on moving the South San Francisco Caltrain station several hundred feet to the south to greatly improve pedestrian, bike, transit/shuttle accessibility, as well as passenger waiting area and platform amenities. A new pedestrian underpass at this station is planned. BART In addition to Caltrain, South San Francisco employees have access to BART, a regional, rail rapid transit service provided by the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). The South San Francisco BART Station is located approximately 3.7 miles from the project site. In 2003, BART completed its South San Francisco BART station near El Camino Real and the Kaiser Permanente Medical Facility on the west side of the City of South San Francisco. 5 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 Shuttle Service As shown in Figure 3, the East of 101 Area relies on supplementa the BART and Caltrain stations. The Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance operates the Oyster Point Shuttles to BART and Caltrain. Genentech also operates a shuttl service exists east of US-101 in South San Francisco. Because no direct connection exists to serve em who use SamTrans, these travelers must connect with existing Caltrain or BART stations to ride shuttles to and from the East of 101 Area. Appendix A includes timetables for t Oyster Point BART Shuttle The Oyster Point BART Shuttle provides service between the South San Francisco BART station and the Oyster Point area office buil with eight shuttles from/to the station, approximately every 24 minutes in the morning (6:32 AM  9:17 AM) and nine shuttles, approximat every 27 minutes in the evening (3:36 PM  7:09 PM). The closes shuttle stop locations are at 1120 Veterans Boulevard, approxima 0.1 miles from the project site, and at the intersection of Oyst Boulevard and Eccles Avenue, approximately 0.2 miles from the project site. Currently there are limited sidewalks from the pr to both shuttle stops. However, there is a new crosswalk planne across Oyster Point Boulevard at the Veterans Boulevard crossing, and new sidewalks planned along Oyster Point Boulevard in conjunction with the 180 and 200 Oyster Point Boulevard developments. Oyster Point Caltrain Shuttle The Oyster Point Caltrain Shuttle provides service between the South San Francisco Caltrain station and the Oyster Point area office buildings every 28 minutes in the morning (5:44 AM  9:29 AM) and approximately every 34 minutes in the evening (3:14 PM  7:00 PM). Shuttle stops are shared with the Oyster Point BART Shuttle, as outlined above. Gateway Area Caltrain Shuttle The Gateway Area Caltrain Shuttle, operated by Genentech, provides service between the Millbrae Caltrain Station and the Gateway area office buildings with ten shuttles, approximately every 20 minutes in the morning (6:37 AM  9:36 AM) and ten shuttles, approximately every 30 minutes in the evening PM). The closest shuttle stop location is at 700 Gateway Boulev front of the project site. 7 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 Bus Service SamTrans is the transit authority for San Mateo County that provides both local and regional bus service, primarily to San Mateo County locations. SamTrans does not provide direct service to the project site or areas east of Highway 101. The closest bus stop is located at the intersection of Airport Boulevard/Baden Avenue, approximately 1.3 miles from the project site. SamTrans Route 292 provides bus service between the Hillsdale Shopping Center, in San Mateo, and the Transbay Terminal, in downtown San Francisco. This bus route operates along Airport Boulevard, within South San Francisco, and stops at Airport Boulevard/Baden Avenue. The hours of operation are 5:00 AM to 2:00 AM on weekdays and weekends. Buses run approximately every 25 minutes. Taxi Service The Downtown Dasher Taxi Service provides free taxi vouchers bet South San Francisco job sites east of Highway 101 and the downto area of South San Francisco in the middle of the day (11:00 AM  2:00 PM). The Downtown Dasher is operated by Peninsula Yellow Cab of South San Francisco and managed by the Alliance. Employees who wish to us service need employer-provided vouchers and trip reservations before 10:00 AM. Currently there is no cost to employers for providing the Downtown Dasher service. Appendix A includes a brochure with more information on this program. BICYCLE FACILITIES Bicycle facilities include bike paths (Class I), bike lanes (Cla routes (Class III). Bike paths are paved trails that are separated from roadways. Bike lanes are lanes on roadways designated for use by bicycles with striping, pavement legends, and signs. Bike routes are roadways that are designated for bicycle use by signs only and may or may not incl pavement width for cyclists. Near the project site, bike lanes are provided on Sister Cities Point Boulevard, Gateway Boulevard, and East Grand Avenue, as shown on Figure 3. Gateway Boulevard and Airport Boulevard are also desi bicycle routes. The San Francisco Bay Trail, part of a planned 400-mile system of trails encircling the Bay, is located close to the project site and provides access to the Oys PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES Pedestrian facilities include sidewalks, crosswalks, trails, and pedestrian signals. Near the project site, sidewalks are located on both sides of Oyster Point Boulevard. Limited crosswalks are provided at nearby signalized intersections. A segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail is located to the north o approximately 0.2 miles away, and hugs the Bay shoreline, as shown on Figure 3. The Bay Trail is a public pedestrian and bicycle trail that around the entire San Francisco Bay. Currently, there are gaps in the trail to the north, above Brisbane, and just south of South San Francisco. 8 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 3. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM The TDM Program elements for the Gateway Business Park TDM Program include on-site amenities that encourage the use of alternative modes of travel, participation in associations that promote commute alternatives to the single-occupant vehicle, and parking measures. The menu of strategies includes appropriate TDM measures that will satisfy SSF and C/CAG guidelines. Table 1 summarizes the TDM measures, which are described in detail below. Figure 4 presents a summary of the p features. Final locations for TDM measures will be determined with building tenants. TABLE 1 GATEWAY BUSINESS PARK TRANSPORTATION DEMAND PROGRAM MEASURES City of South San Francisco TDM Measure Description Municipal Code Required Site Design Features Bicycle storage will be provided on-site as racks, cages, locker Secure Bicycle Storage 20.120.040 (A, B) inside, at discretion of Landlord. A well-lit path or sidewalk will be provided on site to the most Direct Route to Transit 20.120.040 (E) route to the nearest transit or shuttle stop from the building. Free Carpool/Vanpool Free parking spaces will be provided for carpools and vanpools. 20.120.040 (F, K) Parking Passenger Loading A loading zone for vanpool and carpool rides will be provided ne 20.120.040 (I) Zones building entrances. Pedestrian Lighted paths and sidewalks will be provided between the buildin 20.120.040 (E, J) Connections parking areas, and Gateway and Oyster Point Boulevards. Preferential Carpool Preferential parking spaces will be provided for carpools. 20.120.040 (K) Parking Preferential Vanpool Preferential parking spaces will be provided for vanpools. 20.120.040 (K) Parking Showers/Clothes Six shower facilities with clothing lockers will be provided thr20.120.040 (M) Lockers campus, with shower access available to all employees. Shuttle Program The tenants will be able to use the Oyster Point BART Shuttle to20.120.040 (N) the South San Francisco BART Station, and the Gateway Area Caltrain and Oyster Point Caltrain Shuttles to/from the South San Francis Caltrain Station. Information Boards and The building lobbies, employee break rooms, or other common area20.120.040 (H) Kiosks will include permanent displays of commute alternative informati Required Supporting Features Designated Employer The tenants of the building will designate an individual TDM Coo20.120.040 (D) Contact  ETC (TDM (or may share a coordinator with other tenants). Coordinators) 9 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 Carpool/Vanpool The TDM Coordinator will provide ride-matching services for carp20.120.040 (C) Matching Services and vanpool users through 511.org and/or an internal program. Guaranteed Ride Employees will be able to utilize the Alliances free guaranteed20.120.040 (G) Home Program home program for emergencies via taxicabs or rental cars. Promotional Programs The TDM Coordinator will provide new employee orientation packet20.120.040 (L) (Quarterly) flyers, posters, email, and educational programs on a quarterly This may include a lunchtime transportation options fair with the Alliance and transportation providers participating. Transportation Options Shuttle maps and schedules will be posted on campus and on the 20.120.040 (L) for Visitors (Maps and tenant websites for visitor use, if available. The TDM Coordinator will Schedules); On-site offer on-site assistance to visitors. Assistance Transportation The tenants will join the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance. 20.120.040 (O) Management Association Participation (Alliance) Biannual Employee The TDM Coordinator will administer a biannual survey to determi20.120.040 (O) Commute Survey alternative transportation mode use and opportunities to TDM str adjustments. New Employee Transportation options will be outlined in the tenants employee 20.120.040 (L) Orientation Packet handbook, or on an intranet site, etc. Commute Alternatives Brochure racks will be provided in public spaces within each building. 20.120.040 (L) Brochure Rack (Maps and Schedules) Spare the Air The TDM Coordinator will promote this program to combat air poll20.120.040 (L) Promotion in the San Francisco Bay Area (when some transit agencies will sponsor free transit rides). Rideshare Week The TDM Coordinator will promote carpooling and vanpooling as an20.120.040 (L) Promotion alternative form of transportation during a Rideshare Promotion Additional Site Design Features Land Dedication for Land will be dedicated for transit/bus shelters to protect emplo20.120.050 (E) Transit/Bus Shelter South San Francisco winds. Bicycle Connections Bicycle connections will be provided to bicycle parking areas fr20.120.050 (B) bicycle routes. Additional Supporting Features Subsidized Transit The tenants will subsidize transit tickets by offering pre-tax p 20.120.050 (A) Tickets deductions for Commuter Checks or directly providing Commuter Checks as an employee benefit. On-Site Amenities Employees will be made aware of services that can be provided on-site, 20.120.050 (F) (from e-Concierge) for example: dry cleaning, groceries, prescriptions, and caterin through e-Concierge or other similar services. Subsidized Bicycle The tenants will subsidize bicycle commuters by offering $20-a-m20.120.050 (A) Commuters tax-free reimbursement for their employees for bicycle-related expenses. 10 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 On-Site and Nearby Open space will be provided for on-site recreation opportunities20.120.050 (J) Open Space Bay Trail recreation opportunities are also easily accessed from campus. On-Site Transit Sales Transit ticket sales will be provided on-site via Commuter Check direct 20.120.050 (F) deposit. Nearby Amenity: Employees can use nearby YMCA childcare center. 20.120.050 (F) Childcare Center Nearby Amenity: Cafe Existing off-site Specialties Café 20.120.050 (F) Telecommuting The tenants will provide opportunities and the ability for their employees 20.120.050 (H) to work off-site when feasible. Downtown Dasher The tenants will be able to use the free Downtown Dasher lunchtime 20.120.050 (J) taxi service. Video Conferencing Conference rooms on campus (at least one per building) will supp20.120.050 (J) Centers video conferencing. Motorcycle Parking Dedicated motorcycle parking spaces will be provided in the garages. 20.120.050 (J) Flextime Tenants will allow employees to work a varied work schedule wher20.120.050 (J) feasible. Develop Transportation Each tenant will develop an action plan with the Alliance. 20.120.050 (J) Action Plan with the Transportation Management Association Connections to Future Tenants will be able to use shuttles with connections to a future ferry 20.120.050 (J) Ferry Service service. Source: City of South San Francisco, 2008, City/County Association of Governments San Mateo County 2004, and Fehr & Peers, 2008. 11 Gateway Boulevard Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 MODE SHARE ASSUMPTIONS Based on a review of TDM Programs and employee travel surveys for comparable sites in South San Francisco, the TDM Program assumes the following composition of the required 40 percent alternative mode share for the 4,080 campus employees: Transit: 14% (571 employees) Carpool: 14% (571 employees) Vanpool: 4.5% (184 employees) Bicycle: 2.5% (102 employees) Flextime: 2.5% (102 employees) Telecommute: 2% (82 employees) Motorcycle/Scooter: 0.5% (20 employees) The quantity and distribution of the TDM strategies presented in this chapter reflect this assumption. Should employee surveys suggest the 40 percent mode share has a different distribution, the allocation of the TDM strategies, and additional or substitute strategies, may be appropriate. REQUIRED MEASURES Site Design Features Bicycle Parking The Landlord will provide bicycle parking based on tenant needs. Parking provision options include bicycle racks, bicycle lockers, bicycle cages in the parking garages, or in-office accommodation. Figure 4 includes proposed bicycle parking locations. Direct Route to Transit Well-lit paths will be provided utilizing the most direct route to the nearest transit or shuttle stop from the different buildings. These paths are shown in Figure 5. Free Parking for Carpools and Vanpools Free parking will be provided for all carpools and vanpools. Passenger Loading Zones A passenger loading zone for a carpool or vanpool drop-off will be provided convenient to all buildings. Parking stalls convenient to building entrances will be time-restricted to allow vehicles to drop-off/pick-up passengers. See Figure 4 for potential drop-off areas. 13 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 Pedestrian Connections On-site pedestrian facilities will be provided, including on-street sidewalks and lighted paths between the buildings, parking areas, and Gateway and Oyster Point Boulevards. These connections are shown in Figure 5. Preferential Carpool and Vanpool Parking Ten percent of garage parking spaces will be reserved for carpoo and convenient locations, per City requirements. These preferential spaces will discourage single-occupant vehicle trips and improve accessibility for those sharing vehicl Business Park, these spaces maybe underused. Therefore, carpool/vanpool spaces may have single occupancy vehicles allowed after 10 AM, thereby also promoting flextime. Shower and Locker Facilities Shower and locker facilities will help promote cycling as an alternative commute option. Shower facilities (mens and womens) will be provided in three of the campus buildings, facility will include one shower and 8 clothing lockers, available on a first-come, first-served basis. Shuttle Program In addition to the existing shuttle stop, two new stops are proposed for the Gateway Business Park: one on Gateway Boulevard and one on Oyster Point Boulevard, as shown in Figure 4. Caltrain and BART shuttles provide service from the South San Francisco Caltrain and BART stations to the Gateway Business Park. Information Boards and Kiosks An information kiosk/board will be located in employee break rooms or other common gathering areas (i.e., building lobby). The kiosk will contain information on shuttles, SamTrans, Caltrain, BART, VTA, Downtown Dasher, e-Concierge online amenities, vanpool organizations, bicycle routes, and other transportation options information. The TDM Coordinator will be in charge of updating information. Supporting Features TDM Coordinators The lease agreement between the owner and tenants will state that the tenants will designate a TDM Coordinator for the site. The TDM Coordinator will promote the TDM Program, activities, and features to all employees, and will conduct the monitoring/reporting process. The TDM Coordinator will develop an on-site transportation information center with SamTrans, BART, and Caltrain schedules a information via new employee orientation packets, flyers, posters, email, and/or educational programs. The TDM Coordinators role will also include actively marketing alternative mode use, administering the carpool and vanpool matching program, promoting special programs such as Bike-to-Work Day or Carpool Week, and overseeing the guaranteed ride home program (working with a local taxi service or rental car agencies) TDM Coordinator will also conduct biannual employee commute surveys to identify the need for mode specific promotional material and educational programs. 14 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 Carpool/Vanpool Matching Services Carpools in the Bay Area consist of two or more people riding in one vehicle for commute purposes. Vanpools provide similar commuting benefits as carpools, though a vanpool consists of seven to 15 passengers, including the driver, and the vehicle is either owned by one of the vanpoolers or leased from a vanpool rental company. The TDM Coordinator will provide an Internet link to the 511.org Rideshare website to access ride matching services. The TDM Coordinator will also administer an on-site c employees and maintain a list of available vanpools that provide service between the Gateway Business Park offices and various points in the Bay Area. Guaranteed Ride Home A common reason that employees do not use alternative modes (i.e., carpool, vanpool, or transit) is the inability to leave work unexpectedly for a family emergency or the fear of being stranded if they need to work late. One TDM element that allays these fears is the Alliances Guaranteed Ride Home program. With this program, employees can use a taxi service, rental car or other means to get home and the employer pays for the service. The lease agreement will state that the tenants must participate in the Alliances Guaranteed Ride Home program, which will be managed by the TDM Coordinator. Employees who wish to use the service will contact the TDM Coordinator to make the travel arrangements. Promotional Programs Promotional programs include new employee orientation packets outlining alternative transportation options and an orientation program, which will explain the importance and benefits of using alternative transportation modes. Other annual or quarterly events could include commute fair where various transit organizations can set up marketing booths during lunch and encourage other events like B Transportation Options for Visitors (Maps and Schedules); On-sit Visitors to Gateway Business Park will also be able to use the on-site transportation amenities. Maps and schedules will be available online and tenant TDM Coordinators will offer on-site assistance. TMA Membership Tenants will participate with the Peninsula Traffic Congestion Relief Alliance, with provides ongoing supp alternative commute programs. The TDM Coordinator will work with the Alliance to create a Transportation Action Plan for each tenant. Biannual Employee Commute Survey The TDM Program will be performance-based and the alternative mode use will be monitored annually, beginning one year after tenant occupancy. The alternative mode use and g come from statistically valid employee surveys. The TDM Coordinator may use information from the employee surveys to adjust existing or implement new TDM Program measures. The TDM Coordinator will submit the annual survey to the SSF Economic Development Director. The TDM Coordinator will also work with SSF Economic Development staff to document the effectiveness of the TDM Program through triennial reporting. Independent consultants, retained by the City and paid for by the tenants, will measure, through observation, the alternative mode use achieved at Gateway Business Park every thr occupancy. If the alternative mode use goals are not achieved, the TDM Coordinator will provide an explanation of how and why the goal has not been reached and a detailed description of additional measures that will be 16 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 adopted to attain the required mode use. The independent consultants will submit the findings of the triennial survey to the SSF Economic Development Director. New Employee Orientation Packet Orientation packets will provide information on TDM Program benefits. Packets will include (but not be limited to) information on carpool/vanpool options, shuttle services, Downtown Dasher, and bicycle options. Commute Alternatives Brochure Rack (Maps and Schedules) Brochure racks will be in public spaces in buildings, for example break rooms or lobbies. They will provide information on transportation options and upcoming events, such as Bike to Work Day. The TDM Coordinator will maintain and update the brochure racks with current informa Spare the Air Promotion The TDM Coordinator will notify employees of Spare the Air days (as declared for the Bay Area region) and associated transit promotions. Prizes may be offered for non-SOV travel on these days to encourage participation. Rideshare Week Promotion The TDM Coordinator will promote and encourage ridesharing during a Rideshare Week Promotion. The TDM Coordinator may offer prizes as incentives for ridesharing. ADDITIONAL CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO MEASURES Site Design Features Land Dedication for Transit/Bus Shelter Shuttle pull out areas and shelters will be provided at campus s Francisco create uncomfortable waiting conditions; therefore, shelters are necessary to encourage tr ridership. Bicycle Connections Bicycle connections will be provided to connect bicycle routes to building entrances and bicycle storage facilities. These connections are shown on Figure 4. Supporting Features Subsidized Transit Tickets The TDM Coordinator will facilitate tenant participation in the (http://www.commutercheck.com/), which provides vouchers that can be redeemed online for transit passes and tickets, vanpool fares, or park and ride lot costs at BART/Caltrain stations. The Commuter Check credit will be provided tax-free to employees that ride transit to work in amounts up to $230 per month (amount determined by 17 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 the IRS (IRS Tax Code Section 132(f) - Qualified Transportation Fringe)). Tenants may also elect to subsidize fully Commuter Checks as an employee benefit. 511.org has an outreach program to help employers get started. Subsidy for Bicycle Commuters The TDM Coordinator will facilitate tenant participation in bicycle commuter subsidies via the Commuter Check for ). As of January 1, 2009, Bicycling Program (see http://www.commutercheck.com/employers/bicyclebenefit.aspx employees who regularly use their bicycles to get to and from work are eligible for up to a $20-a-month, tax-free reimbursement from their employers for bicycle-related expenses. Employers will in turn be able to deduct the expense from federal taxes. On-site Amenities Tenants will make employees aware of on-site amenities that may be provided by e-Concierge, or other similar online service providers. E-Concierge is an online service that provides food, catering, groceries, banking, real estate, haircut and salon, laundry and dry cleaning, errands, daycare, and many more convenient amenities by reservation/ request on work sites (see http://www.britanniassfcommute.org/concierge.html). Appendix A includes a flyer with more information on this service. On-site Retail or Childcare The Landlord or Tenant will provide an on-site retail, restaurant, or childcare establishment, which is still to be determined. On-site Open Space Parking has been consolidated into structures allowing for a Ce and visitors to gather and exercise. On-site Transit Sales Commuter Checks will be available online through Commuter Check Direct, a service that will deliver the transit passes directly to the employees home or office. Nearby Childcare Center The nearby Peninsula Family YMCA childcare center at 559 Gateway Boulevard will provide convenient childcare. The YMCA center has capacity for 100 infants, toddlers, and preschool children. Nearby Café and Restaurant Specialties Café, located at 701 Gateway Boulevard, provides breakfast, lunch, and catering options for tenants and is within walking distance. The Embassy Suites Hotel Two Fifty Restaurant, located at 250 Gateway Boulevard, provides upscale dining within walking distance. Telecommuting Where feasible, tenants will provide the opportunity for their employees to work off-site with the necessary infrastructure, i.e. Internet access and internal data access. 18 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 Downtown Dasher The Downtown Dasher is a free midday taxi service that operates between the hours of 11 AM and 2 PM. The reservation-only service offers transportation to two stops in the downtown area of South San Francisco. The Downtown Dasher taxi service requires a voucher and a trip reservation, which can be arranged through the TDM Coordinator. Video Conferencing Centers The use of live video connections may serve as a substitute for trips to the Business Park. Video connections will be feasible in all campus conference rooms, with computer and video technology to be provided by the tenants. Motorcycle/Scooter Parking Twenty motorcycle parking spaces will be provided in the parking garages. Up to eight motorcycles can park within a vehicle parking space, making this parking an efficient use of space in the garages. Flextime Where feasible, tenants will offer flextime options such as compressed workweeks and alternative work hours. As noted above, employees arriving after 10 AM will be eligible to park in available carpool and vanpool preferential parking locations. Connections to Future Ferry Service South San Francisco ferry service is expected to begin in September 2009. Tenants will be able to access the ferry service via expanded shuttles to/from the ferry terminal. PHASING The Gateway Business Park redevelopment will be incremental and phased. As such, the implementation of the TDM Program will be incremental to reflect the number and nature of employees within each development The full TDM program will be deployed with full build out. Appendix B presents a set of provision assumptions associated with each strategy. This includes provision requirements such as carpool/vanpool parking (10% of parking provisions). These assumptions may be referenced in each phase to determine incremental site design features as appropriate. Most of the supporting features are exring only tenant enrollment) or will be established with each new tenant. ENFORCEMENT AND FINANCING Landlord will prepare lease language for all tenants that requir Business Park (multiple tenants may share one TDM Coordinator), membership in the Alliance, and compliance with and implementation of the TDM Program. Tenants may implement the TDM Program with different additional measures, so long as the programmatic credits from the replaceme programmatic credits of the measures identified by this plan, as described in Appendix E. Tenants no requirements may be subjected to penalties per the lease. The Gateway Business Park TDM Program will be funded through tenant payments and Alliance grants, which pay up to 50 percent of bicycle facility and Guaranteed Ride Home Program costs. 19 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 4. COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES AND EFFECTIVENESS As noted in the Regulatory Setting section of Chapter 1, the TDM Program must comply with SSF and C/CAG Guidelines. These guidelines and effectiveness standards are described below. CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO GUIDELINES The SSF Guidelines require the Gateway Business Park TDM Program to achieve a 40 percent alternative mode use credit. According to the SSF Guidelines, the TDM Program will implement all required and several additional TDM measures. Based on calculations of C/CAG trip credits, as shown in Table 2, the TDM Program will provide for 4,459 alternative mode use credit trips, which represents slightly more than 40 percent of the estimated 11,130 total daily project trips. Assumptions for the TDM Program quantities are included in Appendix B. The TDM Program will therefore meet SSF TDM requirements by providing all required measures and meeting the required 40 percent alternative mode use based on the calculated credits. CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY GUIDELINES C/CAG Guidelines require the Gateway Business Park TDM Program to have the capacity to reduce fully the 4 demand for new peak hour trips. According to C/CAG Guidelines, the amount of “new” peak hour trips is calculated based on standard rates developed by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). Applying ITE rates, the proposed project is estimated to generate 1,250 new AM peak hour trips, 1,130 new PM peak hour 5 trips, and 8,420 new daily trips from an estimated 4,080 employees. According to C/CAG trip credits, the Gateway Business Park TDM Program will have the capacity to reduce the demand for peak hour trips by 4,459 trips, as shown in Table 2. This is in excess of the maximum number of AM or PM peak hour trips calculated using ITE estimates (1,250 and 1,130 trips, respectively). The Gateway Business Park TDM Program therefore exceeds C/CAG requirements. 4 “New” is defined as in excess of existing land use trip generation. 5 See Appendix C for project trip generation and employee estimates. 20 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 TABLE 2 COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINES AND TDM PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS City of South C/CAG C/CAG TDM Measure San Francisco Amount Credit Rate Trip Municipal Code Credits Required Site Design Features Bicycle Parking  Long Term (Class I) 20.120.040 (A) 36 n/a n/a Bicycle Parking  Short Term (Class II) 20.120.040 (B) 26 n/a n/a Total Secure Bicycle Storage 20.120.040 (A, B) 62 .33 20 Direct Route to Transit 20.120.040 (E) 3 n/a n/a Free Carpool/Vanpool Parking 20.120.040 (F, K) 100% n/a n/a Passenger Loading Zones 20.120.040 (I) 6 n/a n/a Pedestrian Connections 20.120.040 (E, J) 6 5 30 Preferential Carpool Parking 20.120.040 (K) 286 2 572 26 10 260 Preferential Vanpool Parking 20.120.040 (K) 6 10 60 Showers/Clothes Lockers 20.120.040 (M) Additional Credit for Combination with Bicycle Lockers 1 5 5 20.120.040 (A, B, M) Shuttle Program 20.120.040 (N) 571 1 571 Additional Credit for Combination with Guaranteed Ride 20.120.040 (G, N) 571 1 571 Home Program 6 5 30 Information Boards and Kiosks 20.120.040 (H) Required Supporting Features Carpool/Vanpool Matching Services 20.120.040 (C) 26 7 182 Designated Employer Contact  ETC (TDM Coordinator) 20.120.040 (D) 1 16 16 Guaranteed Ride Home Program 20.120.040 (G) 1,326 1 1,326 Promotional Programs (Quarterly) 20.120.040 (L) 1 1 1 Transportation Options for Visitors (Maps and Schedules); On-20.120.040 (L) 1 1 1 site Assistance Transportation Management Association Participation (Alliance) 20.120.040 (O) 1 5 5 Biannual Employee Commute Survey 20.120.040 (O) 1 3 3 1 1 1 New Employee Orientation Packet 20.120.040 (L) 6 1 6 Commute Alternatives Brochure Rack (Maps and Schedules) 20.120.0 1 1 1 Spare the Air Promotion 20.120.040 (L) Rideshare Week Promotion 20.120.040 (L) 1 1 1 Subtotal of Required Measures 3,662 trip credits 21 Gateway Business Park Transportation Demand Management Program Final, April 2009 Additional Site Design Features 3 n/a n/a Land Dedication for Transit Shelter 20.120.050 (E) 1 5 5 Bicycle Connections 20.120.050 (B) Additional Supporting Features Subsidized Transit Tickets 20.120.050 (A) 571 1 571 On-Site Amenities (from E-Concierge) 20.120.050 (F) 7 5 35 Subsidized Bicycle Commuters 20.120.050 (A) 102 1 102 On-Site Amenities (to be determined) 20.120.050 (F) 1 5 5 On-Site Open Space 20.120.050 (J) 1 1 1 On-Site Transit Sales 20.120.050 (F) 1 1 1 Nearby Amenity: Childcare Center 20.120.050 (J) 1 1 1 Nearby Amenity: Cafes/Restaurants 20.120.050 (J) 2 1 2 Telecommuting 20.120.050 (H) 82 .33 27 Downtown Dasher 20.120.050 (J) 1 5 5 Video Conferencing Centers 20.120.050 (J) 1 5 5 Motorcycle Parking 20.120.050 (J) 20 n/a n/a Flextime 20.120.050 (J) 102 .20 20 Develop Transportation Action Plan with the Transportation 20.120.050 (J) 1 10 10 Management Association Connections to Future Ferry Service 20.120.050 (J) 1 1 1 Additional Credit for Providing Ten or more TDM Program 20.120.050 (J) 1 5 5 Measures Subtotal of Additional Measures 797 Total TDM Program Measures 4,459 40% Daily Alternative Mode Use Trip Credit Target 4,450 Source: City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, 2004; City of South San Francisco, 2007; and Fehr & Peers, 2008. 22 APPENDIX A: TDM PROGRAM ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND BROCHURES 23 Millbrae Caltrain/BART GenenBus - Gateway Campus Please note: Only Caltrain information is listed. NB/SB: Northbound / Southbound, BB: "Baby Bullet" Express train; Route extends to Gilroy Limited: Does not stop at all stations - see Caltrain schedule, Local: Train stops at ALL stations. Stop Location: Bus Bay 6, on the BART Side of the station Depart 690 Train Type Train Number Train Arrival Millbrae B83 300 Gateway Gateway Station NB BB 305 6:24 AM 6:26 AM 6:37 AM 6:39 AM 6:40 AM NB BB 309 6:45 AM 6:50 AM 7:01 AM 7:03 AM 7:04 AM NB Limited 207 6:59 AM 7:02 AM 7:13 AM 7:15 AM 7:16 AM NB Limited/BB 211/313 7:17 AM / 7:24 AM 7:26 AM 7:37 AM 7:39 AM 7:40 AM NB BB 319 7:45 AM 7:50 AM 8:02 AM 8:04 AM 8:05 AM NB Limited (G) 217 7:59 AM 8:02 AM 8:13 AM 8:15 AM 8:16 AM NB Limited/BB 221/323 7:17 AM / 8:24 AM 8:26 AM 8:37 AM 8:39 AM 8:40 AM NB BB 329 8:45 AM 8:50 AM 9:02 AM 9:04 AM 9:05 AM NB Limited (G) 227 8:59 AM 9:02 AM 9:13 AM 9:15 AM 9:16 AM NB Limited 231 9:17 AM 9:25 AM 9:36 AM 9:38 AM 9:39 AM NB Limited 233 9:41 AM 9:53 AM - 10:08 AM - NB Limited 237 10:41 AM 10:53 AM - 11:08 AM - NB Limited 241 11:41 AM 11:53 AM - 12:08 PM - Arrive Millbrae Train 300 Gateway B83 690 Gateway Train Departure Train Type Station Number - 1:34 PM - 1:49 PM 1:55 PM 252 SB Limited - 2:34 PM - 2:49 PM 2:55 PM 256 SB Limited - 3:10 PM - 3:25 PM 3:31 PM 158 SB Local 3:30 PM 3:31 PM 3:33 PM 3:49 PM 3:55 PM 260 SB Limited 4:00 PM 4:01 PM 4:03 PM 4:19 PM 4:25 PM 362 SB BB 4:25 PM 4:26 PM 4:28 PM 4:43 PM 4:49 PM / 4:56 PM 368/266 SB BB 4:50 PM 4:51 PM 4:53 PM 5:08 PM 5:14 PM 270 SB Limited (G) 5:05 PM 5:06 PM 5:08 PM 5:24 PM 5:30 PM 372 SB BB 5:25 PM 5:26 PM 5:27 PM 5:43 PM 5:49 PM / 5:56 PM 378/276 SB BB 5:45 PM 5:46 PM 5:48 PM 6:06 PM 6:14 PM 280 SB Limited 6:05 PM 6:06 PM 6:08 PM 6:24 PM 6:30 PM 382 SB BB 6:25 PM 6:26 PM 6:28 PM 6:43 PM 6:49 PM / 6:56 PM 386/284 SB BB 6:50 PM 6:51 PM 6:53 PM 7:08 PM 7:14 PM 288 SB Limited - 7:32 PM - 7:47 PM 7:54 PM / 7:53 PM 190 / 189 SB/NB Local - 8:32 PM - 8:47 PM 8:54 PM 192 SB Local - 9:32 PM - 9:47 PM 9:54 PM 194 SB Local Please contact the gRide Hotline with any questions at x55000, or email [email protected] Visit our website at gride.gene.com. Schedule subject to change upon notice. Issue Date: March 24 2008 EMERGENCY RIDE HOME PROGRAM Are you ready to improve recruitment and retention rates, reduce parking congestion, and attract employees from a wider area, whi providing a subsidized, low cost benefit to your employees? Do it all with the AllianceÈs Emergency Ride Home Program Most employees choose to drive their own personal vehicle to wor because they donÈt want to be stranded at work should an emergency arise.With the Emergency Ride Home program, employees are given the assurance that, in the case of an emergency, they will be provided with a free taxi ride or a 24-h car rental. We pay 75% of the ride! The participating employer pays the remaining 25%. Historically program costs remain very low because emergencies are infrequent. The Alliance can help you design easy administratio policies that prevent program abuse. Employer cost of one Emergency Ride Home: average $12 Trusting your employer will be there for you in an emergency: Priceless TheAlliance does all the work . If you have any questions or are unsure if your company could benefit from this or other no to low cost commute programs, contact us at 650-588-8170 or via email at [email protected]. Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program Attention Bicycle Commuters Get A Free One Hour Bike And Pedestrian Safety Workshop At Your Jobsite This Fun, Energizing Workshop Includes:  Tips on including Bicycling as a safe, stress relieving commute mode  Coverage of Traffic Laws for Bicyclists, Pedestrians, and Motorists around Bicyclists and Pedestrians  Basic Bicycle Maintenance Tips  Free bicycle related Door Prizes Ask Your Employer To Give Us A Call, And The ALLIANCE Will Do The Rest!!! 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TABLE C2 PROJECT EMPLOYEE ESTIMATES Land Use ITE CodeAmount Unit Employees Per ksf Employees Office 710 480 ksf 4 1,920 Research and Development 760 720 ksf 3 2,160 Total 4,080 Source: Institute of Transportation Engineers, 2003 and Fehr & Peers, 2008. 3 8 APPENDIX D: CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL DEMAND MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS 3 9 The City of South San Francisco list of required and additional TDM measures, presented below, were t the City of South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 20.120 (2001). Required Measures All non-residential developments shall implement the following m Bicycle Parking, Long-Term. A. The applicant shall determine the appropriate number of bicycl based on the required alternative mode use and subject to review and approval by the Chief Planner. Bicycle parking shall be located within 75 feet of a main entrance to the building and all long-term spaces must be covered. Long-term bicycle parking shall be achieved by providing one or more of the following measures: 1. Parking in a locked, controlled access room or area enclosed by a fence with a locked gate. 2. Lockers. 3. Parking within view or within 100 feet of an attendant or security guard. 4. Parking in an area that is monitored by a security camera. 5. Providing fixed stationary objects that allow the bicycle frame and both wheels to be locked with bicycle-locking device or a bicyclist supplying only a lock and six-foot cable. Bicycle Parking, Short Term. B. The applicant shall determine the appropriate number of bicycl based on the required alternative mode use and subject to review and approval by the Chief Planner. If more than 10 short-term spaces are required at least 50 percent be located within 100 feet of a main entrance to the building. Security shall be achieved by using one or more of the same methods used for securing long-term bicycle par Carpool and Vanpool Ridematching Services. C. The Designated Employer Contact shall be responsible for matching potential carpoolers and vanpoolers by administering a carpool/vanpool matching application. The application shall match employees who may be able to carpool or vanpool. Designated Employer Contact. D. Each applicant shall designate or require tenants to designate a employee as the official contact for the TDM Program. The City shall be provided with a current name and phone number of the Designated Employer Contact. The Design administer carpool and vanpool ridematching services, the promotional programs, update information on the information boards/kiosks, and be the official contact for the administration of the annual survey and Triennial report. Direct Route to Transit. E. A well-lighted path or sidewalk shall be provided utilizing the most direct route to the nearest transit or shuttle stop from the building. Free parking for Carpools and Vanpools. F. The preferential parking spaces shall be provided free of charge. Guaranteed Ride Home. G. Carpool, vanpool, and transit riders shall be provided with guaranteed rides home in emergencies. Rides shall be provided either by a transportation service provider (taxi or rental car) or an informal policy using company vehicles and/or designa Information Boards/Kiosks. H. The Designated Employer Contact shall display in a permanent l the following information: transit routes and schedules; carpooling and vanpooling information; bicycle lanes, routes and paths and facility information; and alternative commute subsidy information. Passenger Loading Zones. I. Passenger loading zones for carpool and vanpool drop-off shall be located near the main building entrance. 40 Pedestrian Connections. J. Safe, convenient pedestrian connections shall be provided from t surrounding external streets and, if applicable, trails. Lighting, landscaping, and building orient should be designed to enhance pedestrian safety. Preferential Carpool and Vanpool Parking. K. Ten Percent of vehicle spaces shall be reserved for carpools or vanpools, with a minimum of one space required. Such spaces shall be provided in premi and convenient locations. Promotional Programs. L. The following promotional programs shall be promoted and organ Designated Employer Contact: new tenant and employee orientation packets on transportation alternatives; flyers, posters, brochures, and emails on commute alternatives; transportation fairs; Spare the Air (June  October); Rideshare Week (October); trip plannin Shower/Clothes Lockers. M. Shower and clothes locker facilities shall be provided free of Shuttle Program. N. Establish a Shuttle Program or participate in an existing program, approved by the Chief Planner, and subject to any fees for the existing program. Transportation Management Association (TMA). O. The applicant shall participate or require tenant to participate in a local TMA. The Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance (Alliance) or a similar organization approved by the Chief Planner that provides ongoing support for alternative commute programs. Additional Measures The Chief Planner and the Planning Commission shall determine the appropriateness of each Additional Measure chosen by the applicant. Alternative Commute Subsidies/Parking Cash Out. A. Employees shall be provided with a subsidy, determined by the applicant and subject to review by the Chief Planner if they use transit or commute by other alternative modes. Bicycle Connections B. . If a site is abutting a bicycle path, lane or route, a bicycle connection shall be provided close to an entrance to the building on the site. Compressed Work Week C. . The applicant shall allow employees or require their tenants employees to adjust their workweek schedule in order to complete eight-hour workdays by adjusting their schedule to reduce vehicle trips to the worksite. Flextime D. . The applicant shall provide or require their tenants to provide employees with staggered work hours involving a shift in the set work hours of all employees at the workplace or flexible work hours involving individually determined work hours. Land Dedication for Transit/Bus Shelter E. . Where appropriate, land shall be dedicated for transit or a bus shelter shall be provided based on the proximity to a transit route. Onsite Amenities. F. One or more of the following amenities shall be implemented: ATM, day care, cafeteria, limited food service establishment, dry cleaners, exercise facilities, convenience retail, post office, on-site transit pass sales. Paid Parking at Prevalent Market Rates. G. Parking shall be provided at a cost equal to the prevalent market rate, as determined by the City based on a survey or parking in North San Mateo County. Telecommuting. H. The applicant shall provide or require tenants to provide opportunities and the ability to work off-site. 4 1 Reduced Parking. I. In accordance with General Plan Policy 4.3-I-8, reduced parking, consistent with projected trip reduction identified in the preliminary TDM plan, the Planning Commission. Other Measures. J. Additional measures not listed in this Chapter, such as an in-lieu fee that would be negotiated in a Development Agreement with the City, may be implemented as determined by the Chief Planner and approved by the Planning Commission. Once the Planning Commission approves the Preliminary TDM Plan, the Chief Planner may recommend additional TDM Plan or as part of the Triennial Review process. 4 2 APPENDIX E: CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES 4 3 The City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County l of mitigated peak-hour trips associated with each, and the ratio trips, presented in Table C, were taken from the Revised Guidelines for the Implementation of the Land Use Component of the Congestion Management Program (City/County Association of Governments in San Mateo County, 2004). TABLE E1 CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES Transportation Demand Management Measure Number of Trips Credited Rationale One peak-hour trip will be credited for every 3 Experience has shown that Secure bicycle storage. new bike lockers/racks installed and bicycle commuters will, on maintained. Lockers/racks must be installed average, use this mode one-third within 100 feet of the building. of the time, especially during warmer summer months. Showers and changing rooms. Ten peak-hour trips will be credited for each 10 to 1 ratio based on cost to new combination shower and changing room build and the likelihood that installed. An additional 5 peak hour trips will bicycle utilization will increase. be credited when installed in combination with at least 5 bike lockers. Operation of a dedicated shuttle service One peak-hour trip will be credited for each Yields a one-to-one ratio (one during the peak period to a rail station or peak-hour trip seat on the shuttle. Increases seat in a shuttle equals one auto an urban residential area. Alternatively to two trips if a Guaranteed Ride Home trip reduced); utilization the development could buy into a shuttle Program is also in place. increases when a guaranteed consortium. ride home program is also made available. Five additional trips will be credited if the shuttle stops at a childcare facility en route to/from the worksite. Charging employees for parking. Two peak-hour trips will be credited for each Yields a two-to-one ratio. parking spot charged out at $20 per month for one year. Money shall be used for TDM measures such as shuttles or subsidized transit tickets. Subsidizing transit tickets for employees. One peak-hour trip will be credited for each Yields a one-to-one ratio (one transit pass that is subsidized at least $20 per transit pass equals one auto trip month for one year. reduced). One additional trip will be credited if the subsidy is increased to $75 for parents using transit to take a child to childcare en route. Subsidizing pedestrians/bicyclists who One peak hour trip will be credited for each Yields a two-to-one ratio (One commute to work. employee that is subsidized at least $20 per pedestrian/bicycle equals one month for one year. auto trip reduced.) Creation of preferential parking for Two peak-hour trips will be credited for each Yields a two-to-one ratio (one carpoolers. parking spot reserved. reserved parking spot equals a minimum of two auto trips reduced). Source: City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, 2004 and Fehr & Peers, 2008. 4 4 TABLE E1 (CONTINUED) CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES Transportation Demand Management Measure Number of Trips Credited Rationale Creation of preferential parking for Seven peak-hour trips will be credited for Yields a seven-to-one ratio vanpoolers. each parking spot reserved. (one reserved parking spot equals a minimum of seven auto trips reduced). Implementation of a vanpool program. Seven peak-hour trips will be credited for The average van capacity is each vanpool arranged by a specific program seven. operated at the site of the development. Increases to ten trips if a Guaranteed Ride Home Program is also in place. Operation of a commute assistance center, One peak-hour trip will be credited for each This is based on staffs best offering on-site, one stop shopping for feature added to the information center; and estimate. Short of there being transit and commute alternatives an additional one peak-hour trip will be major disincentives to driving, information, preferably staffed with a live credited for each hour the center is staffed having an on-site TDM person to assist building tenants with trip with a live person, up to 20 trips per each 200 Program offering commute planning. tenants. Possible features may include: assistance is fundamental to an effective TDM Program. Transit information brochure rack Computer kiosk connected to the Internet Telephone (with commute and transit information numbers) Desk and chairs (for personalized trip planning) On-site transit ticket sales Implementation of flexible work hour schedules that allow transit riders to be 15-30 minutes late or early (due to problems with transit or vanpool. Survey employees to examine use and Three peak hour trips will be credited for a This is based on staffs best best practices. survey developed to be administered twice estimate with the goal of yearly. finding best practices to achieve the mode shift goal. Implementation of a parking cash out One peak-hour trip will be credited for each Yields a one-to-one ratio (one program. parking spot where the employee is offered a cashed out parking spot cash payment in return for not using parking equals one auto trip reduced). at the employment site. Implementation of ramp metering. Three hundred peak-hour trips will be credited This is a very difficult and if the local jurisdiction, in cooperation with costly measure to implement Caltrans, installs and turns on ramp metering and the reward must be lights during the peak hours at the highway significant. entrance ramp closest to the development. Source: City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, 2004 and Fehr & Peers, 2008. 4 5 TABLE E1 (CONTINUED) CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES Transportation Demand Management Measure Number of Trips Credited Rationale Installation of high bandwidth connections One peak-hour trip will be credited for every Yields a one-to-three ratio. in employees homes to the Internet to three connections installed. This measure is facilitate home telecommuting. not available as credit for a residential development. Installation of video conferencing centers Five peak-hour trips will be credited for a This is based on staffs best that are available for use by the tenants of center installed at the facility. estimate. the facility. Implementation of a compressed workweek One peak-hour trip will be credited for every 5 The workweek will be program. employees that are offered the opportunity to compressed into 4 days; work four compressed days per week. therefore the individual will not th be commuting on the 5 day. Flextime: Implementation of an alternative One peak hour trip will be credited for each This is based on staffs best hours workweek program. employee that is offered the opportunity to estimate. work staggered work hours. Those hours can be a set shift, set by the employer, or can be individually determined by the employee. Provision of assistance to employees so If an employer develops and offers a program This assumes that a five-mile they can live close to work. to help employees find acceptable residences trip will generally not involve within five miles of the employment site, a travel on the freeways. credit of one trip will be given for each slot in the program. Implementation of a program that gives One peak-hour trip will be credited for each This assumes that a five-mile preference to hiring local residents at the employment opportunity reserved for trip will generally not involve new development site. employees recruited and hired from within five travel on the freeways. miles of the employment site. Provision of on-site amenities/ One peak-hour trip will be credited for each This is based on staffs best accommodations that encourage people to feature added to the job site. Possible estimate. stay on-site during the workday, making it features may include: easier for workers to leave their banking automobiles at home. grocery shopping clothes cleaning exercise facilities child care center Provide use of motor vehicles to Five peak hour trips will be credited for each This is based on staffs best employees who use alternate commute vehicle provided. estimate. methods so they can have access to vehicles during breaks for personal use. Source: City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, 2004 and Fehr & Peers, 2008. 4 6 TABLE E1 (CONTINUED) CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES Transportation Demand Management Measure Number of Trips Credited Rationale Provide use of bicycles to employees who One peak hour trip will be credited for every This is based on staffs best use alternative commute methods so they four bicycles provided. estimate. can have access to bicycles during breaks for personal use. Provision of childcare services as a part of One trip will be credited for every two This is based on staffs best the development. childcare slots at the job site. This amount estimate. increases from one trip for each slot if the childcare service accepts multiple age groups (infants = 0-2 yrs, preschool = 3&4 yrs, school age = 5 to 13 yrs). Developer/Property owner may join an One trip will be credited for each new This is based on staffs best employer group to expand available childcare center slot created either directly estimate. childcare within 5 miles of the job site or by an employer group, by the may provide this service independently. developer/property owner, or by an outside provider if an agreement has been developed with the developer/property owner that makes the child care accessible to the workers at the development. Join the Alliances guaranteed ride home Two peak hour trips will be credited for Experience has shown that program. every 2 slots purchased in the program. when a guaranteed Ride Home Program is added to an overall TDM Program, the average ridership increases by about 50%. Combine any ten of these elements and Experience has shown that Five peak-hour trips will be credited. receive an additional credit for five peak offering multiple and hour trips. complementary TDM components can magnify the impact of the overall program. Work with the alliance to This is based on staffs best Ten peak-hour trips will be credited. develop/implement a Transportation Action estimate. Plan. The developer can provide a cash legacy Peak-hour trip reduction credits will accrue Credits accrue depending on after the development is complete and as if the items were being directly what the funds are used for. designate an entity to implement any (or implemented by the developer. more than one) of the previous measures before day one of occupancy. Source: City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, 2004 and Fehr & Peers, 2008. 4 7 TABLE E1 (CONTINUED) CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS OF SAN MATEO COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES Transportation Demand Management Measure Number of Trips Credited Rationale Encourage infill development. Two percent of all peak-hour trips will be Generally acceptable TDM credited for each infill development. practices (based on research of TDM practices around the nation and reported on the Internet). Encourage shared parking. Five peak-hour trips will be credited for an Generally acceptable TDM agreement with an existing development to practices (based on research of share existing parking. TDM practices around the nation and reported on the Internet). Participate in/create/sponsor a Generally acceptable TDM Five peak-hour trips will be credited. Transportation Management Association. practices (based on research of TDM practices around the nation and reported on the Internet). Coordinate Transportation Demand Five peak-hour trips will be credited. This is based on staffs best Management programs with existing estimate. developments/employers. For employers with multiple job sites, One peak-hour trip will be credited for each Yields a one-to-one ratio. institute a proximate commuting program opportunity created. that allows employees at one location to transfer/trade with employees in another location that is closer to home. Pay for parking at park and ride lots or One peak-hour trip will be credited for each Yields a one-to-one ratio. transit stations. spot purchased. Source: City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, 2004 and Fehr & Peers, 2008. 4 8 GBPMP ATEWAYUSINESSARKASTERLAN Final Environmental Impact Report SCH #2008062059 Lead Agency: City of South San Francisco Planning Division Department of Economic Development 315 Maple Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 January 2010 P: REPAREDBY 115 Sansome Street, Suite 1002 San Francisco, California 94104 Phone (415) 762-7680 Fax (415) 956-9820 FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT GATEWAY BUSINESS PARK MASTER PLAN State Clearinghouse # 2008062059 PREPARED FOR: City of South San Francisco Planning Division Department of Economic Development 315 Maple Avenue South San Francisco, California 94080 APPLICANT: Chamberlin Associates 580 West Las Positas Blvd, Suite 34 Pleasanton, California 94588 PREPARED BY: Christopher A. Joseph & Associates 115 Sansome Street, Suite 1002 San Francisco, California 94104 January 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS SectionPage I.INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................................I-1 II.LIST OF COMMENTERS..........................................................................................................II-1 III.RESPONSES TO COMMENTS................................................................................................III-1 A.INTRODUCTION.........................................................................................................III-1 B.RESPONSES TO COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EIR..............................................III-1 IV.REVISIONS TO THE DRAFT EIR ..........................................................................................IV-1 V.MITIGATION MONITORING REPORT ..................................................................................V-1 Gateway Business Park Master Plan Table of Contents Final Environmental Impact Report Page i City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Gateway Business Park Master Plan Table of Contents Final Environmental Impact Report Page ii I. INTRODUCTION In accordance with Section 15088 of the State of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the City of South San Francisco (City), as the lead agency, has evaluated the comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (State Clearinghouse No. 2008062059) for the Gateway Business Park Master Plan and has prepared responses to the comments received. The responses to the comments, which are included in this volume of the DEIR, together with the DEIR, comprise the Final EIR for use by the City in their review of the Gateway Business Park Master Plan. The Draft EIR was distributed for a 45-day public review period by the City of South San Francisco on stth October 21, 2009. The comment period on the Draft EIR ended on December 7, 2009. A Draft EIR th Public Review Meeting was held on November 19, 2009 at the City of South San Francisco Planning Commission for the purpose of soliciting comments. This Response to Comments document is organized into four sections: Section I – Introduction Section II – List of Commentors: Provides a list of the agencies, organizations, and individuals that commented on the Draft EIR. Section III – Responses to Comments: Includes a copy of all letters received and provides responses to comments included in those letters. These explain the Draft EIR analysis, support the Draft EIR conclusions, or provide information or corrections, as appropriate. For reading ease, this section is organized with the responses to each letter immediately following the letter. Section IV –Revisions to the Draft EIR: Includes an addendum listing refinements and clarifications, which have been incorporated into the text of the Draft EIR. Section V - Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP): Outlines the program for monitoring and implementing the measure adopted in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment. Gateway Business Park Master Plan I. Introduction Final Environmental Impact Report Page I-1 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Gateway Business Park Master Plan I. Introduction Final Environmental Impact Report Page I-2 II. LIST OF COMMENTERS WRITTEN COMMENTS stth The Draft EIR comment period extended from October 21, 2009 to December 7, 2009. Comments were received from the following agencies and individuals: Table II-1 Comments Received on the Gateway Business Park Master Plan Draft EIR Date of Author Code Correspondence Commenter Public Agencies th BCDC December 8, 2009 Bay Conservation and Development Commission th SAMTRANS December 8, 2009 San Mateo County Transit District th CALTRAIN December 9, 2009 Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) th SCH December 10, 2009 State Clearinghouse and Planning Unit Private Entities th HCP December 7, 2009 Jon Bergschneider, HCP Life Science Estates ORAL COMMENTS th A Draft EIR Public Review Meeting was held on November 19, 2009 at the City of South San Francisco Planning Commission for the purpose of soliciting comments. Oral comments were received from the following individuals: Commissioner Ochsenhirt Chairperson Moore Commissioner Bernardo Commissioner Zemke Vice Chairperson Prouty Gateway Business Park Master Plan II. List of Commenters Final Environmental Impact Report Page II-1 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Gateway Business Park Master Plan II. List of Commenters Final Environmental Impact Report Page II-2 III. RESPONSES TO COMMENTS A. INTRODUCTION This section contains responses to all written comments received on the Draft EIR. The Lead Agency received four comment letters, one voicemail, and oral comments on the Draft EIR during the 45-day public comment period. Each comment letter has been assigned an author code, and individual comments within the letter have been bracketed and numbered. The Draft EIR was distributed for a 45-day public review period by the City of South San Francisco on stth October 21, 2009. The comment period on the Draft EIR ended on December 7, 2009. The City provided the Draft EIR on its website and in hardcopy format at the following places: City of South San Francisco Economic and Community Development Department Planning Division 315 Maple Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 South San Francisco Main Library 840 West Orange Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080-3125 Grand Avenue Branch Library 306 Walnut Avenue South San Francisco, CA 94080 The City used several methods to elicit comments on the Draft EIR including sending copies of the Draft EIR to the State Clearinghouse for distribution to State agencies and posting of a Notice of Availability for the Draft EIR at the San Mateo County Clerk’s Office with information on where to view the Draft EIR and submit comments. Additionally, a Draft EIR Public Review Meeting was held on November th 19, 2009 at a City of South San Francisco Planning Commission meeting for the purpose of soliciting comments. B. COMMENTS AND RESPONSES The comment letters, oral comments, and responses are provided on the following pages. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-1 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-2 City of South San Francisco January 2010 BAY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (BCDC) The City of South San Francisco received a call from the Bay Conservation and Development (BCDC) with a request that the project provide access to the Bay Trail and views of the Bay. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-3 City of South San Francisco January 2010 BAY CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (BCDC) Response to BCDC-1 The project is not located adjacent to the Bay Trail; however, the project is located in the vicinity of the Bay Trail, which would be accessible from publicly owned sidewalks and rights-of-way. Additionally, the project is not located adjacent to the Bay and interviewing topography and existing off site buildings currently block, and would continue to block, views of the Bay. However, some project buildings would be oriented in such a manner that views of the Bay would be accessible from higher stories. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-4 SAMTRANS SAMTRANS-1 SAMTRANS-2 City of South San Francisco January 2010 SAN MATEO TRANSIT DISTRICT (SAMTRANS) Response to SAMTRANS-1 These bus route changes and additions have been incorporated into the EIR. Therefore, Pages IV.M-16 and 17 of the Draft EIR are revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Bus Service The San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) provides bus service to South San Francisco. However, currently there is no SamTrans service east of the U.S.101 freeway. Bus service running just west of the freeway is as follows. Route 34: Tanforan Shopping Center–Geneva operates along Bayshore Boulevard and Airport Boulevard between Brisbane and the San Bruno BART station in the study area. This route operates during midday only on weekdays with headways of about two hours. Route 130: Daly City/Colma BART–South San Francisco operates along Linden Avenue and Grand Avenue in the study area. It connects central South San Francisco with the Colma BART station and Daly City. It operates with 20-minute peak period headways and 30- to 60-minute non-peak headways on weekdays, 30-minute headways on Saturdays and 60-minute headways on Sundays. Route 132: Airport/Linden-Arroyo/El Camino operates along Hillside Avenue and Grand Avenue connecting to the South San Francisco BART station. It operates on 30-minute peak period headways and 60-minute non-peak headways on weekdays and 60-minute headways on Saturdays. Route 133: Airport/Linden to Serramonte Shopping Center and South San Francisco BART station. It operates on 30-minute peak period headways and 60-minute non-peak headways from ± 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM on weekdays. On Saturdays, headways are 60 minutes, with runs from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Route 292: San Francisco–SF Airport–Hillsdale Shopping Center operates along Airport Boulevard. It operates with 20- to 30-minute peak headways and 25- to 60-minute non-peak headways on weekdays and 30- to 60- minute headways on Saturdays and Sundays. Route 397: San Francisco-South San Francisco-San Mateo-Palo Alto. It operates along Airport Boulevard midday. Four southbound runs on hourly headways starting at 1:53 PM; three northbound runs on hourly headways starting at 2:20 PM. Schedules are the same on weekdays and Saturdays. Response to SAMTRANS-2 This comment does not address the adequacy of the Draft EIR and merely states the agency’s support of Transportation Demand Management programs, and coordination between transit providers in the areas, Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-6 City of South San Francisco January 2010 but does not raise a significant environmental issue with the Draft EIR. The project is required to develop and implement a TDM to reduce single-occupancy vehicle use. . Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-7 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-8 CALTRAIN CALTRAIN-1 CALTRAIN-2 CALTRAIN-3 CALTRAIN(Cont) City of South San Francisco January 2010 PENINSULA CORRIDOR JOINT POWERS BOARD (CALTRAIN) Response to CALTRAIN-1 Operations information has been revised to reflect the changes described in the letter. Therefore, Page IV.M-17 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Caltrain Caltrain provides train service between Gilroy, San Jose and San Francisco. There is a station located on the corner of Dubuque Avenue and Grand Avenue Overcrossing in South San Francisco. During commute periods, trains Trains operate every 15 to 20 minutes 30 minutes in the peak commute direction (northbound in the AM and southbound in the PM), and every 60 minutes in the off-peak direction. Service is during commute periods and hourly during the midday. Response to CALTRAIN-2 Operations information has been revised to reflect the changes described in the letter. Therefore, Page IV.M-20 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Table IV.M-9 Alliance Shuttle Service—South San Francisco ShuttleStation Served ScheduleArea Served BART eight AM & nine PM trips Oyster Point Blvd., Gull Rd., Oyster Point Eccles Ave., Forbes Blvd., Caltrain seven AM & seven PM trips Veterans Blvd. BART & Caltrain nine AM & nine PM trips E. Grand Ave., Utah Ave., Utah-Grand Harbor Way, Littlefield Ave. Caltrain seven AM & seven PM trips Millbrae BART &ten AM & twelve ten PM Gateway Blvd.-BART Caltraintrips Gateway Area Gateway Blvd., Genentech Office-Caltrain Caltrain six AM & seven PM trips BART four AM & four PM Sierra Point Sierra Point, Shoreline Caltrain four AM & four PM trips a Both shuttles alternate between 15- and 30-minute headways during both peak hours. Source: San Mateo County ALLIANCE (Commute.org) Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-11 City of South San Francisco January 2010 The Gateway Area/Genentech Shuttle (BART and Caltrain) provides service on Gateway Boulevard, Oyster Point Boulevard, Forbes Boulevard, Grandview Drive and East Grand Avenue. There are 1510 morning trips and 15 10 afternoon trips on the BART shuttle, approximately every 15 minutes during peak commute periods. Service is provided to the Millbrae BART and Caltrain stations and six morning trips and five afternoon trips on the Caltrain shuttle. Response to CALTRAIN-3 This comment does not raise a significant environmental issue with the Draft EIR and merely provides information related to the Caltrain Station. Comment noted. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-12 SCH SCH-1 SCH (Cont) City of South San Francisco January 2010 GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH, STATE CLEARINGHOUSE AND PLANNING UNIT (SCH) Response to SCH-1 This letter acknowledges that the City of South San Francisco has complied with the State Clearinghouse review requirements. No response is required. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-15 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-16 HCP HCP-1 HCP (Cont) HCP-2 HCP-3 City of South San Francisco January 2010 HCP LIFE SCIENCE ESTATES (HCP) Response to HCP-1 For clarification, the trip rates being referenced in this question are for the peak direction of travel during the commute peaks, inbound flow during the AM peak hour and outbound flow during the PM peak hour. Rates do not include any reduction due to TDM measures. In response to the specific question, the Draft EIR utilizes the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) rates and methodology as the City's past EIRs have done; however, given the unique circumstances of this project, as discussed below, ITE calls for the use of a "fitted-curve equation" rather than the typical "linear," or "average" equation that has been applied to most of the City's smaller projects. According to adopted ITE methodology, "[w]hen the buildings are interrelated (defined by shared parking facilities or the ability to easily walk between buildings) or house one tenant, it is suggested that the total area or employment of all the buildings be used for calculating the trip generation. When the individual buildings are isolated and not related to one another, it is suggested that trip generation be calculated for each building separately and then summed." Since the Project consists of interrelated buildings that are intended to be easily walkable and will share parking facilities, in accordance with ITE, the Draft EIR uses the total area for all the buildings to calculate the trip generation. Calculating trip generation based on the size of the entire project results in more data points, for which ITE recommends application of a fitted-curve equation. Therefore, in keeping with this standard, the Draft EIR applied the fitted-curve equation, which resulted in the trip rate presented in the document. In past studies for South San Francisco projects, the average trip rate has been utilized, as most developments were less than 400,000 square feet in size. However, based upon the much larger size of the Gateway development as well as other developments now being considered in the East of 101 area, along with projected 2015 and 2035 traffic congestion, the fitted curve equation rates (which are acceptable to Caltrans as well as South San Francisco Public Works) were selected for use. Response to HCP-2 The year 2035 was selected as the long term horizon analysis year as it matches the horizon year being utilized in the City’s upcoming East of 101 Circulation System Capital Improvement Program Update Study. These time horizons are the standard time horizons that are being used to evaluate traffic impacts for all projects included in the East of 101 study. Response to HCP- 3: The required improvements are contemplated in and funded by the City's East of 101 traffic program, and by paying the City's East of 101 traffic fee, the project proponent will be funding its fair share of the required improvements. Clarification of the following mitigations is provided. Therefore, Page IV.M-70 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-19 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Mitigation Measure IV.M-5C 2015 Off-Ramp Operation at U.S.101 Mainline Diverge at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to East Grand Avenue / Executive Drive Intersection Planned provision of a second off-ramp lane would increase diverge capacity to 2,200 to 2,300 vehicles per hour. This could accommodate the projected off-ramp volume of about 2,284 vehicles per hour. The required improvements are contemplated in and funded by the City's East of 101 traffic program, and by paying the City's East of 101 traffic fee, the project proponent will be funding its fair share of the required improvements.. Therefore, Page IV.M-74 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Mitigation Measure IV.M-9A 2035 Intersection Level of Service at Airport Boulevard / Sister Cities Boulevard / Oyster Point Boulevard Intersection (see Figure IV.M-22 and Table IV.M-25) Add a second right turn lane on the southbound Airport Boulevard southbound approach to the Oyster Point Boulevard/Sister Cities Boulevard intersection. The applicant shall pay a fair share contribution, as determined by the City Engineer, towards this measure (please see Figure IV.M- 22). Therefore, Page IV.M-78 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Mitigation Measure IV.M-9E 2035 Intersection Level of Service at Airport Boulevard / San Mateo Avenue / Produce Avenue Intersection (see Figure IV.M-22 and Table IV.M-25) Restripe the Airport Boulevard right turn on the southbound approach to the Produce Avenue/San Mateo Avenue intersection exclusive right turn lane to also allow through movements. This would be the full responsibility of the Gateway project. Therefore, Page IV.M-84 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Mitigation Measure IV.M-12C 2035 Off-Ramp Operation at U.S.101 Mainline Diverge at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to East Grand Avenue / Executive Drive Intersection Planned provision of a second off-ramp lane would increase diverge capacity to about 2,200 to 2,300 vehicles per hour. This could not accommodate the projected off-ramp volume of about 3,180 vehicles per hour. There are no additional physical measures acceptable to Caltrans that would be feasible to increase capacity. Planned provision of a second off-ramp lane (as called for in the East of 101 Program and described in Mitigation Measure IV.M-5C) would increase diverge capacity to 2,200 to 2,300 vehicles per hour. While the project sponsor will be required to pay the City’s East of 101 fee, which will fund the project’s fair share of this improvement and reducing the impact, the second lane cannot reduce this impact to a level of less than significant. There are no additional feasible mitigation measures that can Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-20 City of South San Francisco January 2010 avoid or reduce this impact to a level of less than significant. Therefore, this impact would be considered significant and unavoidable. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-21 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-22 SSFPC MINUTES November 19, 2009 CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REGULAR PLANNING COMMISSION CALL TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Commissioner Bernardo, Commissioner Giusti, Commissioner Gupta, PRESENT: Ochsenhirt, Commissioner Zemke, Vice Chairperson Prouty, and Cha None. ABSENT: Chief Planner Kalkin, Senior Planner Carlson, Associate Planner STAFF PRESENT: dministrative Assistant Aguilar, Senior Civil Engineer Bautista, A Silva, Assistant City Attorney Crossman, and Assistant City Mana AGENDA REVIEW Chief Planner Kalkin requested that item #1 be continued to the ORAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Approval of regular meeting minutes of November 5, 2009. (Continuation to December 3, 2009 requested under Agenda Review) 2. 6 Month Review Smart Source Co - Applicant C. J HOLDINGS LLC - Owner 408 N CANAL ST APN - 014061050 P08-0097: UP08-0015 6 month review - Use Permit to allow outside overnight storage o 408 North Canal Street in the Planned Industrial Zone (P-1) Dist Chapters 20.32 & 20.81. Motion--Commissioner Ochsenhirt/Second--Vice Chairperson Prouty to approve the Consent Calendar. Approved by unanimous voice vote. PUBLIC HEARING 3. Bintang Badminton Academy AMB, Fund III Spruce LLC/Owner Bintang Badminton Academy/Applicant 245 S SPRUCE AVE P09-0082: UP09-0022 Minutes 11-19-2009 Page 1 of 5 SSFPC (Cont) Use Permit application to allow a commercial recreation facility South Spruce Avenue in a split Planned Commercial (P-C) and Indu accordance with SSFMC Chapters 20.24, 20.30 and 20.81. Associate Planner Gross presented the Staff Report. Jim Morlin, architect, noted their agreement with the proposed C Commissioner Ochsenhirt questioned how much of the use would be explained that it is a glass enclosure along the wall behind the of a convenience to the players than for sales purposes. Commissioner Gupta questioned why there is a Condition of Approv not include a sign for the building.Mr. Morlin explained that th entire building which includes a master sign program. Commissioner Prouty questioned how the 4-5 court limitation woul Beaudin noted that enforcement will take place when a complaint noted that it will not be an issue until the building is filled She pointed out that it will return to the Commission if concern Public Hearing opened. There being no speakers. The Public Hearing was closed. Motion--Commissioner Ochsenhirt/Second--Commissioner Bernardo to approve P09-0082: UP09-0022. Approved by unanimous voice vote. 4. TLC Biopharmaceuticals, Inc/applicant Kuromaru LLC/owner 432 N CANAL ST STE 20 P09-0080: UP09-0021 Use Permit allowing the determination of a parking rate for a sm development lab, situated at 432 North Canal Street Unit #20, in District, in accordance with SSFMC Section 20.74.100 and Chapter Senior Planner Carlson presented the Staff Report. Yo Lin Cho, TLC representative, gave a brief description of thei have 5 employees and 10 parking spaces will suffice due to custo Commissioner Ochsenhirt questioned if customers will go tot he f nature of the business will not require customers coming to the internet related. Public Hearing opened. There being no speakers. The Public Hearing was closed. Commissioner Prouty noted that there were not concerns with the precedent would be set due to allowing a lower parking standard. Minutes 11-19-2009 Page 2 of 5 SSFPC (Cont) a there is a monitoring program and if employees increase they w Assistant City Attorney Crossman explained that this use can be because it will only have from 5 - 7 employees and there will no Planner Kalkin explained that the parking standards are high and the East of 101 Area. She noted that this is more in line with Zoning Code. Motion--Commissioner Ochsenhirt/Second--Commissioner Zemke to approve P09-0080: UP09- 0021. Approved by unanimous voice vote. Recess called at 7:55 p.m. Recalled at 8:00 p.m. 5. Chamberlin Associates/applicant Chamberlin Associates/owner 800-1000 GATEWAY BLVD P08-0034: GPA08-0003, ZA08-0003, TDM08-0001, PP08-0002, MP08-000 Public Hearing to hear comments on the Draft Environmental Impac Study Session to introduce the Gateway Business Park Master and redevelopment of the existing 22.6 acre Gateway Business Park. General Plan Amendment to increase the allowable floor area rati Ordinance Amendments to incorporate new Transportation Demand Ma and to adopt specific design standards and conceptual layouts fo replacement of existing buildings in order to construct five to six new office/R&D buildings and two to four parking structures at the property located at 800-10 1 Precise Plan includes demolition of three buildings (800, 850 and construction of two 6- story office/R&D buildings totaling 3 improvements. (In accordance with SSFMC Chapters 20.57, 20.85, 2 Economic Development Coordinator Lappen presented the Staff Repo Presentation on the Draft Environmental Impact Report by Katrina Joseph & Associates. Commissioner Ochsenhirt questioned if the Transportation Demand SSFPC-1 change the traffic and air quality impacts out of the significan Holoch explained that the TDM does not mitigate all of the impac Chairperson Moore questioned why the noise would be an impact fo Center. Ms. Hardt-Holoch explained that the impact is the noise SSFPC-2 She pointed out that it is considered a sensitive use and if thestill operational, it is a significant and unavoidable impact. Commissioner Bernardo questioned what would cause the PM10 air q SSFPC-3 Holoch explained that it is an emission that comes from tires an Commissioner Zemke noted that his primary concern is traffic and at the impacts on the West of 101 area. Traffic Consultant Mark SSFPC-4 intersections along Airport Boulevard were looked at and also to the freeway and growth from Brisbane. Minutes 11-19-2009 Page 3 of 5 SSFPC (Cont) Commissioner Zemke observed that there is a noticeable increase from East of 101 to Highway 280 through the downtown. He noted SSFPC-5 was concerned what the result would be at build out. Mr. Crane will be significant congestion at the Oyster Point interchange. Commissioner Prouty questioned if the intersections could be les requiring individuals to leave work at different times. Mr. Cra improvements. He added that the ramps are a significant and una SSFPC-6 improvements require Caltrans approval. He added that with all t there still are problems at the interchanges, the closely spaced the exit ramps. Commissioner Prouty questioned if the intersections would be at years. Mr. Crane explained that this depends on when the improv SSFPC-7 dependant on when developers pay the East of 101 traffic impact Chief Planner Kalkin added that there is a limitation on how muc eliminate the problem and it is why the City is implementing str SSFPC-8 the threshold. She pointed out that the site is near the CalTra BART, and will soon be accessible through ferry service. Commissioner Zemke felt that the solution is to find mass transiure and added that the need for it will become apparent as the employee number SSFPC-9 reiterated that participation of the Gateway shuttle program is association and noted that it has been in place since the 1980s. Public Hearing opened. There being no speakers, the Public Hearing was closed. Study Session: Jenifer Von Der Ahe - Chamberlin Associates, Jason Liker, Kenkay Dowler Gruman Architects presented the Gateway Master Plan and P Commissioner Prouty was concerned with the other building being beauty of the other buildings. Mr. Dowler explained that they w be stacked so that the smaller buildings are visible. Vice Chairperson Prouty noted that there is stucco over the load would not blend in with the other materials. Mr. Dowler noted t that it will blend into the precast. Commissioner Ochsenhirt questioned why the garage was listed as Dowler explained that the project is phased and the garage will Commission Ochsenhirt questioned if the ingress and egress will Boulevard. Mr. Dowler replied affirmatively. Commissioner Gupta was concerned with the increase of 3500-4000 101 area. He questioned if there is another solution to reduce Dowler explained that their goal is that employees will use alte Minutes 11-19-2009 Page 4 of 5 SSFPC (Cont) Commissioner Prouty questioned if the landscaping will be simila Mr. Liker noted that the Design Review Board (DRB) reviewed the that the Gateway corridor maintain Poplar trees and will amplify DRB process ensured some consistency of the Gateway Boulevard im important points of the area. He added that the will address th and employee access. Economic Development Coordinator Lappen concluded that the publi ends in December and will shortly thereafter schedule public hea ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS ITEMS FROM STAFF Chief Planner Kalkin potential noted that there is a possibility meeting. She added that San Bruno's concerns have been addresse have withdrawn their appeal. ITEMS FROM COMMISSION Vice Chairperson Prouty was pleased to inform that the Hillside ITEMS FROM THE PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT Motion--Vice Chairperson Prouty/Second--Commissioner Ochsenhirt to adjourn the meeting at 9:05 p.m. Approved by unanimous voice vote. Minutes 11-19-2009 Page 5 of 5 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page intentionally left blank. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-28 City of South San Francisco January 2010 RESPONSE TO SSFPC Response to SSFPC-1 The TDM program would reduce the number of vehicle trips generated by the project and associated would exceed BAAQMD- VMT. However, even with the TDM program, project emissions for PM 10 recommended thresholds and project generated traffic would result in significant unavoidable impacts under the Master Plan buildout. Response to SSFPC-2 The Genentech Child Care facility is currently occupying Building 850 on the project site. In addition to the indoor facilities, there are outdoor play areas on the eastern and southern sides of the building. Building 850 would remain during the demolition of the existing Building 900, the construction of the replacement building and the construction of the new parking structure. Construction noise would be loud enough to interfere with speech communication outdoors. At the Genentech Child Care facility in 850 Gateway, maximum construction noise levels would be high enough in rooms along the exterior window to potentially interfere with sleep. Since the construction noise would significantly affect the noise sensitive use of the Genentech Child Care facility that includes outdoor play areas and indoor areas that could be used for daytime sleeping, and mitigation measures such as noise barriers will be only partially effective in reducing construction noise levels and minimizing noise induced activity interference (the construction of the upper floors would be elevated above a noise barrier) construction noise at the Genentech Child Care facility, while temporary, is considered significant and unavoidable after mitigation. Response to SSFPC--3 Respirable Particulate Matter (PM) and Fine Particulate Matter (PM) consist of extremely small, 102.5 suspended particles or droplets 10 microns and 2.5 microns or smaller in diameter, respectively. Some sources of particulate matter, like pollen and windstorms, are naturally occurring. However, in populated areas, most particulate matter is caused by road dust, diesel soot and combustion products, abrasion of tires and brakes, and construction activities. Response to SSFPC-4 The EIR circulation analysis evaluated five intersections and two freeway ramps on the west side of the U.S.101 freeway. All intersections evaluated were along Airport Boulevard. One ramp connection was to Airport Boulevard and one was to Produce Avenue. Traffic volume increases from South San Francisco development west of the U.S.101 freeway as well as from Brisbane were also included in the analysis. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-29 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Response to SSFPC-5 Surveys have been conducted of traffic flow patterns between the East of 101 area and the region. These surveys were utilized to distribute traffic volumes from new development in the East of 101 area to the local roadway system. Future projections show significant congestion at the Sister Cities Boulevard- Oyster Point Boulevard interchange (with operating conditions at less than acceptable levels) as well as added congestion, but acceptable operation, at the Grand Avenue interchange area. Congestion at the Oyster Point Boulevard interchange is primarily due to traffic associated with the U.S.101 freeway ramps. Response to SSFPC-6 a) Intersection signal retiming has been incorporated into the mitigation process. It is typically beneficial, but there are limits to the amount of adjustment possible given the need for timing to provide the most beneficial operation at a coordinated series of intersections rather than at an individual intersection. b) The requirement for individuals to arrive or leave work at different times would be up to employers. The City could only indirectly encourage the process through enforcement of the TDM program peak hour trip reduction requirements. It is likely, however, that workers would decide on their own to travel outside the peak commute traffic hours to avoid maximum congestion. Response to SSFPC-7 There will be several intersections operating at LOS F conditions during either AM and/or PM peak traffic conditions in both 2015 and 2035, as detailed in the Draft EIR. In addition, there will be several intersection approaches and freeway ramps with unacceptable queuing during both horizon years. Initial (unmitigated) operating conditions for both horizons have been determined assuming existing geometrics at some locations and the construction of some or all improvements listed in the East of 101 Capital Improvement Program at other locations. The specific list of improvements to be assumed in place for each horizon year was determined by the City Public Works Department. With full improvements, some intersections will still be operating at LOS F conditions or with unacceptable queuing, while others will be operating acceptably. Response to SSFPC-8 This comment briefly describes facts surrounding regulations and/or conditions in the City of South San Francisco and does not relay any concerns related to the analysis in the EIR. Response to SSFPC-9 This comment briefly describes facts surrounding regulations and/or conditions in the City of South San Francisco and does not relay any concerns related to the analysis in the EIR. Gateway Business Park Master Plan III. Responses to Comments Final Environmental Impact Report Page III-30 IV. REVISIONS TO THE DRAFT EIR This section presents corrections and clarifications that have been made to the text of the Draft EIR. These changes include revisions resulting from specific responses to comments and staff-initiated text changes to correct non-substantive errors. The text revisions are organized by section and page number as they appear in the Draft EIR. Text deleted from the Draft EIR is shown in strikethrough, and new text is underlined. Executive Summary Therefore, Page II-46 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Mitigation Measure IV.J-1.1 Operational Noise As the proposed project moves forward an analysis of the noise generated by the project’s mechanical equipment should be conducted to assess the proposed equipment with respect to the standards of 60 dBA at the property line between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and 65 dBA at the property line between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. The analysis should shall specify the noise control measures required to meet these noise levels. Specific measures can not be specified at this time because of the lack of detailed information on the HVAC equipment design and location. Typical measures include barriers or enclosures around rooftop equipment. Other measures include duct silencers and acoustical louvers at the ventilation openings. Once the noise control measures are included in the design a letter should shall be submitted to the City Building Division should require a letter from the designer stating that the project has been designed to meet the City’s Standards. Therefore, Page II-47 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.J-4.1 Construction Generated Noise Prepare a demolition and construction noise control plan that identifies detailed, site-specific noise attenuation measures that will be used to minimize impacts on adjacent land uses. The plan should shall be prepared under the supervision of a qualified acoustical consultant or person experienced with equipment and techniques that can be used to reduce construction related noise. The plan must include but is not limited to the following: Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-1 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Page II-52 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-2A 2015 Intersection Level of Service at Oyster Point Boulevard / Gateway Boulevard / U.S.101 Southbound Off-Ramp Flyover Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20 and Table IV.M-24) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page II-53 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-2B 2015 Intersection Level of Service at Oyster Point Boulevard / Veterans Boulevard / Project Driveway Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20 and Table IV.M-24) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page II-54 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-2C 2015 Intersection Level of Service at Gateway Boulevard / S. Airport Boulevard / Mitchell Avenue Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20 and Table IV.M-24) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page II-54 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-2D 2015 Intersection Level of Service Oyster Point Boulevard / Dubuque Avenue / U.S.101 Northbound On-Ramp Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20 and Table IV.M-24) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page II-56 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-4A 2015 Off-Ramp Queuing to Freeway Mainline – SIM Traffic Evaluation (see Figure IV.M-21) at U.S.101 Southbound Flyover Off-Ramp to Oyster Point Boulevard / Gateway Boulevard Intersection The proposed project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-2 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Page II-58 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-4B 2015 Off-Ramp Queuing to Freeway Mainline – SIM Traffic Evaluation (see Figure IV.M-21) at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to Dubuque Avenue Intersection The proposed project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page II-60 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-5B 2015 Off-Ramp Operation at U.S.101 Mainline Diverge at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to Dubuque Avenue Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measure. Page II-61 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-5C 2015 Off-Ramp Operation at U.S.101 Mainline Diverge at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to East Grand Avenue / Executive Drive Intersection Planned provision of a second off-ramp lane would increase diverge capacity to 2,200 to 2,300 vehicles per hour. This could accommodate the projected off-ramp volume of about 2,284 vehicles per hour. The required improvements are contemplated in and funded by the City's East of 101 traffic program, and by paying the City's East of 101 traffic fee, the project proponent will be funding its fair share of the required improvements. Mitigation Measure IV.M-6A 2015 On-Ramp Operation to U.S.101 Mainline at U.S.101 Northbound On-Ramp from Oyster Point Boulevard The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measure. Page II-62 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-6B On-Ramp Operation to U.S.101 Mainline at U.S.101 Southbound On- Ramp from Dubuque Avenue The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measure. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-3 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Page II-65of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-9A 2035 Intersection Level of Service at Airport Boulevard / Sister Cities Boulevard / Oyster Point Boulevard Intersection (see Figure IV.M-22 and Table IV.M-25) Add a second right turn lane on the southbound Airport Boulevard southbound approach to the Oyster Point Boulevard/Sister Cities Boulevard intersection. The applicant shall pay a fair share contribution, as determined by the City Engineeer, towards this measure (please see Figure IV.M-22). Page II-67 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-9E 2035 Intersection Level of Service at Airport Boulevard / San Mateo Avenue / Produce Avenue Intersection (see Figure IV.M-22 and Table IV.M-25) Restripe the Airport Boulevard right turn on the southbound approach to the Produce Avenue/San Mateo Avenue intersection exclusive right turn lane to also allow through movements. This would be the full responsibility of the Gateway project. Page II-72 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-12C 2035 Off-Ramp Operation at U.S.101 Mainline Diverge at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to East Grand Avenue / Executive Drive Intersection Planned provision of a second off-ramp lane would increase diverge capacity to about 2,200 to 2,300 vehicles per hour. This could not accommodate the projected off-ramp volume of about 3,180 vehicles per hour. There are no additional physical measures acceptable to Caltrans that would be feasible to increase capacity. Planned provision of a second off-ramp lane (as called for in the East of 101 Program and described in Mitigation Measure IV.M-5C) would increase diverge capacity to 2,200 to 2,300 vehicles per hour. While the project sponsor will be required to pay the City’s East of 101 fee, which will fund the project’s fair share of this improvement and reducing the impact, the second lane cannot reduce this impact to a level of less than significant. There are no additional feasible mitigation measures that can avoid or reduce this impact to a level of less than significant. Therefore, this impact would be considered significant and unavoidable. Page II-73 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-13A 2035 On-Ramp Operation to U.S. 101 Mainline at U.S. 101 Southbound On-Ramp from Dubuque Avenue (see Figure IV.M-22) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measure. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-4 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Page II-76/77 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Impact IV.M-15: On-site Parking A total of 3,544 on-site parking spaces would be required at full project development based upon City . The Code-required parking is code criteria, while a total of 3,100 spaces is proposed (or 87.5% of code) based upon a rate of 2.88 spaces per 1,000 square feet and a maximum project size of 1,230,570 square feet. At the project’s lowest proposed size, 970,000 square feet, a total of 2,794 spaces would be required by code. At or near the project’s maximum development potential, proposed on-site parking would not meet City code requirements. However, the City has permitted lower than code required parking for office/R&D developments in the East of 101 area as part of TDM programs in order to induce lower trip generation. Therefore, based upon City staff review, the proposed number of parking spaces would be adequate. This would be a less-than-significant impact. Mitigation Measure IV.M-15 On-site Parking No mitigation required. Limit total project development to 1,076,390 square feet. The proposed 3,100 on- site parking spaces will meet code requirements (of 2.88 spaces per 1,000 square feet) for this development level. Impact reduced to a less than significant level. Page II-77 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-16 Pedestrian Circulation Consider rRelocateing the internal roadway running along the west side of the parking garages to the east side of the garages along the project boundary. This will eliminate thousands of pedestrian crossings of a busy internal roadway as employees walk between the garages and the office buildings. An emergency access roadway may still be required between the garages and offices to meet fire department requirements. Page II-81 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Water for fire flow would be provided in 12 inch mains that would be constructed with the Precise Plan and each phase of the project. The water distribution system is owned and operated by CWSC. The water system consists of a network of 12- and 10-inch lines which should be adequate to serve the required 1 flows. .To avoid impacts to the water system's ability to serve peak flow demands, fire flow testing as well as analysis and certification by fire protection personnel as described in Mitigation Measures IV.N-5 1 Brady and Associates for the City of South San Francisco, East of 101 Area Plan, July, 1994. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-5 City of South San Francisco January 2010 2.1 through IV.N-2.1.3below would reduce the impacts associated with increased fire flow demands to a less-than significant level. Mitigation Measure IV.N-2.2 Fire Flow Testing In order to assure that the water system has the ability to serve peak flow demands including for fire flow, prior to receiving a building permit for all buildings constructed for the Precise Plan and each phase of the Master Plan, the project applicant shall perform fire flow tests for all hydrants within 500 feet of the 2 project site pursuant to American Water Works Association filed testing standards to verify if adequate fire flows defined in Mitigation Measure N-5 2.1 are achieved. Any deficiency measured shall be corrected and retested prior occupancy. Page II-82 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Impact IV.N-4:The proposed project would have sufficient water supplies available to serve the project from existing entitlements and resources and no new or expanded entitlements are needed. This is considered a less than significant impact. However, implementation of Mitigation Measure IV.N-8 4.1 would ensure this impact remains less than significant. Noise Therefore, Page IV.J-10 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Mitigation Measure IV.J-1.1 Operational Noise As the proposed project moves forward an analysis of the noise generated by the project’s mechanical equipment should be conducted to assess the proposed equipment with respect to the standards of 60 dBA at the property line between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. and 65 dBA at the property line between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. The analysis should shall specify the noise control measures required to meet these noise levels. Specific measures can not be specified at this time because of the lack of detailed information on the HVAC equipment design and location. Typical measures include barriers or enclosures around rooftop equipment. Other measures include duct silencers and acoustical louvers at the ventilation openings. Once the noise control measures are included in the design a letter should shall be submitted to the City Building Division should require a letter from the designer stating that the project has been designed to meet the City’s Standards. 2 AWWA .1989. AWWA M17—Installation, Field Testing, & Maintenance of Fire Hydrants, American Water Works Association. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-6 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Therefore, Page IV.J-15 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.J-4.1 Construction Generated Noise Prepare a demolition and construction noise control plan that identifies detailed, site-specific noise shall attenuation measures that will be used to minimize impacts on adjacent land uses. The plan should be prepared under the supervision of a qualified acoustical consultant or person experienced with equipment and techniques that can be used to reduce construction related noise. The plan must include but is not limited to the following: Traffic and Circulation These bus route changes and additions have been included in the Draft EIR. Therefore, Page IV.M-16 and 17 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Bus Service The San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) provides bus service to South San Francisco. However, currently there is no SamTrans service east of the U.S.101 freeway. Bus service running just west of the freeway is as follows. Route 34: Tanforan Shopping Center–Geneva operates along Bayshore Boulevard and Airport Boulevard between Brisbane and the San Bruno BART station in the study area. This route operates during midday only on weekdays with headways of about two hours. Route 130: Daly City/Colma BART–South San Francisco operates along Linden Avenue and Grand Avenue in the study area. It connects central South San Francisco with the Colma BART station and Daly City. It operates with 20-minute peak period headways and 30- to 60-minute non-peak headways on weekdays, 30-minute headways on Saturdays and 60-minute headways on Sundays. Route 132: Airport/Linden-Arroyo/El Camino operates along Hillside Avenue and Grand Avenue connecting to the South San Francisco BART station. It operates on 30-minute peak period headways and 60-minute non-peak headways on weekdays and 60-minute headways on Saturdays. Route 133: Airport/Linden to Serramonte Shopping Center and South San Francisco BART station. It operates on 30-minute peak period headways and 60-minute non-peak headways from ± 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM on weekdays. On Saturdays, headways are 60 minutes, with runs from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM. Route 292: San Francisco–SF Airport–Hillsdale Shopping Center operates along Airport Boulevard. It operates with 20- to 30-minute peak headways and 25- to 60-minute non-peak headways on weekdays and 30- to 60- minute headways on Saturdays and Sundays. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-7 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Route 397: San Francisco-South San Francisco-San Mateo-Palo Alto. It operates along Airport Boulevard midday. Four southbound runs on hourly headways starting at 1:53 PM; three northbound runs on hourly headways starting at 2:20 PM. Schedules are the same on weekdays and Saturdays. Page IV.M-17 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Caltrain Caltrain provides train service between Gilroy, San Jose and San Francisco. There is a station located on the corner of Dubuque Avenue and Grand Avenue Overcrossing in South San Francisco. During commute periods, trains Trains operate every 15 to 20 minutes 30 minutes in the peak commute direction (northbound in the AM and southbound in the PM), and every 60 minutes in the off-peak direction. Service is during commute periods and hourly during the midday. Page IV.M-20 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Table IV.M-9 Alliance Shuttle Service—South San Francisco ShuttleStation Served ScheduleArea Served BART eight AM & nine PM trips Oyster Point Blvd., Gull Rd., Oyster Point Eccles Ave., Forbes Blvd., Caltrain seven AM & seven PM trips Veterans Blvd. BART & Caltrain nine AM & nine PM trips E. Grand Ave., Utah Ave., Utah-Grand Harbor Way, Littlefield Ave. Caltrain seven AM & seven PM trips Millbrae BART &ten AM & twelve ten PM Gateway Blvd.-BART Caltraintrips Gateway Area Gateway Blvd., Genentech Office-Caltrain Caltrain six AM & seven PM trips BART four AM & four PM Sierra Point Sierra Point, Shoreline Caltrain four AM & four PM trips a Both shuttles alternate between 15- and 30-minute headways during both peak hours. Source: San Mateo County ALLIANCE (Commute.org) The Gateway Area/Genentech Shuttle (BART and Caltrain) provides service on Gateway Boulevard, Oyster Point Boulevard, Forbes Boulevard, Grandview Drive and East Grand Avenue. There are 15 10 morning trips and 15 10 afternoon trips on the BART shuttle, approximately every 15 minutes during peak commute periods. Service is provided to the Millbrae BART and Caltrain stations and six morning trips and five afternoon trips on the Caltrain shuttle. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-8 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Page IV.M-59 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-2A 2015 Intersection Level of Service at Oyster Point Boulevard / Gateway Boulevard / U.S.101 Southbound Off-Ramp Flyover Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20 and Table IV.M-24) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page IV.M-63 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-2B 2015 Intersection Level of Service at Oyster Point Boulevard / Veterans Boulevard / Project Driveway Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20 and Table IV.M-24) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page IV.M-63 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-2C 2015 Intersection Level of Service at Gateway Boulevard / S. Airport Boulevard / Mitchell Avenue Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20 and Table IV.M-24) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page IV.M-64 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-2D 2015 Intersection Level of Service Oyster Point Boulevard / Dubuque Avenue / U.S.101 Northbound On-Ramp Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20 and Table IV.M-24) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page IV.M-66 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows (deletions are shown in strikethrough and additions are shown in underline): Mitigation Measure IV.M-4A 2015 Off-Ramp Queuing to Freeway Mainline – SIM Traffic Evaluation (see Figure IV.M-21) at U.S.101 Southbound Flyover Off-Ramp to Oyster Point Boulevard / Gateway Boulevard Intersection The proposed project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-9 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Page IV.M-67 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-4B 2015 Off-Ramp Queuing to Freeway Mainline – SIM Traffic Evaluation (see Figure IV.M-21) at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to Dubuque Avenue Intersection The proposed project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measures. Page IV.M-70 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-5B 2015 Off-Ramp Operation at U.S.101 Mainline Diverge at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to Dubuque Avenue Intersection (see Figure IV.M-20) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measure. Page IV.M-70 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-5C 2015 Off-Ramp Operation at U.S.101 Mainline Diverge at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to East Grand Avenue / Executive Drive Intersection Planned provision of a second off-ramp lane would increase diverge capacity to 2,200 to 2,300 vehicles per hour. This could accommodate the projected off-ramp volume of about 2,284 vehicles per hour. The required improvements are contemplated in and funded by the City's East of 101 traffic program, and by paying the City's East of 101 traffic fee, the project proponent will be funding its fair share of the required improvements. Page IV.M-71 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-6A 2015 On-Ramp Operation to U.S.101 Mainline at U.S.101 Northbound On-Ramp from Oyster Point Boulevard The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measure. Mitigation Measure IV.M-6B On-Ramp Operation to U.S.101 Mainline at U.S.101 Southbound On- Ramp from Dubuque Avenue The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measure. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-10 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Page IV.M-74 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-9A 2035 Intersection Level of Service at Airport Boulevard / Sister Cities Boulevard / Oyster Point Boulevard Intersection (see Figure IV.M-22 and Table IV.M-25) Add a second right turn lane on the southbound Airport Boulevard southbound approach to the Oyster Point Boulevard/Sister Cities Boulevard intersection. The applicant shall pay a fair share contribution towards this measure (please see Figure IV.M-22). Page IV.M-78 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-9E 2035 Intersection Level of Service at Airport Boulevard / San Mateo Avenue / Produce Avenue Intersection (see Figure IV.M-22 and Table IV.M-25) Restripe the Airport Boulevard right turn on the southbound approach to the Produce Avenue/San Mateo Avenue intersection exclusive right turn lane to also allow through movements. This would be the full responsibility of the Gateway project. Page IV.M-84 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-12C 2035 Off-Ramp Operation at U.S.101 Mainline Diverge at U.S.101 Northbound Off-Ramp to East Grand Avenue / Executive Drive Intersection Planned provision of a second off-ramp lane (as called for in the East of 101 Program and described in Mitigation Measure IV.M-5C) would increase diverge capacity to 2,200 to 2,300 vehicles per hour. While the project sponsor will be required to pay the City’s East of 101 fee, which will fund the project’s fair share of this improvement and reducing the impact, the second lane cannot reduce this impact to a level of less than significant. There are no additional feasible mitigation measures that can avoid or reduce this impact to a level of less than significant. Therefore, this impact would be considered significant and unavoidable. Page IV.M-84 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-13A 2035 On-Ramp Operation to U.S. 101 Mainline at U.S. 101 Southbound On-Ramp from Dubuque Avenue (see Figure IV.M-22) The project shall should provide a fair share contribution as determined by the City Engineer to the following measure. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-11 City of South San Francisco January 2010 Page IV.M-87 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Impact IV.M-15: On-site Parking A total of 3,544 on-site parking spaces would be required at full project development based upon City . The Code-required parking is code criteria, while a total of 3,100 spaces is proposed (or 87.5% of code) based upon a rate of 2.88 spaces per 1,000 square feet and a maximum project size of 1,230,570 square feet. At the project’s lowest proposed size, 970,000 square feet, a total of 2,794 spaces would be required by code. At or near the project’s maximum development potential, proposed on-site parking would not meet City code requirements. However, the City has permitted lower than code required parking for office/R&D developments in the East of 101 area as part of TDM programs in order to induce lower trip generation. Therefore, based upon City staff review, the proposed number of parking spaces would be adequate. This would be a less-than-significant impact. Mitigation Measure IV.M-15 On-site Parking No mitigation required. Limit total project development to 1,076,390 square feet. The proposed 3,100 on- site parking spaces will meet code requirements (of 2.88 spaces per 1,000 square feet) for this development level. Impact reduced to a less than significant level. Page IV.M-88 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.M-16 Pedestrian Circulation Consider rRelocateing the internal roadway running along the west side of the parking garages to the east side of the garages along the project boundary. This will eliminate thousands of pedestrian crossings of a busy internal roadway as employees walk between the garages and the office buildings. An emergency access roadway may still be required between the garages and offices to meet fire department requirements. Page IV.N-22 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Water for fire flow would be provided in 12 inch mains that would be constructed with the Precise Plan and each phase of the project. The water distribution system is owned and operated by CWSC. The water system consists of a network of 12- and 10-inch lines which should be adequate to serve the required 3 flows. .To avoid impacts to the water system's ability to serve peak flow demands, fire flow testing as well as analysis and certification by fire protection personnel as described in Mitigation Measures IV.N-5 3 Brady and Associates for the City of South San Francisco, East of 101 Area Plan, July, 1994. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-12 City of South San Francisco January 2010 2.1 through IV.N-2.1.3below would reduce the impacts associated with increased fire flow demands to a less-than significant level. Page IV.N-22 of the Draft EIR is revised as follows: Mitigation Measure IV.N-2.2 Fire Flow Testing In order to assure that the water system has the ability to serve peak flow demands including for fire flow, prior to receiving a building permit for all buildings constructed for the Precise Plan and each phase of the Master Plan, the project applicant shall perform fire flow tests for all hydrants within 500 feet of the 4 project site pursuant to American Water Works Association filed testing standards to verify if adequate fire flows defined in Mitigation Measure N-5 2.1 are achieved. Any deficiency measured shall be corrected and retested prior occupancy. 4 AWWA .1989. AWWA M17—Installation, Field Testing, & Maintenance of Fire Hydrants, American Water Works Association. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-13 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page left blank intentionally. Gateway Business Park Master Plan IV. Revisions to the Draft EIR Final Environmental Impact Report Page IV-14 V. MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources Code requires a Lead Agency to adopt a “reporting or monitoring program for the changes made to the project or conditions of project approval, adopted in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment” (Mitigation Monitoring Program [MMP], §15097 of the CEQA Guidelines provides additional direction on mitigation monitoring or reporting). The City of South San Francisco is the Lead Agency and the project sponsor for the Gateway Business Park Master Plan project and is therefore responsible for enforcing and monitoring most of the mitigation measures in this mitigation monitoring program. The Draft EIR was prepared to address the potential environmental impacts of the proposed project. Where appropriate, this document identified project design features or recommended mitigation measures to avoid or to mitigate identified potential impacts to a level where no significant impact on the environment would occur. This MMP is designed to monitor implementation of the mitigation measures identified for the project in the DEIR. The MMP for the Gateway Business Park Master Plan project will be in place throughout all phases of the project. The project sponsor (Chamberlin Associates) shall be responsible for implementing all mitigation measures unless otherwise noted. The City’s existing planning, engineering, review and inspection processes will be used as the basic foundation for the MMP procedures and will also serve to provide the documentation for the reporting program. Gateway Business Park Master Plan V. Mitigation Monitoring Program Final Environmental Impact Report Page V-1 City of South San Francisco January 2010 This page left blank intentionally. 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