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FIRSTCARBON Proposal SOLUTIONS '' Trellis EIR for the Jewish Community Center- Pulte Group Project,Walnut Creek,CA FCS prepared an EIR for the Trellis Residential Project,which consists of 53 single-family homes and associated improvements on 5.28 acres of an 8.15-acre site in Walnut Creek,California.The project site currently includes a vacant 35,635-square-foot community center,a parking lot, an outdoor pool, a children's play area,various accessory structures,and a commercial landscape nursery, in addition to a portion of the City's Tice Valley Park and Gym.As part of the project,the existing community center and associated structures would be demolished. However,the Tice Valley Community Gymnasium would remain in place on roughly 2.87 acres of the project site.The project generated significant public interest and involvement, primarily related to concerns about existing flooding of Tice Creek and the potential for the project to exacerbate the issues of transportation and congestion of local roadways,the effect the project would have on pedestrian safety due to a lack of sidewalks and bicycle lanes in the project vicinity, compatibility with surrounding densities, and the proposed change from an open space designation to a residential designation. FCS prepared a comprehensive analysis of the effects of the project, including effects upon Tice Creek and upon traffic levels of service and pedestrian safety.The project included the provision of new sidewalks and pedestrian crosswalks to enhance safety,which directly addresses this issue. When additional public concern over flooding and pedestrian safety was raised at the Planning Commission hearing, FCS was asked to provide further analysis of these issues for the City Council. FCS and the City identified an acceptable third party to peer review the documentation included in the Draft EIR. Additional clarification was provided as part of the City Council packet, but the third-party review confirmed that the project would not contribute to any exacerbation of flooding and would actually improve the existing condition by treating more stormwater flows on site.The EIR was certified and the project was approved by the City Council in December 2015. Reference:Jeremy Lochirco,Senior Planner,City of Walnut Creek,925.256.5899 Kaiser Dublin Medical Center EIR, City of Dublin,CA FCS recently completed a project-level Environmental Impact Report (EIR)for the development of an approximately 1.2-million-square-foot medical center on 58 acres in eastern Dublin.The proposed medical center includes a 950,000-square-foot medical campus and a 250,000-square-foot commercial component.The Project would be constructed in three phases over 24 years.The EIR addressed maximum potential development to ensure all future development options are covered by CEQA.The EIR also provided updated transportation analyses in compliance with the forthcoming CEQA amendments resulting from SB 743. FCS recently completed the Final EIR, inclusive of responses to comments made by the public and agencies on the project. FCS's analysis was thorough and generated very little public comment. No public speakers attended the Planning Commission hearing, and the City Council considers the project on September 20,2016. Reference:Jeff Baker,Assistant Community Development Director, Phone: (925)833-6610 NORTH AMERICA I EUROPE 1 AFRICA I AUSTRALIA I ASIA 34 FIRSTCARBONSOLUTIONS.COM