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Packet Table of Contents Agenda2 Joint City Council and Planning Commission Study Session regarding the Apple Campus 2 Final Environmental Impact Report Staff Report5 A - SS-1 Apple Campus 2 Project EIR Response to Comments Document, September 201323 B - SS-2 Public Review Draft Apple Campus 2 Project Environmental Impact Report, June 201324 1 AGENDA CUPERTINOCITYCOUNCIL~SPECIALMEETING CUPERTINOPLANNINGCOMMISSIONKSPECIALMEETING 10185N.StellingRoad,QuinlanCommunityCenterCupertinoRoom Tuesday,October1,2013 3:00PM JOINTMEETINGOFCUPERTINOCITYCOUNCILAND CUPERTINOPLANNINGCOMMISSION PLEDGEOFALLEGIANCE K3:00PM ROLLCALL ORALCOMMUNICATIONS Thisportionofthemeetingisreservedforpersonswishingtoaddressthecouncilon anymatternotontheagenda.Speakersarelimitedtothree(3)minutes.Inmostcases, Statelawwillprohibitthecouncilfrommakinganydecisionswithrespecttoamatter notlistedontheagenda. STUDYSESSION :JointCityCouncilandPlanningCommissionStudySessionregardingthe 1.Subject AppleCampus2FinalEnvironmentalImpactReport RecommendedAction:ReviewandreceivecommentsontheFinalEnvironmental ImpactReport Description:ApplicationNo(s):ASA201114,DA201101,DP201104,GPA2011 03,TM201103,TR201139,U201111,Z201103(EA201112);Applicant(s):Apple Inc(DanWhisenhunt) Location:AreaboundedbyEastHomesteadRoad,NorthTantauAvenue,I280,and NorthWolfeRoadandincludespropertieslocatedontheeastsideofNorthTantau Avenue; 2 Tuesday,October1,2013CupertinoCityCouncil CupertinoPlanningCommission APN#s:31606033,31606039,31606045,31606046,31606048,31506050,316 06051,3160652,31606053,31607044,31607045,31607046,31609019,31609 027,31609028,31618025,31618027,31618035,31620074,31620075,31620 076 a.EnvironmentalImpactReportforthedemolitionofapproximately2.66million squarefeetofexistingoffice,researchanddevelopmentbuildingsandthe constructionof3.42millionsquarefeetofoffice,research,anddevelopment buildings;245,000squarefeetofauditorium(1,000seat),fitnesscenter,andValet ParkingReceptionuses;92,000squarefeetofutilityplants;andassociatedparking facilitiesandancillarybuildings(suchassecurityreceptionareasandlandscape maintenancebuildings); b.GeneralPlanAmendmenttoallowachangeinthelandusedesignationofa1.1 acreareafromParksandOpenSpacetoIndustrial/Residentialtobereflectedinthe LandUseMapandvariousfiguresandtables,theeliminationofasegmentof PruneridgeAvenuefromvariousreferencesasaminorcollectorandbikelaneto reflecttheclosureandvacationofthissegmentofthestreet,thepotentialrelocation ofGlendenningBarnfromtheprojectsiteandachangeintheprimarybuildingbulk setbackforN.TantauAvenuefrom1.5to1slopelinefromthecurblinetoa1to1 slopelinefromthecurbline,changesassociatedwiththedevelopmentoftheApple campusandpotentialDevelopmentAgreementinPolicy235:VallcoParkNorth; c.Rezoningofanapproximately1.1acreareafromParkandRecreation(PR)to PlannedIndustrialPark(P(MP)); d.DevelopmentAgreementfora20yeartermtoallowthedevelopmentofanoffice, researchanddevelopmentcampus; e.VestingTentativeMaptoallowasubdivisionofpropertyfromnineteenparcelsto fiveparcels; f.DevelopmentPermittoallowthedemolitionofapproximately2.66millionsquare feetofexistingoffice,researchanddevelopmentbuildingsandtheconstructionof 3.42millionsquarefeetofoffice,research,anddevelopmentbuildings;120,000s.f. (1,000seat)corporateauditorium,100,000s.f.corporatefitnesscenter,and25,000s.f. ValetParkingReceptionuses;92,000squarefeetofutilityplants;andassociated parkingfacilitiesandancillarybuildings(suchassecurityreceptionareasand landscapemaintenancebuildings); g.UsePermittoallowacorporateauditoriumandfitnesscenteratanewoffice, researchanddevelopmentcampus; h.ArchitecturalandSiteApprovaltoallowanew2.82millionsquarefeetoffice, researchanddevelopmentbuildingwith2,385basementparkingspacesanda cafeteria,a5,870parkingspacestructuredparkingfacilitywithattachedCentral Plant,a1,000seatcorporateauditorium,afitnesscenter,andassociatedsite 3 Tuesday,October1,2013CupertinoCityCouncil CupertinoPlanningCommission improvementsincludingaccesstunnels,asurfaceparkinglot,outdoordiningand recreationalfacilitiesandlandscaping; i.TreeRemovalPermittoallowtheremovalofapproximately4,501trees,ofwhich, approximately90treesareproposedtobetransplanted,andreplacementwithat least6,200treestoallowtheconstructionofanoffice,researchanddevelopment campus StaffReport ASS1AppleCampus2ProjectEIRResponsetoCommentsDocument,September 2013 BSS2PublicReviewDraftAppleCampus2ProjectEnvironmentalImpactReport, June2013 Page:5 ADJOURNMENT AdjourntheCityCouncilmeetingtoTuesday,October8beginningat6:00p.m.fora closedsessionregardingconferencewithrealpropertynegotiatorfollowedbyConsent Calendaritems,CupertinoCommunityHallCouncilChamber,10350TorreAvenue. AdjournthePlanningCommissiontoTuesday,October2beginningat5:00p.m.fora publichearingregardingAppleCampus2,CupertinoCommunityHallCouncil Chamber,10350TorreAvenue. TheCityofCupertinohasadoptedtheprovisionsofCodeofCivilProcedure§1094.6;litigation challengingafinaldecisionoftheCityCouncilmustbebroughtwithin90daysafteradecisionis announcedunlessashortertimeisrequiredbyStateorFederallaw. Priortoseekingjudicialreviewofanyadjudicatory(quasijudicial)decision,interestedpersonsmust fileapetitionforreconsiderationwithintencalendardaysofthedatetheCityClerkmailsnoticeofthe "¯º¿¹decision.ReconsiderationpetitionsmustcomplywiththerequirementsofCupertinoMunicipal Code§2.08.096.ContacttheCity"²«¸±¹officeformoreinformationorgoto http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=125forareconsiderationpetitionform. IncompliancewiththeAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA),theCityofCupertinowillmake reasonableeffortstoaccommodatepersonswithqualifieddisabilities.Ifyourequirespecialassistance, pleasecontactthecity©²«¸±¹officeat4087773223atleast48hoursinadvanceofthemeeting. AnywritingsordocumentsprovidedtoamajorityoftheCupertinoCityCouncilafterpublicationof thepacketwillbemadeavailableforpublicinspectionintheCity"²«¸±¹OfficelocatedatCityHall, 10300TorreAvenue,duringnormalbusinesshoursandinCouncilpacketarchiveslinkedfromthe enda/minutesaeontheCuertinowebsite. agpgp 4 COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENTDEPARTMENT CITYHALL 10300TORREAVENUE'CUPERTINO,CA950143255 TELEPHONE:(408)7773308www.cupertino.org JOINTCITYCOUNCILANDPLANNINGCOMMISSIONSTUDYSESSION STAFFREPORT Meeting:October1,2013 Subject StudySessionfortheEnvironmentalImpactReportforthedevelopmentofanewoffice, researchanddevelopmentcampus RecommendedAction StaffrecommendsthattheCityCouncilandPlanningCommissionreviewandreceive commentsontheFinalEnvironmentalImpactReport(FEIR).TheFinalEIRconsistsofthe ResponsetoCommentsDocument(whichincludesminortextrevisionstotheDraftEIR) publishedinSeptember2013(AttachmentSS1)andtheDraftEIRpublishedinJune2013 (AttachmentSS2). Description Demolitionofapproximately2.66millionsquarefeetofexistingoffice,researchand developmentbuildingsandtheconstructionof3.42millionsquarefeetofoffice,research,and developmentbuildings;245,000squarefeetofauditorium(1,000seat),fitnesscenter,andValet ParkingReceptionuses;92,000squarefeetofutilityplants;andassociatedparkingfacilitiesand ancillarybuildings(suchassecurityreceptionareasandlandscapemaintenancebuildings Discussion Background TheproposedprojectislocatedintheNorthVallcoSpecificPlanAreaandencompasses approximately176acres.TheprojectisboundedbyEastHomesteadRoad,NorthTantau Avenue,I280andNorthWolfeRoad.TheprojectexcludestheHamptonsApartments (Hamptons)locatedatthenortheastintersectionofI280andNorthWolfeRoad.Inaddition, propertiesontheeastsideofNorthTantauAvenue,bothnorthandsouthofPruneridge Avenuearepartoftheprojectsite.Seefigureontheright. Theprojectsiteincludesapproximately4.6acresthatiscurrentlyoccupiedbyPruneridge Avenue,whichAppleisproposingthattheCityvacate. 5 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page2 Thesurroundinglandusesinclude: Tothenorth:PrimarilysinglefamilyresidentialusesintheCityofSunnyvale Totheeast:Office,researchanddevelopmentfacilitiesarelocatedalongthenortheast endoftheprojectsite.SinglefamilyresidentialusesintheCityofSantaClaraarelocated directlytotheeastoftheprojectsite.JennyStrandpark,alsointheCityofSantaClarais locatedsoutheastoftheprojectsite,abuttingtheI280freeway. Tothesouth:I280freeway withtheHamptons Apartmentslocatedtothe southwestofandadjacentto theprojectsite.Vallco ShoppingMall,residential condominiumsandadditional office,researchand developmentbuildingsare locatedsouthofthefreeway. Manyoftheseoffice,research anddevelopmentbuildings arecurrentlyoccupiedby Apple. Tothewest:TheCupertino Villageshoppingcenteris locatedacrossfromNorth WolfeRoadinadditiontotwohotelsandoneapartmentcomplex.Singlefamilyhomes, predominantlyintheCityofSunnyvale,arelocatedfurtherwest. ProposedProject Theprojectapplicantproposestoconstructtheprojectintwophases.Thefirstphaseof constructionwillincludethedevelopmentofthepropertiesboundedbyHomesteadRoad,N. TantauAvenue,CalabazasCreek,I280,andN.WolfeRoadandthepropertylocatedonthe northeastcornerofPruneridgeAvenueandN.TantauAvenue.Thiswillincludethe constructionof: 2.82millionsquarefootringshapedmainbuildingwithbasementparking, 100,000squarefootfitnesscenter, 120,000squarefootauditorium, Approximately5,870parkingspacemainparkingstructure, Approximately765spaceauditoriumparkingstructurewith25,000squarefootvalet receptionarea,50,000squarefootcentralplant, 2,000squarefootvisitorcenter/securityreceptionstructures, 5,000squarefootoflandscapingmaintenancebuildings 6 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page3 Thesecondphaseofconstructionwillincludethedevelopmentofthepropertybetween CalabazasCreekandN.TantauAvenueonthewestsideofN.TantauAvenueandthe propertiesbetweenPruneridgeAvenueandI280ontheeastsideofN.TantauAvenue.This willincludetheconstructionof600,000squarefeetofofficeandresearchanddevelopment buildingswith1,740parkingstallsandtwosatelliteplantsforenergygeneration. ProposedOffsiteImprovements Appleisproposingtomakeanumberofoffsiteimprovements.Keyimprovementsare discussedbelow.Somewillinvolveacquisitionofproperty.Adetaileddiscussionisprovided intheEIR. N.WolfeRoadbetweenEastHomesteadRoadandI280offramps: Widenthestreettoaddtravellanestoincreasecapacity.Thiswideningwouldoccur o ontheeastsideoftheroadway. Addbufferedbikelanestoimprovebicyclistexperience(wherefeasible),and o Providedetachedsidewalkswherefeasibletoimprovepedestrianexperience. o N.WolfeRoadbetweenI280OvercrossingandStevensCreekBoulevard: Restripetheexistingrightofwayattheovercrossingtoallowforbikelanesby o modifyingtheexistingshoulderstripes, Provideenhancedpaving,guardrails,pedestrianscalelightinganddecorative o fencingattheovercrossing,and ProvideabuslayoverstoponnorthboundN.WolfeRoadnorthofStevensCreek o BoulevardforRoute81(thebuslineisbeingreroutedduetotheclosureofa segmentofPruneridgeAvenue) EastHomesteadRoad: Installationofalandscapedcentralmedian o NorthTantauAvenuebetweenHomesteadRoadandI280Overcrossing: Widenstreetand/orrestripeexistingrightofwayinsomestreetsegmentstoadd o travellanestoaccommodateprojecttraffic, Providebufferedbikelanes, o Providedetachedsidewalks,and o Providelandscapedmedian o NorthTantauAvenuebetweenI280OvercrossingandVallcoParkway: Restripeexistingrightofwaytoallowtwotravellanesineachdirection, o Providebufferedbikelanes,and o Provideenhancedpaving,guardrails,pedestrianscalelighting,anddecorative o fencingattheI280overcrossing(alternatecreektrailroute) VallcoParkway: Restripetheexistingrightofwaytoallowtwolanesoftravelineachdirectionand o leftturnlanesatintersections,toaccommodateprojecttraffic, Providebikelanes, o 7 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page4 Providedetachedsidewalks,and o Providealandscapedmedian. o FreewayOfframps: WidentheNorthboundandSouthboundI280freewayofframpsatNorthWolfe o Roadfromthefreewaymainlinetothestreettoreducetheimpactoftheincreased trafficvolumesexitingatthisinterchange. CalabazasCreekTrail: ProvideacreektrailalongVallcoParkwayandN.TantauAvenuewithenhanced o paving,trailimprovements,landscaping,lightingandsignage. TerminusofPruneridgeatTantauAvenue: ProvideadistinctiveprojectentryattheterminusofPruneridgeAvenueatN. o TantauAvenuewitharchitecturalelementsandlandscaping. PruneridgeAvenuefromNWolfetoHamptonsApartmentcomplexdriveway: Reducewidthtoonelaneineachdirection o SeparatedsidewalksalongtheAppleprojectsitefrontage o DevelopmentAgreement Appleisproposinga20yearDevelopmentAgreementwiththeCityofCupertino.A DevelopmentAgreementensuresdevelopmentrightsfortheapplicantforasetperiodoftime andestablishesanunderstandingbetweentheapplicantandtheCityofCupertinoregarding financingandconstructionofinfrastructure,scopeofdevelopment,theapplicabledevelopment standardsandregulations,andotherissuesrelatingtotheproposedproject. JobsandEconomicImprovementthroughEnvironmentalLeadershipActof2011(AB900) InJune2012,theproposedAppleCampus2Projectwascertifiedasthe¹º§º«¹first EnvironmentalLeadershipDevelopmentProject(LeadershipProject)bytheGovernorsOffice pursuanttotheJobsandEconomicImprovementThroughEnvironmentalLeadershipActof 2011(AB900).AkeyrequirementofAB900isthattheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard(CARB) verifiesthattheprojectdoesnotresultinanynetadditionalemissionofgreenhousegases, includinggreenhousegasemissionsfromemployeetransportation.OnJune14,2012,CARB verifiedthattheprojectwillnotresultinanynetadditionalgreenhousegasespriorto certificationbytheGovernor. In2013,Appleupdatedtheprojectwithsomechangestotheplans.CARBandthe&µ¼«¸´µ¸¹ Officereviewedthechangesandfoundthattheprojectstillmeetstherequirementstoqualifyas aLeadershipProjectforpurposesofAB900.InordertobecertifiedasaLeadershipProject,the projectmustmeettherequirementsofPublicResourcesCodeSections21180(b)and21183, includingbutnotlimitedtobeingcertifiedLEEDsilverorbetter,locatedonaninfillsite, resultinginaminimuminvestmentof$1,000,000uponcompletionofconstruction,creating highwage/highlyskilledjobsthatpayprevailingwagesandlivingwages,providing constructionandpermanentjobsthathelpreduceunemployment,doesnotresultinanynet 8 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page5 additionalgreenhousegasemissions,andtheapplicantentersintoabindingandenforceable agreementthatallmitigationmeasuresrequiredtobecertifiedasaLeadershipProjectshallbe conditionsofprojectapproval. EnvironmentalImpactReport(EIR) TheCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct(CEQA)requiresthatallStateandlocalgovernments considertheconsequencesofprojectsoverwhichtheyhavediscretionaryauthority.TheEIR createdasaresultofreviewunderCEQAmustdisclosethesignificantenvironmentalimpacts oftheprojectand,inaddition,identifythefollowing: Significantcumulativeimpactsoftheprojectincombinationwithpast,presentand reasonablyforeseeablefutureprojects. Mitigationmeasuresandalternativestoreducetheseeffects; Significantimpactsthatcannotbeavoided; Growthinducingimpacts;and Effectsfoundnottobesignificant. CEQAprovidesforoneagencytobetheLeadAgencychargedwiththeresponsibilityof preparingtheEIR.Inthiscase,becausetheCityofCupertinowillhavethegreatest responsibilityforapprovingtheprojectasawhole,theCityistheLeadAgency. AFinalEIRhasbeenpreparedinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheCalifornia EnvironmentalQualityAct(CEQA).ThepurposeoftheEIRisnottorecommendapprovalor denialofaprojectbuttoprovideinformationtobeusedintheplanninganddecisionmaking process.CEQArequiresdecisionmakerstobalancethebenefitsofaproposedprojectagainst theenvironmentaleffects,alongwithotherfactors. Priortoapprovingtheprojectelements,thePlanningCommissionmustdecidewhetherto recommendthattheCityCouncilcertifythattheFinalEIRwaspreparedincompliancewith CEQAandwhethertorecommendthattheCityCouncilapprovetheGeneralPlanAmendment, Rezoning,DevelopmentAgreement,VestingTentativeMapandassociatedpermitsrequiredto allowdevelopmentoftheproject.The"µ³³¯¹¹¯µ´¹recommendationswillbeforwardedtothe CityCouncilforaction.TheCityCouncilwillreviewtheFinalEIRforadequacyandwill exerciseitsindependentjudgmentregardingcertification.IftheCouncilcertifiestheFinalEIR, itwillthenconsiderwhethertoapprovetheGeneralPlanAmendmentandRezoning, DevelopmentAgreement,VestingTentativeMap,DevelopmentPermit,UsePermit, ArchitecturalandSiteApprovalforPhase1oftheproject(exceptfortheN.Tantauparking structure),aTreeRemovalPermit,andstreetandeasementvacations.Aspartofthisapproval, findingsonthefeasibilityofreducingoravoidingsignificantenvironmentaleffectswillbe made,includingaStatementofOverridingConsiderationsbalancingthebenefitsoftheproject againstisunavoidableenvironmentalrisks. 9 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page6 EIRProcessandPublicOutreach TheEIRprocessstartedwiththeissuanceoftheNoticeofPreparationfortheEIRonAugust19, 2011.AscopingsessionwasheldonSeptember8,2011toallowthepublicanopportunityto commentonthetopicsthatshouldbestudiedintheDraftEIR.Publiccommentswerecollected throughOctober5,2011whenthescopingperiodfortheEIRended. TheCityalsoestablishedawebsitefortheprojectinAugust2011whereallprojectrelated documentsincludingplans,theDraftEIRandcommentsontheprojectandtheEIRwere postedforpublicreview.TheDraftEIRwasmadeavailablefora46daypubliccommentperiod betweenJune6,2013andJuly22,2013.TheNoticeofCompletionoftheDraftEIRwassentto theStateClearinghouseinthe&µ¼«¸´µ¸¹OfficeofPlanningandResearchonJune6,2013.The NoticeofAvailability(NOA)wasfiledwiththeSantaClaraCountyClerkRecorderonthesame day.TheNOAwasalso: 1.Senttootherpotentiallyaffectedagencies, 2.Mailedtoadjacentpropertyowners,and 3.PostedattheprojectsiteandatCityHall PostcardsweremailedtoallpostalcustomersintheCityofCupertinoandtopropertyowners within1,000feetoftheprojectsite.AhalfpagenoticewasalsopublishedintheCupertino Courier.Inaddition,notificationregardingtheavailabilityoftheDraftEIRwasmadeavailable onlineattheprojectwebsite(www.cupertino.org/applecampus2).About2,000interestedparties whohadindicatedthattheywouldliketoreceiveelectronicupdatesabouttheprojectreceived anupdate.ThepublicwasencouragedtoprovideinputregardingtheadequacyoftheDraft EIRelectronically.Inaddition,apublicmeetingwasheldonJune26,2013toallowthepublic additionalopportunitytoprovideinput. Over300commentswerereceivedduringthepublicreviewperiodoftheDraftEIR.Responses tothewrittencommentsreceivedduringthatperiodregardingtheadequacyoftheDraftEIR havebeenpreparedandcompiledinaResponsetoCommentsDocument(whichincludes minortextrevisionstotheDraftEIR).ThisdocumenttogetherwiththeDraftEIRisconsidered tobetheFinalEIR.TheFinalEIRwaspostedonSeptember23,2013. NoticeofAvailabilityoftheFinalEIRwassenttotheSantaClaraCountyClerk1«©µ¸ª«¸¹ Office,postedatCityHallandtheprojectsite,andsentto10locallibrariesandproperty owners,businessownersandresidentswithin1,000feetoftheprojectsite.Acourtesynotice regardingtheavailabilityoftheFinalEIRwasalsopublishedintheMercuryNews. CommentscollectedafterthecloseoftheEIRpublicreviewperiodwillcontinuetobeprovided tothePlanningCommissionandCouncil. 10 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page7 AdditionalProjectOutreach Abriefsummaryofadditionaloutreachontheprojectispresentedinthetablebelow: NoticeofPublicHearing,SiteNotice&LegalAdAgenda SiteSignage(twª§¿¹¶¸¯µ¸ºµº®«®«§¸¯´)PostedontheCitysofficialnotice LegaladplacedintheMercuryNews bulletinboard §º²«§¹ºtsª§¿¹¶¸¯µ¸ºµº®«®«§¸¯´(µ´«½««±¶¸¯µ¸ºµº®«®«§¸¯´) 750noticesmailedtopropertyownersPostedontheCityof"»¶«¸º¯´µ¹ within1000feetoftheprojectsiteWebsite tsª§¿¹¶¸¯µ¸ºµº®«®«§¸¯´AdvertisedontheCityChannel Allinterestedparties(emailed/noticed) (§º²«§¹ºtsª§¿¹¶¸¯µ¸ºµº®«®«§¸¯´) TheCityalsoconductedfurtheradditionalcommunityoutreachby: Sendingthreecourtesypostcardstoapproximately21,000mailingaddresses(generally, allpostalcustomersintheCityofCupertinoandthosepersonswhoresideorhavea businesswithin1000feetoftheprojectsite.)Thesepostcardsweresentto: Informtherecipientsaboutadateforthescopingmeetinginanticipationofthe o preparationoftheEIR; NotifythepublicabouttheavailabilityoftheDraftEIRandthepublicreviewperiod; o and AnnouncetheavailabilityoftheFinalEIR,thisjointStudySessionoftheCounciland o PlanningCommission,thePlanningCommissionmeetingheldonOctober2,2013, andthetwoCityCouncilmeetingstobetentativelyheldonOctober15,2013and November19,2013. Facilitatingcommunitymeetings: AScopingMeetingwasheldonSeptember8,2011tocollectcommentsonidentifying o thescopeofstudyoftheEIR. ApublicmeetingwasheldonJune26,2013toinformthepublicabouttheEIRand o allowanopportunityforinterestedpersonstoprovidecommentselectronicallyoron acommentcard.Over125UniversalSerialBus(USB)thumbdriveswithdigital copiesoftheDraftEIRwerehandedouttoattendeesatthismeeting. HandingoutseveralhundredbusinesscardswithQuickResponse(QR)codeswhich, whenscanned,linksdirectlytotheprojectwebsiteandtheURLdirectingpeopletothe AppleCampus2websiteoverthecourseofthepublicreviewperiodoftheDraftEIR. MakingcommentcardsandrepositoriesforsuchcardsavailableatCityfacilities,suchas CityHall,QuinlanCommunityCenter,SportsCenter,SeniorCenterandBlackberry Farm. AlegaladvertisementforthenotificationoftheintenttovacatetheportionofPruneridge Avenuethroughtheproposedcampus,alongwithvariouseasementswillbeplacedinthe 11 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page8 CupertinoCourierinlateSeptember2013andearlyOctober2013.Anoticewillalsobeposted intheprojectareaaminimumof14dayspriortothevacationhearing. Applehascommunicatedthatithasconductedthefollowingadditionalneighborhoodoutreach regardingtheproject: ProvidedregularupdatestoresidentsinCupertinoandneighboringresidentsin SunnyvaleandSantaClara(approximately20,000addresses.)Appleprovidedprepaid responsecardsandemailedcontactinformationwiththesecampusinformation packages. Convenedover140stakeholderoutreachmeetingsrangingfromoneononetolarge groups. Metwithover20neighborhoodgroupsandorganizationsandover2,000stakeholders, includingCupertino,SunnyvaleandSantaClararesidents,businessesandother communitygroups. Sentemailupdatesontheprojecttomorethan2,000interestedpersonsandentities. KeySignificanceFindingsandMitigations RevisedTableII1,SummaryofImpactsandMitigationMeasuresfromtheEIR,intheResponse toCommentsDocument,alongwithTableII1oftheDraftEIRsummarizeallsignificantproject impactsandmitigationmeasures.Thisstaffreporthighlightskeyfindingsonly.Thelistof mitigationmeasuresdoesnotincluderequirements(suchascompliancewiththeInternational BuildingCode)thatareroutinelyappliedtonewdevelopment. TheEIRhasidentifiedmitigationmeasuresforallsignificantimpacts.However,evenwith mitigations,somesignificantimpactswouldremainsignificantandhavebeendeterminedtobe significantandunavoidable.Insomecases,thesignificantimpactshavebeendeterminedtobe significantandunavoidablebecausethemitigationmeasuresrequireapprovalfroma governmentalagencyotherthantheCityofCupertino(e.g.,theCityofSantaClara,Caltrans, etc.)andarenotwithintheresponsibilityandjurisdictionoftheCity.Ifapprovalisnotgranted bythatagencyforimplementationofthemitigationmeasure,thesignificantimpactwould remainandwould,therefore,beconsideredsignificantandunavoidable.Inothercases,a significantimpactisunavoidablebecausethesignificantimpactwouldnotbefullymitigatedby themitigationmeasureidentified. Thissectionhighlightskeyfindings.DetailsareprovidedintheFinalEIR.Followingisa summaryofissues: 1.LandUse a.Rezoning Theproposedprojectalsoincludestherezoningofa1.1acreportionofthesitefromParks andRecreation(PR)toPlannedDevelopment(PlannedIndustrial)P(MP).Withthischange 12 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page9 indesignation,theacreageoflanddesignatedforfutureparksintheCitywillbereduced. Asamitigationmeasure,theapplicantshalleitherprovideenoughfundsfortheacquisition of1.1acresofpropertybytheCityforfutureparkdevelopmentoragreetopurchase(unless otherpropertycurrentlyownedbytheapplicantisproposed),designate,dedicatetothe Cityandmakepubliclyaccessible1.1acreselsewhereintheCityasParksandRecreation (PR).Thismitigationmeasurewouldreducethesignificantimpactduetotherezoningof thepropertytoalessthansignificantlevel.Therezoningoftheparkhasbeenidentifiedasa significantimpactintheLandUse,PlanningPolicyandPublicServicesandUtilities sectionsoftheEIR. b.CalabazasCreekTrail The"¯º¿¹GeneralPlanindicatesthatatrailshouldbeprovidedalongCalabazasCreek whenpropertyinthatareadevelops.Theprojectapplicanthassignificantsecurityconcerns withatrailalongCalabazasCreek,whichrunsthroughtheprojectsite,duetotheattributes oftheprojectanditsuses.Therefore,asamitigationmeasure,theapplicantwouldbuildan alternatecreektrailsharingthepublicsidewalkbetweentheintersectionofPruneridge AvenueandNorthTantauAvenueandCalabazasCreekatVallcoParkway.Thetrailwill includeappropriatelandscaping,signage,pavementtreatmentthatreferencesthecreek and/orwateranddecorativefencingattheTantauAvenueovercrossingatI280. Themitigationmeasurealsoincludesthepaymentof$250,000tostudythefeasibilityofa trailalonganexistingdrainagechannelthatrunsparalleltosouthboundI280betweenN. DeAnzaBoulevardandCalabazasCreekandthensouthalongthewesternbankofthe CalabazasCreektoVallcoParkway.However,evenwiththesemitigations,theproposed projectdoesnotfullyimplementtheprovisionsoftheEnvironmental Resources/SustainabilityElementoftheGeneralPlanrelatedtotheprovisionoftrailsand theprovisionofbikeandpedestrianaccess,resultinginasignificantandunavoidable impact. 2.BiologicalResources Theapplicantisproposingtheremovalofamaximumof3,620treesandrelocationofatleast90 treeswiththeproposedproject.Thetreesremovedwillbereplacedwithatleast6,200Protected Treesinaccordancewiththe"¯º¿¹ProtectedTreeOrdinance(foranetincreaseof2,494trees). Treesplantedonsitewillbeconsidered ¶¸µº«©º«ª!perthe"¯º¿¹definitionofProtectedTrees. TreesrelocatedincludeaMemorialtreededicatedtoaformerHPemployee,a33inchdiameter Oaktreeandseverallargeredwoodtrees(19inchesK25inchesindiameter)thatareplantedin agrovearoundthecurrentGlendenningBarnlocation.Theconsultingarboristhasconfirmed thatthetreereplacementplanproposedbytheapplicantisconsistentwiththe"¯º¿¹Protected TreeOrdinancerequirements. 3.CulturalResources TheGeneralPlanidentifiestheGlendenningBarn,whichislocatedontheprojectsite,asa historicresourceintheCity.Theprojectproposestorelocatethebarneitheronoroffsite.The 13 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page10 DraftEIRconcludesthatwithimplementationofmitigationmeasuresidentifiedthiswouldbea lessthansignificantimpact. Mitigationmeasuresrelatedtothepossibilityofaffectingarchaeologicalresourcesaretypical fornewdevelopment,requiringtheretentionofaqualifiedarchaeologisttomonitorthe groundbreakingactivitiesandthepreparationofamonitoringplanfortheproject.The mitigationmeasureprovidesdirectionwithregardtoreportingthediscoveryofarchaeological resourcesonthesite,includingwhenthearchaeologicalmonitorisnotpresentatthesite. Mitigationmeasureshavealsobeenidentifiedrelatedtothepossibilityofaffecting paleontologicalresourcesorNativeAmericanremains. 4.Transportation AsrequiredbyCEQA,theimpactsoftheprojectontrafficarecomparedtotheimpactsof «¾¯¹º¯´©µ´ª¯º¯µ´¹!attheprojectsiteontraffic.These «¾¯¹º¯´©µ´ª¯º¯µ´¹!arethephysical environmentalconditionsinthevicinityoftheprojectasofthedateofpublicationoftheEIR NoticeofPreparation.AtthetimetheNoticeofPublicationwaspublished,theoccupancyofthe sitewaslessthanfulloccupancyoftheprojectsitebuildingsbecausemanyHPandApple employeeshadalreadybeenrelocatedawayfromthesite.Thus,theseverityofimpacts identifiedintheEIRismagnifiedcomparedtoananalysisthatevaluatestheprojectagainstfull occupancyofexistingbuildings.Theanalysisusesthefollowingdataregardingnetemployee impacts,tripdistributionandtripgenerationforAppleCampus2: Whiletheemployeecapacityoftheexistingbuildingsis9,800,theEIRusesanemployee countof4,844(thenumberofemployeesworkingattheprojectsiteatthetimeofissuance oftheNoticeofPreparation)asthebaselinefortheimpactanalysis.Theanalysisismore conservativethanValleyTransportationAuthority(VTA)guidelines,whichallowfor «¾¯¹º¯´©µ´ª¯º¯µ´¹!toincludemaximumoccupancyoftheexistingbuildingsona projectsite.However,thisfulloccupancywasaddressedaspartofthe !§©±¸µ»´ª! scenariointheEIR. Tripdistributionfortheprojecthasbeenbasedonthecurrentemployeedistribution providedbytheapplicant.Whenthisinformationisavailable,itprovidesforamuch higherlevelofaccuracywithregardstoexpectedtravelpatternstoandfromthesite. ApplecurrentlyhasaTransportationDemandManagement(TDM)programparticipation levelof28%nonsingleoccupancyvehicles,meaningthat28%oftheirexistingemployees usealternativemodesoftransportationsuchasbuses,bikes,carpools,walkingandpublic transportation.AppleisproposingtoincreasetheirTDMprogramtoa34%participation levelfortheproposedproject.The34%TDMlevelwillbeaconditionofapprovalforthe projectandwillreducetheseverityofidentifiedtrafficimpacts. Tripgenerationhasbeenbasedontheactualtripgenerationdatacollectedat ¶¶²«¹ InfiniteLoopcampusandadditionalbuildingsleased/controlledbyApplelocatedsouth ofMarianiAvenue. 14 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page11 Thetrafficstudyanalyzestheprojectunderthreescenarios: TheExistingplusprojectscenarioanalyzestheimpactsoftheprojecttrafficcombined withexistingtrafficvolumesatthestudyintersections; TheBackgroundplusprojectscenarioanalyzestheimpactsoftheprojecttrafficcombined withexistingtrafficvolumesplusprojectedtrafficvolumesfromprojectsapprovedbut notbuiltandprojectsforwhichapplicationsareunderreview; TheCumulativeplusprojectscenariostudiestheimpactsoftheprojecttrafficcombined withexistingtrafficvolumes,plusbackgroundtrafficvolumes,plustrafficvolumesfrom reasonablyforeseeablefuturedevelopmentprojects.ForthisEIR,thecumulativescenario studiedistheyear2020,sincetheCityof"»¶«¸º¯´µ¹GeneralPlancurrentlycoversthis timeframeandtheapplicanthasindicatedthatallphasesoftheprojectareexpectedtobe completedbeforetheyear2020. a.IntersectionImpacts: Therearetenintersectionswhereimpactshavebeenidentifiedtobesignificant.Sixofthese arewithinCupertino: DeAnzaBoulevardandHomesteadRoadKBackgroundplusProject StevensCreekBoulevardandDeAnzaBoulevardKCumulativeplusProject StevensCreekBoulevardandTantauAvenueKBackgroundplusProject WolfeRoadandVallcoParkwayCumulativeplusProject VallcoParkwayandN.TantauAvenueExistingplusProject HomesteadRoadandN.TantauAvenueBackgroundplusProject Mitigationmeasureshavebeenidentifiedatfiveofsixintersectionswithinthe"¯º¿¹ jurisdiction,whichwouldmitigatetheimpactstoalessthansignificantlevel.Thesixth intersectionatDeAnzaBoulevardandStevensCreekBoulevardwillcontinuetohave significantunavoidableimpactsattheCumulativeplusProjectscenario.Thisisbecausethe identifiedmitigationmeasureoffundingafairsharetowardtheinstallationofadvanced trafficsignalequipmentalongtheDeAnzaBoulevardcorridorwillhelplessentheseverity oftheimpact.However,itwillnotreducetheimpactatthisintersectiontoalessthan significantlevel.Theprovisionofanexclusivesouthboundrightturnlanefromsouthbound DeAnzaBoulevardtowestboundStevensCreekBoulevard,whichwouldreducethe impact,wouldnotbefeasibleduetophysicalconstraintsofanexistingbuildingatthe intersection. Fouroftheintersectionswithsignificantimpactsareoutsidethe"¯º¿¹jurisdiction: WolfeRoad@I280Northboundramps(Caltrans)KExistingplusProject StevensCreek@CalvertDrive&I280ramps(west)(CityofSantaClara)Existing plusProject 15 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page12 StevensCreekBoulevard@LawrenceExpresswayRamps(east)(CountyofSanta Clara)BackgroundplusProject LawrenceExpressway@I280Southboundramps(CountyofSantaClara/Caltrans) BackgroundplusProject Mitigationmeasureshavealsobeenidentifiedforthefourintersectionsoutsidethe"¯º¿¹ jurisdiction.However,implementationoftheidentifiedmitigationmeasurescannotbe guaranteedattheseintersections.Theagenciesresponsibleforapprovingimprovementsat theseintersectionshavetheultimatediscretiontoapprovetheimprovementswhichwould mitigatetheimpacttoalessthansignificantlevelattheseintersections. b.FreewaySegmentImpacts: TheEIRalsonotesasignificantimpactat29mixedflowfreewaysegmentsand3High OccupancyVehicle(HOV)freewaysegments.Theidentifiedmitigationmeasurerequires theprojectapplicanttopay$1,292,215asafairsharecontributiontowardplanned transportationprojectsthatwouldimprovetrafficoperationsoftheimpactedfreeway segmentsandprovideaddedtransportationcapacityonparallelfacilities:(1)SR85Express Laneproject(convertingtheexistingHOVlanetoatolllanetoallowsingleoccupant vehiclestodriveintheHOVlaneforafee)betweenMountainViewandSanJose,(2) eliminatingtheexistingbottleneckonsouthboundI280betweenElMonteAvenueand MagdelenaAvenue;and(3)eithertheBusRapidTransit(BRT)stationsproposedwithin Cupertino,oranalternativeimprovementorstudytowardstheimprovementofthe impactedI280corridororaparallelcorridorthatwouldprovidecapacity. c.CorridorOperations: 6µ²¬«1µ§ª TheEIRalsoidentifiesanimpactduetotheproposedprojectdesignattheprojectaccess drivewayonWolfeRoad.Theprojectproposesthreeleftturnsturningontosouthbound WolfeRoad.ThetrafficconsultantpreparedatrafficprogressionmodelfortheWolfeRoad corridorbetweenHomesteadRoadandVallcoParkway.Thethreeleftturnswouldcreate potentialsafetyimpactsduetoweavingthatisanticipatedasvehiclesturningleftfromthe projectdrivewayontosouthboundWolfeRoadattempttomergewithinashortdistanceto accesstheI280freewayramps.TheFinalEIRincludesthefollowingmitigations: Therecommendedmitigationwouldrequiretheprojectsponsortoredesignthe drivewaytoincludeonlytwoleftturnlanes. Thealternatemitigationwouldallowfortheconstructionofthreeleftturnlanes,but wouldrequiretheimplementationofaprogramtomonitortheoperationofthelanes upto9monthsafterfulloccupancyoftheproject,withpenaltiesfortheoccurrenceof unsafeweaving.If,aftermonitoring,theCitydeterminesthatthethreeleftturnlanes poselongtermsafetyproblems,theprojectsponsorwouldberequiredtoreducethe numberofleftturnlanesfromthreetotwo. 16 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page13 ThemodelindicatedthattherewouldbedelaystononAppletraffictravelinginthe southbounddirectionduringthePMpeakhourduetothelargevolumeofApplevehicles thatwouldexitthecampusduringthistime.However,thesedelaysarenotidentifiedas impactsunderCEQAsincetherearecurrentlynothresholdsofsignificanceforoperational delay,asthereareforintersectionLevelofService(LOS). 5§²²©µ/§¸±½§¿ ThetrafficconsultantalsopreparedatrafficprogressionmodelforVallcoParkwaybetween WolfeRoadandTantauAvenue.Themodelshowedthatthecurrentlyapproved improvementsonVallcoParkwayresultinexcessivedelaysintheeastbounddirection. ThisisnotaCEQAimpactbutisanoperationalissueduetoincreasedprojecttraffic.Asa result,thetrafficconsultantrecommendsareconfigurationofVallcoParkway,between PerimeterRoadandN.TantauAvenuetoprovidetwoeastboundtravellanes,two westboundtravellanes,bikelanesineachdirection,andanadditionaltrafficlightatthe MainStreetparkinggarageentrance.Thisconfigurationwouldpreservethestreetparking improvementsapprovedforadjacentprojectsalongVallcoParkway. d.ImpactstoPedestrians: Inadditiontotrafficimpacts,theEIRalsoidentifiessignificantandunavoidableimpactsto pedestrians.Duetotheneedtoprovidetworightturnlanesintotheprojectsite,a significantimpacthasbeenidentifiedforpedestriansevenwiththeimplementationofa feasiblemitigationmeasure.Additionally,asignificantandunavoidableimpactisidentified atthesixoff/onrampsforI280onN.WolfeRoadduetotheincreasedtrafficvolumes.The closureofPruneridgeAvenue(discussedlater)wouldalsoresultinsignificantimpactsto pedestrianfacilities.However,theprojectwillbeimprovingpedestrianconditionsatmany locations,includingtheprovisionofdetachedsidewalksinvariouslocations,aswellasthe removalof ¶µ¸±©®µ¶!islandsattheHomesteadRoad/TantauAvenueandStevensCreek Boulevard/TantauAvenueintersections.A ¶µ¸±©®µ¶!islandallowsfreerightturnsby vehicleswithoutstoppingatthetrafficlightandmakesitdifficultforpedestrianstocross. Removingthe ¶µ¸±©®µ¶!islandswillrequirecarstostopatthetrafficlightbeforeturning rightandmakeitsaferforpedestrians. e.CutThroughTraffic ThepotentialcutthroughroutesfortheneighborhoodtothenorthofHomesteadRoadin SunnyvaleandtotheeastofTantauAvenueinSantaClaradonotrepresentroutesthatare superiortoroutesonthemainarterialsandcollectors.Therefore,thepotentialforcut throughtrafficwouldnotrisetothelevelofasignificantimpact. Whilenotrequiredasmitigationfortheproject,theaconditionofapprovalwillrequirethe applicanttofundaneighborhoodcutthroughtrafficstudyandprovidefundstoimplement trafficcalmingimprovementsandneighborhoodpermitparkingprogramsintheamountof $250,000totheCityofSantaClaraand$500,000totheCityofSunnyvale. 17 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page14 f.Parking WhileparkingavailabilityisnotconsideredtoanenvironmentalimpactunderCEQA,the secondaryenvironmentalimpactsfromthelackofparkingorexcessparkingareconsidered environmentalimpacts.Therefore,theEIRdiscussesparkingforinformationalpurposes andtoevaluatesecondaryenvironmentalimpacts. Appleproposestoprovide10,980parkingspacesonitscampustomeettheparking demandforitsuse.Anticipatedparkingdemandwasdeterminedbyconductingaparking studyof ¶¶²«¹currentcampusatInfiniteLoopandpropertiesatMarianiAvenue.The parkingratioassumesaTDMrateof34%asproposedbytheproject.Ofthesespaces,9,240 spaceswillbeprovidedwiththedevelopmentofPhase1intwostructuredparking facilities,thebasementofthemainbuildingandtwosurfaceparkinglots.Thebalance,1,740 parkingspacestoservethe600,000squarefeetofdevelopmentlocatedontheproperties eastandwestofN.TantauAvenue,willbeprovidedinPhase2oftheproject. TheParkingordinancerequirestheprovisionofbicycleparkingat5%ofthenumberof requiredvehicularparking.Applewouldberequiredtoprovide600spacesforbothphases. Appleplanstolocatebicycleparkingspacesinconvenientareasaroundtheentirecampus. Atotalofatleast2,000bicycleparkingspaceswillbeprovidedaspartoftheproject. Aparkingmanagementplanisrequiredtoallowthepropermanagementofparkingduring specialeventsattheAuditorium. -«¯®¨µ¸®µµª/§¸±¯´ TheEIRdiscussestheissueofneighborhoodparkingandevaluatessecondary environmentalimpactstoneighborhoodssurroundingtheprojectsite.TheEIRconcludes thatadequateparkingisbeingprovidedfortheprojectbasedonactualparkingdata collectedforthesameuseat ¶¶²«¹InfiniteLoopandMarianiAvenuecampus.Therefore, nosignificantenvironmentalimpactsareexpectedandthereisnosignificantindicationthat neighborhoodparkingwillbeanenvironmentalimpactissue.Whilenotrequiredas mitigationfortheproject,thefundsprovidedbytheapplicantintheamountof$250,000to theCityofSantaClaraand$500,000totheCityofSunnyvale(discussedaboveinthecut throughtrafficsection)canbeusedtopayforpermitparkingprograms,ifdeemed necessarybytherespectivecities.Inaddition,aconditionoftheprojectrequiresthe applicanttoidentifyandconstructadditionalonsiteparking,subjecttofurther environmentalreview,ifparkingmonitoringstudiessubsequentlyidentifyapersistent shortageofprojectparking. g.PruneridgeAvenueVacationandClosure TheprojectapplicantisproposingthevacationandclosureofasegmentofPruneridge Avenue,betweenN.TantauAvenueandN.WolfeRoad.Whiletheapplicantisproposing tomakeupgradestotheexistingpedestrianandbicycleinfrastructurearoundtheproject siteandalongVallcoParkway,noequivalenteastwestconnectorisbeingprovided.The 18 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page15 removalofthissegmentofPruneridgewouldrestricteastwestpedestrianandbicycle accessbetweenN.TantauAvenueandN.WolfeRoad.Theproposedprojectwouldnot fullyimplementprovisionsrelatedtocirculationintheGeneralPlanduetotheproposed closureofPruneridgeAvenue.Therefore,theDraftEIRconcludesthattheclosureof PruneridgeAvenueisasignificantandunavoidableimpactoftheproject. AsignificantimpactisalsoidentifiedduetothereroutingofbusRoute81,becauseofthe closureofthissegmentofPruneridgeAvenue.Thebuslinehasbeenproposedtobe reroutedtotravelalongVallcoParkwayinsteadofalongPruneridgeAvenue.Thereareno feasiblemitigationmeasurestorestorethistransitaccess;therefore,theimpactissignificant andunavoidable. 5.Noise TheEIRevaluatesnoiseimpactsandidentifiesanddiscussesmitigationmeasurestoensurethat noiselevelsremainbelowthethresholdsidentifiedinthe"¯º¿¹CommunityNoiseControl Ordinance(Chapter10.48oftheMunicipalCode)andtheGeneralPlan.Constructionnoisewill bemitigatedbytheimplementationofarobustconstructionmanagementplanandthe installationofa15foottemporarysoundwallaroundtheperimeterofthesite.Thesoundwall willbesetbackasmuchasfeasibletoallowlineofsightseparationbetweentheadjacent propertyandtheprojectsite. Theprojectwouldmakeasignificantcontributiontocumulativenoiselevelsalongtwo roadwaysegmentsaroundtheprojectsite,basedonthresholdsidentifiedinthe"¯º¿¹General Plan.Theseroadwaysegmentswouldexperienceincreasesof1.0dBAorgreaterintrafficnoise levelsundercumulativeplusprojectconditionsandwouldexceedthemorestringentstandard usedintheEIR.Thiswillbemitigatedtoalessthansignificantlevelbyresurfacingtheseroad segmentswithRubberizedHotMixAsphalt,orsimilarquietpavement.Withthe implementationofthismeasurethe¶¸µ°«©º¹contributiontothecumulativeimpactwouldbe reducedtoalessthansignificantlevel. 6.AirQuality TheEIRidentifiesmitigationmeasurestomitigatethesignificantairqualityimpactsduringthe constructionoftheproject,includingensuringthatallexposedsurfacesarewateredtwicea day,limitingthevehiclespeedsonsiteto15milesperhour,eithershuttingallequipmentnotin useorlimitingidlingtimeonsiteto2minutes,suspendingallexcavation,gradingand/or demolitionactivitywhenthewindspeedsexceed20milesperhourandensuringthatalltrucks andequipmentarewashedpriortoleavingthesite.However,evenwiththesemitigation measures,theimpacttoAirQualityduringconstructionwillremainsignificantand unavoidable. Theimpacttoairqualityduringoperationoftheprojecthasalsobeenidentifiedasasignificant impact.Whileamitigationmeasurehasbeenidentifiedtoincreasethenonsingleoccupant 19 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page16 vehiclemodesharefrom28%to34%(withanassociatedreductioninvehicleemissions),the impactwillremainsignificantandunavoidable. 7.GreenhouseGasEmissions(GHG)andSustainability Greenhousegasemissionsareattributedtoglobalclimatechangeandincreasesintheaverage temperatureofthe$§¸º®¹atmosphereandoceansintherecentdecades.Thisisprimarily attributedtoincreasedamountsofcarbondioxideandotherGHGsasaresultofhuman activities.GHGsarereleasedbytheburningoffossilsfuels,landclearing,agricultureandother activitiesleadingtoanincreaseinthegreenhouseeffect.GHGemissionsaretypicallymeasured «·»¯¼§²«´º¹!orCOe. intermsofpoundsortonsof ". 22 eduringthefouryear Theprojectisanticipatedtoproduce47,883metrictonsofCO 2 constructiontimeperiod.TheBayAreaAirQualityManagementDistrict(BAAQMD),the regionalagencythatregulatessourcesofairpollutionwithinthenineBayAreacounties,does nothaveanadoptedquantitativethresholdforconstructionGHGemissionbutrecommends theincorporationofconstructionpracticesthatwouldreduceemissions.Theconstruction managementplan,whichispartoftheprojectandwouldbeenforcedthroughthe"¯º¿¹ conditionsofapproval,wouldensurethatspecificconstructionmeasuresareimplementedto reduceconstructionrelatedGHGemissionstoalessthansignificantlevel.Itisalsoanticipated thattheproposedprojectwillproduce8,745metrictonsofCOeperyearnetnewemissions 2 abovetheAugust2011baseline.Theprimarysourcesofemissionsassociatedwiththeproject arevehicles.Thisamountstoabout2.7metrictonsofCOeperemployeeperyear,whichiswell 2 belowtheBAAQMDthresholdof4.6metrictonsofCOeperemployeeperyear.Therefore, 2 theseemissionswouldnotbeconsideredsignificant. Asmentionedearlier,akeyrequirementofAB900isthattheCaliforniaAirResourcesBoard (CARB)verifiesthattheprojectdoesnotresultinanynetadditionalemissionofgreenhouse gases,includinggreenhousegasemissionsfromemployeetransportation.Thedeterminationof significanceforthepurposesofCEQAutilizesoccupancyconditionsatthetimeofthe publicationoftheNoticeofPreparationoftheEIRinAugust2011.Atthattime,employment onthesite(4,844employees)waswellbelowtheemployeecapacityofthesite(9,800 employees).Thesitehashistoricallyoperatedatnearornearfullcapacity;however,the existingconditionreflects ¶¶²«¹relocationofitsemployeesinpreparationfortheprojectand Hewlett/§©±§¸ª¹consolidationofitsemployeesinPaloAlto.Aspartof" 1!¹Executive Order,whichconfirmsthattheprojectdoesnotresultinanynetadditionalemissionsofGHGs, includingGHGsfromemployeetransportation.Duetothesustainablefeaturesandrenewable energyportfolioproposedbytheproject,thebuildoutoftheproposedprojectwouldresultina netreductionof16,224metrictonsofCOewhencomparedwiththefulloccupancybaselineof 2 9,800employees. 20 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page17 8.PublicServicesandUtilities TheEIRidentifiesasignificantimpacttotheSantaClaraCountyFire#«¶§¸º³«´º¹abilityto respondinatimelymannerincaseofanemergency.However,amitigationmeasurerequiring theimplementationofsignalpreemptionforemergencyvehicleswouldreducetheimpacttoa lessthansignificantlevel.Nootherimpactsrelatedtothe¶¸µ°«©º¹publicservicesandutilities havebeenidentifiedtobesignificant. ProjectAlternatives TheDraftEIRevaluatedfourprojectalternativesincludingtheCEQAmandatedNoProject alternative.Thealternativeswereintendedtofeasiblyattainmostofthebasicobjectivesofthe projectwhileavoidingorlesseninganyofthesignificanteffectsoftheproject. existingbuildingsonsitetobefullyoccupiedtoaccommodate TheNoProjectalternative about9,800employees.PruneridgeAvenuewouldremainapublicroad. developanewcampusonthesitewithsamesquare ThePruneridgeAvenuealternative footageandconfigurationwhileallowingPruneridgeAvenuetoremainapublicroad. TheReducedConstructionalternativedevelopanewcampusonthesitewithsame squarefootagewithaconfigurationsimilartothatofatraditionalofficecampuswith multiplebuildings,surfaceparkinglots,abovegradeparkinggarages,andreducedopen space.PruneridgeAvenuewithinthesitewouldbevacated.Theprojectsitewouldhave moreaccesspointsattheperimeterofthesitethancurrentlyproposed. TheReducedDensityalternativeKdevelopasmallercampusonthesiteconsistingof approximately2.2millionsquarefeetofoffice,research,anddevelopmentspaceto accommodate8,000employees,foratotalheadcountlowerthantheNoProject alternative.Ancillaryandutilitydevelopmentsquarefootagewouldremainthesame. PruneridgeAvenuewithinthesitewouldbevacated. TheEIRidentifiestheReducedDensityalternativeasbeingenvironmentallysuperiortothe PruneridgeAvenueandReducedConstructionalternativesbecauseitwouldavoidorreduce significanttraffic,noise,andairqualityimpactsduetolowerlevelsofconstructionand employmentonsitecomparedtotheproject.Thereductioninoperationaltrafficimpactsis particularlyimportant,becauseincreasedtrafficaffectsmostmembersofthecommunityand wasoneofthekeyconcernsidentifiedbythecommunityduringtheEIRscopingsession. ResponsetoCommentsandTextRevisions Over300commentswerereceivedduringthe46daypublicreviewperiodoftheDraftEIR. Overhalfofthecommentswereinsupportoftheprojectandnotregardingtheadequacyofthe EIR.Manyoftheremainingcommentswereinsupportoftheproject.Somehadconcernsabout theimpactsfromtheincreasedtrafficaroundtheprojectsite. AllcommentsreceivedduringthepublicreviewperiodandthatpertaintotheEIRhavebeen addressedintheResponsestoCommentsDocument.TextrevisionstoclarifytextintheDraft 21 StudySessionforApple2CampusEIROctober1,2013 Page18 EIRandupdatestoreflectadditionalanalysisordiscussionhavealsobeenmade.The ResponsestoCommentsdocumenttogetherwiththeDraftEIRandTextRevisionstotheDraft EIRareconsideredtobetheFinalEIR.Becausenoneworsubstantiallymoreseveresignificant impacts,andnonewmitigationmeasuresoralternativesthatwouldclearlylessenthe significantimpactsoftheprojectthattheprojectsponsordeclinestoadopt,wereidentifiedafter circulationoftheDraftEIR,recirculationoftheEIRisnotrequired. CommentswerealsocollectedafterthecloseoftheEIRpublicreviewperiod.AsofSeptember 19,2013,32commentswerereceived.Ofthe32commentsreceivedafterthecloseofthe commentperiod,abouthalfsupportedtheproject.Noneofthecommentsreceivedraisedissues thatwouldrequiretheidentificationofnewimpacts,mitigationmeasures,orproject alternatives,orchangethefindingsoftheDraftEIR.WhileCEQAdoesnotrequirethattheCity respondtothecommentsreceivedafterthecloseofthepublicreviewperiod,staffwillprovide thesecommentswiththeagendapacketsforthepublichearingsfortheprojectatPlanning CommissionandCityCouncil. NextSteps StaffwillpresenttheFinalEIRtotheEnvironmentalReviewCommittee(ERC)forreviewand recommendationonSeptember26,2013.Areportofthe$1"¹recommendationwillbe providedtothePlanningCommissionandCityCouncilattheStudySession.TheFinalEIR, GeneralPlanAmendment,Rezoning,DevelopmentAgreement,VestingTentativeMapand associatedpermitsfortheprojectwillbepresentedtothePlanningCommissionforreviewand recommendationonOctober2,2013.TheCity"µ»´©¯²¹reviewanddecisionontheGeneral PlanAmendment,firstreadingoftheordinancesfortheRezoning(of1.1.acresfromParksand Recreation(PR)toPlannedDevelopment(PlannedIndustrialPark)(P(MP))andDevelopment Agreement,VestingTentativeMap,associatedpermits,andstreeteasementsandvacationsis scheduledforOctober15,2013.Thesecondreadingfortheordinancesisscheduledfor November19,2013. _____________________________________ Preparedby:PiuGhosh,SeniorPlanner Reviewedby:AartiShrivastava,DirectorofCommunityDevelopment ApprovedforSubmissionby:DavidBrandt,CityManager Attachments: ASS1AppleCampus2ProjectEIRResponsetoCommentsDocument,September2013 BSS2PublicReviewDraftAppleCampus2ProjectEnvironmentalImpactReport,June2013 22 Due to the large size of the document; -To view Attachment SS-1 and SS-2, please follow the path shown below: www.cupertino.org> Public Records > City Council > City Council Agenda Packets > 2013 CC Packets and select by meeting date 10-1-2013 23 Due to the large size of the document; -To view Attachment SS-1 and SS-2, please follow the path shown below: www.cupertino.org> Public Records > City Council > City Council Agenda Packets > 2013 CC Packets and select by meeting date 10-1-2013 24