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A public CEQA scoping meeting was held for this Draft EIR on September 24,2003 at the Lammersville School ` District Multipurpose Room, 16555 West Von Sosten Road,Tracy,California.The meeting provided responsible agencies,trustee agencies,and members of the public the opportunity to comment on the proposed scope of the Draft EIR. The public continents received on the NOP are included in their entirety as Appendix E of this Draft EIR. In addition,multiple community workshops were held in 2003 and 2004 to present the project proposal to the community and to seek public input. DRAFT EIR This Draft EIR will be distributed to responsible agencies,trustee agencies, and members of the public(property owners on-site and within 1,400 feet of the project site)for 45-days as required by CEQA,commencing on March 14, 2005.This Draft EIR will also be made available for public review during the review period at the SJCCDD and area libraries,and on the County's website. FINAL EIR Following receipt of comments from the responsible agencies,trustee agencies, and the public on this Draft EIR, written responses will be prepared and incorporated with the comments into the Final EIR, along with a list of any corrections and additions to this Draft EIR that may be required in response to agency and public comments. PROJECT HEARINGS/APPROVALS The Final EIR will be considered separately by the San Joaquin County Planning Commission and subsequent to r that hearing,by the San Joaquin Board of Supervisors(Board).Each plan to conduct hearing(s)will provide public agencies and the public with an opportunity to make verbal comments. If the Board finds that the Final EIR adequately addresses the environmental impacts of the project, it will certify the Final EIR and take action on the project(i.e.,approve the project, approve the project with revisions,reject the project, or continue the hearing to a later date). Approval of the project,as proposed or revised,must be accompanied by written findings for each significant adverse environmental effect identified in the Final EIR.The findings will include a brief explanation of the reason for each finding and will indicate that: (1)mitigation measures to reduce adverse impacts to less-than- significant levels have been adopted; (2)mitigation measures to reduce adverse impacts to less-than-significant levels are within the jurisdiction of another public agency and either have been or should be adopted by that public agency; or(3) specific significant impacts are unavoidable and/or cannot be reduced to less-than- significant levels through feasible mitigation. ~ If significant unavoidable adverse impacts are identified in the Final EIR and the findings,and the Board decides to approve the project in light of these impacts,the Board must adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations as required under Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines.The statement will explain why the Board is approving the project in light of the project's significant unavoidable impacts,as permitted by Section 15093, which states that"If the specific economic,legal, social,technological,or other benefits of a proposed project outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects,the adverse environmental effects may be considered acceptable." If the Board approves the project,it must also adopt a MMP for the project,as required by CEQA.The MMP will list the mitigation measures adopted by the Board,the timing of required implementation of each mitigation measure,and the party responsible for implementing the mitigation measure.The MMP will be used by County staff to ensure that the mitigation measures are implemented when required and to track the progress of implementation. College Park at Mountain House Specific Plan III Draft EIR EDAW San Joaquin County 1-5 Introduction