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the record. The statement of overriding considerations shall be supported by substantial evidence in the record. (c) If an agency makes a statement of overriding considerations, the statement should be included in the record of the project approval and should be mentioned in the Notice of Determination. This statement does not substitute for, and shall be in addition to, findings required pursuant to Section 15091. As required by CEQA, San Joaquin County, in adopting these findings, must also adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ("MMRP') for the project. The MMRP, which is incorporated by reference and made a part of these findings, meets the requirements of Section 15097 of the CEQA Guidelines by providing for the implementation and monitoring of measures intended to mitigate potentially significant effects of the project. Whenever these findings specifically refer to and adopt a mitigation measure that will avoid or mitigate a potentially significant impact, that specific mitigation measure is hereby made a Condition of Approval of the Union Pacific Expansion and Modernization Project. 1.1 PROJECT SUMMARY The proposed project is the modernization and expansion of the existing Union Pacific (UP) Intermodal Facility (hereinafter referred to as the "UP modernization/expansion project", or "project's located at 1000 East Roth Road in the unincorporated portion of San Joaquin County and between the County of Lathrop and County of Manteca (see Figure 3-1). The existing facility, which has operated since 1993, covers an approximately 132-acre footprint on 238 acres of land owned or leased by Union Pacific. Union Pacific is in negotiations to acquire another 40 acres for a total of 278 acres, and the expanded facility would utilize the entire site. The Intermodal Facility would continue to undertake cargo container transfers in which cargo �,. containers are transferred to/from trucks to railcars. The existing capacity of 270,000 cargo container transfers ("lifts") per year would be increased to 730,000 lifts per year to meet projected regional needs. The facility lies in dose proximity to two major highways, Interstate (I)-5 and State Route (SR) 99, and the Union Pacific's Oakland and Fresno Subdivisions, which are connected to Union Pacific's national network, and within 100 miles of thirty California counties and more than 12.9 million people.The facility therefore serves as a transportation hub and railroad-to-truck transfer point for agricultural and other domestic freight. Intermodal cargo units are transferred from rail car to truck for local/regional distribution and from truck to rail car for long-haul shipment by rail as an alternative to long-haul truck shipment on regional highways.The applicant has requested a Use Permit from San Joaquin County (the "County") for the proposed expansion. This new permit would supplement two existing Use Permits governing operations at the site. The original Use Permit to create the Internodal Facility was granted by the County in 1992, and a second Use Permit was granted by the County in 2009 for additional parking for intermodal cargo units. Findings of Fact/ 2 November 2012 Statement of Overriding Considerations