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EXISTING CONDITIONS AND LAND USES The project site (Phase 2 area) is mostly undeveloped and/or agricultural land. There are a few single- family residences, a horse ranch, and related agriculture-related buildings located in discrete portions of the project site. The project site also contains the Central Drainage Ditch, a long agricultural ditch that bisects Stewart Tract, along with a small pond located near Paradise Cut. Both areas are considered wetlands and are designated as waters of the U.S. by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. As development occurs within the Phase 2 area, these wetland areas will be avoided. Flood protection improvements consisting of levees surrounding the Phase 2 area have been completed, consistent with the existing entitlements and 2003 SEIR. PROJECT OBJECTIVES The overall objective of the River Islands Project is the orderly and systematic development of an integrated, mixed-use community in the City of Lathrop generally consistent with goals and policies of the City's adopted General Plan and the WLSP. The specific project objectives for the Phase 2 Project, listed below, borrow from and update the objectives originally identified in the 2003 SEIR: i Provide to Lathrop (and the surrounding region) long-term community benefits, including generation of substantial permanent employment opportunities. i Reinforce and enhance the City's positive image. i Contribute a new variety of mixed-use/commercial land uses that could become a citywide and regional focal point. i Continue to create a community that is consistent with many of the original goals of the Lathrop General Plan and WLSP including employment generation. i Develop a well-integrated and harmonious pattern of resident-oriented and visitor-oriented land uses in West Lathrop that provides local jobs, homes, and revenue-generating uses that complement other Lathrop development. i Arrange phases of development to allow ongoing agricultural operations in the plan area to continue as long as feasible while allowing initial phases to act as catalysts for subsequent development. i Incorporate water in its many forms throughout the project area to reinforce the area's Delta setting. i Phase the provision of habitat preservation areas with overall development phases. i Provide a wide range of housing types that could accommodate most income levels. i Provide a variety of recreational opportunities focused on outdoor uses. i Provide a high-density Transit Oriented Development in the vicinity of the planned Valley Link commuter rail station on the project site. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The City is considering a number of related project-level entitlements that will update the land use program for the River Islands Phase 2 project area. These changes constitute the project to be analyzed in the SEIR and are summarized below. City of Lathrop 4 River Islands at Lathrop Phase 2 Project SEIR