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i City of Lathrop: Approval of a general plan amendment, zoning map amendment, WLSP amendment, Urban Design Concept amendment, vesting tentative map, and potential development agreement amendment between the applicant and the City i Banta Elementary School District: Approval of site acquisition and construction plans for proposed K-8 school facilities i Tracy Unified School District:Approval of site acquisition and construction plans for proposed high school facilities, if the proposed unification of Banta Elementary School District does not take place i Tri-Valley-San Joaquin Valley Regional Rail Authority(Valley Link):Approval of proposed Valley Link transit station POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS Pursuant to PRC Section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15162, when a lead agency concludes that a project may have the potential to result in new significant adverse effects that were not analyzed in previous EIRs, an SEIR should be prepared.The 2003 SEIR comprehensively analyzed potential impacts relating to the creation of a large mixed-use, master plan community; thus,the focus of this SEIR will be to analyze the potential environmental impacts that may result from the proposed changes to the Phase 2 land use plan and densification of residential uses that were not addressed by the previously prepared 2003 SEIR and in the subsequent addenda (in 2012 and 2018). As required by CEQA, the SEIR will describe existing conditions and evaluate the potential environmental effects of the project and a reasonable range of alternatives, including the no-project alternative. It will also address direct, indirect, and cumulative effects.The SEIR will identify feasible mitigation measures, if available,to reduce potentially significant impacts. The SEIR will also discuss potential growth-inducing impacts and summarize significant and unavoidable environmental effects.The City has determined that the SEIR will evaluate the following environmental impact areas: Land Use Consistency and Compatibility. The SEIR will include a discussion of the project relative to the City of Lathrop General Plan's designations for the site, goals, and policies, as well as the WLSP and the San Joaquin Council of Governments' (SJCOG) Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy(RTP/SCS). The discussion will address the consistency of the project with adopted plans and policies and compatibility with adjacent land uses. Because a General Plan amendment and an amendment to the WLSP are proposed as part of the project, consistency with these plans will assume adoption of the proposed changes. The analysis will acknowledge that Lathrop is currently in the process of updating its general plan;therefore, evaluation will be of the project's consistency with the existing general plan adopted in December 1991 and amended in November 2004. The SEIR will identify increases in residential units and densities and will evaluate their corresponding effects on other environmental impact areas. Population, Employment, and Housing.The SEIR will discuss the population, housing, and employment assumptions used in the 2003 SEIR and compare the Phase 2 Project against the baseline of the 2003 baseline conditions and against existing conditions. This section will include a discussion of the jobs-housing balance for the approved project and the Phase 2 Project, as well as consistency with adopted housing policies (e.g.,the December 2019 General Plan housing element update). Traffic and Transportation. The SEIR will include an updated traffic impact study that evaluates project- specific and cumulative impacts and appropriate mitigation measures, including potential impacts from construction traffic (including traffic safety associated with use of residential streets), and project-generated traffic, as well as impacts from the proposed new roadway network. In addition, the SEIR will include a discussion of potential bicycle, pedestrian, and transit-related impacts and consistency with the City's Master Bicycle Plan. Transportation impacts will be evaluated based on vehicles miles traveled (VMT) thresholds required pursuant to Senate Bill (SB) 743. City of Lathrop River Islands at Lathrop Phase 2 Project SEIR 11