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my name is richard hanson. i ve been involved in treasure island since 1978. 1948 when i first came here on the battleship iowa and landed here at treasure island. i think the project is very exciting. i think there are many rewards and i certainly am not opposed to making opportunities for people to have low-cost housing and jobs and especially the playing fields. it is a good way to keep people out of trouble, but in the morning newspaper, the morning examiner there is a map of treasure island but there is not indication that there is a sea wall around it. i think the one thing that they have learned, especially in japan in the last six weeks, is that tsunamis are very serious business. the full expectation is that the normal sea level will rise six or eights or 10 feet. these are predictable that it will happen sometime in the next 100 years. and i m really concerned about who ll pay the cost of putting that sea wall up, which i think is going to be inevitable an ....
evolves and we believe this measure is very robust and would reduce the impact to a level that is less than significant. the evaluation of issues in the e.i.r., the implementation of the project would result in unavoidable environmental immacts that could not be mitigated to a significant level in transportation, noise, air quality, wind and biological resources. in conclusion, we suggest it is accurate and adequate and the procedure for it, the final e.i.r. complies with the ceqa, the ceqa findings. this concludes my presentation. at this time, i would like to introduce michael, presenting our co-lead agency, the treasure island development authority, following michael s presentation, our team can respond to any questions that the commission or board members may have. thank you. the treasure island development authority board of directors. item three. public hearing closed. 3 a resolution certifying the report, the treasure island, buena island project. good evening ....
average and tihdi decided to raise that to 8,000 units. the impacts to traffic are phenomenal to the east bay. you ll see 42 unavoidable significant, unmitigateable impacts in the e.i.r. that is before you and that was before the world changed again and governor brown brought the whole concept of redevelopment financing into question and the public benefits to affordable house wrg reduced to 25% but that is a 17% reduction. the impacts have been increasing. and the public benefits have been eroding and the e.i.r. you have gotting and i have seen as of april 12, 41 pageses and it was brought to my attention yesterday, 96 pages in additional changes. i do not want to ask how many of you commissioners have read those documents but let me say it was not possible for me to read them. it is unlikely that you have read them. i cannot believe that you know what you re voting on. thank you. madam president. thank you. thank you. is there any additional public comments? ....
as a direct result it would change from 2400 units discussed in the e.i.r. to. 2,000 units. it is envisioned to an area plan from a redevelopment plan. some are in response to public comments on march 5 public review draft. the maximum height limits and maximum parking ratios for commercial uses have also been reduced. as described in the memo, none of these present any new information that would alter the conclusions presented in the draft e.i.r. consequently they do not trigger the need purr suents to ceqa. also you have been presenteded with a copy of the letter. none of these letters raise new environmental issues that have not already been addressed through drafert e.i.r. at this time i would like to address some issues that have been raised recently and in today s hearing. one issue was raised recently by a fire marshal regarding the proposed street layout, specifically with regard to public safety and emergency response. in march 2009, a comprehensive street netw ....
last week i went to treasure island to review it and it is public. i was told the minutes were not yet available for 2010 much less 2011. that is a cover up. first the island should be completely surveyed for contamination. at the end of the day, the navy will be presenting should you consider certifying the e.i.r. thank you. thank you. good evening commissioners and board members. my name is nancy shanahan here to urge you to please require the e.i.r. to be revised and recirculated to what are inadequate responses to comments, the main reasons for this request are the fundamental changes in the project description and objective since the draft e.i.r. and the comments and responses document were published on march 10. changes that are likely to impact the fiscal environment and the public has not had an opportunity to comment on. the changes started with the decision to abandon financing for i.d.f. financing and it has resulted in an increase in the amount of affo ....