| PROJECT |
MAJOR ISSUES
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Sky Ranch II, San Marco
Meadows and Heritage Point Developments
Technical Review
Pittsburg, CA
2002
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Provided expert review of biological
components of IS/ND for Sky Ranch II, San Marco Meadows,
and Heritage Point developments. |
Ann Sobrato High School
Project
Morgan Hill
2000
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Technical review of EIR for new
high school campus. Major Issues: adequacy of Project
Description, alternative site analysis, planning 2000
spheres of City of Morgan Hill and City of San Jose and
extension of services. Client: Morgan Hill Unified
School District |
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Hercules
Amerisuites Hotel Project
City of Hercules, CA
2001
|
Hotel/Commercial
Development Initial Study.
Major Issues: Project impact on red-legged frogs
and other special-status species.
Client: Adams and Broadwell, Inc.
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Cowell
Ranch Project
Eastern Contra
Costa County, CA
1997
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General
Plan Amendment on 5,226 residential
dwelling units, 1.86 million square feet of commercial
and business park space, a golf course and associated
public, recreational and institutional uses on a 4,277-acre
site.
Major Issues: adequacy of mitigation measures,
impacts to San Joaquin kit fox, wetlands, jobs/housing
balance, loss of prime agricultural land, flooding,
water supply, schools.
Client: Adams and Broadwell, Inc.
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Diablo
Grande Project
Technical Review of DEIR
Stanislaus County
1992
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New
town project on 29,500 acres. Major Issues: poor jobs/housing
ratio, impacts to San Joaquin kit fox, adequacy of water
supply, mitigation infeasibility.
Client: Adams and Broadwell, Inc.
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Dougherty
Valley Specific Plan Technical Review of EIR
Contra Costa
County
1992
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Major
Issues: inadequate
discussion of cumulative
impacts, mitigation infeasibility, questionable adequacy
of water provision of affordable housing.
Client: Adams and Broadwell,
Inc.
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Sanitary Fill Master Plan,
Technial Review of EIR Process
Brisbane
1991 |
Thomas Reid Associates was hired
by the City of Brisbane to provide technical review of
the EIR process for the proposed modernization and expansion
of the large materials recovery/transfer station serving
the City and County of San Francisco. The Sanitary Fill
station, owned and operated by Sanitary Fill, a subsidiary
of NORCAL, is located half within the City of San Francisco
and half within the City of Brisbane. The City of San
Francisco is lead agency for EIR preparation. TRA was
selected for this work because of our extensive experience
with solid waste projects and our understanding of the
environmental issues involved in siting transfer stations
and mitigating their potential adverse effects. Lead
Agency: City of Brisbane
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Lakeborough
Technical Review of DEIR
Stanislaus County
1990
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New town
project.
Major Issues: jobs/housing balance, public services,
traffic, air quality, public safety, aviation safety.
Client: Adams and Broadwell
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