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Attachment A Copies of Comment Letters Received on the Initial Study From: Michael McWalters <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 12:08 PM To: Berry, Whitney Subject: Alviso Top Golf Part 2 Hello Whitney, Are you the correct person to write my concerns to? Here is a list of my concerns. I live in the manufactured home park (labeled 2) for sound and noise. I’ve read many things regarding Top Golf, all of them have complaints of NOISE. Top Golf in Alexandria, SLC, Kansas City and Roseville have huge complaints regarding noise. The one is Austin sells $525,000 a month in alcohol. That is a ton of money, which this site has a new land owner and most likely will close as the new land owner wants to redevelop the land. Alexandria will most likely close and be moved as the noise is a concern to many and the land owner will not renew the lease with top golf. How will Top Golf and the City of San Jose make sure that I’m not going waking up by a live band or loud music at 11pm? Since Mayor Sam Liccardo sits on the VTA board I would expect that only 200 parking spaces should be available and EVERYONE ELSE CAN TAKE THE VTA AND BUS to attend Top Golf. That’s what your department is striving for. I am opposed to 1400 parking places, its obnoxious. Take the bus or light rail. Planning rams this car issue in apartments and now it’s time to move it to big business. Traffic is also a concern, how will they manage DRUNK PEOPLE and DRUNK DRIVERS? Let’s face it, this is a NIGHTCLUB/BAR and ENTERTAINMENT CENTER where alcohol is served and people DO AND WILL get drunk. Will there be additional police in our area to address the issue of DUI? In addition Mayor Sam Liccardo was opposed to a girly bar for executives in downtown San Jose. He stated that it was too close to schools. Let’s not forget that San Jose has CLOSED MANY BARS in downtown over the past decade. One being SJ Live, for drunken behavior and fights broke out. Isn’t it odd that San Jose no longer wants BIG BAR in downtown so you will toss them out in Alviso. Where a limited number of complaints will come in. If this is built SAN JOSE WILL DIVIDE US. This is better suited for the Coyote Valley. Our manufactured home park currently receives a MAX OF 5.0 MB/S FROM AT&T INTERNET. How pathetic is that in Silicon Valley? When this object is built, I am 100 percent sure that all utility, phone and other lines will be buried. We are currently 600 feet from this site. I know fiber optic is currently in Alviso, but AT&T will not provide us with faster internet. Will this company deliver fiber optic to our park, if not we will than we will be the only area in Alviso with slow DSL service. I feel discriminated against. Who can I talk to regarding this issue? I can even give the owner of our park to this person. My last concern. I am very disappointed that I haven’t received any information regarding this proposed project or any paperwork from the planning department. I’ve received stuff in the mail from SJ Planning Dept. regarding the Trommwell Crow and the other developer, but NO PAPERWORK WAS SENT TO ME REGARDING THIS PROJECT. I’ve also left a message with District 4 Fred Buzo regarding my disappointment. Sincerely, Michael McWalters 2052 Gold Street #36 Alviso, Ca 95002 408-262-4406 408-209-9814 From: Betsy Stern <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 5:01 PM To: Berry, Whitney Subject: Response to Mitigated Negative Declaration for TopGolf at Terra Project Dear Ms. Berry, I am responding to the Mitigated Negative Declaration for TopGolf at Terra Project. In reference to Appendix I, 2.6.4 NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, where is the mitigation that will protect the pedestrians (especially the children and parents) going to and from George Mayne Elementary School while, in addition to increased traffic due to the physical presence of TopGolf, TopGolf will be serving alcohol from 9:00 am until 2:00 am, and this will have a direct impact on the increase in traffic accidents. Although the sale of alcohol itself doesn't fit into an MND, the impact of drunk driving does -- to the environment and to people. The rezoning of this property to allow for an entertainment center that serves alcohol from 9:00 am to 2:00 am and is directly across the street from an elementary school is absolutely unconscionable. Yours sincerely, Betsy Stern County of Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department 298 Garden Hill Drive Los Gatos, California 95032-7669 (408) 355-2200 FAX 355-2290 Reservations (408) 355-2201 www.parkhere.org 17 October 2016 Whitney Berry Department of Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement City of San Jose 200 East Santa Clara Street, 3rd Floor Tower San Jose, CA 95113 Subject: PDC16-013, GPT16-001 Topgolf at Terra Project The County of Santa Clara Parks and Recreation Department (the Department) has reviewed the proposed Topgolf at Terra Project. The proposed project includes changing the Planned Development Rezoning from the CIC Combined Industrial Commercial and R-M Multiple Residence Residential Zoning Districts to the CIC (PD) Planned Development Zoning District (PDC16-013). In addition to this amendment, the proposed project would amend the Alviso Specific Plan development standards for building heights (GPT16-001). The developed Regional Trail S3 (Guadalupe Sub-Regional Trail) spans west of the project site, while a proposed San Francisco Bay Trail with an on-street bike route spans north of the project site. The approval of the proposed land use designation change and amendment to the Alviso Specific Plan will not adversely impact the existing adjacent recreational and commuter trails within the Countrywide Trails Master Plan. PDC16-013 and GPT16-001 change does not impact the Trails Element of the Parks and Recreation Chapter of the 1995 General Plan. The Department has no further comments. The Recreation Department appreciates the opportunity to provide comments. If you should have any questions or concerns, please contact me, commercial 408.355.2228 or by email [email protected]. Sincerely, Cherise Orange Cherise Orange Associate Planner Board of Supervisors: Mike Wasserman, Dave Cortese, Ken Yeager, S. Joseph Simitian, Cindy Chavez County Executive: Jeffrey V. Smith Legend WILSON WAY TRIN Top_Golf_Development_NEW ITY ¹ PA Existing and Proposed Regional Trail Connections RK Existing Routes ARCHANGEL DR D GRAND BLVD R Off-Street Trail S T On-Street Bike Route with Parallel Trail GA On-Street Bike Route BRI EL Proposed Future Connections LN Off-Street Trail LIBERTY ST On-Street Bike Route with Parallel Trail On-Street Bike Route N 1ST ST Relation to Countywide Trails Master Plan (CWTMP) MOFFAT ST RelCWTMP CWTMP Route TONY P SANTOS WAY WAY P SANTOS TONY Gu ada lup e S ub -r NORTECH PKWY eg io CHANNEL DR E na l T ra il SUN RISE DR H O R I ZO NORTICH CT N CIR C H A N N E W L D R Source: Esri, DigitalGlobe, GeoEye, Earthstar Geographics, CNES/Airbus DS, USDA, USGS, AEX, Getmapping, Aerogrid, IGN, IGP, swisstopo, and the GIS User Community Title: Topgolf @ Terra Project Comments: No impact to CTMP This map generated by the County of Santa Clara Department of Parks and Recreation. The GIS files were compiled from various sources. While deemed reliable, the Department assumes no liability. 00.0125 0.025 0.05 Date: 17 Oct 2016 Created By: C Orange Scale: Miles October 17, 2016 By E-mail Acknowledgement of Receipt Requested Whitney Berry, Environmental Project Manager Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement City of San José 200 E. Santa Clara Street San José, CA 95113 Email: [email protected] Re: Proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration for Topgolf @ Terra Project; File No. GPT16-001 Dear Ms. Berry: Please accept the following comments on the above-referenced mitigated negative declaration, submitted on behalf of Organizacion Comunidad de Alviso (“OCDA”). OCDA is an unincorporated association of residents, citizens, property owners, taxpayers, and electors residing in the Alviso community of San José, who will be directly affected by any adverse environmental impacts that the Topgolf project (“Project”) may generate. We have reviewed the initial study and proposed mitigated negative declaration (“IS/MND”) together with its various technical appendices. As explained below, the City’s proposed reliance on a MND for this large-scale retail/hotel/recreational project in lieu of a full environmental impact report (“EIR”) is improper. Evidence contained in (or missing from) the IS/MND shows that the Project – the first of its kind in the City -- may have one or more significant environmental impacts notwithstanding the mitigation measures identified in the MND. Under these circumstances the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) requires the City to prepare and circulate an EIR before it may lawfully approve the Project. October 17, 2016 Page 2 I. Traffic Impacts The Transportation Impact Analysis (“TIA”) appended to the IS/MND states that existing (i.e., baseline) traffic conditions were based on traffic counts obtained from the City. Although most of the counts were taken in 2015 or 2016, some are as old as 2013 (see pp. 208 - 211 of the Appendix I PDF comprising counts for North First and Tasman). Other counts date from 2014 (see Appx I PDF pages 257-258; 260 -261; 263-266, comprising respectively counts of Great America Parkway with SR 237 westbound ramps, Great America Parkway with eastbound SR 237 ramps and Vista Montana with West Tasman).
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