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Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Public Hearing Staff Report POTOMAC YARD METRORAIL STATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT Public Hearing Staff Report Draft Environmental Impact Statement and General Plans September 2015 Public Hearing Staff Report TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 BACKGROUND........................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT ....................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 PROJECT HISTORY ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.4 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT AND GENERAL PLANS ............................................................................................... 6 1.5 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ................................................................................................................................................. 10 2 SUMMARY OF PUBLIC HEARING ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.1 PUBLIC HEARING FORMAT .................................................................................................................................................... 11 2.2 PUBLIC HEARING MATERIALS PROVIDED .................................................................................................................................. 11 2.3 SUMMARY OF OPEN HOUSE ................................................................................................................................................. 11 2.4 SUMMARY OF STAFF PRESENTATION ....................................................................................................................................... 12 2.5 INDIVIDUALS PROVIDING TESTIMONY ...................................................................................................................................... 14 2.6 CONCLUSION OF HEARING .................................................................................................................................................... 14 3 SUPPLEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD...................................................... 15 4 COMPACT ARTICLE VI, SECTION 15 – OTHER AGENCY REVIEW AND COMMENTS .................................. 18 4.1 AGENCY CORRESPONDENCE .................................................................................................................................................. 18 4.2 CITY OF ALEXANDRIA OUTREACH ........................................................................................................................................... 19 4.3 CITY OF ALEXANDRIA BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW AND LEGISLATIVE PROCESS .............................................................................. 19 5 COMMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD ANNOTATED WITH RESPONSES ........................... 21 5.1 BACKGROUND ON COMMENTS AND RESPONSES ....................................................................................................................... 21 5.2 SUMMARIZED COMMENTS AND RESPONSES ............................................................................................................................. 23 5.3 OUTLINE OF COMMENTS AND RESPONSES ............................................................................................................................... 80 5.4 INDEX OF RESPONSES .......................................................................................................................................................... 82 5.5 COMMENTS AND RESPONSES .............................................................................................................................................. 102 6 PUBLIC HEARING RESPONSE ANALYSIS ....................................................................................................... 276 6.1 PUBLIC HEARING FEEDBACK FORM ....................................................................................................................................... 276 6.2 SUMMARY OF COMMENTERS BY LOCATION AND TYPE .............................................................................................................. 278 6.3 FEEDBACK PERTAINING TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ..................................................................................................................... 279 6.4 ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS RECEIVED ..................................................................................................................................... 279 7 OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC RECORD ....................................................................................... 282 7.1 COMMENTS RECEIVED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD .................................................................................................... 282 7.2 CITY OF ALEXANDRIA’S SELECTION OF A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE ............................................................................................... 282 8 STAFF RECOMMENDATION .............................................................................................................................. 283 APPENDICES................................................................................................................................................................. 284 A. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND LIST OF RECIPIENTS B. MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC AT HEARING C. OPEN HOUSE DISPLAY BOARDS D. PUBLIC HEARING STAFF PRESENTATION E. TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS F. ALL COMMENTS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC RECORD (WITHOUT ANNOTATIONS) G. REFERENCE MATERIALS H. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA BOARDS AND COMMISSION SUBMISSIONS I. COMMENTS RECEIVED AFTER THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD J. OTHER AGENCY LETTERS September 2015 Proposed Potomac Yard Metrorail Station i Public Hearing Staff Report LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1-1: Potomac Yard Draft EIS Study Area ............................................................................................................. 8 Figure 1-2: Proposed Alternatives for Potomac Yard Station ......................................................................................... 9 Figure 6-1: Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Feedback Form .................................................................................... 276 LIST OF TABLES Table 1-1: Build Alternatives Characteristics ................................................................................................................... 7 Table 1-2: Public Hearing Notices and Outreach ......................................................................................................... 10 Table 2-1: Individuals Providing Testimony at the WMATA Public Hearing ............................................................... 14 Table 3-1: Comment Cards Submitted at WMATA Public Hearing ............................................................................ 15 Table 3-2: Comments Received by Email .................................................................................................................... 15 Table 4-1: Agencies Receiving Copies of the Draft EIS .............................................................................................. 18 Table 4-2: City of Alexandria Outreach Events ............................................................................................................ 19 Table 4-3: City of Alexandria Board and Commission Meetings ................................................................................. 19 Table 4-4: Individuals Providing Testimony at City of Alexandria Public Hearing ...................................................... 20 Table 4-5: Individuals who Submitted Comment Cards at City of Alexandria Public Hearing .................................. 20 Table 5-1: Comments by Topic ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Table 5-2: Index of Comments by Topic ....................................................................................................................... 82 Table 6-1: WMATA Public Hearing Feedback Form - Location ................................................................................ 277 Table 6-2: WMATA Public Hearing Feedback Form - Time of Day .......................................................................... 277 Table 6-3: WMATA Public Hearing Feedback Form - Useful Information ................................................................ 277 Table 6-4: WMATA Public Hearing Feedback Form - Overall Satisfaction .............................................................. 277 Table 6-5: WMATA Public Hearing Feedback Form - Race...................................................................................... 278 Table 6-6: WMATA Public Hearing Feedback Form - Income .................................................................................. 278 Table 6-7 Individual Commenters by Address ........................................................................................................... 278 Table 6-8 Commenters by Organization ....................................................................................................................
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