Responses to Comments

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1 Chapter Public Review of the Draft SEIS/SEIR The (VTA) received comments from the public and agencies on the Draft SEIS/SEIR in a variety of ways. Written (i.e., post mail or ) comment letters from public agencies received during the public comment period. Written public comment letters from individuals, including, but not limited to, local residents and property owners, during the public comment period. Oral comments recorded during the three Public Hearings in January. 2.2 Comments and Responses This section presents all written and oral comments received on the Draft SEIS/SEIR and VTA s response to each substantive comment on environmental issues. Table 2-1 lists all commenters who provided comments on the Draft SEIS/SEIR. The comments are organized by federal, state, regional, and local agency comments; public comments; and oral comments recorded on the transcript from the public hearings. Each comment letter is reproduced in its entirety, including any supplemental material, and followed by VTA s response to each comment in the letter. Master Responses are also provided to address subject areas for which multiple comments were received. Table 2-1: List of Commenters Federal Agencies F1 F2 State Agencies 16, 21, S1 January 17, S2 17, United States Army Corps of Engineers 2-40 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2-47 California Transportation Commission 2-52 California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region

2 S3 21, S4 March 3, S5 March 7, S6 March 28, Regional Agencies R1 15, R2 2, R3 17, R4 March 6, R5 March 6, R6 March 6, R7 March 6, R8 March 6, R9 January 5, Local Agencies L1 14, L2 March 6, L3 March 6, L4 March 6, Public P1 P2 P3 December 28, 2016 December 31, 2016 December 31, 2016 P4 January 1, California State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and Research 1 st 2-66 California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA) 2-70 California State Clearinghouse, Office of Planning and Research 2 nd 2-77 California Department of Transportation 2-81 Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (Caltrain) 2-86 Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority 2-90 Stanislaus County 2-93 San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission (SJRRC) 2-96 Alameda County Supervisor, First District 2-99 Santa Clara County Roads and Airports Santa Clara Valley Water District San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department City of San Jose 1 st San Jose Fire Department City of San Jose 2 nd City of Santa Clara Robert Allen Roland Lebrun Christopher Jarrett Thomas J. Busse

3 P5 January 7, P6 January 10, P7 January 12, P8 January 12, P9 January 12, P10 January 24, P11 January 24, P12 January 25, P13 January 25, P14 January 25, P15 January 25, P16 January 26, P17 January 26, P18 January 26, P19 January 26, P20 January 30, P21 January 30, P22 January 30, P23 January 30, P24 January 30, P25 January 30, P26 January 30, P27 January 30, Greg Lynn Jaisimha Sethuram Shirley V Tim & Jane McKay Tim & Jane McKay 2 nd May Cassel Linda Ertel Davide Vieira Elliot Sowadsloy Mark Roest JoLuis Sanchez Daniel Howard Jim Stallman Robert Owens Rudy Metz Andy Tran William Black Wayne Chin Helen Ebert Muhammad Rehman Tessa Woodmunsee John Kill Feng Han

4 P28 January 30, P29 January 30, P30 January 30, P31 January 30, P32 January 30, P33 January 31, P34 2, P35 2, P36 4, P37 4, P38 6, P39 9, P40 P41 P42 P43 P44 P45 P46 P47 P48 P49 P50 11, 13, 14, 14, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 16, Nick Zirnoon Nayaraja Grouindaiah Biswajit Modak William Carlson Marburg Place Randolph Ruiz Jos Peijnenburg Steve Ly Yazad Khambata Patricia Curia Sharks Sports & Entertainment LLC (SSE) Michael Riepe and Nanci Ivis Charles Cameron Robert Van Cleef San Jose State University Aaron Nguyen Paul Boehm Stephen Inoue Michael Foster Jorge Ferreira John Schmitt Casey Cleve Richard Tretten

5 P51 P52 P53 P54 P55 P56 P57 P58 P59 P60 P61 P62 P63 P64 P65 P66 P67 P68 P69 P70 16, 17, 17, 23, 23, 23, 23, 23, 26, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 27, 28, 28, 28, P71 March 1, P72 March 1, P73 March 2, Michael Lee Jack Pelose Russ Mancillas Anne Zingale Tessa Woodmunsee Michael Riele Terri Balandra Terri Balandra Stephanie Jayne Julia Howlett Karthik Thutauta Patricia McLeon Paul Kim Nick Zirnoon Muhammad Rehman Rohan Davuhuri Pankaj Silpure San Jose Arena Authority CK Kho Wei Tan Brokaw LLC Rick Mann Tessa Woodmansee

6 P74 March 4, P75 March 5, P76 March 5, P77 March 6, P78 March 6, P79 March 6, P80 March 6, P81 March 6, P82 March 6, P83 March 6, P84 March 6, P85 March 6, P86 March 6, P87 March 6, P88 March 6, P89 March 6, P90 March 6, P91 March 6, Transcript T1 January 25, T2 January 26, T3 January 30, Richard Brand Steven Forster Alex Junior Tessa Woodmansee Marburg Place Homeowners SPUR Pacific Gas & Electric Santa Clara University San Jose State University Christopher Escher Sharks Sports & Entertainment LLC (SSE) Apple Inc TRANSDEF Hans Liang Robert Van Cleef San Jose Downtown Association Anne Zingale Friends of Caltrain Alum Rock Public Hearing City of Santa Clara Public Hearing City of San Jose Public Hearing