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CITY OF PLEASANTON COUNTY OF ALAMEDA STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 79-47 A RESOLUTION SELECTING AS THE RAILROAD TRACK CONSOLIDATION PROJECT THE WESTERN PACIFIC ALIGNMENT WITH SPECIFIC ELEMENTS, MODIFICATIONS AND MITIGATION MEASURES, AND INCLUDING THE CONNECTION OF DEL VALLE PARKWAY TO MAIN STREET WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, ~ER~S, ~ER~S, ~ER~S, WHEREAS, in 1978, a joint application was made to the Public Utilities Commission by the Cities of Livermore and Pleasanton and Alameda County (serving as lead agency) to consolidate the tracks of the Western Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad Companies; and the application was reviewed and ranked by the Public Utili- ties Commission (PUC): and subsequent to receiving the PUC ranking, the consulting engineering firm of DeLeuw, Cather and Company prepared the necessary Environmental Impact Report; and in January and February, 1979, the City Council held a series of public meetings on the proposed project, and after a public hearing on February 13, 1979, Council adopted Resolution No. 79-17~ certifying that the Environmental Impact Report for the Railroad Track Consolidation prepared by DeLeuw, Cather and Company had been completed in compliance with CEQA and State Guidelines and identifying significant impacts; and after the Council meeting of February 13, 1979, it was determined that a separate EIR should be prepared on the extension of the Del Valle Parkway which would be involved in the Railroad Consolidation Project to meet the City's agreement with Pleasanton Safe Streets Association (PSSA), as one of the project alternatives would extend the existing Del Valle Parkway to Main Street; and a public hearing was held by the City Council on March 29, 1979, on the Final Environmental Impact Report of the Del Valle Parkway Extension, at which time members of the staff and the public were given an opportunity to present testi- mony, both oral and documentary, and Council adopted Resolution No. 79-46, certifying that the Environmental Impact Report had been completed in compliance with CEQA and State Guidelines and identifying significant impacts; and following the public hearing and adoption of Resolution No. 79-46, at the Council meeting of March 29, 1979, a hearing was then held on the Railroad Track Consolidation Project, giving members of the public an opportunity to present testimony and petitions related to the project;