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ALAMRDA COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORI~iATION COrvSfi RESOLUTION NO. 99-01 EXHIBIT A LAFC0 FI.YDINGS AND EXPLANATION PURSUANT TO CEQA AND CEQA GUIDELINES REGARDING TIz[E CITY OF PLEASANTON HAPPY VALLEY ANNEXATION NO. 14~ As pan of the Happy Valley Specific Plan and Related Planrun,, and Development Actions. including. inter alia. General Plan Amendment. Specific Plan. Pre-zo~ing. and Annexanon of lands that would be affected by the above noted proposal. the City of Pleasanton. acting as lead agency. prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) entitled "Envirortmenta] Impact Report for Hapl~y Valley Spec:fic Plan and Related Planrang and Development Actions." State Clearinghouse No. 97032034, The EIR among other t~ngs analyzes the si_~m~cant environmental impacts that could result from :he aforementmned discreuonary entitlemeats. The Alameda Count',' Local A,,encv Formation Corru'mssion finds that the EIR is adequate to satisfy the requirements ;elated to ~t~ apt;royal of this change of organizatmn involving the annexaUon of temtorv to the City of Pleasanton. and has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental'Qualitv Aci (CEQA} and State and local CEQA Guidelines. The Findings and Statements of the City of ibleasanton ase incorporated herera by reference. The Alameda Coun;y Local Agency Formation Commxssion has reviewed and considered. inter alia. al the reformation continned in the E1R and other suppoKing documents. bl the LAFCo Execunve Officer's Report. and cl the City of Pleasanton's General and Specific Plan. The EIR idemified a ~[~mber or' significant env,ronmental effects. rmti_~ation measures and project altemauves. Except for al no project optton as discussed below. and%~ rmtigauon measures that would be implemented by approving this change of orgamzauon. each and every. change or alterauon to the project as identified in the EIR which would avoid or substantially lessen the si~ificant effects axe within the responsibility and jurisdiction of agencies other ,than (he Alameda Count?' Local Agency Format,on Corrh-'mssion. These measures have been. or can and should be, adopted by other agencies. The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Comrmssion has only broad scope planning powers relating to local governmental agency boundaries and lacks the power to control the spea:i~cs of a) conditions of land use approvals. b} design of public works or infrastructure or. c~ provisions of loc',fl agency servmes or controls in a manner that could cause implementation of mitigation measures or project altematives as may be specified by the EIR ~except for the no project option and mitigation measures implemented by approving the change of organization ). The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission finds that the no pr~ect alternative is lnfeas~ble because it is in conflict ',vlth the City of Pleasanton's General Plan and Happy Valley Specific Plan. Page I of 2