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Findings Related to Environmental Review and Project Approval Greenbriar Project Bernal Property Development Agreement, Prezoning, Planned Unit Development, Design Review and Other Related Actions I. INTRODUCTION The Final EIR was certified by the City Council on February 15, 2000 by Resolution No. 00-013. The Final EIR analyzed four alternative plans: the Cooperative Plan, the Preferred Plan, the No Golf Course Plan, the Alameda County Specific Plan. In response to comments received following publication of the Draft BIIL the Preferred Plan was refined into the June 1997 Draft Specific Plan, and which was subsequently modified in the September 1998 Draft Specific Plan. After the Final EIR was certified by the City Council, the Preferred Plan was set aside in November of 1999 to allow the Measure I process to go forward. The Measure I process proposed to have the City purchase most of the site for future public uses, allow 374 units on the Bastem Parcel (about 35 acres), and 750,000 square feet of commercial / office on the cenlral parcel (about 37 acres). At the March 2000 election, Measure I failed to obtain the votes needed for passage. Aider the March election, San Francisco chose to option the property to a developer wh° would follow the Measure I project plans. Greanbriar Homes has proposed to develop Phase I of the project (the private development portion) eousisting of: 745,000 square feet of office and 5,000 square feet of retail on about 40.5 acres; 100 apartment units on 4.9 acres; and 581 housing units (including affordable units) on __ acres. Greenbfiar has proposed three alternatives for its project, depending upon its ability to receive entitlements to develop housing on the East Parcel. The City will take title to the remaining 320 acres. This public property will be developed in the furore as part of Phase II, which will include community input and additional environmental review.