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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON COUNTY OF ALAMEDA STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 2379 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) PREPARED FOR CASE GP -83 -1 WHEREAS, in May 1982, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the development plan and planned unit development zoning for the Hacienda Business Park and in June of that year, the City Council took action approving the project. Subsequently the PUD and accompanying EIR were challenged in court by Citizens for Balanced Growth (CBG), a small group of valley residents opposed to the development. All of the CBG's challenges to the EIR were dismissed by the judge but he concurred with their contention that approval of the PUD itself was inconsistent with Pleasanton's General Plan because of a goal in the Growth Management Element which calls for a balance among land uses within the City. He felt that approval of Hacienda created the potential for generating more jobs within the City than there would be housing to accommodate those workers: and WHEREAS, approval (Ordinance No. 1040) was set aside by the judge ...unless or until amendment is made to either Hacienda Business Park or to the General Plan such that Hacienda is consistent with the General Plan;" and WHEREAS, the City Council decided to take the latter tack and initiated an amendment to the Growth Management Element of the General Plan to clarify that the projected employment from the Hacienda Business Park and 21 other commercial and industrial projects approved in the City through May 1983 are consistent with maintaining a balance among land uses within the City; and WHEREAS, at their duly noticed public hearing of October 26, 1983, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered the information in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) prepared for the proposed text change to the Growth Management Element amendment; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits and recommendations of the City Staff concerning the Environmental Impact Report prepared for the proposed text change to the Growth Management Element of the General Plan. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES THE FOLLOWING: Section 1. Certifies that the Planning Commission has read and reviewed the EIR and find it complete and adequate for the Growth Management Element Amendment proposed under case GP -83 -1.