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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 02-030 WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CEQA FINDINGS AND THE STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AND APPROVING THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AND RELATED MITIGATION MONITORING REPORTING PLAN the City of Pleasanton is considering a Specific Plan (the "Project") affecting approximately 308+ acres bounded by the Arroyo del Valle and Union Pacific Railroad Corridor to the north, Third Street to the east, Bernal Avenue to the south, and Pleasanton Avenue and Rose Avenue to the west; and the City of Pleasanton, acting as lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), determined that an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") was required for the Project and referred a Notice of Intent to prepare an E1R to all affected/interested agencies, persons and groups; and the City of Pleasanton prepared a Draft EIR for the Project which was published on August 17, 2001, and notice of preparation and availability was properly provided; and the City of Pleasanton accepted and responded to comments to the Draft EIR and prepared a Final EIR for the Project which provided responses to the issues raised; and WHEREAS, WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton provided Notice of Completion of the Final EIR and, following a public hearing, certified the Final EIR as complete on March 5, 2002 by Resolution No. 02-028; and the Planning Commission has held noticed public meetings on November 28, 2001, and January 9, 2002 to take public comments regarding the Project, and recommended to the City Council the approval of the Project, including the adoption of CEQA Findings of Significant Environmental Impact, the Statement of Overriding Considerations, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan ("MMRP") for the environmental review of the Project; and