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FINDINGS DEMONSTRATING WHY RECIRCULATION IS NOT REQUIRED CEQA requires recirculation of an EIR when significant new information is added prior to the lead agency's certification of the EIR. However, this requirement is not intended "to promote endless rounds of revision and recirculation of El Rs. Recirculation is intended to be the exception, rather than the general rule." (Laurel Heights Improvement Assn. v. Regents of University of California (1993) 6 Ca1.4th 1112, 1132, see also Public Res. Code 21092.1 and CEQA Guidelines §15088.5.) Accordingly, "changes in the project or environmental setting as well as additional data or other information," are not, absent some additional finding, considered "significant new information" requiring recirculation. (CEQA Guidelines 15088.5(a).) Further, "recirculation is not required where the new information added to the EIR merely clarifies or amplifies or makes insignificant modifications to an adequate EIR." (CEQA Guidelines 15088.5(b).) The proposed General Plan added new information regarding greenhouse gas emissions as it became available. However, this information did not change the impacts as analyzed in the Draft EIR and did not result in any new significant impacts. Therefore, the EIR does not require recirculation. STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS The City has determined to approve the Pleasanton General Plan 2005 -2025 because it would meet all of the City's objectives for this project. This statement of overriding considerations presents the City's determination that the General Plan's objectives outweigh the anticipated significant environmental impact of the proposed General Plan for which no mitigation is being imposed (either because the mitigation conflicts with other General Plan policies or because the mitigation is infeasible) and outweigh the significant and unavoidable environmental impact of the proposed General Plan for which no mitigation is feasible, as identified in the previous section and the EIR. Significant Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Project for which No Mitigation Measure is Being Imposed The previous section and the EIR identify the following significant impacts of the proposed project, the Pleasanton General Plan 2005 -2025 for which no mitigation measure is being imposed: Transportation: Increased motor vehicle traffic due to implementation of the proposed General Plan buildout would cause an increase in traffic at study intersections that would be substantial in relation to the existing traffic load and capacity of the street system. Significant and Unavoidable Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Project The previous section and the EIR identify the following significant and unavoidable impact of the proposed project, the Pleasanton General Plan 2005 -2025: 9