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This Draft Supplement to the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment/Staples Ranch EIR (SEIR) reevaluates the Proposed Project to determine whether: 1) Updated surveys for the California tiger salamander, the California red legged frog, the western pond turtle, and the San Joaquin spearscale result in different impacts than described in the EIR; 2) Updated analysis of potential impacts to the environment resulting from the production of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are different from those described in the EIR; and 3) The Proposed Project’s contribution to cumulative biological resources impacts, cumulative noise impacts and cumulative impacts in conjunction with nearby quarry operations are different from those described in the EIR. The Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment for Staples Ranch, adopted by the Pleasanton City Council on February 24, 2009, included a full four-lane extension of Stoneridge Drive to El Charro Road concurrent with development of the Staples Ranch site. The City Council also adopted the Ice Center Alternative, including the four-rink ice-skating center as part of the Staples Ranch land uses. This SEIR reevaluates this approved project as the “Four-Lane Concurrent Extension Alternative.” The second alternative evaluated in this SEIR is the same as the “Four-Lane Concurrent Extension Alternative,” with the single exception that it would limit the number of traffic lanes over the Arroyo Mocho to two lanes instead of four lanes, but would re-stripe the bridges to four lanes total at some point in the future. The SEIR identifies this alternative as the “Two-Lane Constrained Extension Alternative.” Significant environmental effects anticipated as a result of the project which cannot be mitigated to a less than significant impact include: (1) Aesthetic and Visual Quality Impacts; (2) Air Quality Impacts (Including Greenhouse Gas Emissions); (3) Transportation Impacts; and (4) Noise Impacts. Steve Bocian presented the format staff would follow in presenting the staff report. He then started the PowerPoint presentation and gave an overview of the project, its background, recent activity on the project, and a summary of information in the Draft SEIR. He noted that the Planning Commission has recommended approval of all the PUD’s to the City Council and that City staff have been working on the design and construction of El Charro Road which is linked to the project with the City of Livermore, as well as a flood control improvement project. He added that City staff has also worked with the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority (ACSPA) consultants and developers regarding the Tentative Map and hope to have all the PUD’s, Final EIR and Specific Plan amendment, and lease and development agreements before the Council in the February/March timeframe. He noted that if the SEIR is certified then, annexation is anticipated in the summer of 2010. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 9, 2009 Page 3 of 12