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.. project development; increased usage of water, sewage treatment capacity, and energy; increased demand for police and fire protection services, increased noise levels; erosion, construction of buildings in an area with groundshaking and expansive soil hazards, increased discharge of urban pollutants to surface streams and increased hazard of toxic spills degrading surface and ground water quality; loss of riparian habitat and prime agricultural soils to urbanization; change in visual character of the area; and potential disturbance of known archaeological sites; and WHEREAS, this City Council finds that, based on the information presented to it and made a part of the record of this case, the project's economic, social, environmental, and other benefits include: provision of local jobs in a net out-commuting community; jobs which match local labor force characteristics; potential reduction in total work trip length and reduced regional emissions; social benefits of more time for family and community life due to reduced work trip commute times; significant construction jobs of local and regional benefit over a 25-year period; positive fiscal impact upon the City's general fund; increased tax base and diversification of employers insulating the City and community from adverse effects of single-em~loyer labor decisions; improvement of the circulation system in northern Pleasanton, including improved emergency vehicle response times; reduction in flood hazard in presently urbanized areas; improvement of ambient noise levels in residential areas; on-site and off-site streetscape beautification; and other benefits enumerated in-project and staff reports, public hearings, and applicant presentations; and WHEREAS, this City Council (i) finds that all significant effects have been eliminated or substantially lessened where feasible as shown in Exhibit "A" and (ii) determines that any remaining effects, as summarized above, are acceptable because the economic, social, environmental, and other benefits of the project enumerated above outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects; and WHEREAS. this City Council has approved an amendment to the Growth Management Element of the General Plan (GP- 83-1) which specifically clarifies that approval of PUD-8l-30, Hacienda Business Park, is consistent with the goals and policies contained in the Growth Management Element, and this City Council finds that the project is consistent with the goals and policies of the Pleasanton General Plan; and -5-