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On February 24, 2009, the City Council made minor revisions to the EIR, certified the Final EIR and, in addition to making CEQA findings and adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations, approved a project that extended Stoneridge Drive consistent with the General Plan and the existing Specific Plan. In June 2009, the City Council authorized the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report Supplement (SEIR) to address issues that were raised in litigation that followed the City's certification of the EIR and approval of the project in February 2009 and to evaluate a new alternative, the Two -Lane Constrained Extension Alternative. The Draft SEIR was published on October 30, 2009, and was also distributed for public review and comments. The public review period for the Draft SEIR ended on December 30, 2009. (The original review period was to end on December 17, 2009 but it was extended by the City of Pleasanton). The document was reviewed by various State, regional, and local agencies, as well as by interested organizations and individuals. Twenty -five comment letters were received. A public meeting was also held at Pleasanton City Hall on December 9, 2009 to obtain oral comments on the Draft SEIR. During the public meeting, oral comments were received from eight members of the public, including Planning Commissioners. The Final SEIR (Response to Comments) was published May 2010. On May 26, 2010 the Planning Commission considered the Final SEIR and recommended that the City Council adopt it. On June, 2010, the City Council certified the SEIR. Although not part of the CEQA public review process, there is another public review process that is related to this project. In the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan, Program 1.6 provides that before Stoneridge Drive is opened to through traffic, Pleasanton must reach agreement with its regional partners concerning a strategic approach and funding plan for relieving traffic congestion in the Tri- Valley. This agreement will be embodied in a policy /plan adopted by the City Council following a public hearing. The policy /plan will include a plan which prioritizes funding for certain regional improvements and will require completion of a regional arterial network. FINDINGS FOR ALTERNATIVES EVALUATED IN THE EIR During the preparation of the EIR and the SEIR for the proposed project, the City evaluated several alternatives. A description and a finding for each alternative, other than the Four -Lane Concurrent Extension Alternative and the Two -Lane Constrained Extension Alternative, are presented below. 6 Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations