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City Engineer before issuance of the first building /onsite permit for the project to determine if this structure must be modified to further slow the velocity of the stormwater runoff before entering the Arroyo. The applicant concurs with this requirement. VI. PUBLIC COMMENT Public notices were sent to the property owners, business owners, and business tenants within a 1,000 -foot radius for the property and to residents in the Laguna Oaks development and the Bernal Specific Plan area. The noticing area is provided as Exhibit K. A public notice was also sent to the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, the Pleasanton Downtown Association, and to the owners and managers of Pleasanton supermarkets /grocery stores including Safeway, Lucky's, Nob Hill Foods, Gene's Fine Foods, Raley's, and Cole's Market, and to the owner /operator of the Bernal Corners Service Station. With the previous work sessions, staff had received comments from the manager of the Gene's Fine Foods grocery store and the owner of the Bernal Corners Service Station indicating their opposition to the proposal based upon the potential impacts to their businesses. Other public comments received during the course of the project review going back to the work session notices support the proposed project; question the lack of a service station; express concern over noise and traffic impacts; and question another commercial center in Pleasanton. The applicant has met with representatives of the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce and the Pleasanton Downtown Association, the owner /operator of the Bernal Corners Service Station, and the various neighborhood groups throughout the project review and has relayed to staff the public's support of the proposal. VII. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration Environmental review for the proposed project is covered by the attached Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS /MND). Staff believes that the Mitigated Negative Declaration can be issued in conformance with the standards of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). If the Planning Commission concurs with this environmental assessment, it must make the finding that the Mitigated Negative Declaration is appropriate prior to recommending approval of the proposed project. Environmental Analysis The environmental analysis for the proposed project used the Final Environmental Impact Report for the San Francisco Water District Property (California State Clearinghouse No. 96- 013005), dated March 1999, prepared by Mundie & Associates and the City of Pleasanton, and separate analyses for traffic impacts and mitigations and greenhouse gas. All relevant mitigation measures identified in this environmental assessment have been included as conditions of project approval. Pleasanton Gateway Page 28 of 35 August 25, 2010