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including the Supplement; (b) Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment (PSP-11); and (c) Pre-zoning/Rezoning of the Staples Ranch site (PRZ-44) to: PUD-C (Commercial), PUD-HDR/C (High Density Residential/ Commercial), PUD-P (Park), PUD-MDR (Medium Density Residential), or some similar combination of PUD zoning. The property is owned by Alameda County Surplus Property Authority and is located at the southwest intersection of I- 580 and El Charro Road. Brian Dolan introduced the item as a somewhat unusual event in which a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) is being brought before the Planning Commission, as well as some recommendations to rescind prior approvals that the Planning Commission will be requested to take. He then explained the sequence in which staff will present the application, starting with his discussion of the purpose of the meeting, some background information, and the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the SEIR. He stated that Robin Giffin, Senior Planner, will then present the details of the SEIR findings, and he will then present concluding comments about some of the required findings, the significant unavoidable impacts, and the project benefits. He indicated that he will then close with some additional non-CEQA-related items for Commission consideration. Before starting the staff presentation, Mr. Dolan acknowledged the presence of a number of people who have been involved in the project and who were present at the meeting to help respond to any Commission questions: Steve Bocian, Assistant City Manager, who has been very involved in the project from its inception; Michael Roush, former City Attorney, who’s still on board to assist in the processing of this project which started before he retired; Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer; and Stuart Cook and Pat Cashman, who have been involved in the project as representatives of the Alameda County Surplus Property Authority (ACSPA), the project applicant and property owner. He added that also present to provide detailed technical assistance were project consultant Randy Waldeck from Charles Salter and Associates, and two consultants from the biological consulting firm of WRA – Jason Yakich and Geoff Smick. Mr. Dolan stated that the purpose of the meeting is to present the project and lead the Commission to a point where it can make three different decisions: whether to recommend to the Council to (1) certify the SEIR; (2) rescind the previous CEQA findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Plan, as well as the actions taken by the Council approving the Specific Plan Amendment and the Pre-zoning and Re-zoning of the project site; and (3) approve the revised CEQA findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Plan reflecting the preferred project, as well as the revised Specific Plan Amendment and the Pre-zoning and Rezoning of the property. He added that staff would also discuss some potential additional non-CEQA related actions for Commission consideration, should it be interested in recommending them to the City Council. Mr. Dolan then presented a brief timeline of the important events that have occurred since the City Council certified the Final EIR and approved the Staples Ranch project in PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 26, 2010 Page 3 of 27