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RESOLUTION NO. 12-495 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, AMENDING THE BERNAL PROPERTY SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE GATEWAY PROPERTY BETWEEN VALLEY AVENUE AND 1-680 (CASE P11-0914) WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton is preparing a Housing Element of the General Plan; and, WHEREAS, in order to meet the City's share of the regional housing need, additional sites are to be designated for high density residential development; and, WHEREAS, the Gateway site (Site 7) has been reviewed by the Housing Element Task Force over the course of nine meetings and was the subject of four community workshops; and WHEREAS, the at its meeting of January 4, 2012, the City Council considered an application for a City-initiated Specific Plan Amendment to the Bernal Property Specific Plan (Exhibit A) to change the Phase I Land Use Diagram for 27 acres between Valley Avenue and 1-680 from Commercial/Office to Residential, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made part of this resolution by reference; and WHEREAS, on December 14, 2011, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed change and made recommendations to the City Council; and WHEREAS, on January 4, 2012, the City Council reviewed and certified the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report on the Housing Element and Climate Action Plan and no further environmental review is warranted at this time; and WHEREAS, a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) was prepared for this project, and a resolution certifying the SEIR as complete and adequate in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act was adopted by the City Council on January 4, 2012; and WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held on January 4, 2012, with respect to this Specific Plan Amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. The City-initiated Specific Plan Amendment to the Bernal Property Specific Plan to change the Phase I Land Use Diagram for 27 acres between Valley Avenue and 1-680 from Commercial/Office to Residential, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made part of this resolution by reference, is hereby approved. SECTION 2. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasanton at a regular meeting held on January 4, 2012. I, Karen Diaz, City Clerk of the City of Pleasanton, California, certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 4'h day of January, 2012, by the following vote: 1