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RESOLUTION NO. 12-494 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, APPROVING THE CITY-INITIATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT OF FIVE (5) SITES, AS FILED UNDER CASES P11-0905, P11-0907, P11-0909, P11-0913 AND P11-0916 TO ALLOW HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL OR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OR MIXED USE (INCLUDING MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT) 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, a total of 17 sites were reviewed by the Housing Element Task Force over the course of nine meetings and were the subject of four community workshops; and, WHEREAS, at its meeting of January 4, 2012, the City Council considered an application for a City-initiated General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of five (5) sites within the City 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, 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 General 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 General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of certain sites within the City, as shown in Exhibit A, attached hereto and made part of this resolution by reference, is hereby approved. SECTION 2. The City Council determines that this is one of the four times in 2012 that the Land Use Element of the General Plan may be amended as provided in Government Code Section 65631. SECTION 3. 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 4th day of January 2012 by the following vote: