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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS This attachment is a portion of City of Pleasanton Ordinance No. 954 concerning the regulation of the use of City streets for gravel trucks. Pursuant to CEQA and State and local guidelines, this attachment presents in summary fashion findings and facts, based on the public record, as to the reasons the City Council is adopting this ordinance in spite of significant environmental effects as identified in the full EIR (EIR plus Supplement) pre- pared for this project. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EFFECTS 1. Significant Effect: Increased energy usage. Finding: Alternate route as alternative (Highway 84 freeway) is the responsibility of another public agency (Caltrans). Facts: All existing alternate routes are longer in distance and possibly in time; increased time/distance requires additional fuel per trip. This impact is unmitigable short of building a shorter route (Highway 84 freeway). Finding: Specific economic, environmental, and social considerations make infeasible the continued use of the existing route ("no project" alternative). Facts: The summary list of beneficial impacts associated with removal of the trucks from the Stanley-First- Sunol route is included below. Continuation of the truck traffic on this route for the 50+ remaining years of quarry life accentuates these beneficial impacts. 2. Significant Effect: Reduction in life of and increased maintenance costs for private E1 Charro Roads. Finding: Public E1 Charro Road as an alternative is the responsibility of another public agency (Alameda County). Facts: A public E1 Charro Road would switch maintenance costs to the public; such a public road has been and is being studied. Pleasanton, Alameda County, and the gravel companies will continue to work to adopt a route for and financing plan for a public E1 Charro Road.