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PUBLIC NOTICE Notices regarding this item were mailed to property owners within 1000 feet of the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Planning Area and also to the Danbury Park, Rosewood and Heritage Valley neighborhoods. At the time this report was written, staff had not received public comment in response to this notice. Correspondence received at the time of the Planning Commission meeting is included in Attachment 10. CONCLUSION The City Council is being asked to provide direction for any changes to the Preferred Plan and alternatives, and to authorize the use of the Preferred Plan and Alternatives in the preparation of the Draft EIR and Draft Specific Plan. The selection of the "Preferred Plan" for these purposes is not a commitment to adopting this specific plan; it is anticipated that the "Preferred Plan" will evolve and change prior to adoption of the East Pleasanton Specific Plan in 2014. The approved scope of work for the EIR preparation included analysis of the Preferred Plan, the "no project" alternative (which would analyze build-out of the area with the existing zoning), the "no project/no build" alternative which would look at no development in the Specific Plan area, and one other Specific Plan alternative. If the City Council provides direction to analyze the Preferred Plan and all six alternatives, the scope of work and budget for the project would need to be amended to include the five additional plan alternatives. In addition, both the Task Force and the Planning Commission were interesting in more detailed feasibility analysis that would better define the project with the least development that would still be financially feasible. The current scope of work and budget does not include further feasibility work by EPS. If the City Council's direction is to include the additional alternatives and/or prepare this additional financial feasibility work, staff will follow-up with a request to amend the budget for this project. NEXT STEPS Concurrent with the Draft EIR preparation, the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Task Force will be providing feedback on the contents of the Draft Specific Plan, including design guidelines and development regulations, phasing and a financing plan. A Draft Specific Plan and Draft EIR will be available for public review in early 2014. Submitted by: Financial Revi w: Approve by: Brian Do an Emily Wagner Nelson Fialho Director of Community Director of Finance City Manager Development Page 7 of 8