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WHEREAS, the City prepared a Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration document that responded to all of the comments received during the 30-day public review process and also prepared a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to ensure compliance with the identified mitigation measures and proposed in the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, and WHEREAS, in connection with the approval of a project involving the preparation of an initial study/mitigated negative declaration that identifies one or more significant environmental effects, CEQA requires the decision-making body of the lead agency to incorporate feasible mitigation measures that would reduce those significant environment effects to a less-than- significant level; and WHEREAS, whenever a lead agency approves a project requiring the implementation of measures to mitigate or avoid significant effects on the environment, CEQA also requires a lead agency to adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to ensure compliance with the mitigation measures during project implementation; and WHEREAS, the City has reviewed and considered the Public Draft and Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project and intends to take actions on the Proposed Project in compliance with CEQA and state and local guidelines implementing CEQA; and WHEREAS, the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Proposed Project are, by this reference, incorporated into this Resolution as if fully set forth herein; and WHEREAS, the Proposed Project will not individually or cumulatively have an adverse effect on wildlife resources, as defined in Section 711.2 of the California Department of Fish and Game Code. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. City Council has (1) independently reviewed and analyzed the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and other information in the record and has considered the information contained therein, prior to acting upon or approving the Project, (2) the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Project has been completed in compliance with CEQA and consistent with state and local guidelines implementing CEQA, and (3) the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration represents the independent judgment and analysis of the City as lead agency for the Proposed Project. The City Council designates the City's Director of Operation Services as the custodian of documents and records of proceedings on which this decision is based. SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program prepared for the Proposed Project. The Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program are: (1) on file with the City at its Operation Center at 3333 Busch Road, Pleasanton, CA 94566 and (2) available for inspection by any interested person.