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Attachment 2 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, <br /> ADOPTING A CEQA ADDENDUM TO THE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE <br /> DECLARATION FOR THE RECYCLED WATER PROJECT <br /> WHEREAS, on September 16, 2014 the City of Pleasanton City Council adopted an <br /> Initial Study a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Recycled Water Project (Proposed Project) <br /> in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as <br /> amended ("CEQA"), and state and local guidelines implementing CEQA; and <br /> WHEREAS, City Council approved the City of Pleasanton (City)to initiate engineering <br /> and design of the Proposed Project on September 2, 2014, which was completed by late <br /> December 2014; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City evaluated and incorporated design efficiencies into the pipeline <br /> infrastructure of the Proposed Project. The proposed modifications will result in an overall <br /> addition of 720 feet of new pipeline, and in repurposing an additional 9,850 feet of existing <br /> pipeline to the recycled water system; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City, as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act <br /> (CEQA), prepared a CEQA Addendum to the Final Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration to <br /> assess the environmental impacts of changing portions of the Proposed Project original pipeline <br /> alignment in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines. <br /> WHEREAS, the CEQA Addendum concluded that the proposed pipeline alignment <br /> changes will not result in new significant impacts, substantially increase the severity of <br /> previously disclosed impacts or involve any of the other conditions related to changed <br /> circumstances or new information that can require a subsequent or supplemental EIR under <br /> Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines section 15162 beyond those <br /> impacts and conditions already identified in the City's Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative <br /> Declaration; it therefore would be appropriate for the City to approve the proposed changes to <br /> the Proposed Project. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: <br /> SECTION 1. City Council has (1) independently reviewed and analyzed the CEQA <br /> Addendum and other information in the record and has considered the information contained <br /> therein, prior to acting upon or approving the Project, (2) the CEQA Addendum to the Final <br /> Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Project has been completed in <br /> compliance with CEQA and consistent with state and local guidelines implementing CEQA, and <br /> (3) the CEQA Addendum represents the independent judgment and analysis of the City as lead <br /> agency for the Proposed Project. The City Council designates the City's Director of Operation <br /> Services as the custodian of documents and records of proceedings on which this decision is <br /> based. <br /> SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby adopt the CEQA Addendum prepared for <br /> the Proposed Project. The CEQA Addendum, Final Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and <br /> Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program are: (1) on file with the City at its Operation Center <br />