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Option 2a: Pause the EPSP Planning Process but Consider Certification of the EIR. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON PAUSING CONSIDERATION OF THE EAST PLEASANTON SPECIFIC PLAN, BUT PROCEEDING TO CONSIDER THE RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton's General Plan Land Use Program 6.1 discusses the preparation of a Specific Plan for East Pleasanton; and WHEREAS, in 2012, the City Council began a study for the East Pleasanton Specific Plan (EPSP) area, a 1,110 acre area of eastern Pleasanton and unincorporated Alameda County, and created a nineteen member citizens task force to assist in considering land use patterns, development and design, roadways and other public infrastructure, environmental protection, financing and implementation requirements for the Plan Area; and WHEREAS, the EPSP planning process has involved a significant effort of public engagement to become informed about the project, its impacts and benefits, as well as an investment by property owners with the Plan Area to pay for City staff to coordinate the preparation of an environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed EPSP and its alternatives; and WHEREAS, while the efforts of the involved residents, community members, property owners, task force members and other officials has brought forward important information, the City Council will pause its consideration of the EPSP due to ... Drought Rationale the on-going California drought emergency and unpredictability of future water supplies Traffic Rationale traffic volume increases School Rationale concerns regarding capacity at local elementary, middle and high schools Housing Needs Rationale no rezoning in the EPSP area is required to meet the City's 2015-2023 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) obligation 1