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THE CITY OF _ -0rt ppopa _ u = ∎o,iINI iJ..tl,in, =a vIIQ pro flUE ASANTONV June 8, 2016 Via eleclronic marl io eirco,rinen/.1@r,ilc ca rot' MTC Public Information 375 Beale Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94105 Re- Notice of Preparation for Draft Environmental Impact Report for Plan Bay Area 2040 Dear MTC. The City of Pleasanton appreciates the opportunity to provide comments on the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Plan Bay Area 2040 — the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)/Sustainable Communities Strategy(SCS) The City has reviewed the NOP and has concerns that the proposed Plan Bay Area Projections. as currently drafted, would have significant environmental impacts related to the fact that the projected growth is not within the planned capacity for the City. In previous letters to the Associated of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), the City of Pleasanton has expressed concerns over the household and jobs growth allocations presented in the latest projections (dated Decembei 23, 2015). These projections forecast household growth of 41°./°.43%, and 38%. and forecast job growth of 35%. 29%, and 30% for Scenarios 1. 2 and 3. respectively, over the 30-year time span encompassed by Plan Bay Area All three of these scenarios represent a significant departure from the anticipated growth in the City's I lousing Element, and from previous projections provided by ABAG. Additionally. the City has communicated concerns that the growth projected in i-lacienda Business Park is significantly disproportional to that of the remainder of the City Therefore. given that the projected growth for Pleasanton is not in alignment with the growth planned for in the City's General Plan (including the I lousing Element), the proposed growth has environmental implications that should be addressed in the Draft EIR that is being prepaicd for Plan Bad Area 2040 -1 hcieforc, as Plan Bay Area 2040 moves Forward and environmental review is undertaken, we recommend that the EIR evaluate at least one alternative that is in alignment with the planned growth in Pleasanton's I lousing Element (household growth of about 1% a year) and Growth Management Ordinance (currently 235 residential units per year). Additionally. given that the growth forecast is significantly out of step with the planned growth within Pleasanton. we recommend the following areas be addressed in the Draft EIR' O An (brainy& Grecnhorr.se Gat - The significant growth currently projected in all three scenarios should be evaluated f'oi air quality and greenhouse gas impacts. including impacts to existing sensitive receptors associated with exposure to elevated pollution levels that arise from the projected growth The EIR should also evaluate how the proposed Plan Bay Area 2040 Scenarios will dovetail with the City's Climate Action Plan COMMUNIITY DEVELOPMENT P. 0. BOX 520, Pleasanton, CA 94566-0802 Planning Building&Safety Engineering Traffic Inspection 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 200 Old Bernal Ave 157 Main Street (925)931 5600 (925)931-5300 (925)931-5650 (925)931-5650 (925)931-5680 Fax 931-5483 Fax 931 5478 Fax 931 5479 Fax 931-5479 Fax 931-5484