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12. Business Anniversary Recognition Economic Development Director Pamela Ott invited the Council to step forward to recognize the 224 businesses in the City of which achieved milestone anniversaries in the year 2017. 13. Public Comment Ajay Immadi, President, Cricket for Cups, a non-profit organization established to promote Cricket for youth in the Tri-Valley area. Mr. Immadi stated that this year, the organization has promoted Cricket in eighteen (18) area schools. The organization is hosting sixteen (16) teams from across the country to participate in a 32-game tournament. Mr. Immadi thanked the Council for allowing the organization to utilize City fields to host the tournament and extended an invitation to the Council to attend the tournament. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 14. PUBLIC HEARING: P14-0852 and PUD-105, City of Pleasanton - Consider certification of Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR); and approval of applications on 12 parcels at 7106 through 7315 Johnson Drive and 7035 and 7080 Commerce Circle, comprising approximately 40.acres known as the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (JDEDZ) for: (1) General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of the project site from Business Park (Industrial/Commercial and Office) and General and Limited Industrial to Retail/Highway/Service Commercial; Business and Professional Offices; (2) Planned Unit Development (PUD) Rezoning to rezone the project site from Planned Unit Development-General and Light Industrial (PUD-G&LI) District, Planned Unit Development-Industrial/Commercial-Office (PUD-I/C-O) District, and General Industrial (I-G-40,000) District to PUD-C District; and the City's intent to adopt a JDEDZ Transportation Fee Mayor Thorne recused himself from this item due to a conflict of interest and left the dais and Council Chamber. Associate Planner Eric Luchini presented the staff report and addressed the project timeline and key events, the proposed 40-acre Economic Development Zone, goals and objectives, project description highlights, development phasing, other potential uses, permitted versus conditionally permitted uses, design guidelines, project analysis, the purpose of the environmental review, environmental analysis and Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR), the two (2) areas of potentially significant impact which included air quality and transportation and traffic. Councilmember Brown inquired on details outlined in the staff report as they relate to the air basin and air quality. Director of Community Development Gerry Beaudin commented on the impacts on California air basins on comparable projects of this size. Director Beaudin noted that local air pollutant impacts to residents are less than significant and that any development in the area is likely to see the same impacts. Vice Mayor Pentin inquired on the counter effects of the shift of Costco membership shopping. Associate Planner Eric Luchini continued the presentation and addressed air pollutant emissions, traffic and transportation improvements, proposed cost sharing with Costco for design and construction of the project, a proposed sales tax sharing agreement, Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR), FSEIR master responses, economic analysis takeaways, City Council Minutes Page 3 of 6 November 7, 2017