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BACKGROUND The RWP was initially proposed within the City of Pleasanton Recycled Water Feasibility Study, adopted by City Council November 2013. Upon adoption City Council directed staff to initiate the environmental review process necessary to further the RWP. In February 2014, Council approved the Agreement with SMB Environmental, Inc. for CEQA and NEPA environmental consulting services. Following all regulatory requirements, the resulting IS/MND (adopted September 16, 2014) found construction of the RWP could have a significant effect on the environment, however, there will not be a significant effect due to the subsequent mitigation measures the City has agreed to follow, as documented in the Mitigated Negative Declaration. Following this adoption, the document was filed with the City Clerk Office of the State Clearinghouse as required by CEQA Guidelines. Initiation of the engineering and design of the RWP infrastructure was authorized September 2, 2014, and was subsequently completed by late December 2014. During the design of the system some engineering and constructability related recommendations led to some modifications to the initial proposed pipeline alignment. Most notably boring under the Arroyo Mocho to install the pipeline south to the Sports Parks instead of open cut trenching on Hopyard Road and "hanging" the pipeline under the existing Hopyard Bridge over the Arroyo Mocho. Such changes contributed favorability to the design in a variety of ways, such as cost savings, reduced traffic/transportation disruptions during construction, and to coincide with design efficiencies. The IS/MND was amended through an addendum for these changes and approved by City Council on January 20, 2015. On August 16, 2016, City Council authorized the purchase of a pre-packaged booster station to be installed at Ken Mercer Sports Park. On April 18, 2017, City Council authorized the purchase of the pre-packaged booster station as a change order to Ranger Pipelines. On January 16, 2018, as a result of a competitive bid process, City Council awarded construction contract to GSE Construction for the installation of the booster station. In February 2018, after receiving all necessary documents, staff submitted the construction award package to the State Water Board for inclusion of the project under the existing CWSRF contract per the State Water Board (SWB) guidance. Upon review of the award package, the SWB determined that an amendment to the IS/MND will be required to include the project under the existing contract. SMB Environmental, Inc., the author of the original IS/MND and Addendum No. 1, was hired to complete the requested update, Addendum No. 2. DISCUSSION The purpose of the proposed RWP is to construct and operate a new recycled water system to reduce the City's water demand and dependency upon the potable water system and support the health of landscapes along the recycled water distribution area. Staff has carefully reviewed and considered the various implications the design of the Page 2 of 3