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• Reduced Development Alternative: The alternative would revise the proposed Mixed Use — Downtown destination to disallow residential mixed use in the Town Square District but would otherwise include all other land use designations and changes, policies, and streetscape and facility improvements of the Proposed Plan. It would construct 124 fewer units than the proposed project but retain the same number of commercial development and jobs. Public Comment The 45-day comment period for agencies and members of the public to submit written comments on the Draft EIR will extend through March 18, 2019. Comments received from the public and from the applicable federal, state, and local agencies will be addressed in a "Response to Comments" section of the Final EIR (FEIR) along with any necessary revisions to the text of the DEIR. The FEIR will then be forwarded to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation to the City Council. The City Council will determine whether to certify the EIR as complete according to CEQA requirements. It is expected that this review will occur concurrently with the Commission and Council review of the project. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of this item was published in The Valley Times. Pursuant to the requirements of CEQA, a Notice of Completion was provided to the State Clearinghouse and to the Alameda County Clerk. A Notice of Availability (Exhibit C) was published with the Draft EIR, and sent to all responsible agencies, other agencies and interested parties in accordance with CEQA Guideline Section 15087. Primary Author: Richard Patenaude, Contract Planner, 925-931-5616 or rpatenaude(acityofpleasantonca.gov Reviewed/Approved By: Ellen Clark, Planning Manager Gerry Beaudin, Community Development Director Downtown Specific Plan: Draft EIR Planning Commission 5 of 5 understand the relative impacts of alternate circulation options for the site. The objective of the Reconfigured Site Plan Alternative would be to improve connectivity through the proposed Town Square District and provide increased access to the arterial network by continuing the street grid for all travel modes. It is noted that there is a typographical error in Table ES-3:Summary of Significant Impacts and Proposed Policies that Reduce the Impact, page ES-58, Impact 3.12-1, Traffic and Transport, which identifies that there would be a significant and unavoidable traffic impact. In fact, and as reflected in Chapter 3.12 of the Draft EIR, Impact 3.12-1 wit be less than significant with the proposed mitigation measures. Downtown Specific Plan: Draft EIR Planning Commission 4 of 5 owledge of patterns of development. The Draft EIR for the Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan identifies the potential for significant effects in the following impact areas: Aesthetics; Air Quality; Biological Resources; Cultural, Historic, and Tribal Resources; Energy, Climate Change, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Geology and Seismicity; Hazards and Hazardous Materials; Hydrology, Drainage, and Water Quality; Land Use, Population, and Housing; Noise; Public Facilities and Recreation; Traffic and Transportation; and Utilities and Service Systems. As described in the DEIR, although many of these impacts can be fully mitigated, some cannot, and they would remain significant including Air Quality; and Energy, Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change. Resource topics that are not addressed in the EIR include Mineral Resources and Agricultural and Forestry Resources due to a lack of these resources in the planning area. Downtown Specific Plan: Draft EIR Planning Commission 3 of 5 tes adding one park in the new Town Square District. The Proposed Plan Downtown Specific Plan: Draft EIR Planning Commission 2 of 5 eral Plan identifies land use compatibility standards for different land uses. For instance, noise levels between 60 and 75 decibels on the day-night equivalent level (Ldn) are considered conditionally acceptable in single-family residential