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EXHIBIT C THE CITY OF 11n� IIIii rrw 111 NEN NI : 11 Mei PLE ASANTONC City of Pleasanton NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY Draft Environmental Impact Report Downtown Specific Plan Date: February 1,2019 Notice is hereby given that the City of Pleasanton has prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report(Draft EIR) (SCH #2001032014) for the Draft Downtown Specific Plan,now available for review. Public comment on this document is invited for a 45-day period extending from February 1 to March 18,2019.Additional information and public meeting dates are provided below. Project Location The Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) planning area (planning area) is generally situated in the central portion of the city. The planning area covers approximately 319 acres, or about 2 percent of the area within Pleasanton city limits.1 The planning area is approximately bounded by the Alameda County Fairgrounds to the west; the Arroyo del Valle and Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the north; a generally straight-line projection of Second and Third Streets to the east;and Bernal Avenue to the south. Project Description The project analyzed in this Draft EIR is the Downtown Specific Plan (Proposed Plan),which is a Specific Plan that will guide development of downtown Pleasanton.The Proposed Plan is both a policy document and an implementation tool for the General Plan. It contains strategies,regulations,goals,and policies to guide future development within the downtown, or planning area. The Downtown Specific Plan is the City's guide for development in downtown Pleasanton, establishing policies and programs related to land use, circulation, infrastructure, historic preservation, urban design, economic development, and the environment. The Proposed Plan provides a policy framework applicable to new development and redevelopment in the entire planning area;however,the most significant physical changes— including new development and streetscape changes—are expected to occur primarily in only a few geographic areas. e 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