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FIRSTCARBON Proposal LULU I IUC, _ SCOPE OF SERVICES Project Understanding The project site is located in the southern portion of the City of Pleasanton,Alameda County,California. As already noted, FCS prepared a 2018 Draft SEIR for the Spotorno Ranch Project,which consisted of the development of 39 single-family homes within an approximately 31-acre portion of the project site, known as the Spotorno Flat Area.The project required several approvals, including approval of General Plan and Specific Plan amendments, rezoning of the property, and approval of a Planned Unit Development(PUD).The 2018 Draft SEIR was released for public review, and the City received numerous comments on the CEQA document. FCS coordinated with the City to prepare a Final FIR; however,the Final EIR was never released to the public and it was never certified. The Spotorno Family is now proposing a revised project,which includes the development of up to 22 single family homes (in accordance with the Happy Valley Specific Plan [HVSP])within the same Spotorno Flat Area. Because the project boundaries of the currently proposed 22-lot development are similar/the same as what was evaluated in the 2018 Draft SEIR,which evaluated a 39-lot project,this Scope of Work assumes that the technical analysis and conclusions from the 2018 Draft SEIR can appropriately be used to evaluate the proposed project. The proposed project would not include construction of or revisions to the alignment of the Bypass Road. If proposed at some point in the future,construction of the Bypass Road would be covered under separate CEQA review.The proposed project would also incorporate a planned trail network that would be consistent with the intent of the network shown in the City of Pleasanton Trails Master Plan (adopted May 2019)and Happy Valley Specific Plan.The potential impacts of development of Alisal Trail,a pedestrian path that would be constructed along one side of Alisal Street, (included as part of the proposed trail network)would be evaluated in the Consistency Checklist, requiring minor updates to specific technical analyses prepared as part of the 2018 Draft SEIR,such as air quality/greenhouse gas (GHG)emissions modeling and biological and cultural resource analysis related to ground disturbance for the proposed trails,which are discussed in greater detail below. The portion of the project site to be developed is designated/zoned Planned Unit District Semi-Rural Residential(PUD-SRDR) by the HVSP and City of Pleasanton Zoning Code. FCS has reviewed the HVSP, and the HVSP EIR and given our understanding of the proposed project, it appears that an Initial Study with a Consistency Checklist would satisfy CEQA Guidelines Section 15182 and 15183 and provide the appropriate level of CEQA documentation. With respect to CEQA Guidelines Section 15182,our preliminary review suggests that the proposed project qualifies for this streamlining exemption because it is consistent with the HVSP,which was approved pursuant to a certified EIR(the HVSP EIR). Similarly, it appears the proposed project also qualifies for streamlining under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 because: (1)the project is consistent with the development density established by existing zoning; (2)the project is consistent with the existing HVSP land use designations; (3)the project is consistent NORTH AMERICA I EUROPE I AFRICA I AUSTRALIA I ASIA 3 FIRSTCARBONSOLUTIONS.COM