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City of Pleasanton–10x Genomics Project Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Introduction FirstCarbon Solutions 1 Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480024/ISMND/wp/21480024 10x Genomics Project Full Screencheck ISMND.docx SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 - Purpose The purpose of this Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) is to identify any potential environmental impacts that would result from implementation of the 10x Genomics Project (proposed project) in the City of Pleasanton, California. The proposed project would result in the redevelopment of the site for commercial and office uses, Research and Development (R&D), and light laboratory manufacturing for 10x Genomics (Applicant), a biotechnology company headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15367, the City of Pleasanton has discretionary authority over the proposed project and is the Lead Agency in the preparation of this Draft IS/MND and any additional environmental documentation required for the proposed project. The intended use of this document is to determine the level of environmental analysis required to adequately analyze the proposed project pursuant to the requirements of CEQA and to provide the basis for input from public agencies, organizations, and interested members of the public. The remainder of this section provides a brief description of the project location and the primary project characteristics. Section 2 includes an environmental checklist that provides an overview of the potential impacts that may result from project implementation, elaborates on the information contained in the environmental checklist, and provides justification for each checklist response. The List of Preparers is included in Section 3. 1.2 - Project Location The project site is located in the northwestern portion of the City of Pleasanton, in Alameda County, California (Exhibit 1). The 14.75-acre project site corresponds to Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 941-1201-026, located at 1701 Springdale Avenue. The project site is surrounded by Stoneridge Mall Road to the north and east, Stoneridge Drive to the south, and Springdale Avenue to the west. Regional access to the site is provided by Interstate 580 (I-580), and Interstate 680 (I-680) (Exhibit 2). The West Dublin/Pleasanton Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station is located approximately 0.5 mile north of the side, adjacent to I-580. 1.3 - Environmental Setting The project site is currently developed with a surface-paved parking lot and Pleasanton Plaza, which is a 163,500-square-foot single-story, multi-tenant retail/commercial shopping center. At the time that this Draft IS/MND was prepared, the City had issued a demolition permit for the existing buildings. Demolition of the buildings was completed in Spring 2021. The project site is in an urbanized commercial area characterized by a variety of uses including Stoneridge Shopping Center; retail plazas; office and commercial centers; Kaiser Permanente Medical Center offices; hotels; and multi-family residential housing.