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1. Buildings and Energy 2. Transportation and Land Use 3. Materials and Consumption 4. Natural Systems 5. Water Resources 6. Community Resilience and Wellbeing; and WHEREAS, the implementation of the CAP 2.0 will result in co -benefits including increasing community resilience, improving public health, improving habitats and ecosystems, advancing racial and social justice, supporting job creation, and improving mobility and transportation safety; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183.5 the City may prepare a qualified GHG Reduction Strategy or Climate Action Plan to evaluate a community's cumulative impact due to GHG emission from future planned development; and WHEREAS, CAP 2.0 is considered a qualified reduction plan through 2030 and if a project is consistent with the CAP 2.0, the Plan can be used as a basis for determining the project would have less than significant impacts on the community's cumulative GHG emissions under CEQA; and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA, an Initial Study was prepared for the CAP 2.0 wherein it was determined that there is no substantial evidence that the CAP 2.0 will have a significant adverse effect on the environment and a Negative Declaration should be prepared; and WHEREAS, the Initial Study -Negative Declaration was circulated for public review from November 19, 2021 through December 21, 2021; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton received one comment on the Negative Declaration from Confederated Villages of Lisjan Tribe indicating they had no additional comments on the document; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of January 26, 2022, the Committee on Energy and the Environment reviewed and recommended the City Council approve the CAP 2.0 and related Initial Study -Negative Declaration; and WHEREAS, on February 15, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and considered relevant exhibits, reports, recommendations of the Committee and City staff, and public testimony herein and set forth prior to making its decision on the Negative Declaration and CAP 2.0. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Pleasanton does hereby adopt Negative Declaration attached hereto as Exhibit A to the resolution based on the following findings: 1. The City Council considered the Negative Declaration together with comments received during the public review process prior to acting on the CAP 2.0