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1. Circulate Notice of Preparation to Agencies and Interested Parties: Published April 6; 2022; comment period through May 5, 2022 2. Conduct EIR Scoping Session: April 13, 2022 3. Release DEIR: Estimated September 2022 4. 45-Day Circulation of DEIR for Public Comments: Estimated late September-Early November 5. Release Final EIR (FEIR) and Response to Comments: Estimated February 2023 6. Public Hearings to consider Certification of the FEIR and Adoption of the Housing Element: Estimated March-May 2023 PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENTS This item was identified in the Pleasanton Weekly's "Agenda Highlights" for upcoming public meetings, and an email notification was sent to all interested parties who have signed up on the Housing Element website: pleasantonhousingelement.com. In addition, as required by CEQA, the Notice of Preparation was distributed to various State, regional and local agencies, neighboring jurisdictions, to the State Office of Planning and Research (OPR), to the County Clerk, and published on the City's website. Staff has not received any public comments at time of agenda report publication. Written comments on the scope of the 6th Cycle Housing Element EIR may be submitted via email or mail throughout the 30-day scoping period, which runs until May 5, 2022. Contact information is provided in the Notice of Preparation, Exhibit A Primary Author: Megan Campbell, Associate Planner, 925-931-5610 or mcampbell(a.cityofpleasantonca.gov Reviewed/Approved By: Shweta Bonn, Senior Planner Ellen Clark, Director of Community Development Housing Element Update, P21-0751 Planning Commission 5 of 5 tments to proposed densities. All alternatives will need to meet the basic obje• ives of the Housing Element update, including providing an adequate inventory of sites to m:et the RHNA. Cum lative Im•acts As r_•uired by CEQA, the impact analysis will include evaluation of the program- specific impa is of the potential land use changes associated with the adoption of the Housing Element; together with the cumulative impacts of those land use changes alongside other foreseeable development that is projected to occur. CEQ ' Process and Schedule Onc- prepared, the DEIR will be circulated for public comment for 45 days. Comments recei ed from the general public and from the applicable federal, state, and local agencies will be al dressed in the "Response to Comments" section of the Final Programmatic EIR (FEIR). The ' EIR 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 FEIR as complete acco ding to CEQA requirements. The environmental review process and proposed tentative sche4ule is as follows: 2 While the "no project" alternative is required by CEQA, adoption of the Housing Element is also required by law. Housing Element Update, P21-0751 Planning Commission 4 of e City, for which detailed analysis is recommended to be included in the DEIR. Additional detail on the scope of topics proposed to be addressed under each of these categories is provided in the Notice of Preparation, Exhibit A. As a result of comments received during the scoping period, including at this scoping session, additional issues may be identified that may be added to this list: Housing Element Update, P21-0751 Planning Commission 3 of 5 is approach is being taken by some cities in light of the more stringent"no net loss" provisions of state law. However, this decision would rest with the City Council, among its considerations when adopting the Housing Eleme it. Housing Element Update, P21-0751 Planning Commission 2 of 5