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EXHIBIT A THE CITY OF IVIMMIterill pLEASANTONC City of Pleasanton Notice of Program EIR Preparation and Notice of Program EIR Public Scoping Meeting City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle)Housing Element Update Program EIR Date: April 6, 2022 To: State Clearinghouse and Interested Public Agencies, Organizations, and Parties From: Megan Campbell,Associate Planner, Community Development Department, City of Pleasanton Subject: Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report and Public Scoping Meeting The City of Pleasanton(City), located in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area(see Exhibit 1)will be the Lead Agency in preparing and evaluating the City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update (Housing Element Update). To support the Housing Element Update, the City has identified a total of 25 sites for potential rezoning (see Table 1 and Exhibit 2). The City will prepare the City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle)Housing Element Update Program Environmental Impact Report(Program EIR).The Program EIR will focus on the sites identified in the Housing Element Update that could potentially be rezoned for residential uses (referred to herein as the"potential sites for rezoning" or"rezoning sites"). The project description, location, and potential environmental effects are described below. The City is soliciting comments from public agencies, organizations, and members of the public regarding the scope and content of the Program EIR, and the environmental issues and alternatives to be addressed in the Program EIR. Public agencies may need to use the Program EIR when considering permitting or other approvals that are germane to the agencies' responsibilities in connection with the Housing Element Update. Because of time limits mandated by State law, responses must be sent at the earliest possible date, but not later than the close of the Program EIR public scoping period, which runs as follows: Wednesday,April 6, 2022, through Thursday, May 5, 2022. Commenters are also encouraged to attend the Program EIR public scoping session to be held as part of the City of Pleasanton Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday,April 13, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.This hearing will be held virtually. Interested parties should visit the Pleasanton Planning Commission web page to confirm the meeting,time, date, and instructions on joining the meeting: http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/cd/planning/commission/default.asp nning 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