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Final EIR The City received a total of seven comment letters on the Draft EIR, from the following local agencies and individuals/organizations: • Alameda County Transportation Commission; • Dublin San Ramon Services District; • Zone 7 Water Agency; • California Gold Advocacy Group, LLC; • Foothill Boulevard Holding Company, LLC; • Macy's Inc. and Lowe; and • Seefried Properties. The FEIR, Exhibit A of Attachment 1, identifies each letter and provides a response to specific comments within each letter. The FEIR also includes an errata document detailing redlined refinements and clarifications on the DEIR. Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan The Findings of Fact, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program is included as Exhibit B of Attachment 1. If an EIR identifies one or more significant environmental effects (as is the case with the Housing Element EIR), the City must make one or more findings for each of those effects accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for the finding. This is provided in the document, Section 1.7. Further, the City must balance the benefits of the Housing Element against its unavoidable environmental risk in determining whether to approve the project. This Statement of Overriding Considerations is provided in the document, Section 1.12. The document also identifies potential environmental effects which are not significant or less than significant (Section 1.5) and potential environmental impacts which can be mitigated below a level of significance (Section 1.6). Lastly, the document includes the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. The purpose of which is to describe how and when the mitigation measures adopted will be implemented. It details out each mitigation measure, method of verification (e.g., incorporated into building permits), timing of verification (e.g., prior to issuance of a building permit), and responsible entity for verification (e.g., City Community Development Department). On January 11, 2023, the Planning Commission reviewed the CEQA documents and recommended the City Council certify the EIR, adopt a statement of overriding considerations, make findings of fact, and adopt a mitigation monitoring and reporting program. Page 4 of 14