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City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Final EIR Responses to Written Comments FirstCarbon Solutions 2-49 https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480022/EIR/4 - Final EIR/21480022 Sec02-00 Responses to Written Comments_TRACKS.docx Organizations California Gold Advocacy Group, LLC (CALIFORNIA GOLD) Response to CALIFORNIA GOLD-1 The commenter provides a high-level summary of the three Build Alternatives that were evaluated as part of the Draft Program EIR and notes that Valley Plaza (Site 18) was included as part of the Transit-Oriented Focus Alternative (Alternative 2) and asserts that this site should be included in all three Build Alternatives. They include Chapter 6, Alternatives to the Proposed Project, of the Draft Program EIR, as part of the comment letter (see Attachment A of the comment letter), which is included in this Final EIR as CALIFORNIA GOLD-5. This comment provides introductory information that is expanded upon in subsequent comments. Please refer to Response to CALIFORNIA GOLD-2 and CALIFORNIA GOLD-4. Response to CALIFORNIA GOLD-2 The commenter asserts that Site 18 (Valley Plaza) should be included as one of the sites included in the Remove Select Industrial and Commercial Sites Alternative (Alternative 1). The commenter provides a draft plan for Site 18 (Valley Plaza,see Attachment B of the comment letter), which is included in this Final EIR as CALIFORNIA GOLD-6. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6, the City, in its discretion as the Lead Agency, chose alternatives that would (1) accomplish most of the basic goals and objectives of the Housing Element Update, including accommodating the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA); (2) would lessen the identified significant and unavoidable environmental effects of the Housing Element Update; and (3) would be feasible considering site suitability, available of infrastructure, general plan consistency, and consistency with other applicable plans and regulator limitations. As described in Chapter 6, Alternatives, the analysis of alternatives to the proposed Housing Element Update provides full disclosure and allows decision-makers to consider the proposed Housing Element Update in light of hypothetical alternative development scenarios. In compliance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15126.6, the sites included in each Build Alternative were chosen by the City to provide adequate sites to meet the RHNA, while reducing potential environmental impacts in light of relevant factors such as site constraints and market conditions. Therefore Site 18 (Valley Plaza) was not included in the Remove Select Industrial and Commercial Sites Alternative (Alternative 1) because of site constraints and market conditions. Further, this alternative was formed in an effort to exclude sites with zoning that currently allowslight industrial and retail commercialto preserve these uses on-site. This reflects community concerns about the loss of local-serving retail such as the existing uses on Site 18 (Valley Plaza). Response to CALIFORNIA GOLD-3 The commenter asserts that Valley Plaza (Site 18) should be included in the Site Rankings Focus (Alternative 3). The commenter provides the Site Scoring (see Attachment C of the comment letter), which is included in this Final EIR as CALIFORNIA GOLD-7. Site 18 was not included in the Site Rankings Focus (Alternative 3) because of site constraints and market conditions. Please refer to Response to CALIFORNIA GOLD-2 for additional information. Further, this alternative was formed by using the initial site criteria, as discussed in the proposed