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l:L Prezoninl! RZ-94-07 and Annexation. Citv of Pleasanton The Planning Commission will receive a presentation and public input on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for 1) the prezoning of the San Francisco Water Department Bernal Avenue property and a portion of the Alameda County Transportation Corridor to the following Planned Unit Development (PUD) designations: PUD - Parks and Recreation/Public Health and Safety/Medium Density Residential/High Density Residential/Public and Institutional (future school)/Retail, Highway, and Service Commercial, Business and Professional Offices/Public and Institutional/Transportation Corridor; and 2) annexation of this land along with the adjacent 27 acre Pleasanton Middle School site owned by the Pleasanton Unified School District. The 560 acre, triangular-shaped site is bounded by the Arroyo de la Laguna to the west, Bernal Avenue to the north, and the Alameda County Transportation Corridor to the southeast. No action on the DEIR or project will be taken at this time. Mr. Swift presented the staff report for the City of Pleasant on to prezone the San Francisco Water Department (SFWD) property, as described in the staff report. The SFWD and Alameda County requested an EIR report be completed; therefore, the City Council directed staff to prepare an EIR. The Draft EIR is now complete and is being presented for review and comments. All comments will be addressed in the Final ElR to be completed in May. Mr. Swift advised that this report has been drafted in a "tiered" fashion, thereby allowing additional environmental documents to build upon the base EIR report. If Pleasanton is able to annex the property, the next step would be to have a specific plan prepared. A more detailed ErR would then be prepared, more clearly delineating the site specific impacts of the project. Mr. Swift described the three development intensities described in the Draft EIR. They include 1) leaving the area as status quo; 2) annexing to Pleasanton and developing in accordance with the City's policies, and 3) leaving development to the County with no servicing by the City. The three intensities include from 800 residential units and 250,000 square feet of commercial/office/industrial uses to a high of 3,300 residential units and 750,000 square feet of commercial/office/industrial uses. Mr. Swift advised that the intention of this meeting is to take public comments as well as Commissioners' comments, so staff can begin preparing the Final EIR, encompassing the draft report and answering any issues brought forward from the public. The final report will be presented to the Commission for their recommendation to the City Council on prezoning the SFWD site. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 April 12, 1995