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ALAMEDA COUNTY LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 99-01 LAFCO FINDINGS AND EXPLANATION PURSUANT TO CEQA AND CEQA GUIDELINES REGARDING THE CITY OF PLEASANTON HAPPY VALLEY ANNEXATION NO. 1~.~- I. As pan of the Happy Valley Specific Plan and Related Planning and Development Actions, including, inter alia, General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan, Pre-zoning. and Annexation of lands that would be affected by the above noted proposal. the City of Pleasanton. acting as lead agency, prepared an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) entitled "Environmental Impact Report for Happy Valley Specific Plan and Related Planning and Development Actions." State Clearinghouse No. 97032034. The EIR among other things analyzes the significant environmental impacts that could result from the aforementioned discretionary entitlements. The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission finds that the EIR is adequate to satis~' the requirements related to its approval of this change of organization involving the annexation of territory to the City of Pleasanton. and has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State and local CEQA Guidelines. The Findings and Statements of the City of Pleasanton are incorporated herein by reference. 2. The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission has reviewed and considered. inter alia, a) the information contained in the EIR and other supporting documents, b) the LAFCo Executive Officer's Report. and c) the City of Pleasanton's General and Specific Plan. 3. The EIR identified a number of significant environmental effects, mitigation measures and project alternatives. Except for a) no project option as discussed below. and b'~ mitigation measures that would be implemented by approving this change of organization, each and every change or · alteration to the project as identified in the EIR which would avoid or substantially lessen the significant effects are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of agencies other than the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission. These measures have been. or can and should be, adopted by other agencies. The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission has only broad scope planning powers relating to local governmental agency boundaries and lacks the power to control the specifics of a) conditions of land use approvals. b) design of public works or infrastructure or, c) provisions of local agency services or controls in a manner that could cause implementation of mitigation measures or project alternatives as may be specified by the EIR (except for the no project option and mitigation measures implemented by approving the change of organizationk 4. The Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission finds that the no project altemative is infeasible because it is in conflict with the City of Pleasanton's General Plan and Happy Valley Specific Plan. Exhibit B Page I of 2