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i. Adopt Ordinance No. 1768 amending Chapters 2.28, 2.36 and 2.38 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code for the purpose of changing the name of the Affordable Housing Commission to the Housing Commission. j. Adopt Ordinance No. 1769 approving the application of the DeSilva Group for prezoning and development plan approval as filed under Case PUD-96-14. Bob Cordtz, 262 West Angela, had a concern with the environmental review for the DeSilva Group project. He understood Council voted for the project because of the improvements to Foothill Road. He mentioned the City getting $22,000 per house and wondered if the city were offered 1000 homes at 22,000 would it turn down $22 million. He had questions about the difference between a negative declaration and an environmental impact report. Mr. Swift said an environmental impact report was done in conjunction with the General Plan and the Merritt (DeSilva Group) project was consistent with the General Plan. It was at the upper end of the allowable density range rather than at the midpoint. The environmental review for this individual project under CEQA concluded that there would be no significant impact and therefore the Council adopted a negative declaration for the project. There was no change in the General Plan. A significant change in the General Plan would have to be addressed through an environmental impact report or a negative declaration. The CEQA process is used to review site specific individual impacts for a project. For this project a Negative Declaration was adopted, which meant an environmental impact report was not required. Mr. Cordtz understood that if an environmental impact report were done on the San Francisco property project and is certified, then a Negative Declaration would not be done. Mr. Swift said the environmental impact report prepared for the General Plan is not sufficient for the proposed project on San Francisco property. A final environmental impact report will be released sometime in February and this is what will be used in considering the application that is currently before the City Council, which is a Specific Plan and a Planned Unit Development plan. As subsequent builders submit plans for the project in the future, the City will determine whether they need environmental impact reports, negative declarations, etc. Mr. Cordtz understood there are two plans included in San Francisco's request for qualifications to the bidders and that there will be public hearings held and an environmental impact report prepared. He asked if the final Environmental Impact Report can be changed with a Negative Declaration? Mayor Tarver said no. There will be a public hearing on the final environmental impact report so the environmental impact report is certified. The Council could determine that a Pleasanton City Council 3 01/05/99 Minutes