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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2006-20 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CERTIFY AS ADEQUATE AND COMPLETE THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE BERNAL PROPERTY PHASE II SPECIFIC PLAN/BERNAL COMMUNITY PARK MASTER PLAN PROJECT WHEREAS, the City is considering adoption o£ (1) the Draft Bernal Property Phase II Specific Plan fora 318-acre portion of the greater 516-acre Bernal Property, which is located south of Bernal Avenue along both sides of I-680; and (2) the Draft Bernal Community Park Master Plan for approximately 50 acres of land within the Phase II Specific Plan Area (collectively the "Project'); and WHEREAS, the City determined on March 5, 2005 that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was required for the Project and referred a Notice of Preparation of an EIR to all affected interested agencies, organizations, and persons on August 29, 2005; and WHEREAS, the City conducted an environmental scoping meeting on September 7, 2005 for members of the public to provide comments on items to be addressed in the EIR; and WHEREAS, the City prepared a Draft EIR (Exhibit A) for the Project which was published on February 1, 2006 and provided proper legal notice of preparation and the availability of the Draft EIR; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a noticed public hearing on public hearing on February 22, 2006, during the forty-five day comment period after the Draft EIR was published, to receive comments on the Draft EIR; and WHEREAS, the City has also accepted and responded to comments received regarding the Draft EIR from public agencies having jurisdiction by law, persons having special expertise with respect to any environmental impacts involved, and other persons and organizations having an interest in the Project; and WHEREAS, the Final EIR (Exhibit B for the Project has been prepared and contains the Draft EIR (Exhibit A ,comments and recommendations received on the Draft EIR, and the responses to comments raised regarding environmental issues in the review and consultation process; and WHEREAS, the City provided proper notice of completion of the Final EIR for the Project; and