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ORDINANCE NO. 2215 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AMENDING TITLE 3 OF THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 3.44 ESTABLISHING A JOHNSON DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION FEE WHEREAS, the City has identified the approximately forty acres comprised of the twelve parcels located at 7106-7315 Johnson Drive and 7035 and 7080 Commerce Circle in Pleasanton, California as the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (the "JDEDZ"); and WHEREAS, the JDEDZ contains a mixture of land uses, with the predominant land use being light industrial. Over the years, the JDEDZ has suffered from a lack of investment, underutilized properties and aging infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the City through a variety of techniques intends to transform the JDEDZ into a thriving commercial corridor with new land-uses and services to generate new tax revenues to help support City services and programs, and allow property owners to enjoy additional uses for their properties; and WHEREAS, to implement the JDEDZ, the City Council approved: (1) a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report ("SEIR"); (2) a General Plan Amendment to change the land use designation of the JDEDZ site from Business Park (Industrial/Commercial and Office) and General and Limited Industrial to Retail/Highway/ Service Commercial; Business and Professional Offices; and (3) a Planned Unit Development Rezoning to rezone the JDEDZ site from Planned Unit Development-General and Light Industrial (PUD-G&LI) District, Planned Unit Development Industrial/Commercial-Office (PUD I/C 0) District, and General Industrial (I-G- 40,000) District to PUD-C District; and WHEREAS, to implement the City's goals for the JDEDZ and as a necessary first step in encouraging new businesses to locate in the JDEDZ, various public roadway improvements need to be completed along Johnson Drive, Commerce Drive, and Stoneridge Drive. The proposed street improvements are described in more detail in the SEIR for the JDEDZ. ("JDEDZ Street Improvements"). The JDEDZ Street Improvements include the following: • Commerce Drive at Johnson Drive Signal (Mitigation 4.D-1a) • Johnson Drive at Owens Drive (North) Signal (Mitigation 4.D-1b) • Johnson Drive at Stoneridge Drive Intersection - left turn (Mitigation 4.D-1c) • Stoneridge Drive and 1-680 On-ramp widening - Caltrans ROW (Mitigation 4.D- 1d) • Johnson Drive widening (Mitigation 4.D-3); and WHEREAS, in order to help finance the construction of the JDEDZ Street Improvements, the City Council wishes to adopt a JDEDZ Transportation Fee. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council adopts the findings set forth in Exhibit A.