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BACKGROUND In October of 1989 the City Council adopted the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan (SDSP), a specific land use plan for 293 acres located east of the Pleasanton Meadows subdivision and bordered by Trenery Drive on the south, I-580 on the north, and EI Charro Road to the east. The City's 1986 General Plan called for the development of a Specific Plan for the area and designated the area with a mix of low, medium, and high density residential land uses, and commercial, parks, and school uses. The land use designations were intended to be conceptual, with final land uses and densities determined by the SDSP. Land uses were determined for each site, and sites were selected for neighborhood parks, an active use community park, and an elementary school. Development of the Specific Plan area requires significant public improvements, including the ultimate extension of Stoneridge Drive to EI Charm Road and construction of a bridge over the Arroyo Mocho. Since 1989, all of the SDSP area has been constructed, with the exception of the 124 acre Staples Ranch property. Currently the site is designated for service commercial and light industrial uses, retail and service commercial uses, and a 17.2 acre community park. The Alameda County Surplus Property Authority (ACSPA) proposes to amend the 1989 SDSP planned land use designations, development intensities, and circulation patterns and to apply for annexation of the property. The entitlements required for this project include a Specific Plan amendment, PUD rezoning, prezoning, and development plan approval, tentative subdivision map approval and final map approval. Partnering with the ACSPA are the City, which would develop the parks, Hendrick Automotive Group, developer of the proposed auto mall, Continuing Life Communities (CLC), developer of the senior continuing care retirement community, Fremont Land, developer of the proposed retail shopping center, and San Jose Arena Management, Ilc/Logitech Ice, developer of the proposed ice center on the community park. The Planning Commission reviewed the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment/Staples Ranch project on May 14, 2008 during which it received comments from the public and provided comments of its own regarding the Draft EIR. Since the last Planning Commission hearing, staff and City consultants have completed a variety of project related documents. These include a Final Environmental Impact Report, including California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations, aDraft Specific Plan Amendment, and a rezoning and prezoning map. These are discussed below. The purpose of this meeting is for the Commission to receive public input and make recommendations to the City Council regarding the Final EIR, proposed Specific Plan Amendment, and proposed PUD rezoning/prezoning. I. SPECIFIC PLAN The Draft Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment/Staples Ranch (Specific Plan) concepts were reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council at the November 8, 2007 Planning Commission and City Council joint workshop. At the workshop, various master plan Case No. PSP-11 and PRZ-44, ACSPA Planning Commission Page 2 of 8