ITEM 23 ATTACHMENT 1 - CEQA Checklist

City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 166 students in Grades 6-8, and approximately 557 students in Grades 9-12. According to the Housing Element Update FEIR, a representative from the Pleasanton Unified School District noted that new students associated with development consistent with the Housing Element Update could require the need to build additional capacity or new schools to accommodate growth. Specifically, elementary schools in the northern area of the School District (PUSD-Donlon and PUSD-Fairlands) are currently impacted, and any further housing would require students to be assigned to another campus. The representative also noted that the current level of developer fees set by State law is not sufficient to cover the full cost of facility impacts associated with additional housing. The General Plan includes policies and programs to ensure that school facilities keep pace with new development. Notwithstanding these General Plan policies and programs, while State law encourages coordination between cities and school districts related to planning for school siting, State law is also clear that long range master planning for school sites is ultimately the responsibility of the school district (see California Government Code § 65352.2). Section 65995(h) of the California Government Code (SB 50), clarifies that the payment of statutory fees “. . . is deemed to be full and complete mitigation of the impacts of any legislative or adjudicative act, or both, involving, but not limited to, the planning, use, or development of real property.” Additionally, as part of its efforts to anticipate and appropriately plan for future growth, the School District prepares a 7 year projection of student population, updated annually, which looks at planned and proposed development within its enrollment boundaries, as well as demographic shifts, and “mobility factors” such as inter-district and inter-school transfers which over time affect overall enrollment. It is noted that the most recent study takes into account approximately 2,983 units of new residential development in Pleasanton (including at least some sites that are part of the Housing Element Update). Depending on other future enrollment trends, modifications to attendance area maps may be undertaken by PUSD. New student population could also have the potential to cause the need for new or expanded school facilities. As the demand for school services increases from development consistent with the Housing Element Update, there may be a need to increase staffing, facilities, and equipment to maintain acceptable service ratios and other performance objectives for schools. However, this would require existing school sites to be able to