ITEM 23 ATTACHMENT 1 - CEQA Checklist

City of Pleasanton—Merritt Property Project Consistency Checklist 15183 Consistency Checklist 208 Update FEIR. With respect to biological resources, the proposed project would be required to implement MM BIO-1 and has prepared an analysis of biological resources. Additionally, the proposed project would be required to implement avoidance and minimization action identified in the analysis of biological resources to protect active bird nests at the project site through pre-construction surveys and, potentially, implementation of an avoidance buffer. Therefore, there are no environmental effects that are peculiar to the proposed project. The proposed project would not result in a new or more severe adverse impact that was not previously identified in the Housing Element Update FEIR. b) Cumulatively Considerable Impacts Does the project: Have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively considerable” means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects)? Summary of Housing Element Update FEIR The Housing Element Update FEIR generally considered the greater Tri-Valley area when considering the geographical scope of cumulative impacts and concluded that cumulatively considerable impacts would occur related to VMT and water supply. Development consistent with the Housing Element Update would result in a significant and unavoidable cumulatively considerable contribution to the existing cumulative VMT impact even with mitigation incorporated (MM TRANS-2). With regards to water supply, due to the decommissioning of the City’s groundwater supply wells, there may not be enough water available to account for past, present, and future development, including development consistent with the Housing Element Update. Therefore, such development would result in a significant and unavoidable cumulatively considerable contribution to water supply impact and no mitigation is available to reduce impacts to a less than significant level. Proposed Project Analysis and Conclusion Because the project considered herein is a single site, as compared to the multiple sites considered in the Housing Element Update FEIR, the geographical scope for the cumulative consideration of the proposed project is much smaller than that of the Housing Element Update FEIR. Therefore, the potential for cumulative contribution is smaller. Nonetheless, the proposed project would contribute to the VMT and water supply