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Introduction Addendum to the City of Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan Final Environmental Impact Report 1 1 Introduction This document is an Addendum to the Downtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (Final EIR) (State Clearinghouse #2001032014), which was prepared for the City of Pleasanton’s Downtown Specific Plan, hereinafter referred to as the “DSP.” The Final EIR, which is incorporated herein by reference, was certified in May 2019 by the City of Pleasanton. The 475 and 493 St. John’s Street Mixed-Use Project (hereinafter referred to as “the Barone’s project”) would involve changes to the previously approved DSP analyzed in the Final EIR. Therefore, some modifications and additions are necessary to the previously certified Final EIR for the DSP. Pursuant to Section 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines, codified in Sections 15000 et seq. of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR), a lead agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary, but none of the conditions described in Section 15612 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred. Under Section 15162 (a), where an EIR has been certified for a project, no subsequent EIR shall be prepared for the project unless the lead agency determines, on the basis of substantial evidence in light of the whole record, that there are substantial changes in the project or circumstances or substantially important new information that will cause the project to have significant new impacts or substantially increase the severity of previously identified significant impacts. Specifically, the CEQA Guidelines state:  The lead agency or responsible agency shall prepare an addendum to a previously certified EIR if some changes or additions are necessary, but none of the conditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred (Section 15164 (a)).  An addendum need not be circulated for public review but can be included in or attached to the final EIR or adopted negative declaration (Section 15164 (c)).  The decision-making body shall consider the addendum with the final EIR or adopted negative declaration prior to making a decision on the project (Section 15164 (d)).  A brief explanation of the decision not to prepare a subsequent EIR pursuant to Section 15162 should be included in an addendum to an EIR, the lead agency’s findings on the project, or elsewhere in the record. The explanation must be supported by substantial evidence (Section 15164 (e)). This addendum has been prepared in accordance with relevant provisions of CEQA (California Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines. It describes the Barone’s project and compares its impacts to those identified in the Final EIR for the DSP. The analysis demonstrates that the Barone’s project does not require the preparation of a subsequent EIR.