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Page 3 of 4 the proposed amendments was provided at the hearing. DISCUSSION The VACSP includes several references to the then-planned elementary school, including in Section II – Executive Summary; Section IIII - Planning Area Context; and Section IV – Land Use, with the latter including a description of the facility as well as development standards and review requirements for the school site. Staff proposes adding a footnote to the Executive Summary, Land Use Summary, Land Use section, and Development Standard & Guideline section (pages 5, 6, 16, 19, 23 and Figure IV- 2) stating: In addition to the uses permitted pursuant to the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, housing is also allowed as a permitted use pursuant to the 6th Cycle Housing Element. Housing Element sites shall follow the Objective Design Standards. No other amendments are proposed to the Specific Plan’s land use or circulation plan, development standards or other requirements. The changes would bring the VACSP into conformance with the 6th Cycle 2023-2031 Housing Element and with the HOZ overlay. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) These amendments to the VACSP are within the scope of the 2023- 2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2022040091) which was certified by the City Council on January 26, 2023, by Resolution No. 23-1357. No further environmental review is required. EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY The action directly implements the Housing Element, a key goal of which is to increase housing opportunities, including opportunities for housing affordable to lower- and middle- income residents – both through inclusionary requirements, and creating more opportunities for partnerships with housing developers. OUTREACH Notices of this application were sent to surrounding property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the site. At the time of this report’s publication, staff has not received any public comments. Public comments received after publication of this report will be forwarded to the City Council. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this action advances the strategic goal of Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs of the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan. It directly supports Strategy 6 under this goal, in that the amendments implement Housing Element Program 1.1. FISCAL IMPACT This is a routine matter of City business and there is no financial impact as a result of City Council's action. Page 35 of 749