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City of Pleasanton—Hidden Canyon Residences and Preserve Introduction Draft EIR 1-2 FirstCarbon Solutions https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480016/EIR/3 - Draft EIR/21480016 Sec01-00 Introduction.docx • Significant Unavoidable Adverse Impacts • Alternatives to the Proposed Project • Growth-Inducing Impacts • Effects Found not to be Significant • Areas of Known Controversy 1.1.3 - Lead Agency Determination The City of Pleasanton is designated as the Lead Agency for the proposed project. CEQA Guidelines Section 15367 defines a lead agency as “. . . the public agency, which has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project.” Other public agencies may use this Draft EIR in the decision- making or permit process and consider the information in this Draft EIR along with other information that may be presented during the CEQA process. This Draft EIR was prepared by FirstCarbon Solutions (FCS), an environmental consultant. Prior to public review, it was extensively reviewed and evaluated by the City of Pleasanton. This Draft EIR reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City of Pleasanton as required by CEQA. Lists of organizations and persons consulted and the report preparation personnel is provided in Chapter 7 of this Draft EIR. 1.2 - Scope of the Draft EIR This Draft EIR addresses the potential environmental effects of the proposed project. The City of Pleasanton issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the proposed project on August 22, 2019, which circulated between August 22, 2019, and September 23, 2019, for the statutory 30-day public review period. The scope of this Draft EIR includes the potential environmental impacts identified in the NOP and issues raised by agencies and the public in response to the NOP. The NOP is contained in Appendix A of this Draft EIR. Eight comment letters were received in response to the NOP and additional comments were made at the Public Scoping Meeting held on September 11, 2019 at the City Council Chambers. Comments are listed in Table 1-1 and provided in Appendix A of this Draft EIR. Table 1-1: NOP Comment Letters Agency/ Organization Author Date Topics Discussed in Comment Letter Location Comment is Addressed/Discussed in Draft EIR Public Agencies Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC) Andrew Green September 10, 2019 Summarizes CEQA requirements and background information. N/A Summarizes Assembly Bill (AB) 52 and Senate Bill (SB) 18 requirements for Section 3.4, Cultural Resources and Tribal Cultural Resources