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RESOLUTION NO. PC-2026-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL PLAN 2005-2025 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SCH NO. 2005122139), AS FILED UNDER CASE NO. P25-0727 WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65302 requires that each city adopt a General Plan consisting of mandatory elements, including land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, noise, and safety. Consistent with these requirements, the General Plan integrates policies and implementation measures to manage development, accommodate population growth, and protect environmental resources while maintaining the community’s character; and WHEREAS, the General Plan establishes the comprehensive, long-range framework for physical development within the City of Pleasanton (“City”) and its planning area, including land use, circulation, housing, conservation, public services, and other key resource areas. The General Plan began a comprehensive update in 2005 and serves as the primary policy document guiding growth, development, and land use decisions through the planning horizon; and WHEREAS, per the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.) an Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) (SCH No. 2005122139) was prepared for the General Plan 2005-2025 providing the public and the decision-makers with detailed information about the project's environmental impacts, ways to minimize the project's significant environmental effects, and reasonable alternatives to the project (the “General Plan EIR”); and WHEREAS, the General Plan EIR identified that environmental impacts from development under the General Plan were generally less than significant, with some significant and unavoidable impacts being found; and WHEREAS, on July 21, 2009, the City Council certified the General Plan EIR in compliance with all applicable provisions under CEQA, including adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations for any significant and unavoidable impacts; and WHEREAS, the Housing Element is one of the required chapters of a General Plan and serves as a comprehensive document identifying a jurisdiction’s future housing needs and proposed actions to meet housing requirements as mandated by the State. The City Council adopted the Housing Element on January 26, 2023, and, subsequent to revisions in response to comments and certification from the State Department of Housing and Community Development, re-adopted it on September 19, 2023; and WHEREAS, on November 27, 2023, the City received correspondence from the Housing Action Coalition (HAC) disputing the validity of the Housing Element; and WHEREAS, in June, 2025, based on subsequent discussion between the City and HAC, the parties signed a Settlement Agreement wherein the City agreed to rezone Docusign Envelope ID: 592DD1B6-EC0B-8B63-830F-146F7BE9F1F7