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Parcel Map. 2018-01), and approval of a Development Agreement (Development Agreement No. 2018-02); and WHEREAS, the Development Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit B, came before the Planning Commission for a duly noticed public hearing on May 13, 2019. At that hearing, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve said Development Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Development Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit B, came before the City Council for a duly noticed public hearing on June 4, 2019. WHEREAS, entering into this Development Agreement would provide the City with extraordinary and significant benefits that are of regional significance, relate to existing deficiencies in public facilities, require the Developer to contribute a greater percentage of benefits than would otherwise be required, and represent benefits which would not otherwise be required as part of the development process; and WHEREAS, the Project and the use that the Developer proposes in connection with the Property have been extensively reviewed and considered by the City, and such proposed development and use have been found to accommodate the City's recommendations and suggestions in order to protect the public's interest to enhance the desirability of such proposed development and use. The terms and conditions of this Development Agreement have been found to be fair, just and reasonable, and the City has concluded that the pursuit of the MainPlace Project will serve the interests of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that by entering into the Development Agreement, the City will promote orderly growth and quality development on the Property in accordance with the goals and policies set forth in the General Plan; and WHEREAS, the physical effects, if any, of the MainPlace Project and this Development Agreement have been analyzed pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Pub. Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) in the certified Final Environmental Impact for the Fashion Square Commercial Center Project (" 1983 EIR"), Addendum ER 96-033 to that 1983 EIR ("1996 Addendum), and the MainPlace Mall Transformation Project EIR Addendum ("2019 Addendum), and together these documents contain a complete and accurate reporting of all of the potential environmental impacts associated with the MainPlace Project; and WHEREAS, the City and Developer have reached mutual agreement and desire to voluntarily enter into the Development Agreement to facilitate development of the Project subject to the conditions and requirements set forth therein; and WHEREAS, the terms and conditions of the Development Agreement have undergone review by the City Council at a publicly noticed hearing and have been found to be fair, just, and reasonable, and consistent with the General Plan; and 55394.00053\32005772.1 11 B-4