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WHEREAS, the Current Entitlements could be developed without any further discretionary permits issued by the City; and WHEREAS, when compared against the Originally Approved Plan, the MainPlace Project represents a reduction of 200,000 square feet of commercial, a reduction of 750,000 square feet of office, a reduction of 800 hotel rooms, and the addition of 1,900 residential units; and WHEREAS, when compared against the Current Entitlements, the MainPlace Project represents a reduction of 109,255 square feet of commercial, a reduction of 750,000 square feet of office, no change in the number of hotel rooms, and the addition of 1,900 residential units; and WHEREAS, when compared against the existing MainPlace Mall, the MainPlace Project would permit the addition of 270,000 square feet of commercial, the addition of 750,000 square feet of office, the addition of 400 hotel rooms, and the addition of 1,900 residential units; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. 15000 et seq.), the City is the Lead Agency for the MainPlace Project; and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA, when taking subsequent discretionary actions in furtherance of a project for which an EIR has already been certified, the Lead Agency is prohibited from requiring a subsequent or supplemental EIR unless at least one of the circumstances identified in Public Resources Code section 21166 or State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 are present; and WHEREAS, City staff has evaluated the MainPlace Project and considered whether, in light of the impacts associated with its development, any supplemental or subsequent environmental review is required pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21166 or State CEQA Guidelines section 15162; and WHEREAS, based upon the analysis contained in the MainPlace Mall Transformation Project EIR Addendum ("2019 Addendum") City staff has concluded that none of the circumstances described in Public Resources Code section 21166 or State CEQA Guidelines section 15162 have occurred, and thus no supplemental or subsequent EIR is required; and WHEREAS, on May 13, 2019 at a duly noticed public hearing, the Planning Commission considered the 2019 Addendum and recommended its approval to the City Council; and WHEREAS, on June 4, 2019, at a duly noticed public meeting, the City Council has reviewed the Addendum, along with the information in the 1983 EIR and the 1996 Addendum, prior to taking action on the MainPlace Project; and Resolution No. 2019-040 Page 2 of 23