2019-067 - Adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2017-140

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F. The documents related to the Mitigated Negative Declaration were made available for a 20-day public review and comment period at the Santa Ana City Hall, the Main Library, and on the project webpage on the City's website. G. The mitigation measures set forth in the Mitigated Negative Declaration are fully enforceable and will be implemented using the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program attached hereto as Exhibit A, and incorporated herein by reference. H. On May 13, 2019 and June 10, 2019, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing and voted to recommend that the City Council approve a resolution to adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2017-140 and the related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the project. I. On July 16, 2019, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2017-140, and the related Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the project, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard, the project was fully considered, and all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution occurred. Section 2. The City Council has independently reviewed and analyzed the information contained in the Initial Study and the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Environmental Review No. 2017-140, prepared with respect to this project. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines, the MND adequately addresses the expected environmental impacts of this project. On the basis of this review, the City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence from which it can be fairly argued that the project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. Section 3. The City Council hereby adopts and approves the MND and adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and directs that the Notice of Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange in the manner required by law. This decision is based upon the evidence submitted at the above said hearing, which includes, but is not limited to: the Request for Planning Commission Action dated May 13, 2019 and June 10, 2019, the Request for Council Action dated July 16, 2019, and exhibits attached hereto; and the public testimony, written and oral, all of which are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 4. Pursuant to Title XIV, California Code of Regulations (CCR) § 735.5(c)(1), the City Council has determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there is no evidence that the proposed project will have the potential for any significant adverse effect on wildlife resources or the ecological habitat upon which wildlife resources depend. The proposed project exists in an urban environment characterized by paved concrete, roadways, surrounding buildings and human activity. However, pursuant to Fish and Game Code § 711.2 and Title XIV, CCR § 735.5, the Resolution No. 2019-067 Page 2 of 5