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WHEREAS, during the public comment period, on August 27, 2018, the Planning
<br />Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to receive comments on the Draft
<br />Environmental Impact Report pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15087(i); and
<br />WHEREAS, in response to a request from Chatten-Brown & Cartens LLP, on
<br />behalf of the North Santa Ana Preservation Alliance, the City extended the Draft
<br />Environmental Impact Report public review and comment period to October 4, 2018 to
<br />allow additional time for public review and input; and
<br />WHEREAS, consistent with State CEQA Guidelines section 15087(e), the Draft
<br />EIR was circulated for a 59-day review period, from August 7, 2018 to October 4, 2018;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS, during the 59-day public comment period, the City consulted with
<br />and requested comments from all responsible and trustee agencies, other regulatory
<br />agencies, and others pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15086; and
<br />WHEREAS, the City received forty-four (44) written comment letters and six (6)
<br />verbal comments on the Draft EIR at the August 27, 2018 public hearing, including a
<br />written acknowledgement from the State Clearinghouse that the City has complied with
<br />CEQA environmental review requirements; and
<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21092.5, on November
<br />15, 2018, the City provided copies of its responses to commenting public agencies and
<br />interested organizations and parties more than ten (10) days prior to the City's
<br />consideration of the Final EIR; and
<br />WHEREAS, on November 15, 2018, the City released the Final EIR ("Final EIR"),
<br />which consists of the Draft EIR, all technical appendices prepared in support of the Draft
<br />EIR, all written comment letters received on the Draft EIR, written responses to all
<br />written comment letters received and verbal comments received on the Draft EIR,
<br />revisions to the Draft EIR and technical appendices, and the Mitigation Monitoring and
<br />Reporting Program; and
<br />WHEREAS, on November 26, 2018, the Planning Commission continued a duly
<br />noticed public hearing for the project to January 14, 2019 and held a second study
<br />session to overview the Project and fifty-eight (58) verbal comments were received
<br />(twenty-five (25) in support; thirty (31) in opposition and two (2) neutral) and eleven (11)
<br />written comments were received (two (2) in support and nine (9) in opposition); and
<br />WHEREAS, on January 14, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a duly
<br />noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01,
<br />General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and
<br />solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, seventy-nine (79) members of the
<br />public spoke on the item, thirty (30) speakers supported the project, forty-eight (48)
<br />opposed it and one speaker was neutral. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff,
<br />the public and the City's consultant team, the Planning Commission voted to
<br />recommend that the City Council not certify the EIR or adopt the findings, the statement
<br />Resolution No. 2019-xx
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