2019-108 - Approving General Plan Amendment No.2018-06

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WHEREAS, the requested General Plan Amendment would change the General Plan land use designation of the property from Professional and Administrative Office (PAO) to District Center (DC) and to update text portions of the City's Land Use Element to reflect this change in order to allow for development of the multi -family housing Project; and WHEREAS, Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01 (State Clearinghouse No. 2018021031) for the proposed Project was circulated between August 7, 2018 and October 4, 2018; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Impact Report analyzed the impacts related to the proposed amendment to the General Plan Land Use Element; and WHEREAS, on February 2, 2018, the City invited recognized Native American tribes to engage in consultation regarding the proposed General Plan Amendment pursuant to Government Code Section 65352.3; and WHEREAS, on February 8, 2018, the City received a request for consultation from the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation and a conference call between the City and Chairman Salas occurred on March 15, 2018 during which the history of uses and development of the Project Site and the depth of previous and existing infrastructure on the site was discussed. On March 21, 2018 additional information in follow up of the meeting was sent to Chairman Salas. Chairman Salas did not respond to the City with any information or evidence pertaining to Tribal Cultural Resources; and WHEREAS, on August 27, 2018, the Planning Commission conducted a work study session to overview the Project and thirty-two (32) verbal comments were received (three (3) in support and twenty-nine (29) in opposition) and nine (9) written comments were received (one (1) in support and eight (8) in opposition); and WHEREAS, on November 26, 2018, the Planning Commission continued a duly noticed public hearing for the project to January 14, 2019 and held a second study session to overview the Project and fifty-eight (58) verbal comments were received (twenty-five (25) in support; thirty-one (31) in opposition and two (2) neutral) and eleven (11) written comments were received (two (2) in support and nine (9) in opposition); and WHEREAS, on January 14, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, seventy-nine (79) members of the public spoke on the item, thirty (30) speakers supported the project, forty-eight (48) opposed it and one speaker was neutral. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public, the Applicant, and the City's consultant team, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council does not certify the EIR, adopt the findings, Resolution No. 2019-108 Page 2 of 11