2020-020 - Approvingv and Adopting Mitigated Negative Declaration Environmental Review

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E. On January 6, 2020, Notice of Intent to adopt the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2018-28 was published in the Orange County Register newspaper, circulated to interested agencies, organizations and parties, and the Orange County Clerk Recorder. F. The documents related to the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration were made available for a 20-day public review and comment period between January 6, 2020 and January 26, 2020 at Santa Ana City Hall, the Main Library, and on the project webpage on the City's website. G. Comments received were addressed in a Response to Comments document that provides sufficient information to demonstrate that the environmental conclusions and mitigation measures remain valid as disclosed in the Mitigated Negative Declaration. H. 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. On February 10, 2020, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed public hearing. During its deliberations, the Planning Commission considered the environmental analysis and mitigation measures described in the draft Mitigated Negative Declaration Environmental Review No. 2018-28 and recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving Amendment Application No. 2019-03, Conditional Use Permit 2019-01, and adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Environmental Review No. 2018- 28 and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program. J. On March 17, 2020, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly - noticed public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2018-28, 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. 2018-28, prepared with respect to this project. The MND and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program are attached herein as Exhibit A. 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 Resolution No. 2020-020 Page 2 of 6