2020-065 - Adopting Environmental Findings of Fact

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WHEREAS, the City has complied with CEQA environmental review requirements; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21092.5, on April 27, 2020, the City provided copies of its responses to commenting public agencies and interested organizations and parties more than ten (10) days prior to the City's consideration of the Final EIR; and WHEREAS, on April 27, 2020, the City released the Final EIR ("Final EIR"), attached hereto as Exhibit "C", which consists of the Draft EIR, all technical appendices prepared in support of the Draft EIR, all written comment letters received on the Draft EIR, written responses to all written comment letters received and verbal comments received on the Draft EIR, revisions to the Draft EIR and technical appendices, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and WHEREAS, on May 11, 2020 and May 26, 2020, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR and the GPA, and AA applications described above. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City's consultant team, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council certify the EIR and adopt the findings, the statement of overriding considerations and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and approve the Project; and WHEREAS, on August 6, 2020, the City gave public notice of a City Council public hearing for consideration of Environmental Impact Report No. 2020-01 (State Clearinghouse No. 2019080011) by advertising in the Orange County Register, a newspaper of general circulation, and by mailing to owners of property and residents within 500 feet of the Project; and WHEREAS, on August 18, 2020, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, General Plan Amendment No. 2020-02, and Amendment Application No. 2020-01 and at which hearing members of the public were afforded an opportunity to comment upon Environmental Impact Report No. 2020-01. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City's consultant team, the City Council voted to certify the EIR, adopt the findings, the statement of overriding considerations and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and approve the Project; and WHEREAS, the "EIR" consists of the Final EIR, and all attachments and appendices to the Final EIR, as well as the Draft EIR and its attachments and appendices (as modified by the Final EIR); and WHEREAS, all potentially significant adverse environmental impacts were sufficiently analyzed in the EIR; and Resolution No. 2020-065 Page 4 of 8