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received, the City Council must include the comments from the ALUC in the public record of any final decision to overrule the ALUC. This decision shall be determined at a public hearing to make the specific findings that the proposed overruling is consistent with the purposes stated in PUC Section 21670. WHEREAS, on June 16, 2020, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana adopted a resolution (Resolution No. 2020-051) authorizing the Planning Division to initiate the preparation and drafting of findings and determination overruling the Orange County ALUC's determination of inconsistency associated with the proposed Mixed -Use Development and to provide notice in accordance with PUC Section 21676(b) to the ALUC and the State Division of Aeronautics; and WHEREAS, on June 30, 2020, the Planning Division of the City of Santa Ana provided a Notice of Intent to overrule the Orange County ALUC's determination that the Mixed -Use Development project is inconsistent with the AELUP of JWA and findings to the ALUC and the State Division of Aeronautics; and WHEREAS, all correspondences received by the ALUC and State Division of Aeronautics have been included in the public record; and WHEREAS, on August 6, 2020, the City gave public notice of a City Council public hearing for consideration of overruling ALUC's determination on the proposed Mixed -Use Development project by advertising in the Orange County Register, a newspaper of general circulation, by mailing to owners of property and residents within 500 feet of the Project, and posting a notice on site; and WHEREAS, August 18, 2020, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 2020-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2020-02, Amendment Application No. 2020-01, and the ALUC overruling determination of inconsistency action and at which hearing members of the public were afforded an opportunity to comment upon such actions. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana made the following findings: A. The City of Santa Ana is required to provide findings supporting the overrule of the Orange County ALUC determination as required in the California PUC Section 21676(b). Based on the following Findings of Fact and the associated substantial evidence in the public record, the proposed action by the City on the Mixed -Use Development Project at 2300, 2310 and 2320 Red Hill Avenue and related zoning change and General Plan Amendment are consistent with the purposes of the State Aeronautics Act as stated in PUC Section 21670. B. The proposed Project provides for the orderly development of JWA, and its surrounding area and promotes the overall goals and objectives of the State noise standards by avoiding new noise and safety problems, and protecting Resolution No. 2020-067 60A-6 Page 3 of 13