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<br /> <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2022-XXX <br />Page 2 of 5 <br /> <br />(GPA) No. 2020-06, which would result in a comprehensive update to the existing <br />General Plan; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the General Plan is a community-wide vision document that is <br />intended to address and respond to community needs, with staff conducting outreach with <br />community members about the process to as wide an audience as possible; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, over the past six years, an extensive public outreach campaign to <br />engage the public was conducted to supplement the feedback, input and direction for the <br />comprehensive update to the General Plan. Early public outreach efforts included hosting <br />over 60 community meetings and workshops; hosting individual community workshops <br />within each of the five Focus Areas with over 300 residents, business leaders, and <br />community stakeholders participating in the workshops; distributing an online community <br />survey with over 650 respondents to collect input on the content of the General Plan; the <br />mailing of approximately 44,000 informational flyers to property owners and tenants; <br />presentations at neighborhood Communication Linkages (CommLink) meetings; outreach <br />meetings with Environmental Justice groups (Madison Park Neighborhood Association, <br />Logan Neighborhood Association, Artesia-Pilar Neighborhood Association); and <br />attendance at approximately 100 CARES events within environmental justice communities <br />to discuss the General Plan Update with residents; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on November 9, 2020, the Planning Commission conducted a duly <br />noticed public hearing to consider the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report <br />(“Draft PEIR”) that was prepared for the General Plan Update (State Clearinghouse <br />No. 2020029087), at which the Planning Commission voted not to certify the Draft <br />PEIR and continue work on the General Plan Update to a future date to allow <br />additional time for outreach to Santa Ana’s environmental justice (EJ) communities <br />and in view of the COVID-19 pandemic; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in 2021, a Recirculated Draft Program Environmental Impact <br />Report (“Recirculated Draft PEIR”) was prepared as a supplemental analysis to the <br />original Draft PEIR to reflect updates to the General Plan Update and based on an <br />intensive, extended community outreach program conducted by the City between <br />January and May 2021; and . <br /> <br />WHEREAS, in collaboration with neighborhood and community serving <br />organizations, the City reached out through direct mailers, yard signs, and social media <br />to promote awareness of the General Plan Update, and participation in an EJ survey <br />and 10 EJ virtual community forums. In August 2021, an in-person Open House was <br />hosted to share results of outreach, EJ partnerships, and proposed General Plan <br />policies and programs focused on improving environmental health and quality of life in <br />EJ communities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, during the public comment period, Planning work-study sessions <br />were held on August 9, 2021, and August 23, 2021, and a public hearing on <br />September 13, 2021; and