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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-XXX <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> SANTA ANA (1) CERTIFYING THE FINAL RECIRCULATED <br /> PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE <br /> GENERAL PLAN UPDATE, (2) ADOPTING ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT AND A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING <br /> CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE <br /> PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY <br /> ACT, (3) ADOPTING THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND <br /> REPORTING PROGRAM, AND (4) APPROVING THE PROJECT <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana seeks to approve the City of Santa Ana <br /> General Plan Update; and <br /> WHEREAS, the General Plan Update identified the following five focus areas for <br /> potential change and new growth: South Main Street, Grand Avenue/17th Street, West <br /> Santa Ana Boulevard, 55 Freeway/Dyer Road, and South Bristol Street; and <br /> WHEREAS, the total long-term potential growth within these focus areas is <br /> estimated at 17,575 new housing units, 2,263,130 non-residential building square <br /> footage, and 6,616 jobs; and <br /> WHEREAS, the General Plan Update ("project") requires, among other things: <br /> (1) adoption of the Santa Ana General Plan Update; (2) certification of a Final <br /> Recirculated Program Environmental Impact Report; (3) adoption of Findings of Fact <br /> and Statement of Overriding Considerations; (4) adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring <br /> and Reporting Program; and (5) adoption of any ordinances, guidelines, standards, <br /> programs, actions, or other mechanisms that implement the Santa Ana General Plan <br /> update; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 21067 of the Public Resources Code, and <br /> CEQA Guidelines Section 15367, the City of Santa Ana is the lead agency for the <br /> project; and <br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15063(a), the City as <br /> lead agency determined that a program EIR was required for the project, and therefore <br /> did not prepare an initial study; and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15082, on February 26, <br /> 2020, the City sent to the Office of Planning and Research and each responsible and <br /> trustee agency a Notice of Preparation—which was also published in the Orange <br /> Resolution No. 2021-XXX <br /> Page 1 of 7 <br /> City Council 32 — 16 1/18/2022 <br />