2024-053 - Final Supplemental for The Related Bristol Specific Plan Project

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WHEREAS, during the public review and comment period, the City consulted with and requested comments from all responsible and trustee agencies, other regulatory agencies, and others pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15086; and WHEREAS, the City received sixteen (16) written comment letters on the Draft EIR; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21092.5, the City provided copies of its responses to commenting public agencies at least ten (10) days prior to the City's consideration of the Final EIR, on August 1, 2024; and WHEREAS, on August 1, 2024, the City released the Final EIR; and WHEREAS, the Final EIR consists of the Draft EIR, all technical appendices prepared in support thereof; all documents incorporated by reference, all written comments letters received on the Draft EIR, written responses to all written comments letters and verbal comments received on the Draft EIR, revisions to the Draft EIR and technical appendices, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Statement of Overriding Considerations; and WHEREAS, on August 12, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted the public hearing to consider the Draft EIR and the Project, and solicited comments on the document. 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 for the Project, adopt the Findings of Fact, the Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and approve the Project; and WHEREAS, on September 17, 2024, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing to consider the Final EIR and the Project, at which hearing members of the public were afforded an opportunity to comment and the Project was fully considered, after which the item was continued to the regularly -scheduled City Council meeting of October 1, 2024; and WHEREAS, all potentially significant adverse environmental impacts were sufficiently analyzed in the Final EIR; and WHEREAS, as contained herein, the City has endeavored in good faith to set forth the basis for its decision and recommendations on the Project; and WHEREAS, all of the requirements of the Public Resources Code and the CEQA Guidelines have been satisfied by the City in connection with the preparation of the Final EIR, which is sufficiently detailed so that all of the potentially significant environmental effects of the Project have been adequately evaluated; and Resolution No. 2024-053 Page 3 of 7