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one speaker was neutral. In addition, one -hundred (100) written comments werereceivedwithsix (6) in support and ninety-four (94) in opposition. After hearing allrelevanttestimonyfromstaff, the public and the City's consultant team, the Planning <br />Commission vote resulted in an impasse; and <br />WHEREAS, in October 2019, in response to comments received the applicantsubmittedafurtherrevisedplanincludingredevelopmentofthe5.93-acre site with444,534 square feet of total development, including 277,281 square feet of residentialbuildingsthatwouldprovide256for -rent multi -family residential units and a 167,253squarefootcentralparkingstructureanda284spacesurfacelevelparkinglotwhichalsoreducedtheProject's height, increased the Project's setbacks, and modified the <br />Project entrance ("October Modified Project"); and <br />WHEREAS, the City has prepared "Clarifications to the Final EIR" to determine iftheOctoberModifiedProjectwouldresultinneworsubstantiallyincreasedenvironmentaleffectsthanthoseanalyzedintheEIRsuchthattheEIRwouldrequire <br />recirculation prior to its certification; and <br />WHEREAS, the Clarifications to the Final EIR include detailed analysis, baseduponsubstantialevidence, that demonstrate that the Modified Project would not resultinanyneworsubstantiallygreaterimpactsthanaredisclosedintheEIR, no newmitigationmeasuresbeyondthoseidentifiedintheEIRarerequired, and no additionalfeasiblealternativesormitigationmeasuresconsiderablydifferentfromotherspreviouslyanalyzedwouldclearlylessenthesignificantenvironmentalimpactsofthe <br />project; and <br />WHEREAS, on October 28, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a dulynoticedpublichearingtoconsidertheEIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 andsolicitedcommentsontheEIR. At the meeting, sixty-two (62) expressed opposition andtwo (2) in expressed support the project. In addition, ninety-eight (98) individualssubmittedcommentswithninety-four (94) in opposition and four (4) in support; and <br />WHEREAS, after hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and theCity's consultant team, the Planning Commission by a vote of 3:2, voted to recommenddenialoftheproject. Since the entitlements require final action by the City Council, the <br />actions were forwarded to the City Council; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 8, 2019, the City gave public notice of a City Council <br />public hearing for consideration of Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01 (StateClearinghouseNumber #2018021031) by advertising in the Orange County Register, anewspaperofgeneralcirculation, and by mailing to owners of property and residents <br />within 500 feet of the Project; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 19, 2019, the City Council conducted a duly noticed <br />public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan <br />Resolution No. 2019-107 <br />Page 6 of 11