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EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />~,.CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACTS <br /> 'STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS <br /> FOR THE ENTERPriSE ~ONE PROGI~M <br /> <br />The california Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA <br />Guidelines provide that: <br /> <br />CEQA requires the decision maker to balance the benefits of a <br />proposed project against its unavoidable adverse risks in <br />determining whether to approve the project. If the benefits <br />of the proposed project outweigh the unavoidable adverse <br />environmental effects, the adverse impacts may be considered <br />acceptable. <br /> <br />Where the decision of the public agency allows the occurrence <br />of significant effects which are identified in the Final EIR <br />but are not mitigated, the agency must state in writing the <br />reasons to support its action based on the Final EIR and/or <br />other information in the record. This statement may be <br />necessary if the agency also makes the finding under Section <br />15091(a) (2) or (a) (3). <br /> <br />If any agency makes a statement of overriding considerations, <br />the statement should be included in the record of the project <br />approval and should be mentioned in the Notice of <br />Determination. )Section 15093 of the State CEQA Guidelines). <br /> <br />PROPOSED PROJECT <br /> <br />The City of Santa Ana has received designations from the State of <br />California as an Enterprise Zone. The Zone is composed of 6,044 <br />acres and includes all portions of the following redevelopment <br />areas: South Main, South Harbor, Inter-City, and Downtown. In <br />addition the Zone includes many industrial and commercial areas <br />outside the project areas. The primary purpose of the Zone is to <br />enhance the economic vitality of an area through tax incentives <br />that encourage investment in the area. Companies and employees <br />operating/working in the Zone may utilize tax incentives not <br />available outside an Enterprise Zone. The tax incentives include <br />credits for equipment purchases, training and salaries for <br />employers and reduced taxable income for employees. <br /> <br />The project may have significant or certain substantial adverse <br />impacts on the environmental which cannot be fully mitigated. <br />Implementation of the Enterprise Zone could result in air quality <br />impacts that cannot be fully mitigated. These impacts are <br />identified in the Final EIR and in the Findings and Statements of <br />Fact included in the Final EIR. <br /> <br />: 157 <br /> <br /> <br />