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EXHIBIT CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATEMENT OF FINDINGS OF FACT FOR THE ENTERPRISE ZONE F F [. II. INTRODUCTION The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Guidelines) provide that: "No public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been completed and which identifies one or more significant environmental effects of the project unless the public agency makes one or more written findings for each of those significant effects accompanied by a brief explanation of the rationale for each finding." (CEQA Guidelines Section 15091) The EIR for the Enterprise Zone identified significant effects which may occur as a result of the proposed project. In accordance with the Guidelines, the city of Santa Ana hereby adopts the findings in this report as part of the approval of the Enterprise Zone project. The City of Santa Aha has prepared an EIR for the proposed Enterprise Zone project in accordance with CEQA and the requirements of the State Guidelines. As mandated by legislation in the State of California, the EIR was subject to review and approval by the City of Santa Aha City Council. At a public meeting held on March 15, the EIR was certified by the City Council as adequate, in compliance with the provisions of CEQA. In adopting this Statement of Findings and Facts, the city of Santa Ana City Council approves the Enterprise Zone project. The certification entails approval by the City Council of the EIR and the Enterprise Zone. A Mitigation Monitoring Program has been prepared to monitor and report the implementation of the mitigation measures identified for the Enterprise Zone. The Mitigation Monitoring Program was developed in compliance with Assembly Bill 3180, which became effective on January 1, 1989. DESCRIPTION OF THE APPROVED PROJECT The proposed Enterprise Zone encompasses approximately 6,044 acres and is located in the southern, southwestern, middle, northern and eastern sections of the City of Santa Aha. The proposed Enterprise Zone includes areas within and adjacent to established redevelopment project areas.