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A CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT STATEM-F NT OF FINDINGS OF FACT FOR THE SANTA ANA GATEWAY CENTER INTRODUCTION The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the Environmental Rules of the City of Santa Aha 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 Santa Ana Gateway Center (the "projecff) identified significant effects which may occur as a result of the proposed project. In accordance with the State Guidelines, the City of Santa Aha hereby adopts the findings in this report as part of the approval of the project. The City of Santa Ana has prepared an EIR for the proposed project in accordance with CEQA and the requirements of the State Guidelines. As mandated by CEQA, the EIR was subject to review and approval by the City of Santa Ana City Council. At a public meeting held on __ __, 1994, 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 Aha City Council approves the Santa Aha Gateway Center. The certification entails approval by the City Council of the EIR, a parcel map, a site plan, a minor exception to the City's parking requirements, a sign program variance under the sign ordinance, and an agreement for street improvements at the intersection of Tustin Avenue and Seventeenth Street. The certified EIR will provide the necessary information for environmental review of future building and grading permits required for the project. A Mitigation Monitoring Program consistent with the requirements of Public Resources Code Section 21081.6(a) has been prepared to monitor and report the implementation of the mitigation measures identified for the project.