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447 RESOLUTION NO. 96- 100 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CERTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE MIDTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AND ADOPTING FINDINGS REGARDING SUCH PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana proposes to adopt a Specific Plan for an area of the city known as "Midtown," which area is bounded on the north by Seventeenth Street, on the east by the property on the east side of Bush Street, on the south by civic Center Drive, and on the west by property on the west side of Broadway; and WHEREAS, in conjunction with the Specific Plan adoption, the City also proposes to approve the following: A resolution amending the Land Use element of the General Plan obtain land use designations within the Midtown area which are appropriate for the Specific Plan. An ordinance changing the zoning designations of proper- ties in the Midtown area to the SP (Specific Plan) use district. An ordinance amending the zoning regulations in the Municipal Code to provide for the establishment of in- lieu parking districts. de A resolution establishing the Midtown In-Lieu Parking Fee District. The adoption of the Midtown Specific Plan and the abovesaid resolutions and ordinances together constitute the "Project" under consideration for approval by the City Council for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act; and WHEREAS, an environmental impact report (consisting of a document entitled "Program Environmental Impact Report, Midtown District 'Specific Plan," dated August, 1996, and a second document entitled "Response to Comments Document, Midtown District Specific Plan, Program Environmental Impact Report No. 94-1," dated October, 1996) has been prepared for the Project (the "E.I.R."); and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act and the State CEQA Guidelines require that, prior to any approval of the Project, the City Council must make certain certifications and findings;