2002-077 - Certifying the Environmental Impact Report for the Armstrong Ranch Development Project

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RESOLUTION NO.'2002-077 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA CERTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE ARMSTRONG RANCH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, APPROVING A MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM, AND ADOPTING CERTAIN FACTS, FINDINGS AND A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS bk:10/1/02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A= For over two years, the City has considered a project to build single family homes and a Roman Catholic Cathedral and Parish Church on approximately 40 acres of the Armstrong Ranch Property. In March of 2001, a Notice of Preparation was prepared, submitted to interested persons, responsible and trustee agencies, and filed with the County Recorder regarding this proposed project, which was at that time described as approximately 160 single family homes and a 15 acre church site. = A significant number of community meetings, public meetings and public hearings have been subsequently held to consider this proposed project, including but not limited to two public hearings before the City's Planning Commission. As a result of these community meetings and public comments 4 alternatives to the proposed project were developed and various impacts were identified to be studied. As a result of this input, the City prepared a Draft EIR (Environmental Impact Report) for this proposed project, which was submitted for public comment to all responsible agencies, the State Clearinghouse, neighboring communities and districts, neighborhoods in the vicinity and the requesting public. All comments to the Draft EIR were considered and responded to in the proposed Final EIR (which includes the Draft EIR and errata). Resolution No. 2002-077 Page 1 of 38