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<br />. <br /> <br />¡ . <br /> <br />,. <br /> <br />t.. <br />I. <br />[ <br /> <br />r <br />L <br /> <br />r <br />. <br />[ <br />( <br />[ <br />[ <br />[ <br />I <br />[ <br />. <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />E <br /> <br />EXHIBIT B <br /> <br />CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT <br />STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS <br />FOR THE AHENDMENT TO THE <br />SOUTH MAIN STREET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN PROGRAM <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) of the Guidelines. <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 Community Development Agency of the City of Santa Ana proposes <br />to adopt an amendment ~o the existing South Main Street <br />Redevelopment Plan. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to: <br />a) extend the length of time that the Agency can incur debt to <br />construct public improvement projects; b) increase the debt limit <br />that the Agency can incur throughout the life of the Plan; c) <br />increase the time limit to use eminent domain; d) add additional <br />public works projects to the Plan; and, e) extend the life of the <br />Plan for an additional forty (40) years beyond the date of the <br />adoption of the Plan. <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 adopted South Main Street Redevelopment Plan <br />could result in air quality and traffic impacts that cannot be <br />fully mitigated. These impacts are identified in the Final EIR and <br />in the Findings and Statements of Fact included in the Final EIR. <br /> <br />1 <br />