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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MacArthur Place South Findings and Facts in Support of Findings <br />Environmental Impact Report <br /> <br />CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, <br />FINDINGS AND APPROVALS FOR THE MACARTHUR PLACE SOUTH PROJECT <br /> <br />1.0 CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT <br /> <br />Pursuant to California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 14, Section 15090, the City of Santa <br />Ana hereby certifies the Final Environmental Impact Report ER-2004-02, State Clearinghouse <br />No. 2004061140 for the MacArthur Place South project. The Final EIR was completed in <br />compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code <br />Section 21000, et seq and the State CEQA Guidelines, CCR, Title 14, Section 15000, et seq. <br />The City certifies that it has been presented with the Final ErR and that it has reviewed and <br />considered the information in the Final ErR prior to approving the MacArthur Place South <br />project, as set forth herein. The City further certifies that the Final EIR reflects the independent <br />judgment and analysis of the City of Santa Ana. The Final EIR consists of the Draft EIR, the <br />Responses to Comments Report and the project Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP). <br /> <br />2.0 FINDINGS <br /> <br />Having received, reviewed and considered the information in the record before it, including the <br />Final ErR, which is hereby incorporated by reference, the following Findings are hereby adopted <br />by the City as required by CEQA (specifically, CCR, Title 14, Sections 15091 through 15093) in <br />conjunction with the approval of the project, which is set forth below. <br /> <br />The City is the Lead Agency for the environmental documentation for the project evaluated in <br />the Final EIR. Based on the substantial evidence in the record before it, the City finds that the <br />Draft and Final EIRs were prepared in compliance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. The <br />City finds that the Draft EIR was prepared by consultants retained by City staff, subject to <br />independent review and judgment of the City. The City finds that it has independently reviewed <br />and analyzed the Draft EIR and the Final EIR for the MacArthur Place South project, that the <br />Draft EIR which was circulated for public review reflected its independent judgment and that the <br />Final EIR reflects the independent judgment ofthe City. <br /> <br />The City has based its actions on full appraisal of all viewpoints, including all comments <br />received up to the date of the adoption of these Findings, concerning the potential environmental <br />impacts identified and analyzed in the Final EIR. <br /> <br />In addition, the City has reviewed and considered the MMP, which is contained in the Final EIR <br />and which describes the process to ensure implementation of the mitigation measures that have <br />been incorporated in the approved proj ect to reduce or avoid significant adverse impacts of the <br />project on the environment. This MMP will ensure CEQA compliance during project <br />implementation. <br /> <br />Exhibit B <br />Page I of 38 <br /> <br />Page I <br />