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H. The Santa Ana Community Redevelopment Agency ("Agency") is vested with the responsibility to carry out the Existing Plans. I. The Agency desires to amend each of the Existing Plans ("Amendments") to merge the Project Areas in order to combine the tax increment revenues from the Project Areas and reallocate the revenues to and among the entire merged Project Area that will best facilitate the revitalization of blighted areas through economic vitality and increase and improve housing opportunities. J. CRL requires that the Agency and the City Council hold a joint public hearing to receive public testimony on the proposed Amendments. On July 19, 2004, the City Council and the Agency adopted resolutions receiving and approving the report to council and setting the time and place for the joint public hearing. The time and place of the public hearing has been noticed in accordance with CRL for five consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation. K. A community information meeting was held on August 10, 2004 to discuss the Amendments and allow for public input. Notification of the public hearing and the community information meeting was sent to all property owners and occupants within the six Project Areas by first class mail on July 30, 2004; to the affected taxing agencies via certified mail on July 30, 2004; and, notice of the intent of the Agency to merge the project areas was sent to the Department of Housing and Community Development via certified mail on the same date. L. Pursuant to the provisions of the California Redevelopment Law, the Agency and the City Council have held a duly noticed joint public hearing on the proposed amendments for the merger of the project areas on September 7, 2004 at 6:00 p.m. M. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the City of Santa Ana has deemed that the recommended action is exempt from further review and determined that Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2004-34 will be filed for this project. As a "responsible agency," the Agency agrees that this environmental document appropriately analyzes the project and complies with the California Environmental Quality Act. N. The Agency and City have complied with all of the procedural rules set forth in California Redevelopment Law with regard to the proposed merger. Section 2. The Agency hereby approves the Amendments for the merger of the six redevelopment Project Areas. Section 3. The Agency recommends that the City Council approve the Amendments and adopt ordinances for the merger of the six redevelopment Project Areas. Resolution No. eRA 2004-11 Page 2 of 3