2007-026 - Approving the Final Environmental Impact

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P. The Final EIR, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, the 26 pages of Findings of Fact/Statements of Overriding Considerations, the Request for Council Action, and the record of proceedings are incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth. At the March 19, 2007 meeting, the City Council also adopted a resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 2007-01; adopted an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2007-01; adopted an ordinance approving Amendment Application No. 2007-01; adopted an ordinance approving Development Agreement No. 2007-01; and adopted a resolution approving Site Plan Review No. 2007-01 and Tentative Tract Map No 2007-01 (County Map No. 17069). This resolution incorporates by reference, as though fully set forth herein, the ordinance and resolutions and said Final Environmental Impact Report, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations, and all of their respective facts, findings and conclusions in support of this resolution and the findings made herein. Section 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final EIR prepared with respect to this Project. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration of the record as a whole and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines, the Final EIR meets all requirement of CEQA, including but limited to: finding that the Final EIR adequately addresses the impacts of the project; that it identifies and through the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program imposes all feasible mitigation measures which will reduce all of the significant environmental impacts of the Project to a level of insignificance, except those unavoidable impacts described more specifically in the statement of overriding considerations; discusses a reasonable range of alternatives to the Project; identifies the environmentally superior alternative; and based upon all of which and the record as a whole the Council chooses to approve the Project. The City Council hereby certifies and approves the Final EIR, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, the Findings of Fact/Statement of Overriding Considerations attached to this Resolution as Exhibits "A" and "B" respectively and incorporated herein by this reference, and directs that a Notice of Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange in the manner required by law. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect irnmediately after its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 2007. Resolution No. 2007-026 Page 4 of 66