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purpose of establishing certainty for both City and owner in the development <br /> process. <br /> F. Because of the logistics, magnitude of the expenditure and considerable <br /> lead time prerequisite to planning and developing the Project, Applicant has <br /> proposed to enter into a development agreement concerning the Project <br /> (DA No. 2025-01) to provide assurances that the Project can proceed <br /> without disruption caused by a change in the City's planning policies and <br /> requirements except as provided in the DA No. 2025-01, which assurance <br /> will thereby reduce the actual or perceived risk of planning for and <br /> proceeding with development of the Project. <br /> G. On August 11, 2025, the Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana <br /> held a duly-noticed public hearing on the proposed Project and <br /> recommended that the City Council approve an ordinance approving DA <br /> No. 2025-01. <br /> H. Entering into this DA No. 2025-01 would provide the City with extraordinary <br /> and significant benefits that are of regional significance, relate to existing <br /> deficiencies in public facilities, require the Property Owners to contribute a <br /> greater percentage of benefits than would otherwise be required, and <br /> represent benefits which would not otherwise be required as part of the <br /> development process. <br /> I. The Project and the use that the Applicant propose in connection with the <br /> Project have been extensively reviewed and considered by the City Council, <br /> and such proposed development and use have been found to <br /> accommodate the City's recommendations and suggestions in order to <br /> protect the public's interest to enhance the desirability of such proposed <br /> development and use. The terms and conditions of this DA No. 2025-01 are <br /> fair,just and reasonable, and the City Council has concluded that the pursuit <br /> of the Project will serve the interests of the City. <br /> J. Based on the entire record before the City Council and all written and oral <br /> evidence presented, the City Council finds DA No. 2025-01 in the public's <br /> interest and results in substantial community benefits because it meets and <br /> facilitates the fulfillment of many of the City's adopted General Plan "Issues, <br /> Goals and Policies" for each individual element, as further documented in <br /> the Ordinance of the City Council approving AA No. 2025-01 to establish <br /> The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan (SP-6) and approving the zone change <br /> from SD-48 to SP-6. <br /> Section 2. The City prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact <br /> Report (Draft SEIR)that analyzed the Project's environmental impacts in accordance with <br /> the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq., <br /> CEQA), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations, §§ 15000 <br /> et seq., the CEQA Guidelines), and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines. The Draft SEIR <br /> was made available for public review for 52 days between April 17, 2025 and June 9, <br /> 2025. The document was made available online at the City of Santa Ana website and <br /> available for review at City Hall and the Southwest Senior Center in hard copy form. In <br /> Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />