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Final EIR No. 2011 -01, VA No. 2012 -04 and VTTM No. 2012 -02 <br />September 2, 2014 <br />Page 2 <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 4, 2014 the City Council took final action on the Sexlinger Farmhouse and Orange <br />Orchard development project. The recommended actions, and corresponding resolutions, <br />included a recommendation to adopt a resolution certifying the FEIR, which included the Findings <br />of Fact that were incorporated by reference. The Findings of Fact attached to the Resolution <br />reflect the addition of an alternative analysis, the Historic Preservation Analysis, to reflect the <br />Council's adoption of this alternative as the environmentally preferred alternative. Staff <br />recommends that the City Council adopt an updated resolution certifying the FEIR (which <br />attaches and incorporates by reference the findings), and the re- adoption of the underlying <br />resolution granting the entitlements for the project, i.e., the approval of two variances and a <br />vesting tentative tract map. <br />The findings attached to the updated resolution certifying the FEIR summarize the information <br />contained in the FEIR, which the City Council fully considered prior to its adoption of the March 4, <br />2014 resolution, and make a specific reference to the Findings of Fact as a separate action. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT <br />Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 3 Economic Development, <br />Objective No. 2 (create new opportunities for business /job growth and encourage private <br />development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies); Goal No. 5 Community <br />Health, Livability, Engagement and Sustainability, Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing <br />opportunities and support efforts to preserve and improve the livability of Santa Ana <br />neighborhoods). <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. <br />Karen Haluza <br />Interim Executive Direc or <br />Planning & Building Agency <br />VF:rb <br />vf\Tava EIR15exlinger RFCA Recertify 9- 2 -14.m <br />Exhibit: A. Planning Commission Staff Report (February 10, 2014) <br />B. City Council Staff Report (March 4, 2014) <br />75B -2 <br />