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(9) <br />Mater Dei High School <br />Parking Structure and School Expansion Project <br />Environmental Impact Report <br />2.0 CERTIFICATION OF THE FINAL, EIR <br />The City of Santa Ana City Council declares that no new significant information as defined by the <br />State CEQA Guidelines, Section 15088.5, has been received by the City Council after circulation of <br />the Draft EIR that would require recirculation. <br />The City Council certifies the Environmental Impact Report based on the following findings and <br />conclusions: <br />2.1 FINDINGS <br />The proposed project would have the potential for creating significant adverse environmental <br />impacts. Significant adverse impacts which cannot be mitigated to a level of insignificance relate to <br />the long -term degradation of the visual character /quality of the project area, as discussed in the <br />Findings. It was determined that there are no feasible mitigation measures applicable to this impact <br />that would avoid or substantially lessen the impact. <br />2.2 CONCLUSIONS <br />Except the impact stated above relating to the long -term degradation of the visual <br />character /quality of the project area, all other significant environmental. impacts from the <br />implementation of the proposed project have been identified in the EIR and, with <br />implementation of the mitigation treasures identified, would be mitigated to a level of <br />insignificance. <br />• Alternatives to the proposed project, which could potentially achieve the basic objectives of <br />the proposed project, have been considered and rejected in favor of the proposed project. <br />Environmental, economic, social, and other considerations and benefits derived from the <br />development of the proposed project override and make infeasible any alternatives or <br />further mitigation measures beyond those incorporated into the EIR. These considerations <br />include project benefits such as providing on- campus parking to accommodate existing and <br />project parldng demand; providing a new parking structure and two -story classroom building <br />to accommodate project student growth; provide improvements that minumize impacts on <br />the surrounding community; and contribute to the long range goals identified by the City of <br />Santa Ana that are consistent with the goals and policies in the City's General Plan, among <br />others. <br />3.0 STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS <br />3.1 INTRODUCTION <br />CEQA and the CEiQA Guidelines provide in part the following: <br />Statement of Pacts and Findings 31 June 2015 <br />