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LS 9.3.19 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2019-079 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT <br />NO. 2018-04 FOR THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF A <br />COUNTY ISLAND GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE <br />NORTHEAST CORNER OF SEVENTEENTH STREET AND <br />TUSTIN AVENUE <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br />and declares as follows: <br />A. The City of Santa Ana (City) is requesting approval of General Plan <br />Amendment No. 2018-04 to incorporate into the City's various General Plan <br />elements a 24.78-acre unincorporated area of land that is currently located <br />within the County of Orange. <br />B. Over the past several months, the County has been working with the developer <br />of a proposed project at the northeast corner of Seventeenth Street and Tustin <br />Avenue. This development has been unable to move forward due to the <br />inability to connect to the City's sewer system as they are currently located <br />outside the City boundaries. <br />C. On June 5, 2018, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly noticed <br />public hearing to consider the annexation of the 24.78-acre County island <br />generally located at the northeast corner of Seventeenth Street and Tustin <br />Avenue. At this hearing, the Council directed staff to initiate the process to <br />annex the County island and continue discussions with the County and the <br />Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) regarding the <br />annexation. <br />D. On September 14, 2018, the City, County of Orange, and the Orange County <br />Local Agency Formation Commission held a duly noticed community <br />workshop regarding the proposed annexation to obtain community input. <br />E. On December 10, 2018, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public <br />hearing and voted to recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution <br />approving General Plan Amendment No. 2018-04. <br />F. On September 3, 2019, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana held a duly <br />noticed public hearing to consider all testimony, written and oral, related to <br />General Plan Amendment No. 2018-04 for the Seventeenth and Tustin <br />annexation project, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard, <br />Resolution No. 2019-079 <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />