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<br />Resolution No. 2019-xx
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<br />WHEREAS, on February 5, 2019, the City Council conducted a duly noticed
<br />public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan
<br />Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and solicited
<br />comments on the EIR. At the meeting, sixty-one (61) members of the public spoke on
<br />the item, thirty-eight (38) speakers supported the project, twenty (20) speakers opposed
<br />it and three (3) speakers were neutral and the public hearing was continued to the next
<br />regular adjourned City Council meeting on February 19, 2019; and
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<br />WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, the City Council continued to conduct a duly
<br />noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01,
<br />General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and
<br />solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, one hundred and thirty-one (131)
<br />members of the public spoke on the item, twenty-six (26) speakers supported the
<br />project and one hundred and five (105) speakers opposed it. After hearing all relevant
<br />testimony from staff, the public and the City’s consultant team, the City Council voted to
<br />that the project be taken back to the Planning Commission after consultation with staff,
<br />Developer and community; and
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<br />WHEREAS, in June 2019, the Developer submitted a revised plan consisting of
<br />development 347 multi-family units (59 dwelling units per acre), with 642 parking spaces
<br />(1.85 parking spaces per unit) and parking capacity at 2.0 spaces per unit, within a 4-
<br />story residential building wrapped around a five-level parking structure with an amenity
<br />deck on the sixth-level, private open space, and redesigned the intersection of Main
<br />Street and Walkie Way/Santiago Park Drive to provide access to the project; and
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<br />WHEREAS, on August 12, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a duly
<br />noticed public hearing to consider redevelopment of the 5.93-acre site with 655,826
<br />square feet of total development, including 386,444 square feet of residential buildings
<br />that would provide 347 for-rent multi-family residential units and a 269,382 square foot
<br />central parking/fitness center/club room structure, the EIR, Development Agreement No.
<br />2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No.
<br />2018-10 and solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, seventy-seven (77)
<br />members of the expressed opposition; nine (9) supported the project, and one speaker
<br />was neutral. In addition, one-hundred (100) written comments were received with six (6)
<br />in support and ninety-four (94) in opposition. After hearing all relevant testimony from
<br />staff, the public and the City’s consultant team, the Planning Commission vote resulted
<br />in an impasse; and
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<br />WHEREAS, in October 2019, in response to comments received the Developer
<br />submitted revised plans including redevelopment of the 5.93-acre site with 444,534
<br />square feet of total development, including 277,281 square feet of residential buildings
<br />that would provide 256 for-rent multi-family residential units and a 167,253 square foot
<br />central parking structure and a 292 space surface level parking lot which also reduced
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