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Resolution No. 2019-xx Page 2 of 10 WHEREAS, Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01 analyzed the impacts related to the proposed amendment to the General Plan Land Use Element; and WHEREAS, on February 2, 2018, the City invited recognized Native American tribes to engage in consultation regarding the proposed General Plan Amendment pursuant to Government Code Section 65352.3; and WHEREAS, on February 8, 2018, the City received a request for consultation from the Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians-Kizh Nation and a conference call between the City and Chairman Salas occurred on March 15, 2018 during which the history of uses and development of the Project Site and the depth of previous and existing infrastructure on the site was discussed and Chairman Salas requested additional information. On March 21, 2018 the City sent the requested information to Chairman Salas. Chairman Salas did not respond to the City with any information or evidence pertaining to Tribal Cultural Resources; and WHEREAS, on July 12, 2018, the Applicant submitted a plan for a 496-units (84 dwelling units per acre), with 908 parking spaces (1.83 parking spaces per unit) within a 5-story residential building with mezzanines wrapped around an eight-level parking structure, tiered the height of the residential buildings along the east property line from two, to three to four to five-stories and revised the unit mix to 73 studios, 307 one bedrooms, 88 two bedrooms, and 28 three bedrooms; and WHEREAS, consistent with State CEQA Guidelines section 15087(e), Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01 (State Clearinghouse No. 2018021031) for the proposed Project was circulated for a 45-day review period beginning August 7, 2018 and ending September 21, 2018; and WHEREAS, on August 27, 2018, the Planning Commission conducted a work study session to overview the Project and thirty-two (32) verbal comments were received, with three (3) in support and twenty-nine (29) in opposition; and nine (9) written comments were received with one (1) in support and eight (8) in opposition; and WHEREAS, in response to a request from Chatten-Brown & Cartens LLP, on behalf of the North Santa Ana Preservation Alliance, the City extended the Draft Environmental Impact Report public review and comment period to October 4, 2018 to allow additional time for public review and input; and WHEREAS, the Draft EIR was circulated for a 59-day review period, from August 7, 2018 to October 4, 2018; and WHEREAS, on November 26, 2018, the Planning Commission continued a duly noticed public hearing for the project to January 14, 2019. A second study session was held to overview the Project and fifty-eight (58) verbal comments were received with twenty-five (25) in support; thirty-one (31) in opposition and two (2) neutral; and eleven (11) written comments were received with two (2) in support and nine (9) in opposition; and 2-618