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Resolution No. 2019-xx Page 3 of 10 WHEREAS, staff recommended additional changes to the project for the Planning Commission consideration at their January 14, 2019 meeting and City Council consideration at their meetings on February 5 and 19, 2019. These recommendations included reducing the number of units and increasing the parking capacity. Staff recommendations were incorporated into the project entitlements prior to the Planning Commission and City Council public hearings. The project reviewed by the Planning Commission and City Council proposed construction of 476-units (81 dwelling units per acre), with 904 parking spaces (1.82 parking spaces per unit) and parking capacity for 2.0 parking spaces, within a 5-story residential building with mezzanines wrapped around an eight-level parking structure. The height of the residential buildings along the east property line was tiered from two, to three to four to five stories. The unit mix was 53 studios, 280 one bedrooms, 114 two bedrooms and 29 three bedrooms; and WHEREAS, on January 14, 2019, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, seventy-nine (79) members of the public spoke on the item, thirty (30) speakers supported the project, forty-eight (48) speakers opposed it and one speaker was neutral. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City’s consultant team, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council not certify the EIR or adopt the findings, the statement of overriding considerations and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and deny the Project; and WHEREAS, on February 5, 2019, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, sixty-one (61) members of the public spoke on the item, thirty-eight (38) speakers supported the project, twenty (20) speakers opposed it and three (3) speakers were neutral and the public hearing was continued to the next regular adjourned City Council meeting on February 19, 2019; and WHEREAS, on February 19, 2019, the City Council continued to conduct a duly noticed public hearing to consider the EIR, Development Agreement No. 2018-01, General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, and Amendment Application No. 2018-10 and solicited comments on the EIR. At the meeting, one hundred and thirty-one (131) members of the public spoke on the item, twenty-six (26) speakers supported the project and one hundred and five (105) speakers opposed it. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City’s consultant team, the City Council voted to that the project be taken back to the Planning Commission after consultation with staff, Applicant and community; and WHEREAS, in June 2019, the applicant submitted a revised plan consisting of development 347 multi-family units (59 dwelling units per acre), with 642 parking spaces (1.85 parking spaces per unit) and parking capacity at 2.0 spaces per unit, within a 4- story residential building wrapped around a five-level parking structure with an amenity 2-619