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Resolution No. 2019-xx Page 2 of 12 2018-01 between the City of Santa Ana (“City”) and Applicant; (4) approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2018-06, which would change the Project Site’s existing land use designation of Professional & Administration Office (PAO) to District Center (DC); and (5) approval of Amendment Application No. 2018-10, which would change the zoning of the Project Site from Professional (P) to Specific Development No. 93 (SD- 93) designation; and WHEREAS, the requested Amendment Application would change the zoning designation of the property from Professional (P) to Specific Development No. 93 (SD-93) and adoption of Specific Development No. 93 to reflect this change in order to facilitate the construction of the proposed multi-family housing project and a commercial parking lot; and WHEREAS, Environmental Impact Report No. 2018-01 (State Clearinghouse No. 2018021031) for the proposed Project was circulated between August 7, 2018 and October 4, 2018; and WHEREAS, the Environmental Impact Report analyzed the impacts related to the proposed amendment to the zoning map and adoption of Specific Development No. 93; 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 August 27, 2018, the Planning Commission conducted a work study session to overview the project and thirty-two (32) verbal comments were received (three in support and 29 in opposition) and nine (9) written comments were received (one in support and eight in opposition); and WHEREAS, on November 26, 2018, the Planning Commission continued the public hearing for the project to January 14, 2019 and held a second study session to overview the Project and fifty-eight (58) verbal comments were received (25 in support; 31 in opposition and two neutral) and eleven (11) written comments were received (two in support and nine in opposition); 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 does not certify the EIR, adopt the findings, the statement of overriding considerations and the mitigation monitoring and reporting program and deny the Project; and 2-644