Item 22 - Public Hearing Regarding Bristol Project

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WHEREAS, pursuant to California Public Utilities Code Sections 21670 and 21676, if an ALUC determines that a proposed adoption or amendment of a specific plan or zoning ordinance is inconsistent with an AELUP, the referring local agency may, after a public hearing, propose to overrule the ALUC by a two-thirds vote of its governing body, upon making specific findings that the proposed action is consistent with the purposes of the Public Utilities Code Section 21670; and WHEREAS, pursuant to City Council direction given at a City Council meeting on August 29, 2023, City staff has provided appropriate notice of the City Council's intent to override the ALUC's determination; and WHEREAS, on September 17, 2024, the City Council held a duly -noticed public hearing regarding the City Council's intent to overrule the ALUC's determination of inconsistency; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Specific Plan is in the best interests of the City and is consistent with the purposes set forth in Public Utilities Code Section 21670. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana as follows: Section 1. The City prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report ("SEIR") that analyzed the Project's environmental impacts in accord with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq., "CEQA"), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations, §§ 15000 et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines"), and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines. The Draft SEIR was made available for public review for 45 days between July 6, 2023 and August 21, 2023. The document was made available online at the City of Santa Ana website and available for review at City Hall and the City of Santa Ana Public Library in hard copy form. In response to comments received on the Draft SEIR, the City prepared a Final SEIR and released it to the public on August 1, 2024. The Final SEIR in the City Council Resolution approving the Final SEIR is incorporated herein by reference. The City Council Resolution recommends certification of the Final SEIR (SCH No. 2020029087), adoption of findings under CEQA, and adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and the Statement of Overriding Considerations, and among other things, properly assesses the environmental impact of the Project in accordance with CEQA. This Resolution incorporates by reference the environmental findings and analysis set forth in the City Council Resolution as if fully set forth herein. Section 2. The City Council is required to provide findings of fact supporting the overrule of ALUC's determination of inconsistency as required by California Public Utilities Code Section 21676, subdivision (b). The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby adopts the findings set forth in Exhibit "A" to this Resolution, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Findings"). Resolution No. 2024-XXX Page 2of5