Item 28 - Public Hearing - Amendment Application for the Village Santa Ana Specific Plan

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The Village Santa Ana Specific Plan Entitlements and Development Agreement (1561 W. Sunflower Avenue) September 16, 2025 Page 24 In addition to the required Sunshine Ordinance meetings, the Applicant has held and attended over 100 community meetings, including attending and presenting at large and small group meetings and individual one-on-one meetings. The Applicant has made themselves available for feedback from the general public and has returned countless phone calls, messages, and other correspondences. The Project has a dedicated community liaison with relationships in the community who has provided and continues to ensure up-to-date information is available to all members of the community. Lastly, City staff have made themselves available on a regular basis to answer the community's questions about the Project through in -person and virtual meetings. Online Content As required by the Sunshine Ordinance, the City also established a Project webpage. The webpage has been routinely updated with Sunshine Ordinance meeting materials, Project information, key meeting dates, draft environmental documents, and the draft specific plan. The webpage also contains the City's contact information with a direct phone number and email address to the Case Planner. In addition, the Applicant created a Project website and email to provide a broad overview of the Project and gather input from those who could not attend in -person meetings. Planning Commission Work -Study Session A Planning Commission work-study session was held on June 23, 2025, during which members of the Planning Commission were provided a presentation on the Project, its status at the time of the work-study session, and an opportunity to provide general comments and pose questions. The public comment portion of the meeting was opened to allow for any Project -related public comment on the Project. Mandatory Public Hearing Notification Measures Project notifications were posted, published, and mailed in accordance with City and State regulations. Copies of the public notice, including a 2,000-foot notification radius map, and the site posting are provided in Exhibit 11. In addition, even though the Project Site is not located within the boundaries of any neighborhood association, staff contacted the provided contacts for the Sandpointe, South Coast, Republic Homes, Metro Classic, Morning Sunwood, Thornton Park, Sunwood Central, and the Rosewood Baker neighborhood associations to ensure they were aware of the Project and public hearings. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT GPU Final Program Environmental Impact Report ("Final PEIR") In April 2022, the City certified the GPU Final PEIR (SCH No. 2020029087) and adopted the GPU. The GPU Final PEIR is a program environmental impact report that examines