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E. The City is located partially within the area contained within the scope of the <br />Airport Environs Land Use Plan (AELUP) for John Wayne Airport (JWA). <br />F. Consistent with the requirements of California Public Utilities Code (PUC) <br />Section 21676 et seq., because a portion of the proposed Project is within <br />the area covered by the AELUP, subsequent to its introduction, the Project <br />was submitted to the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) <br />for consideration of the Project's consistency with the AELUP. <br />G. At its meeting on June 19, 2025, the ALUC determined that the Project is <br />inconsistent with the AELUP of JWA. <br />H. On July 16, 2025, the City provided a notice of intent to overrule ALUC's <br />determination of inconsistency pursuant to PUC Section 21676, subdivision <br />(b). <br />On August 12, the Division of Aeronautics of the California Department of <br />Transportation (Caltrans) provided a response to the City's notice of intent <br />to overrule ALUC's inconsistency determination. <br />On August 15, 2025, ALUC provided a response to the City's notice of intent <br />to overrule ALUC's inconsistency determination and submitted additional <br />comments. <br />K. Pursuant to PUC sections 21670 and 21676, if an ALUC determines that a <br />proposed adoption or amendment of a specific plan or zoning ordinance is <br />inconsistent with an AELUP, the referring local agency may, after a public <br />hearing, propose to overrule the ALUC by a two-thirds vote of its governing <br />body, upon making specific findings that the proposed action is consistent <br />with the purposes of the PUC Section 21670. <br />L. Pursuant to City Council direction given at a City Council meeting on July <br />15, 2025, City staff has provided appropriate notice of the City Council's <br />intent to overrule the ALUC's determination. <br />M. On September 16, 2025, the City Council held a duly -noticed public hearing <br />regarding the City Council's intent to overrule the ALUC's determination of <br />inconsistency. <br />N. The City Council finds that the Project is in the best interests of the City and <br />is consistent with the purposes set forth in Public Utilities Code Section <br />21670. <br />Section 2. The City prepared a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report <br />(Draft SEIR) that analyzed the Project's environmental impacts in accordance with the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq., CEQA), <br />the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations, §§ 15000 et seq., <br />the CEQA Guidelines), and the City's Local CEQA Guidelines. The Draft SEIR was made <br />available for public review for 52 days between April 17, 2025 and June 9, 2025. The <br />document was made available online at the City of Santa Ana website and available for <br />Resolution No. 2025-XXX <br />Page 2 of 20 <br />