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WHEREAS, consistent with State CEQA Guidelines Section 15087(e), the Draft <br /> SEIR was circulated for a 52-day public review and comment period from April 17, 2025, <br /> to June 9, 2025; and <br /> WHEREAS, during the public review and comment period, the City consulted with <br /> and requested comments from all responsible and trustee agencies, other regulatory <br /> agencies, and others pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15086; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City received eight (8) written comment letters on the Draft SEIR; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21092.5, the City <br /> provided copies of its responses to commenting public agencies at least ten (10) days <br /> prior to the City's consideration of the Final SEIR, on August 4, 2025; and <br /> WHEREAS, on August 4, 2025, the City released the Final SEIR; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Final SEIR consists of the Draft SEIR, all technical appendices <br /> prepared in support thereof; all documents incorporated by reference, all written <br /> comments letters received on the Draft SEIR, written responses to all written comments <br /> letters and verbal comments received on the Draft SEIR, revisions to the Draft SEIR and <br /> technical appendices, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), and <br /> Statement of Overriding Considerations; and <br /> WHEREAS, on August 11, 2025, the Planning Commission conducted the public <br /> hearing to consider the Final SEIR and the Project, and solicited comments on the <br /> document. After hearing all relevant testimony from staff, the public and the City's <br /> consultant team, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council <br /> certify the SEIR for the Project, adopt Environmental Findings of Fact and a Statement of <br /> Overriding Considerations for the Project, adopt a MMRP for the Project, and approve the <br /> Project; and <br /> WHEREAS, on September 16, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public <br /> hearing to consider the Final SEIR and the Project, at which hearing members of the public <br /> were afforded an opportunity to comment and the Project was fully considered; and <br /> WHEREAS, all potentially significant adverse environmental impacts were <br /> sufficiently analyzed in the Final SEIR; and <br /> WHEREAS, as contained herein, the City has endeavored in good faith to set forth <br /> the basis for its decision and recommendations on the Project; and <br /> WHEREAS, all of the requirements of the Public Resources Code and the CEQA <br /> Guidelines have been satisfied by the City in connection with the preparation of the Final <br /> SEIR, which is sufficiently detailed so that all of the potentially significant environmental <br /> effects of the Project have been adequately evaluated; and <br /> i <br /> Resolution No. 2025-041 <br /> Page 3 of 140 <br />