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RESOLUTION NO. PC2007-123
A RESOLUTION OF THE ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
(A) CERTIFYING FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 2007-00337,
(B) ADOPTING FINDINGS OF FACT AND A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDiNG
CONSIDERATIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND
(C) ADOPTING MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM NO. 147
WHEREAS, the City did receive requests for Development Agreement No. 2007-00003,
Conditional Use Permit No. 2006-05146, Specific Plan Amendment No. 2007-00048, and Tentative
Parcel Map No. 2007-195 (collectively, the "Project"); and,
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim is the lead agency for the preparation and
consideration of environmental documents for said project, as defined in the California Environmental
Quality Act of 1970, as amended (hereinafter "CEQA") and the State of California Guidelines for
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (hereinafter "State Guidelines"); and
WHEREAS, said project is subject to compliance with the provisions of CEQA and the
State Guidelines since said project requires approval of the following proposed discretionary actions by
the City of Anaheim: (i) Development Agreement No. 2007-00003, (ii) Conditional Use Permit No.
2006-05146, (iii) Specific Plan Amendment No. 2007-00048, and (iv) Tentative Parcel Map No. 2007-
195, and future discretionary actions described in Draft Environmental Impact Report No. 2007-00337
(the "Draft EIR"), which actions shall hereafter be collectively referred to herein as the "discretionary
actions;" and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has prepared, or caused to be prepared, the Draft EIR
and has consulted with other public agencies and the general public and given them an opportunity to
comment on said Draft EIR as required by the provisions of CEQA and the State Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has evaluated the comments received from the public
agencies and persons who reviewed said Draft EIR and has prepared responses to the comments
received during the public review period; and
WHEREAS, in conformance with Section 15132 of the State CEQA Guidelines, said
comments and recommendations received on the Draft EIR, either verbatim or in summary; a list of
persons, organizations and public agencies commenting on the Draft EIIZ; the responses of the City of
Anaheim to significant points raised in the review and consultation process; revisions to the Draft EIR;
and, Mitigation Monitoring Program No. 147 (Appendix "A"), have been compiled in the Response to
Comments document and together with the Draft EIR comprise Final EIR No. 2007-00337 for said
project, a copy of which is on file with the Planning Department and incorporated herein by this
reference as if set forth in full; and
WHEREAS, in conformance with the requirements of CEQA and State Guidelines, the
City of Anaheim has prepared, or caused to be prepared, The Kaiser Permanente Orange County
Anaheim Medical Center project Environmental Impact Report Findings of Fact and Statement of
Overriding Considerations, relating to Final EIR No. 2007-00337, a copy of which is on file in the
Planning Department and incorporated herein by this reference as if set forth in full; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim desires and intends to use Final EIR No. 2007-00337
as the environmental documentation required by CEQA and the State Guidelines for each of the above-
referenced discretionary actions to the extent authorized by law; and
WHEREAS, Final EIR No. 2007-00337 has been presented to the Anaheim Planning
Commission for review and consideration prior to the final approval of the project; and
WHEREAS, on October 15, 2007, the Anaheim Planning Commission did hold a public
hearing, notice of said public hearing having been duly given as required by law and in accordance with
the provisions of the Anaheim Municipal Code, Chapter 18.60 to hear and consider evidence for and
against Final EIR No. 2007-00337 and the project and to investigate and make findings in connection
therewith; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered issues relating to global warming
impacts in light of AB32, pending issuance of interim guidelines to be issued by the South Coast Air
Quality Management District and development of a plan by the California Air Resources Board to
establish how California will meet its greenhouse gas (GHS) emissions target; and
WHEREAS, upon consideration of the information and evidence presented, the Planning
Commission finds that the Kaiser Permanente Orange County Anaheim Medical Center project will not
have a significant impact on global warming in that there is insufficient evidence to establish such an
impact, and further based on the following:
• The City has required numerous energy saving design standards incorporated
into the project including installation of energy conservation techniques detailed,
in part, in Mitigation Measures 1-l,and 1-2; and
• Balanced land uses, including housing near employment opportunities, coupled
with the project's close proximity to the Metrolink train station would provide
excellent transportation alternatives within The Northeast Area; Specific Plan;
and
• The City has required the applicant to implement and administer a
comprehensive Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program for all
employees as detailed in Mitigation Measures 7-land 7-2, thereby further
reducing vehicle miles traveled and decreasing the proj ect's contribution to
global climate change;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Anaheim Planning Commission that
the City of Anaheim does hereby certify Final Environmental Impact Report No. 2007-00337, adopting
The Kaiser Permanente Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Environmental Impact Report
Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations, as modified on this date, and Mitigation
Monitoring Program No. 147 and determines that said FEIR fully complies with CEQA, reflects the
independent judgment of the Planning Commission and is adequate to serve as the environmental
documentation for the discretionary actions.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted at the Planning Commission meeting
of October 15, 2007. Said resolution is subject to the appeal provisions set forth in Chapter 18.60
"Procedures" of the Anaheim Municipal Code pertaining to appeal procedures.
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CHAIRIVIAN~ANAHEIM PI~A(LXTNING COMMISSION
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ATTEST:
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SENIOR SE~RETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, Grace Medina, Senior Secretary of the Anaheim Planning Commission, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted at a meeting of the Anaheim Planning
Commission held on October 15, 2007, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: AGARWAL, BUFFA, EASTMAN, FAESSEL,
K:.ARAKI, ROMERO, VELASQUEZ
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this i~'~~- day of
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SECRETARY, ANAHEIM PLANNING COMMISSION
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