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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: May 3, 2010 APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Stephen L. Hollister City Manager TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager ,�j� FROM: Luke Sims, Community Development Director I " BY: Kathleen Livermore, P� la ng Manager and Sally Barros, Senior Planner MATTER OF CERTIFICATION OF THE KAISER PERMANENTE SAN LEANDRO MEDICAL CENTERIMIXED-USE RETAIL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT EIR, INCLUDING ADOPTION OF THE ATTACHED CEQA FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM; ADOPTION OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE ENTIRE PROJECT SITE TO GENERAL COMMERCIAL; RE -ZONING OF THE ENTIRE PROJECT SITE TO COMMERCIAL COMMUNITY WITH A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY [CC (PD)]; APPROVAL OF A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT FOR PHASE 1 OF THE MEDICAL CENTER INCLUDING SITE PLAN REVIEW BASED ON THE GUIDELINES, PLANS AND OTHER PROJECT SUBMITTALS; AND APPROVAL OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE PROJECT SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The purpose of this May 3, 2010 City Council hearing is to receive comments from the public on the merits of the proposed Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center/Mixed-Use Retail Development project and on the adequacy of its EIR, and to consider certification of the EIR and approval of the various project entitlements currently sought by Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (Kaiser). On April 22, 2010 the San Leandro Planning Commission held a special hearing to consider making recommendations to the City Council on these items. The staff report for that April 22, 2010 hearing (see Attachment A and it's associated Exhibits) indicated staff's support for Planning Commission recommendations to certify the EIR and to approve the various project entitlements. Following public comment and Commission deliberations, the Planning Commission voted 7 — 0 in favor of recommending certification of the EIR, approval of a General Plan amendment, re -zoning of the site, Planned Development Project approval and approval of the Development Agreement (see Planning Commission Resolution, Exhibit "A" to the April 22, 2010 Planning Commission Special Hearing).