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EXHIBIT C Recommended Findings of Fact for Approval - PLN2009-00030 Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center/ Mixed -Use Retail Development Project Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Numbers between 077A-0647-001-34 and 077A-0647- 012-03 (11 current parcels) Kaiser Foundation Hospitals (applicant and property owner) General Plan Amendment 1. The proposed General Plan amendment will be in the public interest. The project site consists of 63 acres, the majority of which is currently designated in the General Plan as General Industrial. There is a small portion of the project site adjacent to Marina Boulevard that is designated as Light Industrial. General Industrial land uses are characterized by a wide range of manufacturing, transportation, warehousing, vehicle storage, and distribution uses. Applicable General Plan policies focus on maintaining a strong industrial and commercial base in the City while ensuring that commercial and industrial uses are designed to be sensitive to surrounding areas. Amending the General Plan to change the land use designation of the entire 63 -acre site from General Industrial and Light Industrial to General Commercial would allow residential mixed-use retail uses, and medical center / hospital uses. The General Plan Amendment will facilitate construction of a high-quality medical center and retail project that will be in the public interest. A new medical center will provide the community with access to quality health care facilities, and play a significant role in planning for a major earthquake. The Project is designed to comply with State requirements, resulting in a new, seismically safe, inpatient medical facility capable of functioning in a seismic emergency to provide high quality medical care to Kaiser Permanente members, San Leandro citizens, and the greater community. The medical center, which will replace aging, increasingly functionally obsolete existing facilities in Hayward, will ensure that Kaiser Permanente's San Leandro facilities are the safest available to serve the needs of its membership and the community. The Retail Project will also be in the public interest by providing a range of amenities to the general public, including shopping, restaurants and other uses, as well as a source of tax revenue for the City. 2. The proposed General Plan amendment will not be detrimental to public health, safety and welfare. There are existing General Commercial designations directly contiguous to the project site, and the major retail development east of I-880 along Marina Boulevard is also designated General Commercial. Thus, the change in land use designation would not result in the introduction of a new, detrimental land use type into the area. Although the majority of the project site would be surrounded by Light Industrial and General