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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2010-044 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION PURSUANT TO PLN2009-00030 FOR THE KAISER PERMANENTE SAN LEANDRO MEDICAL CENTER AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, the approximately 63 -acre site, located generally between I-880 and Merced Street, and between Marina Boulevard and Fairway Drive, is currently designated with land use designations of General Industrial and Light Industrial on the General Plan Land Use Diagram of the San Leandro General Plan; and WHEREAS, the intent of the General Commercial land use designation is to provide for larger shopping centers, shopping districts, and commercial uses all providing a broader range of goods and services and serving a broader market than the neighborhood commercial areas; and WHEREAS, the proposed General Plan amendment is consistent with the overall goals, objectives, and policies of the General Plan; that the proposed General Plan amendment will not cause the General Plan to become internally inconsistent; and that the General Commercial land use designation would allow residential mixed-use retail uses and/or hospital uses as proposed by the Project; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), the City issued a Notice of Preparation ("NOP"), indicating an intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Report ("EIR") on the Project; and WHEREAS, a Draft EIR on the Project, SCH #2008012056, was prepared and released by the City and circulated for public review and comment from January 25, 2010 to March 10, 2010; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on the Draft EIR on February 18, 2010; and WHEREAS, the Final EIR ("FEIR") was published on April 12, 2010, which contained written responses to all comments received on the Draft EIR; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the FEIR and the Project on April 22, 2010, where all interested parties were given the opportunity to participate in the public hearing by submittal of oral and written comments. WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on the FEIR and the Project on May 3, 2010, where all interested parties were given the opportunity to participate in the public hearing by submittal of oral and written comments.