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File Number: 11 -361 WHEREAS, the MND was circulated for a 30 -day public review from October 14, 2011 to November 14, 2011 and, by separate Resolution, the City Council has made findings and adopted the MND as an objective and accurate document that reflects the independent judgment of the City in the identification, discussion and mitigation of the environmental impacts of the Project; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Land Use Map designates the site as Office and, in order to allow for the Project, with a proposed density of 23 dwelling units per acre, the General Plan Land Use Map designation for the Property would need to be amended from Office (OF) to High Density Residential (HDR) (which allows from 19 to 25 units per acre) as described in more detail in Exhibit A , attached hereto and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, the Project application also includes a proposed vesting tentative map together with its provisions for its design and improvements; and WHEREAS, the Project also requires the approval of a Planned Development Project entitlement, pursuant to 3 -1012 of the Zoning Code, and satisfies all the requisite findings as further explained in the staff report associated with this Resolution; and WHEREAS, on October 20, 2011, by Resolution No. 2011 -001 PC, the Planning Commission made the necessary findings and recommended that the City Council approve the proposed General Plan Land Use Map Amendment and the Planned Development Project entitlement; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2011 the City Council conducted a properly noticed public hearing to consider approval of the Project, including, in addition to this Resolution, an amendment to the Zoning Map; and WHEREAS, the documents incorporated herein by reference are available for review in the City Planning department at the San Leandro City Hall, file PLN2009 -00006 during normal business hours. The location and custodian of the draft Mitigated Negative Declaration, including comments and responses, and other documents that constitute a record of proceedings for the Project, is the City of San Leandro, 835 E. 14th Street, San Leandro, CA 94577. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: Section 1 . The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Resolution. Section 2 Findings for the General Plan Land Use Map Amendment As required under State law, the General Plan and the City Municipal Code, the City Council finds the following: A. The proposed General Plan Land Use Map Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein, is consistent with the San Leandro General Plan as proposed for amendment, and furthers a number of important Guiding and Implementing Policies currently in the General Plan, including without limitation: City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 11/15/2011