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of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; or New information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with exercise of reasonable diligence at the time of the previous EIR was certified as complete shows any of the following: a. The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR; b. Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR; c. Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or d. Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measures or alternative. WHEREAS, the City retained Rincon Consultants, Inc. to study the potential environmental impacts caused by the Project; and WHEREAS, the City prepared an addendum to the certified EIR documenting that the Project consists of only minor technical changes or additions and will not have significant new impacts or substantially increase previously identified significant impacts; and WHEREAS, the Addendum to the EIR is dated September 2020 and is on file with the Community Development Department at San Leandro City Hall located at 835 East 14th Street and available on the City's website, and is incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, a staff report dated November 5, 2020, incorporated herein by reference, described and analyzed the proposed Project for the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro Planning Commission held a duly noticed Public Hearing on November 5, 2020 for consideration of the proposed Project, and did consider all information pertaining to the Project, including the staff report, the findings, and all public comments and testimony received prior to and during the hearing; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed Project and adoption of an Addendum to the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report SCH#2017032016 to the City Council on a 7-0 vote; and WHEREAS, a staff report dated December 7, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference, described and analyzed the Project and the related Addendum to the EIR for the City Council; and WHEREAS, on December 7, 2020, the City Council reviewed the staff report and the draft Addendum to the EIR at a duly noticed public hearing on the Project, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and RESOLUTION NO. 2020-149