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PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS <br />The City distributed an initial Notice of Preparation (NOP) for an environmental impact <br />report (EIR) on December 28, 2005, for agency and public review. The purpose of the <br />NOP was to announce the City's intention to prepare and distribute a Draft EIR on the <br />proposed General Plan and to solicit comments on the scope and issues that should be <br />considered in preparing the EIR. The initial NOP comment period closed on January 30, <br />2006. <br />The City also held a public scoping meeting on January 30, 2006. The scoping meeting <br />provided members of the public with an opportunity to orally present their concerns about <br />the proposed General Plan. The City received comments through the combined NOP <br />and public scoping process. <br />Based partially on the NOP and public scoping process, the City prepared a Draft EIR <br />(DEIR) that was published on September 22, 2008. The CEQA-mandated 45 -day public <br />review period was extended to a 75 -day public comment period that began on September <br />22, 2008 and ended on December 5, 2008. In addition to the comments received at a <br />public hearing conducted by the City Planning Commission on October 15, 2008, various <br />individuals, organizations, and public agencies submitted comment letters. <br />Responses to all comments received were prepared and included in the Final EIR <br />(Responses to Comments document), which was prepared in accordance with CEQA and <br />the guidelines for implementation of CEQA. <br />3 <br />