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Summary of the Final EIR The FEIR summarizes and provides a response to each of the comments that were received on the Draft EIR during the public review period, included comments submitted in writing and at meetings of the Task Force and Planning Commission. The City received a total of seven comment letters; verbal comments were also provided at the March 13, 2019, Planning Commission meeting. The FEIR identifies each letter and provides a response to specific comments within each letter, as well as comments pertinent to the environmental review received at public meetings. The FEIR also includes a master response, which allows for a comprehensive, holistic response to the inter-related comments on changes to the land use designations and development standards in the Proposed Plan, including those changes directed by the City Council at meetings on April 16 and May 7. The FEIR also provides updated analysis on how these modifications do (or do not) result in environmental impacts related to the topics identified in the DEIR (Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, etc.). The additional analysis concludes that the changes are in line with the analysis conducted in the Draft EIR for the draft specific plan, even though they could create the potential for new development within the planning area. Therefore, implementation of the changes would not result in impacts much different than those originally identified in the Draft EIR, particularly given the mitigating effects of existing federal, State, and local policies and regulations and Proposed Plan policies. Finally, it has been brought to staff's attention that Figure 3-8.1 of the DEIR incorrectly shows surface waterways. While this change is not reflected in the errata identified in the FEIR, staff is working with the USGS to modify the map such that it is accurate based on revised data. Exhibit C to Attachment 1 of this report includes the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP), the purpose of which is to describe the procedures that will be used to implement the mitigation measures adopted in connection with the approval of the draft specific plan and the methods of monitoring such actions. The MMRP identifies the environmental impact, the mitigation measure for the impact, the method and timing of the verification, and the entity responsible for verifying that the mitigation measure has been satisfied. Additionally, Exhibit B to Attachment 1 includes the CEQA Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations. The purpose of the CEQA Findings is to provide a summary of the environmental effects of the project and provide findings and the rationale for the findings for each of the significant impacts. The CEQA Findings distinguish between impacts that are less-than significant impact without mitigation, those that are less-than significant with mitigation, and significant and unavoidable significant impacts. The purpose of the Statement of Overriding Considerations is to itemize the benefits of the proposed project despite the significant environmental impacts. In summary, the City finds that the significant impacts to topic areas Air Quality and Energy, Greenhouse Page 16 of 18