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ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMITTEE ACTION The Economic Vitality Committee (EVC) met on October 5, 2017, to review and provide a recommendation to the Council for the JDEDZ. Two members of the public spoke on the project, and all comments were supportive of the project. The Committee focused its debate on the proposed uses list and ensuring those uses met the intent of the Economic Development Strategic Plan as outlined in the agenda report (Attachment 5). After listening to public testimony and discussing the project, the Committee unanimously voted to recommend approval of the project to the City Council. Please see Attachment 6 for more details related to public testimony and EVC discussion. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on December 11, 2019 to review and provide a recommendation to the Council on the JDEDZ. Four members of the public spoke on the project. Three of the speakers were supportive of the project and one was not. In addition, staff received four emails subsequent to the publishing of the agenda report for the hearing (Attachment 8). Two of the emails were supportive of the project while two emails expressed concerns related to cumulative impacts on traffic, air quality the local economy and health risks. The Planning Commission focused its debate on the following issues: confirmation that all public comments received during the RFSEIR recirculation period were adequately addressed; what new impacts, if any, were discovered during the preparation of the supplemental analysis; whether all traffic improvements were still necessary; and the impacts on the local economy. For staff's responses to and the Commission's discussion on these topics, please see the Planning Commission meeting minutes (Attachment 7). After listening to public testimony and discussing the project, the Commission, on a 5-0 vote, voted to recommend certification of the RFSEIR and approval of the proposed General Plan Amendment and PUD Rezoning, subject to the recommended conditions of approval, uses list and JDEDZ Development Standards and Design Guidelines to the City Council. PREVIOUS CITY COUNCIL ACTION The City Council held public hearings on August 29 and September 18, 2017, to discuss, and ultimately support a tax-sharing agreement with Costco to finance the necessary transportation network improvements for the JDEDZ. Additionally, the Council unanimously supported flexible development phasing for the JDEDZ in which Costco could build their facility but not open until all traffic improvements are in place and the potential hotels would be permitted to build and open immediately without any of the traffic mitigations in place. On September 18, 2018, the City Council decertified the FSEIR and rescinded the General Plan Amendment and PUD Rezoning approvals for the project. The City Council directed staff to undertake supplemental Air Quality analysis and bring the project with a revised recommendation back to the City Council following conclusion of that exercise. Please see the Background section above for a complete overview of the project's history to date. Page 21 of 23