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described in Chapter 3 (Project Description) of the Draft SEIR,the Project includes a General Plan amendment and rezoning of parcels, adoption of specific design guidelines, and other associated entitlement approvals. Construction and operation activities that could take place within the Project area would result in specific impacts that were not previously analyzed under the General Plan EIR or Supplemental Housing Element and CAP EIR. Further,the City determined that a supplemental EIR would be appropriate for the Project because a supplemental EIR augments the EIR prepared for a prior project to address any project changes or changed circumstances since the time the prior document was certified. In the case of changes to a previously approved project, as is the case for this Project,the purpose of a supplemental EIR is to provide the additional analysis necessary to make the previous EIR adequately apply to the project as modified. Accordingly,the City determined that the supplemental EIR for this Project need contain only the analysis necessary to respond to the proposed change in the project that triggered the need for additional environmental review. Given that approval of the Project would amend the adopted General Plan and result in other land use changes, that the remainder of the General Plan remains in effect as previously adopted, and in consideration of the scope of the Project,the City determined that a supplement to the previously certified EIR was necessary to implement the Project but that much of the analysis in the previously certified EIRs would not need to be changed. Therefore,the Project did not require a major revision to the previously certified EIRs, and a supplemental EIR is the appropriate document to respond to the project changes. Pursuant to CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, and based on the above analysis and the entire administrative record for the Project,the City once again finds that a supplemental EIR is the appropriate environmental document for the Project. The Revised Final SEIR was therefore prepared for the Project in accordance with sections 15162 and 15163 of the CEQA Guidelines. III. GENERAL FINDINGS AND RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS a. General Findings Regarding Preparation and Consideration of the Revised Final SEIR With respect to the City's preparation, review, and consideration of the Revised Final SEIR,the City Council finds that: • The City exercised its independent judgment in accordance with the Public Resources Code section 21082.1(c) in retaining the independent consultant Environmental Science Associates (ESA)to prepare the Revised Final SEIR. • The City circulated the Draft SEIR and the Partial Recirculated Draft SEIR for review by responsible and trustee agencies and the public and submitted them to the State Clearinghouse for review and comment by state agencies, as required by CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. • The Revised Final SEIR and the Project were presented to the Planning Commission on December 11, 2019. Using its independent judgment,the Planning Commission reviewed, considered, and held a public hearing on the