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8.C. - Page 3 Program was prepared for the IHSP Draft EIR. The Draft EIR and related documentation can be accessed on the Inner Harbor Specific Plan Proiect page on the City website. Following suspension of further work on the IHSP, the applicant requested that the City initiate a General Plan Amendment to allow for the review of their proposal. This initiation request was originally denied by the Planning Commission in late 2016. A subsequent General Plan initiation request was heard by the City Council on July 24, 2017. At this meeting, the Council initiated the General Plan amendment request. This action did not approve the project, however, it did allow staff to begin the environmental and project review process. At this same meeting, the Council also requested that the EIR scoping session be held at the Council level (rather than at the Planning Commission level) and that a study session be held early on in the process to discuss land use economics and community benefits. Following the July 24 City Council meeting, staff hired an environmental consultant, whose contract was approved by the Council in November 2017. City staff also hired a land -use economics firm, who prepared a qualitative level land -use economics analysis of the site and proposal. This firm also hired an engineering firm as a sub -consultant to assess site preparation costs. The purpose of January 23, 2018 City Council agenda item is to receive EIR scoping comments, as well as allow the Council and public to provide comments on the land -use economic findings, and proposed community benefits for the site. ANALYSIS Environmental Impact Report Scopinq Session The purpose of the City Council scoping session is to allow the City Council and the public to comment and provide input on the scope and content of the project's EIR. The public may also provide written comments prior to February 12, 2018. As stated in the NOP (Attachment 1), the EIR will evaluate the project with respect to the following topic areas pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Aesthetics, Air Quality, Agriculture and Forestry, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population and Housing, Public Services and Recreation, and Transportation and Circulation. Page 3 of 8