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7C reduce the scale of the projee# and address the concerns expressed by voters. The City PBge 3 received a new development application far the Peninsufa Marina portion of the site, more commonly known as "Peninsula Park," in spring 2006. ln July 2006, a Joint Study Session was he(d with the Planning Commission and Architectural Review Committee #o introduce the new Peninsula Park project, pravide a concept-level overview of the project and aElow for general camparison between the Peninsufa Park projec# and Marina Shores Village project. fn September and October 2006, #he Planning Divisian hosted three community workshops in an effort to gafiher public input on the project early in the review process, concluding with a wrap up session with the Planning Commission in October 2006. Since that time City staff has been working with a variety of consultants and the project applicant to refine the scope o# the �ra;ect and address a s�ries of cemments received at th� public v�dcrkshops. !� September and October 2007, the City held two additional study sessions to review a refined site plan, consider several technical studies prepared in response to public camments, introduce the draft Peninsula Park Precise Plan, and consider two reduced height aiternativc�. 4n November 13, 2007 the Planning Commission, by motion, adopted a Resolution of Intention recomrnending Adoption of an Ordinance to amend the Zoning Map. The City Council must find that the Zoning Map Amendment would be in the public interest (i.e. meets the Cify's housing and affordable housing needs, improves the City's housing/jobs balance, enhances pedestrian and bicycle circulation and safety, etc_) in order to approve the Zoning Amendment and adopfi the associated Precise Plan. The Planning Commission, by motion, also recommended that the City Council adopt a Resolution approving the Peninsula Park Precise P{an and Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program (MMRP). In taking the recommended actions above, the City Council shall consider the Addendum to the cer�ified Marina Shores Village (MSV) Environmental Impact Report (EIR}, as well as the originally certified MSV EIR, prior to making each decision on the project (CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 (d)). The Addendum and EIR were previously provided under separate cover. Community Participation P{an As previcusly envisioned in the Joint Study Session, the Commwnity participation Plan consists of three main parts that are briefly outlined below: 1. Early Community Meetinqs: This task was accamplished with the three workshop sessions held in September and �cto�er 2006. These meetings included table discussions focused on various aspects of greatest community interest with respect to the proposed project. A fourth meeting in the form of a Joint Study Session was held in October 2006 to summarize and share the public comments and to direct the applicant and staff in the next steps af project design development. 2. On-Going Participation: This portion of the process began with #he Joint Study Session on September 4, 2007. The Joint Study Session provided City staff with the opportunity fio re-familiarize the Planning Commission and Architectural 3