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8.A. - Page 8 WHEREAS, the Settlement Agreement also stipulated the minimum range of project alternatives to be considered in the environmental review for the Project, designed to be potentially feasible and to meet most project objectives; and WHEREAS, from January 25, 2011 through February 23, 2011 the City held a public review period on the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Finger Avenue Project EIR. The City mailed, published and posted on its website a NOP to notify responsible agencies of the State Office of Planning and Research, all parties to the Settlement Agreement and surrounding property owners that an EIR would be prepared for the Project in accordance with the stipulated judgment of the Superior Court for the County of San Mateo; and WHEREAS, on July 22, 2011, City staff issued a Notice of Availability to announce the availability of the Draft Focused Environmental Impact Report for the Finger Avenue Nine-Lot Planned Development Project ("Draft EIR") for public and responsible agency review and input; and WHEREAS, the Draft EIR was circulated for public review and comment for 45 days beginning on July 22, 2011 and ending on September 6, 2011, and was filed with the State Office of Planning & Research under State Clearinghouse No. 2008112100; and WHEREAS, on August 16, 2011, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing and received public testimony on the Draft EIR. The City received a number of letters and emails from the public during the Draft EIR public review period; and WHEREAS, on August 29, 2011, at a regularly scheduled Historic Resources Advisory Committee (HRAC) meeting, the HRAC provided input on the Cultural Resources Section of the Draft EIR, and adopted a motion finding that the Cultural Resources Chapter of the Draft EIR was complete and adequate for purposes of CEQA. The Final EIR addresses the HRAC input on the Draft EIR; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, the City has caused the preparation of written responses to the comments received during the public review and comment period and included these responses in the First Amendment to the Draft Focused Environmental Impact Report for the Finger Avenue Nine-Lot Planned Development Project (together with the Draft EIR, the "Final EIR") and prepared a separate document entitled "Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Finger Avenue Project, June 2012"; and ATTY/RES0.2783/CC FINGER RESO CERTIFYING FINAL EIR REV:08-31-12 VR Page 2 of 42