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INTRODUCTION 1.0 response to the NOP were considered during preparation of the Draft EIR. The entire updated Project Description is included in Appendix of the Draft EIR. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY AND DRAFT EIR The City of Manteca published a public Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft EIR on May 5, 2015, inviting comment from the general public, agencies, organizations, and other interested parties.The NOA was filed with the State Clearinghouse(SCH #2014022008)and the County Clerk, a newspaper of regional circulation pursuant to the public noticing requirements of CEQA. The public review period was from May 5,2015 through June 19, 2015 (45 days). The Draft EIR contains a description of the project, description of the environmental setting, identification of project impacts, and mitigation measures for impacts found to be significant, as well as an analysis of project alternatives, identification of significant irreversible environmental changes, growth-inducing impacts, and cumulative impacts. The Draft EIR identifies issues determined to have no impact or a less than significant impact, and provides detailed analysis of potentially significant and significant impacts. Comments received in response to the NOP were considered in preparing the analysis in the Draft EIR. RESPONSE TO COMMENTS/FINAL EIR The City of Manteca received eight (8) comment letters on the Draft EIR during the public review period. In accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15088, this Final EIR responds to the comments received during the public review period. The Final EIR also contains minor edits to the Draft EIR, which are included in Section 3.0, Errata. This document and the Draft EIR, as amended herein, constitute the Final EIR. CERTIFICATION OF THE EIR/PROJECT CONSIDERATION The City of Manteca will review and consider the Final EIR. If the City of Manteca finds that the Final EIR is "adequate and complete", the City of Manteca will certify the Final EIR in accordance with CEQA.The rule of adequacy generally holds that an EIR can be certified if: 1) The EIR shows a good faith effort at full disclosure of environmental information;and 2) The EIR provides sufficient analysis to allow decisions to be made regarding the proposed project in contemplation of environmental considerations. Following review and consideration of the Final EIR, the City of Manteca may take action to approve, modify, or reject the proposed Project. A Mitigation Monitoring Program, as described below, would also be adopted in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6(a) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15097 for mitigation measures that have been incorporated into or imposed upon the proposed Project to reduce or avoid significant effects on the environment. This Mitigation Monitoring Program will be designed to ensure that these measures are carried out during project implementation, in a manner that is consistent with the EIR. Final Environmental Impact Report—Manteca Family Entertainment Zone 1.0-7