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2 – Introduction Draft Environmental Impact Report February 2021 14800 W. Schulte Road Logistics Center 2-2 responsibility for carrying out or approving a project. Serving as the lead agency and before taking action to approve the Project, the County has the obligation to (1) ensure that this EIR was completed in accordance with CEQA; (2) review and consider the information contained in this EIR as part of its decision -making process; (3) make a statement that this EIR reflects the County’s independent judgment; (4) ensure that all significant impacts on the environment are eliminated or substantially lessened, where feasible; and, if necessary (5) make written findings for each unavoidable significant environmental effect stating the reasons why mitigation measures or Project alternatives identified in this EIR are infeasible and citing the specific benefits of the Project that outweigh its unavoidable adverse effects (14 CCR 15090–15093). Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15040 through 15043, and upon completion of the CEQA review process, the County will have the legal authority to do any of the following: • Approve the Project • Require feasible changes in any or all activities involved in the Project to substantially lessen or av oid significant effects on the environment • Disapprove the Project, if necessary, to avoid one or more significant effects on the environment that would occur if the Project is approved as proposed • Approve the Project even though the Project would cause a s ignificant effect on the environment if the County makes a fully informed and publicly disclosed decision that (1) there is no feasible way to lessen the effect or avoid the significant effect, and (2) expected benefits from the Project will outweigh significant environmental impacts of the Project This EIR fulfills the CEQA environmental review requirements for the requested governmental discretionary and ministerial actions related to the Project, including site approval. This document is an informational document intended for use by County decision makers, trustees, responsible agencies, and members of the public in evaluating the physical environmental impacts of the Project. This Draft EIR is the primary reference document for the formulation and implementation of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, in compliance with PRC Section 21081.6. Environmental impacts cannot always be mitigated to a level considered less than significant. In accordance with Section 15093(b) of the CEQA Guidelines, if a lead agency approves a project that has significant impacts that are not substantially mitigated (i.e., significant unavoidable impacts), the agency must state in writing the specific reasons for approving the Project based on the final CEQA documents and any other information in the public record. This is defined in Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines as “a statement of overriding considerations.” 2.3 Responsible and Trustee Agencies PRC Section 21104 requires that all EIRs be reviewed by state responsible and trustee agencies (see also 14 CCR 15082 and 15086[a]). As defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15381, “the term ‘Responsible Agency’ includes all public agencies other than the Lead Agency which have discretionary approval power over the project.” A trustee agency is defined in CEQA Guidelines Section 15386 as “a state agency having jurisdiction by law over natural resources affected by a project which are held in trust for the people of the State of California.”