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1 some regards to the Schrager plan that that makes a
2 requirement for a full EIR on this project.
3 Could you please discuss that, and also what
4 I think is applicable maybe or relevant is the Mani,
5 decision if you could review that for us, please.
6 MR. GHIZZONI: Chairman and
7 Commissioner Burrows, yes, in 2007 we received from the
8 court -- the State Court of Appeal and our appellate
9 district the Mani Brothers decision, Mani Brothers Real
10 Estate Group out of the Los Angeles area. And maybe it
11 would be helpful if I just very quickly go through that
12 case, and you'll see some parallels with our case.
13 That case involved in 1989 an environmental
14 impact report for an original project of 2.7 million
15 square feet and a mix of uses that included a hotel,
16 retail spaces, offices spaces, and a cultural center.
17 The project was approved in 1990, and then we
18 fast forward with no action until 2005 when a modified
19 project was proposed, and the change in that project or
20 changes in that project were primarily two: One, the
21 change in mix of uses -- they added 800 residential
22 units that did not exist before -- and the size of the
23 project increased from 2.7 million square to
24 3.29 million square feet.
25 And I think the size portion would be the
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