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CITY OF V RIERSIDE City 0[Arts &Innovation City Council Memorandum 1111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: OCTOBER 12, 2021 FROM: COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WARD: 1 DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: P19-0563 CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - AN APPEAL BY GREENS EHRENBERG, LLC OF A DENIAL BY THE CULTURAL HERITAGE BOARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION AND CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOTEL AND ADAPTIVE REUSE OF THE FORMER CENTRAL FIRE STATION INTO OFFICE SPACE, LOCATED IN THE MISSION INN HISTORIC DISTRICT; AND P19- 0560 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, P19-0561 VARIANCE, P19-0562 VARIANCE - AN APPEAL BY LOUZEAU DRURY, ON BEHALF OF SUPPORTERS ALLIANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY (SAFER), OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AND VARIANCES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOTEL LOCATED AT 3420-3482 MISSION INN AVENUE, SITUATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MISSION INN AVENUE BETWEEN LEMON AND LIME STREETS, IN THE DSP—RC—DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN RAINCROSS DISTRICT ISSUE: An Appeal by Greens Ehrenberg, LLC, of a denial by the Cultural Heritage Board (CHB) for environmental determination and a Certificate of Appropriateness for the construction of a hotel and the adaptive reuse of the former Central Fire Station into office space, located in the Mission Inn Historic District; and an Appeal by Louzeau Drury, on behalf of Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER), of the Planning Commission's approval of the environmental determination, Conditional Use Permit, and Variances for the construction of a hotel, located at 3420 — 3482 Mission Inn Avenue, situated on the south side of Mission Inn Avenue between Lemon and Lime Streets, in the DSP — RC — Downtown Specific Plan Raincross District. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: 1. Approve the applicant's request for a continuance to the November 16, 2021 City Council meeting to allow additional time to respond to the comment letters. BACKGROUND: On August 17, 2021, City Council received several letters in opposition of the project claiming the following: 1) the project does not comply with CEQA; 2) the project does not qualify for a Variance;