HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-62 - Certifying Final Supplemental Environmental Impact ReportRESOLUTION NO. 08-62
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA CERTIFYING FINAL
SUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND
ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN GP -08-03 FOR THE
PROPOSED 20.08-2014 HOUSING ELEMENT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY. RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Final Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 1049 (State
Clearinghouse Number 200031120) was prepared by the City of Costa Mesa for 2000
General Plan and certified by City Council in January 2002;
WHEREAS, Final Program EIR for the 2000 General Plan addresses a full range
of environmental issues associated with the 20 -year planning horizon of the 2000
General Plan (2020). All impacts resulting from implementation of the 2000 General
Plan were minimized to a level of significance with the exception of impacts related to
transportation/circulation, air quality, and noise;
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa adopted the 2000
General Plan on January 22, 2002. The General Plan is a long-range, comprehensive
document that serves as a guide for the orderly development of Costa Mesa. By its
very nature, the General Plan needs to be updated and refined to account for current
and future community needs;
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment GP -08-03 is for the Proposed 2008-2014
Housing Element, which serves as one of the seven State -mandated elements of the
City's General Plan and which must be updated pursuant to California Government
Code Section 65588 for the 2008-2014 planning period. The updated Housing Element
must be adopted by City Council and certified by the State of California Housing and
Community Development Department to be in compliance with State Law;
WHEREAS, the 2008-2014 Housing Element identifies and assesses projected
housing needs and provides an inventory of constraints and resources relevant to
meeting these needs. Components of the housing element include: a housing needs
assessment with population and household characteristics; identification. of constraints..
to providing housing; an inventory of available sites for the provision of housing for all
economic segments of the community; and a statement of goals, policies and programs
for meeting the City's housing needs;
WHEREAS, the Housing Element Js a ,citywide plan for housing, including
provisions of affordable housing in the City of Costa Mesa. The previous. Housing
Element originally covered the period of July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2005. State
legislation subsequently extended the timeframe of this Housing Element to June :30,
2008 in order to align the Housing Element update with the, Regional Transportation
Planning process;
WHEREAS, the 2008-2014 Housing Element has been reviewed for compliance
with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), CEQA Guidelines, and the City's
environmental processing procedures. The City prepared a Draft Supplemental
Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) for the 2008-2014 Housing Element to meet the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) statutes (Public
Resources Code 21000 et seq.) and Guidelines (14 California Code of
Regulations, 15000 et seq.);
WHEREAS, the proposed 2008-2014 Housing Element was available for the
State mandated 60 -day public review period from February 15, 2008 — April 15, 2008.
A Notice of Availability was published in the Daily Pilot. The State of California Housing
and Community Development Department issued a comment letter dated April 22,
2008, and the City also received public correspondence during the review period,
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa, in conjunction with the State Clearinghouse,
circulated the Draft SEIR from February 29 to April 15, 2008 for public comment and
review. Written comments and oral testimony.were .responded .to..in the manner set
forth in California Code of Regulations Section .15088(b) through Responses to.
Comments submitted to the City. The Responses to Comments document includes
responsesto comments on, significant environmental issues received duringthe public
review period of the Draft. SEIR and errata. pages showing redlined/strikeout revisions of
the Draft SEIR;
WHEREAS, the City conducted public outreach to solicit input from residentso
and housing and . service providers regarding the housing needs of the community..
Community workshops were conducted for neighborhood and homeowners
associations throughout the City as follows:
•
June: 18, 2007 Community workshop at Neighborhood Community Center
• July 24, 2007 MIKA Community Development Corporation
• October 3, 2007 Mesa Verde, Inc. Home Owners Association
April 7, 2008 Planning Commission hosted a Community
workshop/open house at Costa Mesa City Hall
• May 12, 2008 Community workshop/open house at Costa Mesa City Hall
WHEREAS, the Redevelopment and Residential Rehabilitation (3-R) Committee
held a public forum to discuss the Housing Element on September 25, 2007, and a joint
study session was conducted by the City Council and Planning Commission on
February 12, 2008;
WHEREAS, no significant new information has been added to the Final Program
EIR or Final SEIR and no significant changes to the 2000 General Plan have occurred
which would require recirculation under CEQA Guidelines. §15088.5. The Draft SEIR,
Responses to Comments, errata pages identifying revisions to the Draft SEIR, and any
other information added by the City constitute Final SEIR No. 1049;
WHEREAS, Final SEIR No. 1049 reflects the independent judgment of the City
of Costa Mesa. The City Council has reviewed all environmental documents comprising
the Final SEIR and has found that the Final SEIR considers all environmental impacts of .
the proposed project and a reasonable range of alternatives, and the Final SEIR is
complete and adequate and fully. complies with 41 requirements of.:CEQA, the CEQA .
Guidelines, and the City of Costa Mesa Environmental Guidelines;
WHEREAS, a duly -noticed public hearing was held by the Planning. Commission
on July 28, 2008 .and by the City Council on August 19, 2008 to allow for public comment
on General Plan Amendment GP -08-03 and Final SEIR No. 1049 and with all persons,
having been giventhe opportunity -to be heard both for and against the proposed project; .-
WHEREAS., the Planning Commission recommended City Council certification of
the Final Supplemental EIR and adoption of the 2008-2014 Housing Element by adoption
of Planning Commission Resolution No. PC -08-63;
WHEREAS, the City Council hereby makes the following findings: (1) The
proposed 2008-2014 Housing Element will not facilitate the creation . of a significant
number of additional housing units beyond those anticipated and accounted for in the
2000 General Plan; (2) Proposed new housing programs will improve the quality of
existing housing and encourage and facilitate the provision of housing for all economic
segments of the community; (3) Adoption of the 2008-2014 Housing Element will not
result in any significant environmental effects beyond those already anticipated in the
Final Program EIR No. 1049;
WHEREAS, with regard to the Final SEIR, City Council also hereby finds that the
SEIR provides a basic. reference document to avoid unnecessary repetition of facts or
analysis in the previous General Plan Program EIR. Therefore, the SEIR only contains
updated technical. information or other supplemental information to make the previous
Program EIR adequate for the updated 2008-2014 Housing Element. No new mitigation
measures or significant impacts are identified in this supplemental document.
Specifically, the City Council finds that the impacts and mitigation measures as described
in the previous Program EIR are still applicable to the 2002 General Plan with its newly
updated 2008-2014 Housing Element;
BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council HEREBY CERTIFIES Final. SEIR No.
.1049 and ADOPTS General Plan Amendment GP -08-03 for the Proposed: 2008-2014 .
Housing Element.
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council has also considered and
finds that the benefits of the 2000 General Plan as a policy document outweigh the
unavoidable adverse impacts that remain after mitigation and does hereby REAFFIRM
the Statement of Facts and Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations of the
original General Plan Program EIR No. 1049. These documents, including the original
General Plan Program EIR; are available for review at the City. of .Costa Mesa,
Development Services Department, 2nd Floor of City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa,
California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 2008.
ATTEST:
Julie olcik, City Clerk
Eric R. Bever, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Kimberly Wall Barlow, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 08-62 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 19th day of August, 2008, by the following roll call vote, to Wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BEVER, MANSOOR, DIXON, FOLEY, LEECE
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 20th day of August, 2008.
02-t�je��Z:)
JULI OLCIK, 61TY CLERK
(SEAL),