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HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-109 - Final EIR, Sites 1, 2, & 3, Downtown Redevelopment ProjectRESOLUTION NO. 85-109 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THAT THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) WITH RESPECT TO THREE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SITES WITHIN A 19.5 - ACRE AREA OF THE COSTA MESA DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROTECT WHICH INCLUDES A MULTI -FAMILY RENTAL HOUS- ING DEVELOPMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) AND STATE AND LOCAL GUIDELINES; CERTIFY- ING THAT INFORMATION FROM THE FINAL EIR HAS BEEN REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED PRIOR TO FINAL ACTION ON GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -85-4A, REZONE PETITION R-85-13, PLANNING ACTION PA -85-214, AND THE AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE MULTI -FAMILY HOUSING REVE- NUE BONDS; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS REGARDING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; AND ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERA- TIONS THEREFOR. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa (the "City Council") by adopting Ordinance No. 73-44 on December 24, 1973, adopted and approved the Redevelopment Plan for the Costa Mesa Downtown Redevelopment Project; and amended said Plan by adopting Ordinance No. 77-27 on July 5, 1977, Ordinance No. 77-36 on August 1, 1977, and Ordinance No. 80-22 on November 17, 1980 (the "Redevelopment Plan"); and WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa Redevelopment Agency, City of Costa Mesa, California (the "Agency") and the City Council certified a Final Environ- mental Impact Report (EIR) for the Redevelopment Plan (the "Final EIR") on December 17, 1973, by adopting Resolutions No. 8-73 and No. 73-131, respec- tively; and WHEREAS, the Agency and the City Council certified a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report by adopting Resolutions No. 58-84 and No. 84-93, respectively, for a project within the Project Area (the "Supplemental EIR"); and WHEREAS, in further implementation of the Redevelopment Plan, the Agency has caused to be prepared and circulated a Draft Environmental Impact Report ("Draft EIR") pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), and State and local regulations and guidelines adopted pursuant thereto for the proposed development of three sites in the Project Area referred to as Site 1, Site 2, and Site 3; and WHEREAS, the Agency proposes to enter into an agreement with a private developer who owns an interest in Site 3 for the development of a multi- family housing development on Site 3; and WHEREAS, a duly noticed joint public hearing was held by the Agency and the City Council on December 18, 1985, at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, a Final Environmental Impact Report (the "Final EIR") relat- ing to the proposed development, including responses to the concerns raised at the public hearing and during the public review period, has been pre- pared pursuant to said statute, regulations, and guidelines; and WHEREAS, the Agency has reviewed and considered the information con- tained in the Original EIR, the Supplemental EIR, and the Final EIR; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa as follows: 1. The City Council hereby certifies that the Final EIR for Site 1, Site 2, and Site 3 of the Costa Mesa Downtown Redevelopment Project has been prepared and completed in compliance with CEQA and State and local guidelines and regulations adopted pursuant thereto. 2. The City Council hereby certifies that the information contained in the Final EIR has been reviewed and considered by the members of the City Council with respect to the proposed development of Site 3 and the proposed Owner Recipient Agreement. 3. The City Council hereby finds with respect to the multi -family housing to be developed on Site 3, and the adverse environmental impacts detailed in the Final EIR relating thereto: (a) That the adverse environmental impacts of the proposed development set forth in the Final EIR, including those raised in cco ments to the Draft EIR, have been considered and recognized by the City Council; (b) That based on information set forth in the Final EIR and in Attachment "A" (attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference), the City Council finds and determines that measures have been incorporated into the development project which mitigate or avoid adverse environmental impacts relating to land use, traffic and circulation, noise, air quality, energy consumption, water supply, sewage, drainage, police protection and fire protection identified in the Final Supplemental EIR and set forth in Section I of Attach- ment "A' ; (c) That based on information set forth in the Final EIR and in Attachment "A" hereto, the adverse environmental impacts related to the displacement and relocation of residents and businesses, short-term construction noise and air quality are significant envirorxnental effects which cannot be entirely mitigated or avoided if the project is implemented; (d) That no additional adverse impacts will have a significant effect or result in a substantial or potentially substantial adverse change in the environment as a result of the pro- posed development of Site 3. 4. The City Council hereby finds and determines that all significant environmental effects identified in the Final EIR have been reduced to an acceptable level in that: (a) All significant environmental effects that can be feasibly avoided have been eliminated or substantially lessened as determined through the findings set forth in Paragraph 2(b) of this Resolution; (b) Based upon the Final EIR, the documents in the record, and upon Section III of Attachment "A", specific economic, social, or other considerations make infeasible the project alternatives identified in said Final EIR; (c) Based upon the Final EIR and the documents in the record, all remaining, unavoidable significant effects of the pro- posed development are overridden by the benefits of the project as described in Section IV of Attachment "A", and the City Council hereby approves and adopts said Section IV of said Attachment "A" as a Statement of Overriding Consid- erations for the proposed development of Site 3 and imple- menting actions. 5. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs that a Notice of Determination be filed with respect to the Final EIR pertaining to the approval of General Plan Amendment GP -85-4A, Rezone Petition R-85-13, Planning Action PA -85-214, and the issuance of Multi -family Housing Revenue Bonds, and all other City Council Actions taken in furtherance thereof. szj_ 1. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of December, 1985. ---, Mww-� ; A em ATTEST: 6i) CV C ty Clerk of the City of Cost Vlesa STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss CITY OF COSTA MESA ) I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and fore- going Resolution No. 85-109 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at an adjourned regular meeting thereof, held on the 18th day of December, 1985. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 19th day of December, 1985. City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk o,f the City Council of the City of Cost# Mesa