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HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-17 - Final EIR 1037 for Arterial Improvement, EP-89-1B183 RESOLUTION NO. 89-17 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING AS COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE FINAL PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 1037 FOR THE NORTH COSTA MESA SPECIFIC PLAN ARTERIAL IMPROVEMENT STUDY AND GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -89-1B. WHEREAS, Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) No. 1037 (State Clearinghouse No. 87072917) provided environmental assessment for the North Costa Mesa Arterial Improvement Study, consisting of roadway improvements at 24 locations in North Costa Mesa; and WHEREAS, the Addendum to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) pro- vided additional environmental assessment to address minor technical changes and additions to the Study; and WHEREAS, the Project initiated by the City of Costa Mesa consists of a General Plan Amendment to amend the Master Plan of Arterial Highways in 19 locations analyzed in the North Costa Mesa Arterial Improvement Study and EIR; and WHEREAS, the Draft EIR was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City of Costa Mesa environmental guidelines; and WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa distributed a Notice of Preparation of the Draft Program EIR in accordance with CEQA, incorporated information from responses thereto, and solicited additional comments formally and informally as noted below; and WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa mailed information flyers to over 7,000 residences, businesses, and organizations in the project area; and WHEREAS, the Draft EIR was circulated to the public for a 45 -day com- ment and review period held between August 23, 1988, and October 6, 1988, and during this public review period, conducted public scoping meetings on September 13, 1988, and September 15, 1988, and from which there were received and duly responded to a total of eight comments, including seven from agencies and one from a Costa Mesa resident; and WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa Transportation Commission held meet- ings eetings to review the Draft EIR on September 7, 1988, and September 21, 1988, and provided recommendations for the Draft EIR and project; and WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on September 26, 1988, to receive public testimony with respect to the Draft EIR, at which time no public comments were received; and WHEREAS, comments and testimony were fully and adequately responded to in the manner set forth in California Administrative Code Section 15088, through infonnation contained in the Final Program EIR; and WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on January 9, 1989, for which they reviewed all environmental docu- ments comprising the Draft EIR, the Response to Comments, and the Addendum, and found that they consider all environmental impacts of the proposed North Costa Mesa Specific Plan Arterial Improvement Study and General Plan Amendment, and are complete and adequate and fully comply with all require- ments of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa City Council has reviewed all environ- mental documentation prepared to evaluate the proposed project, including all elements of the Final EIR and the recommendations of the Transportation Cannission and the Planning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby certifies Final Environmental Impact Report No. 1037 as complete and adequate in that it addresses all significant environmental effects of the proposed project and fully complies with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the State CEQA Guidelines. Said Final Program Environ- mental Impact Report is comprised of the following elements: 1. Draft Program EIR and Technical Appendices 2. Responses to Comments and Errata 3. Addendum No. 1 4. Transportation Commission Minutes 5. Planning Ccmmission Staff Reports 6. Planning Camission Minutes 7. City Council Staff Reports 8. City Council Minutes 9. City Council Resolution All of the above information shall be on file with the Planning Divi- sion, City of Costa Mesa, City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, California, 92626. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of February, 1989. 1 Mayor of the of Costa Mesa ATTEST: 6 City Clerk of the City of Costa Me 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. 89-17 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 6th day of February, 1989. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 7th day of February, 1989. City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of e City Council of the City of CostaAsa