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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5220_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 5220 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS CERTIFYING THE MASTER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE REDLANDS GENERAL PLAN AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT RECITALS WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is required due to potential effects identified in an initial study and environmental evaluation for the General Plan for the City of Redlands; and WHEREAS,a Master Environmental Assessment(MEA)and EIR for the proposed General Plan has been prepared for the City of Redlands by Blayney,Dyett,Greenberg Planning Consultants and Smith, Peroni & Fox Planning Consultants, Inc.,which is incorporated herein by this reference; and WHEREAS,the EIR was prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, State Guidelines, and the CEQA Guidelines of the City of Redlands; and WHEREAS, the EIR is a Program EIR subject to the following provision of the State Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act: "That subsequent activities shall be examined in the light of the General Plan EIR to determine whether an additional environmental document must be prepared." The City shall use an initial environmental evaluation to document the environmental evaluation of subsequent activities to determine whether the environmental effects of the subsequent activities are covered in the General Plan EIR; and WHEREAS,distribution of the Draft EIR was made to interested public and private agencies with a solicitation of comments and evaluation; and WHEREAS, the public review period of the Draft EIR ended on September 25, 1995 incorporated within the Final EIR are comments of the public, Planning Commission staff,and other local agencies, and the City's responses thereto; and WHEREAS,the Draft EIR and Final EIR have been reviewed by staff, and represent staffs independent evaluation,judgment and analysis; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the Final EIR and General Plan and recommended to the City Council, based on the Commission's exercise of its independent judgment,that the EIR should be certified as in compliance with the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and State Guidelines; and DJM712LE WHEREAS, a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held by the City Council on the Final EIR; and WHEREAS, the final EIR was distributed to the City Council and the City Council has independently reviewed and exercised its independent judgment regarding the sufficiency of the Final EIR, received public testimony and considered comments and responses thereto in its review of the General Plan; and WHEREAS, changes or alterations have been incorporated into the General Plan which mitigate or avoid certain of the significant environmental effects thereof, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and the State Guidelines, all significant environmental effects and corresponding mitigation measures together with the requisite findings and facts related thereto have been comprehensively set forth in Exhibit "A" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; mitigation measures have been adopted as part of the General Plan or will be incorporated at the appropriate project level; that establishment and implementation of the General Plan, as submitted,and of subsequent development review will incorporate all of the mitigation measures identified in the Final General Plan EIR; and that the benefits of the project have been balanced and considered against its possible unavoidable environmental risks and against the project alternatives identified in the Final General Plan EIR and those benefits are found to be overriding, all as set in Exhibit "B" which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY the City Council of the City of Redlands as follows: Section 1. That the City Council has reviewed and considered information contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report prior to taking action on the General Plan Update and certifies the Environmental Impact Report as complete. The City Council further adopts the Statement of Findings and Facts and incorporates the same herein by reference. The City Council finds that the mitigation measures identified in the Statement are necessary to reduce or avoid significant impact and that certain impacts, as identified in the Statement, even with implementation of all recommended mitigation measures, will remain significant and further adopts the Statement of Overriding Considerations and incorporates the same herein by reference. Section 2. That the City Clerk shall certify as to the adoption of this Resolution. DJM712LE 2 ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 17th day of October, 1995. '000 oe�' Mayor of the City of Redlands Attest: �! Lorri oyzer 70 I, Lorrie Poyzer,City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of October, 1995,by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Foster, Gilbreath, Gil; Mayor Larson NOES: Councilmember Cunningham ABSENT: None Lorneoyzer, ' erk DJM712LE 3 i f t; i'