HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES RD 1989 09 1989 0621rRESOLUTION NO. 89 -9
A RESOLUTION OF THE MOORPARK REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY CERTIFYING THE FINAL EIR AND APPROVING
THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE
MOORPARK REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15090 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, the Moorpark
Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency "), being the Project's Lead
Agency as defined in CEQA, Sections 15050 and 15051, shall certify
that the Final Environmental Impact Report ( "FEIR"): 1) has been
completed in compliance with CEQA; and 2) that the FEIR was
presented to the decision - making body of the Lead Agency and that
the decision - making body reviewed and considered the information
contained in the FEIR prior to approving the proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared a proposed Redevelopment Plan
(the "Redevelopment Plan ") for the Moorpark Redevelopment Project
(the "Project ") in compliance with Section 3300'0, et. seq. the
California Redevelopment Law (CCRL).
THE MOORPARK REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES,
RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Agency hereby certifies that the FEIR on the
Redevelopment Plan for the Project was completed pursuant to the
provisions of CEQA and the guidelines thereto and that the FEIR
was presented to the City Council and that the City Council has
reviewed and considered the contents of the FEIR prior to deciding
whether to approve and adopt the Redevelopment Plan. With respect
to the potential significant environmental effects identified in
the FEIR, the Agency finds as fall, >ws:
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A. The FEIR identifies the impact on traffic circulation as a
potentially significant short -term environmental effect. However,
changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated
into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen the
significant environmental effect as identified in the FEIR. To
mitigate potential short -term impacts, standard safety
precautions, e.g., flagmen, detours and warning signs, will be
used during project construction. As part of the Plan's
implementation, significant traffic; circulation system
improvements will be made to the betterment of existing negative
conditions. Generally, improvements to Project Area roadways will
include, but not be limited to, widening of streets, street
resurfacing, street light improvements, installation and repair of
curbs, gutters and sidewalks, upgrading of traffic control devices
and miscellaneous alleyway reconstruction. Any major changes to
circulation patterns shall be coordinated with city, county and
regional planning and transportation bodies.
B. The FEIR identifies short -term noise impacts as a
potentially significant environmental effect. However, changes or
alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the
Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant
environmental effect as identified in the FEIR. All redevelopment
activities shall adhere to the policies and actions outlined in
the noise element of the Moorpark General Plan. Construction
activities will be limited to daylight hours. Contractors hired
by the Agency will be required to meet USGSA Construction Noise
Specifications. Appropriate building setbacks and noise barriers
(such as sound walls) will be incorporated into new developments
and all future developments generated through implementation of
the proposed Plan shall be in compliance with the City's General
Plan and Zoning Ordinance, thereby ensuring land use
compatibility.
C. The EIR identifies the impact upon air quality as a
potentially significant environmental effect. However, changes or
alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the
Project which avoid br substantially lessen the significant
environmental effect as identified in the FEIR. No project shall
be allowed by the Agency that is inconsistent with the Regional
Air Quality Plan.
Additionally, other considerations which would further lessen
the impact upon air quality and which is within the jurisdiction
of the City are as follows: 1) The Agency should participate
with the Regional Air Quality Management District and the County
of Ventura in developing long -term solutions regarding regional
air quality. 2) Specific development projects should be reviewed
for individual and cumulative impacts upon the local and regional
air cell during the appropriate stage of planning. 3) Watering,
as a means of dust control should be used. 4) Measures to reduce
vehicle trips rather than vehicle miles traveled should be
encouraged. Such measures might include mass transit, ridesharing
and use of alternative forms of individual transportation such as
bicycles. These measures should be adopted by the City.
D. The FEIR identifies the impact on public services and
utilities as a potentially significant environmental effect.
However, changes or alterations have been required in, or
incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen
the significant environmental effect as identified in the FEIR.
The FEIR mandates that water distribution system expansion/
improvement projects shall precede or be concurrent with all
growth inducing projects, as necessary. Such necessity shall be
determined by the Lead Agency prior to its approval of growth
inducing projects. The need for specific project environmental
analyses shall be determined in accordance with sections 15162,
15163 and 15168 of CEQA. The Redevelopment Plan provides for
substantial improvements to be made to the City's water, drainage
and flood control facilities. Projects will be encouraged to use
water conserving plumbing and landscaping. If the Redevelopment
program results in school enrollment increases, the Agency shall
make a good faith effort to enter into reasonable agreements with
the School District to off -set dem,)nst.rated impacts of the
enrollment increases. Developers in the Project Area shall be
encouraged to: 1) coordinate with Southern California Editon (SCE)
regarding the location and phasing of required on -site electrical
facilities, 2) consult with SCE regarding current energy
conservation techniques, and consider the use of energy- efficient
architecture and landscape design. The Agency shall do the same.
On -site electrical lines will be installed underground.
Developers shall be encouraged to consider building and landscape
design to facilitate solar heating and efficient heating - cooling.
The Agency shall do the same. Service of natural gas to the
Project Area should be in accordance with Southern California Gas
Company policies and extension rules. Pacific Bell must be
consulted before construction projects commence. Installation of
underground telephone cables shall be encouraged.
One other consideration which would lessen the impact on
community facilities and services and which is within the
Jr jurisdiction of the City, is a requirement that police services
and facilities be expanded to keep abreast of new growth within
the Project Area and city as a whole. This measure should be
adopted by the City.
E. The FEIR identifies the impact on earth resources as a
potentially significant environmental effect. However, changes or
alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the
Project which avoid or substantially lessen the significant
environmental effect as identified in the FEIR. Geotechnical and
soils engineering reports shall be prepared in conjunction with
the preparation of preliminary design layouts and grading plans
for construction projects being developed with the Project Area.
These studies will determine adequate procedures for dealing with
hazardous soil conditions and geologic hazards identified within
the FEIR; the recommendations cont,iined within those reports shall
be adhered to when grading is under-taken, or buildings or roadways
are designed and constructed. All rehabilitation and new
development projects shall be designed in accordance with current
and applicable Uniform Building Coi• -� standards and other city,
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county, state and federal regulations and guidelines. Foundation
and grading plans shall be subject to the approval of the City
Building Department. Large structures or subdivisions shall be
approved only after geology reports have been prepared to locate
any surface stress of the Simi and Fairview faults. Appropriate
setback distances must be designated in those instances where
projects are in proximity to any surface traces of those faults.
Finally, erosion control plans shall be implemented, where
appropriate, for hillside development during and immediately
following construction of affected projects.
F. The FEIR identifies the short term impact on public health
and safety as a potentially significant environmental effect.
However, changes or alterations have been required in, or
incorporated into, the Project which avoid or substantially lessen
the significant environmental effect as identified in the final
EIR. Standard safety precautions, e.(I., rerouting of traffic, use
of flagmen, daytime construction hours use of exhaust and noise
filters and watering of soil during grading to reduce dust, shall
be employed during all construction phases in order to lessen
hazards to the general public.
The need for additional environmental assessment shall be
determined by the Agency on a project -by- project basis in
accordance with Sections 15162, 14163 and 15168 of CEQA.
G. The foregoing mitigation measures avoid or substantially
lessen the potentially significant environmental impacts of the
Plan identified in the FEIR. Further, the social, economic and
other benefits of the project outweigh any unavoidable adverse
impacts that may occur. Due to su.:-h overriding benefits and
considerations, the Agency finds that any unavoidable adverse
environmental impacts of the Plan ?re acceptable. The Project
will revitalize and upgrade the Pr(-J ect Area by increasing sales
i tax revenues, providing adequate roadways, reducing the hazard of
flooding, providing improved hourJ g opportunities, providing
improvements to community facilit�,s, correcting deficiencies in
rthe public infrastructure and promoting aesthetic improvements.
Implementation of the Plan will also help accelerate achievement
of General Plan goals for land uses within the Project Area. The
project alternatives identified in the FEIR either would not
achieve the objectives of the Project or would so so only with
unacceptable adverse impacts. Accordingly, and for the reasons
set forth herein and in the FEIR, none of the alternatives are
feasible, nor are the alternatives environmentally superior. Each
alternative analyzed, including the no- project alternative,
reduced project areas and sizes, reduced redevelopment activities,
and alternative financing techniques, limit the Agency's ability
to correct current environmental problems such as deficiencies in
the roadway infrastructure which create traffic hazards, and
deficiencies in the drainage system which create flooding
hazards. Furthermore, these alternatives lessen the Agency's
ability to accelerate the achievement of General Plan land use
goals. An alternative site was not considered feasible because
the redevelopment of an alternative site would not address the
conditions of blight present in the Project Area. This paragraph
constitutes a statement of overriding considerations pursuant to
the California Environmental Quality Act.
Section 2. The Agency hereby adopts the mitigation monitoring
program contained in Section 7.0 of the EIR to monitor the changes
to the project which have been adopted or made a condition of
project approval in Section 1 of this Resolution.
Section 3. A full and fair joint public hearing regarding the
proposed Plan has been duly noticed and held by the City Council
and the Agency pursuant to law and the Agency and City Council
have received testimony for and against the proposed Plan and the
City Council has prepared written findings in response to each
written objection, if any, of an affected property owner or taxing
entity in accordance with Health <ird Safety Code Section 33363.
( The Agency has considered the Report to the City Council, which is
the reports and information requir(d by Health and Safety Code
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Section 33352, and all testimony for and against adoption of such
Plan. All objections are hereby overruled.
Section 4. The Proposed Plan, a copy of which has been
presented to the Agency and which is now on file in the office of
the City Clerk, is hereby approved.
Section 5. The Agency hereby recommends approval and adoption
of such proposed Plan by the City Council of the City of Moorpark.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 21st day of June, 1989.
AYES: Agency Members Harper, Lawrason, Montgomery, Perez and Chairman Brown.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
Chairman
ATTEST:
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Secretary
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MOORPARK
ELOISE BROWN
Mayor
BERNARDO M. PEREZ
Mayor Pro Tern
CLINT HARPER, Ph. D.
Councilmember
PAUL LAWRASON
Councilmember
SCOTT MONTGOMERY
Councilmember
RICHARD T. HARE
City Treasurer
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA )
CITY OF MOORPARK )
SS.
STEVEN KUENY
City Manager
CHERYL J. KANE
City Attorney
PATRICK RICHARDS, A.I.C.P.
Director of
Community Development
R. DENNIS DELZEIT
City Engineer
JOHN V. GILLESPIE
Chief of Police
I, Lillian E. Kellerman, Secretary to the Redevelopment Agency of
Moorpark, California, do hereby cf�t-tify under penalty of perjury that
the foregoing Resolution No. ___89-9 was adopted by the
Redevelopment Agency of the City Moorpark at a meeting held on the
21st day of June
by the following vote:
11189, and that the same was adopted
AYES: Agency Members Harper, lawrason, Montgomery, Perez and
Chairman Brown.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
WITNESS my hand and the official eal of -,aid City this 30th day of
June _ _ , 1989.
n E. Kellerm n
ment Agency Secretary
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