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HomeMy WebLinkAbout057-86COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 57-86 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE MAKING FINDINGS AS TO THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE DOWNTOWN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHEREAS, an Environmental Impact Report (the "EIR") on the Redevelopment Plan (the "Redevelopment Plan") for the Downtown Redevelopment Project (the "Project") was prepared by the Community Development Agency of the City of Danville (the "Agency") pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.), the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (14 Cal.Adm. Code Section 15000 et seq., hereinafter the "State CEQA Guidelines") and local procedures adopted by the Agency pursuant thereto; and WHEREAS, a Notice of Completion of the Drift EIR was filed on February 21, 1986, and published in the Valley Times on February 27, 1986; and WHEREAS, the Draft EIR was thereafter revised and supplemented to adopt changes suggested, to incorporate comments received and the Agency's response to said comments, and as so revised and supplemented, a Final EIR was prepared and submitted to the City Council of the City of Danville; and WHEREAS, a joint public hearing was held by the Agency and the City Council on July 7, 1986, on the Redevelopment Plan and the Final EIR relating thereto, following notice duly and regularly given as required by law, and all interested persons expressing a desire t® comment thereon or object thereto having been heard, and said Final EIR and all comments and responses thereto having been considered; and WHEREAS, the Final EIR consists of the Draft EIR, as revised and supplemented, made a part of the Agency's Report on the Redevelopment Plan, incorporating all comments received and the response of the Agency and the City Council thereto as of the date hereof; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DANVILLE DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Council has considered the Final EIR as prepared by the Agency and evaluated all comments, written and oral, received from persons who have reviewed the Draft EIR. Section 2. The Council hereby makes the written findings set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein, for each of the significant effects set forth in said Exhibit A, and further approves the statements of facts set forth in Exhibit A, and further approves the statements of facts set forth in said Exhibit A. Based on such findings and statements of facts, the Council hereby finds that significant environmental effects have been reduced to an acceptable level in that all significant environmental effects have been eliminated or substantially lessened. Based on the foregoing, the Council finds and determines that the Downtown Redevelopment Project will not have a significant effect upon the environment. -1- Section 3. In the event that the significant environmental effects identified in Section 2 of this resolution as being eliminated or substantially lessened are not mitigated or substantially lessened, the Council hereby adopts the following statement of overriding considerations. The Council hereby finds that, based on the findings and statements of facts set forth in Exhibit A, and based on the Final EIR and/or other information contained in the record, its action to approve and carry out the Redevelopment Plan is supported for the reasons that the Redevelopment Plan will: eliminate blighting influences and correct environmental deficiencies in the Project Area, including, among others, small and irregular lots, obsolete and aged building types, incompatible and uneconomic land uses, and deteriorated or inadequate public improvements; permit the assembly of land into parcels suitable for modern, integrated development with improved pedestrian and vehicular circulation in the Project Area; replan, redesign and develop undeveloped areas which are stagnant or improperly utilized; provide opportunities for participation by owners and tenants in the revitalization of their properties; provide an environment for social and economic growth; expand employment opportunities; establish and implement performance criteria to assure high site design standards and environmental quality and other design elements which provide unity and integrity to the entire Project Area; and expand and improve the supply of housing for low- and moderate-income persons. Section 4. The City Clerk of the City of Danville is hereby directed to file a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk of Contra Costa County and the Office of Planning and Research pursuant to the provisions of Section 15096(i) of the State CEQA Guidelines. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of July, 1986, by the following vote: AYES: Kennett, McNeely, Schlendorf NOES: None ABSENT: Lane, Offenhartz ATTEST: -2-