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.
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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:
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