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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 97-69 � 3a .337a RESOLUTION NO. 97-69 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CERTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 96-1 FOR THE PROPOSED McDONNELL CENTRE BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN GENERALLY BOUNDED BY RANCHO ROAD AND THE US NAVY SPUR TRACK ON THE NORTH, SPRINGDALE STREET ON THE EAST, BOLSA AVENUE ON THE SOUTH AND BOLSA CHICA STREET ON THE WEST WHEREAS, Environmental Impact Report 96-1 ("EIR 96-1") has been prepared to address the environmental effects, mitigation measures, and project alternatives associated with the proposed McDonnell Centre Business Park; and The Draft EIR was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), the State CEQA Guidelines (the "Guidelines"), and the City's environmental procedures; and Written and oral comments on EIR 96-1 were received from the public and responsible public agencies during and after the review period; and Such comments and testimony were responded to through a Response to comments document and said document was made available in a manner prescribed by CEQA and the Guidelines; and Public Resources Code 21092.5(a)requires that the City of Huntington Beach provide a written proposed response to any public agency that commented on the Environmental Impact Report, and the Response to Comments included in the Final Environmental Impact Report satisfy this provision; and The Planning Commission reviewed all environmental documentation comprising the EIR, including all elements of the Final EIR, and has found that the EIR considers all environmental effects of the proposed McDonnell Centre Business Park Specific Plan project, is complete and adequate, and fully complies with all requirements of CEQA and the Guidelines, and recommended its approval by the City Council; and Section 15092 of CEQA Guidelines provides that the City shall not decide to approve or carry our a project for which an EIR was prepared unless it has (a) eliminated or substantially lessened all significant effects on the environment where feasible as shown in the findings under Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines, and (b) determined that any remaining significant effects on the environment found to be unavoidable under Section 15091 are acceptable due to overriding concerns as described in Section 15093 of the CEQA Guidelines; and 1 gA;97-resol:eir%-1.doe RLS(unnumbered)CD 9/15/97 Section 15093(a) of the Guidelines requires the City to balance the benefits of a proposed project against its unavoidable environmental risks in determining whether to approve the project; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve as follows: 1. That the City Council hereby finds and certifies the Final Environmental Impact Report as complete and adequate in that it addresses all environmental effects of the proposed McDonnell Douglas Business Park and fully complies with the requirements of CEQA and the Guidelines. The Final EIR will ultimately be composed of the following elements: Draft Environmental Impact Report and Technical Appendices Planning Commission and City Council staff reports Planning Commission and City Council Minutes Comments received on Draft EIR and responses to those comments Statement of Overriding Considerations All of the above information has been and will be on file with the City of Huntington Beach Planning Department, 2000 Main street, Huntington Beach, California, 92648 and with the Secretary of the Commission. 2. That the Final EIR has identified all significant environmental effects of the project and that there are no known potential environmental impacts not addressed in the Final EIR. 3. That the City Council finds that the Final EIR has described all reasonable alternatives to the project that could feasible obtain the basic objectives of the project(including the"no project" alternative), even when these alternatives might impede the attainment of project objectives and might be more costly. Further,the City Council finds that a good faith effort was made to incorporate alternatives in the preparation of the Draft EIR and all reasonable alternatives were considered in the review process of the Final EIR and ultimate decisions on the project. 4. That the City further finds that the benefits gained by the City and its current and future residents by virtue of implementing the goals and policies of the proposed General Plan, override the unmitigatible effects detailed in Environmental Impact Report 96-1, as shown in the Statement of Overriding Considerations, attached hereto as Exhibit"A"and incorporated by this reference as though fully set forth herein. 2 g*97-resoheir96-Ldoc RLS(unnumbered)CD 9/15/97 5. That the City Council hereby adopts Environmental Impact report No. 96-1. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on this 6th day of October, 1997. Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Clerk t Attorney .�14,_fq Itib� � REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED: City A iris Director of Commuluty Development 3 g4;97-reso1;eir96-1.doe RLS(unnumbered)CD 9/15/97 McDONNELL CENTRE BUSINESS PARK SPECIFIC PLAN STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requires a public agency to balance the benefits of a proposed project against its significant unavoidable adverse environmental impacts . in determining whether to approve the project. The project will result in environmental effects which, although mitigated to the extent feasible by the implementation of mitigation measures, will remain significant unavoidable adverse impacts as discussed in the Environmental Impact Report and Findings. The City of Huntington Beach has determined that the significant unavoidable adverse impacts of this project are acceptable when balanced against the benefits of this project. In making this determination, the factors and pubic benefits provided below were considered. 1. The proposed project provides for the development of a variety of high quality industrial, office, and commercial uses consistent with the City's General PIan and zoning designation for the site. 2. The proposed project will .ensure the development of a single, cohesive business park complex by providing specific design measures that encompass landscaping, signage, setbacks, and streetscapes. 3. The proposed project will allow for an expeditious development process for those projects consistent with`and located within the Specific Plan area. 4. The proposed project results in a "Master Development Concept," for the site, including Land Use, Circulation, Public Facilities,Landscape, and Phasing. 5. The proposed project ensures the provision of an adequate circulation system, utility infrastructure and public services for new development, with timing and funding of improvements being closely correlated with development phasing. 6. The project will contribute required Traffic Impact Fees to the City of Huntington Beach, which in turn will help the City complete its Circulation System. 7. The proposed project will increase employment opportunities in the City of Huntington Beach including short-term construction employment and long term employment opportunities associated with ultimate development of 4,162,959 square feet of industrial, and commercial/retail/office uses. The Specific Plan provides for a range of employment opportunities in the professional, retail, service and industrial fields, thus stimulating business opportunities and widening the employee base of the community. P:1144616N1500110VERC0NS_X)C ATTACHMENT NO. Res.No. 97-69 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) I, CONNIE BROCKWAY,the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-off cio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of October, 1997 by the following vote: AYES: Julien, Harman, Dettloff, Bauer, Sullivan, Green, Garofalo NOES: None ABSENT: None City Clerk and ex-offici Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California G/resoluti/resUpg/97-39