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RESOLUTION NO. 2002-97
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CERTIFYING THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NUMBER 97-2 FOR
THE PARKSIDE ESTATES PROJECT
WHEREAS, Environmental Impact Report (EIR)Number 97-2 was prepared to address
the environmental implications of the proposed Parkside Estates Project.
• On September 17, 1997, a Notice of Preparation for the draft EIR was sent to the State
Clearinghouse in the Office of Planning and Research and to other responsible agencies.
• On April 17, 1998, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15085, a Notice of
Completion for the draft EIR was filed with the State Clearinghouse.
• The Draft EIR was circulated for public review and comment from April 17, 1998 to June
15, 1998, and was available for review at several locations including City Hall and the
Huntington Beach Public Library.
• on June 29, 2001, a Notice of Preparation for the New Alternatives to the Draft EIR was
sent to the State Clearinghouse in the Office of Planning and Research and to other
responsible agencies.
• The New Alternatives to the Draft EIR were circulated for public review and comment
from June 29, 2001 to August 12, 2001, and available for review at several locations
including City Hall and the Huntington Beach Public Library; and
The Planning Commission held public meetings on the EIR on September 10, 2002, and
September 24, 2002 in which comments were received on the EIR; and
The Planning Commission certified the EIR on September 24, 2002; and
The City Council held a public meeting on the EIR on October 21, 2002 in which
comments were received on the EIR,
NOW, THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the foregoing recitations, the following findings are hereby
made;
1. The environmental analysis covers the areas of Land Use Compatibility,
Aesthetics/Light and Glare, Transportation/Circulation, Air Quality,Noise, Earth
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Resources,Drainage/Hydrology, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, and
Public Services and Utilities.
2. As mitigated, there are less than significant impacts on Land Use Compatibility,
Aesthetics/Light and Glare, Transportation/Circulation, Air Quality,Noise, Earth
Resources, Drainage/Hydrology, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, and
Public Services and Utilities.
3. There are no significant unavoidable impacts.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
additionally find that the EIR identifies cumulative project impacts that are mitigated to a level
considered less than significant.
SECTION 3. Based upon the above findings, written comments and verbal testimony,
and other evidence received at the public hearings held for the project, and upon studies and
investigations made by the City Council and on its behalf, the City Council further finds as
follows:
1. At public hearings, the City Council considered public testimony, staff
presentations, and Planning Commission and City Council reports on the EIR
prepared for the project.
2. The EIR identifies certain significant environmental effects. The EIR identifies
feasible mitigation measures for each of these impacts.
SECTION 4. Based upon the above recitations, findings, and conclusions the City
Council hereby determines.
1. Pursuant to Section 15090 of the California Environmental Quality Act
Guidelines, the City Council certifies that EIR 97-2 (SCH No. 97091051) has
been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act. It
was presented to, and the information contained therein reviewed and considered
by the Planning Commission and City Council prior to reaching a decision on the
Parkside Estates Project. The EIR reflects the independent judgment of the City of
Huntington Beach acting as Lead Agency for the project pursuant to Pub. Res.
Code Section 21082.1(c)(3).
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2. The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby certify EIR
Number 97-2 (SCH No. 97091051), set forth in Section 3 above.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of October , 2002.
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITI D AND APPROVED:
City Adnyrnistrator � V166tor of Planning
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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-officio 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 a regular meeting thereof held on the
21 st day of October, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES: Green, Dettloff, Houchen, Bauer
NOES: Boardman, Cook, Winchell
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California