HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2019-68 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-68
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH CERTIFYING THE FINAL.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SCH#2017101041)
FOR THE MAGNOLIA TANK FARM PROJECT
WHEREAS, Environmental Impact Report No. 17-001, State Clearinghouse
#2017101041 ("EIR") was prepared by the City of Huntington Beach ("City") to address the
environmental implications of the proposed Magnolia Tank Farm Project (the "Project"); and
• On October 19, 2017 a Notice of Preparation for the Project was distributed to the State
Clearinghouse, other responsible agencies, trustee agencies and interested parties; and
• After obtaining comments received in response to the Notice of Preparation, the City
completed preparation of the Draft EIR and filed a Notice of Completion with the State
Clearinghouse on December 17, 2018; and
• The Draft EIR was circulated for public review and comment from December 17, 2018 to
March 18, 2019 and was available for review at several locations including Community
Development Department, City Clerk's Office, Banning Library, and the City's website;
and
• On October 22, 2019 the Planning Commission held a public meeting on the EIR and
certified the EIR as adequate and complete; and
WHEREAS,public comments have been received on the Draft EIR, and responses to those
comments have been prepared and provided to the City Council; and
WHEREAS,Public Resources Code 21092.5(a)requires that the City of Huntington Beach
provide a written response to any public agency that commented on the Environmental Impact
Report, and the Response to Comments included in the Final Environmental Impact Report
satisfies this provision; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public meeting on the EIR on , 2019
and received and considered public testimony.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
does hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15132, the Final EIR for the
Project is comprised of the Draft EIR and Appendices, the comments received on the Draft EIR,
the Responses to Comments (including a list of persons, organizations, and public agencies
commenting on the Draft EIR), the Text Changes to the Draft EIR (bound together with the
Responses to Comments) and all Community Development Department Staff Reports to the City
Council, including all minutes, transcripts, attachments and references. All of the above
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information has been and will be on file with the City of Huntington Beach Department of
Community Development, 2000 Main Street, Huntington Beach, California 92648.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds and certifies that the Final EIR is complete and
adequate in that it has identified all significant environmental effects of the Project and that there
are no known potential environmental impacts not addressed in the Final EIR.
SECTION 3. The City Council finds that although the Final EIR identifies certain
significant environmental effects that will result if the Project is approved, all significant effects
which can feasibly be mitigated or avoided have been mitigated or avoided by the incorporation
of project design features, standard requirements,and by the imposition of mitigation measures on
the approved Project. All mitigation measures are included in the "Mitigation Monitoring
Reporting Program" attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution and incorporated herein by this
reference.
SECTION 4. The City Council finds that the Final EIR has described reasonable
alternatives to the Project that could feasibly obtain the basic objectives of the Project, even when
these alternatives might impede the attainment of Project objectives. Further, the City Council
finds that a good faith effort was made to incorporate alternatives in the preparation of the Draft
EIR and that a reasonable range of alternatives was considered in the review process of the Final
EIR and ultimate decisions on the Project.
SECTION 5. The City Council finds that no "substantial evidence" (as that term is
defined pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15384) has been presented that would call into
question the facts and conclusions in the EIR.
SECTION 6. The City Council finds that no "significant new information" (as that term
is defined pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15088.5) has been added to the Final EIR after
circulation of the Draft EIR. The City Council finds that the minor refinements that have been
made to the Project as a result of clarifications in the mitigation measures and EIR text do not
amount to significant new information concerning the Project, nor has any significant new
information concerning the Project become known to the City Council through the public hearings
held on the Project, or through the comments on the Draft EIR and Responses to Comments.
SECTION 7. The City Council finds that the Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program
establishes a mechanism and procedures for implementing and verifying the mitigations pursuant
to Public Resources Code 2108.6 and hereby adopts the Mitigation Monitoring Reporting
Program. The mitigation measures shall be incorporated into the Project prior to or concurrent
with Project implementation as defined in each mitigation measure.
SECTION 8. The City Council finds that the Final EIR reflects the independent review
and judgment of the City of Huntington Beach City Council, that the Final EIR was presented to
the City Council, and that the City Council reviewed and considered the information contained in
the Final EIR prior to approving General Plan Amendment No. 17-001, Zoning Map Amendment
No. 17-001, Zoning Text Amendment No. 17-005, Local Coastal Program Amendment No. 17-
001,"and Development Agreement No. 19-001 (Magnolia Tank Farm).
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SECTION 9. The City Council finds that the Final EIR serves as adequate and appropriate
environmental documentation for the Project. The City Council certifies that the Final EIR
prepared for the Project is complete, and that it has been prepared in compliance with the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and CEQA Guidelines.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular
meeting thereof held on , 2019.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED ORM-
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City Clerk rty ttorney N V
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: ITIATED AND PP VED:
City Manager Director of Community Development
Exhibit A: Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program
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