HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5042 RESOLUTION NO. 5042
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING
THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GP -87 -3 AS
COMPLETE AND ADEQUATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OP DOWNEY HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Downey
hereby finds, determines and declares that:
A. The County of Los Angeles ( "the
County ") has proposed to convert a
121 -acre site ( "the Site ") from hospital
activities to a light industrial park
( "the Development "). The Development
would proceed in three phases over a
period of sixteen years and would contain
2,247,694 square feet of building floor
area. During each phase, hospital
activities thdt the Development would
replace would relocate to the Rancho Los
Amigos Hospital property north of
Imperial Highway.
B. In order for the Development Lo
proceed, the City would have to approve,
among other things, amendments to the
Land Use and Circulation Elements of the
City's General Plan.
C. The County has initiated a request
to: (1) amend the Land Use Element of
the General Plan by changing the Site's
General Plan designation from "Public
Use" to "Light Manufacturing" and (2)
amend the Circulation Element of the
General Plan by designation of a
circulation plan for the Site specifying
roadway alignments and roadway widths.
( "General Plan Amendment GP- 87-3" ur "the
Project".)
D. The City, as lead agency for said
Project, has caused to be prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Report
( "FEIR ") for the Project pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act of
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1970 as amended ( "CEQA ") .
E. The Draft Environmental Impact
Report ( "DEIR "), State Clearing House No.
87081918, evaluated the probable and
potential environmental effects of the
Project.
F. The DEIR was prepared in accordance
with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and
the City of Downey's Environmental
Guidelines, which were adopted by City
Council Resolution No. 4326.
G. In accordance with CEQA, the DEIR
was distributed to the appropriate public
agencies and interested parties and was
made available for public review during a
45 -day public review period from March 22
through May 6, 1988.
•H. The Planning Commission conducted
public hearings to receive testimony on
the proposed pro jeuL dzLU the DEIR and
FEIR for the project oft April b,
April 20, May 18, May 25, June 1 and
June 15, 1988.
I. Written and oral comments on the
DEIR and FEIR were received by the City
during and after the 45 -day public review
period, which were fully and adequately
responded to in accordance with the State
CEQA Guidelines, California
Administrative Code Section 15088(b).
J. The comments and responses to
comments concerning the DEIR and FEIR
have been included in the FEIR which
includes the documents entitled
"Additional Information and Comments"
dated May 27 and June 10, 1988.
K. The Planning Commission fully
reviewed and carefully considered the
DEIR, the Comments and Responses to
Comments concerning the DEIR and all
other environmental documents that
comprise the FEIR and, by Resolution
No. 1106, recommended to the City Council
that the Council certify the FEIR for the
Project is complete and adequate, and was
prepared and considered in compliance
with the requirements of CEQA, and the
State and local CEQA Guidelines.
L. The City Council has fully reviewed
and carefully considered the DEIR, the
comments and responses to comments
concerning the DEIR and all other
environmental documents that comprise the
FEIR, at a public hearing, including all
•-- information presented at said public
hearing.
SECTION 2. In view of the foregoing, the City
Council of the City of Downey hereby certifies that the FEIR
for the Project (1) is complete and adequate, and was
prepared in compliance with the requirements of CEQA, the
State CEQA Guidelines and the City of Downey Environmental
Guidelines, and (2) was presented to the City Council and
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the Council has reviewed and considered the information
contained therein.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and
directed to file a Notice of Determination as required
pursuant to CEQA.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify the
adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day o f
July , 1988.
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Attest:
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Robert G. Cormack
Jeremy Youn, City Cierk
I certify that the foregoing Resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 12th _ day of
1988, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Paul, Barb, Boggs, Hayden, Cormack
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
MGM: 0 Council Members: None
C erk
Jerin Young
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