HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 12-7311RESOLUTION NO. 12-7311
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY APPROVING THE WATER SUPPLY ASSESSMENT FOR THE
AMENDED DOWNEY LANDING SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, the State Legislature adopted Senate Bill 610 in 2002, amending the State
Water Code to include requirements that the increased demands on water systems are
adequately addressed and that a reliable source of water supply is available for certain new
developments, prior to their approval; and
WHEREAS, Section 15155(b) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) and Section 10910(g) of the California Water Code requires that a governing body
of a public water system that will serve a "water demand project” shall approve a Water Supply
Assessment at a regular or special meeting; and
WHEREAS, the City of Downey is the public water supplier within its city limits and the
City Council of the City of Downey is the governing body of the City's public water system; and
WHEREAS, in June 2011, Mr. Robert A, Manarino, an authorized agent for the
applicant, PCCP IRG Downey, LLC, submitted a proposed amendment to the Downey Landing
Specific Plan to the City. The requested amendment, better known as the Tierra Luna
Marketplace, or 2011 Revised Project, is a 1.5 million square foot mixed-use development that
consists of a variety of retail formats and configurations, along with stand-alone restaurants,
office buildings, a multiplex theater and hotel. The retail uses proposed will total 1,100,000
million square feet, while the others include office space totaling 300,000 square feet, and a
116,000 square foot, 150-key hotel.
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WHEREAS, under Section 15155(a)(1)(G) of the state CEQA Guidelines and
Section10912(a)(7) of the Water Code, a development that would require an amount of water
greater than or equivalent to the amount required by P) a shopping center or business
establishment of more than 500,000 square feet of floor space, or (ii) a commercial office
building of more than 250,000 square feet of floor space, such as the proposed amendment to
the Downey Landing Specific Plan, requires a Water Supply Assessment; and
WHEREAS, the Water Section of the Department of Public Works for the City of Downey
prepared the Water Supply Assessment for the requested amendment to the Downey Landing
Specific Plan ; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the Water Supply Assessment with its data
and conclusions set forth in the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Tierra Luna Specific
Plan. Based on its conclusions, the City’s existing and additional groundwater entitlements, the
City's existing and prospective recycled water supplies, and its water conservation measures,
comprise the City’s water supply for the projected demand of the proposed amendment to the
Downey Landing Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS , the Water Supply Assessment concludes that the City’s projected water
supply, consisting of existing and additional supplies, is sufficient at this time to meet the
requested amendment's projected water demand.
RESOLUTION NO. 12-7311
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Downey
approves the Water Supply Assessment for the Tierra Luna Specific Plan.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day JanuaryH12.
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ROG Hl \C. BROSSMER, Mayor
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City Clerk
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ADRIA M. JIMENEZ. CMC
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council of
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 10th day of January 2012, by the following
votes, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN :
Council Members: Guerra, Marquez, Vasquez, Gafin, Mayor Brossmer
Council Member: None
Council Member: None
Council Member: None
ADRIA M. JtF,HE
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City Clerk