HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6367 RESOLUTION NO. 6367
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY APPROVING
THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARTION FOR THE TRANSIT CENTER AT
DOWNEY AVENUE AND NANCE STREET.
THE CITY COUNCIL DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section I. The City Council of the City of Downey does hereby find, determine
and declare as follows:
A. The City of Downey has submitted an application for funds to the Federal
Transit Administration, Section 5309 program for funding to support the
design and construction of a transit center at Downey Avenue and Nance
Street, including the purchase of the property at this site for purposes of
constructing a bus transfer facility.
B. The proposed project would sit on an unimproved 1.49 acre site at Downey
Avenue and Nance Street and support the construction of a 2,227 square foot
building, parking and waiting areas for up to seven Large buses and two Bial-
a -ride vehicles; a drop -off area and employee parking. The site is intended to
serve primarily pedestrians from the downtown area and transfer passengers
from transit.
C. The City of Downey, as Lead Agency for this project, has caused to be
prepared an Initial Study of Environmental Impacts (Initial Study) and
Mitigated Negative Declaration for the project pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) of 1970, as amended, the state CEQA
Guidelines and the City of Downey's Revised Procedures for Implementing
CEQA, which were adopted by City Council Resolution No. 5646. Although
the City of Downey had assistance in preparing the Initial Study, the Initial
Study and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration reflect the independent
judgement of the City of Downey.
D. The Initial Study and proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration evaluated the
probable and potential environmental effects of the development and
operation of the proposed project.
E. In accordance with CEQA, the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative
Declaration were distributed to the appropriate public agencies and were
made available for public review and comment for a period of twenty days,
ending May 30 2000.
F. The City Council will conduct a public hearing at its regular meeting of June
13, 2000 at which time evidence is heard on the Initial Study and the
proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration.
G. The City Council fully reviewed and carefully considered the Initial Study and
proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration, together with comments received
during the public review period and during the public hearing;
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H. That revisions to the project proposal, including mitigation measures, agreed
to by the City would avoid the effects or mitigate the effects to a point where
clearly no significant effects would occur; and therefore
I. There is no substantial evidence in Tight of the whole record before the City
that the project as revised or mitigated, may have a significant effect on the
environment.
Section II. That the City Council of the City of Downey hereby approves the
Mitigated Negative Declaration, since the actions are complete and adequate
and the Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared in compliance with the
requirements of CEQA, the state CEQA Guidelines and the City's Revised ,
Procedures for Implementing CEQA. The Director of Community Services is
hereby directed to file the Notice of Determination for the environmental
document with the County Clerk of the County of Los Angeles.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 13th day of June , 2000.
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i i, dith E. McDonnell, City Clerk
I HEREBY 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 13th day of
June , 2000 by the following vote:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Winningham, McCaughan, Perkins, McCarthy 7
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSTAIN: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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ith E. McDonnell, City Clerk