HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 104-85 PublicLand EIRs RESOLUTION NO. 104-85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ADOPTING THE GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS, (FINAL AND
DRAFT EIRS, RESPONSES TO COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT EIR, SUPPLEMENT TO
THE EIR AND RESPONSES TO COMMENTS ON THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE EIR)
ALONG WITH THE RESPONSES TO COMMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
OF THE PREZONING AND ANNEXATION PROPOSAL, AS THE
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTS FOR PA 85-018 DUBLIN PUBLIC LANDS
PREZONING AND ANNEXATION APPLICATION
WHEREAS, the City Council on October 8, 1984 and March
11, 1985 initiated the prezoning and annexation of approximately
2700 acres of publicly-owned properties generally east of
Dougherty Road and Southern Pacific Right of Way; west of
Tassajara Road; north of 1-580; and south of Contra Costa County
line as described in PA 85-018 Dublin Public Lands Prezoning and
Annexation Application; and
WHEREAS, CEQA requires that certain projects be
reviewed for environmental impact and that environmental documents
be prepared; and
WHEREAS, various environmental documents were prepared
for the Dublin General Plan; specifically, a Final Environmental
Impact Report which consisted of the Draft EIR, responses to
comments on the Draft EIR, supplemental EIR, responses to comments
on the supplemental EIR, and statement of overriding
considerations; and
WHEREAS, on 3/25/85, the City published a notice which
described the project and stated it planned to use the
environmental documents prepared for the General Plan at the
environmental documents for the prezoning annexation; and
WHEREAS, the City also sent this notice to affected
agencies, and individuals; and
WHEREAS, said agencies and individuals were given 45
days to respond to said notice; and
WHEREAS, said notice identified the following
significant environmental impacts; increased traffic, degradation
of air quality, loss of agricultural and grazing land and loss of
open space; and
WHEREAS, the City received several letters from
affected agencies regarding said environmental review; and
WHEREAS, Staff prepared responses to said letters; and
WHEREAS, a Staff report was submitted recommending that
the environmental documents prepared for the General Plan, along
with the responses to comments on the environmental review of the
prezoning and annexation~ will adequately serve as the
environmental documents for this project;
WHEREAS, proper notice of said environmental review was
given in all respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on June 17, 1985 did
review and recommend adoption of the environmental documents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council did review and consider said
environmental documents at a public hearing on September 23, 1985;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE City Council
does hereby find that:
1) The significant environmental impacts resulting from this
proposal are: increased traffic, degradation of air quality, loss
of agricultural and grazing land and loss of open space;
2) The statement of overriding considerations adopted by the
City Council on 2/11/85 for the General Plan can adequately serve
as the statement of overriding considerations for this project;
3) The responses to comments adequately address the issues which
were raised by affected agencies;
4) The environmental documents prepared on the General Plan and
the responses to comments on the environmental review for the
prezoning and annexation have been completed in compliance of
CEQA;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby
adopt the environmental documents prepared for the General Plan,
(Final & Draft EIR's, Responses to comments on the Draft EIR,
Supplement to the EIR, & Responses to comments on the Supplement
to the EIR), along with the responses to comments on the
environmental review for the prezoning and annexation, as the
environmental documents for this project.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of
September, 1985.
AYES: Councilmembers Hegarty, Jeffery, Moffatt,
Vonheeder and Mayor Snyder
NOES: None
ABSENT: None .~'~ ~/~ ' .... ~~/_~, ~o ~/~~_~
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