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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso 13-09 Neg Dec for GPA Revised Gen lan & New Econ Dev Element RESOLUTION NO. 13- 09 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE REVISED GENERAL PLAN AND NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT PLPA-2011-00050 WHEREAS, one of the City Council's key initiatives for Fiscal Year 2011/2012 was to update the General Plan and create a new Economic Development Element (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act certain projects are required to be reviewed for environmental impacts and when applicable, environmental documents prepared; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study was prepared for the Project; and WHEREAS, upon completion of the Initial Study it was determined that there was no substantial evidence that the Project would have a significant adverse effect on the environment and a Negative Declaration should be prepared; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study/Negative Declaration ("Negative Declaration") was prepared and circulated for public review from February 15, 2013 to March 18, 2013; and WHEREAS, the City of Dublin did not receive any comments during the public review period; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed public hearing on the Project on March 26, 2013 at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending that the Planning Commission adopt Resolutions recommending that the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the Project; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did review and consider the Initial Study/Negative Declaration, all said reports, recommendations and testimony herein above set forth and used its independent judgment prior to making a recommendation on the Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Dublin Planning Commission does hereby recommend that the City Council adopt a Resolution adopting a Negative Declaration for a General Plan Amendment for the revised General Plan and new Economic Development Element, with the draft City Council Resolution attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of March 2013 by the following vote: AYES: O'Keefe, Bhuthimethee, Do, Goel, Kohli NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Pla % Commission Chair ATTEST: Assistaht Comunity Development Director 2 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. XX - 13 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE REVISED GENERAL PLAN AND NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT PLPA-201 1-00050 WHEREAS, one of the City Council's key initiatives for Fiscal Year 2011/2012 was to update the General Plan and create a new Economic Development Element (the "Project"); and WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act certain projects are required to be reviewed for environmental impacts and when applicable, environmental documents prepared; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study was prepared for the Project; and WHEREAS, upon completion of the Initial Study it was determined that there was no substantial evidence that the Project would have a significant adverse effect on the environment and a Negative Declaration should be prepared; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study/Negative Declaration ("Negative Declaration") attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference was prepared and circulated for public review from February 15, 2013 to March 18, 2013, and WHEREAS, the City of Dublin did not receive any comments during the public review period; and WHEREAS, on March 26, 2013 the Planning Commission held a properly noticed public hearing on the Project at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard, and adopted Resolution 13-XX (incorporated herein by reference) recommending that the City Council adopt a Negative Declaration; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a properly noticed public hearing on the Project on April 16, 2013 at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, a Staff Report (incorporated herein by reference) was submitted recommending that the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the Project; and WHEREAS, the City Council did review and consider the Negative Declaration, all said reports, recommendations and testimony herein above set forth prior to taking action on the Project; and WHEREAS, the Negative Declaration and related project and environmental documents, and all of the documents incorporated herein by reference, are available for review in the City Planning Division a Dublin City Hall, file PLPA-2011-00050 during normal business hours. The location and custodian of the draft Negative Declaration and other documents that constitute the 1 of 2 EXHIBIT A TO ATTACHMENT 6 record of proceedings for the Project is the City of Dublin Community Development Department, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA, 94568, file PLPA-2011-00050. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Resolution. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED as follows: A. The Dublin City Council has reviewed and considered the draft Negative Declaration, prior to acting on the Project. B. The Negative Declaration adequately describes the environmental impacts of the Project. On the basis of the whole record before it, the City Council finds that there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant effect on the environment. C. The Negative Declaration has been completed in compliance with CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines and the City of Dublin Environmental Guidelines. D. The Negative Declaration is complete and adequate and reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis as to the environmental effects of the Project. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that based on the above findings, the City Council adopts the Negative Declaration for PLPA-2011-00050, consisting of the Initial Study/Negative Declaration attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April 2013, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk 2 of 2