HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.1 Att 8 PC Reso Rec CC Cert EIR RESOLUTION NO. 16-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL CERTIFICATION OF A FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT AND ADOPTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS UNDER CEQA FOR
THE KAISER DUBLIN MEDICAL CENTER PROJECT
PA 08-050 and PLPA 2016-00007
(APNs 985-0061-005-00 and 985-0027-009-02)
WHEREAS, the Applicant, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, submitted a Planning Application
for the Kaiser Dublin Medical Center project, which is comprised of 950,000 square feet of
medical campus uses in three main buildings, 250,000 square feet of commercial uses, a
parking structure, and associated site, roadway frontage, and landscape improvements. The
requested land use approvals include a General Plan Amendment and Eastern Dublin Specific
Plan Amendment to create two new land use districts, Planned Development Rezoning (Stage 1
and Stage 2), and a Site Development Review Permit for Phase 1A (a 220,000 square foot
medical office building), a request for a Development Agreement, and certification of a Final
Environmental Impact Report, among other related actions. These planning and implementing
actions are collectively known as the "Kaiser Dublin Medical Center Project" or the "Project'; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the State
guidelines and City environmental regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for
environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared It was determined that
an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) be prepared to analyze the Kaiser Dublin Medical Center
project, and
WHEREAS, the City circulated a Notice of Preparation, dated January 12, 2015, to public
agencies and interested parties for consultation on the scope of the EIR. The City also
conducted a public scoping meeting on January 22, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) dated February
3, 2016 for the proposed Project that reflected the City's independent judgment and analysis of
the potential environmental impacts of the Project The Draft EIR is incorporated herein by
reference, and
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR was circulated for public review in February and March 2016
for 45 days, and
WHEREAS, the City received comment letters from State, regional, and local agencies
as well as interested individuals and organizations during the public review period. In
accordance with the requirements of CEQA, the City prepared written responses to all the
comments received during the public comment period The City prepared a Final EIR (that
includes the Responses to Comments), dated August 2016, for the proposed Project, which
included an annotated copy of each comment letter identifying specific comments, responses to
each specific comment, and clarifications and minor corrections to information presented in the
Draft EIR The Final EIR is attached as Exhibit A to this Resolution and is incorporated herein
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by reference (Exhibit A also contains the complete EIR — Draft EIR, Appendices, and Final EIR
combined — on a CD within the document) The complete Kaiser Dublin Medical Center Project
EIR incorporates the Draft EIR and the Final EIR together. The responses to comments provide
the City's good faith, reasoned analysis of the environmental issues raised by the comments;
and
WHEREAS, the City carefully reviewed the comments and written responses and
determined that the Final ER, including the clarifications and minor corrections to the Draft EIR,
do not constitute significant new information requiring recirculation of the Draft EIR under the
standards in CEQA Guidelines section 15088 5; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report, dated August 23, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference,
described and analyzed the Project for the Planning Commission and contained information on
the Final EIR; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the Staff Report, the Final EIR, including
comments and responses, at a noticed public hearing on August 23, 2016 at which time all
interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR, including comments and responses, reflects the City's
independent judgment and analysis on the potential for environmental impacts from the Project,
and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR identified several potentially significant impacts that will be
reduced to a less than significant level with specified mitigation measures. Approval of the
project by the City Council will therefore require adoption of findings on impacts and mitigations
and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and
WHEREAS, the Final OR identified significant and unavoidable environmental impacts of
the project and approval of the project by the City Council will therefore require adoption of
Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations: and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR and all of the documents relating to the Project are available
for review in the City Planning Division at the Dublin City Hall, file PA 08-050, during normal
business hours. The location and custodian of the Final EIR and other documents that
constitute the record of proceedings for the Project is the City of Dublin Community
Development Department, 100 Civic Plaza, Dublin, CA 94568, file PA 08-050.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Dublin Planning Commission hereby
makes the following findings and recommendations to the City Council on the Final EIR and the
environmental review of the Project under CEQA'
A. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this resolution
B The Final EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines and
the City of Dublin Environmental Guidelines.
C. The Planning Commission has independently reviewed and considered the information
contained in the Final EIR, including the written comments received during the Draft EIR
review period and the oral and written comments received at the public hearing, prior to
making its recommendation on the proposed Project.
D. The Final EIR reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis on the potential
environmental impacts of the proposed Project The Final EIR provides information to
the decision-makers and the public on the environmental consequences of the proposed
Project.
E The Final EIR adequately describes the proposed Project, its significant environmental
impacts, mitigation measures and a reasonable range of alternatives to the proposed
Project
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Dublin Planning Commission hereby recommends
that, prior to the approval of the Project, the City Council certify the Final Environmental Impact
Report as complete, adequate and in compliance with CEQA, the CEQA Guidelines, and the
City of Dublin CEQA Guidelines The Planning Commission further recommends that the City
Council make all required, mitigation and alternatives findings, adopt a Statement of Overriding
Considerations, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, all in compliance
with the requirements of CEQA
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 23rd day of August, 2016 by the following
vote
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
Assistant Community Development Director
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