HomeMy Public PortalAbout2002.024A (02-19-02)RESOLUTION NO. 2002.024-A
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
APPROVING THE SAN GABRIEL AND LOS ANGELES RIVERS
WATERSHED AND OPEN SPACE PLAN
WHEREAS., the San Gabriel and Lower 'Los Angeles Rivers and
Mountains Conservancy Act (the ~"Act"), Public Resources Code,. Division 22.8,
commencing at §32600 (Stats 1998, Ch 788 (AB1355) and (SB216), created
the San Gabriel-and 'Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (the
"RMC") for the purpose of acquiring and managing public lands within the Lower
. Los Angeles "River and San Gabriel River watersheds, and to provide open
space, low-impact recreational and educational uses, water conservation,
watershed improvement, wildlife and. •habitat restoration and protection, and
water equality within the territory;.
WHEREAS, -the territory of the RMC extends- across the city boundaries
of over sixty cities, as set forth in section 32603 (c) (2)` (A), as well as 'the
unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County and Orange County adjacent to the
San Gabriel River and its tributaries,. the Lower Los Angeles River and its
tributaries, the San Gabriel Mountains, the Foothill Mountains, the Puente Hills,
and the San Jose Hills area including but not limited to,,East Los Angeles,
WHEREAS, the RMC was created, in part, in response to the interest of
th'e Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG), and the San Gabriel Valley
COG, and other local public entities, in creating a multi jurisdictional agency that
would. be. authorized to acquire land, and conduct watershed management, flood
control, and recreational projects within. the Lower Los Angeles ,River and San
Gabriel River~watersheds~ _
WHEREAS, the RMC .board is composed of voting members who
j ( represent the County of Los Angeles, the Gateway Cities COG and the Orange
' ` ~ County Division of the League of. California Cities, the San Gabriel Valley Water
Association, and the Central Basin Water Association, as well as state agencies
including the Resource Agency, the Environmental Protection Agency and
. Department of Finance,
WHEREAS, it was the intent of the'State Legislature in creating the RMC,
that the RMC and member cities would be, equal partners .in the planning,.
development and management of mountain and watershed areas within the
RMC's territory; and to that end, the Legislature provides in the Act that member
cities shall retain control over their own land use regulations, ordinances, general
and regional plans;
WHEREAS, under the Act, the RMC shall be subject to all laws,
regulations, and general and specific plans of the legislative body of any city in
which the.RMC proposes to take action, ~ `
WHEREAS, nothing in the Act shall be interpreted to grant the RMC any
regulatory or governing authority over any ordinance or regulatory measure
adopted by a city, county or special district that .pertains to land use, water rights,
~~ t~ ~ or environmental quality;
WHEREAS, section 32604 (d) of the Public Resources Code directs the
RMC to prepare a San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Parkway and Open
Space Plan (the "OSR") to be approved by a majority of the cities representing a
majority of the population, the Board of"Supervisors of L' os Angeles County, and
'by the Central Basin Water Association and San Gabriel Watermaster;
RIVER WATERSHED & OPEN SPACE PLAN
WHEREAS, the RMC, in consultation with representatives of the
Gateway Cities COG, San Gabriel Valley COG, the County of Los Angeles, the
Orange County Division of the League of California Cities, the San Gabriel Water
Association and the Central Basin Water Association, has prepared a draft OSP;
WHEREAS, on October 17, 2001, the RMC Board, at the conclusion of
its public meeting and review of all the documentary and oral evidence related to
the OSP, adopted the OSP also known as "Common Ground From the
Mountains to the Sea: 'San Gabriel and Los Angeles Rivers Watershed,. and Open
Space Plan" and made the following findings: (1) that the OSP complies with. all
applicable requirements of law; (2) that the OSP is consistent with the purposes
of the RMC as set forth in section 32602 of the Public Resources Code; -(3) that
the OSP contains all 'the required elements set forth in. section 32604 (d) (~1-4);
(4) that the OSP, as an activity involving only feasibility or planning studies for
further actions, is exempt from the environmental impact report requirements of
CEQA review; and (6) that the OSP is a long-range planning guide or interim
policy document and does not commit the RMC to follow a definite course of
action with respect to any particular aspect of the OSP, nor is it intended to have
a legally binding effect on later activities,
WHEREAS, following adoption of the OSP by the RMC .Board; the OSP
was referred to the member cities for their review and approval pursuant to
section 32604 (d) of the Public Resources Code; and,
WHEREAS, the City has provided for public comment. and City staff has
reviewed the OSP, public comments as well as documentary evidence relating to
the OSP;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED, that the City Council of .the City
of Lynwood hereby:
FINDS that the OSP complies with the requirements of section
32604(d) of the Public Resources Code and includes all the
mandatory elements set forth in section 32604(d)(1-4) of the Public
Resources Code;
2. FINDS that the OSP is not a "project" within the meaning of the
California+ Environmental Quality Act (e g , CEQA Guidelines
§15378(b)(2),
3. FINDS that approval of the OSP by the City will not require the City
to modify, amend, or revise in any way its specific. or general plan,
ordinances or regulation, or affect in any way the City's. regulatory
or governing authority over land use or water rights and
management issues within its jurisdiction;
4. FINDS that approval by the City of the OSP does not constitute
agreement with the policies, principles and statements set forth in
the OSP;
5. FINDS that approval by the City of the OSP does not constitute a
waiver of the City's regulatory or governing authority over land use,
water rights or environmental issues within its jurisdiction or
territory;
6 FINDS that approval by the City of the OSP does not constitute
adoption or incorporation of the OSP as part of the general .plan,
specific plan or any ordinance, law or regulation of this City;
7 FINDS that the OSP is an interim policy document• or"long ,range
' .planning .guide, that it does not` commit the RMC • or .the City to
follow a definite course of action •with respect to ary~ aspect of the
OSP, and that, it is not, intended to ,have a legally binding effect on
,'later activities of`the `RMC or the City;
8. .FINDS that the OSP •is, in principle, consistent with tte•general and
specific.<plan with ordinances, ;laws and, regulations ',that ~ peitain ,to
land. use, water rights or environmental quality of this Clty;
9., .APPROVES the OSP in accordance with section, 32604 (d) of the
` ~ Public Resources Code
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of February, 2002'.
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Arturo .Reyes, ayor
ATTEST
Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM
APPROVED AS'~TO CONTENT.
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Cit borne
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' Jim Give'', Director of
• Recreation and Community Services
RIVER WATERSHED & OPEN SPACE PLAN
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES }
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Lynwood at a regular meeting held at City Hall on the 49t'' day of February, 2042, and
passed by the following votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEN BYRD, RICHARDS, RODRIGUEZ, PEDROZA, REYES
NOES: NONE
ABSENT NONE
ABSTAIN. NONE
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Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES }
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City
Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy of Resolutian No. 2002.024-A on file in my office. and that said
Resolutian was adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated.
Dated this 19"' day of February, 2002
Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
CITY OF LYNWOOD
RESOLUTION CERTIFICATION
` I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lynwood, held on the 19th day of
• February, 2002.
Dated. ~,Y~Z~,c.~v '7 - ~ ~ ~ :z
Arturo Reyes, May `
City of Lynwood
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Andrea L. Hooper, City Clerk
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• ~ City Attor
RIVER WATERSHED & OPEN SPACE PLAN
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