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Home My Public Portal About80-136 (12-02-80) RESOLUTION. N0. :,g:0y=13~6~~r~ -' RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE'CITY OF LYNWOOD CERTIFYING ITS REVIEW 'OF THE FINAL EIR WITH RESPECT ' TO Z'HE AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA A AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDI+NGS I WHEREAS, the Lynwood Redevelopment Agency (the "Agency") has prepared an amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for Project Area A (the "Redevelopment Plan") so as to add approximately 374 acres of noncontiguous land, located in the City of Lynwood, to the boundaries of Project Area A; and WHEREAS, the Planning.-Commission of the City of Lynwood has approved and forwarded to the Agency its report and recom- mendation that the amendment to ,the Redevelopment Plan is in conformity with the General Plan of the City of 'Lynwood, as amended, and has recommended approval of said amendment to the Redevelopment Plan; and WHEREAS, a draft EIR on the amendment to the Redevelop- ment Plan has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the-state and local agency guide- lines implementing the California Environmental Quality Act and has been submitted for public comment and review; and WHEREAS, pursuant to notice duly given, the Agency and the City Council of the City of Lynwood have held a full and fair public hearing on said draft EIR and the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan.. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY:COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD. DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION l: A full and fair public hearing having been held on said draft EIR and the City Council having considered all comments received thereon, which public comments and the responses thereto have been incorporated therein, the draft EIR is hereby approved as the Final EIR for the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan. SECTION 2: City Council hereby certifies that the Final EIR for the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan has been com- pleted in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et sew., and the Guidelines for Implementation thereof, 14 Cal. Administrative Code Sections 15000, et seq., and the City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained therein.- SECTION 3.: The design measures suggested by the Final EIR in order to mitigate the significant adverse impact on .seismicity resulting from new construction and rehabilitation of structures within the Amended Project Area are hereby approved and will be required in connection with the implemen- tation of the amended Redevelopment Plan. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the benefit from the amendment ~to the Redevelopment Plan to.the Amended Project Area, the sur- rouriding community and the City of Lynwood outweighs the un- avoidable adverse impact on seismicity resulting ,from such new construction or rehabilitation pursuant to the amendment .to the Redevelopment Plan. ~ • .SECTION 4: The City Council hereby .finds and determines that relocation of th"e businesses displaced by redevelopment"" pursuant to.the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan, the promulgation of"rules for owner and tenant participation in the Amended Project Area anal rules extending preferences to current owners"and tenants who wish to reenter the Amended Project•Area° and the provision of relocation assistance to businesses and/or- residences that may be•:displaced by redevelopment pursuant to" " the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan will mitigate the significant adverse impacts on existing land uses in the Amended Project Area to an insignificant level...- I ,_ • SECTION 5: The City Council hereby finds and determines that any inconsistencies with the land -use element and the General. Plan of the City of Lynwood have been eliminated by an amendment to the General Plan. " SECTION-6: The City Council hereby finds and determines that the significant adverse impacts on housing resulting from the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan will be mitigated by the provision of relocation assistance to any person or resi- dent,displaced by redevelopment pursuant to the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and the replacement of all low and moderate income housing units removed from the local housing stock by redevelopment pursuant to the amendment to the Re- development Plan and by the substantial effort being provided through the use of state, county and federal funds in the area. SECION 7: The City Council hereby finds and determines that~the promulgation of design standards as suggested by the' Final EIR will mitigate the significant adverse impacts on.. aesthetics resulting from the implementation of specific in- div;idual projects within the Amended Project Area. Other miti- gat-ion measures suggested. in the final EIR are. within the jurisdiction of local agencies .other than the Redevelopment . -2-•. Agency and either have been or should be adopted by said public agencies: , SECTION~-8: The City Council hereby finds and determines that measures to mitigate. the significant adverse impacts on traffic circulation resulting-from the amendment to the Re- 'development Plan have been incorporated into or made a part of the implementation of the amended Redevelopment Plan. .Other measures suggested in the Firial EIR for reducing the poten- tially adverse impact on traffic circulation resulting from the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan. are within the jurisdiction of other public agencies and either have been or should be adopted by such public agencies. SECTION~9: The City Council hereby incorporates into or makes a part of the implementation of the amended Redevelopment Plan .the measures suggested by the Final EIR for~mit~igating-the significant adverse. impacts on air quality resulting from the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan. The City, Council hereby. finds and determines ,that the benefit to the Amended Project Area,,, the surrounding community and the City of Lynwood from the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan outweighs the unavoid- able adverse impacts on air quality .which will be caused pri- marily by the increase in motor vehicle emissions and emissions associated with electricity generation as a potential result of the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan. SECTION lOt The City Council hereby incorporates into or makes a part of the implementation of the amended Redevelop- ment Plan the measures suggested by the Final EIR for miti- gating the short term and long term increases in noise in the Amended Project Area resulting from the amendment to the~Re- development Plan. SECTION~11: The City~Council hereby incorporates into or makes a part of the implementation .of 'the amended Redevelop- ment Plan the measures suggested by the Final EIR for miti- gating the significant adverse impact caused by increased use of utility systems, electrical supply and natural gas. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the benefit to the. Amended Project Area, the surrounding community and the City of Lynwood from-the amendment to the'Redevelopment Plan outweighs the unavoidable increase in demand for utility systems, electricity and natural gas resulting from the amend- ment to the Redevelopment Plan. SECTION 12: The City Council hereby finds and deter- mines that measures for mitigating the significant adverse impacts on the water supply in the Amended Project Area such as upgrading the existing water supply system serving the Amended Project Area are within the jurisdiction of other public agencies..arrd either have been or should be adopted by such -,3 - .public agencies. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the benefit to the Amended Project Area, the surrounding community and the City of Lynwood resulting from the amendment `to the Redevelopment~Plan outwieghs the unavoidable adverse impacts resulting from increases of demand for water within the Amended Project Area. SECTION 13: The City Council hereby finds and deter- mines that measures for mitigating the significant adverse impacts on sewage disposal within the Amended Project Area such as assisting in the funding ,of efforts to upgrade the existing sewer system have been incorporated into or made a part of the. amendment to the Redevelopment Plan. The City Council hereby. finds and determines .that other measures for mitigating the signifiant adverse impact on sewage disposal within. the Amended Project Area are within the jurisdiction of other public. agencies such as the City of Lynwood Engineering Department and either .have been or should be adopted by said public agencies: The City Council hereby finds and determines that the benefit to the Amended Project Area, the surrounding community and the City of.Lynwood from the amendment to the Redevelopment-Plan outweighs an unavoidable increase in the amount of sewage generated in the Amended Project Area. SECTION 14: The-City Council hereby incorporates into and makes a part of the implementation of the amended Re- development Plan measures which will increase the capacity of storm drains in the amended project area: in order to mitigate the significant adverse impact on drainage within the amended project area resulting from the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan. The Gity Council hereby finds and .determines that other measures for mitigating the significant adverse impact on drainage within. the Amended Project Area are within the juris- diction of the Los .Angeles County.Flood Control District and either have been or should be adopted by said District. The City Concil hereby finds and determines that the benefit to the Amended Project Area, the surrounding community and the City of Lynwood from the amendment to the Redevelopment Plan outweighs the unavoidable adverse impacts on drainage within the Amended Project Area. SECTION 15: The City .Council .hereby incorporates into or makes a part of the implementation of the. amended Redevelop- ment Plan measures suggested by the-Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in order to mitigate the significant adverse impacts on the provision of police protection-within . the Amended Project Area. The. City Council hereby incorporates into and makes a part of the implementation of the amended Re- .development.Plan.measure sugg.ested,in the Final EIR for miti- gating the .significant adverse impact on fire protection within- the Amended Project Area: The City Council hereby incoporates into and makes a part of the implementation of the amended Re- ~. ~~ ~~. -4- -5= STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) ) .Sj . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was passed a.nd adopted by the City Council of the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of DECEMBER _ _ 1980. AYES: Councilmen: BYORK, MORRIS, THOMPSON, GREEN. NOES: Councilmen: ROWE. ABSENT: Councilmen: NONE. ?~^-~ / C~_ty~ Clerk, City of. ~ .ynwo~od f/ VC~1ty CI@:'~ ~ C ~~~ OI Lyn*.vOOa