HomeMy Public PortalAbout09.5) General Plan - Attachment F - CC Resolution 17-5299RESOLUTION NO. 17-5299
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE MID-
CENTURY GENERAL PLAN UPDATE (A GENERAL PLAN
AMENDMENT) (FILE PL 17-865)
WHEREAS, the State of California Government Code Section 65300 requires the
City to adopt and maintain a General Plan that contains certain elements and describes
its long-term goals, and develop policies and programs to achieve those goals; and
WHEREAS, the City has been operating under a General Plan adopted in 1987
consisting of General Plan text and maps; and
WHEREAS, the City Council initiated a comprehensive update to the City’s
General Plan to revise the plan to bring it into conformance with State law and to make
all the elements internally consistent; and
WHEREAS, the updated General Plan will supersede the 1987 General Plan text
and maps; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the 2014-2021 Housing Element of the
General Plan on January 7, 2014, which shall remain in full force and effect; and
WHEREAS, the City Council created the General Plan Advisory Committee
(GPAC) on May 6, 2014 and appointed its members on July 1, 2014 to oversee the
preparation of the General Plan and Specific Plan and provide recommendations to the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City has sought to proactively engage the public in the update to
the General Plan and the Specific Plan, including 10 community outreach workshops and
meetings, 18 GPAC meetings, and conducting special meetings of the Planning
Commission, and gave regular updates to the Planning Commission and City Council;
and
WHEREAS, the City as Lead Agency determined that the proposed General Plan
was a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and that
preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was warranted; and
WHEREAS, the City issued a Notice of Preparation on September 16, 2016 and
received comments from other agencies and members of the public; and
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WHEREAS, the City issued a Notice of Availability of a Draft EIR on June 19, 2017
with a public comment period of June 20, 2017 to August 3, 2017, and received comments
from the public and other agencies during and after the comment period; and
WHEREAS, during the Draft EIR comment period the City staff hosted two
community meetings (June 26, 2017 and July 8, 2017) and the Planning Commission
hosted a community forum on July 25, 2017 to receive comments on the Draft General
Plan and EIR; and
WHEREAS the City staff is recommending changes to the Draft General Plan
because of the public input and comments that were received; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Advisory Committee and Planning Commission
have reviewed the General Plan and recommended that the City Co uncil adopt the
General Plan with some changes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered information from a
variety of sources, including, but not limited to, City staff, outside agencies, the
Environmental Impact Report, and the report and recommendations of the GPAC,
Planning Commission, and members of the public; and
WHEREAS, public notice was provided as required by law and a City Council
public hearing was held on December 5, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has certified the Final EIR as being in compliance
with CEQA as has adopted CEQA findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations,
and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to CEQA.
THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY
RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. That after careful consideration of text, maps, facts, exhibits,
testimony, staff reports, public comments, other evidence submitted in this matter, and
the substantial evidence in the record, the City Council adopts the Mid-Century General
Plan Update as reflected in Attachment G and as modified in Attachments H and I of the
City Council staff report dated December 5, 2017. The City Clerk shall cause to be
prepared a final General Plan document inclusive of all these approved revisions, which
document shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk and is incorporated by
reference.
SECTION 2. The findings in support of the proposed General Plan and Specific
Plan are as follows:
1. The proposed General Plan and Specific Plan contain a thorough and adequate
treatment of land use, economic, environmental, and development issues
within the realm of the planning period. The General Plan contains Land Use,
Mobility, Economic Development, Community Services, Natural Resources,
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and Hazards Elements which together make up six of the required seven
elements in State Law. The existing Housing Element, the remaining required
element remains in full effect, having been adopted by the City Council in 2014.
2. The proposed General Plan is internally consistent.
3. The proposed General Plan would not be a detriment to the public interest,
health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the city.
4. The proposed General Plan encourages appropriate land uses, preservation of
neighborhood character and natural resources, infill of vacant and underutilized
land area, new multi-family residential development, provision of urban
services and utilities, pedestrian facilities and enhancement of the property tax
base.
5. The proposed General Plan includes a wide variety of objectives, policies, and
implementing programs designed to enhance the public h ealth, safety, and
welfare, including the Safety Element which addresses soil limitations, flood
hazard, potable water supplies, emergency preparedness, fire protection, and
police protection. The Plan further protects the public health by and safety
through reliance on mitigation measures and policies requiring the adoption of
impact fees.
6. The proposed General Plan addresses the issue of climate change and
contains numerous policies designed to reduce the impact of future
development on climate change.
7. The proposed General Plan and Specific Plan have been prepared in
accordance with the California Government Code, and the City has prepared a
Final Environmental Impact Report in accordance with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act.
SECTION 3. The Secretary shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of December, 2017.
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Cynthia Sternquist, Mayor
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________ _______________________
Peggy Kuo, City Clerk Eric S. Vail, City Attorney
I, Peggy Kuo, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 17-5299 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a
regular meeting held on the 5th day of December 2017, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember –
NOES: Councilmember –
ABSENT: Councilmember –
ABSTAIN: Councilmember –
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Peggy Kuo, City Clerk