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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6180 RESOLUTION NO.6180 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION PERTAINING TO PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2119 WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia ("City") is a municipal corporation duly created, established and authorized to exercise its powers under and pursuant to its City Charter and the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the City is proposing to adopt proposed Ordinance No. 2119 (the "Project") which will amend Arcadia Municipal Code section 9273.1.1 0.1 to allow horse racing and other events to be telecast via satellite feed seven (7) days a week until no later than 1 :30 a.m., and in addition to require that a new section be added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to allow for use of the big-screen monitor in the infield for code-pennitted uses at the track; and WHEREAS, City staff detennined that approval of proposed Ordinance No. 2119 is subject to the environmental review requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and as lead agency prepared an initial study to analyze all potential environmental impacts; and RVPUB\T1:.A\568178 6180 WHEREAS, on the basis of the initial study which indicated that there would not be any potential environmental impacts from adoption of proposed Ordinance No. 2119, City staff determined that a Negative Declaration ("ND") should be prepared; and WHEREAS, the NO was prepared pursuant to CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines and the City's local CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, the City made the NO available to the public and to all interested agencies for review and comment on December 16, 1999; and WHEREAS, the City received, considered and responded to comments received from the public and other interested agencies on the ND; and WHEREAS, the City held public meetings on March 7, 2000 and May 2, 2000 and received additional public testimony on the ND; and WHEREAS, the City C?uncil has carefully reviewed the ND and all other relevant information contained in the record for the Project; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: RVPUBITEA\S68178 2 6180 SECTION 1. Compliance with the California Environmental Ouality Act. As the decision making body for the proposed Ordinance No. 2119, the City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the ND, initial study and administrative record. The City Council finds that the ND and initial study contain a complete and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with the Project. The City Council further finds that the documents have been completed in compliance with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City's local CEQA Guidelines. The City Council further finds that all environmental impacts of proposed Ordinance No. 2119 are less than significant. The City Council finds that the ND contains a complete, objective and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts associated with proposed Ordinance No. 2119 and reflects the independent judgment of the City Council. The City Council hereby approves the ND prepared for proposed Ordinance No. 2119. SECTION 2. Custodian of Record. The documents and materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings have been based, are located at 240 West Huntington Drive, P.O. Box 60021, Arcadia, California 91066-6021. The custodian for these records is the Community Development Administrator of the City of Arcadia. RVPUB\TEA\568178 3 6180 SECTION 3. Notice of Determination. The City Council directs staff to file a notice of determination with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County within five (5) working days of Project approval. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certifY to the adoption of this Resolution. Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of June ,2000. M ATTEST: , ~'--< A1~~~ . y Clerk "'- APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~~ P /d&~L City Attorney RVPUB\TEA\S68178 4 6180 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 6180 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of June, 2000 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmember Chandler, Chang, Marshall, Segal and Kovacic NOES: None ABSENT: None ,dia 5 6180