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RESOLUTION NO. 5)..03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA CERTIFYING A FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED SALE, DISPOSITION
AND DEVELOP~1ENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY PURSUANT TO
THE TERMS OF A DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE ARCADIA
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND DEAN A. BECK AND
ASSOCIATES
California
the City Council of the City of Arcadia,
"City Council"), has approved and adopted the
Redevelopmen Plan for the Central Redevelopment Project, as amended
(the "Redevelo and
corporation (the "Developer
Plan
provides
for
the
property ,located within the
Central Redevelopment
by qualified developers; and
WHEREAS, Dean
Associates,
a California
a proposal to the
Arcadia Redevelopment Agency
for the acquisition,
disposition and development of certa~ real property located near
the northeast corner of the intersect~~ of Hum:ington Drive and
Second Avenue in the Central Redevelopmen0project (the "Property")
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and the construction and redevelopment thereon of an approximately
one hundred and eighty-five thousand (185,000) 'square foot retail
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department store and other commercial building,s,
appurtenant
Improvements,
landscaping and vehicle parking facilities .(the
"Project"); and
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WHEREAS, the Agency Staff have prepared an Initial Study of
the Project in accordance with the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended ("CEQA"), and based
upon said Initial Study, the Agency Staff has caused to be prepared
a draft environmental impact ,report (the "Draft EIR") regarding the
Project in accordance with CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR for the Project has been the subject
of public comment and review, including public hearings before the
Planning Commiss ion of the City on September 25, 1984, and a pub 1 ic
hearing.before the City Council on October 2, 1984, and the impacts
upon local street vehicle traffic circulation associated with the"
Project, including such cumulative vehicle traffic impacts which may
be anticipated to occur if certain other proposed development occurs
In the vicinity of the Property, have been the subj ect of thorough
Agency Staff and City Staff analysis and public co~ment and review;
and
WHEREAS, the Agency has caused to be duly published a
notice of a public hearing for the receipt and certification of the
Final EIR for the Project; and
WHEREAS, a Final EIR has been prepared in connection with
the Project and submitted for review by the Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has requested the City Council approve
and certify the Final EIR. 5203
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, DETERl>lINED AND ORDERED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
are true and correct,
The f acts described In the recital s hereof
Section 2. A full and fair public hearing having been
held on the Final EIR prepared in connection with the Project, as
stated in the recitals herein, the City Council hereby approves and
certifies the Final EIR for the Project as attached hereto as
Exhibi t "A" and incorpor ated herein by this reference. The City
Council hereby finds and determines that certain changes or
alterations in the design of the Project have been required ln or
incorporated into the Project which avoid or substantially lessen
the significant environmental effects as identified ln the Final
EIR. The basis of this finding is that the overall design of the
Project has incorporated various mitigation measures which have been
recommended following a thorough reVlew of the Project by the
Agency, the City and the general public. Specific vehicle traffic
mitigation measures have been identified in the Final EIR, including
certain vehicle traffic lane restriping on Huntington Drive and the
relocation of certain vehicle access points to the Project,
Furthermore, the completion of the Project shall implement the
Redevelopment Plan, and to the extent that any persons may be
di sp laced as a resu1 t of the Proj ect f rom res idences or bus inesses
currently located on the Property, suc~ persons shall receive just
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compensation for their property interest. if any. and certain
relocation assistance in accordance with the law or such persons
have expressly waived such' relocation assistance in accordance with
applicable 1 aw.
The Ci ty Counei 1 further finds and determines that wi th
respect to the unavoidable adverse environmental effects of the
Project, as identified in Section IV of the Final EIR, as follows:
(a) That the unavoidable adverse environmental effects
-associated with the Project ~ave been considered and recognized
by the City Council; and
(b) That comments and responses made dur,ing the joint
public hearing of the Agency and the City Council concerning the
certification of the Final EIR and the approval of the Project
have been considered and recognized by the City Council and will
be incorporated into the Final EIR; and
(c) That based on the information as set forth in ,the
Final EIR, the City Council finds and determines that measures
to mitigate the effects. as identified in Section I of the Final
EIR, exist and are included in the Final EIR; and
(d) That as to certain unavoidable adverse environmental
.. effects associated '..ith air quality and vehicle traffic effects
in the vicinity of the intersection of Huntington Drive and
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Second Avenue the City Council finds and determines that said
adverse effects cannot be entirely mitigated by virtue of
envi ronmental conditions which are outs ide the jur isdict ion of
the City Council and that the extremely high costs associated
with any improvement in the current configuration of the
railroad separated grade cross1ng at Huntington Drive 1S an
economic constraint which makes mitigation measures for such
adverse effect infeasible: and
(e) That
as
to
the
adverse
environmental
effects
associated 'Nith air quality and vehicle traffic impacts at the
intersect ion of Huntington Dr ive and Second Avenue, the Agency
further finds and determines that there exist overriding
considerations so as to permit the City Council to proceed with
the Project as described ln the Final ErR.
Such overriding
considerations are hereby found to be the elimination of blight
and the imp1eme~tation of the Redevelopmenc Plan and the
beneficial economic and social effects which the approval of the
proj ect and the approval of the Final ErR wi 11 have on the
Central Redevelopment Project and the City in general.
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further found and determined that the positive and beneficial
effects associaced with the generation of tax increment and
certain other revenues to the Agency and the generation of
additional sales tax revenues to the City, far out',-,eigh the
adverse effects on alr quality and vehicle traffic effects
associated with the Project as idencified in the :inal ErR,
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The Statement of Overriding Environmental Consideration is
attached' hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by this
reference.
Section 3.
The City Council hereby further finds and
determines that all potential effects on the environment, as
identified 1n the Final ErR cannot be entirely or feasibly
eliminated and that the beneficial economic and social effects of
the Project, override any such potential adverse effects,
The Ci ty
Staff 1S hereby authorized and direcced 1n cooperation with the
Agency Staff to cause a Notice of Determination for the Final ErR to
be filed with the Clerk of the County of Los Angeles on December 5,
1984. or as soon thereafter as possible,
Section 4,
This Resolution shall take effect upon
adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this
day of
. 1984.
Mayor of the City of
Arcadia, California
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
Cicv Clerk of the Citv of
Arc~dia. California .
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF ARCADIA
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CERTIFIC~TE OF CITY CLERK
RE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION
I, , City Clerk of the City of
Arcadia, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution
was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a
meeting of said City Council held on the day of
1984, and that the same was passed and adopt~d by the following vote
to wit:
AYES: Council members
NOES: Council members
ABSENT: Council members
ABSTAIN: Council members
City ClerK of the City of
Arcadia, California
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFOfu~IA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF ARCADIA
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CERTIFICATE OF CITY CLE~~
OF AUTHENTICATION
I, Ci ty Clerk of the City of
Arcadia, California. DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is a full. true and cor rect copy of Reso lut ion No, of the
City Council of said City and chat said Resolution ''''as adopted at
the time and by the vote stated on the above certificate, and has
not been amended or repealed.
Cicy Clerk of the City of
Arcadia. California
(SEAL)
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