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Home My WebLink AboutCC RES 90-069 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 90-69 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA CERTIFYING THE FINAL NEGATIVE DECLARATION AS ADEQUATE FOR THE EL MODENA/IRVINE CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING REQUIRED FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: I. The City Council finds and determines as follows: The E1Modena/Irvine Channel Improvement Project is considered a "project" pursuant to the terms of the California Environmental Quality Act. A Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project and has been distributed for public review. Whereby, the City Council of the City of Tustin has considered evidence presented by the Public Works Department and other interested parties with respect to the subject Negative Declaration. The City Council has evaluated the proposed final Negative Declaration and determined it to be adequate and complete. II. A Final Negative Declaration has been completed in compliance with CEQA and State guidelines. The City Council, having the approval authority over the E1 Modena/Irvine Channel improvements between the Santa Ana Freeway and Michelle Drive and the Public Works Department having final approval authority over the engineering design and has received and considered the information contained in the Negative Declaration prior to approving the proposed project and found that it adequately discussed the environ- mental effects of the proposed project. On the basis of the initial study and comments received during the public review process, the city Council has found that although the proposed projects could have a significant effect on the environment, there will not be a significant effect on it in this case because mitigation measures identified in the Negative Declaration have been incorporated into the projects which mitigate any potential significant environmental effects to a point where clearly no significant effect would occur and are identified in Exhibit A to the attached Negative Declaration and initial study incorporated herein by reference. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin City Council held on the 18th day of June, 1990. Richar~ B. Edgar,Mayor At.test Valerie Whiteman Chief Deputy City Clerk RESOLUTION CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF TUSTIN ) RESOLUTION NO. 90-69 MARY E. WYNN, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 90-69 was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 18th day of June, 1990, by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: COUNCILMEMBER NOES: COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: I Valerie Wh±teman, Chief Deputy City Clerk for Mary E. Wynn, City Clerk NEGAFIVE DECLARA ,ON CI~FY OF TUSTIN 300 CENTENNIAL WAY, TUSTIN, CA. 92680 File No. .1208.5 Project Title: i-:]. :,:odena-lrvJne Chant. el lm.r.)rovement$ Project Location: .Downstream of the Santa Ana Fw'_,,. Brid(3e to do',<nstrear., of the H~r. chelle :)'.'J'.'e .Bridge in :r'.'!ne. Project Description: l.m,?rover, ents to 830 fee'c of channe] lo]hq'Lb at tko 50 foct rectangular conc,zete channel. Project Proponent: City of '2ustin Contact Person: :,,. r. The Community Development Department has conducted an initial study for the above project in accordance with the City of Tustin's procedures regarding implementation of the California Envirlonmental Quality Act, and on the basis of that study hereby find: That therff is no substantial evidence ~hat the project may have a significant effect on the environment. That potential significant affects were identified, but revisions have been included in the project plans and agreed to by the applicant that would avoid or mitigate the affects to a point where clearly no significant effects would occur. Said revisions are attached to and hereby made a part of this Negative Declaration. Therefore, the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report is not required. The initial study which provides the basis for this determination is on f~le at the Community Development Department, City of Tustin. The public is invited to comment on the appropriateness of this Negative Declaration during the review period, which begins with the public notice of a Negative Declaration and extends for seven calendar days. Upon review by the Community Development Director, this review period may be extended if deemed necessary. REVIEW PERIOD ENDS 4:30 p.m. 'on June 18, 1990 DATED: .Hay 23, 1990 Bob Ledencecker Director of Public Works/City Engineer INITIAl, STUDY NAM!~. ()F I'R()JI:.(,'T 1"3 Modcna-lrvinc Channel Iml~rovemcnts, ()CI']MA l:acililv No. 1:07, Santa Aha I"reewav lo Michcllc I)rivc I)R()J FX 71' I) F, SCI,~ I I~'I'I()N Thc I:.1 Modcna-lrvinc Channel i.,, a regional flood conlrol l':,:ili~v under thc jurisdiclion of ~hc ()range Environmcnlal Nlanagcmcn[ Agency (l-'acilil) No. 1:07) wilh a I~ibularv area (q' &210 acres at Ibc Santa I"rccwav (I-5). Thc cxisling cmthcn ti'apczoidal channel facility wa~ originall~ construclcd in 19~1 x~i~h thc (~ounly Flood Conlrol I)ond funds. Duc IO Iht inadequacies of Iht existing flood control I'acililic~ Io pJ'ovidc ](}()-vclH' flood prolectio~l, il was Bcccssarv Io co~tslrtlct []ood co~Hro] improvcmcnls x~ilh lilt ~oM recent dcvclopmcnl on Iht :,ctjacc., East Tuslin siles. Thc lllOM I'CCcill channel improvements in Ibc area of inlcrcsl along Ihe El Modcna-irvine channel are Iocalcd in Iht reach flonl thc Silllla Alia I:rccwav Io Browning Avenue (approximalely 5,B(~) feet). This facility wa~ constructed in 198o and complclcd in earn lt)87 with a conslruction cosl of g.~ million dollars. These improvements end al Ihe downslrcam face of Iht Sanla A~lll F~ccway bridge where a reinforced concrclc channel lransition was conslrucled IO Iransilion Ibc larger uhimate channel seclion inlo Iht cxisling dt,wnslrcam carlhcn chitnncJ. The upslream improvemcnls provid,' a significanl relief from a lame imrlion of lite exisling flood hazards. I lowcvcr, thc channel syslcm constructed cannot opcralc al ils polcntial uulil ilnprovcnmnts a,'c implcmcnlcd downslrcam of thc S;.ltt[;.l An:l Frccv,'ay, since it is only ouc piece of a maslcrplanncd flood conlrol sVSlCm. The proposed project considered in lifts Inilial Sludv consisls of channel imln'ovcmcnls from downslrc0m of Iht Santa Aha Freeway bridge I~) downslrcam of Ibc Michclle Drive bridge, a reach of apl)roximatcly $31) fcct of channel. Thc proposed projcc~ includes improving ~hc existing earthen ch:mucl to a concrclc rectangular chart,mi with a 50 fi)or wklc base width. Thc section through Michcllc Drive bridge would consi:,l of a rectangular concrete section with a 50 foot bascwidlh. Thc i,nprovcmcnls v, ould also iucludc clrolqfiug thc chauncl invert al)proximately 2 feet. ENVIRON M ! ;,NTA !, Si '~TI*I N(; Thc reach of ti'lc EL Modcna-lrvinc Channel lo l~c improved i- an unimproved earthen Irapczoidal channel with a base width of twentx-onc foci, side slopes of 1.5:1 and a depth of ten feet. This reach of the channel is part of thc original flood control improvements constructed in 1951 and has not been improved since thai time. Thc capacity of lifts cxisling channel is approximately 3300 cfs or ab(mi one-third thc rcquilcd l~0-vcar coi1vC~allCC capacity which is estimated lO hc 7900 cfs at this location. Thc land uses actjaccn: to Ibc reach of tJ~c El Modcna-lrxine Channel Io l)c improved by this [)rojcc~ is agricuhural. I'R Iv, PAR ! ~,1) FO R CI'FY ()F TUSTIN 300 Centennial Way 'l'ustin. California 926,',0 on' ~; C ~act:l. ol) i.edcndcckcr Telephone: (714) 544-8S9() PRI~-PARI~I) BY R()BERT PEIN, \VII..LIA~I I:R()ST AND ..\SS()CI.~VFES 1-,,.~ Ahon Parkway Irvinc. CA 92714 (.'onlacl:.lcnnifcr Langford Telephone: (714~ 855-3(,t, I