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Home My WebLink AboutCC 3 EIR 87-2 03-21-88CONSENT CALENDAR ~ NO, 3 DATE: MARCH 21, 1988 TO: F~OIVI: ~ StJBJECT: WILLIAN HUSTON, CITY MANAGER CHRISTINE SHINGLETON, DIRECTOR OF COI~UNITY DEVELOPMENT RECERTIFICATION OF FINAL EMVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 87-2 BY THE INCLUSION OF ADDENDUN 88-01 RECONMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 88-33. BACKGROUND The City Council at their regular meeting on March 7, 1988 introduced and held the first reading of Ordinance No. 999 which will modiffy the proposed route for relocation of the San Diego Pipeline. Prior to taking final action on the proposed revisions to the San Diego Pipeline Franchise Agreement, the City Council needs to recertify the F. inal EIR for the project and include an addendum to the EIR which describes the change in the project. Chri~s~i ne ~Shinglet~ Director of Commun~ty Devel opment CAS:pef Attachment: Final EIR Addendum 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12- 13 14 ~5 16 17 21 22 23 25 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 88-33 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI?Y OF TUSTIN RECERTIFYING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR 87-2) PREPARED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SANDIEGO PIPELINE PROJECT IS ADEQUATE AND COMPLETE WITH THE INCLUSION OF EIR ADDENDUM 88-01 AND MAKING FINDINGS WITH RESPECT TO MITIGATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS AND OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND CERTIFYING FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT 87-2 TO INCLUDE EIR ADENDUM 88-01. The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby resolve as follows: I. The City Council finds and determines as follows' A. That the San Diego Pipeline project (hereinafter "project") has been proposed and a Franchise Agreement between the City of Tustin and the San Diego Pipeline Company previously approved. The City of Tustin is currently reviewing proposed amendments to the franchise agreement to provide for a route modification of a small portion of the proposed relocated pipeline. B. That it is the. policy of the State of California and the City of Tustin, in accordance with the provision of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (hereinafter "CEQA"), as amended {Public Resources Code, Section 21000 et seq.), and the State Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA, as amended (California Administrative Code, Section 15000 et seq.) that the City shall not approve a project unless there is no feasible way to lessen or avoid significant effects; meaning all impacts have been avoided to the extent feasible or substantially lessened and ~ny remaining unavoidable significant impacts are acceptable based on Section 15093 of CEQA. C. That an Environmental Impact Report for the project {hereinafter "EIR 87-2") has been prepared and circulated, pursuant to the requirements of CEQA. · D.' That the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin held a public hearing to receive public comment on Draft EIR 87-2 at a regular meeting on October 26, 1987, and the City has responded to comments received during the review period on EIR 87-2. E. That the Tustin City Council has read and considered all environmental documentation comprising the EIR and addendum and has found that the EIR and additional addendum considers all potentially significant environmental impacts of the proposed project, is complete and adequate, and fully complies with all requirements of CEQA, and the State gui del i nes for implementation. Resolution No. 87-153 Page two 4 5 6 8 9 10 1.1 12 13 14 ~5 17 19 2O 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 That CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines provide that no public agency shall approve or carry out a project for which an EIR and addendum has been completed and which identifies one or more significant effects of the project unless the public agency makes written findings for each of the significant effects, accompanied by a statement.of facts supporting each finding. G. That the City Council has considered all impacts, mitigation measures, and project alternatives identified in the EIR and addendum, and has found that the project is the environmentally superi or al ternati ve and that si gni fi cant effects are substantially mi tigated. II. The City Council of the City of Tustin hereby certifies that Final Environmental Impact Report 87-2 and EIR addendum 88-01 'are complete and comply with the California Environmental Quality Act. PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, at a regularly adjourned meeting on the day of Ronald B. Hoesterey, Mayor Mary Wynn, City Clerk SAN DIEGO PIPELINE COMPANY FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT ADDENDUM February 18, 1988 CEOA: THE GUIDELINES With reference to Section 15164 of The California Environmental Quality Act: The Guidelines, it is stated that the Lead Agency shall prepare an addendum to an EIR if: (1) None of the con- ditions described in Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR have occurred; (2) Only minor technical changes or additions are necessary to make the EIR under consideration adequate under CEQA; and (3) The changes to the EIR made by the addendum do not raise important new issues about the significant effects on the environment. Review of Section 15162 (Item #1 above) reveals that no additional EIR need be prepared since none of the conditions listed apply to this proposed addendum. Furthermore, with regard to Items #2 and #3 above, changes to the project necessitating this addendum are in fact only minor in detail, and do not raise important new issues about the significant effects on the environment. For these reasons, this addendum to the San Diego Pipeline Final Environmental Impact Report was prepared, in full compliance with CEQAguidelines. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Ail portions of the project description as detailed in the original Final Environmental Impact Report, dated December 9, 1987 remain unchanged, with the one exception being the proposed reroute of the pipeline in the area of the I-5 crossing at Tustin Ranch Road. This proposed reroute is detailed below. Project Location Due to potential maintenance/operation constraints-to result from proposed future development on the originally proposed pipeline route, the proposed route must be relocated as shown on the attached drawings numbered Line Section SD-6, Sheets 20, 20A, and 20B over an approximate total distance of 2525 feet. As the pipeline route proceeds southwesterly down Tustin Ranch Road after leaving Bryan Avenue, instead of continuing directly across I-5 as originally proposed, the proposed reroute turns southeasterly to proceed down Auto Center Drive, on the southbound side, for an approximate distance of 800 feet. At this point the reroute leaves Auto Center Drive and proceeds southwesterly across private property (The Irvine Company), adjacent to their property line, crossing I-5 at a distance approximately 370 feet south of the original proposed point of crossing. On the west-side of I-5 the reroute then re-enters upon private property (again The Irvine.Company), following their fenceline to the west to rejoin the originally proposed route within Tustin Ranch Road right-of-way. SUMMARY OF IMPACTS AND MITIGATION MEASURES All impacts and mitigation measures as identified in the original Final Environmental Impact Report, dated December 9, 1987 remain unchanged. All mitigation measures will be strictly followed on the reroute as on the originally proposed pipeline route. Ail affected private property owners are in agreement to the reroute, as is the State Fire Marshal's office. From an operations and maintenance perspective, the reroute provides better accessibility to the pipeline route, and as a result improves the overall safety of the line. .8849/SWM