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RESOLUTION NO. 85-76
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN,
CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
(EIR) 85-1, AND AMENDMENTS, AS A FINAL EIR.
Council the City of Tustin, California does hereby resolve as
The City Council finds and determines as follows'
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That an Environmental Impac% Report would be required due to
potential effects identified in an initial questionnaire done
for the proposed amendment to %he South/Central Redevelopment
Area.
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That a Draft Environmental Impact
project has been prepared by 'Phillips
city of Tustin.
Report for the proposed
Brandt Reddick, for the
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That distribution of the Draft EIR was made to
and private agencies with a solicitation
evaluation.
i nteres ted publ i c
of comments and
That a public hearing was duly called, noticed
Draft EIR.
and held on the
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That incorporated within the Draft EIR are
public, commissions, staff and other agencies°
comments of the
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That the Draft EIR and amendments were prepared in
with the California Environmental Quality Act, State
and the policies of the city of Tustin.
comp 1 i ance
gui de 1 i nes
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That the subject Draft EIR has been
represent their independent evaluations
reviewed by staff, and
and analysis.
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That the Draft EIR and amendments have been reviewed and
considered, and that mitigation measures have been incorporated
into the project that eliminate or substantially lessened the
significant environmental effects thereof as identified in Draft
EIR and amendments; and it is determined that any remaining
significant effects on the environment found to be unavoidable
are hereby found to be acceptable by the inclusion of a
statement of overriding considerations. This statement and all
environmental effects and mitigating measures are listed in the
attached document, Exhibit
I"A" Mi tigation measures are
specified as conditions contained 'in this resolution.
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Resolution No. 85-76
Pa ge Two
II.
The City Council of the city of Tustin does hereby Certify
that the Draft EIR and amendments are a final EIR 85-1 for the
amendment to the South/Central Redevelopment Area and that EIR 85-1
is adequate and complete in compliance with the California
Environmental Qual i ty Act.
PASSED AND
held on the
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tustin City
15 th day of July , 1985.
Counci 1
FRANK H~ GREINKE .......
Mayor
MARY WYN~ ,~ -
City Cle
EXHI BIT A
Environmental Impact Findings
As Required by. CEQA and the City of Tustin
South/Central Redevelopment Project Amendment
EIR 85-1
July 9, 1985
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended,
and in accordance with the City of Tustin guidelines, as amended, this
document presents the findings and a brief explanation of the rationale
for' each finding required for approval of the proposed project. EIR 85-1
evaluates the potential environmental impacts of adding 138 acres to the
South/Central Redevelopment Project Area. Future potential projects
within the amendment area are referred to as subsequent projects in the
findings and other potential projects near the area are referred to as
related projects in the findings.
The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby find that
'~hanges Or al"'l~eratio'n~ 'hav'e bee6' requi'Fed 'in'~ 'or" incorpora~'~d
into, th~' project wh'iCh aVOid'~or S~ub'st'ant~a'llj~'mitigate ~he si'gn"i-
ficant adverse imPa~t~"identified ~n'the fi'n'al"'EIR"aS"spe~'~fiCally
i~emi zed"bel
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ImPacts®
Future land use scenarios for related projects within
the amendment area may generate traffic volumes of
21,520-55,150 VPD at buildout, which contributes to
increased volumes on area arterials.
Findings.
The City of Tustin proposes to implement future rela-
ted circulation improvements, described in the city
transportation improvement program. Related circula-
tion improvements proposed within the amendment area
include improvement to Del Amo and/or construction of
a new secondary arterial parallel to Del Arno. Other
related improvements proposed include the widening of
Red Hill Avenue and Edinger Street to full six-lane
facilities near the amended area. These are related
projects separate from the action of inclusion of the
amendment site in the redevelopment project area.
The extension of Newport Avenue to
a grade-separation alternative and
Valencia on/off ramp are potential
which will al so improve area traffic
Edinger Street via
construction of a
subsequent projects
circulation.
B. Air Duality
Impacts'
Short-term temporary impacts to
struction will occur and an
emi ssions will further degrade
the amended area.
air quality
increase in
local air
during con-
1 ong-term
qual i ty in
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Exhi bi t A
Resolution No. G5-76
Page 2
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Findings'
Compliance with SCAQMD Rule 403 (Fugitive Dust Emis-
sions) will assist in mi ti gating short-term construc-
tion impacts. The long-term generation of air pollu-
tants represents less than one percent of Source Recep-
tor Area 17 emissions and is considered insignificant.
However, future related development will comply with
all SCAQMD rules and regulations.
C. Acoustics
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Impacts-
Noise increases from the
Avenue (depending upon the
significant.
future extension of Newport
proposed alignment) may be
Findings'
Newport Avenue is a potential subsequent project and
noise impacts cannot be precisely determined until
further engineering studies and acoustical studies are
completed. Acoustical analysis was completed for the
alignments proposed for Newport 'Avenue Extension DEIR
(Larry Seeman, 1973). Barriers~,and sound attenuation
are potential mitigation measures.
D. Land Use/Releva_n_t l.Planning
Impacts-
The selection of an
subsequent project)
resi dent i al and/or
Edinger Street.
alignment of Newport extension (a
may result in. displacements of
industrial land uses north of
Findings.
The extension of Newport Avenue is not required to
implement the proposed project {i.e.. inclusion of
amendment area within the South/Central Redevelopment
Area); however, should specific alignments for Newport
extension be proposed, and relocations or displace-
ments occur, the redlevelopment agency will prepare a
relocation plan to mi ti gate such effects.
E. Hydrology
Impacts'
Increased surface runoff from the site will
development.
occur with
Findings'
All future development and circulation improvements
for the site shall comply with city design standards
for drainage improvements.
~T_he City Council of the city of, Tustin fur.the,.r finds that alt.hpugh
_changes, 'a'ltera. t_.!"~ons~,-~ or' conditions have been inc6.rpo6ated into
the proj~'t Which will Substantially 'm~l~'~'~ate 6r avoid s~gni-l~i'~ant
'e'ffec-t'S 'identif'i'~d in "the final, EI.R.~-'~¢~l~ai~i"~f the s'ignificant
'effe'c~' Ca?not be mi~i~)a£~d ' to ful 1~ . accep, t..a]6')e' "l'evel s. The
remaining ~mpact~':i'dentified '1~1'6w _may continue to be of si~§.~"ifi'-
cant adverse ~mp.a.C,~'~'~-.v~en when'all known 'feasible'-and identified
mitigation measures ar.e..a_ppl~ed.' ..............
Exhi bi t A
Resol ut i on No. 8 5- ? 6
Page 3
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Project implementation will result in the termination of
on$ite agricultural production and the loss of 36 acres of
"Farmland of Statewide Importance" as identified by the
California State Department of Conservation.
Findings.
In and of itself, the loss of 36 acres of agricultural
land is not significant. The cumulative impact of
incremental losses of agricultural land throughout the
county is considered significant.
Be
Future related development projects within the amended area
may generate 21.520-55.000 VPD. based on the land use scen-
arios evaluated. Traffic from the amended area may contribute
toward increased traffic levels on Red Hill Avenue. Edinger
Street. Newport Avenue {if the extension is constructed) and
at the SR-55 and I-5 ramps. The cumulative traffic impacts
{local and regional} upon these arterials is significant.
Findings'
Construction of related internal circulation improve-
ments will provide substantial mitigation of project-
related traffic impacts and implementation of the
city's transportation improvements through subsequent
improvements will provide substantial mitigation to
Edinger Street and Red Hill Avenues. However. both
streets are likely to remain congested, are impacted
by regional through traffic, and subsequent improve-
ments only partially mitigate the expected cumulative
traffic impacts.
Other proposed subsequent improvements to the SR-55
and I-5 freeways may also result in further mitigation
of traffic impacts in the area.
The Cit~y. Council of the city of Tustin does hereby find that cer-
tain change~" or al~erai[ions ..{eg., mi ~.,i gat.! on measures)' required in
or 'i~n'c.or. Porated i..nt6 _t,.h,.e '~6oje.c.t are Withih '{'h6' res~D.9.6.si'bil ii:j/' and
jurisdiction 'Of a public agency ot'}ier than the CitY of Tustin and
can.~ o,r 'sfl.ofi. l.d... ,be adopted......bY the reS, pect.!~v~ ag..e, ncy.,~s i ten~iz.e'~
below-
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California Regional Water Quality Control Board: If dewater-
lng is necessary during future development and the discharge
of the wastewater to receiving waters is proposed, a NPDES
permit (Waste Discharge Requirements) must be obtained from
the Board.
The .Ci~ty Council of the city of Tustin hasI weighed the benefits of
the Proposed_ProjeCl~" agai'nst-i'l~s ~-~i'~V~iO'abl'e-env'ironmental risks
in de,terminin9 whether to approve ~d' 'Th.e..Cit~y counci
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Exhibit A
Resolution No. 85-76
Page 4
does hereby further fi nd,. dete?mine, and state,, pursuant to the
provision~ of Secti'on~I5093 of the state CEqA G'uidelines, that 'the
occurren~'e -of ti~e'Certai h "~i"g.~'i...f.i~a'nt" en'vi ronmental ..... ~ffe~i~s-"i den~il.-
f'ie'd i'h t'ke' f~'~a'l Ei'~' and set forth'-i'n"' paragr.aPh-2-abbve,l_.have
been ,e~al u.at~a' ,a9,~i~',hst ' tlYe."'fol ~'O'~i n.9' ov.e'6'rid i.n.g cons i d~erati ons'.
A. The project wil'l result in the following substantial economic,
social, and environmental benefits to the city of Tustin and
surrounding areas'
1) Inclusion of the amendment area in the redevelopment pro-
ject area w.ill aid in elimination of a blighted area which
is currently underutilized.
2) The extension of public improvements into the amendment
area will enable the area to.develop or redevelop.
3) The amended area is contiguous to the existing redevelop-
ment area and the project represents a logical extension
of the project area to contiguous properties.
4) As illustrated by Scenario 3, future projects may yield a
positive annual fiscal surplus to the city's general fund.
5)
The proposed amendment will eventually facilitate the pro-
vision of needed improvements (through related and subse-
quent projects) to the local circulation system to lhandle
regional traffic.
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The following economic and social considerations make the
project alternatives identified in the final EIR infeasible.
1)
The "no-project" alternative (not adding the project area
to the redevelopment area} is rejected because it fails to
meet the objectives set forth for the project; particular-
ly the objectives of facilitating development in a
'blighted area and providing related infrastructure improve-
ments within the project area.
2)
Land use development scenarios, created for analysis of
comparative potential impacts, are not the project, as
defined by CEQA, and are not specific proposals. None of
the scenarios are rejected, on the basis of the environ-
mental analysis.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF TUSTIN )
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. 85-76 was duly and regularly introduced, passed and adopted.at a
regular meeting of'the City Council held on the 15~h day of ~l~ly, 1985, by the
following vote:
AYES · COUNCILPERSONS' Edgar, Greinke, Hoesterey, Kennedy, Saltarelli
NOES · COUNCILPERSONS' None
ABSENT' COUNC ILPERSONS' None
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MARY E. WY~N, City ~lerk
City of Tu~-tin, Calffornia