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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 04-86RESOLUTION NO. 4-86 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD MAKING FINDINGS AND CERTIFYING THE FINAL EIR FOR THE PROPOSED GARCES TRAFFIC CIRCLE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND FATHER GARCES STATUE RELOCATION. WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the Garces Traffic Circle be replaced by a standard intersection system; and WHEREAS, it has been proposed that the Father Garces Statue be relocated; and WHEREAS, a DEIR on said proposal was prepared by the City of Bakersfield under contract with a consultant, circulated and distributed in accordance with the requirements of law and applicable regulations; and WHEREAS, public and private agencies and individuals submitted written comments on the DEIR as listed in the Comments and Responses; and WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held and conducted by and before the City of Bakersfield Planning Commission in accordance with the procedures required by City Council Resolution No. 132-83, on July 18, 1985, at which hearing the public was entitled to comment on the DEIR; and WHEREAS, the consultant has responded in writing to all significant points raised by the public and private agencies and individuals in the review and public hearing process and the FEIR, consisting of the Draft EIR, comments and recommendations received on the DEIR, including a list of persons or organizations and public agencies commenting on the Draft and the responses of the City aforesaid, was completed by the Development Services Department and placed on the Agenda of the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on August 15, 1985, for evaluation and consideration by said Commission; and -1- HEREBY DETERMINES, 1. The correct. WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield Planning Commission, on the basis of the FEIR, identified a number of significant or potentially significant effects associated with the approval of the proposed project, and represented to this Council that the findings necessary to support a Statement of Overriding Considerations are supported by the record; and WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission found that the benefits of the project outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects sufficiently to issue a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield Planning Commission, on the basis of the Findings and Statement of Facts, found that other significant environmental effects raised in the EIR have been eliminated or substantially lessened and that any remaining unavoidable significant effects have been found acceptable on the basis of safety and traffic circulation considerations. NOW, THEREFORE, T~E COUNCIL OF T~E CITY OF BAKERSFIELD FINDS AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: above findings and recitals are true and 2. That the FEIR dated May, 1985, including City responses as an appended document, has been reviewed, evaluated and considered by the Planning Commission and this Council. 3. That the FEIR has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the State EIR Guidelines and the City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 132-83. 4. That the said Final EIR is an accurate and objective discussion of the proposed project and adequately discusses and described the environmental considerations and mitigation measures. 5. That the various alternatives to the project, including "no project," have been considered in the Final EIR. -2- 6. That in consideration of the above statements and findings, the City Council certifies the Final EIR, with appended material including information contained in this resolution, as adequate and in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the State EIR Guidelines and the City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 132-83. 7. That no Statement of Overriding Considerations be adopted, and that no further engineering work in support of that project be conducted, and that the project, as defined in the Final EIR, be pursued no further. .......... o0o .......... I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the 8th day of January , 1986, by the following vote: CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield APPROVED this 8th day of January , 1986 MAYOR of the City of ~akersfield APPROVED as to form: CItY ATTORNEAf/of the City of Bakersfield AJS/mro R-GARCES1 -3-