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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 10-77RESOLUTION NO. 10-77 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE RIO BRAVO ANNEXATION AS COMPLETED IN COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA, THE STATE EIR GUIDELINES AND CITY RESOLUTION NO. 10-75, STATING THE COUNCIL HAS REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONSENTING TO THE ANNEXATION. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bakersfield has authorized the preparation of a plan for the area proposed for annexa- tion, known hereinafter as the proposed Rio Bravo Annexation, and the employmentof Quad Consultants to assist the City staff in prepara- tion of such a plan and to prepare an Environmental Impact Report, both the above activities to serve as a part of an in-depth study of the feasibility and desirability of the proposed Rio Bravo Annexa- tion; and WHEREAS, the plan for the proposed Rio Bravo Annexation, including an analysis of the financial impacts to the City and recom- mendations regarding development policies which would minimize such impacts, was submitted by the City staffto the City Council in July, 1976; and WHEREAS, the City Council directed modification of the development policies recommended in said plan to insure that no cost to the taxpayers now residing in the City of Bakersfield would accrue as a result of development of the proposed Rio Bravo Annexation; and WHEREAS, a draft Environmental Impact Report for Rio Bravo Annexation has been prepared under the direction of the Development Services Department of the City of Bakersfield and circulated by and through the Kern County Council of Governments, the area-wide clear- inghouse for the City, in accordance with the requirements of law and applicable regulations; and WHEREAS, on October 6, 1976, a public hearing was held on the draft Environmental Impact Report before the Planning Con~f, ission of the City of Bakersfield and verbal testimony taken supplementing the written testimony submitted to the City prior to said hearing; and WHEREAS, several public agencies requested an extension of time to submit comments to the Planning Commission regarding the draft Environmental Impact Report; and WHEREAS, the Planning Co~nission granted a time extension for the submission of additional comments concerning the draft Environmental Impact Report; and WHEREAS, the City has responded to all significant environ- mental points raised by the public agencies and private persons com- menting and any such points raised in the consultation, review and public hearing process. WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the Planning Co~L~f~ission, on January 19, 1977, the said Commission reviewed the Final Environ- mental Impact Report, made certain findings, and reco~L~f~ended that said Final EIR be certified by the City Council as being in compli- ance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the State EIR Guidelines and Resolution No. 10-75 of the City of Bakersfield. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD: 1. That the final Environmental Impact RepOrt dated November, 1976, is an accurate and objective discussion of the pro- posed project and adequately discusses and describes all of the environmental considerations which need to be considered prior to the evaluation or approval of the proposed project. 2. That the changes, alterations and mitigating measures which have been required in, or incorporated into the project would mitigate or avoid any significant environmental effects thereof as identified in the final Environmental Impact Report with respect to impacts on visual effects, topography, geology, meteorology and clima- tology, air quality, soils, vegetation, wildlife, archaeology and historical sites, ambient noise levels, land use, local government, public services and utilities, surface and groundwater hydrology, transportation facilities and water quality. 3. That such changes or alterations and mitigating effects, with respect to surveys, groundwater hydrology and water quality, include a recofmfxendation in the final Environmental Impact Report that LAFCO may wish to suggest as a condition of its approval of annexation, that the City have contracts in effect with consultants for further detailed studies and plans, for area wastewater manage- ment and water resource utilization for the Project area, within thirty days after the effective date of annexation and completed within a reasonable time thereafter; that the paragraph relevant to this matter on page 104 of the Final EIR be amended consistently with this paragraph. 4. That, although the project inherently provides for and permits growth in the project area, urban growth would probably occur in the area without annexation to the City; further, the project will not cause incremental growth in the Bakersfield urban area but rather provides an alternative residential location for growth basically induced by other causes. 5. That the developmen~ control policies of the City Council, as incorporated in the plan for development of the proposed Rio Bravo Annexation, will insure that there will be no incremental costs to the citizens and taxpayers of the existing City of Bakers- field as a result of the project. 6. That the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment of the Southern San Joaquin Valley. 7. That the proposed project is environmentally more desirable than the alternatives which were considered. 8. That the proposed project will provide long-term bene- fits_for the-City by giving the City a residential growth alternative in order to meet its needs for long-termurban growth. 9. That the proposed project contains social, economic, and environmental benefits which outweigh any environmental risk associated therewith as enumerat~ed herein. 10. That this Council hereby certifies that the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Rio Bravo Annexation has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the State EIR Guidelines and City Resolution No. 10-75; that the Council has evaluated, reviewed and considered the information contained in said Final Environmental Impact Report. 11. The City Council hereby consents to the commencement of proceedings for the Rio Bravo Annexation, pursuant to Article 5, Division 2, Title 4 (commencing with Section 35300) of the Govern- ment Code, and requests the City Attorney to submit to the Local Agency Formation Commission of Kern County an application to initiate proceedings for such annexation. 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 24th day of January, 1977, by the follow- ing vote: AYES: COUNCILr~EN ,..~.~.,~JI~EECKER, CHRISTENSEN, MEDDER$, ROGER$, $CEALE$, $TRONI ABSTAINING COUNCI~EN: ~ ~ CITY n Officio Clerk of Bakers ie ~-~-, Council of t f ld APPP~ ~, ~ ~s~4~ '~~~ '~of anuary, 1977 APPROVED as to fo~: CITY ATTORNEY f Bakersfield the