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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 95-79RESOLUTION NO. 95-79 A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD APPROVING NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR PROJECT CONSISTING OF EXTENSION OF GOSFORD (COFFEE) ROAD, TRUXTUN AVENUE NORTHWARD FROM INTERSECTION OF GOSFORD AND TRUXTUN ACROSS THE KERN RIVER. WHEREAS, the Fire and DeVelopment Services Department of the City of Bakersfield prepared a Negative Declaration for the pro- ject consisting of extension of Gosford (Coffee) Road, Truxtun Avenue northward approximately 860 feet from the intersection of Gosford and Truxtun across the Kern River involving the construction of a bridge approximately 380 feet in length, in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(c), 23 U.S.C. 128(a), the California Environmental Quality Act and Paragraphs VI and VII of City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 39-78; and WHEREAS, said Negative Declaration was based on an Initial Study and Focused Environmental Impact Study, dated October 11, 1979, prepared by the said Fire and Development Services Department; and WHEREAS, before and after completion of the Negative Declaration, City representatives consulted with the State and all responsible agencies and various public agencies having jurisdiction by law and agencies and persons having special expertise; and WHEREAS, notice of the preparation of said Negative Declara- tion was given in accordance with law and duly submitted to the State Clearinghouse through Kern COG for review on October 12, 1979; and WHEREAS, the State Clearinghouse environmentally cleared the said project on November 17, 1979; and WHEREAS, due and proper notice of a public hearing before the Council of the City of Bakersfield was given on December 2, 1979, advising of the time, date and place of such public hearing, to wit: December 12, 1979, and further advising that the Fire and Development Services Department had found, on the basis of the Initial Study, that the above-described project will not have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, all comments which have been received during the consultation and review period on said Negative Declaration and the responses thereto, together with 'the proposed Negative Declaration and Initial Study documenting reasons to support the finding that the project will not have a significant effect on the environment, has been forwarded to the City Council and this Council has evaluated and considered the contents thereof and. held and conducted a public hear- ing thereon on December 12, 1979. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Bakersfield hereby resolves, finds and determines as follows: 1. That the above recitals are true and correct. 2. That .the City Council has read, evaluated and considered the Negative Declaration together with all supporting documents. 3. That it is found that: (a) The modification made to potential river flood flow will not result in any violation of the existing City Flood Plain ordinance. (b) Only short-term noises will occur in the vicinity of the project area when pile drivers are being operated. (c) The bridge is a mitigation measure for some of the circulation problems that exist at California and Stockdale, Oak and California and 23d and Oak. (d) The project will assist the City of Bakersfield and the County ofKern to distribute traffic in a more orderly manner in the northwest and southwest portion of Greater Metropolitan Bakersfield. The west portion of Greater Bakersfield (west of Freeway 99) has only one river crossing and that is located more than five miles west of Freeway 99 (i.e. Allen Road). (e) The Truxtun Avenue Extension is an approved pro- ject (see Resolution No. 18-78) that will carry traffic in a direct route from downtown Bakersfield to the vicinity of Bakersfield State College at Gosford Road. As a further extension of this roadway system, GOsford will be extended across the river to prOVide a more efficient flow of traffic in west Bakersfield. 4. That the project designated as the Extension of Gosford Road, Truxtun AVenue northward from the intersection of Gosford and Truxtun across the Kern River will not have a significant effect on the environment. 5. That the Negative Declaration on the subject project is hereby approved and adopted. 6. That the subject project is approved. 7. That the Fire and Development Services Department shall file with the Kern County Clerk a Notice of Determination as required by the State EIR Guidelines and Paragraph VIII of City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 39-78. 8. That certified copies of this Resolution shall be trans- mitted to suchagencies as may be designated by the Development Services Department or the Public Works Departments of the City of Bakersfield. 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 12th day of December, 1979, by the following vote: CITY~"~ERK~~o Clerk of Council of the City of Bakersfield APPRO~F,~,/~hi-~,~2t~h:i'~jy~of December, 1979 O{<,7:F,,-~'~f-4 i~f Bakers field ' :, APPROVED as to form: the CITY ATTORNEY ,of t~Cit~ of Bakersfield