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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 49-78RESOLUTION NO. 49-78 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD DECLARING IT HAS REVIEWED, EVALUATED AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE FINAL FOCUSED EIR, MAKING FINDINGS AND CERTI- FYING THAT SUCH FINAL EIR HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, THE STATE EIR GUIDELINES AND CITY RESOLUTION NO. 24-77, RE ANNEXATION NO. 250 (KERN RIVER NO. 6) AND AMENDMENT OF LAND USE ELEMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 311 ACRES FROM AGRICULTURAL IN THE COUNTY TO LOW-DENSITY RESIDENTIAL UNDER CITY JURISDICTION. WHEREAS, it is proposed to annex approximately 3,380 acres to the City of Bakersfield, including approximately 2,901 acres of City-owned property used for water spreading and farming in the Kern River Floodway; and approximately 479 acres of privately- owned property, 168 acres of which is located in the Kern River Floodway and 311 acres of which is located north of the Cross Valley Canal and south of Stockdale Highway and between Allen and Renfro Roads, which is potentially developable to low-density residential uses; and WHEREAS, a Draft Focused Environmental Impact Report on said project was prepared by the City of Bakersfield Development Services Department and circulated and distributed in accordance with the requirements of law and applicable regulations, the dis- tribution list being included in the Final EIR; and WHEREAS, the scope of the Draft Focused EIR explores principally the environmental impacts associated with the approxi- mately 311 acres of privately-owned land potentially developable to urban, low-density uses; the environmental impacts associated with the remaining acreage of the proposed annexation were fully discussed in that Final EIR entitled "Use and Disposition of Property and Water Rights Acquired by the City of Bakersfield from Tenneco West, Inc., in Settlement of Litigation"; and WHEREAS, public agencies and individuals submitted written comments on the said Draft EIR, as listed in the Final EIR; and WHEREAS, Notice of Completion of the Draft Focused EIR was filed on March 21, 1978; and WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing was held and conducted by and before the City of Bakersfield Planning Commis- sion in accordance with the procedures required by City Resolution No. 24-77, on May 3, 1978, at which hearing the general public was entitled to comment upon the said Draft EIR; and WHEREAS, the City has responded in writing to all sig- nificant environmental points raised by the public agencies and individuals commenting and any such points raised in the consultation, review and public hearing process, and the Final Focused EIR, con- sisting of the Draft EIR, comments and recommendations received thereon, a list of persons or organizations and public agencies commenting thereon and the responses of the City as aforesaid has been completed by the Development Services Department and placed on the agenda of the regular meeting of the Planning Commission of May 17, 1978, for evaluation and consideration by said Commission; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by Resolution No. 18-78, adopted on May 17, 1978, approved the Final Focused EIR and recom- mended to the City Council that it be certified as completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the State EIR Guidelines, and City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 24-77. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Bakersfield Hereby Determines, Finds and Resolves as Follows: 1. That the above recitals are true and correct. 2. That the Final Focused Environmental Impact Report, dated May, 1978, in reference to the project described above, has been reviewed, evaluated and considered by the City Council. 3. That the Final Focused EIR is hereby certified as having been completed in compliance with the California Environ- mental Quality Act, the State EIR Guidelines and City of Bakersfield Resolution No. 24-77. 4. That the said Final Focused EIR is an accurate and objective discussion of the proposed project and adequately dis- cusses and describes the environmental considerations, alternatives and mitigation measures which need to be considered prior to the approval of the proposed project. 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 31st day of May, 1978, by the following vote: CT2~,'/,eT.~.'~"~n~ ~X~OffiC~O Clerk of ~e Council of the~ity of Bakersfield / APPRov .D alst oy_May, 1978 ,- /- . /' ',,,~_~ ' :~} '2 C~ ty of Bakersfield APPROVED as to form: C ~TTO of t~. ity of Bakersfield