HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2018-10 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A MITIGATED
NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR RIO VISTA VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN
AMENDMENT NO. 97-55C
WHEREAS, an application was initiated by Verano Recovery, LLC ("Applicant"),
for the approval of a Specific Plan Amendment under the provisions of the Cathedral
City Municipal Code involving certain real property depicted in Exhibit 'A'; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council that it
adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Rio Vista Village Specific Plan
Amendment ("Action"), as depicted in Exhibit `B' after a public hearing held on March
15, 2017; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant requests a change to the text for the Rio Vista Village
Specific Plan area located north of Verona Rd., west of Landau Blvd. and south of
Interstate in the City limits of Cathedral City; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cathedral City, acting as Lead Agency, has determined
that the requested Specific Plan Amendment will not have a significant impact on the
environment and a Mitigated Negative Declaration is appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the City has circulated the proposed Specific Plan Amendment for
Tribal Consultation in accordance with SB 18 and AB 52.
WHEREAS, the project are lies within Zone E of the Palm Springs Airport Land
Use Compatibility Plan, (PSALUCP) and Airport Land Use Commission Staff have
determined that the Project is CONSISTENT with the PSALUCP.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD
The City Council has considered all of the evidence submitted into the
administrative record adopting the General Plan Amendment for the Project area,
including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) Cathedral City General Plan and Cathedral City Municipal Code;
(b) Rio Vista Village Specific Plan;
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(c) Initial Study for Rio Vista Village Specific Plan Amendment;
(d) City Council Staff Report;
(e) Staff presentation at the public hearings conducted at the Cathedral City
Planning Commission on March 15, 2017;
(f) The record, testimony and/or comments from interested parties submitted to
the City in both written and oral form at, or prior to, the public hearing
conducted at the Planning Commission hearing on March 15, 2017; and
(g) Public comments, both written and oral, received and/or submitted at, or
prior to, the public hearing conducted at the City Council hearings held on
April 26, 2017 and March 14, 2018.
Section 2 ENVIRONMENTAL
A. Pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA), the City Council makes the following findings:
(a) As required by CEQA Guidelines Section 15074, the City Council hereby
certifies that, as the decision-making body of the Lead Agency, it has
reviewed and considered the information contained in the Mitigated
Negative Declaration (MND) prior to approving the Project.
(b) The City Council finds that its review of the MND reflects the Lead Agency's
independent review and judgment as required by CEQA.
B. Pursuant to the provisions of the CEQA, the City Council hereby
approves the Negative Declaration.
Based on the MND and the record before the City Council, the City Council
hereby approves the MND prepared for the Rio Vista Village Specific Plan
Amendment and represents the independent judgment of the City and that,
based upon the analysis referenced therein, the Proposed Project will not have a
significant impact upon the environment.
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The documents and other material that constitute the record on which this
decision is based are located in the Community Development Department in the
custody of the City.
Section 6. CERTIFICATION
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall
enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of the City; and shall make a minute
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of passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council, in
the minutes of the meeting at which Resolution is passed and adopted.
Ayes: Council Members Aguilar, Carnevale and Kaplan;
Mayor Pro Tem Pettis and Mayor Henry
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: None
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of March 2018.
Stanley E. Henry, a r
ATTEST:
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Gary Howell
City Clerk
APPROVED AST FORM:
Eric Vail
City Attorney
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