R-462
RESOLUTION NO. 462
(Redevelopment Agency Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CERTIFYING THE INITIAL STUDY AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION
FOR THE RAND PROPERTY ACQUISITION LOCATED AT
1700 MAIN STREET, 1657, 1665, 1677, 1683, 1707, AND 1725 OCEAN AVENUE
WHEREAS, a Notice of Completion of an Initial Study and Intent to Adopt a
Negative Declaration for the Rand Property Acquisition located at 1700 Main Street, 1657,
1665, 1677, 1683, 1707, and 1725 Ocean Avenue (Project) was published on September
9, 1999 in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City
of Santa Monica CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Initial Study and Proposed Negative Declaration were circulated
for a 30 day public review period and no comments were received during this review; and
WHEREAS, on October 27, 1999, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa
Monica (“Redevelopment Agency”), as Lead City Agency, reviewed the Initial Study and
Proposed Negative Declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Redevelopment Agency finds, as the Initial Study determined, that an
Environmental Impact Report is not required for the Project. More specifically, the
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proposed project involves only the acquisition by the Redevelopment Agency of 11.5 acres
of land currently owned by the RAND Corporation. No redevelopment, change of use, or
building demolition is proposed as part of this purchase. Any future development on the
project site will be consistent with the Civic Center Specific Plan (CCSP) or amendments
thereto and subject to independent environmental review. Since the proposed land
acquisition would not alter any existing condition and no specific development is
contemplated, the Project will have no significant effect on the environment. In addition,
an Environmental Impact Report for the CCSP was prepared and certified on November
23, 1993. This EIR determined that the CCSP resulted in no significant impacts in the
areas of Earth, Geology and Soils; Hydrology and Drainage; Energy; Noise; Light and
Glare; Risk of Upset; Land Use; Right of Way/Access; Natural Gas and Electricity; Solid
Waste; Police; Schools; Parks and Recreation; Aesthetics; Neighborhood Impacts; and
Fiscal Impacts. Mitigation measures adopted for the following areas reduced impacts to
below a level of significance: Shade and Shadow; Water; Sewer; Telephone; Public
Facility Maintenance; Fire; and Cultural Resources. Mitigation Measures adopted for
Transportation, Circulation and Parking and Construction Impacts reduced impacts to an
acceptable level. Mitigation Measures were also adopted for the areas of Air Quality and
Population and Housing, however these mitigation measures did not reduce impacts to
below a level of significance. A Statement of Overriding Considerations was, therefore,
adopted prior to certification of the EIR.
Since certification of the CCSP EIR, none of the conditions existing at that time, including
land uses, development intensity, open space, pedestrian circulation, and roadway
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configurations have changed. Consequently, the environmental analysis prepared
remains valid and the mitigation measures adopted continue to be effective.
Thus, there are no project specific environmental effects which:
a) were not analyzed as significant effects in a prior EIR on the zoning action, general
plan or community plan with which the project is consistent;
b) are potentially significant off-site impacts and cumulative impacts which were not
discussed in the prior EIR prepared for the general plan, community plan or zoning
action;
c) are previously identified significant effects which, as a result of substantial new
information which was not known at the time the EIR was certified, are determined
to have a more severe adverse impact than discussed in the prior EIR; or
d) are peculiar to the project or the parcel on which the project would be located.
SECTION 2. The Redevelopment Agency has reviewed and considered the Initial
Study and Negative Declaration on the Project prior to acting on the project. The Negative
Declaration reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the Redevelopment Agency.
SECTION 3. The Redevelopment Agency finds that, based on the whole record
before it, including the Initial Study, there is no substantial evidence that the Project will
have a significant effect on the environment, and hereby adopts the Negative Declaration.
SECTION 4. Consistent with California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
Section 15074(c), the documents which constitute the record of proceedings for approving
this project are located in the Planning and Community Development Department, 1685
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Main Street, Room 212, Santa Monica, California. The custodian of these documents is
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Acting Principal Planner Amanda Schachter.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
S/________________________
MARSHA J. MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 26 day of October, 1999.
S/
Pam OConnor, Chair
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 462 (RAS) was duly adopted at a
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meeting of the Redevelopment Agency held on the 26 day of October,1999 by the following
vote:
Ayes: Agency Member: Bloom, Feinstein, Genser, Holbrook, McKeown, OConnor,
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Rosenstein
Noes: Agency Member: None
Abstain: Agency Member: None
Absent: Agency Member: None
ATTEST:
S/
Maria Stewart, Secretary
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