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RESOLUTION NO. 7503(CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
AND THE FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE EIR
ON THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN
SOPAC PROPERTIES INC. AND THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
WHEREAS, a Notice of Preparation of an Environmental
Impact Report was issued in August 1986; and
WHEREAS, Notice of Completion of a Draft Environmental
Impact Report was published in september 1986, in compliance with
the California Environmental Quality Act and the city of Santa
Monica CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, in December 1986, the completion of the Final
Environmental Impact Report on the proposed project, consisting
of the Draft Environmental Impact Report, comments on the
document, and responses to comments was certified; and
WHEREAS, in May 1987, Notice of Completion of a Supplement
to the Environmental Impact Report was published; and
WHEREAS, in August 1987, the completion of the Final
Supplement to the Environmental Impact Report, consisting of the
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Draft Supplement to the Environmental Impact Report, comments on
the document, and responses to comments was certified; and
WHEREAS, in August 1987, the city Planning Commission
reviewed the Final Environmental Impact Report and the Final
Supplement to the Environmental Impact Report and recommended
their certification to the City Council: and
WHEREAS, on September 22, 1987, the City Council, as Lead
City Agency, reviewed the Final Environmental Impact Report and
Final Supplement to the Environmental Impact Report,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The city Council has reviewed and considered
the Final Environmental Impact Report and the Final Supplement to
the Environmental Impact Report on the proposed Development
Agreement between SOPAC Properties, Inc. and the City of Santa
Monica prior to acting on the project.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds that the Final
Environmental Impact Report and the Final Supplement to the
Environmental Impact Report adequately review and analyze
potential environmental effects of the proposed project.
SECTION 3. Consistent with Article VI, section 12 of the
City CEQA Guidelines and Section 15091 of the State CEQA
Guidelines, the City Council finds that there are no reasonable
and available alternatives to the project that would
significantly and substantially reduce the impact on the
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environment which would accomplish the project objectives and
would be consistent with the land use goals of the city as set
forth in the standards of the Land Use Element of the city I s
General Plan for the Special Office District of the City, within
which the project is located. Objective 1. 8 of the Land Use
Element establishes a goal of promoting large-floor office uses
in the Special Off ice District; the proj ect is consistent wi th
this goal. POlicy 1.8.7 of the Land Use Element allows
development to occur within the Special Office District at a
Floor Area Ratio of 2.0. In response to potential adverse
effects, the project would be developed with a Floor Area Ratio
of less than 2.0; however, significant further Floor Area
reductions would jeopardize the fundamental goals of the city in
its Land Use Element, and the goal of the project applicant to
develop a project consistent with the policies of the Land Use
Element. Further, as specified in sections 4 and 5 of this
Resolution, requirements have been incorporated into the project
which will mitigate the significant environmental effects
identified in the environmental analysis.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby makes a statement of
Overriding Considerations, pursuant to Article VI, section 13 of
the city CEQA Guidelines and sections 15091 and l5093 of the
state CEQA Guidelines, and finos that while the Final
Environmental Impact Report indicates that there may be
significant effects on circulation during peak hour traffic due
to the project and the cumulative developments in the project
area, the Development Agreement includes the following specific
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requirements which will substantially lessen the significant
effects identified in the environmental analysis: (a) design and
implement a Traffic Systems Management Program; (b) comply with
any future transportation systems management ordinance adopted by
the city; (c) remain subject to any future traffic assessment
district created by the City; Cd) perform the substantial
circulation improvements identified in Exhibit D to the
Development Agreement to mitigate the traffic impacts of the
project; (e) restrict service deliveries to the project during
the PM peak traffic period; and (f) maintain an on-site staging
area for construction vehicles during the construction of the
project. The City Council finds that therefore, as substantially
mitigated by the specified requirements, the potential impact on
circulation is acceptable.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby makes a Statement of
Overriding considerations, pursuant to Article VI, section 13 of
the city CEQA Guidelines and Sections l5091 and l5093 of the
State CEQA Guidelines, and finds that while the Final
Environmental Impact Report indicates that there may be
significant effects on air quality, the proposed project
incorporates the following specific mitigation measures which
will reduce, although not eliminate, air quality effects: (a)
keep construction equipment in proper tune, and such equipment
shall not be operated during first or second stage smog alerts,
and the developer shall use reasonable watering techniques to
reduce dust during construction; (b) design and implement a
Traffic Systems Management and Emissions Abatement Program: (c)
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remain subject to any future City transportation systems
management ordinance~ (d) perform the circulation improvements
specified in Exhibit D to the Development Agreement, which will
facilitate traffic flow, thereby reducing air quality impacts
which would otherwise occur ~ and (e) comply with the energy
conservation features specified in section 15 of the Development
Agreement, which will reduce energy consumption from that which
would otherwise occur, thereby reducing emissions associated with
energy generation. Therefore, the city council finds that the
potential impact on air quality will be mitigated to a level
which is acceptable and which cannot be reasonably avoided since
the project area already currently exceeds the a-hour federal and
state standards for carbon monoxide concentrations.
SECTION 6. The city council certifies that the
environmental review for the project was conducted in full
compliance with state and City CEQA Guidelines, that there was
adequate public review of the Draft Environmental Impact Report
and the Draft Supplement to the Environmental Impact Report, that
the city council has considered all comments on the Draft
Environmental Impact Report and the Supplement to the
Environmental Impact Report, and responses to comments, that the
Final Environmental Impact Report and the Final Supplement to the
Environmental Impact Report adequately discuss all significant
environmental issues and that the city council has considered the
contents of the Final Environmental Impact Report and Final
Supplement to the Environmental Impact Report in its
decisionmaking process.
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SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
o~ this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter, the same
shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT H. HYERS
City Attorney
copreso
09/16/87
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I hereby certify tha
was duly adopted by the cit
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ember, 1987.
foregoing Resolution ~o. 7503 (CCS)
ncil of the city of Santa Monica
Council vote:
at a meeting thereof held on September 22, 1987 by the following
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Abstain: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Jennings, A. Katz, H. Katz, Mayor
Conn
Finkel, Zane
None
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