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R-8669 . . RESOLUTION NUMBER 8669 (C1ty Council Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA MAKING FINDINGS NECESSARY TO APPROVE THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE AND ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION WHEREAS [ a Notice of Preparat1.on of an Environmental Impact Report was issued 1n September 1992; and WHEREAS, a Not1.ce of completl.on of a Draft Environmental Impact Report was published 1.n April, 1993; and WHEREAS [ the Draft Environmental Impact Report was circulated for a 45 day period; and WHEREAS, in July, 1993, the Final Environmental Impact Report was publlshed; and WHEREAS, the Plannlng COmm1.SS10n has reviewed and conS1.dered the contents of the Final EIR in its decision-making process; and w"HEREAS [ the Planning Commiss1.on recommended certification of the F1.nal EIR; and NOW [ THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONICA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: U v .:. ~ J - 1 - . . SECTION 1. The City Counc~l makes the following findings, consistent with Article VI, Section 12 and 13 of the C~ty of Santa Mon~ca CEQA Gu~delines and Sectlons 15092 and 15093 of the State of California CEQA Gu~del~nes. (1) The Clty Council flnds that the proposed Houslng Element Update is consistent with the Clty'S General Plan. (2) The City Council finds that the proposed Housing Element Update contalns policies, programs, and quantified objectives which will serve to balance the following City housing goals: (a) Promote the constructlon of new housing for all income groups; (b) Increase the supply of housing affordable to low and moderate lncome persons; (c) Protect the eXlstlng supply of affordable housing; (d) Promote the rehabilJ.tation and continued maintenance of eXlstlng housing, wherever feaslble; (e) Provide asslstance to those low and moderate income households who need it; (f) Ellminate dlscriminatlon in rental or sale of housing on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual preference, age, disability, famlly status, AIDS, or other such characteristics; UV;v.L - 2 - . . (g) Promote qual1ty houslng and nelghborhoods; (h) Promote the partlcipation of cltlzens, community groups, and governmental agencles ln houslng and communlty development act1v1tleS. (3) The City Council flnds that the proposed Housing Element Update complies substantially with all statutory requlrements applicable to Houslng Elements as established by the State of California. (4) The Clty Councll finds that while new residential development consistent with the proposed Housing Element update will generate trafflC WhlCh will lead to localized exceedances of alr emlssion thresholds, these lmpacts would be reduced by compliance wlth eXlsting and future City policles and programs, includlng SCAQMD Rule 403, The Alr Qual1ty Management Plan, programs related to alr quallty management, and the TMP Ordinance. Further, even though it is anticlpated that signlflcant impacts would remaln after full implementation of the mltlgat10n measures, development under the proposed Housing Element would provide add1tional houslng needed for all income groups and would serve to lmprove the regional )obs/houslng balance. (5) The city Council flnds that while new residential development consistent with the proposed Housing Element Update will generate traffic that is llkely to further degrade local ... ~... "') vv;...;... - 3 - . . levels of serVlce at those lntersectlons operatlng at LOS D or worse, these impacts would be reduced by compllance wlth the existlng and future Clty polices and programs, the eXlstlng Transportatlon Management program Ordinance and the traffic impact fee program under preparation. Further, even though lt 15 anticipated that significant trafflC impacts would remain after full implementation of the mitigation measures, development under the proposed Housing Element Update wlll provlde additlonal housing needed for all income groups and would serve to improve the regional Jobs/housing balance. (6) The City Councll flnds that whlle new resldentlal development conSl.stent wl.th the proposed Housing Element could exacerbate the C1ty'S shortage of parkland, these 1mpacts could be reduced by compliance with eXlsting Clty policies and programs, including joint agreements with the school distrlct to develop and optimize use of recreational faC1ll.t1es near schools and continued implementat10n of a recreation unit tax for new resldential unl.ts. Further, even though 1t 1S antl.cl.pated that significant trafflc impacts would remain after full implementation of the mitlgatlon measures, development under the proposed Houslng Element Update will provide addit10nal houslng needed for all lncome groups and would serve to improve the regional jobs/housing balance. (7) The City Council flnds that while new reSl.dentlal development consistent with the proposed Housing Element could result in additional solid waste generation that could contribute - VV}.J<.J - 4 - . . to early closure of regional landf ~lls, these impacts could be reduced by compl~ance wi th e)(~st~ng c~ ty pol~c~es and programs, including the City's recycling programs. Further, even though signif1cant 1mpacts on regional landf11ls could rema1n even after mitigation, the proposed Housing Element Update w111 prov1de additional housing needed for all income groups and would serve to improve the reg~onal Jobs/housing balance. SECTION 2. The city council finds that most ~mpacts resulting from the project can be reduced to an acceptable level. All significant environmental effects as identified below can feasibly be avoided and have been el~m~nated or substant1ally lessened. The remaining unavoidable s~gn1ficant effects are found to be acceptable due to overriding considerat1ons, as discussed in Sect10ns 4-7. (a) The f~nal EIR determined that without mitigation the proposed proJect could result ~n sign~f~cant adverse ~mpacts on water services. The res~dent1al development envis10ned under the Hous1ng Element would consume between 287,500 gallons to 1.8 million gallons of water on a daily basis. Consistent with Article VI, section 12 of the city CEQA Guide11nes and section 15091 of the State of Californ1a CEQA Guidelines, the City Council finds that the following mit1.gation measures have been required in the proJect which will avo~d or substantially lessen the potential signif1.cant environmental effects identified with respect to water services: ....,...,.. .. IJU .J~ - 5 - . . (1) The impact of new residentJ.al development on the City's water system shall be minlmJ.zed through the contl.nued implementatl.on of eXl.stl.ng Cl.ty programs for water conservatl.on. (b) The final EIR determined that Wl.thout ml.tigatl.on the proposed project could result in significant adverse impacts on sewer services. The housing development antl.cl.pated under the proposed proJect could ral.se the Cl.ty's sewer effluent from the 9.3 milll.on gallons per day (MGD) currently being generated to between 9.6 MGD and 10.8 MGD, which approaches the City'S maximum treatment allocation of 11 MGD. Consistent with ArtiCle VI, Section 12 of the City CEQA Guidell.nes and section 15091 of the state of Californl.a CEQA GUl.dell.nes, the Clty Council fl.nds that the following mitJ.gation measures have been required in the project whl.ch will avoid or substantl.ally lessen the potential signJ.flcant envJ.ronmental effects J.dentl.fied with respect to sewer services: (1) continued implementatl.on of the City's sewer master plan would result in an overall improvement of the sewage conveyance system and reduce the impacts of new development. In addition to the Cl.ty's established programs, the following ml.tl.gatl.on measure is recommended for J.ndlvldual proJects to reduce signl.ficant impacts on the sewage system: Each pro) ect' s developer shall contribute a fair share of funds to the City for the purpose of retro-fitting and expanding the existing sewer system, as well as for funding small vV.!JJ - 6 - . . scale water reclamation facilit~es located with~n the City or shall comply w~th establ~shed City programs and ord~nances_ (c) The final EIR determ~ned that w~th m~tigation the proposed project could result in significant adverse ~mpacts on fire protection serv~ces. Future housing development antic~pated under the proposed project will increase demand for fire protection and emergency services and may result in a need for between 2 and 15 additional firefighters. Consistent with Article VI, section 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and Section 15091 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines, the City Council f~nds that the following mitigation measures have been required in the proJect which will avoid or substantially lessen the potential s~gnif~cant environmental effects identified with respect to fire protection services: (1) Prior to issuance of build~ng permits, each individual project shall demonstrate compliance with the Spr~nkler Ord~nance (Ord~nance 1506 CCS) , wh~ch requires spr~nkler systems for underground parking structures that are greater than three stories, larger than 15 r 000 square feet or used for public assembly and shall ~ncorporate all feasible f~re protect~on dev~ces ~n order to minimize the number of emergency response calls to structures. (2) The Fire Prevention and Education Division of the Fire Department will cont~nue to review and approve development site plans and inspect existing occupied structures. UV'J~U - 7 - . . (3) Prior to issuance of bu~ld~ng perm~ts, each ind~vidual project shall demonstrate adequate f~re flow g1ven the land use, size, and type of construct10n of the project, or provide for infrastructure improvements to allow adequate fire flow, as determined by the Fire Department. (d) The final EIR determined that without mitigation the proposed project could result in significant adverse 1mpacts on law enforcement. Future housing development w1l1 result in increased demand for police protection, including a need for between 4 and 16 additional police officers. Consistent with Art1cle VI, Section 12 of the City CEQA Guidelines and Section 15091 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines, the City Council finds that the follow1ng m1tigation measures have been required in the project which will avoid or SUbstantially lessen the potential significant env~ronmental effects identified w~th respect to law enforcement. (1) Pr10r to approval, applicant(s) for residential development shall consult w~th the police department ~n order to identify security measures (such as private security guards, security cameras, etc.) that can be incorporated into the project design to reduce the need for police services. (e) The final EIR determined that without mitigation the proposed project could result in significant adverse impacts on educational services. The proposed project would likely generate between 181 and 695 additional students in the Santa vu.J;';;: - a - '- . . Monica-Malibu Unified School Distrlct. consistent with Artlcle VI, Sectlon 12 of the Clty CEQA Guidelines and Section 15091 of the State of California CEQA Guidelines, the Clty Council f~nds that the following mitigation measures have been required ln the project wh~ch will avoid or substantially lessen the potential significant envlronmental effects identlfied wlth respect to educational serVlces: (1) The City of Santa Monica shall consult with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unlfied School District regarding the projections of residential development on an annual basis to ensure that school facilltles are avallable when needed. New development shall comply with existing city programs to mitigate impacts on schools. SECTION 3. The Final EIR found that residential development under the proposed proJect would likely result in significant impacts upon local streets, particularly on those intersections operating at level of service (LOS) 0 or worse. These impacts would be reduced by compllance wlth existing and future City policies and programs, including the existing Transportation Management Program Ordinance and the traffic impact fee program under preparation. However, it is anticlpated that signiflcant trafflC impacts would remaln after full implementatlon of the mitigation measures because of probable lack of available physical mitigations at many locations. SECTION 4. The Final EIR found that residential development under the proposed project would impact air quality even after tJ V:'0J - 9 - . . m1t1gation. Wh1le increases in vehicle tr1ps generated by residentJ.al development would produce air qualJ.ty impacts from mob1le emJ.ssJ.on, compliance with the Air QualJ.ty Management Plan would m1n1mize air quality J.mpacts. Any additional emJ.ssions whJ.ch result from any of the development alternat1ves would be considered significant as the South Coast Air Basin already generally exceeds federal air quality standards. SECTION 5. The Final EIR found that residential development under the proposed project could significantly J.mpact parks and recreat10n serV1ces. These impacts could be reduced by compl1ance w1th existing and future City polJ.cies and programs. However, it is anticipated that significant impacts would remain even after mitigation, gJ.ven the scarcJ.ty of vacant land in the City available for development as parkland. SECTION 6. The Final EIR found that residential development under the proposed project could significantly impact regional solJ.d waste facJ.IJ.tJ.es. These impacts could be reduced by complJ.ance with existing CJ.ty recycling programs. However, it 1S anticipated that s1gn1ficant impacts would remain even after mitJ.gation, g1ven the limited capacJ.ty of regional landfills. SECTION 7. The Final EIR found that the project would result in significant impacts upon local traffJ.c circulation, air quali ty, and parks and recreatJ.on services and upon regl.onal solid waste facilities even after mitigation measures have been implemented. Consistent with Article VI, section 13 of the city vlj:,:.J] - 10 - e - CEQA Guidel~nes and sections 15091 and 15093 of the state of Cal~forn~a CEQA Gu~delines, the City Council hereby makes a Statement of Overr~ding Considerations and finds that the benefits of the proJect outweigh its unavoidable environmental impacts based on the following reasons: (a) The proposed proJect will better enable the City to fac~li tate the development of new residential projects for all income groups; (b) The proposed project will bring the City closer to satisfying ~ts hous~ng need as est~mated by the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA); (c) The Proposed project will serve to ~ncrease residential development in the City, thereby help~ng to improve the regional jobs/housing balance. (d) Wh~le the number of veh~cle trips generated by the res~dent~al development ant:!.c~pated under the proposed project would l~kely have a sign~ficant impact upon local streets, particularly intersections operating at LOS 0 or worse, these impacts Would be reduced by compl~ance with existing and future City pol~cies and programs, includ~ng the existing Transportat~on Management Program Ord~nance and the traff~c impact fee program under preparation. Further, even though it is anticipated that significant traffic impacts would remain after full implementation of the mit1gation measures, new residential development anticipated under the Housing Element would provide ,jU~'~J - 11 - . . add~tional housing needed for all income groups, would bring the City closer to satisfy~ng the hous~ng need est~mated by the Reg~onal Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), and would serve to improve the regional jobs/hous~ng balance. (e) Wh~le the increases in vehicle tr~ps generated by development under the proposed commerc~al development standards would, in turn, generate air quality impacts from mobl1e emissions, compliance with the Air Quality Management Plan and the City's Air Quality Element would minimize air quality impacts. (f) In the event that any of the adverse environmental impacts ~dentif1ed ~n the Final EIR are not considered substant1ally m~tigated within the meaning of Article VI, Section 13 of the City CEQA Guidel~nes, and Section 15093 of the State of California CEQA Guidel~nes, the City Council finds that the benef its of the pro] ect outwe~gh ~ ts unavoidable env1ronmental effects for the reasons stated in Section 2, Section 3, section 4, Sect~on 5, and Sect10n 6. ... ^.... - ... V V _' tJ J. - 12 - - . this Resolut~on, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be SECTION 8. The c~ty Clerk shall certify to the adoption of ~n full force and effect. APPROVED AS TO FORM: w/over1 ~ La~ence City Attorney vu:G2 - 13 - , , . Adopted and approved this 28th . day of September ,1993. tl ~C ~ayor meetmg of the Clty Council on the I hereby certJ.fy that the foregomg Resolution No. 8 669 was duly adopted at a ,1993 by the followmg vote: AYES. 28th day of September NOES' Abdo, Genser, Olsen, Vazquez Greenberg, Holbrook, Rosensteln ABSTAIN: ABSENT' ,- -.-. .....,- --~- .... >oJ ---' - ATTEST j~L-~f1~ City Clerk I