R-508Attachment C
RESOLUTION NUMBER 50$ (RAS}
{Redevelopment Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY
OF SANTA (UIONICA, STATING FOR THE RECORD THAT THE
AGENCY HAS REVIEWED AND CONSIDERED THE INFORMATION IN
THE CERTIFIED FINAL EIR FOR THE UPDATED CIVIC CENTER
SPECIFIC PLAN, AS AMENDED BY THE ADDENDUM APPROVED BY
THE CITY COUNCIL IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR THE VILLAGE AT SANTA MONICA.
ON MAY 13, 2008
WHEREAS, in 1993, the City Council (a} amended the Land Use Element of its
then-current Genera[ Plan. to provide that land uses and developmeht intensities in the
area bounded by Fourth Street, Pico Boulevard, Ocean Avenue and the Freeway {the
"Civic Cehter"} were. to be determined by policies contained in the Civic Center Specific
Plan, and (b) adopted a Civic Center Specific Plan (the "1993 CCSP"};
WHEREAS,. in April 2000, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa
Monica {the "Agency"} purchased 11.3 acres of land in the Civic Center from The Rand
Corporation, a Califomia corporation ("RAND"}, which includes approximately 3.7 acres
of land (the."Project Land';
WHEREAS, in January 2041, the City embarked. on a comprehensive update to
the 1993 CCSP and, in April 2002, the City Couhcil initiated the update to the 1993
CCSP ("Updated CCSP"}, which included a housing component #o be developed on that
porEion ofi the Project Land described as "The Village Special Use District;"
WHEREAS; in 2003, the City began preparation of the Environmental Impact
Report for the Updated CCSP under the California Environmental Quality Act (California
Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq„ herein referred to as "CEQA") and
. published SCH N0.2003011074 {the "Draft EIR")
WHEREAS, the Draft EIR analyzed various potential environmental impacts of
the Project and was released for public comment. on June 4, 2004 and the final version
of the EIR {the "Final EIR") was issued in October 2004;
WHEREAS, on June 28,.2005, the City Council adopted the Updated CCSP (as
adopted, the "2005 CCSP"} and certified the Final EIR {as certified, the "EIR");
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2006, the City Council approved Related/Santa
Monica Village, LLC (the "Developer"} as the developer for the Village Special Use
District component of the 2005 CCSP. and authorized the negotiation of a disposition
ahd Development Agreement by and between the Agency and Developer (the "DDA")
and related documents between the Agency and Developer;.
WHEREAS, Developer proposes to develop on the Project Land amixed-use
project to be known as the "tillage at Santa Monica" which, generally, includes the
following elements (the "Project"), in a manner designed to promote the goals,
objectives and policies of the 2005 CCSP and the Redevelopment Plan for the
Earthquake Recovery Redevelopment Project adopted by the Redevelopment Agency
(the "Redevelopment. Plan"):
(1} Approximately 325 new residential dwelling units, including 160 affordable
units and lire/work units suitable for artists;
(2} Approximately 20,000 square .feet of neighborhood and visitor-serving
commercial .uses, including retail and restaurant uses and approximately 3,000 square
feet of outdoor seating area. for restaurant use; and
(3} Open space as reflected on the Project Plans;
(4} Infrastructure improvements and. ather public benefits.
WHEREAS, at a joint meeting duly held on August 14, 2007, the Agency
conceptua0y approved the. design concept. plan for the Project, authorized Developer to
apply to the City for a Development Agreement and related entitlements and discrete
amendments. to the 2005. CCSP, and authorized the negotiation of a Development
Agreement between the City and Developer for the Project;
WHEREAS, on December 12 and 21, 2007, respectively, Developer filed the
following applications with the City:
(1) An .Application for a Development Agreement pursuant to
Section 9.48.020 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code pertaining to development of the
Project (07DA-008; the "DA Applicatioh"}; and
(2) An application (the "CCSP Application") for amendments to the 2005
CCSP (the "CCSP Amendments°};
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2007, Developer filed with the Gity applications for
vesting tentative tract maps (the "Tract Map Applications") to, among other things,
create a subdivision consisting of master lot 1 on Site A and B, an air parcel on Site B,
and to merge and resubdivide for condominium and retail purposes on Site C (the °Tract
Maps"), copies of which are attached to the Development Agreement as Exhibit "B"
thereto;
WHEREAS, following the filing of the DA Application, the GGSP Application. and
the Tract Map Application, the City prepared an Addendum to the 2005 CCSP EIR
pursuant #o GEQA Guidelines §15164, and processed-for review amendments to the
Land Use and Circulation Element ("LUCE Amendments') and amendments to Part
9.04.08.32 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code for the Civic Center District ("Zoning
Amendments");
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WHEREAS, the City's Planning Commission held a duly noticed public-hearing
on ApriF 16, 2008 with respect to the Project, the GEQA Addendum, the DA Application,
the CCSP, LUCE and Zoning Amendments, and- the Tract Map Application, and
recommended adoption of the Addendum and approval of the Development Agreement,
the GGSP, LUCE and Zoning Amendments and the Tract Map, all based on fhe
requisite findings.
WHEREAS, on May 13, 2008, the Gity Council held a duly noticed public hearing
relating to the Project and, following completion of the hearing, the City Council took the
following steps:-
{1) The City Council considered an addendum to the. 2005 CCSP E(R
pursuant to GEQA Guidelines §15164 (collectively, the "CCSP EtR");
(2} The City Council approved the LUCE, GGSP and Zoning Amendments;
adopted Ordinance No. approving the development Agreement and
authorizing its execution by the City Manager contingent upon and subject to the
required approvals for the DDA and the execution. of the DDA by the Executive Director
of the Agency and Developer, and approved the Tract Maps (the 2005 CCSP, as
amended by fhe GGSP Amendments, is referred to herein as the "CCSP"};
WHEREAS, the DDA is now subject to consideration for approval by fhe Gity
Council' at the joint public hearing on June 10, 2008;
WHEREAS,. Public Resources Code section 21166 ("Section 21166") provides.
that when an EIR has been certified for a project, no subsequent or supplemental EIR
shall be required by the lead agency or by any responsible agency, unless one or more
of the following events ("21166 Events"} occurs:
{a) Substantial changes are proposed in fhe project which will require
major revisions of the environmental impact report.
(b) Substan#ial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under
which the project is being undertaken which will require major revisions in the
environmental impact. report..
(c} New information, which was not known and could not have been
known at the-time the. environmental impact report-was certified as complete, becomes
available;
WHEREAS, the DDA contemplates the Agency's disposition of the Project Land ,
to fhe Developer and the development of the Project on the Project Land in accordance
with the Development Agreement and the additional requirements of the Agency
relating to. the 160 affordable units and live/work units suitable for artists;
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WHEREAS; the Agency has determined. that none of the 21166 Events has
occurred because the significant environmental effects resulting from the Developer's
implementation of the Development Agreement will be the same as for the DDA, all of
which have been fully analyzed in the GCSP EIR.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONIGA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the information contained in GCSP EIR has been reviewed
and considered by the Agency and it is determined that no substantial changes or new
information within the meaning of Section 21166 would warrant any additional
environmental review in connection with approval of the DDA.
SECTION 2. Upon the approval of the DDA by the City Council,. the Executive
Director of the Agency is directed to file a Notice of Determination [NOD] with the Clerk
of the Recorder's Office at the County of Los Angeles regarding the Project.
SECTION 3. The Secretary of the Agency shall certify the adoption of this
Resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same sha(I be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Mar~ssha Jon s M utrie
Agency Go s
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Adopted and approved this 10th day of Jur
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 508 (RAS) was duly adopted at
a joint meeting of the Santa Monica City Council and the Redevelopment Agency held
on the 10th day of June, 2008, by the following vote:
Ayes: Agency members: Genser, McKeown, O'Connor,
Chair Katz
Noes: Agency members: Holbrook, Shriver
Abstain: Agency members: None
Absent: Agency members: Chair Pro Tem Bloom
ATTEST:
Maria M. Stewa ,Agency Secretary