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RESOLUTION NO 8857
(City Councll Serles)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
ON THE ARBORETUM DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT AND ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR DETERMINATION AT 2000-2200 COLORADO AVENUE
WHEREAS, a Notlce of Preparation of an Envlronmental Impact
Report was lssued in December, 1993; and
WHEREAS, a Notlce of Completlon of a Draft Envlronmental
Impact Report was published In ~uly of 1994; and
WHEREAS,
the
Draft
EnVlronmental
Impact
Report
was
clrculated for a 45-day period; and
WHEREAS, in October, 1994, the Final Envlronmental Impact
Report was published; and
WHEREAS, the Plannlng Commisslon has revlewed and consldered
the contents of the Final EIR In its decision-making process; and
WHEREAS, the Plannlng Commission recommended certificatlon
of the Final EIR; and
WHEREAS, on January 10, 1995, the Clty Councll, as Lead Clty
Agency, reviewed the Flnal Envlronmental Impact Report,
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NOW, THERE~ORE, THE C:TY COUNCIL OF TEE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES rtEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
S3CTION -
The C~ty Ccuhc~l has revlewed and consldeyed the
Flnal EnvJ.ronmeE::al Impact Report on the Arboretum lJevelopment
Agreement
Amend:nent
and
zonlng
Admlnlstrator
Dete::::-mlnatlon
located at 2000-2200 Colorado Avenue prlor to actlng on ::he
project.
SECTION
2.
?t.e
Clty
Cauncll
certl::ies
that
the
envlrcnmental reVlew for the proJect was conducted ~~ full
compllance Yilt:: State ana Clty CEQA Gludellnes, :.hat there was
ade~~ate publlC yeVleW of the Draft Envlronmental Impac~ Report,
that 1:' has consldered a~: comments on :.he Draft Environmern::al
Impact
Report
and responses
::0
comments,
t.hat
cne
Flnal
E~Vl::::-o~mental Impact ?eport adequately dlscusses all slg~lficant
environmental lssues, :.hat. :.he Flnal Envlronmencal Impact Report
refleccs ::he ~ndependen:. =adgement of the Clty, and :.~at the Cl:'Y
Councl~ has consldered :.he contents of tt.e Final 3nvlronmental
Impact Report lTI ltS declslon-maklng process.
SECTION 3.
The Clty Clerk shall certlfy to the adoptlon of
thlS ~esolatlOn, and thencefoyt:h and :.hereafter :.~e same shall ce
In full force and effect::.
APPROVED AS ~C FORM
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Clty Attorney
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Adopted and approved tlus 24th of January, 1995
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Mayor
I hereby certify that the foregomg Resolutlon 8857 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meetmg of the CIty CouncIl held on the 24th of January. 1995 by the followmg vote
Ayes
Councllmembers
Abdo. Genser. O'Connor. Ebner. Greenberg. Holbrook.
Rosenstem
Noes
Councdmembers
None
Abstam
Councllmembers
?\rone
Absent
Councllmembers
None
ATTEST
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RESOLUTION NO. 8858
(City Counc~l Ser~es)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA MAKING CEQA FINDINGS
NECESSARY TO APPROVE THE ARBORETUM DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT AND ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATION
WHEREAS, the City Council has certlfled an Environmental
Impact Report for the Arboretum Development Agreement amendment;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Consistent wlth Artlcle VI, Section 12 of the
City or Santa Monica CEQA GUldelines and Sect~ons 15091 and 15092
of the State of Cal~forn~a CEQA Guidelines, the City Council
f~~ds teat most impacts resultl~g from the proJect can be reduced
to an acceptable level.
Most slgnlflcant environmental effects
as ldentified below can feasibly be avolded and have been
ellmlnated or substantlally lessened.
The remaln~ng unavo~dable
slgnlflcant
effects
cannot
be
fully
mlt~gated
but
are
nevertheless
found
to
be
acceptable
due
to
overrldlng
conslderatlons, as dlscussed In Bectlon 2.
(a} The final EIR determlned that, without nltlgat~on a$
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compared -to the development allowed under the eXlstlng
Development Agreement, development under the proposed amended
Development Agreement could signlf~cantly impact traffic flow at
the lntersectlon of 20th Street and Broadway In the PM peak hour
period, the lntersection of Centlnela and Colorado Avenues ln the
PM peak hour period, and the lnterseetlon of 20th Street and
Wilshire lD the AM peak period consistent Wl th Article VI,
Seetlon 12 of the Clty CEQA GUldellnes and Sectlon 15091 of the
State of Callfornia CEQA GUldellnes, the City Counell flnds that
the followl~g ~ltlgatlon measures have been required In the
pro] eet WhlCh Wlll Tn tigate these trafflc lmpaets to below the
level of slgnlfieanee:
(1) For the lntersectlon of 20th Street: and Broadway, the
amended Development Agreement requires the appllcant to
provlde =undlng for the des~gr. and lnstallatio~ of ~Ddated
lntersection signal equlpment as part of the Clty'S
eentrallzed computer slgnal control system. ThlS wlll
lnclude a new slgnal controller, new slgnal poles, mast
arms, slgnal heads and lnterconnect as deteymined by the
Clty Parking and Trafflc Englneer The City has an on-golng
prograrrt to create an lntereonnect network of slgnals of
which this ~nprovement would be a part.
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(2) For the ln~ersection or Centl~ela and Colorado Avenues,
the amended Development Agreement requlres the temporary
westbound left turn lane which was recently lmple~ented on a
temporary basls via restrlplng as part of the Mld-Clty
Nelghborhood Trafflc Plan, to be made permanent.
(3) For the lntersectlon or 20th Street and Wilshire
Boulevard, the appllcant lS requlred ~nder the eXlstlng
Development Agreement to restrlpe che norchbound approach on
20th Street to provlde two t::rough lanes :.nstead of one
rlght-t1.lrn only lane and one through lane. When thlS 18
completed, the lmpact ~dentlfled for ChlS lnterseccion wlll
be fully mitlgated.
(bJ The :lnal EIR determlned that, wlthout :ri tigation and
as comoared ~o the development allowed unaer the 2xlst:.ng
Development Agreement, the proJect would have a potentlally
slgnlflcant effect on energy consumptlon. Conslstent wlth
Artlcle VI, Sectlon 12 of the Clty CEQA GUldelines and Sectlon
15091 of the State of California CEQA Guidellnes, the Clty
Councll flnds that '.:he followlng 'lutlgacion measures have been
required In the proJecc WhlC~ wlll mltlgate these energy lmoac~s
to below the level of slgnlflcance:
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(1) Pursuant to the amended Development Agreement, exterlor
walls and roofs shall be flTI1Shed wlth llght-colored
materlals wlth hlgh emlSSlvl~Y characterlstlcs to reauce
cooling loads. Interlor walls shall be finlshed wlth llght-
colored materlals, excepc where dark colors are preferable
for aesthetlc effect, to reflect ~ore llght and thus
lncrease llghtlng efflclency.
(2 )
Pursuant to the amended Develoomenc Agreement,
a
performance c~eck of the lnstalled space ccndlclonlng systew
shall be completed by the
issuance of a certlficate
energy-efficlency ~easures
operate as deslgr.ed
developer/lns~aller Drlor to
of occupancy ~o ensure that
lncorporated lnto ~he proJect
(3) Pursuant to the amended Developrrent _;;greemeno:., heat-
reflect:.ve draperles shall De lnstalled o~ appropriate
exposures.
(4) Pursuant to the amended Development Agree~ent, DUllt-ln
appllances, yefrlgerators, and space-condltlonlng equlpment
shall exceed the mlnlmum efflcle~cy levels mandated ln the
Callfornla Code of Regulatlons.
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(5) . Pursuant to the amended Development Agreement, the
proJect applicant shall consult with the Southern Californla
Edlson Company and the Southern Callfornia Gas Company
regardlng any other feasible energy conservatlon measures
that could be incorporated luto the deslgn of the proJect.
(c) The final EIR determlned that, wlthout mltlgatlon and
as compared to the development allowed under the eXlsting
Development Agreement, the proJect would have a potentlally
slgnlficant effect on light and glare ConSlstent wlth Article
VI, Section 12 of the Clty CEQA GUldellnes and Sectlon 1509l of
the State of Callfornla CEQA GUldellnes, the City Councll finds
that the rollowlng ffiltlgatlon measures have been requlred In the
proJect WhlCh will ffiltlgate these llght and glare l'1lpacts to
below the level of slgnlflcance.
(1) Pursuant to the amended Development Agreement, to
mlnlmlze excessive light and glare, bUlldlng exterlors shall
utl11ze low reflectlve materlals. Mlrrored glass and other
hlghly reflectl ve bUllding mate:!:::'"ials shall not be utlllzed
on the exterlor of the bUlldings.
! 2) Pursuant to the amended Development Agreement, all
outdoor lightlng other than ldentlflcatlon slgnage shall be
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directed from the perlmeter of the property toward bUlldlngs
and parking areas utlllzlng cut-off fixtures to prevent
nighttlme lllumlnatlon to spill onto adJacent properCles and
on-Slte residencial uses.
(3) Pursuant to the amended Development Agreement, exterlor
bUlldlng courts and corrldor illumlnatlon shall be deslgned
to mlnlmlze lntrusl ve glare on ad] acent ~and :lses. Low
level
securlty
L.ghts
shall
be
used
along
drlveway
entrances.
(4) Pursuant to the amended Development AgYeefllent, planc
materlals, shade structures, and other archltectural deslgn
features shall be ~sed, where approprlate, to decrease
reflectlvlcy of hardscape and light and glare toward
adjacent :and uses
(d} The final EIR determlned that, without ~ltlgatlon and
as compared to ~he development allowed under the eXlstlng
Development Agreement, the proJect would have a potentlally
slg~lf~canc effect on police protectlon by lncreaslng demand for
t!l.lS serVlce
ConS1SLent wlth Artlc~e VI, Sectlon 12 of the Clty
CEQA GUldelines and Section 15091 of t~e State of Callfornla CEQA
GUldellnes, the City Counell flnds that the followlng mltlgatlon
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measures have been requ~red In the proJect Whlch will [f1ltlgate
the pollce p~otection lmpact to below the level of slgnlflcance
(1) Pursuant to the amended Development: Agree~ent, the
proJect applicant shall work wlth the pollce ana Flre
Departments of che City on bUlldlng and complex deslgn to
aSslst wlth emergency access to the slte and on faclll'.::Y
design In terms of I' '.:arge~ hardeningll agau:st criminal
actlvlty for both resldenclal and commerclal deslgn
(2)
Pursuant
to
~he
amended Development
Agreement,
entryways, elevators, lobbles and parklng areas shall be
well-lllumlnated and deslgned wlth ffilnlmal dead space to
ellmlnate areas of concealment.
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The ~lnal EIR =ound that,
as conparee to tr.e
development allowed under '.:he eXlstlng Development Agreement, ~f
a slgnlflcant number of resldentlal units were developed, the
project would likely have a slgnlflcanc effect on the demand for
park space and recreation serVlces ln she C:.ty
These lmpaccs
would be reduced by payment of a Park and Recreatlon Fac:.llc~es
ree, the prOV1Slon of mlrrlmum amounts of prlvate and corrmon open
space per ~nlt, and a requ:.rement of a chlldren's play area If at
least 100 units are aeveloped.
However, lt ~s antlclpated that
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Slgulficant parks
lmole'llentatlon of
and recreatlon lmpacts
would remalU after
demand created by
thlS ml tigat.lon measure
resluentlal unlts on
Decause of ::he hlgh
parK facllities and
recreatlcn serVlces.
(f) The CEQA-mandated envlronmentally superlor alternatlve
was found to De resldentlal development of the site, as afialyzed
:ully 1n Scheme C :.n the ?lnal EIR. Although this alter~atlve 18
cne of a range of developwent scenarlOS posslble ~naer the
amended ~evelopment Agree~ent, the developer would also be
permlttea to construct a certaln amounc of general offlce,
~eighborhood retall, supermarKet and other related uses. In that
the eXlstlng Develooment Agreement permlts comffierclal offlce,
hotel and related uses, and the appll.cant lS not proposlng ~o
llmlt development to resldent:.al uses, it is infeasible to
reqUlye the env~ronmentally sunerior a~ternatlve.
SECT=ON 2.
The Flnal EIR found that t.he pro] ect would
result In slgnlflcant ~navoidable adverse lmpacts upon parks and
rec~eat~on
Cons~stent w~th Artlcle VI, Sect~on l3 of the C~ty
CEQA GUldellnes and Sect:.on 15093 of ~he State of Callfornla CEQA
GU1GellneS, the Clty Councll hereby makes a State~ent of
OverrldlEg Conslderatlons and flnds chat the benefl~s of the
proJect outwelgh ltS unavoldable envlronmental ~mpacts based on
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the follow1ng reasons:
(a) The allowance of new resldentlal unlts lS conslstent
wlth the ~and use and Clrculatlon ~lement,
includlng POI1CY
1.2 1, which states that the CJ.ty should "encourage resldentlal
mixed use of commerclally zoned parcels!! and POllCY 1.10.2, WhlCh
states =hat the C1CY should "allow resldential use in all
commerclal dlSt~lC~S, Wlt~ lnteTIS1~Y gover=ed by the appllcable
FAR and helght standards of eacr~ dlstrlct. II
(b) The allowance for new resldem::'lal uses lS conslstent
wlth the polJ.cles of the Southern Callfcrnla Area Governments
(SCAG), which pro~otes a balance of houslng unlts and employment
opportuni tles (a "J obs/housin.g :Oalance") as a means of reduci:lg
trafflc
congesclon,
:::-educlng
vehlcle
eTTllSS10ns,
decreaslng
commute
~:...rrLes I
a:1d
redUC1::g
the
rceec:.
for
~aJor
caoltal
expendlture8 for tt.e develop~ent of Tass ~ranslt =acl:lt~es
SCAG ldentifies Santa Monica as a jobs-rlch subreglon and the
allowance of residentlal unlts at the ArboretuIT property :.s
conslstent wltn ~he SeAG goal of lTICreaslng the number of
resldentlal unJ.ts l~ the Clty. The Dotentlal ~lxed-use nature of
the property, and the prOV1Slon allowJ.ng commercial off~ce space
to oe provided wlt::ln residem::.:.al '.J.nl.ts, =urther enhances :.he
proJect's positlve effect in neetlng SeAG Jobs/houS1Ug goals.
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(e) rThe C:.ty Caunell finds that the lnclusionary houslng
conditions lmposea on ~he proJect are conslstent wlth the
::ncluslonary houslng mandate of Proposl tlon R. As suen, the
proJ ect has the potentlal t.o lncrease -:he number of low and
moderate lneome resldential unlts ~n the Clty, both through on-
site deed-restrlcted unlts and through the payment of
lneluslonary fees, WhlCh lS an lmportant goal ldentlfled In the
HOUS1~g Element of che General Plan.
(d) The a~ended Development Agreement lDcludes requirements
for minimum amounts of common, prlvate open space per unit and,
~f at least :00 ~nlCS are developed, a requlrement for a
children's p.Lay area. Whlle not totally nl tlgating the
slgnl::.cant lmpacts on park and recreatlon, these Yequlreffients
will part:.ally meet the new demand =or park space created by the
construc~lon of new resldentlal UTIltS.
(e) The amended Development Agreement lncludes a
requlremenc that a Parks and Recreatlon fee exceeding the
standard $200jUDlt be pald for each yesldentlal unlt constructed.
Whlle t:as fee has noc Deen founci to nltlgate the assoclated
l~paccs below tbe level of slgnlflcance, :.t lS greater than the
$200 parks fee WhlCh applles to standard ~ultlfamlly resldential
development throughout the Clty
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SECTIGN 3.
Conslstent wlth Sectlon 21081 6(d) of the
Californla Envlronmental Quallty Act,
the documents which
constltute the record of prOCeeGlngs for apprcvlng thlS proJect
are located ln the Plannlng and Communlty Development Department,
1685 Maln Street, Room 212, Santa Monlca, Callfornia. The
custodian of these documents lS ASsoclate Planner Drummond
Buckley
SECTION 4:
The Clty Clerk shall certlfy to the adoption of
thlS Resolutlon, and ~hencefor~h and thereafter the same shall be
In full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MARSHA JO~S MOUTRIE
Clty Attorney
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Adopted and approved thlS 24th of January. 1995
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Mayor
I hereby cemfy that the foregomg Resolunon 8858 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meenng of the CIty Councll held on the 24th of January. 1995 by the followmg vote
Ayes
Councllmembers
Abdo. Genser. O'Connor. Ebner. Greenberg. Holbrook.
Rosenstem
Noes
CouncIlmembers
:'\f one
Abstam
Councllmembers
None
Absent
CouncIlmembers
~one
ATTEST
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