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Council Meeting January 26, 1999 Santa MOnica, California
TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Certifying an I mtlal Study/ Mitigated
NegatIve Declaration for the Purchase and Development of the Property at
1525 Euclid Street
Introduction
This report recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution certifyIng an Initial Study/
Mitigated Negative Declaration for the purchase and development of the property at 1525
Euclid Street
Background
At the City Council meetmgs of September 23, 1997 and July 14, 1998, staff presented a
plan for the purchase of the property owned by the County of Los Angeles at 1525 Euclid
Street The purpose for purchasing the four lots mcludlng the eXisting bUilding IS to create
a neighborhood park, community meeting space, and 13 Units of housing for persons with
cerebral palsy and other disabilitIes The purchase of the site was made contingent on the
approval of the required environmental review
Environmental AnalysIs
An Imtlal Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration/Environmental Assessment (EA) has been
prepared for the entIre project which Includes the neighborhood park, community meetmg
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space, and the disabled housmg Since the US Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) has discretionary approval of federal funding for portions of this
project an EA was prepared to satisfy federal environmental review requirements The
result IS a Jomt document The City takes action only on the Imtlal Study/Mitigated
Negative Declaration referenced In thiS staff report A combmed thirty-day review period
commenced on December 10, 1998 and closed on January 11, 1999 One comment was
received and the response to It IS Included In the Imtlal Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration that IS attached to thiS report as Exhibit A
The resolution certifying the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project
Includes a monItoring plan that Will mitigate the follOWing potential adverse environmental
effects of the project (at a cost consistent with HOUSing Trust Fund GUldelmes) to a pomt
where no Significant Impacts Will occur
1 Implement the measures to abate the presence of lead-based pamt and asbestos, and
2 Implement the measures recommended by the State Hlstonc Preservation Office
(SHPO) to mmimlze the effects of the rehabilitation on the hlstonc structure
BudqetlFmanclallmpact
There IS no financial or budgetary Impact assocIated wIth thiS actIon The funds
associated with the acquIsition of the site and the development of the community room and
park space are available
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RecommendatIon
Staff recommends that the City Council
1 Adopt the resolutIon certIfyIng the Initial Study and MItIgated NegatIve DeclaratIon
for the Project
Exhibits A - Initial Study and MitIgated Negative Declaration
Prepared by Suzanne Fnck, Director, Planning and Commumty Development.
Barbara Stmchfield, Director, Commumty & Cultural Services .
Jeff Mathieu, Director, Resource Management Department'
Karen Gmsberg, Planning Manager
Bob Moncnef, Housing and Redevelopment Manager
Brad MIsner, Assistant Planner
Brett Horner, Senior Admmlstratlve Analyst
Mike Strader, Senior Housmg Analyst
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City Counc,' Meetmg January 26, 1999 Santa MOnica, CalIfornIa
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9363 (CCS) ,
(City Council Senes)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
APPROVING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING PLAN FOR THE
EUCLID STREET SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING/PUBLIC PARK AND OPEN SPACE PROJECT
WHEREAS. a Notice of AvaIlability of an Initial Study and Proposed Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the Euclid Street speCial Needs/Publlc Park and Open Space PrOject located In
the City of Santa Monica nhe Project") was published on December 10, 1998 In Compliance
With the Callforma EnVironmental Quality Act (CEQA). and the City of Santa Momca CEQA
GUidelines, and
WHEREAS, dUring the 30 day comment penod for the Initial Study and Proposed
Mitigated NegatIVe Declaration for the Euclid Street ProJect, no comments were received, and
WHEREAS, on January 26, 1998. the City CounCil, as Lead Agency, reviewed the Initial
Study and Proposed MItigated Negative DeclaratIon. and Mitigation MonitOring Plan,
NOW. THEREFORE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 The City CounCil finds that the Imtlal Study Identrfied human health
Impacts and cultural resources Impacts as potentially slgmficant Impacts of the Project
reqUlnng mitigatIon
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SECTION 2 The Cltv Council finds that the following conditions of approvallrpposed on
the project. and agreed to by the CIty and the Umted Cerebral Palsy of Los Angeles County, will
mitigate the potentially adverse environmental Impacts of the Project to a pOint where no
Significant effects Will occur
1 Implementing the measures recommended In the Phase I Environmental Assessment
conducted by Lindmark Englneenng as detailed In ExhibIt A. attached hereto
2 Implementing the measures recommended by the State Hlstonc Preservation Office (SHPO)
as detailed In ExhibIt A
SECTION 3 The City Council has reviewed and conSidered the Imtlal Study and Negative
Declaration for the EucIJd Street Project and the Mitigation MOnitoring Plan. together With any
comments received dUring the pubhc review process. pnor to acting on the Project
SECTION 4 The City CounCil finds that based on the Initial Study and any comments received,
there IS no substantial eVidence that the Project, as modIfied by the conditions of approval
outlined In Section 2, Will have a Significant effect on the enVironment, and hereby approves the
Mitigated Negative Declaration
SECTION 5 The City CounCil adopts the Mitigation MonitOring Plan, which IS Included as
Exhibit A. to ensure that the required mItigation measures Will be Implemented
SECTION 6 The documents which constItute the record of proceedings for approving thiS
proJect, the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration are located In the HOUSing and
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Redevelopment DIvIsion. 1685 Mam Street. Room 212. Santa MOnica, CaJJfornla The
custodian of these documents IS Mike Strader. Senior Housing Analyst
SECTION 7 The City Clerk shall certify to the adoptIon of this Resolution, and thenceforth and
thereafter the same shall be rn full force and effect
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MARSHA JO~S MOUTRIE
City Attorney
Exhibit A MitIgation Monltorrng Plan
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Exhibit A
Mitigation MOnltonng Plan
Euclid Street Special Needs Housmg/Publlc Park and Open Space Project
Mitigation IS/MND Mitigation Measure MonitOring Enforcement MonItoring
No Reference Phase Agency Agency
1 Human To address the presence of lead-based Predevelopment City of Santa City of Santa
Health paint In the eXisting bUilding. MOnica MOnica
Effects, 4 12 abatement shall be performed by a Resource Resource
Cahfornla Certified Contractor In Management. Management.
compliance with CAUOSHA Lead In Housing Housing
Construction Standards. TItle 8. GCR DIvISIon DIVIsion
Section 1532
2 Human To address the presence of asbestos Predevelopment City of Santa City of Santa
Health 10 the eXisting building asbestos MOnica MOnica
Effects. 4 12 containing matenals (ACMs) shall be Resource Resource
removed and disposed In compliance Management, Management,
with local, State and Federal Housing Housing
regulations, removal of any ACMs must DIvIsIon DIvIsion
be performed by a hcensed and
registered abatement contractor, post
abatement air mOnltonng shall be
performed to obtain EPA post
abatement clearance levels
3 Cultural To bnng the project Into an area of no Design and City of Santa City of Santa
Resources adverse effect on the histone character construction MOnica MOnica
Effects. 4 23 of the bUlld:ng bnck veneer Will be Resource Resource
used on the new second story addition, Management, Management,
the slgmficant Intenors Will be Housing Housing
photographed pnor to removal and DIVISion DIVISion
design de....elopment drawIngs Will be
submitted for review to the State Office
of Histone Preservation
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Adopted and approved thIs 26th of January, 1999
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I, Mana M Stewart. City Clerk of the City of Santa MOnica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution 9363 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
MOnica City Council held on the 26th of January, 1999 by the follOWing vote
Ayes Councllmembers Femsteln, Genser, Holbrook, McKeown,
O'Connor, Rosenstein
Noes Councllmembers None
Abstain Councllmembers None
Absent CouncIl members None
ATTEST
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Mana M Stewart, City Clerk