R-10506RESOLUTION NUMBER 10506 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
ON THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA LAND USE AND CIRCULATION ELEMENT
WHEREAS, a Notice of Preparation of an Environmental impact Report
(EIR) was issued on April 24, 2009; and
WHEREAS, a Notice of Completion of a Draft Environmental Impact
Report was published on January 21, 2010 in compliance with the California
Environmental Quality Act and the City of Santa Monica CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report was prepared, and
circulated for a public comment period from January 21, 2010 to March 8, 2010;
and
WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report was reviewed by the
City Council on February 9, 2010; and
WHEREAS, in April 2010, the Final Environmental Impact Report was
published, incorporating the 23 comment letters that were received and the
written responses to each of these comment letters along with some minor
clarifications and corrections; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the contents of the Final
EIR in its decision-making process; and
WHEREAS, on June 24, 2010 and July 6, 2010, the City Council, as Lead City
Agency, reviewed the Final 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 information
contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report on the Land Use and Circulation
Element prior to acting on the project.
SECTION 2. The City Council certifies that the Final EIR for the project was
presented to the City Council, that the City Council is the decision-making body of the City
for this project, that the Final EIR for the project was completed in #ull compliance with
State law and City CEQA Guidelines, that there was adequate public review of the Draft
Environmental Impact Report, that it has considered all comments on the Draft
Environmental Impact Report and responses to these comments, that the Final
Environmental Impact Report adequately discusses all significant environmental issues,
that the Final Environmental Impact Report reflects the independent judgement and
analysis of the City, and that the City Council has reviewed and considered the information
contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report in its decision-making process priorto
acting on the project.
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Adopted and approved this 6th day of July, 201
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Bobby Shriner, Mayor
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 10506 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 6th day of July, 2010, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Bloom, Davis, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Day
Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor, Mayor Shriver
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Abstain: Councilmembers:
None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
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Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk