R111501
City Council Meeting: November 27, 2018 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11150 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE CEQA
INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE
WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Initial
Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the Sustainable Water Infrastructure
Project (SWIP) was adopted by City Council on September 27, 2016; and
WHEREAS, an Addendum to the SWIP IS/MND was prepared in compliance with
the CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the Addendum to the SWIP IS/MND did not identify new or
substantially more severe environmental effects from the adopted SWIP IS/MND; and
WHEREAS, a Notice of Availability of an Addendum to SWIP IS/MND was
published in the Santa Monica Daily Press and City Planning website on October 24,
2018; and
WHEREAS, notification was to the mailed to State Clearinghouse, and all
addresses within 750 feet of the amended project elements; and
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WHEREAS, the Addendum to the Mitigated Negative Declaration was made
available for public comment for 14-days, beginning on October 25, 2018 and ending at
5:30 p.m. on November 7, 2018; and
WHEREAS, on November 27, 2018, the City Council reviewed the Addendum to
the Mitigated Negative Declaration; and
WHEREAS, the City continues to comply with State Water Resources Control
Board’s executed funding agreement to construct certain public facilities and
improvements relating to its water and wastewater system as part of the SWIP, including
certain treatment facilities, pipelines, and other infrastructure.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council has reviewed and considered the Addendum to the
SWIP Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration together with the comments received
during the public review process, prior to acting on the Addendum.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds that the Addendum to the SWIP Initial Study /
Mitigated Negative Declaration did not identify new or substantially more severe
environmental effects from the proposed changes to the project.
SECTION 3. With mitigation measures identified in the adopted SWIP Initial
Study/ Mitigate Negative Declaration, the proposed changes would have less than
significant impacts on Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, and Construction
Effects. No impacts would occur or impacts would be less than significant for the
remaining environmental factors considered pursuant to CEQA.
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SECTION 4. To ensure that mitigation measures are properly implemented, a
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program was prepared and will be enforced during
construction and operation of the SWIP.
SECTION 5. The City Council finds, based on the whole record before it, including
the Addendum to the SWIP Initial Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration and any
comments received, that with incorporation of the proposed mitigation measures, there is
no substantial evidence in light of the whole record that the changes to the project will
have a significant effect on the environment, and that the Addendum to the SWIP Initial
Study/ Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the City’s independent judgment and
analysis. Therefore, the City Council hereby adopts the Addendum to the SWIP Initial
Study/ Mitigation Negative Declaration.
SECTION 6. Consistent with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6 (a) (2), the
documents which constitute the record of proceedings for approving the addendum for
this project are located in the City Clerk Department, 1680 Main Street, Santa Monica,
California. The custodian of these documents is City Clerk.
SECTION 7. 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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LANE DILG
City Attorney
Adopted and approved this 27th day of November, 2018.
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T e d W i n t e r e r , M a y o r
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11150 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 27th day of November, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers O’Day, Himmelrich, Vazquez,
Mayor Pro Tem Davis, Mayor Winterer
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers McKeown, O’Connor
A T T E S T :
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D e n i s e A n d e r s o n - W a r r e n , C i t y C l e r k
Ted Winterer (Dec 10, 2018)
Ted Winterer