R11305City Council Meeting: November 24, 2020 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11305 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADOPTING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE OLYMPIC WELL FIELD RESTORATION AND ARCADIA
WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION PROJECT
WHEREAS, a Notice of Intent to Adopt an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative
Declaration for the Olympic Well Field Restoration and Arcadia Water Treatment Plant
Expansion Project (Project) was published in the Santa Monica Daily Press and City
Public Works Website on July 6, 2020, in compliance with the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration was made
available for public comment for 60-days, beginning on July 6, 2020 and ending on
September 4, 2020; and
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2020, the City Council, as Lead Agency,
reviewed the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative
Declaration identified potentially significant impacts with respect to: Air Quality,
Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology and Soil, Hazards and Hazardous
Materials, Noise, Transportation, and Mandatory Findings of Significance, and that
these impacts would be reduced to less than significant levels with the incorporation of
mitigation measures imposed on the project. No impacts would occur or impacts would
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be less than significant with respect to the following issues: Aesthetics, Agriculture
and Forestry Resources, Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrology and Water
Quality, Land Use and Planning, Mineral Resources, Population and Housing, Public
Services, Recreation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Service Systems, and
Wildfire.
SECTION 2. 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 Project.
SECTION 3. The City Council has reviewed and considered the Initial Study and
Mitigated Negative Declaration, and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program,
together with the comments received during the public review process, prior to acting on
the project.
SECTION 4. The City Council finds, based on the whole record before it,
including the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and any comments
received, that with incorporation of the proposed mitigation measures, there is no
substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment,
and that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the City’s independent judgment
and analysis. Therefore, the City Council hereby adopts the Mitigated Negative
Declaration.
SECTION 5. Consistent with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6 (a) (1), the
City Council adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, which is included
in the Final IS/MND (Section 6), to mitigate or avoid significant effects of the project on
the environment and ensure compliance during project implementation.
SECTION 6. Consistent with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6 (a) (2), the
documents which constitute the record of proceedings for approving this project are
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located in the Public Works Department, 1685 Main Street, Mail Stop 15, Santa Monica,
California. The custodian of these documents is Omeed Pour, Civil Engineer.
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:
GEORGE S. CARDONA
Interim City Attorney
Final IS/MND
Available on-line at:
https://www.smgov.net/Departments/PublicWorks/ContentCivEng.aspx?id=9673
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Adopted and approved this 24th day of November 2020.
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K e v i n M c K e o w n , M a y o r
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11305 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 24th day of November 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Davis, Himmelrich, Jara, McCowan, Winterer,
Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor McKeown
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
A T T E S T :
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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