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RESOLUTION NO. 4708 (ees)
(City CouncIl Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE FINAL
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT RFPORT FOR THE DOWNTOWN
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND DETERMINING THE IMPACT
OF THE PROJECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT.
WHEREAS, a Draft Environmel1tal Impact Report for the proposed
Downtown Redevelopment Project has heretofore been prepared and circulated
for comment pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970
(CEQA), and State and local regulatiol1s and guidelines adopted pursuant
thereto; and
WHEREAS, a duly noticed publ ic hearing was held on said Report
by the Redevelopment Agency of t~e City of Santa Monica on August 12, 1975
at which time all persons were given an opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, a FI nal Envl ronmental Impact Report for the proposed
Project has been prepared pursuant to said statutes, regulations and
gu ide 1 i nes;
WHEREAS, by Resolutiol1 No. 326 (R.A.S.~, the Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Santa Monica, California, certified the Final Environmental
Impact Report for the Downtown Redevelopment Project and made findings
and determinations concerning the ImDacts and the effects of the Redevelop-
ment Project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND CERTIFIED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTIONl.
The City Council hereby certifies that the FInal
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Environmental Impact Report for the Proposed Downtown Redevelopment
Project has been prepared and completed in compl iance with saId Act and
said State and local regulations and guide] ines adopted pursuant thereto.
SECTION 2.
The City Council hereby further certifies that
the il1formation contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report for
said Proposed Project has been reviewed and considered by the City Council.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby further finds and determines
as follows With respect to the adverse environmental effect detailed in
the Final Envlrol1mental Impact Report:
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a. That the adverse environmental effects of the Project
shown in the Environmental Impact Report have been
considered and recognized by the City Council.
b. That the suggested adverse environmental effects of the
Project raised in the Draft Environmental Impact Report
have been considered by the City Council and
based upon the information and evidence set forth in the
FInal EnvlornmentaJ Impact Report, are found either not
to exist, are of short-term duration or can be adequately
mitigated as shown In Section 7 0 of the Report.
c. That, as to those adverse environmental effects of the
Project which cannot be adequately mitigated, the public
health, safety and general welfare would best be served
by the Project because of the overriding economic and
social values.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby further finds and deter-
mines that said Proposed Project Will not have a substantial adverse
impact on the environnent and will not have any significant adverse impact
on the environment.
SECTION 5.
The City Council adopts the Final Environmental
Impact Report as the Report of the City CounCil.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this 13th day of January, 1976.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica at a regular
'meeting thereof, held on the 13th day of January, 1976.
AYES:
Coune i I membe r s :
Cohen, Reed, Swink,
van den Steenhoven, Trives
NOES:
Coune i I nciTbers
McCloskey
APPROVED AS TO FORM
ABSENT:
Coune i 1 membe rs :
Judson
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