RES-2014-152 RESOLUTION NO. 2014- 152
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM APPROVING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING PLAN
AND DETERMINING THEIR ADEQUACY TO SERVE AS
THE REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION
FOR THE BALL ROAD AND SUNKIST STREET
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim (the "City") proposes to improve the intersection of
Ball Road and Sunkist Street (the "Project"}; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the proposed improvements is to more effectively
accommodate existing and future traffic volumes along Ball Road and Sunkist Street, bring it into
compliance with the City=s General Plan and the County of Orange Master Plan of Arterial
Highways, enhance the corridor through construction of landscaped medians and parkways; and
WHEREAS, the City is the lead agency for the preparation and consideration of
environmental documents for the Project, as defined in the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970, as amended ("CEQA") and the State of California Guidelines for the Implementation of the
California Environmental Quality Act (the "CEQA Guidelines"); and
WHEREAS, a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared, in accordance with
CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, and was circulated for a 30-day public/responsible agency review
on March 31, 2011 and a revised draft Mitigated Negative Declaration was circulated again on June
12, 2014, in compliance with the requirements of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. The City revised
the Project design to decrease parking impacts. A complete copy of the Mitigated Negative
Declaration is on file and can be viewed in the City's Public Works Department, copies of said
document are also available for purchase; and
WHEREAS, a public meeting presenting the Project was held on October 18, 2011 at
2511 East Ball Road. The purpose of the public meeting was to provide members of the public with
an opportunity to learn about the Project, ask questions, and provide comments about the scope and
content of the information addressed in the Mitigated Negative Declaration. A second public
meeting was held on June 24, 2014 at which staff presented a revised design, addressing parking
impacts and how those impacts have been adequately mitigated; and
WHEREAS, the City conducted its own independent evaluation and analysis of the
documentation prior to releasing it for public review and determined that a Mitigated Negative
Declaration was appropriate as the Project would not result in any new significant environmental
impacts and that further environmental analysis beyond the analysis contained in the Initial Study
was not warranted; and
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WHEREAS, in conformance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines a Mitigation
Monitoring Plan (No.312) ("Mitigation Monitoring Plan") has been prepared for the Project and
includes mitigation measures that are specific to the Project. A complete copy of the Mitigated
Monitoring Plan is on file and can be viewed in the City's Public Works Department; and
WHEREAS, based upon a thorough review of the Project and the Mitigated Negative
Declaration, including the Mitigation Monitoring Plan and the comments received to date and the
responses prepared, staff finds that the Project would not result in any new significant environmental
impacts or that potentially significant impacts have been eliminated or reduced to a level considered
less than significant; and, that there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant
effect on the environment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, based upon the foregoing findings and
recitals, that the Anaheim City Council hereby adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration and
Mitigation Monitoring Plan No. 312 and does find and determine their adequacy to serve as the
required environmental documentation for the Project, based upon a finding by the City Council that
the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the lead
agency; that it has considered the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation
Monitoring Plan together with any comments and responses received during the public review
process; and, further finding on the basis of the Initial Study that there is no substantial evidence,
with the imposition of the mitigation measures identified in the Mitigation Monitoring Plan that the
Project will have a significant effect on the environment.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of
the City of Anaheim this 12� day of Au��ust. 2_014, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait, Council Members Eastm�n, Murray, Brandman and Kring
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By: � � �
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTES :
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANA EIM
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