2003-174RESOLUTION NO. 2003R- 174
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM (A) CERTIFYING FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT/ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, (B)
ADOPTING STATEMENT OF FINDINGS AND FACTS AND
ADOPTING THE STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING
CONSIDERATIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AND (C)
ADOPTING MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim is proposing to construct a new six-lane
highway from Haster Street near Katella Avenue southward approximately 1,300 feet to a point
north of Orangewood Avenue, and a connecting road (Gene Autry Way-West) to new planned
off-ramps from Interstate Highway 5 in the vicinity of Mountain View Avenue and Wakefield
Avenue in the City of Anaheim (the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim is the lead agency for the preparation and
consideration of environmental documents for said project, as defined in the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, (hereinafter "CEQA") and the State of
California Guidelines for the Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act
(hereinafter "State Guidelines"); and
WHEREAS, said project is subject to compliance with the provisions of CEQA
and the State Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim and the Federal Highway Administration have
prepared, or caused to be prepared, the Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental
Assessment ("EIR/EA") and have consulted with other public agencies, and the general public
and given them an opportunity to comment on said Draft EIR/EA as required by the provisions of
CEQA and the State Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim and the Federal Highway Administration have
evaluated the comments received from public agencies and persons who reviewed the Draft EIR
and prepared responses to the comments received during the public review period; and
WHEREAS, said comments and recommendations received on the Draft EIR/EA,
either verbatim or in summary, a list of persons, organizations and public agencies commenting
on the Draft EIR/EA, and the responses of the City of Anaheim to significant environmental
points raised in the review and consultation process have been attached to and made a part of said
Draft EIR/EA to form the Final EIR/EA for said project as required by Section 15132 of the State
CEQA Guidelines.
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim desires and intends to use Final EIR/EA as the
environmental documentation required by CEQA and the State Guidelines for each of the above-
referenced discretionary actions to the extent authorized by law; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration has determined that the Project
will have no significant unmitigated impact on the human environment; but that construction
activity on peak construction days may temporarily exceed emissions guidelines despite
mitigation measures; and
WHEREAS, said Final EIR/EA has been presented to the City Council of the
City of Anaheim for review and consideration prior to the final approval of, and commitment to,
said project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Anaheim that the City of Anaheim does hereby certify Final Environmental Impact/
Environmental Assessment for the Gene Autry way West Highway Improvement Project,
adopting the attached Statements of Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding
Considerations, a copy of each of which is attached hereto marked Attachments 1 and I-A, and
the City Council incorporates said Attachments herein by this reference as if set forth in full
herein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that pursuant to Section 21081.6 of the Public Resources
Code, the City Council hereby adopts that certain monitoring program described as the
"Mitigation Monitoring and reporting Program-Gene Autry way (West) Highway Improvement
Project", a copy of which is attached hereto marked Attachment 2, and the City Council
incorporates said monitoring program herein by this reference as if set forth in full herein, and
has included the project design features and mitigation measures in the Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program as conditions of approval.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Anaheim this26~day of ~ucnme - ,2003. ~
MAYO'Ik~OF THE CIT~'F~AHEIM
ATTEST:
~HE CITY OF ANAHEIM
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2003R-174 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of
the Anaheim City Council held on the 26th day of August, 2003, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Pringle, Tait, Chavez, Hernandez, McCracken
NOES: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
ABSENT: MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
61TY CLERI(('OF filE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)