RES-2013-027 RESOLUTION NO. 2013- 027
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 BROOKHURST STREET IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim (the "City ") proposes to improve Brookhurst Street
from SR -91 to I -5 (the "Project "); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the proposed improvements is to more effectively
accommodate existing and future traffic volumes along Brookhurst 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 December 6, 2012, in compliance with the requirements of CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines. 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, two public meeting presenting the Project were held on May 10, 2012
and December 12, 2012 at 2271 West Crescent Avenue. The purpose of the public meetings were 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; 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
WHEREAS, in conformance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines a Mitigation
Monitoring Plan has been prepared for the Project and includes mitigation measures that are specific
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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, 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 29 day of January, 2013, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait, Council Members Eastman, Brandman, Kring and Murray
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
By: /
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST: a
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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