HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-02-22 - RESOLUTIONS - SC CMTY RECOVERY PLAN ADOPTION (2)RESOLUTION NO. _94-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA CLARITA FINDING THAT THE ADOPTION OF
THE SANTA CLARITA COMMUNITY RECOVERY PLAN AND
ALL RELATED DOCUMENTS IS EXEMPT AS A PROJECT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA HEREBY DOES RESOLVE AS -FOLLOWS:
SECTION_1. The City of Santa Clarita does hereby find,
determine and declare as follows:
A. Commencing on January 17, 1994, an earthquake
registering at least 6.6 on the Richter scale occurred, and was
followed by a continuing series of aftershocks in and along fault
lines in and/or adjacent to the City ("Disaster"); and
B. Preliminary estimates of damage to buildings and
structures within the City indicate that damage caused by the
Disaster in the City is estimated at Two Hundred Ten Million
Dollars ($210,000,000.00); and
C. President Bill Clinton declared the area in the
City to be a major disaster under federal law on January 17,
1994; and
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D. Governor Pete Wilson of the State of California
declared a State of Emergency in Los Angeles County on January
17, 1994; and
E. The City Manager and City Council of the City
issued a Proclamation of Local Emergency in the City of Santa
Clarita on January 17, 1994; and
F. The City Council of the City responded in part to
the Disaster by directing the Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency
to prepare a Redevelopment Plan for the Santa Clarita Community
Recovery Project Area (the "Project Area") pursuant to the
Community Redevelopment Law of the State of -California (Health
and Safety Code Section 33000 et sec.) ("CRL") and the Community
Redevelopment Financial Assistance and Disaster Project Law
(Health and Safety Code Section 34000 et seg.) ("Disaster Law");
and
G. The Santa Clarita Redevelopment Agency has
prepared the proposed Santa Clarita Community Recovery Plan
("Plan") in response to said direction; and
H. The adoption of the Plan and all related documents
("Project") is a Project under the California Environmental
Quality Act, Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seg.
("CEQA"); and
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_ I. The City Council has examined the Declaration of
Lynn M. Harris, Deputy City Manager and the Director of Community
Development for the City who serves as the Environmental Officer
in the City; and
J. The City Council concurs with Ms. Harris's
findings and conclusions that the proposed adoption of the Plan
and its related documents is exempt from CEQA as stated below;
and
K. That the Project is exempt from CEQA under Public
Resources Code Section 21080(b)(3) because it is a project
undertaken and carried out by the Santa Clarita`Redevelopment
Agency to maintain, repair, restore, demolish, or replace
property or facilities damaged or destroyed as a result of a
disaster in a disaster -stricken area which the Governor of
California has proclaimed a state of emergency pursuant to
Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2
of the Government Code; and
L. The Disaster constitutes an "emergency" within the
meaning of Public Resources Code Section 21060.3 ("Emergency") in
that the Disaster was a sudden, unexpected occurrence, involving
a clear and imminent danger, demanding immediate action to
prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to, life, health, property
or essential public services; and that the Project is exempt as a
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_ project from the provisions of CEQA under Public Resources Code
Section 21080(b)(4) because the Project is necessary to mitigate
such an emergency.
M. Further, that the Project is exempt from CEQA
under CEQA Guidelines Section 15269(a) and (c) for the above -
stated reasons.
SECTION 2. That the City Council has reviewed the
proposed Notice of Exemption relating to the Project and has
determined that the same was properly prepared in accordance with
CEQA and the State and local guidelines. The said Notice of
Exemption is hereby accepted and ordered filed,
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify the
adoption hereof, and forward a certified copy hereof, to the City
Manager.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of
February 1994.
MAYOR
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ATTEST:
/ITY CLERK
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the72na day of
February , 19_9A-, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Boyer, Darcy,
Heidt,
Pederson
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Klajic
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
None
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