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Home My WebLink AboutRDA Reso No 2009-02 in I n n RESOLUTION NO. 2009-02 RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE INITIAL STUDY AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED FOR THE PROPOSED AMENDED AND RESTATED REDEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR THE LAKE ELSINORE RANCHO LAGUNA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREAS NO. I, NO. II AND NO. III WHEREAS, the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore ("Agency") is a community redevelopment agency duly created, established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers, all under and pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1 of Division 24, commencing with Section 33000, of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California ("CRL"); and WHEREAS, the Agency is engaged in activities necessary and appropriate to carry out the Redevelopment Plans ("Redevelopment Plans") for the Lake Elsinore Rancho Laguna Redevelopment Project Areas No. I, No. II and No. III ("Project Areas") which were adopted by the Agency's legislative body, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore ("City Council"), by Ordinance No. 607 on September 23, 1980 and thereafter amended by Ordinance No. 624 on July 20, 1981, Ordinance No. 987 on November 22, 1994 and Ordinance No. 1249 on February 26, 2008 (Project Area No. I), by Ordinance 671 on July 18, 1983 and thereafter amended by Ordinance No. 987 on November 8, 1994 and Ordinance No. 1249 on February 26, 2008 (Project Area No. II), and by Ordinance No. 815 on September 8, 1987 and thereafter amended by Ordinance No. 987 on November 8, 1994 and Ordinance No. 1249 on February 26, 2008 (Project Area No. III); and WHEREAS, the Agency desires to amend the Redevelopment Plans for Project Areas No. I ("Fourth Amendment"), No. II ("Third Amendment") and No. III ("Third Amendment") collectively the "Amendments" pursuant to CRL Sections 33450-33458 to incorporate into a single Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for each Project Area No. I" No. II and No. III all prior amendments, update the provisions of each Redevelopment Plan to reflect current CRL provisions, clarify and restate the time limits and financial limits of each Redevelopment Plan, update the land use designations for consistency with the City's' General Plan as may be amended from time to time, and improve the format and presentation of the Redevelopment Plans; and WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared and completed an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan in draft form for each Project Area No. I, No. II and No. III; and WHEREAS, the Agency is authorized and required to act as the "Lead Agency" per Sections 15050 and 15051 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et seq.); and r n n o WHEREAS, the Agency has prepared an Initial Study and Negative Declaration for the proposed Amendments in accordance with Sections 15070 and 15071 of the CEQA Guidelines; and WHEREAS, all actions required to be taken by applicable law related to the preparation, circulation and review of the draft Initial Study and Negative Declaration have been taken; and WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15072, on December 12, 2008, the Agency duly issued a notice of intent to adopt the Negative Declaration; and WHEREAS, the Agency received comments from the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, and the Pal a Band of Mission Indians; and WHEREAS, public notice of the joint public hearing on the Amended and Restated Plans and the Negative Declaration have been given, and the Agency has considered evidence presented by the Planning Commission, Agency staff, and other interested parties with respect to this item on March 24, 2009. NOW, THEREFORE, THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES RESOLVE, ORDER AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The Agency has reviewed and considered the Initial Study and Negative Declaration for the proposed Amendments, together with any comments received during the public review process. The Agency hereby finds, on the basis of the whole record before it, that the Initial Study and Negative Declaration is adequate and complete and reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the Agency, and that there is no substantial evidence that the proposed Amendments will have a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 2. The Initial Study/Negative Declaration, in the form distributed to the Agency and on file with the Agency Secretary as a public record, is hereby approved and adopted by the Agency. The record of proceedings of the Agency and the City Council on which this Resolution is based are on file and available for public inspection during normal business hours in the office of the City Clerk, 130 South Main Street, Lake Elsinore, California. The custodian of these documents is the City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore. . SECTION 3. Following the adoption by the City Council of the ordinances approving and adopting the Amendments, the Secretary of the Agency is hereby authorized and directed to file with the County Clerk of the County of Riverside, a Notice of Determination pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15075. SECTION 4. The Agency further finds and determines that none of the circumstances listed in CEQA Guidelines Section 15073.5 requiring recirculation of the n n D Negative Declaration are present and that it would be appropriate to adopt the Negative Declaration as proposed. SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its passage and adoption. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 24th day of March, 2009. ATTEST: ,.'/,~.' .:. / / # f~eb~ ~477.JH7 ~ :DE RA THOMSEN, " AGENCY SECRETARY "."';; ~~ - - - .:~ ~ .- !"::;- :;:' . ,-- ~ . ,.~~~,: "'.t. n n D STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE ) ) ss. ) I, Debora Thomsen, Agency Secretary of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2009-02 was adopted by the Redevelopment Agency Board of the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on the 24th day of March 2009, and that the same was adopted by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Chairman Thomas Buckley, Vice-Chairwoman Amy Bhutta, Member Daryl Hickman, Member Robert Magee, Member Melissa Melendez None None None .~h~~Jm DEBORA THOMSEN, AGENCY SECRETARY, ,~ . >:.--- ~ "':':;"- . 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