HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 2016-063 CC Reso 2016-063 La Laguna Resort Rehab LERA & CA Quiteclaim Deed ConsistentRESOLUTION NO. 2016 -063
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, FINDING THE LA LAGUNA RESORT REHABILITATION PROJECT IS
CONSISTENT WITH THE LAKE ELSINORE RECREATION AREA GENERAL PLAN
AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA QUITCLAIM DEED
WHEREAS, the La Laguna Resort Rehabilitation Project (the "Project ") will provide for
renovation of the overnight camping facilities of the La Laguna Resort with improved camp sites
for recreational vehicles, road improvement, park site security access, camp site utilities
improvements, drought tolerant landscape improvements, rehabilitation of existing restrooms,
shower and laundry facilities. The site entry way access will be improved and widened to provide
for greater vehicle control, thoroughfare and sidewalk access for pedestrian safety. The entire
site will be upgraded for compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act requirements. The
actual site acreage will remain at 85 acers and will include secured recreational vehicle parking.
The Project contemplates a clubhouse will be constructed with a square footage of approximately
3,000 square feet. The Project also contemplates approximately 236 campsites; and,
WHEREAS, the renovation of the La Laguna Resort was contemplated and analyzed in
the 1984 Lake Elsinore Recreation Area General Plan ( "LERA GP /EIR "), a document that, in
accordance with Public Resources Code Section 5002.2, constitutes the environmental impact
report for the Lake Elsinore Recreation Area ( "LERA ") which includes the La Laguna Resort as
well as the Seaport Boat Launch and a large portion of the lake itself; and,
WHEREAS, Public Resources Code Section 5002.2 requires the preparation of a general
plan or appropriate revisions to such a plan prior to the development of any new facilities at a
State park; and,
WHEREAS, in 1992, the California Legislature enacted Section 14670.67 of the Government
Code authorizing the State's Director of General Services to convey the LERA to the City, and in
1994, the State Lands Commission conveyed the LERA to the City by Quitclaim Deed. Section
14670.67 section provides that the "property be used for public park and recreation purposes in
perpetuity and that park and recreation improvements conform to the Lake Elsinore State
Recreation Area General Plan adopted pursuant to Section 5002.2 of the Public Resources Code.
... " Thus, the City became the "lead agency" under CEQA for implementing development under
the LERA GP /EIR; and,
WHEREAS, the LERA GP /EIR includes an "Environmental Impact Element" which constitutes the
more familiar "environmental impact report" or "EIR" terminology used in CEQA. As provided in
the LERA GP /EIR, "this General Plan (with this Environmental Impact Element) constitutes a
report on the project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Pub. Res.
Code § 21000, et seq.: "CEQA ") and the State Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA (14 C.C.R.
§ 15000, et seq.: "CEQA Guidelines "). The plan indicates management policies and development
plans for the Lake Elsinore State Recreation Area. The Draft Environmental Impact Element
analyzes and reports potential impacts of these policies and plans on the environment "; and,
WHEREAS, the LERA GP /EIR specifically addressed significant renovations of the facilities
formerly known as the "Riverside Drive Campground" and now called the La Laguna Resort. The
LERA GP /EIR provided that "overnight facilities here will include about 500 family campsites"
along with amenities like "comfort stations" and a "camp store" and goes on to state that the
"development cost will be primarily in the form of refurbishment, reconstruction, or replacement
of damaged or run -down facilities, and additional campsites "; and,
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WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA, public agencies are expressly encouraged to reduce delay and
paperwork associated with the implementation of CEQA by using previously prepared
environmental documents when those previously prepared documents adequately address the
potential impacts of the proposed project (CEQA Guidelines Section 15006); and,
WHEREAS, CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 establishes the standard to be used when
determining whether subsequent environmental documentation is necessary and provides that
when an environmental document has already been adopted for a project, no subsequent
environmental documentation is needed for subsequent entitlements which comprise the whole
of the action unless substantial changes or new information are presented by the project; and,
WHEREAS, an EIR was approved and adopted for the Lake Elsinore Recreation Area GP
evaluated environmental impacts that would result from the renovation of the La Laguna Resort;
and,
WHEREAS, the Project does not present substantial changes or new information regarding the
potential environmental impacts of the proposed renovation.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council has reviewed and analyzed the proposed Project pursuant to the
LERA GP /EIR and the State's Quitclaim Deed and finds and determines that the proposed Project
is consistent with the LERA GP /EIR and that the Project will further the use of the LERA for public
park and recreation purposes.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds and determines that no new CEQA documentation is
necessary. The Project constitutes implementation of the action previously approved in the LERA
GP /EIR. Approval of the Project will not change the density or intensity of use of the La Laguna
Resort and, in fact, will reduce the density and intensity of use. Therefore, no further
environmental review is necessary.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, on the 31St day of May, 2016.
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Brian e, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan M. Domen, MMC
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify
that Resolution No. 2016 -063 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, at the meeting of May 31, 2016, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Hickman and Johnson, Mayor Pro Tern Magee, and Mayor Tisdale
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Manos
ABSTAIN: None
Susan M. Domen, MMC
City Clerk