Resolution 12068CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12068
CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT
PERTAINING TO PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN REVISION
WHEREAS, the Planning Board of the City of Alameda has
considered the Final Environmental Impact Report regarding the
Revised General Plan Elements, with the exception of the Housing
Element; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was
discussed at public hearings before the Planning Board on October
10 and 24, 1990, was circulated for public comment between the
dates of September 18, 1990 and November 5, 1990, and submitted it
to the State Clearinghouse, for comment by State agencies (State
Clearinghouse No. 90030463); and
WHEREAS, comments and testimony on the Draft EIR were
responded to through Response to Comments and staff reports
submitted to the Planning Board and City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board at its January 28, 1991 meeting
voted to recommend Certification of Adequacy of the Final
Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan Revision; and
WHEREAS, Section 21002.1 of the Public Resources Code and
Section 15091 require that the City Council make one or more
written findings prior to the approval of a project for which an
EIR has been completed, identifying one or more significant effects
of the project along with the facts supporting each finding; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Alameda that:
1. The City Council finds that the Final EIR has identified all
significant environmental effects of the project and that
there are no known potential environmental impacts not
addressed in the Final EIR.
2. The City Council finds that all significant effects of the
project are set forth in the Final EIR.
3. The City Council finds that although the Final EIR identifies
certain significant environmental effects that will result if
the project is approved, all significant effects that can be
feasibly avoided or mitigated have been avoided or mitigated
by the General Plan policies and mitigation measures
incorporated in the Final EIR.
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4. The City Council finds that potential mitigation measures and
project alternatives were not incorporated into the project
based upon the following findings as set forth below and in
the Final EIR:
a. The City Council finds that specific economic, social,
or other considerations make infeasible the mitigation
measures or project alternatives identified in the final
EIR with respect to additional travel caused by jobs-
housing imbalance and related poor traffic service levels
at four intersections. These impacts are primarily
attributable to development that will occur under
entitlements that predate the General Plan revision. The
previous entitlements precluded consideration of an EIR
alternative excluding this development. This specific
consideration made infeasible a "no project" alternative
for entitled projects, and Public Resources Code Section
21081(c) applies; and
b. The City Council finds that such changes or alterations
to the project with respect to wetlands and water-related
habitats impacts described below are within the
responsibility and jurisdiction of another public agency
and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have
been adopted by such other agency or can and should be
adopted by such agency. Wetlands and water-related
habitat impacts are due to construction of a 66th Avenue
Connector and a Cross-Airport Roadway. Although these
projects are part of the Alameda General Plan, they are
located outside jurisdiction of Alameda. Public
Resources Code Section 21081(b) applies to the Cross-
Airport Roadway because it will be built by the Port of
Oakland mainly on Port property. If detailed
environmental review of the 66th Avenue Connector reveals
significant impacts for which mitigation is not feasible,
the project should be altered or abandoned; and
c. The City Council finds that such changes or alterations
to the project with respect to impacts related to the
Metropolitan Oakland International Airport described
below are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of
another public agency and not the agency making the
finding. Such changes have been adopted by such other
agency or can and should be adopted by such agency. New
runway alternatives under study by the Metropolitan
Oakland International Airport (MOIA) and continuing
increases in passenger and cargo volume threaten to
increase the number of Alameda homes subject to aircraft
noise exceeding 65 03 CNEL. Consequently, changes to
avoid or mitigate significant impacts are the
responsibility of and the juridiction of the Port of
Oakland and Public Resources Code Section 21081(b)
applies. The City has no control over MOIA facilities
or operations. The City and the Port of Oakland are
subject to a 1976 Settlement Agreement; and
5. The City Council finds that the Final EIR has described all
reasonable alternatives to the project that could feasibly
attain the basic objectives of the project, even when those
alternatives might impede the attainment of other project
objectives and might be more costly. Further the City Council
finds that a good faith effort was made to incorporate
alternatives in the preparation of the draft EIR and all
reasonable alternatives were considered in the review process
of the Final EIR and ultimate decisions on the project.
6. The City Council determines that to track implementation of
Plan policies, a monitoring and reporting program as required
by the California Public Resources Code, section 21081.6,
shall be implemented. Because many Plan policies are in
themselves mitigation measures, a status report on Plan
implementation together with a status report on the monitoring
and reporting measures specified in the DEIR should serve to
meet CEQA requirements for mitigation monitoring and
reporting, and may be included either in an annual report or
other periodic reports to the City Council. Ongoing
monitoring and reporting tasks shall be performed in the
course of duties appropriate to each department, and
additional monitoring and reporting identified as necessary
through the environmental review process shall be performed
by applicants and required as conditions of approval where new
development may have a significant adverse environmental
impact. Applicants shall bear the cost of any project-
specific monitoring and reporting associated with the impacts
of new development; and
7. The City Council finds that a good faith effort has been made
to seek out and incorporate all points of view in the
preparation of the Draft and Final EIR as indicated in the
public record on the project, including the Final EIR.
8. The City Council has considered the recommendation of the
Planning Board in its decision on the project.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Council of the
City of Alameda that said Council hereby certifies the Final
Environmental Impact Report for the General Plan Revision as
complete and adequate in that it addresses all environmental
effects of the proposed project and fully complies with the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and the
State CEQA Guidelines. Said Final Environmental Impac._ Report is
comprised of the following elements:
1. Draft EIR and Technical Appendices
2. Responses to Comments and Addendum to Draft EIR
3. Planning Board Staff Reports
4. Planning Board Minutes
5. Planning Board Resolution No. 2153
6. City Council Staff Report
7. City Council Minutes
8. City Council Resolution
9. Comments and Responses received prior to final action and
not contained in 1-8 above.
All of the above information has been and will be on file with
the Planning Department, City of Alameda, 2263 Santa Clara Street,
Alameda 94501 (415) 748-4554.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 5th
of February, 1991, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: (4) Councilmembers Arnerich, Camicia, Withrow and
President Corica.
NOES: (1) Councilmember Thomas.
ABSENT: (0) None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 6th day of February,
1991.
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City Clerk of the City of Alameda