Resolution 12653CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. -12653
APPROVING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, IS-95-3, FOR THE
TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF CITY OF ALAMEDA OFFICES TO THE
EAST WING OF HISTORIC ALAMEDA HIGH SCHOOL
WHEREAS, an application was made by the City of Alameda for an
Initial Study, IS-95-3, to determine the potential environmental
effects that would be associated with a proposal to relocate
temporarily the offices of the City of Alameda to the East Wing of
the Historic Alameda High School, 2250 Central Avenue, and the
permanent relocation of the Community Development Department, a
Police Department Annex, and the offices of the West Alameda
Business Association to 1701 Webster Street; and
WHEREAS, a proposed. Negative Declaration was circulated for
public comment between April 21 and May 22, 1995, and no comments
were received; and
WHEREAS, the Alameda Planning Board held a public hearing on
the proposed Negative Declaration on May 22, 1995, examined
pertinent maps and documents and considered the testimony received
during the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Board determined that the amount of projected
parking demand to be satisfied by on-street parking spaces was not
realistic in light of the existing use of such spaces and that a
mitigation measure requiring the City to secure an additional 25
off-street parking spaces for employee parking was necessary to
reduce parking impacts to a less than significant level; and
WHEREAS, the Board recommended to City Council approval of the
Negative Declaration with the Board's changes; as set out in
Planning Board Resolution PB-95-19; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposed Negative
Declaration, examined pertinent documents, and considered the
recommendation of the Planning Board; and
WHEREAS, the Council has made the following findings:
1. The project does not have the potential to substantially
degrade the quality of the environment, substantially
reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause
a fish and wildlife population to drop below self-
sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or
animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range
of a rare or endangered plant or animal, or eliminate
important examples of the major periods of California
history or prehistory because there are no known
significant biological resources at the High School; and
remodeling of the Historic Alameda High School, a City
monument, would be done in a manner which would enhance
the historic-character of the building.
2. The project does not have the potential to achieve short
term, to the disadvantage of long term, environmental
goals because the project would be consistent with the
City's General Plan; and the temporary relocation of City
offices into the Historic High School would have positive
long-term impacts because the project would remodel a now
unused historic building so that eventually it can be
reused for educational purposes, in a manner consistent
with its historic character.
3. The project does not have possible environmental effects
which are individually limited but cumulatively
considerable because the project would not affect any
known significant environmental resources except the
historic resources at the High School, where the
remodeling would be done in a manner that would enhance
the building's historic character.
4. The project does not have environmental effects which
will cause substantially adverse effects on human beings,
either directly or indirectly, because there would be no
increase in earthquake or other natural hazards as a
result of the project and any hazardous materials which
remain, such as asbestos or lead paint, would be removed
as part of the remodeling process.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Alameda hereby determines that Negative Declaration, IS-95-3,
contains adequate information to review the project and determines
that there will be no potentially significant effects on the
environment and hereby adopts the Negative Declaration with respect
to the temporary relocation of City Hall offices to the Historic
High School.
NOTICE. No judicial proceedings subject to review pursuant to
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 may be prosecuted
more than ninety (90) days following the date of final action by
the City Council plus extensions authorized by California Code of
Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.
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 6th day of
June , 1995, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers Arnerich, DeWitt, Lucas,
Mannix and President Appezzato - 5.
None.
None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 7th day of June , 1995.
Diane B Felsch City Clerk
City of Alameda