Resolution 13216CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.13 216
CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CATELLUS
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT (STATE CLEARINGHOUSE # 1998112078)
WHEREAS, the City issued a Notice of Preparation (NOP) of an Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) for the Catellus Mixed Use Development on November 23, 1998; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, the City conducted an extensive scoping process to identify potential
environmental issues and concerns that would be raised by the Catellus Mixed Use Development
including placing notices in local newspapers, conducting a public meeting (December 16, 1998)
and using direct mail; and
WHEREAS, the City issued an amended NOP on August 12, 1999; and
WHEREAS, a Draft Environmental Impact Report (December 1999) was circulated for
public comment between December 13, 1999 and January 31, 2000; and written and oral
comments were received; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board held a public hearing to accept comments on the draft
EIR on January 29, 2000; and
WHEREAS, written responses were prepared addressing all significant environmental
issues raised by commentors during the public review period and published as the EIR Response
to Comments Addendum (April 2000), incorporated by reference into this document; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR, consisting of the Draft EIR and EIR Response to Comments
Addendum, was made available to the public on May 2, 2000 for a ten -day public review; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board held a public hearing on this Final Environmental Impact
Report on May 13, 2000, examined pertinent maps and documents, considered the testimony and
written comments received; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board recommended that City Council certify the Final
Environmental Impact Report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on this Final Environmental Impact
Report on May 31, 2000, examined pertinent maps and documents, considered the testimony and
written comments received; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has made the following findings:
1 The Final Environmental Impact Report has been independently reviewed and considered
by the City Council,
2. The Final Environmental Impact Report reflects the independent judgment of the City of
Alameda and has been circulated for public review, and
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 special meeting assembled on
the 31st day of May , 2000, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson, Kerr and
Mayor Appezzato - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 1st day of June , 2000.
City of Alameda