2008/09/23 City Council Resolution 2008-155RESOLUTION NO. 2008-155
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROHNERT PARK, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE
WILFRED/DOWDELL VILLAGE SPECIFIC PLAN
WHEREAS, the applicant, City of Rohnert Park ( "Applicant "), has submitted an
application to establish a Specific Plan for property currently within Sonoma County's
jurisdiction, contiguous to the City of Rohnert Park's westerly boundaries, and within the City's
Local Agency Formation Commission approved Sphere of Influence;
WHEREAS, Applicant has submitted an application proposing annexation of the Project
and approval of a specific plan, referred to as the Wilfred /Dowdell Village Specific Plan (the
"Project ") that encompasses approximately 24.77 acres and approximately to 302,000 square feet
of commercial uses, divided between approximately 56,000 square feet in Village North and
246,000 square feet in Village South;
WHEREAS, the City retained MACTEC, a well - qualified environmental consulting
firm, to prepare an environmental impact report ( "EIR ") for the proposed Project;
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park, acting as the Lead Agency under the California
Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "), published a Notice of Preparation ( "NOP ") of a Draft
EIR for the proposed Project on October 27, 2004. The NOP was distributed for a 30 -day
comment period that ended on November 25, 2004. The City subsequently initiated work on a
Draft EIR for the proposed Project;
WHEREAS, the City completed the Draft EIR on January 29, 2008 and circulated it to
affected public agencies and interested members of the public for the required 45 day public
comment period from February 13, 2008 to March 28, 2008;
WHEREAS, the City's Planning Commission duly noticed and conducted a public
hearing on March 13, 2008 in order to receive comments on the Draft EIR and adopted a
resolution recommending certification of the EIR and adoption of a statement of overriding
considerations;
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2008, the City published the Final EIR for the Project by
incorporating: 1) the Draft EIR; 2) comments received about the Draft EIR and responses to
those comments; 3) changes, clarifications and corrections to the Draft EIR; and 4) appendices;
and
WHEREAS, Section 21000 et. seq. of the Public Resources Code and sections 15000 et
seq. of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (the CEQA Guidelines), which govern the
preparation, content, and processing of environmental impact reports, have been fully
implemented in the preparation of the EIR.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park makes the following findings and determinations with respect to the Final EIR for the
proposed Project:
1. The City Council has independently reviewed, analyzed and considered the
information contained in the Final EIR and all written documentation and public comments; and
2. The Final EIR was prepared and completed in compliance with the provisions of
the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "), the State CEQA Guidelines, and the City's
local CEQA procedures; and
3. The information and analysis contained in the Final EIR reflects the City's
independent judgment and analysis as to the environmental consequences of the proposed
Project; and
4. The documents and other materials, including without limitation staff reports,
memoranda, maps, letters and minutes of all relevant meetings, which constitute the
administrative record of proceedings upon which the City Council's decision is based are located
at the City of Rohnert Park, Planning Department, 6750 Commerce Boulevard, Rohnert Park,
CA 94928. The custodian of records is the City's Director of Community Development; and
5. On the basis of the evidence contained in the administrative record of the Final
EIR, the City Council finds that there is no significant new information concerning the Project's
environmental effects, feasible mitigation measure, or feasible project alternatives; therefore
there is no need or requirement to recirculate the EIR for additional public comment, and.
6. The City Council hereby certifies the Final EIR, and furthermore directs the filing
of a Notice of Determination with the County Clerk upon approval of the Project.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park this 23rd day of September, 2008.
BREEZE: AYE SMITH: AYE STAFFORD: ABSENT VIDAK- MARTINEZ: AYE MACKENZIE: AYE
AYES: (4) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (1) ABSTAIN: (0)
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