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HomeMy WebLinkAbout17242 - RESOLUTIONS - 9/5/1990 RESOLUTION NO. 17242 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT TEXT AND APPROVING THE PALM SPRINGS REGIONAL AIRPORT FAR PART 150 NOISE COMPATIBILITY PROGRAM AS THE AIRPORT SPECIFIC PLAN. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed and is recommending approval of amendments to the General Plan Transportation Element and recommends that the FAR Part 1.50 Noise Compatibility Study be approved as the Airport Specific Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the existing Transportation Element at its meeting of November 6, 1974, and amendments thereto on December 3, 1975, pursuant to City Council Resolution Nos. 11226 and 11619, respectively; and WHEREAS, the existing Transportation Element incorporates by reference the 1.974 Specific Plan for the Airport portion of the Transportation Element; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act; and WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommends approval of certain amendments to the Transportation Element Text including adopting the FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study as the revised Airport Specific Plan; and l WHEREAS, the City Council is in agreement with the recommendations of the Planning Commission. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, does hereby approve the amendments to the Transportation Element Text and does hereby adopt the FAR Part ISO Noise Compatibility Study as the official Airport Specific Plan which are 'incorporated herein by reference and shall remain on file in the Office of the City Clerk. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, does hereby certify the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment as complete and adopts the following findings: FINDINGS: 1. That the Final Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment (EIR/EA) for the Noise Compatibility Program, General Aviation Runway and Terminal Development Plan for Palm Springs Regional Airport has been completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. 2. That the subject Final EIR/EA was presented to the Planning Commission and the Planning Commission considered the information contained in the Final EIR/EA prior to approving the project. 3. That continued growth within the Coachella Valley will result in an increase in aviation traffic even if the subject projects including the Airport Specific Plan, Noise Compatibility Study, General Plan Amendments, Terminal Expansion and parallel runway are not approved. 4. That the City considered and submitted to the FAA a proposal which would re-direct flight patterns and restrict evening commercial air carriers to Stage 3 aircraft and upon review of these proposals the FAA rejected such restrictions. 5. That the noise related impacts which were identified as being potentially significant during the environmental assessment process have been fully evaluated and that the recommended Noise Compatibility Plan, Airport Specific Plan, Aviation Noise Abatement Program, Land Use Management Plan and Implementation Plan will substantially lessen most of the potentially significant environmental impacts to a level acceptable within the community. 6. That the cumulative traffic impacts to four roadway intersections may be considered significant even though airport related traffic represents a minor percentage increase in overall traffic. Mitigation measures are being recommended which will reduce airport related impacts to the extent feasible. 7. That cumulative air quality impacts are considered significant and that where possible mitigation measures and programs will be implemented. Furthermore, as specific regional Air Quality Management District air pollution control measures are implemented the Palm Springs Regional Airport will comply. 8. That air quality impacts resulting from the operations of aircraft are beyond the authority of the City of Palm Springs and must be addressed at the regional , State or Federal levels. 9. That the Planning Commission finds that the significant and cumulatively significant impacts including traffic, air quality which cannot be fully mitigated are found to be acceptable within the community because of the economic benefits of providing regional airport facilities for the City of Palm Springs and surrounding communities. 10. That the project alternatives have been considered during the decision making process and options which include abandoning the Noise Compatibility Plan, not providing a general aviation runway, not expanding the terminal , alternative noise abatement measures, alternative take-off patterns, mandating Stage 3 aircraft, and other measures were considered and found to be infeasible. 11. That alternate airport locations have been evaluated in the Noise Compatibility Plan and Final EIR and have been rejected as not meeting project objectives or have been rejected by the Federal Aviation Administration. ADOPTED this 5th day of September 1990., AYES: Councilmembers Hodges, Murawski , Neel and Mayor pro tem Broich NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Bono ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA -- ', V t ✓CBy ity Clerk Acting City Manager REVIEWED & APPROVED: