HomeMy WebLinkAbout20545 - RESOLUTIONS - 2/5/2003 RESOLUTION NO. 20545
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA,APPROVING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR
THE FIRST AMENDMENTS TO THE MERGED REDEVELOPMENT
PLANS FOR MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTAREA NOS.
1 AND 2
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California ("City Council")
and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Palm Springs("Agency")desire to
amend the Merged Redevelopment Plans for Merged Redevelopment Project Area Nos. 1
and 2("Plans"), and has prepared the First Amendments to the Plans("First Amendments"),
as on file with the City Clerk, and incorporated by reference as though fully set forth herein;
and
WHEREAS, the First Amendments propose to reestablish the time limit on
commencing eminent domain on certain property within the Merged Redevelopment Project
Area Nos. 1 and 2(except for the Tahquitz-Andreas Constituent Redevelopment Project Area
of the Merged Redevelopment Project Area No. 2), add new restrictions on the use of
eminent domain, including prohibitions on condemning residential properties as defined in
the First Amendments and property that is held in Trust by the United States on behalf of any
Indian or the Agua Caliente Band, permit the use of eminent domain to condemn a leasehold
or other interest from a lessee or holder(but not the fee interest of the allottee)which is on
land held in Trust by the United States, but only with the written consent of the Tribal Council
' of the Agua Caliente Band, and amend and restate other provisions of the constituent
redevelopment plans to achieve consistent redevelopment practices and policies for both
Merged Redevelopment Projects; and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared on the proposed First Amendments
("Negative Declaration'), as on file with the City Clerk, and incorporated by reference as
though fully set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, a notice of the availability of the Negative Declaration for public review
and comment was forwarded to the State Clearinghouse and other appropriate agencies on
December 5, 2002,the review period assigned by the State Clearinghouse started December
6, 2002 and ended January 6, 2003, and the notice of availability was published on
December 17, 2002 in The Public Record, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of
Palm Springs; and
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2003, the Agency and City Council held a joint public
hearing on the proposed First Amendments and Negative Declaration, and received and
considered all evidence and testimony pertaining thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs as
follows:
SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated
' herein.
SECTION 2. The City Council finds there is not substantial evidence that
the proposed First Amendments will have a significant effect
on the environment and that the Negative Declaration reflects
the independent judgment and analysis of the City Council
based upon the whole record of the Negative Declaration,
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including the Initial Study contained therein, any comments
received and evidence and testimony received at the joint
public hearing on the Negative Declaration,
SECTION 3. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information
contained in the Negative Declaration prepared for the First
Amendments and hereby approves the Negative Declaration.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is authorized to file a Notice of Determination
with the County Clerk of the County of Riverside following
adoption by the City Council of the Ordinances adopting the
First Amendments.
ADOPTED this Sth day of February 2003.
AYES: Members Hodges, Oden, and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: Members Mills and Reller-Spurgin
/jTT CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
7 City Cler City Manager
REVIEWED &APPROVED