HomeMy WebLinkAbout20972 - RESOLUTIONS - 6/2/2004 RESOLUTION NO. 20972
' OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA,APPROVING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR
THE TAHQUITZ-ANDREAS EMINENT DOMAIN AMENDMENTTO
THE MERGED REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR MERGED
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NO. 2
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California ("City Council")
and the Community Redevelopment Agency of the Cityof Palm Springs("Agency')desire to
amend the Merged Redevelopment Plan for Merged Redevelopment Project Area No. 2
("Plans"), and have prepared the Tahquitz-Andreas Eminent Domain Amendment
("Amendment'), as on file with the City Clerk,and incorporated by reference as though fully
set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Amendment proposes to reestablish the ability to use eminent
domain to acquire certain propertywithin the Tahquitz-Andreas Constituent Area,except for
properties legally devoted to a residential use; and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared on the proposed Amendment
("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
' March 31, 2004,the review period assigned by the State Clearinghouse started April 2,2004
and ended May 3, 2004, and the notice of availability was published on April 4, 2004 in The
Desert Sun, a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Palm Springs for three
consecutive weeks and a Notice of Joint Public Hearing was published each week beginning
April 10, 2004 for three consecutive weeks in the Desert Sun; and
WHEREAS, on April 28, 2004 the Planning Commission adopted a resolution
recommending that the City Council order the filing of a Negative Declaration and approve
the proposed Amendment; and
WHEREAS, on May 2 and May 19, 2004, the Agency and City Council held a joint
public hearing on the proposed Amendment 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 Amendment 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, including
the Initial Study contained therein, any comments received
and evidence and testimony received at the joint public
hearing on the Negative Declaration.
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SECTION 3. The City Council has reviewed and considered the
information contained in the Negative Declaration prepared
for the Amendment 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
Amendment.
ADOPTED this end day of June , 2004.
AYES: Members Foat, McCulloch, Mills, Pougnet, and Mayor Oden
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
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City Clerk City Manager'-
REVIEWED &APPROVED