HomeMy WebLinkAbout22038 - RESOLUTIONS - 9/19/2007 ' RESOLUTION NO, 22038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AND
ORDERING THE FILING OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION, AND APPROVING CONCEPTUAL PLANS
FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO WIDEN SOUTH PALM
CANYON DRIVE TO FOUR LANES BETWEEN MURRAY
CANYON DRIVE AND BOGERT TRAIL, INCLUDING
WIDENING THE EXISTING BRIDGE OVER CHERLY
CREEK (ARENAS NORTH DRAINAGE CHANNEL),
SECTIONS 34 AND 35, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 4
EAST.
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs has prepared conceptual plans for the widening of
South Palm Canyon Drive from two (2) to four (4) lanes between Murray Canyon Drive
and Bogert Trail, including a widened bridge structure and associated improvements
within Cherly Creek (Arenas North drainage channel) ("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project is included in the 2006 Regional Transportation Improvement
Program adopted by the Southern California Association of Governments; and
WHEREAS, the Project is also included in the 2006 Regional Transportation Plan
approved by the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration;
and
WHEREAS, the Project implements the goals and policies of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 15063 of the California Environmental Quality
Act, an Initial Study was prepared and staff found that with the incorporation of
mitigation measures, the Project could not have a significant effect on the environment;
and
WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs to
consider the Project, and to review and provide comment on the draft Mitigated
Negative Declaration and Project was given in accordance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, on September 19, 2007, a public hearing to consider the Project was held
by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs in accordance with applicable law; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the evidence
presented in connection with the public hearing on the project, including, but not limited
to, the staff report, and all written and oral testimony presented.
Resolution No. 22038
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THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY FIND AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Pursuant to Section 16063 of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines, a Mitigated Negative Declaration of environmental impact was
prepared and circulated for a 30-day public review period ending on July 3, 2007. The
Mitigated Negative Declaration adequately analyzes the general environmental setting
of the proposed project, its potentially significant environmental impacts, and the
alternatives and mitigation measures related to each potentially significant
environmental impact for the proposed project; and it has determined that there are no
potentially significant impacts associated with the project.
Section 2: The proposed project implements the following goals and policies of the
General Plan:
Policy 7.1.3 (b) Major Thoroughfares: High capacity streets, of four or more lanes,
which form the basic elements of the City's circulation system, connecting Palm Springs
to regional highways and tying together the sections of the City. They have a limited
number of cross streets and provide stacking and turning lanes and may have a
landscaped median, especially where it helps to maintain an appropriate level of
service.
Policy 7.2.5: Make selective street improvements at problem intersections and
' bottleneck locations to improve specific traffic operations and safety, with all such
improvements to be considered selectively on the basis of specific studies of the
affected intersection and streets, and the impacts on the surrounding area and on
pedestrian activity.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the foregoing, the City
Council adopts and orders the filing of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and approves
conceptual plans for the widening of South Palm Canyon Drive from two (2) to four (4)
lanes between Murray Canyon Drive and Bogert Trail, including a widened bridge
structure and associated improvements within Cherly Creek (Arenas North drainage
channel).
ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2007.
David H. Ready, onager
ATTEST:
es Thompson, City Clerk
v
Resolution No. 22038
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 22038 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on 19th day of September, 2007,
by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember McCulloch, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Pougnet, and Mayor Oden.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
mes Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California
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