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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa
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FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon °a r� .:x J County
Director of Community Development
DATE: October 6, 1992
SUBJECT: Accept Contra Costa County as the Lead Agency for the Preparation of
an Environmental Impact Report for the Pacheco/Buchanan Field
Redevelopment Plan.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Adopt resolution designating Contra Costa County as the Lead Agency
for the Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the
Pacheco/Buchanan Field Redevelopment Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT
None.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
Section 15050 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
Guidelines requires that when a project requiring an Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) is to be carried out or approved by more than one
public agency, one public agency shall be responsible for preparing
the EIR for the project. This agency shall be called the Lead Agency.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REC NDATION O BOARD COMM TEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S) :
ACTION OF BOARD ON October. 6, 1992 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED x OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. :
Jim Kennedy
646-4076
cc: Community Development October 6, 1992
Redevelopment Director ATTESTED
CAO PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF
Auditor-Controller THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
County Counsel AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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BY , DEPUTY
The County and the Agency have mutually agreed that the County, as
the legal entity responsible for approving and adopting the Plan in
the first instance pursuant to the California Community
Redevelopment Law, should serve as the "Lead Agency" and the Agency
should serve as a "Responsible Agency" as defined in the CEQA
Guidelines.
On July 28, 1992, by Resolution No 92/505, the Contra Costa County
Board of Supervisors designated a survey area in the
Pacheco/Buchanan Field area for the proposes of study to determine
the feasibility of the creation of a redevelopment project within
said survey area.
On September 22 , 1992, by Resolution No. 49-1992, the Contra Costa
County Planning Commission selected a project area and adopted the
Preliminary Plan for the Pacheco/Buchanan Field Redevelopment
Project.
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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
1992
Adopted this Order on October 6, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Fanden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
4BSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 92/681
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE PACHECO/BUCHANAN
FIELD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING TRANSMITTAL
OF DRAFT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN AND DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT REPORT UPON COMPLETION
WHEREAS, Section 15050 of the California Environmental Quality
Act Guidelines (the "CEQA Guidelines") requires that when a project
requiring an environmental impact report ("EIR") is to be carried
out or approved by more than one public agency, one public agency
shall be responsible for preparing the EIR for the project. This
agency shall be called the Lead Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County (the
"Board") and the Redevelopment Agency of Contra Costa County (the
"Agency") are the public agencies involved in the preparation and
adoption of the Redevelopment Plan for the Pacheco/Buchanan Field
Redevelopment Project (the "Plan") for which an EIR shall be
prepared, and both agencies have responsibilities related to
approving and carrying out the Plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the standards set forth in Section 15051
of the CEQA Guidelines, the Board and the Agency each has a
substantial claim to be Lead Agency; and
WHEREAS, Section 15051 of the CEQA Guidelines provide that
where two or more public agencies have a substantial claim to be
the Lead Agency, the public agencies may by agreement designate one
of the agencies as the Lead Agency; and
WHEREAS, the Board and the Agency have mutually agreed that
the Board, as the legal entity responsible for approving and
adopting the Plan in the first instance pursuant to the California
Community Redevelopment Law should serve as the "Lead Agency, " and
the Agency should serve as a "Responsible Agency" as defined in the
CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, staff is in the process of initiating a Draft EIR and
Draft Plan; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the Draft EIR and Draft Plan, and
subsequent to initial consultation with the fiscal review
committee, if one is created, California Community Redevelopment
Law and the CEQA Guidelines require that a copy of the Draft EIR
and Draft Plan be sent to each affected taxing entity, to the
fiscal review committee (.if one is created) , and to various other
interested persons and entities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board hereby consents
to its designation as the Lead Agency for purposes of the
preparation of the EIR for the Plan.
RESOMION NO. 92/681
4.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board acknowledges that the
Agency, in considering adoption of the Plan pursuant to Health and
Safety Code Section 33367, shall serve as a "Responsible Agency"
within the meaning of Public Resources Code Section 21069.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that staff is further authorized to
proceed with the preparation of the Draft Plan and Draft EIR; and
to continue the procedures or consultation on and review of said
documents as mandated by the California Community Redevelopment Law
and all other applicable laws and regulations.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of an order entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors of
the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed
on this /0 AL day of L9_ [ ,,) ,
1992 .
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By:
Deputy Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 92/681