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TO: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY/BOARD OF SUPERVISORS uN �r� County
FROM: John Sweeten, Executive Director
Dennis M. Barry, A1CP, Director of Community Development
DATE: October 15, 2002
SUBJECT: El Sobrante Redevelopment Plan Adoption
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECONIM!ENDATIONS
As the Board of Supervisors ADOPT Resolution designating Contra Costa County as the lead agency
and the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency as the responsible agency for the preparation of a
Redevelopment Plan for the Downtown El Sobrante Project Area; and
As the Governing Board of the Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency ADOPT Resolution
designating Contra Costa County as the lead agency and the Contra Costa County Redevelopment
Agency as the responsible agency for the preparation of a Redevelopment Plan for the Downtown E€
Sobrante Project Area.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. No General Funds are being used for redevelopment plan adoption expenses.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
On September 24, 2002 the Board of Supervisors designated by Resolution an amended
Redevelopment Survey Area for the Downtown El Sobrante Redevelopment Project Consideration of a
Redevelopment Plan wiltultimately include preparation/'certification of an Environmental Impact Report
(EER)pursuant to Section 15050 of the California Environmental Quality Act("CEQA")Guidelines. The
CEQA Guidelines require that when a project requiring an EIR is to be carried out or approved by more
than one public agency(the County and the Redevelopment Agency),one of the public agencies must
be designated the Lead Agency. The recommended actions would designate the County as the"Lead
Agency" and the Redevelopment Agency as the "Responsible Agency" pursuant to the CEQA
Guidelines.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: ,"
RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ECOMM DATION OF AC CY
COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF AGENCY/ON _ck_,trbPr 1,5, 2oo2 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
BOARD
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS/SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY/BOARD ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Jim Kennedy
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orifi: Redevelopment ATTESTED October ts, 2002
cc: County Administrator JOHN SWEETEN
County Counsel AGENCY SECRETARY AND THE CLERK
Community Development-Advanced Planning OF THE BOARD
Community Development-Transportation Planning
Redevelopment Agency BY , DEPUTY
via: Redevelopment
+ Goldfarb & Lipman
Rosenow Spevacek Group
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THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 15, 2002, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors uilkena, Gerber, DeSaulnier, Glover and Gioia
NOES: Nme
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Nome
Resolution No.: Rn 2OM--!5
SUBJECT: A Resolution authorizing staff to proceed with the preparation of a
Redevelopment Plan for the proposed Downtown El Sobrante Redevelopment
Project pursuant to the California Community Redevelopment Law ("CRL"), and
authorizing staff to prepare any necessary environmental documentation for the
redevelopment plan pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA")
The Contra Costa County Redevelopment Agency RESOLVES THAT:
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa (the "Board")by resolution
adopted on Saptembpr_24 , 2002, designated an amended redevelopment survey area in the
County of Contra Costa; and
The County of Contra Costa and the Contra Costa Redevelopment Agency(the
"Agency") desire to prepare for the Board of Supervisors consideration a redevelopment plan for
a portion of the survey area (the "Plan"); and
The Board of Supervisors desires to authorize and direct the Executive Director of the
Agency to take any and all further steps necessary to undertake the Plan adoption process in
accordance with the CRL, and to prepare any and all required environmental documentation
including an Environmental Impact Report("EIR") for the Plan in accordance with CEQA; and
Section 15050 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines (the "CEQA
Guidelines")requires that when a project requiring an EIR is to be carried out or approved by
more than one public agency, one public agency(referred to as the "Lead Agency") shall be
responsible for preparing the EIR for the project; and
The County and the Agency are the public agencies involved in the preparation and
adoption of the Plan for which the EIR shall be prepared, and both agencies have responsibilities
related to approving and carrying out the Plan; and
Pursuant to the standards set forth in Section 15051 of the CEQA Guidelines, the County
and the Agency each have a substantial claim to be Lead Agency; and
Section 15051 of the CEQA Guidelines provides 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
The Board of Supervisors had determined that the County, as the legal entity responsible
for approving and adopting the Plan in the first instance pursuant to the CRL, shall serve as the
"Lead Agency" and the Agency shall serve as the "Responsible Agency," as defined in the
CEQA Guidelines for the Plan EIR; and
The Agency and the Board of Supervisors desire to provide further specific guidance to
staff in the preparation of the Plan.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, the Agency hereby approves the
actions of the Agency to take all reasonable and necessary steps to prepare the Plan for
the Board of Supervisors`s consideration in accordance with the terms of the CRL and.
CEQA.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, the Agency hereby consents to the designation of
the Board of Supervisors as the Lead Agency for purposes of the preparation of the
environmental documentation for the proposed Plan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, the Agency acknowledges in its consideration of the
adoption of the proposed Pian pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33367, it shall serve
as a responsible Agency for the required environmental documentation within the meaning of
Public Resources Code Section 21069.
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