HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012002 - 2002-661 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on October 15, 2002,by the following vote:,
AYES: Supervisors Uilkam, Gerber, 1)esaulnier, Glover and Gioia
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Ike
Resolution No.: 2O32/661
SUBJECT: A Resolution authorizing staff to proceed with the process of preparing a
Redevelopment Plan for the proposed Downtown El Sobrante
Redevelopment Project pursuant to the California Community
Redevelopment Law ("CRL"), authorizing staff to prepare any necessary
environmental documentation for the redevelopment plan pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality("CEQA"), and making certain findings
and determinations in connection
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors RESOLVES THAT:
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa (the "Board")by resolution
adopted on Sernmber 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 Beard of Supervisors hereby
approves the actions of the Agency to tape all reasonable and necessary steps to prepare
the Plan for the Beard of Supervisors`s consideration in accordance with the terms of the
CRL and CEQA.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, the Board of Supervisors hereby consents to
the designation of the County as the Lead Agency for the purposes of the preparation of
the EIR for the flan.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that,the Board of Supervisors acknowledges in
its consideration of the adoption of the Plan pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section.
33367, that the Agency shall serve as a Responsible Agency for the Plan EIR within the
meaning of Public Resource Code Section 21069.
1 hereby certify that this is a true and correct
copy of an action taken and entered on the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the
date shown:
ATTESTED;:
JOHN SVVEETEN, mark of the Board
of 5upsrvi�a and'0ounty Administrator
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By Deputy
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