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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012002 - 2002-662 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Order on October 15, 2002,by the following vote: AYES: supervisors uilkoa., Gerber, Desmslnier, Glover and Gioia NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Note Resolution No.: 9=W SUBJECT: A Resolution authorizing staff to proceed with the process of preparing a Redevelopment Plan for the proposed Montalvin Manor 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 August 6, 2002, designated a 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 adaption 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. 320\1 7\162006.1 1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that, the Board of Supervisors hereby approves the actions of the Agency to take all reasonable and necessary steps to prepare the flan for the Board 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 Plan. BE IT FUR'T'HER RESOLVED that, the Board of Supervisors acknowledges in its consideration of the adoption of the flan pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33367, that the Agency shall serve as a Responsible Agency for the Flan 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: 10 LIT J©HN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator By Deputy 320117\1$2006.1 2