RESOLUTION R2023-XX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA MAKING FINDINGS APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE GENERAL PLAN UPDATE AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO SUBMIT THE “ULTIMATE SOI” TO LAFCO FOR APPROVAL WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Manteca, at its duly noticed public hearing on July 18, 2022, considered the General Plan Update document; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Update document is an in-depth policy document that informs both long-term and short-term decisions of the City Council and city departments, and pursuant to California Government Code Section 65300, is a required document to be prepared and adopted by every City in California; and WHEREAS, the Manteca Planning Commission, at its duly noticed Public Hearing on June 29, 2023 at a Special Planning Commission, recommended that the City Council adopt the General Plan document and authorize staff to submit the Ultimate SOI to LAFCO; and WHEREAS, in 2016 the City Council initiated a multi-year process to update the City’s General Plan by working with a consultant, DeNovo Planning Group, to produce a document that accurately reflects the vision and goals of the City Council and community for the next twenty years; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Update will supersede the 2003 General plan text and maps; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the 2015-2023 Housing Element of the General Plan on January 19, 2016, which shall remain in full force and effect; and WHEREAS, the City Council created the General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) and appointed its members to oversee the preparation of the General Plan and provide recommendations to the City Council; and WHEREAS, The City has sought to proactively engage the public in the update of the General Plan in over 40 public meetings which included three Visioning Workshops, fourteen GPAC meetings, one Community Open House, three Community Workshops, six City Council and/or Planning Commission study sessions, one Environmental Justice meeting, and one Scoping meeting; and WHEREAS, The City as Lead Agency determined that the proposed General Plan Update were a “Project” under the California Environmental Quality Act and that preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was warranted; and WHEREAS, the City issued a Notice of Preparation on January 6, 2020 to trustees and responsible agencies, the State Clearinghouse, and the public and 11 public comment letters were received; and WHEREAS, a scoping meeting was held on January 27, 2020 at the Manteca City Council Chambers; and WHEREAS, the Notice of Availability (NOA) was published for the Draft EIR (SCH# 2020019010) on March 22, 2021, opening the public comment period from March 22, 2021 through May 6, 2021, and the City received over 200 oral and written comments on the Draft General Plan and Draft EIR; and WHEREAS, in response to the comments received on the Draft EIR, the City Council directed staff to revise the draft General Plan to address removal of the truck route, make land use modifications, and the include an additional alternative; and WHEREAS, the NOA for the Recirculated Draft EIR was published on November 22, 2022 (SCH# 2020019010), which opened the public comment period from November 22, 2022 through January 6, 2023 and 22 comments were received; and WHEREAS, the Recirculated Draft EIR was not posted to the State Clearinghouse website, requiring the Recirculated Draft EIR to be reposted for a second 45-day review period; and WHEREAS, the NOA for the second circulation of the Recirculated Draft EIR was published on April 26, 2023 (SCH#2020019010), which again opened the comment period from April 26, 2023 through June 12, 2023 and four additional comments were received; and WHEREAS, the Recirculated Draft EIR and the Revised Draft General Plan removed the truck route, refined policies and implementation actions, and reduced potential for conflicts between intensive uses and potentially sensitive uses; and WHEREAS, the EIR identified one or more significant and unavoidable environmental effects of the project, concerning which the City Council made certain findings regarding these effects per Resolution No. R2023-____ and adopted a statement of overriding consideration for any impact that may not be reduced to a less than significant level; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all information related to this matter, as presented at the public meetings of the City Council identified herein, including any supporting reports by City Staff, and any information provided during public meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Manteca, as follows:
The proposed General Plan Update contains a thorough and adequate treatment of land use, economic, environmental, and development issues within the realm of the next 20 years. The General Plan contains elements the state required elements of Land Use, Circulation, Housing, Conservation, Open Space, Noise, and Safety as well as the additional elements of Growth Management, Community Design, and Community Facilities and Services. The existing Housing Element, adopted January 19, 2016 by City Council and remains in full effect.
The proposed General Plan Update is internally consistent and is not a detriment to the public interest, health, safety, and welfare of the City.
The proposed General Plan Update encourages appropriate land uses, preservation of neighborhood character and natural resources, infill of vacant land, new multi-family residential development, provisions of urban services and utilities, pedestrian facilities and enhancement of the property tax base.
The proposed General Plan Update includes a wide variety of objectives, policies, and implementing programs designed to enhance the public health, safety, and welfare, including the Safety Element which addresses soil limitations, flood hazard, potable water supplies, emergency preparedness, fire protection, and police protection. The Plan further protects the public health by and safety through reliance on mitigation measures and policies requiring the adoption of impact fees The proposed General Plan Update addresses the issue of climate change and contains numerous policies designed to reduce the impact of future development on climate change.
The General Plan Update was prepared in accordance with the California Government Code and the California Environmental Quality Act.
This General Plan Updated takes effect the date this Resolution is adopted. ///
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Manteca at a duly noticed public hearing meeting of said City Council held on the 18th day of July, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
MAYOR: __________________________
GARY SINGH
Mayor
ATTEST: __________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
City Clerk
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