R2018-100
July 17, 2018
RESOLUTION R2018-100
A RESOLUTION OF THE OF T
HE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NAPA CITY COU
NCIL CERTIFYING THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE TRINITAS
MIXED-USE PROJECT AT 2650 NAPA VALLEY
CORPORATE DRIVE (APNS 046-640-009, 019, 020),
A D O P T I N G C E R T A I N F I N D I N G S O F F A C T A N D A
STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND
ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, on April 14, 2016, Pacific Hospitality Group (“PHG”) submitted an
application proposing a hotel, wi
nery, and office building with
in the Napa Valley Commons
corporate park on three vacant
parcels located at 2650 Napa Val
ley Corporate Drive
(APNs 046-610-009,019 and 020), wh
ich application included asso
ciated requests for a
Design Review Permit, Planned Development Overlay, and two Cond itional Use Permits;
all of the above comprise the “Project”; and
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resou rces Code,
Section 21000 et seq. (“CEQA”), r
equires that the City consider
the potential
environmental impacts of the Project prior to approving any ent itlements for the Project;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Napa caused
an Environmental Impact Report
, consisting
of a Draft EIR, a Final EIR and all the appendices (“EIR”) for the Project to be prepared
pursuant to CEQA and the CEQA Gui
delines, Code of California Re
gulations, Title XIV,
Section 15000 et seq., and the Cit
y of Napa CEQA Guidelines; an
d
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2017, a Notic
e of Preparation of a Draft E
nvironmental
Impact Report for the Project was posted and mailed to all resp onsible and affected
agencies pursuant to CEQA Gui
delines Section 15082; and,
WHEREAS, on July 24, 2017 a Scoping Meeting was noticed and hel d pursuant
to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15083; and,
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2018, the
City of Napa filed a Notice o
f Completion of
the Draft EIR with th
e State Office of Planning and Research (State Clearinghouse No.
2017072005) which was distributed
to reviewing agencies by OPR,
and from January 14,
2018, to February 28, 2018, circula
ted the Draft EIR, for revie
w and comment by the
public and public agencies having jurisdiction by law with resp ect to the project. The Draft
EIR is available for public review in the office of the Communi ty Development Department,
it was previously distributed to members of Planning Commission and the City Council,
and it is incorporated herein by
reference as Exhibit “A”; and
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WHEREAS, on April 27, 2018, the Final EIR, which incorporates t he Draft EIR by
reference and contains the public
written comments submitted wi
thin the statutory
circulation period for the Dra
ft EIR, and the written responses
to those comments, was
published and circulated to commenting agencies and responding persons. The Final EIR is available for public review in the office of the Community D evelopment Department, it
was previously distributed to m
embers of Planning Commission an
d the City Council, and
it is incorporated herein by r
eference as Exhibit “B”; and
WHEREAS, on May 31, 2018 the Planning Commission considered the EIR and
all written and oral testimony s
ubmitted to them at a noticed p
ublic hearing on the Project,
at which the Planning Commission
heard a presentation by staff
and took public
testimony, and thereafter closed the public hearing and conside red the adequacy of the
EIR, the Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program, and the F
indings of Fact and
Statement of Overriding Considerations. The Planning Commission voted 3-1 to
recommend certification of the EI
R, approval of a Mitigation Mo
nitoring and Reporting
Program, and adoption of the Findings of Fact and Statement of overriding
Considerations; and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2018 the City Council of the City of Napa considered the
EIR and all written and oral testimony submitted to them at a noticed public hearing on the Project, at which the City Council heard a presentation by staff and took public
testimony, and thereafter closed the public hearing and conside red the adequacy of the
EIR, the Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program, and the F
indings of Fact and
Statement of Overriding Considerations.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED t
hat the City Council of the Cit
y of Napa
does resolve as follows:
1. The City Council hereby finds that the facts set forth in th e recitals to this
Resolution are true and correct and establish the factual basis for the City Council’s
adoption of this resolution.
2. Compliance with CEQA. The EI
R was prepared in compliance wi
th the
requirements of the CEQA. Pursuant
to CEQA Guidelines Section 1
5088.5 and as found
in the Final EIR as Exhibit B,
no new significant information w
as added to the EIR and
therefore, recirculation of
the EIR is not required.
3. EIR Reviewed and Considered.
The City Council certifies tha
t the EIR has been
completed in compliance with CE
QA; that it has been presented t
o the City Council; that
the City Council has reviewed and considered the information co ntained in the EIR; that
the EIR reflects the independent judgment of the City Council; and that the information contained therein has substantially
influenced all aspects of t
he decision by the City
Council to certify the EIR.
4. Findings of Fact Regarding Significant Effects. Section 210 81 of the Public
Resources Code and Section 15091 of the CEQA Guidelines require the City Council to
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make certain findings regarding
the potential significant envir
onmental effects of the
Project. This includes findings regarding effects that would be significant, even after the
adoption of all feasible mitigation measures and any feasible a lternatives, certain
significant or potentially signifi
cant environmental effects caused by the Project, or
cumulatively. Therefore, the
City Council hereby adopts the at
tached Findings of Fact
and Statement of Overriding Consi
derations (Exhibit “C” to this
resolution, attached
hereto and incorporated by refer
ence), identifying specific economic, social, and other considerations that render the unav
oidable significant adverse
environmental effects
acceptable.
5. As more fully identified and set forth in the Findings of F act and Statement of
Overriding Considerations, whic
h are contained in Exhibit “C” t
o this Resolution, the City
Council hereby finds, pursuant to
Public Resources Code Section
21081 and CEQA
Guidelines Section 15091, that i
n light of City policies and ob
jectives for the Project site,
specific economic and social cons
iderations make the alternativ
es to the Project which
were identified in the Final EIR infeasible.
6. As more fully identified and set forth in the Findings of Fa ct and Statement of
Overriding Considerations, whic
h are contained in Exhibit “C” t
o this Resolution, the City
Council hereby finds pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081 and CEQA
Guidelines Section 15091 that the
mitigation measures described
in the EIR are feasible
and will become binding upon the
entity assigned thereby to imp
lement the same.
7. As required by Public Resources Code Section 21081.6, the Ci ty Council hereby
adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as set f orth in the Final EIR and
attached to this Resolution as Exhibit “D” (attached hereto and incorporated by
reference). The City Council further finds that the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program is designed to ensure t
hat, during Projec
t implementati
on, the mitigation
measures identified in the
EIR will be implemented.
7. The City Council, exercising
its own independent judgment, h
ereby finds that all
the findings contained in Exhibi
t “C” are supported by substant
ial evidence in the record.
8. Location and Custodian of Docum
ents. The record of the Proje
ct’s
environmental review, which is further described in Exhibits “A ” and “B,” shall be kept at
the Community Development Depar
tment, 1600 First Street, Napa,
CA 94559.
9. Certification. Based on the above facts and findings and the findings in the attached Exhibits, the City Council hereby certifies, as lead agency for the Project, that the EIR for this Project is a
ccurate and adequate. The City Co
uncil certifies that the EIR
was completed in compliance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidel ines, and directs
the City Clerk to file a Notice
of Determination as required by
CEQA and the CEQA
Guidelines.
11. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adop tion.
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