RESOLUTION NO. 24-23
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK
ADOPTING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
APPROVING THE MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM FOR PROJECT NO. 7607 – HERMOSILLO PARK
STORMWATER CAPTURE AND INFILTRATION PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City, a member of the Lower San Gabriel River Watershed Group, applied for and received grant funding from the Los Angeles County Flood Control District’s Safe Clean Water Program;
WHEREAS, the Lower San Gabriel River Watershed Group (“Watershed Group”) is the coordinating agency for the watershed group’s Watershed Management Program and coordinating Integrated Monitoring Program (WMP);
WHEREAS, the watershed group is a collaboration of 13 municipalities, the California Department of Transportation, and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, which respectively are governed by the Los Angeles County Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit (Order No. R4-2012-0175), the Long Beach MS4 Permit (Order R4-2014-0024), and the California Department of Transportation Stormwater Permit (Order 2012-0011-DWQ;
WHEREAS, the watershed group comprises 78.5 square miles in the southeastern portion of Los Angeles County, draining into the Pacific Ocean via a channelized portion of the San Gabriel River and tributaries. The WMP identified potential sites for implementing projects to capture and treat stormwater runoff within the watershed; WHEREAS, the Lower San Gabriel River Watershed Group selected the project site at Hermosillo Park to construct a stormwater capture and infiltration project (“Project”);
WHEREAS, the Project would improve water quality in Coyote Creek, San Gabriel River, and local groundwater basins;
WHEREAS, the Project consist of constructing three subterranean concrete basins beneath Hermosillo Park to capture stormwater runoff diverted from existing stormdrain pipelines where the runoff will be detained for infiltration into the ground. A portion of the runoff will be further treated for onsite irrigation use; WHEREAS, the City determined that the Project was subject to the California Environmental Quality Act and prepared an Initial Study evaluating the potential environmental effects of the Project;
WHEREAS, the Initial Study identified potentially effects in the areas of air quality, biological resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, noise, transportation, and traffic; and
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WHEREAS, mitigation measures that avoid the effects or mitigate the effects to a point where clearly no significant effects would occur have been identified through the Initial Study; and
WHEREAS, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been prepared in accordance with City of Norwalk, CA regulations and is designed to ensure compliance during Project implementation; and
WHEREAS, the City determined that the mitigation proposed in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program would reduce the impacts to a less than significant level and a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) should be prepared; and WHEREAS, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been prepared in accordance with City of Norwalk, CA regulations and is designed to ensure compliance during Project implementation; and
WHEREAS, the City posted Notice of Public Hearing to adopt a MND for the Project on April 29, 2024. The Notice of Public Hearing was posted at City Hall, and published in the Norwalk Patriot and on the City’s website; and WHEREAS, the City of Norwalk, CA, Public Services - Engineering Department, located at 12700 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk, CA 90650, is the custodian of documents and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon which the decision to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration is based.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK HEREBY DETERMINES, FINDS, AND RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
The Mitigated Negative Declaration was presented to the City Council and City Council has reviewed the Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for Hermosillo Park Stormwater Capture and Park Rehabilitation Project (the “Project”), all staff reports pertaining to the Project and all comments received there on, and that the Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared and completed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Based on the Mitigated Negative Declaration, comments received, and the whole record that there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant adverse impact individually or cumulatively on the environment.
The Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis.
Section 2. Adoption of the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program.
The City Council hereby adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, as set forth in the Project staff report.
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The proposed mitigation measures described in the Mitigated Negative Declaration are feasible and therefore will become binding upon the City and its construction contractors.
Section 3. Approval of the Project.
Having independently reviewed, analyzed, and adopted the Mitigated Negative Declaration, adopted mitigation measures set forth in the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, the City Council hereby approves the Hermosillo Park Stormwater Capture and Park Rehabilitation Project (the “Project”) Section 4. Notice of Determination.
Authorize the City Manager or his designee to file Notice of Determination.
Section 5.The Mayor, or presiding officer, is hereby authorized to affix her signature to this Resolution signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of Norwalk and the City Clerk, or her duly appointed assistant, is directed to attest thereto.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 28th day of May 2024.
MARGARITA L. RIOS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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THERESA DEVOY, CMC
CITY CLERK