RESOLUTION NO. _______(N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION, MONITORING, AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT WHEREAS, the City proposes to implement improvements to its industrial wastewater treatment system (Proposed Project), which treats wastewater from local agriculture-based industries. The Proposed Project is comprised of the following four Capital Improvement Projects: (1) the Aeration Lagoon Improvements Project; (2) the Pond Automation/Distribution and Pond 3 Pump Station Project; (3) the Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) and Backup Power Project; and (4) the Airport Lift Station Project; and WHEREAS, the Proposed Project is comprised of the implementation of improvements at two locations, the City’s existing Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility site just south of the City of Salinas in unincorporated Monterey County and the Airport Lift Station site, at the south end of Airport Boulevard near Hansen Street in the City of Salinas; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the CEQA Guidelines and City of Salinas CEQA Guidelines and Procedures require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared an Initial Study of the potential environmental impacts of the Proposed Project, and found that the Proposed Project would not have a significant effect on the environment because specified mitigation measures had been incorporated into the Proposed Project; and WHEREAS, the City gave public notice of the Initial Study and of its intention to adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration, including a 30-day public review period which ended November 21, 2022; and WHEREAS, no comment letters were received by the City during the public review period; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of 14 CCR Section 15074, the City has considered the Initial Study and the proposed Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program which are attached hereto and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, on December 13, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and weighed the evidence presented including the Staff Report which is on file at the Public Works Department together with the record of environmental review.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SALINAS, that the City finds on the basis of the whole record, including the Initial Study, staff report, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, that there is no substantial evidence that the Proposed Project will have a significant effect on the environment and that the Mitigated Negative Declaration reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City adopts the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Proposed Project because, to the extent a potentially significant adverse impact to the environment was identified in the Initial Study, specified mitigation measures have been incorporated into the Proposed Project to reduce those impacts to a less than significant level; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City adopts and commits to implementing all mitigation measures and mitigation monitoring procedures included in the Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City hereby directs staff to file a Notice of Determination with the Monterey County Clerk and the California Office of Planning and Research within five working days from the date this resolution is adopted.
PASSED AND APPROVEDs this 13th day of December 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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