RESOLUTION NO. 2022-xx
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VISALIA, ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 2022-16, WHICH EVALUATES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS FOR the RIGGIN WIDENING Project Mooney blvd TO conyer ST (State Clearinghouse No. 2022030456) WHEREAS, the City Council at the June 21, 2021, City Council meeting authorized staff to accept $2.4M from the Federal Highway Improvement Program (HIP) to acquire additional funding to fund the construction of the “Riggin Avenue Widening Project” from North Mooney Boulevard to North Conyer Street; and WHEREAS, the proposed project for this Federal Funding encompasses approximately one mile of two-lane undivided roadway that will be widened to a four-lane divided roadway per the City’s General Plan. The project site is on Riggin Avenue between North Mooney Boulevard and North Conyer Street; and WHEREAS, an Initial Study was prepared which disclosed that no significant environmental impacts would result from the project with mitigation measures applied to the project; and, WHEREAS, a Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for the Project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA), as amended; and WHEREAS, the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project were prepared and noticed for review and comment for 21 days beginning on March 16th, 2022; and, WHEREAS, no comments were received during the advertised comment period which required no modifications to the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Visalia considered the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration and found that the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration contain and reflect the independent judgment of the City of Visalia.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared consistent with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the City of Visalia Environmental Guidelines.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Visalia hereby finds, on the basis of the whole record before it, that there is no substantial evidence that the project, with the adopted mitigation measures, will have a significant effect on the environment and hereby adopts Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 2022-16. The proposed mitigation measures to be followed when ground disturbing activities are undertaken during the project are hereby adopted and shall be required. The documents and other material which constitute the record of the proceedings upon which the decisions based are located at the office of the City Planner, 315 East Acequia Avenue, Visalia, California, 93291.
Resolution No. 2022-xx