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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-11616 ADOPTING MND NO. 1887-24 FOR CANNON STREET WIDENING PROJECTRESOLUTION NO. 11616 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING AND ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. 1887- 24 AND A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE CANNON STREET WIDENING PROJECT, APPROVING PRELIMINARY PLANS THEREFOR, AND MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, the City of Orange (the "City") is a municipal corporation which exercises governmental functions and powers, and is organized and existing under the laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to consider street widening improvements for Cannon Street from Santiago Canyon Boulevard to Serrano Avenue (the "Project"), which Project is more particularly described on those certain "Cannon Street Widening Improvement Project," which have been prepared by City Staff with the assistance from Mark Thomas & Company Inc. and its subcontractors and dated as of June 24, 2025 (the "Plans"). The Plans are a public record on file in the Office of the Director of Public Works/City Engineer at 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California 92866; and WHEREAS, Mitigated Negative Declaration No. 1887-24 (the "MND") was prepared by the City,in the form presented to the City Council at its regular meeting of June 24,2025,because it appeared that the Project's potential significant adverse effects can be mitigated to the extent that the Project will not have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS, this City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the MND and, as the "lead agency" under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), finds and determines that the MND is all that is necessary in connection with the proposed Project and the approval of the Project; and WHEREAS, this City Council desires to approve the Plans for the Project and to authorize the City's City Engineer (or his designee) to refine the Plans, prepare, or cause to be prepared, plans and specifications and contract documents, and to do any and all things he deems necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this Resolution. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange, on the basis of the facts set forth in the agenda report presented to it and any testimony received at the meeting at which this matter was considered, as follows: 1.The City Council finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2.Based upon its review of the comments received during the public review process and considering the testimony, documents or other materials which constitute the record of proceedings upon which its decision was based,the City Council finds and determines: a.The MND was presented to this City Council and the members of the City Council have reviewed and considered the information contained therein prior to taking any action to approve the Project and any other actions,proceedings and matters related thereto; b. That there is no substantial evidence that the Project will have a significant effect on the environment, except as identified and considered in the MND, and that the MND reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis; c.That changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the Project which mitigate or avoid the significant environmental effects thereof; as identified in the MND; d.That it is neither necessary nor required that an environmental impact report be prepared for the Project described in the MND; and e.That the -documents or other material which constitute the record of proceedings upon which its decision is based are on file with the City Clerk at 300 E. Chapman Avenue in the City of Orange. 3. The MND and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program contained in the MND are hereby approved and adopted. 4. The officers and employees of the City are authorized and directed, jointly and severally, on behalf of the City to (a) file the original and a duplicate copy of a Notice of Determination with the Clerk of the County of Orange in accordance with Section 21152 of the California Public Resources Code, and (2) to pay to the Clerk of the County of Orange the fish and game fee, the County's documentary handling fee (unless exempt), and any other fees required under California Fish and Game Code Section 711.4(d)(2) and Section 753.5 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations concurrently with filing the Notice of Determination. 5. The Plans for the proposed Project are hereby approved and the City's City Engineer (or his designee) is hereby authorized to refine the Plans, prepare plans and specifications and contract documents, and to do any and all things he deems necessary or advisable in order to carry out, give effect to and comply with the terms and intent of this Resolution. 6. All actions heretofore taken by the officers and agents of the City with respect to implementation of the Project are hereby approved, confirmed and ratified, and the proper officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to do any and all things and take any and 2 all actions, which they, or any of them,may deem necessary or advisable in order to consummate the implementation of the Project in accordance with this Resolution. ADOPTED this 24th day of June 2025 D e1 R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange ATTEST: Ueg,h,cam - Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange APPROVED AS TO FORM: Wayne W. Winters Interim City Attorney, City of Orange STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF ORANGE I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 24th day of June 2025 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bilodeau, Barrios, Dumitru,Tavoularis, Gutierrez, Gyllenhammer, Slater NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: N ne Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City oY f rrange 3