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RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 187
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
APPROVING THE STATEMENT OF FINDINGS FOR THE
OASIS ROAD INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: PHASE I
WHEREAS, the City of Redding, as lead agency pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) for the Oasis Road Specific Plan Master Environmental Impact Report and the Oasis Road Interchange
Improvement Project: Phase I (Project), has conducted the following environmental review for the proposed
Project:
I. A Master Environmental Impact Report (MEIR) for the Oasis Road Specific Plan was prepared and
certified by the Redding City Council on June 6, 2006; and
2. A Notice of Determination for the Oasis Road Specific Plan MEIR was approved on September 19,2006;
and
3. An Initial Study was prepared for the Oasis Road Interchange Improvement Project: Phase I on October
22,2009; and
WHEREAS, the Oasis Road Interchange Improvement Project: Phase I is a subsequent project within the
scope of the Oasis Road Specific Plan MEIR; and
WHEREAS, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program as required by CEQA is included in the Oasis
Road Specific Plan MEIR and, thus, included in the Oasis Road Interchange Improvement Project: Phase I,
as applicable; and
WHEREAS, written Findings, incorporated herein by attachment, must be developed by the approving body
as required by CEQA;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding, based upon
substantial evidence in the administrative record and the Initial Study for the Oasis Road Interchange
Improvement Project: Phase I, in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, hereby:
1. Approves the Statement of Findings for the Oasis Road Interchange Improvement Project: Phase 1.
2. Authorizes staff to prepare a Public Notice reflecting the City's action.
3. Authorizes staff to prepare a Notice of Determination at the end of the public comment period, as
applicable.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council on the 3rd day of November, 2009, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dickerson, Stegall, :Qnd Jo
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: McArthnr and Bosetti
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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RICHARD A. DUVERNAY, Ci ttorney
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OASIS ROAD INTERCHANGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: PHASE 1
SCH NO. 2000062144
STATEMENT OF FINDINGS
INTRODUCTION
A Master Environmental Impact Report (MEIR) was prepared for the Oasis Road Specific Plan
(ORSP) and certified by the Redding City Council on June 6, 2006. The California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) allows for preparation of an MEIR for certain projects which will form the
basis for future decision making, such as for a specific plan or for projects consisting of smaller
individual projects which will be carried out in phases. Once the MEIR is prepared and certified,
subsequent projects which are determined to be within the scope of the MEIR will be subject only
to limited environmental review. A new environmental document is not required provided that:
1. The lead agency for the subsequent project is the lead agency or any responsible agency
identified in the MEIR.
2. The lead agency for the subsequent project prepares an Initial Study on the proposal. The
Initial Study shall analyze whether the subsequent project was described in the MEIR and
whether the subsequent project may cause any additional significant effect on the environment
which was not previously examined in the MEIR.
3. The lead agency for the subsequent project determines on the basis of written findings that no
additional significant environmental effect will result from the proposal, that no new additional
mitigation measures or alternatives may be required, and that the project is within the scope
of the MEIR. "Additional significant environmental effect" means any project-specific effect
which was not addressed as a significant effect in the MEIR.
Whether a subsequent project is within the scope of the MEIR is a question off act to be determined
by the lead agency based upon a review of the Initial "Study. The Initial Study determines whether
there are additional significant effects or new additional mitigation measures or alternatives required
for the subsequent project that are not already discussed in the MEIR.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Phase I of the Oasis Road Interchange Improvement Project involves construction of the first phase
of improvements as described in the Project Study Report, the ORSP, and the MEIR. The project
involves widening the northbound off-ramp, realigning the southbound off-ramp, and adding a
southbound loop on-ramp. No new right-of-way is needed for the project. All work will occur
within existing Caltrans right-of-way. There are no wetlands, sensitive species or their habitats, or
other sensitive biological resources within the project environmental study limits.
CEQA Findings, Oasis Road Interchange Improvement Project: Phase 1
October 26, 2009
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FINDINGS
The City of Redding, having reviewed and considered the information contained in the MEIR, the
public record, administrative record, and the Initial Study, finds, pursuant to Public Resources Code
Section 21157 and Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15177 (State CEQA
Guidelines), the following:
1. The City of Redding is the lead agency for the project and was the lead agency for the MEIR.
2. The City of Redding prepared an Initial Study which determined that the project was described
in the MEIR and that the project does not cause any additional significant effect on the
environment which was not previously examined in the MEIR.
3. The City of Redding has determined that no additional significant environmental effect will
result from the project, no new additional mitigation measures or alternatives will be required,
and the project is within the scope ofthe MEIR.
CEQA Findings, Oasis Road Interchange Improvement Project: Phase 1
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October 26, 2009