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RESOLUTION NO. 5464
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS ADOPTING
THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION PREPARED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SECOND
AMENDMENT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE LOS ALAMITOS RACE
TRACK AND GOLF COURSE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS HEREBY FINDS, RESOLVES,
DETERMINES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
1. That a Negative Declaration has been presented to the City Council of the
City of Cypress ("Council") in conjunction with this Council's consideration of the
adoption of the Second Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan for the Los Alamitos
Race Track and Golf Course Redevelopment Project ("Second Amendment"); and
2. That the Negative Declaration referred to in this resolution consists of that
document dated February 28, 2001, entitled "Negative Declaration" and all written
comments on that document and written responses thereto; and
3. That according to provisions in the California Environmental Quality Act and
the California Community Redevelopment Law, Health and Safety Code Section 33000,
et. seq., the Council must adopt the Negative Declaration prior to acting on an ordinance
to adopt said Second Amendment; and
4. That all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have
occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Cypress does hereby:
1. Certify that the Negative Declaration, attached hereto as Attachment A, has
been prepared on the subject of the Second Amendment in accordance with the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, California Public Resources Code
Sections 21000, et seq., and in accordance with the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Further, the Council hereby certifies that it has considered the contents of the Negative
Declaration in considering the adoption of the Second Amendment.
2. Certify that the Negative Declaration does not identify physical
environmental impacts inherent in the project (Second Amendment). Accordingly, the
Council hereby finds, on the basis of the whole record before it, including the initial study
and all comments received, that there is no substantial evidence that the subject project
will have a significant effect on the environment.
3. Certify that the Negative Declaration reflects the independent judgment
and analysis of the Council.
4. Adopt the Negative Declaration.
5. Direct the City Clerk that upon final adoption of an ordinance approving the
Second Amendment, referenced herein, a Notice of Determination shall be filed with the
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Orange County in accordance with the California
Environmental Quality Act reflecting the findings made in this resolution.
6. Specify that the custodian of the documents which constitute the record of
proceedings, upon which the foregoing decision to adopt the Negative Declaration is
based, is the Agency Secretary/City Clerk.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 27th day of August, 2001.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
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rd Y CLER OF TH ITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
I, JILL R. INGRAM-GUERTIN, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said
City Council held on the 27t day of August, 2001, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Keenan, McCoy, Piercy, and McGill
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Sondhi
(Mayor Pro Tern Sondhi did not participate in this action due to her ownership of
property in proximity to the project area.)
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ITY CLERK OF TIT CITY OF CYPRESS
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ATTACHMENT A
Negative Declaration Prepared in Connection With the Second Amendment to the
Redevelopment Plan for the Los Alamitos Race Track and Golf Course
Redevelopment Project Area
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CITY OF CYPRESS
5275 Orange Avenue
Cypress, California 90630
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
In accordance with the requirements of Resolution No. 4363 of the City of Cypress regarding the
adoption of objectives, criteria and procedures implementing the California Environmental Quality
Act as amended, the Planning Manager of the City of Cypress, acting as the Responsible Official, has
prepared the following Negative Declaration:
1. Nature and Description of Project Second Amendment to the Los Alamitos Race Track
and Golf Course Redevelopment Project Area Plan
A request to amend the Los Alamitos Race Track and.Golf•Course'Redevelopment Project Area
Plan to extend the eminent domain provisions for a period of twelve (12) years from the date the
ordinance approving the amendment becomes effective,and to add a section requiring that all land
uses permitted by the Redevelopment Plan also be permitted by the General Plan and Zoning
Ordinance as well as all other state and local building codes, guidelines, or specific plans as they
exist now or are hereafter amended. Minor nonsubstantive text changes are also proposed that
will bring the Plan into conformity with current State Redevelopment Law. (The Second
Amendment is presented in the form of an Amended and Restated Redevelopment Plan for the
Los Alamitos Race Track and Golf Course Project).
2. Findings
This project will not have a significant effect on the environment since:
A. This project will not create a substantially adverse physical change within the affected
area, including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of
historic or aesthetic significance.
B. The project is consistent with the goals and policies of.the.Los Alamitos Race Track
and Golf Course Redevelopment Project Area Plan. .
C. The project is an administrative action only and does not include the construction of
any buildings or the physical change of any properties within the project area.
Respectfully submitted,
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Planning Manager
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DATED: February 28, 2001 •
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