HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012/08/27 Item 01COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING THE RELOCATION OF THE
EXISTING SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC SOUTH BAY
SUBSTATION TO THE NEW SITE ADJACENT TO BAY
BOULEVARD LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 0.5 MILES
SOUTH OF THE EXISTING SUBSTATION SITE TO ACHIEVE
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT
MASTER PLAN AND OPPOSING ANY SUBSTATION
PROJECT ALTERNATIVE THAT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH
THE CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT MASTER PLAN
INCLUDING REBUILDING THE SOUTH BAY SUBSTATION
AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION
WHEREAS, San Diego Gas and Electric ("SDG&E") own and operate the South Bay
Substation located adjacent to the South Bay Power Plant at the bay front in southwestern Chula
Vista; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City of
Chula Vista ("City") and SDG&E, SDG&E is in the process of obtaining California Public
Utilities Commission ("CPUC") approval to demolish the exiting South Bay Substation and
relocate and construct a new South Bay Substation on a 12.42 acre parcel located approximately
0.5 miles south of the existing South Bay Substation along Bay Boulevard ("Proposed Site");
and
WHEREAS, along with numerous stakeholders, the City and San Diego Unified Port
District ("District") have been working on the Chula Vista Bayfront Master Plan ("CVBMP"), a
master planning effort to turn approximately 550 acres of bay front property into a world class
destination point for the City, which will include, hotels, a resort and conference center, new
marina, residential units, environmental protection, parks, open space, low cost visitor serving,
retail, office and cultural uses; and
WHEREAS, the site where the existing South Bay Substation exists is designated for
pazk land and recreational vehicle park uses in the CVBMP; and
WHEREAS, on May 18, 2010 the City Council and District Board unanimously
approved the CVBMP, thereby establishing the land use designations contained therein,
including the pazk land and recreational vehicle park uses at the existing South Bay Substation
site; and
WHEREAS, on August 9, 2012 the California Coastal Commission unanimously
approved the CVBMP, thereby ratifying the land use designations contained therein, including
the park land and recreational vehicle park uses at the existing South Bay Substation site; and
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WHEREAS, the CPUC's Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR") for SDG&E's
substation relocation project currently identifies rebuilding the substation at its existing location
as the environmentally preferred alternative which is inconsistent with the adopted land use
designations contained in the approved CVBMP; and
WHEREAS, to achieve the development and be consistent with the CVBMP, SDG&E
must relocate the South Bay Substation from its current location to the Proposed Site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista, that it strongly supports the relocation of the South Bay Substation to the Proposed Site
and opposes any substation project alternative that is not consistent with the Chula Vista
Bayfront Master Plan including rebuilding the South Bay Substation at its current location.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it
respectfully requests that the California Public Utility Commission approve the relocation of the
South Bay Substation to the Proposed Site.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that staff
is hereby directed to complete the work necessary to carry out this Resolution.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Gary Halbert, PE, AICP
Assistant City Manager
Director of Development Services
Glen
~atCity Attorney
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