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Meeting Date 9/18/86
ITEM TITLE: Resolution / 3�Certifying Supplemental Environmental Impact
Report (EIR-86-1 )
SUBMITTED BY: Community Development Director%'
Director of Planning 6
REVIEWED BY: City Manager f _. _ (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
A public hearing on the draft of this Supplemental EIR was held by the
Planning Commission on August 27, 1986. At the public hearing several
comments letters were submitted and verbal comments were given. These written
comments along with a transcript of the testimony from the public hearing are
included in the Final Supplemental EIR. Where appropriate, responses to
comments are provided.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council :
(1 ) Certify that Supplemental EIR-86-1 has been prepared in compliance
with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and the Environmental Review
Procedures of the City of Chula Vista.
(2) Consider the information in the Final Supplemental EIR when reviewing
the LCP amendments and subsequent Coastal Development Permits.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: On September 17, 1986, the Planning
Commission is scheduled to consider Final Supplemental EIR-86-1 . The
Commission' s action will be reported verbally.
DISCUSSION:
1 . Most of the comments on the Draft Supplemental EIR related to the drainage
swale and the water quality impacts of discharging urban runoff into
wetland areas. The following revisions to the SEIR were made in response
to these comments:
a. In response to discussion with the applicant regarding the adverse
environmental impact of the drainage swale, a second drainage
alternative (Project Alternative 2) was included in the Final SEIR.
Under Project Alternative 2 a +1 .5 foot berm would be located between
the inlets to an underground drainage pipe (located in approximately
the same area as the proposed drainage swale) and the buffers for
Sweetwater Marsh, Vener Pond, and Vener Marsh to prevent urban runoff
from entering wetland areas. This alternative would require the
importation of approximately the same amount of fill as the proposed
project and avoid the adverse environmental impacts associated with
the open drainage swale.
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b. In response to enhancement planning data provided by Wetlands Research
Associates, Inc. , the City' s enhancement planning consultant, the
remnant marsh acreage (+3.2 acres) would be replaced by a newly
created +3.2 acre marsh south of Lagoon Drive, north and east of the
existing F-G Marsh. The remnant marsh would be recontoured to act as
a desiltation basin to settle out sediments prior to discharge to the
newly created freshwater marsh. A grease trap would also be required
to help ensure that the urban runoff used as a freshwater source is of
acceptable quality. This operational scheme would eliminate the
impacts of reducing the habitat value of the remnant marsh by
recontouring it for use as a desiltation basin. In addition, the
freshwater marsh and desiltation basin would receive dampened tidal
action to compensate for the loss of the seasonal freshwater source
from the reverse osmosis plant at the foot of Lagoon Drive.
2. A letter from Paul B. Webb, Coastal Commission staff, was received which
expressed concerns with regard to land use reconfigurations and mitigation
measures for the loss of parkland. The following revisions were made in
response to these comments:
a. A clarification that the specialty retail acreage, discussed in the
Draft SEIR, is consistent with the specialty retail acreage allocated
in the certified Land Use Plan is provided in the Final SEIR. The
discussion regarding the change in specialty retail acreage referred
to a change from the quantification presented in the Final EIR on the
Bayfront Specific Plan to the acreage presented in the Final
Supplemental EIR on the LCP Amendments.
b. A provision was also included for requiring an additional acre of
parkland to compensate for the acre lost for the Vener Marsh
enhancement site if over 99 acres of developable land is available at
the subdivision stage. If additional acreage is not available, then
the exchange of uses (1 acre of parkland for 1 acre of marsh land)
will be considered an acceptable trade off. The area adjacent to the
desiltation basin and residential area was designated as the location
for required parkland dedications not included in the proposed project.
3. A clause was added to the Final SEIR regarding the mechanism for
implementation of the mitigation measures presented therein. This clause
states that, "The subdivision maps for phases of Midbayfront development
will be tied to specific required public improvements including the
mitigation measures herein".
Providing that the mitigation measures presented in the FEIR on the Specific
Plan, as well as, the mitigation measures presented in the Final SEIR are
implemented, the potentially significant adverse environmental impacts
associated with development of the Midbayfront will be reduced to a
less-than-significant level .
FISCAL IMPACT: Not applicable.
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