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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1984/01/24 Item 13 COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT Item 13 Meeting Date 1/24/84 ITEM TITLE: Resolution 1i577 Appropriating funds for the preparation of environmental documents for the Otay Valley Road Redevelopment Project SUBMITTED BY: Planning Director 2 (4/5ths Vote: Yes X No ) REVIEWED BY: City Manager/ In December of last year the Council directed staff to proceed with various General Plan amendments and prezoning within the Otay Valley Road Redevelopment Area. The area to the south of Otay Valley Road involves environmental resources which could be impacted by development. Therefore an EIR is necessary prior to consideration of any General Plan amendment or prezoning. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the resolution appropriating the necessary funds. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. DISCUSSION: A. Background The City Council has directed staff to proceed with a General Plan amendment on the property north of Otay Valley Road from General Industrial to Research and Limited Industrial and rezoning of the north side to I-L-P. South of Otay Valley Road the general plan designations would be changed from Agriculture and Reserve and Parks and Public Open Space to Research and Limited Industrial (north of the floodway boundary) . This area would be prezoned I-L-P and the floodway area prezoned F-1. B. Environmental Review An Initial Study of the area north of Otay Valley Road has been conducted by the Environmental Review Coordinator and a Negative Declaration is being prepared. The property to the south of Otay Valley Road contains several sensitive environmental resources such as raparian habitat, archaelogical sites, a flood plain, questions regarding some urban services, etc. Therefore, an EIR will be necessary before considering the General Plan amendment, rezoning, prezoning and annexation. Page 2, Item 13 Meeting Date 1/24/84 The Environmental Review Coordinator has a current agreement with PRC (Planning Research Corp.) for the preparation of an EIR involving properties within the Otay Valley. This agreement can be amended to provide for the preparation of an EIR for the GPA and zoning. PRC has completed most of the needed field surveys of the property and can amend other portions of the document such as traffic and noise to complete the new EIR. They have estimated the cost of preparing the documents at $11,425.00. This is clearly the quickest and most inexpensive method of completing an EIR for this project. C. Conclusion To expedite the proposed GPA and zone changes the process noted above should be implemented. Because PRC has completed most of the work for this area they can prepare the documents quickly and at a low cost. The Council should appropriate $12,600 (see below) from the unappropriated balance of the General Fund to the Planning Department professional services account 100-0623-5201. At the Redevelopment Agency meeting of February 2, 1984, a resolution will be presented that will commit the Agency to reimburse the City for actual cost of the Otay Valley Road EIR, not to exceed $12,600. PRC estimate $11,425 Contingency 1,175 Amount of "Loan" $12,600 FISCAL IMPACT: The Redevelopment Agency will be asked to reimburse the City for the not-to-exceed expenditure of $12,600. WPC 0699P 4/672.-1/611/L-e-- -- Form No. F-229 12/73 CERTIFICATE OF CITY/DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Certification of Unappropriated Balance I HEREBY CERTIFY that the money required for the appropriation of funds for the purpose set forth in the attached resolution is available in the Treasury, or is anticipated to come into the Treasury, and is otherwise unappropriated. Amount $ 12,600.00 Fund General Fund Purpose Preparation of Environmental Documents for the Otay Valley Road Redevelopment Project Bidder 100-0623-5201 / ?,?-e- G Acting Director of Finance The City of Chula Vista Date 1/24/84 By Planning Department Certification of Unencumbered Balance I HEREBY CERTIFY that the indebtedness and obligation to be incurred by the contract or agreement authorized by the attached resolution can be incurred without the violation of any of the provisions of the Charter of the City of Chula Vista, or the Constitution or the laws of the State of California, that sufficient monies have been appropriated for the purpose of said contract, that sufficient monies to meet the obligations of the contract are actually in the Treasury, or are anticipated to come into the Treasury to the credit of the appropriation from which the same are to be drawn, and that said monies now actually in the Treasury, together with the monies anticipated to come into the Treasury, to the credit of said appropriation are otherwise unencumbered. Amount Not to Exceed $ Director of Finance The City of Chula Vista Date By Fund Dept./Activity Purpose Bidder Certificate No. 46 X-//-5-27