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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRCC AGENDA PK 1995/02/06negative declaration PROJECT NAME: PROJECT LOCATION ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NO.: PROJECT APPLICANT CASE NO: IS-95-19 A. Proiect Settine Child Caze Element Citywide Citywide City of Chula Vista The project setting is Citywide. B. Proiect Description The proposed project is the Citv of Chula Vista General Plan Child Caze Element, (CCE). Although child caze is not astate-mandated element of the General Plan, the City has included this policy document to address the growing need for child caze facilities. The CCE provides comprehensive policy direction for the provision of adequate child caze facilities necessary to serve the existing and future developed azeas in the City in a coordinated and cost-effective manner. The CCE describes the nature and extent of the existing and proposed child caze system in the City; and identifies trends, issues and public policies relating to the City Council's goal that a balanced child caze delivery system be developed for the City. The long-term goal of the Child Care Element is to make high quality child caze services available, affordable and accessible to those persons who either live or work in the City and who desire or need such services. In pursuit of this goal, the City of Chula Vista supports the principle of pazental choice for child caze and need for a variety of options available in the community, and furtlter encourages the participation of pazents, providers, public officials, and employers in the decision-making process relating to the provision of child cafe facilities. -1- city of ehula vista planning department «~/ ~~ 2 V-2 ~~~ l:r1Y OF The document identifies the number of children that aze in need of currently unavailable . "licensed child caze as 8,046 or 61% of infant, preschooj and school-age children in Chula Vista. The goal and objectives of the Chula Vista Child Caze Element reflect the City's desire to achieve quality child caze services for those persons in need residing or working in the City. The Element's comprehensive needs analysis and identification of issues form the basis from which Chula Vista developed the goals, objectives and action plans to address child caze needs. The goals and objectives presented in this section detail specific statements of policy regazding what should or should not take place during the course of the City's development. The policies and implementation measures in this section have been established to promote and guide the provision of Child Caze facilities within the City of Chula Vista. It should be recognized that each of these policies and measures cannot be implemented immediately and that staff availability and funding considerations will be determining factors in their timely implementation. The Goal of the CCE is to encourage safe and affordable good quality child caze that is available and accessible to all economic segments of the community. The objectives include encouragement of the provision of adequate child caze facilities and services to meet the existing and future needs of the community, to locate child caze facilities neaz homes, schools and work places, to provide quality child caze that is available to all families who need it, regazdless of income and to promote the safety and welfaze of children in child caze facilities that aze of the highest quality. C. Compatibility with Zonine and Plans The adoption of the CCE is consistent with the City's General Plan. When specific implementing actions aze proposed for adoption, such as a Municipal Code amendment giving special consideration to child caze facilities wishing to locate in existing, under- utilized school-districts or municipal buildings, consistency with the City's General Plan will need to be determined. D. Identification of Environmental Effects An initial study conducted by the City of Chula Vista (including the attached Environmental Checklist Form) determined that the proposed project will not have a significant environmental effect, and the prepazation of an Environmental Impact Report will not be required. This Negative Declazation has been prepazed in accordance with Section 15070 of the State CEQA Guidelines. -2- E. Mandatory Findings of Sienificance a. Does the project have the potential to degrade the quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods or California history or prehistory? Comments: As the project is the adoption of policy, there aze no site specific impacts. Therefore, the project does not have the potential to reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species. b. Does the project have the potential to achieve short-term, to the disadvantage of long-term, environmental goals? Comments: The adoption of the proposed project could be a "first step" in the achievement of both short-term and long-term environmental goals. One of the objectives of the Child Caze Element is to locate child Gaze facilities neaz homes, schools and work places. This objective, if met could remove some authomobile traffic from the streets as residents utilize options of child Gaze closer to home. c. Does the project have impacts that are individually limited, but cumulatively considerable? ("Cumulatively considerable" means that the incremental effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects.) Comments: The adoption of the Child Care Element will not have impacts that aze individually limited but cumulatively considerable. Specific implementing actions that may be proposed in the future such as zoning ordinance amendments will undergo additional environmental review as is required.. d. Does the project have environmental effect which will cause substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly? Comments: The adoption of the Child Caze Element will potentially have beneficial environmental effects on human beings. If it is implemented more adequate child caze facilities and services will be provided to meet the existing and future needs of the community. Child caze will be made available to all families who need it regazdless of income and the highest quality of safety and welfaze of children in child caze facilities will be promoted. -3- F. Consultation 1. Individuals and Organizations City of Chula Vista: Bazbaza Reid, Planning Roger Daoust, Engineering Cliff Swanson, Engineering Hal Rosenberg, Engineering Bob Sennett, Planning Ken Lazsen, Director of Building & Housing Cazol Gove, Fire Mazshal Crime Prevention, MaryJane Diosdada Marty Schmidt, Pazks & Recreation Dept. Bruce Booguazd, City Attorney Chula Vista City School District: Kate Shurson Sweetwater Union High School District: Tom Silva Applicant's Agent: City of Chula Vista Planning Department 2. Documents Chula Vista General Plan (1989) and EIR (1989) Title 19, Chula Vista Municipal Code Citv of Chula Vista General Plan Child Caze Element City of Chula Vista (1994) 3. Initial Studv This environmental determination is based on the attached Initial Study, any comments received on the Initial Study and any comments received during the public review period for this Negative Declazation. The report reflects the independent judgment of the City of Chula Vista. Further information regazding the environmental review of this project is available from the Chula Vista Planning Department, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910. 1y_/~+- ~.~6/ ENVIRO NTAL REVIEW COORDINATOR (b:~srte.nd) -4-