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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2015-C15I�YIIIIfYlIT1]iJi;L/�17��7 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA ORDERING THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF ALAMEDA AVENUE IN THE CITY OF AZUSA WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Azusa, on the 17th day of February, 2015, adopted Resolution No. 2015-C9, declaring its intention to vacate a portion of Alameda Avenue in the City of Azusa as described in Exhibits "A" and `B", attached hereto and made a part hereof, which is no longer necessary for present or prospective public street purposes; and WHEREAS, notices of said vacation have been posted in the time, form, and manner required by law; and WHEREAS, a public hearing on the matter was held on the 6`h day of April, 2015. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That-' the City Council orders the said vacation as described in the following legal description: BEING A PORTION OF ALAMEDA AVENUE (100 FEET WIDE) AS SHOWN ON MAP OF AZUSA, IN THE CITY OF AZUSA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 15, PAGES 93 THROUGH 96, INCLUSIVE, OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, ADJACENT TO BLOCK 20 AND BLOCK 19 OF SAID MAP OF AZUSA, BEING BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 5 THROUGH 13, INCLUSIVE OF SAID BLOCK 20 AND ITS SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE LAND REFERRED TO AS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DEPOT GROUNDS CONVEYED BY DEED TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY COMPANY, RECORDED IN BOOK 634, PAGE 181 OF DEEDS. BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 5, BLOCK 20 AND THE WESTERLY PROLONGATIOIN OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 17, BLOCK 19. BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE WEST LINE OF LOTS 17 THROUGH 22, INCLUSIVE OF SAID BLOCK 19 AND ITS SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE LAND REFERRED TO AS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DEPOT GROUNDS CONVEYED BY DEED TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY COMPANY, RECORDED IN BOOK 634, PAGE 181 OF DEEDS. BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE NORTH LINE OF THE LAND REFERRED TO AS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DEPOT GROUNDS CONVEYED BY DEED TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY COMPANY, RECORDED IN BOOK 634, PAGE 181 OI' DEEDS. CONTAINING 24,980 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS. SECTION 2. The California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Public Resources Code § 21000 et seq.) and the State Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA ("State CEQA Guidelines") (California Code of Regulations, title 14, § 15000 et seq.) expressly encourage public agencies to reduce delay and paperwork associated with the implementation of CEQA by using previously prepared environmental documents when those previously prepared documents adequately address the potential impacts of the proposed project. (State CEQA Guidelines § 15006.) In furtherance of the foregoing policy, CEQA provides that if an EIR has been prepared for a project, additional environmental review shall not be required for subsequent actions taken in connection with the project unless the public agency determines that the subsequent actions would require major revisions to the EIR because of new circumstances or new information that reveal new or different environmental impacts, mitigation measures, or other information of substantial importance. (Pub. Res. Code § 21166; State CEQA Guidelines § 15162.) On July 15, 2013, the City Council certified a Final Environmental Impact Report ("Final EIR") for the Azusa Intermodal Transit Facility [State Clearinghouse # 201111044] (the "Project") and a notice of determination was filed with the State Clearinghouse on August 1, 2013. The City Council has been provided copies of the Final EIR, Environmental Findings, and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program adopted in connection with the Final EIR, and the foregoing documents are on file with and available for inspection during regular business hours at the Office of the City Clerk located at 213 E. Foothill Blvd., Azusa, CA 91702. As reflected in the Final EIR, the City is the Lead Agency for purposes of the Project because the City has the primary responsibility for carrying out the Project. (State CEQA Guidelines § 15367.) The Final EIR explained that the proposed parking structure would extend into one lane of parking and traffic on the west side of Alameda Avenue. Alameda Avenue would be reconfigured to accommodate the bus ways and pedestrian circulation. In addition, traffic would be one way in the north direction on Alameda Avenue, requiring a portion of Alameda Avenue to be vacated. Therefore, the vacation of a portion of Alameda Avenue was part of the Project evaluated in the Final EIR. In addition, the City's approval of the street vacation is directly related to and is an action undertaken in furtherance of the Project evaluated in the Final EIR. The City's approval of the street vacation does not present a substantial change from or new information pertinent to the Project evaluated in the Final EIR. Therefore, pursuant to CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, no subsequent or supplemental environmental impact report or other CEQA document shall be required by the lead agency. (Pub. Res. Code § 21166; State CEQA Guidelines § 15162.) Based on the Final EIR, Environmental Findings, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, and all related information presented to the City Council, the City Council finds that the preparation of a subsequent or supplemental EIR or any other CEQA document is not required because vacating a portion of Alameda Avenue: (1) does not constitute substantial changes to the Project that will require major revisions of the Final FIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; (2) does not constitute substantial changes with respect to the circumstances under which the Project is administered that will require major revisions of the Final EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of the previously identified significant effects; and (3) does not contain new information of substantial importance that was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the time the Final EIR was certified, that shows any of the following: (a) the modification will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the Final EIR; (b) significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the Final EIR; (c) mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible would in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the Project, but the City Council declined to adopt such measures; or (d) mitigation measures or alternatives considerably different from those analyzed in the Final EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but which the City Council declined to adopt. SECTION 3. This portion of Alameda Avenue as described on Exhibits "A" and `B" is no longer necessary for present or prospective public street purposes; that utility rights and the ability to access the utilities at anytime without notice will be retained in the vacated streets as described herein above. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk of the City of Azusa shall cause a certified copy of said order to be recorded in the office of the Recorder of Los Angeles County. SECTION 5. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6"' day of April, 2015. oseph Romero Rocha Mayor ATTEST: �3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF AZUSA ) I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2015-C15 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 6th day of April, 2015, by the following vote of Council: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, MACIAS, ALVAREZ, ROCHA NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CARRILLO J f ence Corne' , Jr. City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Marco A. k4artinez �— Best Best & Krieger LL City Attorney PORTION OF ALAMEDA AVENUE VACATION BEING A PORTION OF ALAMEDA AVENUE (100 FOOT WIDE) AS SHOWN ON MAP OF AZUSA, IN THE CITY OF AZUSA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 15, PAGES 93 THROUGH 96, INCLUSIVE, OF MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, ADJACENT TO BLOCK 20 AND BLOCK 19 OF SAID MAP OF AZUSA, BEING BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 5 THROUGH 13, INCLUSIVE OF SAID BLOCK 20 AND ITS SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE LAND REFERRED TO AS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DEPOT GROUNDS CONVEYED BY DEED TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY COMPANY, RECORDED IN BOOK 634, PAGE 181 OF DEEDS. BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE EASTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 5, BLOCK 20 AND THE WESTERLY PROLONGATION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 17, BLOCK 19. BOUNDED ON THE EAST BY THE WEST LINE OF LOTS 17 THROUGH 22, INCLUSIVE OF SAID BLOCK 19 AND ITS SOUTHERLY PROLONGATION TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THE LAND REFERRED TO AS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DEPOT GROUNDS CONVEYED BY DEED TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY COMPANY, RECORDED IN BOOK 634, PAGE 181 OF DEEDS. BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE. NORTH LINE OF THE LAND REFERRED TO AS RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DEPOT GROUNDS CONVEYED BY DEED TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RAILWAY COMPANY, RECORDED IN BOOK 634, PAGE 181 OF DEEDS. CONTAINING 24,980 SQUARE FEET MORE OR LESS. MARK P. PF ILER /L,S, 5 9 DA E EXPIRES 12-31-16. SHEET 1 OF 1 AIllA , in -ME 14181 FERN AVENUE, CHINO, CALIFORNIA 91710 VACATION Telephone (909) 993-5800 Fax (909) 993-5801 IN THE CITY OF AZUSA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE OF CALIFORNIA ------ 9TH_—�---�- 0 STREET ----- F-1 - — — — — — — — T7 TREETF—t---------I-7 L --------J I I Y6 I I 100'----------2o'G 50' 50' S¢ --- ---, M — - 201 29 NOT TO SCALE i ®INDICATES THE AREA OF ALAMEDA AVENUE VACATION HEREON. OQS• o00 24,980+1-SQ.FT. MARK P. PFEILER L.S. 5959 MARK P. PFEILER L.5959 DATE EXPIRES 12-31-16. SHEET OF MALER & ASKOMTO ENGNEMS, INC. EXMff 'B" PORTOF CIVIL ENdGBGMMCw & ;LAND SURVEY M ALAMEDA AVENUE 14181 FERN AVENUE, CHINO, CALIFORNIA 91710I VACATION Telephone (909) 993-5800 Fax (909) 993-5801 IN THE CITY OF AZUSA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES STATE 01= CALIFORNIA