HomeMy WebLinkAboutK- 7 Monrovia Nursery project Amended: Settlement agreement with the City of GlendoraCONSENT CALENDAR
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: ROY BRUCKNER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
VIA: RICK COLE, CITY MANAGER
DATE: MARCH 17, 2003
SUBJECT: MONROVIA NURSERY PROJECT: SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF
GLENDORA
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached resolution approving the settlement
agreement with the City of Glendora concerning potential project impacts.
BACKGROUND
The Monrovia Nursery Specific Plan went through a comprehensive and exhaustive approval process,
which included many community meetings and the preparation and review of volumes of technical
studies, and documents. During the hearing process, the City of Glendora expressed concern over a few
remaining items that Staff believed were covered in the conditions of approval, but which the City of
Glendora felt required more definition and clarity. The Azusa City Council approved the Monrovia
Nursery Specific Plan and project with the recognition that the Landowner and the staffs of both cities
would be committed to resolving these final matters. The attached agreement is the product of that
effort.
The items desiring clarification include hydrology and drainage impacts, traffic impacts, noise impacts
and railroad crossing impacts. Agreement has been reached as described in the attached documents,
and summarized as follows:
Condition No. 36 is amended to read as follows: BARRANCA AVE/BENNETT AVE AND
BARRANCA AVE/LEADORA AVE. Prior to the issuance of a subdivision map (except for a
map(s) for financing and/or conveyance purposes only), the landowner and/or master
developer shall analyze, consistent with the documentation and methodology presented in
the Monrovia Nursery Specific Plan Draft EIR, the existing and projected future (2010)
performance of the following two intersections: Barranca Avenue/Bennett Avenue and
Barranca Avenue/Leadora Avenue. For purposes of this analysis only, the Monrovia Nursery
Specific Plan project would be deemed to cause a potential impact if in the future (2010)
condition (as projected) the project would genefate aggeateFn the
weFse. cause eltherintersectlon to a erate at a Level of ServIce LOS for such Intersection
that Is worse than the minimum acceptable standard for the Qy of Glendora that is in
effect when such anaiysls Is conducted. CurrentX the established minimum acceptable
LOS for the Clio of Glendora Is LOS "C" If, under this criteria and analysis, the Monrovia
Nursery Specific Plan project is deemed to cause a potential impact, the landowner and/or
master developer shall pay
of : g lizi..g the paf fiewlaF Fleeted ;...tern,.. den to the City_ ofGlendom the reasonable cost
of &nallzadon or other measure Implemented to cause the affected lntersectlon(s
Merate at the minlmum acceptable City of Glendora LOS.
2. Condition No. 42 is amended to read as follows:
"GRADE SEPARATIONS AT CITRUS AND PALM
Prior to issuance of a grading permit or recordation of the first subdivision map (except for
a map(s) for financing and/or conveyance purposes only), subdivider shall submit and
obtain approval from the Community Development Director for a "Substantial
Conformance Vesting Tentative Tract Map" depicting grade separations at Citrus Avenue
and Palm Drive. The City's preferred configuration of grade -separation is the railroad
tracks raised five to seven feet and lowering of Palm Drive and Citrus Avenue beneath the
tracks. Approval of said map satisfies mitigation measure N8 (a) (b) (c) of the project EIR.
Grade separated crossings shall be designed with alternative roadway and clearance
design standards, subject to approval by the City Engineer, and as to the Citrus crossln
anitr, the Glendora City Engineer, to minimize impacts of the crossings on surrounding
properties and resources. The railroad rade crosslnat Barranca shall not be elevated
or changed, without prlor approval of the City_of Glendora."
3. Condition No. 34 is amended to read as follows:
"MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH CITY OF GLENDORA.
Prior to the issuance of a subdivision map (except for a map(s) for financing and/or
conveyance purposes only), the landowner and/or master developer shall enter into a
Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Glendora governing the design and
installation of the following detention basins: (1) a temporary basin not exceeding a capacity
of 15 acre feet installed concurrent with the first phase of grading in a location northeast of
the existing terminus of North Calera, Feducing 421/,wed to reduce the existing peak flow
water runoff rate in a 50 year storm event to 25% of the existing peak flow. This detention
basin may be removed and/or replaced subject to further review and approval of an
alternative drainage solution by the Glendora City Enzglneer. (2) A detentlon basin in Area D
with a maximum peak flow release in a 50 -year storm event not exceeding 40 cfs. Both
detention basins shall be designed so as not to increase the existing peak runoff or to cause
new impacts associated with any existing high groundwater conditions.
4. Condition No. 59 is amended to read as follows:
"SUBDRAINS
Prior to the issuance of a grading permit, subdivider shall perform additional geotechnical
investigations to conclusively determine the presence and necessary improvements to
remove perched groundwater in the vicinity of Lots 334 through 346. Said investigations
shall be reviewed and approved by the City of Glendora prior to acceptance by the City
Engineer. This condition satisfies Mitigation Measure WR1 of the project EIR."
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FISCAL IMPACT
The Landowner and/or Master Developer or Subdivider is responsible for the cost of improvements
required by these conditions of approval. Therefore, no fiscal impact would be created for the City of
Azusa.
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