2000-084 - Approving a Revised Housing Element of the City's General Plan

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386 scheduled meeting, and recommended that the City Council adopt the Housing Element. The proposed Housing Element has also been reviewed twice by the California Housing and Community Development Agency (HCD). The Housing Element was revised after the first comment letter, and resubmitted to HCD. HCD, in its most recent comment letter, signed by Ms. Cathy E. Creswell, Acting Deputy Director, Department of Housing and Community Development and dated November 22, 2000 (Letter "H"), states that the City's Housing Element meets all requirements of state law if revised in four areas. Staff has revised the proposed Housing Element to take into account these four items. The City Council incorporates by this reference the responses to Mr. Creswelrs letter in the revised Housing Element as though fully set forth. A copy of the binder containing information about vacant and underutilized parcels in the City, referenced at page C-6 of the Housing Element, shall be maintained by the Clerk of the Council, and is incorporated into this Resolution as though fully set forth. All statements and findings contained in the Housing Element are incorporated herein by this reference as though fully set forth. SECTION 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the initial study and the negative declaration for ER No. 00-19 prepared with respect to this Housing Element. The City Council has, as a result of its consideration, and the evidence presented at the hearings on this matter, determined that, as required pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines, a Negative Declaration adequately addresses the expected environmental impacts of the Housing Element. On the basis of this review, the City Council finds that there is no evidence from which it can be fairly argued that the project will have a significant adverse effect on the environment. The City Council hereby certifies and approves the negative declaration and directs that the Notice of Determination be prepared and filed with the County Clerk of the County of Orange in the manner required by law. Pursuant to Title XIV, California Code of Regulations ("CCR") § 735.5(c)(1), the City Council has further determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there is no evidence that the proposed project will have the potential for any adverse effect on wildlife resources or the habitat upon which the wildlife depends. Therefore, pursuant to Fish and Game Code § 711.2 and T*~le XlV, CCR § 735.5(a)(3), the payment of Fish and Game Department filing fees is not required in conjunction with this project. SECTION 3. The Housing Element is hereby approved and adopted, and shall be made regularly available by the City's Planning and Building Agency. Resolution No. 2000-084 Page 2 of 3