2006-011 - Construction of a Publicly Owned Improvement Parking Lot at 2129 North Main Street

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3. That the payment of funds for the cost of the public improvement will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions inside the project area. E. The City is the owner of a vacant lot, located generally at 2129 North Main Street, within the former Central City Project Area. The City desires to construct a public improvement, a parking lot, on this vacant lot, primarily to serve as additional public parking for employees and visitors to the Charles W. Bowers Museum, a City owned, nationally renowned museum, currently being expanded. F. The City lacks funds to pay for the construction of a parking lot at this time. G. Construction of a publicly owned parking lot at 2129 North Main Street will assist in the elimination of one or more blighting conditions in that it will help reactivate the east side of north Main Street, provide additional public parking for the expanded Charles W. Bowers Museum, the cornerstone of the City's Museum District, and is called out for in both the Central City Redevelopment Plan and the most recent Five Year Implementation Plan. H. The Central City Redevelopment Plan was last amended to add territory in 1975. For this reason the findings specified in section 33445(b) of the California Health & Safety Code, although set forth above, are not required. Section ? The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the initial study and the negative declaration prepared with respect to this Project, Environmental Review Number 2005-45. 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 this Project. 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") 9 735.5(c)(1), the City Council has 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 ecological habitat upon which wildlife resources depend. The proposed project exists in an urban environment characterized by paved concrete, roadways, surrounding buildings and human activity. Therefore, pursuant to Fish and Game Code 9 711.2 and Title XIV, CCR 9 735.5(a)(3), the payment of Fish and Game Department filing fees is not required in conjunction with this project. Resolution No. 2006-011 Page 2 of 4