2016-029 - Approving Mitigated Negative Declaration

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substantial environmental damage or substantially and avoidably injure fish and wildlife or their habitat. V. The design or improvements of the proposed project will not cause serious public health problems. The proposed subdivision will not have any detrimental effects upon the general public. The short-term and long-term impacts identified in the mitigated negative declaration as it pertains to air quality, cultural resources, soils and liquefaction, hazardous materials and noise can be mitigated to a level of less than significant through the adoption and implementation of specific mitigation measures. vi. The design or improvements of the proposed project will not conflict with the easements acquired by the public at large for access through or use of property within the proposed project. There is no easement for public access currently existing on this property. Therefore, the proposed project will not conflict with easements necessary for public access through or use of the property. Section 2. The City Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the initial study and the mitigated negative declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, Environmental Review No. 2015-09, prepared with respect to this project. 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, an MND and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 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 MND and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program 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 determined that, after considering the record as a whole, there is no evidence that the proposed Project will have the potential for any significant 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 Resolution No. 2016-029 Page 4 of 17