CC RESOLUTION 4864RESOLUTION NO. 4864
A RESOLUTION APPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT NO.
EA -1044 AND ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 13 -02
(2013 -2021 HOUSING ELEMENT), AMENDING THE HOUSING
ELEMENT OF THE EL SEGUNDO GENERAL PLAN.
The City Council of the City of El Segundo does resolve as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds and declares that:
A. In accordance with California law, the City is required to prepare a
Housing Element for its General Plan every 5 years. This time period was
extended beyond the normal 5 year period to cover an 8 -year cycle, from
October 15, 2013 through October 15, 2021, for jurisdictions within the
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region;
B. In general, the Housing Element must identify and analyze existing and
projected housing needs and establish goals, policies, and quantified
objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the
preservation, improvement and development of housing within the City's
jurisdiction;
C. The City Council directed that the 2013 -2021 Housing Element be
prepared;
D. On November 21, 2013 a community workshop was held, on December
12, 2013, the Planning Commission held a workshop to provide an
overview of the Housing Element process including a review of applicable
state law and the Regional Housing Needs Assessment ( "RHNA ");
community profile information and an existing conditions report; and an
overview of the existing Housing Element Goals, Policies, and Objectives;
E. Based on comments received from the public, governmental agencies,
the Planning Commission and the City Council, the Housing Element was
prepared for submission to the California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) for review and certification;
F. In addition, the City reviewed the project's environmental impacts under
the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§
21000, et seq., "CEQA "), the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal.
Code of Regulations § §15000, et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines "), and the
City's Environmental Guidelines (City Council Resolution No. 3805,
adopted March 16, 1993) ;
G. An Initial Study of Environmental Impacts was prepared pursuant to the
requirements of CEQA Guidelines § 15063. The Initial Study
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demonstrated that the proposed project would not cause any significant
environmental impacts. A Negative Declaration was prepared and
circulated for public review and comment from December 12, 2013 to
January 13, 2014;
H. The Planning and Building Safety Department completed its review and
scheduled a public hearing regarding the application before this
Commission on January 16, 2014;
On January 16, 2014, the Commission held a public hearing to receive
public testimony and other evidence regarding the application including,
without limitation, information set forth in the staff report. Following the
public hearing, the Commission considered the evidence;
J. Following the public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted
Resolution No. 2749 recommending that City Council approve the
Negative Declaration for Environmental Assessment No. EA -1044 and
General Plan Amendment No. 13 -02, approve and adopt an amendment
to the City's General Plan Housing Element; and direct staff to submit the
Housing Element to the State of California Department of Housing and
Community Development for review and certification;
K. Staff has worked closely with HCD staff making minor revisions and
clarifications to the Housing Element to ensure it meets the intent of the
law and; as of January 9, 2014, HCD has deemed the Housing Element
(2013 through 2021) as modified, to be in compliance with California law
and may be certified;
L. On February 4, 2014, the City Council held a public hearing to receive
public testimony and other evidence regarding the application including
without limitation, information provided by City staff; and,
M. This Resolution, and its findings, are made based upon the entire
administrative record including, without limitation, testimony and evidence
presented to the City Council at its February 4, 2014 public hearing
including the staff report submitted by the Planning and Building Safety
Department.
SECTION 2: Factual Findings and Conclusions. The City Council finds the following:
A. The purpose of the revisions to the Housing Element of the General Plan
are to refine and make appropriate adjustments to the programs, goals,
policies and objectives to comply with State law and to address concerns
raised by the community regarding housing needs in the City in
furtherance of the general welfare of the City.
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B. The proposed Housing Element identifies and analyzes existing and
projected housing needs. It also provides a statement of goals, policies,
quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the
preservation, improvement, and development of housing. The Housing
Element identifies adequate sites for housing, including rental housing,
factory-built housing, mobile homes, and emergency shelters, and makes
adequate provisions for the existing and projected needs of all economic
segments of the community as required by Government Code § 65583.
C. The proposed 2013 -2021 Housing Element will not facilitate the creation
of any additional housing units beyond those anticipated and accounted
for in the 1992 General Plan which projected 7,850 units at buildout. The
Housing Element will facilitate the creation of 69 housing units as required
by the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), for the 2013 -2021
planning period.
D. The proposed new housing programs will protect and preserve existing
housing stock and encourage and facilitate the provision of housing for all
economic segments of the community.
E. During the preparation of the Housing Element Update, the public, civic
organizations, public agencies and other community groups were provided
the opportunity to participate in the preparation of the Element at meetings
held on November 21, 2013, December 12, 2013, and January 16, 2014
as required by Government Code § 65351.
SECTION 3: Environmental Assessment. The Planning Commission finds that the
Negative Declaration prepared for the draft 2013 -2021 Housing Element was completed
in compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA
Guidelines § 15063) and reflects the independent judgment of the City. Adopting the
2013 -2021 Housing Element Update will have no significant negative impact on the
area's resources, cumulative or otherwise.
SECTION 4: General Plan. The proposed project conforms with the City's General Plan
as follows:
A. The proposed General Plan Amendment is consistent with the 1992
General Plan as amended;
B. The General Plan Amendment is internally consistent; and
C. The General Plan Amendment in conjunction with the existing General
Plan comprises an integrated and compatible statement of policies.
SECTION 5: Recommendations.
A. The City Council adopts a Negative Declaration; and
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B. The City Council adopts the "Housing Element" attached as Exhibit
and incorporated by reference.
SECTION 6: Reliance on Record. Each and every one of the findings and
determinations in this Resolution are based on the competent and substantial evidence,
both oral and written, contained in the entire record relating to the project. The findings
and determinations constitute the independent findings and determinations of the City
Council in all respects and are fully and completely supported by substantial evidence in
the record as a whole.
SECTION 7: Limitations. The City Council's analysis and evaluation of the project is
based on the best information currently available. It is inevitable that in evaluating a
project that absolute and perfect knowledge of all possible aspects of the project will not
exist. One of the major limitations on analysis of the project is the City Council's
knowledge of future events. In all instances, best efforts have been made to form
accurate assumptions. Somewhat related to this are the limitations on the City's ability
to solve what are in effect regional, state, and national problems and issues. The City
must work within the political framework within which it exists and with the limitations
inherent in that framework.
SECTION 8: Summaries of Information. All summaries of information in the findings
which precede this section are based on the substantial evidence in the record. The
absence of any particular fact from any such summary is not an indication that a
particular finding is not based in part on that fact.
SECTION 9: This Resolution will remain effective unless superseded by a
subsequent resolution.
SECTION 10: A copy of this Resolution will be made available to any person
requesting a copy.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of February, 2014.
II Fisher, Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
Resolution No. 4864 was duly passed and adopted by said City Council, approved and
signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 4t" day of February 2014, and the same was so passed and
adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Fisher, Jacobson, Fuentes, Atkinson, Fellhauer
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Tracy Weav r City Clerk
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Karl Berger, Ass)�t�nt City Attorney
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