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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-26 CC Reso - Addendum to Initial Study/Mitigated Neg Dec RESOLUTION NO. 2015- 26 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF UKIAH ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE ADOPTED INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FOR THE CITY'S RECYCLED WATER PROJECT WHEREAS, prior to the adoption of this resolution, the City of Ukiah (City) prepared an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) on the City's proposed Recycled Water Project (Project or Proposed Project) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act 1970, as amended (CEQA), and state and local guidelines implementing CEQA; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the Proposed Project is to replace/augment existing water supplies in Ukiah Valley in Mendocino County, California. Recycled water use within the Ukiah Valley would offset existing and future water demands for irrigation and frost protection of agricultural land, and in doing so, would support the local agricultural industry. It would also offset urban irrigation demands, ease storage limitations at the Ukiah Wastewater Treatment Plant (UWWTP), and reduce treated wastewater discharges to the Russian River; and WHEREAS, the Proposed Project consists of approximately 8.6-miles of recycled water pipeline ranging in size from of 8- to 24-inches in diameter to provide recycled water from the City's existing Ukiah WWTP to approximately 76.2 acres of agricultural and urban landscape irrigation lands within the Ukiah Valley. Specifically, a total of 65 parcels covering 762 acres would be supplied with 1,348 AFY of recycled water for irrigation purposes. In addition, about 259 acres would be supplied with 124 AFY of recycled water for frost protection; and WHEREAS, the City is the lead agency on the Project, and the City Council is the decision-making body for the Proposed Project; and WHEREAS, the City adopted the IS/MND and approved the Project (SCH ; 2013032072) on June 5, 2013; and WHEREAS, since the adoption of the IS/MND, the City has made minor changes to the alignment of recycled water facilities in order to achieve design efficiencies; and WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) is providing partial funding for the Proposed Project under the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program and has requested additional environmental analysis to evaluate the potential effects of reducing discharges to the Russian River as a result of implementing the Proposed Recycled Water Project; and WHEREAS, Section 1211 of the Water Code requires that before making a change in the point of discharge, place of use, or purpose of use of treated wastewater, the owner of the treatment plant must seek approval from the Division of Water Rights (Division) by filing a Petition for Change; and 1 I WHEREAS, the City filed a Wastewater Change Petition with the Division and was given the identifier WW0082. Division staff prepared an analysis to evaluate: 1) the incremental decrease in streamflow that could result from the approval of WW0082; and 2) whether the decrease could impair in-stream beneficial uses; and WHEREAS, this Addendum is an informational document and is intended to be used by the City under Public Resources Code section 21166 and the related CEQA Guidelines, specifically sections 15162 through 15164; and WHEREAS, the conclusion of this Addendum is that the proposed changes will not result in new significant impacts, substantially increase the severity of previously disclosed impacts or involve any of the other conditions related to changed circumstances or new information that can require a subsequent or supplemental EIR under Public Resources Code section 21166 and CEQA Guidelines section 15162 beyond those impacts and conditions already identified in the City's Public Draft and Final IS/MND (SCH #2013032072), which was certified and approved by the City on June 5, 2013; and WHEREAS, this Addendum also concludes that the reduction of discharges to the Russian River as a result of implementing the Proposed Recycled Water Project will not result in any substantial change in impacts, and does not result in any new significant impacts; and WHEREAS, an Addendum is the appropriate level of CEQA analysis and the appropriate method of amending the June 5, 2013 Adopted IS/MND, pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15164 of the CEQA Guidelines, and WHEREAS, the City voluntarily provided for a 14-day comment period with the State Clearinghouse and did not receive any comments on the Addendum or the Proposed Project. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. The City Council has: (1) independently reviewed and analyzed the CEQA Final Addendum and other information in the record and has considered the information contained therein prior to acting upon or approving the Proposed Project; (2) the CEQA Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Proposed Project has been completed in compliance with CEQA and is consistent with State and local guidelines implementing CEQA; and (3) the Addendum represents the independent judgment and analysis of the City as lead agency for the Proposed Project. The City designates the City's Public Works Director as the custodian of documents and records of proceedings on which this decision is based. SECTION 2. The City Council does hereby adopt the Addendum to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for the Proposed Project. The Addendum, Final Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program are: (1) on file with the City at its Public Works Department at 300 Seminary Avenue, Ukiah; and (2) available for inspection by any interested party. 2 SECTION 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the Director of Public Works or his designee to file a Notice of Determination with the State Clearinghouse and the Mendocino County Clerk-Recorder for this Addendum. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of July, 2015 by the following roll call vote: ,AYES: Councilmembers Mulheren, Doble, Brown, Scalmanini, and Mayor Crane NOES: None ,ABSENT: None ,ABSTAIN:None Douglas F. rane, Mayor ATTEST: - ZZ� Kristine Lawler, City Clerk 3 1 1 1