HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-14RESOLUTION NO. 2005-14
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH FINDING NEGATIVE
DECLARATION CERTIFIED ON MARCH 3, 2004 ADEQUATE FOR FINAL DESIGN OF
WATER TREATMENT PLANT UPGRADE PROJECT AND APPROVING THE FINAL DESIGN
FOR SAID PLANT
WHEREAS:
1. On March 3, 2004, the City Council adopted a mitigated negative declaration ("Mitigated
Negative Declaration"), mitigation monitoring program, approved SPH Associates' design
recommendation for the water system improvement project (the "Project") and authorized
proceeding with final design of the Project; and
2. As originally proposed, the Project consisted of constructing additional water storage
tanks to increase the City's water storage capacity by 3.3 million gallons, installing two additional
treatment modules in the City's water treatment plant, each module capable of treating up to 3
million gallons per day (MGD), installing additional and rebuilding pumps, and other associated
improvements (the "Project"), all as more particularly described in the Agenda Summary Reports,
which description is incorporated herein by reference; and
3. On March 17, 2004, the City Council adopted findings to support and explain its
certification of the Negative Declaration; and
4. In its March 17, 2004 resolution the City Council found that the City could approve the
final design without consideration of the growth inducing impacts in the City's sphere of influence
of additional treatment capacity in its water treatment plant, because the changes to the plant were
required to meet Department of Health Services ("DHS") regulations for the existing plant and
because additional treatment capacity could have growth inducing effects only if the City
developed additional water source capacity and its ability to do that was speculative at the time of
that decision; and
5. Between March 17, 2004 and April 7, 2004, the City Council was presented with
additional information concerning possible sources for additional water, which provided more detail
as to the possible sources of new water, which made those details somewhat less speculative. In
addition, the City was required by the Local Agency Formation Commission ("LAFCO") to indicate
that the City had sufficient water supply and treatment capacity to serve a Iow income housing
project located outside the City limits within its sphere of influence; and
6. Based on this additional information, on April 7, 2004, the City Council withdrew its
approval for the final design of the portion of the water treatment plant upgrade project involving
the installation of the two additional treatment modules and additional pumps, and other
associated improvements; and
7. When it withdrew that approval, the City Council indicated that it would reconsider the
full Project when pending environmental documents relating to development within the Brush
Street Triangle and increased pumping from the Russian River were completed; and
8. Subsequent to the above-described events, the City has learned that DHS regulations
require the City water treatment plant to include, among others, "... the following reliability
features: ... : standby replacement equipment available to assure continuous operation and
control of unit processes for coagulation, filtration and disinfection... [and] multiple filter units
which provide redundant capacity when filters are out of service for backwash or
maintenance." (22 California Code of Regulations ("CCR") {}64659. Emphasis added.); and
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9. The City's maximum day demand, which has occurred during the peak water demand
period in the summer, is currently 7.8 MGD and the maximum treatment capacity of the two
existing treatment modules at its water treatment plant is less than 6 MGD; and
10. The two treatment modules do not meet the minimum requirements of 22 CCR §64659;
and
11. In order to bring the treatment plant into compliance with DHS regulations the City has
determined to reduce the water treatment plant upgrade project from two additional treatment
modules to one additional treatment module which would increase the maximum treatment
capacity to less than 9 MGD; and
12. The addition of one additional treatment module will not make additional water
available for new development within the City's sphere of influence, because one module will
provide the redundant capacity when filters are out of service, as required by DHS regulations, will
provide the ability to treat water during the brief periods when the City achieves maximum day
demand, and will not make significant additional water available for new development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
1. The City Council finds that the Mitigated Negative Declaration certified on March 3,
2004, is adequate and complete and fairly evaluates the environmental impacts of the revised final
design for the water treatment plant upgrade project which includes one rather than two additional
water treatment modules.
2. Based on the above recitals, the City Council finds that the revised final design, reducing
the number of additional treatment modules from two to one does not represent a change in the
Project that warrants or requires any subsequent or supplemental environmental review. The
revised project eliminates any possible growth inducing impact.
3. The City Council reaffirms its commitment to and readopts the mitigations and the
Mitigation Monitoring Plan adopted on March 3, 2004.
4. The City Council hereby approves the revised final design for the water treatment plant
upgrade project and authorizes City staff to procure final bid documents and to solicit bids for said
project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on November 3, 2004, by the following roll call vote'
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers Rodin, Smith, Baldwin, and Mayor Larson
None
None
None
Eric Larson, ayor
ST: (_
Marie Ulvila, Deputy City Clerk
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