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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08-061 CC ResolutionO RESOLUTION NO. 08-61 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEfIflECULA ADOPTING THE ALIGNBflENT FOR THE 1AIESTERN BYPASS CORRIDOR FROAfl CHERRY STREET TO JUST SOUTH OF RANCHO CALIFORNIA ROAD, STATION 208+00 AS PLANNED, AND fIflAKING FINDINGS UUITH RESPECT THERETO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Recitals. The City Council finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The Western Bypass Corridor is identified in the Circulation Element of the City's General Plan as a Major Arterial (4-Lanes divided with 100' right of way) on the west part of the City. This bypass would connect the most northerly part of the City, Cherry Street, to the most southerly access to Interstate 15 (I-15), State Route (SR) 79 South. B. On March 21, 2006, the City Council approved an agreement with URS Corporation to provide professional engineering services by doing a specific alignment study for the Western Bypass Corridor, Project PW05-10. C. The proposed alignment of the northern segment of the Western Bypass Corridor from Cherry Street to just south of Rancho California Road, Station 208+00, is set forth on plans entitled "Alignment Study Western Bypass Corridor Project # PW05- 10 City of Temecula" on file in the Office of the Director of Public Works ("Northern Alignment"). D. Adoption of the proposed Northern Alignment is part of the on-going study of the Western Bypass Corridor. Adoption of a more specific alignment than is shown on the Circulation Element of the General Plan will enable the City to continue to study the financing of the Western Bypass Corridor and its ultimate feasibility. E. Government Code Sections 65400 and 65402 provide for the Planning Commission's review of proposed public works projects and its determination of whether the projects are consistent with the General Plan. F. On June 4, 2008, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law on the proposed Northern Alignment at which time all persons interested had the opportunity to present oral and written evidence on the proposal. Following due consideration of the record and the comments at the public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted its Resolution No. 08- 24. 0 G. The proposed Northern Alignment, as planned, is consistent with the General Plan of the City of Temecula, and each element thereof, and, in particular, it is consistent with the Circulation Element of the General Plan. R:/Resos 2008/Resos 08-61 H. The adoption of the proposed Northern Alignment, as planned, is a planning tool, part of the continuing planning process for the Western Bypass Corridor, and is not a commitment to construct the Western Bypass Corridor. Nothing in this Resolution is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a commitment for construction of the Northern Alignment, as planned. I. The adoption of the proposed Northern Alignment, as planned, is not a commitment to acquire any real property or real property interests within the area of the Northern Alignment, as planned. Nothing in this Resolution is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a commitment to acquire any real property or real property interests within the area of the Northern Alignment, as planned. J. The adoption of the proposed Northern Alignment, as planned, does not required the dedication of land for the Northern Alignment. Any dedication of land for the Northern Alignment, as planned, will only be made after the Director of Planning, Planning Commission, or City Council, as the applicable deciding body of a land use application, makes an individualized determination as part of the entitlement process that the appropriate nexus and fair share requirements for any such dedication are met in accordance with applicable law. Nothing in this Resolution is intended, nor shall it be construed, to require the dedication of land for the Northern Alignment, as planned. K. On June 24, 2008, the City Council held a duly noticed public meeting on the proposed Northern Alignment, as planned, at which time all persons interested had the opportunity to present oral and written evidence on the proposal. Following due consideration of the record and the comments at the public meeting, the City Council adopted this Resolution. 2. Environmental Findings. The Western Bypass Corridor was previously assessed under the Environmental Impact Report prepared and certified for the City's General Plan Update in April 2005. The adoption of the proposed "Alignment Study Western Bypass Corridor Project # PW05-10 City of Temecula" as described in this Resolution is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality, Public Resources Code Sections 2100 et seq. ("CEQA") pursuant to the provisions of Sections 15262 and 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. §§ 15262, 15306) because the proposed action only involves the planning and feasibility of the Western Bypass Corridor and is not a commitment to real property acquisition for the Western Bypass Corridor or its construction. 3. Adoption of Northern Alignment, as Planned. Based upon the findings set forth above, the City Council of the City of Temecula hereby adopts the "Alignment Study Western Bypass Corridor Project #. PW05-10 City of Temecula" for the purposes of planning the financing and determining the feasibility of the Western Bypass Corridor; provided, however, that nothing in this Resolution is intended, nor shall it be construed, as a commitment for construction of the Northern Alignment, as planned, a commitment 0 to acquire any real property or real property interests within the area of the Northern Alignment, as planned, nor as a requirement for the dedication of land for the Northern Alignment, as planned. R:/Resos 2008/Resos 08-61 2 0 0 0 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AMD ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula this 24"' day of June, 2008. ATTEST: Susan W~ ones, MMC City Cler R:/Resos 2008/Resos OS-61 Mich el S. aggar, Mayor 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss CITY OF TEMECULA ) I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 08-61 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 24'" day of June, 2008, by the following vote: AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comerchero, Edwards, Roberts, Washington NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Naggar ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None n 0 Jones, MMC City Clerk R:/Resos 2008/Resos 08E1 4