Resolution 18395 Certifying East Whisman Precise Plan Final Environmental Impact ReportCITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.18395
SERIES 2019
A RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE EAST WHISMAN PRECISE PLAN
FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND
ADOPTING THE CEQA FINDINGS, INCLUDING STATEMENT OF
OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND
MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq., the City has prepared an EIR for the East
Whisman Precise Plan (hereinafter "Project"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Mountain View prepared and circulated a Draft EIR for the
requisite 45 -day public comment period, which ended on July 22, 2019, and gave all
public notices in the manner and at the times required by law; and
WHEREAS, the response to comments and EIR text revisions, together with the
Draft EIR, comprise the Final EIR and were made available to the public on September
y 20, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Planning Commission held a public hearing on
October 2, 2019 on said Project and recommended approval to the City Council subject
to the required findings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on November 5, 2019 on said
Project and the Final EIR, and received and considered all evidence presented at said
hearing, including all associated staff reports, meeting minutes, testimony, and
evidence constituting the record of proceedings (as defined in the CEQA Findings) and
the recommendation for approval from the Environmental Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR identifies certain significant effects on the environment
that would result from the implementation of the proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR identifies mitigation measures which, when
implemented, will substantially lessen or avoid the significant effects on the
environment caused by the proposed Project, with the exception of the significant
unavoidable impacts to project --level and cumulative vehicle miles traveled and transit
vehicle delay at intersections; and
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WHEREAS, a Statement of Overriding Considerations has been prepared which
finds that the benefits of the Project outweigh the significant unavoidable impacts to
project -level and cumulative vehicle miles traveled and transit vehicle delay at
intersections; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project were presented to the
City Council on November 5, 2019, and the City Council has reviewed the Final EIR and
all associated staff reports, meeting minutes, testimony, and evidence constituting the
record of proceedings; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR identifies and analyzes a reasonable range of alternatives
to the proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been prepared
pursuant to CEQA to monitor the Project, which the lead agency has approved in
conjunction with certification of the EIR in order to mitigate or avoid significant effects
on the environment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
- Mountain View:
1. Certifies that the Final EIR has been completed in compliance with CEQA,
reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City, and has been presented to
the City Council, which reviewed and considered the information in it before approving
the Project, attached hereto as Exhibit A; and
2. Adopts the CEQA findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations for
the Project, attached hereto as Exhibit B; and
3. Adopts the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project,
attached hereto as Exhibit C; and
4. Adopts all of the feasible mitigation measures identified and described in the
Final EIR and determines that the Project, as mitigated, will avoid or reduce all of the
significant adverse impacts to a less -than -significant level, with the exception of the
significant unavoidable impacts to project -level and cumulative vehicle miles traveled
and transit vehicle delay at intersections, which significant unavoidable impacts are
considered acceptable because these unavoidable adverse environmental effects are
outweighed by the benefits of the Project as set forth in the Statement of Overriding
Considerations; and
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5. Finds that the no -project, increased housing, and reduced office alternatives
identified and analyzed in the Final EIR cannot achieve the Project objectives to the
same degree as the proposed Project, and that the location alternatives do not represent
substantial environmental benefits over the proposed Project and are, therefore, rejected
as infeasible, within the meaning of CEQA, in favor of the proposed Project.
TIME FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW:
The time within which judicial review of this document must be sought is
governed by California Code of Procedure Section 1094.6 as established by Resolution
No.13850 adopted by the City Council on August 9,1983.
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The foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted at a Special
Meeting of the City Council of the City of Mountain View, duly held on the 5th day of
November 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Clark, Kamei, Ramirez, and Vice Mayor Abe-
Koga
NOES: Councilmember McAlister and Mayor Matichak
RECUSED: Councilmember Hicks
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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LISA MATICtkAK
MAYOR
1 do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Mountain View at a Special Meeting held on the 5th
day of November 2019, by the foregoing vote.
ry�clerk
of Mountain View
Exhibits: A. Final EIR
B. Statement of Overriding Considerations
C. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
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Final Environmental Impact Report
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section1.0 Introduction....................................................................................................................2
Section 2.0 Changes to the Precise Plan............................................................................................4
Section 3.0 Draft EIR Recipients......................................................................... ....13
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Section 4.0 Responses to Draft EIR Comments..............................................................................14
Section 5.0 Draft EIR Text Revisions............................................................................................. 44
Section 6.0 Draft EIR Comment Letters.........................................................................................61
Attachments
Attachment A: Amended East Whisman Precise Plan
Attachment B: Revised Transportation Analysis
East Whisman Precise Plan Project
City of Mountain View
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Screencheck Final EIR
September 2019