HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 152-1985 RESOLUTION NO. 152-85
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF
OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO
APPROVAL AND ADOPTION OF THE REDEVELOP-
MENT PLAN FOR THE U. S. STEEL PLANT SITE
REDEVELOPNENT PROJECT
RECITALS
WHEREAS, 1+ Is +he policy of +he Sta+e of California and +he Clty of Sou+h
San Francisco, as provided In +he +he California Envlronmental Quall+y Ac+ of
1970, as amended, and Title 14, Caltfornla Admlnls+ra+Ive Code, Guldellnes for
Implementation of the California Envlronmen+al Quall+y Ac+ of 1970 (hereinafter
"CEQA" and "Guidelines," respectively), +ha+ +he Cl+y should not approve projec+s
as proposed If there are feasible alternatives or feasible ml+lga+lon measures
available which would ml+lgate the envlronmen+al effec+s of such projec+s mo a
level of lnslgnlflcance; and
WHEREAS, a Final EIR (final EIR) has been prepared pursuan+ +o Requtremen+s
of +he CEQA Guldellnes +o address envlronmen+al effec+s of said proposed Redevelop-
men+ Projec+; and
WHEREAS, +he Cl+y Council, In Resolu+lon No. 151-85, has made cer+ain
findings pursuan+ +o requlremen+s of CEQA and Section 15091 of +he Guidelines
per+alnlng to the slgniflcan+ Impac+s Iden+lfled in +he Final EIR and has Iden-
+lfled +hose slgniflcan+ impac+s which, by vlr+ue of ml+Iga+ing measures described
in +he Final EIR have been ml+lga+ed to accep+able levels, as well as those
impac+s which are Infeasible of ml+Igatlon and for which feasible al+erna+lves
are nov available; and
WHEREAS, Sec+ion 15093(a) of +he CEQA Guidelines requires the City +o balance
the benefits of a proposed projec+ agains+ l+s unavoidable envlronmen+al risks
in de+erminlng whether +o approve +he projec+; and
WHEREAS, Sec+ion 15093(b) of +he CEQA Guidelines requires where +he decision
of the City allows the occurrence of significant effec+s which are Identified in
the Final EIR bu+ are nos mltlga+ed, the Cl+y mus+ s+a+e in wrl+ing +he reasons
to support Its ac+ion based on +he Final EIR and/or o+her informa+ion In +he
records;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, +hat the Clty Council of the Cl+y of Sou+h
San Francisco makes +he following S+atements of Overriding Consldera+lons In
suppor+ of l+s ac+ion, and as required by +he Guidelines:
1. Developmen+ likely +o be proposed under +he Plan would provide up +o Four
Million Dollars ($4,000,000) +o +he Redevelopmen+ Agency for use on capl+al
lmprovemen+s or o+her purposes In +he area.
2. The City's general fund would receive up +o $607,000 in excess of pro-
viding services +o developmen+s likely +o be proposed under +he Plan.
3. Developers would be required +o contribu+e necessary funds +oward cer+aln
existing and fu+ure capital lmprovemen+s including the Ga+eway Pump Sta+lon, +he
Oys+er Poln+ Overcrosslng and s+orm drain requlremen+s on-sl+e.
4. Developmen+s likely +o be proposed under +he Plan would provide up +o
+hree hundred fif+y (350) residential unl+s; thereby increasing existing housing
s+ock In the Cl+y by approxlma+ely +wo percen+ (2%).
5. Residential developmen+ in the Redevelopment Area would provide flf+een
percent (15%) Iow and moderate income housing and would fur+her +he goals of the
City's Housing Elemen+ of +he General Plan.
6. Developmen+ likely +o be proposed under the Plan would change exls+lng
views of +he Redevelopment Area from +ha+ of a desola+e, underu+illzed Indus+rial
sl+e to +ha+ of a mixed use sl+e.
7. Po+entlal uses would genera+e up +o 9,000 daily vlsi+ors, who would be
provided new views and access to San Francisco Bay, a significant regional
resource.
8. Public costs and liabilities might occur if the Redevelopment Area
remains In l+s current blighted and unused condition. I+ Is likely +ha+ +he
site would need to be cleared and cleaned of any hazardous debris and possibly
purchased by a publlc agency +o avoid adverse impacts to public health and
safe+y.
9. Development likely to be proposed under +he Plan would employ up +o
6,200 people, and would greatly stimulate business in +he area such as re+all,
service and business support activities. Appllca+lon of +he Assocla+lon of
Bay Area Governments employment mul+ipllers +o developments likely +o be proposed
under +he Plan indicates +ha+ +here could be genera+ed up +o 23,200 new jobs
throughout +he Bay Area,
10. Developments likely +o be proposed under +he Plan would stimulate local
business actlvl+y and increase nearby land and lease values. New revenues
would also be genera+ed by sales and use +ax, real property transfer +ax, fran-
chise tax, transient occupancy +ax and business license +ax.
11, Redevelopment of +he Area would eliminate and clear bllgh+ in furtherance
of +he purposes of +he Community Redevelopment Law (commencing a+ Health and
Safety Code Sec+lon 33000).
12. Redevelopment under +he Plan would provide for more effective removal
of hazardous waste from +he former steel plan+ sl+e.
13. Redevelopment under +he Plan would provide a means of financing Improve-
men+s to +he circulation system +o benefit no+ only users of +he proposed develop-
men+s on +heir respective si+es; but would also benefit users of other proper+les
In +he area and +hose uslng various modes of transportation in +he Area.
14. Redevelopment under +he Plan would allow consideration and encourage-
men+ of Improvements and coordination of public transportation facilities, In-
cluding but no+ Ilml+ed +o +rains and buses, +hereby Improving circulation of
private mo+or vehlcles.
15. Redevelopment under the Plan would give the City of South San Francisco
greater control over development taking place in the Redevelopment Area, because
of controls built into the redevelopment process.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and
adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular
meeting held on the loth day of July , 1985, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers Mark N. Addiego, Richard A. Haffey,
Gus Nicolopulos; and Roberta Cerri Te.qlia
None
Councilmember Emanuele N. Damonte
ATTEST:
City Clerk