RPVCCA_CC_SR_2014_06_17_02_Final_EIR_Zone_2CITY OF
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM: JOEL ROJAS,
DIRECTOR
DATE: JUNE 17, 2014
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
R & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
SUBJECT: FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (FINAL EIR)
AND CODE AMENDMENT FOR THE ZONE 2 LANDSLIDE
MORA TOR/UM ORDINANCE REVISIONS (Case No.
ZON2009-00409); Location: "Zone 2" of the City's
Landslide Moratorium Area
REVIEWED: CAROLYNN PETRU, ACTING Cl~NAGER@)
Project Manager: Eduardo Schonborn, AICP, Senior Plann~
RECOMMENDATION
Continue the public hearing to the August 5, 2014 City Council meeting to allow additional
time for the City's consultant to work on the responses to the additional comments received
on the Final EIR for the proposed Zone 2 Landslide Moratorium Ordinance Revisions.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
On May 6, 2014, the City Council heard public testimony on the Final EIR, the Draft CEQA
findings and the proposed Draft Ordinance revising the City's Landslide Moratorium
Ordinance to establish an exception category to allow the development of the 31
undeveloped (non-Monks plaintiffs' lots) lots in Zone 2. The City Council agreed to
continue the public hearing to June 17, 2014 to allow staff and its consultants to address
the additional comments made by the public on the Final EIR.
As reported in the May 5th Staff Report, the City's funds currently allocated for the
preparation of the EIR document have either been spent, or are encumbered. As such, on
May 8, 2014, the consultant provided Staff with a request to amend the contract to
increase the budget allocated for this project, and on May 20, 2014 the City Council
approved a contract amendment.
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MEMORANDUM: Final EIR Zone 2 Code Amendment (Case No. ZON2009-00409)
June 17, 2014
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As a result of the City Council's approval of the contract amendment, Staff authorized the
City's consultant to commence work on responses to comments received on the Final EIR.
The City's consultant is diligently working on these responses, and Staff expects the
responses to be completed by the consultant in time for review at the August 5th City
Council meeting.
CONCLUSION
As previously indicated, CEQA does not mandate a formal comment period for a Final EIR
nor mandate that comments received on a Final EIR be responded to, since the public
previously had the opportunity to comment on the Draft EIR. Notwithstanding, due to the
sensitive nature of the· proposed Ordinance Revisions, the City realizes that it is prudent to
address or respond to these most recent 9omments received on the Final EIR. Thus, to
accommodate the time and resources needed to review and address to the comments,
Staff recommends that the public hearing for this project be continued to August 5, 2014.
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