city of Chula Vista

File #: 15-0681    Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/17/2016 Final action: 5/17/2016
Title: RESOLUTION NO. 2016-084 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (IS-15-006) AND APPROVING A WETLAND RESTORATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOMEFED CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT
Attachments: 1. Item 9 - Attachment 1 - Locator Map_Restoration Site, 2. Item 9 - Attachment 2 - Mitigated Negative Declaration, IS-15-006, 3. Item 9 - Attachment 2 - Mitigated Negative Declaration, IS-15-006 MMRP, 4. Item 9 - Attachment 3 - Otay River Restoration Agreement signed 5-10-16, 5. Item 9 - Exhibit C - HMMP Final, 6. Item 9 - Attachment 4 - Phasing and Trails Map, 7. Item 9 - Attachment 5 - Otay River Restoration Project Final Habitat Mitigation and Monitoring Plan, 8. Item 9 - City Council Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO. 2016-084 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (IS-15-006) AND APPROVING A WETLAND RESTORATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN HOMEFED CORPORATION AND THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA, AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT

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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommended Action
Council adopt the resolution.

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SUMMARY
In order to complete grading operations for Villages 3 and 8 West, and the related extension of Heritage Road to Main Street, HomeFed Corporation (Applicant) needs to secure wetland mitigation as required by the Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for those villages. With the availability of land within wetland mitigation banks being extremely limited, the Applicant approached the City about restoring wetland areas within a parcel owned by the City of Chula Vista in the Otay River Valley (see Attachment 1 - Location Map). The attached agreement (see Attachment 3 - Agreement Regarding Otay River Valley Restoration or "Agreement") details the terms of the Agreement to initially mitigate wetland impacts for Villages 3 and 8 West, as well as set up a mitigation bank that intends to cover wetland mitigation for the Applicant's remaining villages within Otay Ranch, the University and Innovation District, and other Otay Ranch projects.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW

Environmental Notice
Environmental Notice
A Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS-15-006) has been prepared for the Agreement Regarding Otay River Valley Restoration.

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Environmental Determination
The Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has conducted an Initial Study, IS-15-006, in accordance with the CEQA. Based upon the results of the Initial Study, the Director of Development Services has determined that the project could result in significant effects on the environment. However, revisions to the project made by or ...

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