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RESOLUTION NO. 2016 -034
Title of Document
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
RIVERSIDE MAKING RESPONSIBLE AGENCY FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING
CONSIDERATIONS, AND SUMMARILY VACATING THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT AN UNNAMED
ALLEY IN THE CORONITA AREA IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE ROUTE 91 CORRIDOR
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
(AB 14006)
(SECOND SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT)
(Transportation Department — Item 2 -5 of 03/15/16)
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Board of Supervisors County of Riverside
RESOLUTION NO. 2016 -034
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
RIVERSIDE MAKING RESPONSIBLE AGENCY FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ADOPTING A STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING
CONSIDERATIONS AND SUMMARILY VACATING THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT AN UNNAMED
ALLEY IN THE CORONITA AREA IN SUPPORT OF THE STATE ROUTE 91 CORRIDOR
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
(AB14006)
(Second Supervisorial District)
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WHEREAS, on June 5, 2012, the County of Riverside (County), entered into a cooperative
agreement with Riverside County Transportation Commission (ROTC) for State Route 91 Express Lanes
and Corridor Improvements; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is the lead agency for the
State Route 91 Corridor Improvement Project (SR -91 CIP or the Project) under both the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Public Resources Code, Caltrans prepared a Draft
Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement (Draft EIR/EIS) to analyze the potential
environmental effects of the Project; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans solicited comments, including details about the scope and content of the
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environmental information, as well as potential feasible mitigation measures, from responsible agencies,
trustee agencies, and the public, in a Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the EIR for the Project that was
filed on July 15, 2008 and circulated for a period of 30 days pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections
15082(a) and 15375; and
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WHEREAS, approximately 20 written comments letters were received by Caltrans in response to
the NOP, which assisted Caltrans in expanding the issues and alternatives for analysis in the Draft
EIR/EIS;and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21083.9 and CEQA Guidelines sections
15082(a) and 15083, Caltrans held a public seeping meeting on July 29, 2008, to solicit public comments
on the Draft EIR/EIS for the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Notice of Completion (NOC) of the Draft EIR/EIS was filed by Caltrans with the
State Office of Planning and Research (OPR) on May 19, 2011 and was posted by OPR on May 20, 2011,
which initiated a 45 -day comment period extending to July 5, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans filed the NOC with the County Clerks in Orange and Riverside Counties on
May 19, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans published a Notice of Availability (NOA) under NEPA in the Federal
Register on May 26, 2011, for a public review period extending to July 11, 2011; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21092, Caltrans also provide an NOC and
NOA to all organizations and individuals who had previously requested such notice; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans published a "Draft EIR/EIS Available for SR -91" notice on May 20, 2011,
in the Orange County Register, the Press - Enterprise, and the Inland Valley Bulletin, newspapers of
general circulation in the Project area, and La Prensa, a Spanish language newspaper of general
circulation in the Project area indicating the public review period would be extended to July 5, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Caltrans published a second "Draft EIR/EIS Available for SR -91" notice on June 2,
and June 3, 2011, in the Orange County Register, the Press - Enterprise, the Inland Valley Bulletin, and La
Prensa, indicating the public review period would be extended to July 11, 2011; and
WHEREAS, during the 51 -day comment period from May 20, 2011 to July 11, 2011, Caltrans
consulted with and requested comments from all responsible and trustee agencies, other regulatory
agencies, and other interested parties pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15086; and
WHEREAS, all potentially significant adverse environmental impacts of the Project were
sufficiently analyzed in the Draft EIR/EIS; and
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WHEREAS, during the official public review period for the Draft EIR/EIS, Caltrans received 110
written comment letters and comment cards; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15088 and 15089, Caltrans prepared and
completed the Final EIR/EIS, which consists of written responses to all comment letters received by
Caltrans during the official public review period and revisions to the Draft EIR/EIS; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21092.5, Caltrans provided copies of the
written responses to all commenting public agencies; and
WHEREAS, the Final EIR/EIS consists of the Final EIIUEIS and the Draft EIR/EIS (as modified
by the Final EIR); and
WHEREAS, in its role as lead agency, Caltrans approved the Project on August 8, 2012, and filed
and posted a Notice of Determination (NOD) on or about August 16, 2012; and
WHEREAS, all requirements of CEQA were satisfied in the Final EIR/EIS, which is sufficiently
detailed so that all the potentially significant environmental effects of the Project, as well as feasible
mitigation measures and a range of potentially feasible alternatives capable of eliminating or reducing
those effects, have been adequately evaluated; and
WHEREAS, RCTC is a responsible agency under CEQA for the funding and implementation of
the Project; and
WHEREAS, RCTC adopted Resolution No. 12 -028 on November 14, 2012, considering the Final
EIR/EIS, adopting responsible agency findings pursuant to CEQA, adopting a mitigation and monitoring
reporting program, adopting a statement of overriding considerations, and approving the Project; and
WHEREAS, RCTC Resolution No. 12 -028 is incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, the County has been asked to issue certain limited approvals for the Project,
specifically including Summarily Vacating the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley in the Coronita Area in
support of the Project as depicted on the Exhibit (plat) attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the County has more limited approval and implementing authority over the Project
and thus serves only as a responsible agency for the Project pursuant to the requirements of CEQA; and
WHEREAS, all the aforementioned federal and state environmental documents and associated
materials, including the Final EIR/EIS, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, supporting
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documentation, hereinafter collectively be referred to as the "Documents ", and the Documents taken
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together, thoroughly address the environmental effects of the County's limited implementation of the
Project, namely Summarily Vacating the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CEQA, the County is acting as a responsible agency for considering the
Documents determined to be adequate and adopted by Caltrans; and
WHEREAS, Summarily Vacating the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley is a project within the
SR -91 CIP and was analyzed in the Documents; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred;
WHEREAS, the Unnamed Alley, lying between Ridgeview Terrace and Frontage Road shown on
Parcel Map 4691, filed in Book 7, Page 77, Records of Riverside County, California, and said Unnamed
Alley was dedicated but not accepted by Declaration of Dedication recorded June 1, 1964, filed in Book
3709, Page 239, Official Records of Riverside County, California, and;
WHEREAS, applicable procedures pertaining to summary vacations were followed pursuant to the
County's adopted "Resolutions for Fixing Procedures to Vacate and Accept County Highways and
Property Offered for Dedication ";
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, FOUND, DETERMINED AND ORDERED by the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside ( "Board "), assembled in regular session on
March 15, 2016 at or after 9:00 a.m., in the meeting room of the Board of Supervisors located on the
I" floor of the County Administrative Center, 4080 Lemon Street, Riverside, California, based upon the
evidence and testimony presented on the matter, both written and oral, including the Documents, as it
relates to Summarily Vacating the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley for the Project, that:
1. Pursuant to Section 8334(a) of the Streets and Highways Code that said Unnamed Alley is
excess and is no longer required for public street or highway purposes, and the right to
accept this portion is hereby summarily vacated.
2. This unnamed alley is unnecessary for present or prospective public use, including use as a
non - motorized transportation facility.
SEE PLA "f ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT "A"
AND MADE A PART HEREOF;
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EXCEPTING AND RESERVING from the vacation an easement for any existing public utilities
and public service facilities, together with the right to maintain, operate, replace, remove or renew such
facilities, pursuant to Section 8340 of the Streets and Highways Code.
3. Incorporation of Recitals The above recitals constitute findings of the Board with respect
to the Project and are incorporated herein.
4. Consideration of the Final EIR/EIS and Adoption of Findings Regarding CEQA
Compliance As the decision - making body for the County, and in the County's limited role as a
responsible agency under CEQA, the County has received, reviewed, and considered the information
contained in the Documents for the Project. Summarily Vacating the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley
for the Project is within the scope of the Documents, and taken together, the environmental effects of the
Project have been adequately addressed in the Documents. Based on this review, the County finds that, as
to those potential environmental impacts within the County's powers and authorities as responsible
agency, that the Documents for the Project contains a complete, objective, and accurate reporting of those
potential impacts and reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the County.
5. CEQA Findings on Environmental Impacts In its limited role as a responsible agency
under CEQA, the County finds that there are no feasible alternatives or feasible mitigation measures in its
powers that would avoid or substantially lessen the Project's potentially significant environmental
impacts but still achieve most of the Project's objectives. The County further finds that the mitigation
measures imposed by the lead agency are sufficient to reduce potentially significant impacts to a level of
less than significant except as described in the Documents. As such, the County concurs with the
environmental findings adopted by Caltrans as lead agency and RCTC as another responsible agency,
which can be found in the Office of the Riverside County Transportation Department located at 3525 14`'
Street, Riverside, CA 92501 and therefore the County adopts those findings as its own and incorporates
them herein.
6. Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program When considering alternatives and
mitigation measures, a responsible agency is more limited than a lead agency. A responsible agency has
responsibility for mitigating or avoiding only the direct or indirect environmental effects of those parts of
the project that it decides to carry out, finance, or approve. Here, the County is responsible for Summarily
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Vacating the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley. Specifically, RCTC is in the process of acquiring the
underlying fee title to the Unnamed Easement area and will be incorporating this area into the project and
a soundwall will be built by the Project. Since the County has no jurisdiction or authority to construct the
soundwall there are no identified mitigation measures for which the County is responsible. The County
has reviewed the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) as it relates to Summarily
Vacating the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley for the Project which was prepared for the Project and
approved by the lead agency, which is attached to the written findings adopted by Caltrans as the lead
agency and ROTC as another responsible agency which can be found in the Office of the Riverside
County Transportation Department located at 3525 14` Street, Riverside, CA 92501.
7. Adoption of Statement of Overridinp Considerations. The County declares that pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines section 15093, the County has balanced the benefits of the Project against any
unavoidable environmental impacts in determining whether to approve its limited portion of the Project,
namely, Summarily Vacating the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley. If the benefits of the Project
outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental impacts, those impacts may be considered "acceptable."
The County declares that the Final EIR/EIS prepared by Caltrans for the Project has identified and
discussed significant effects which may occur as a result of the Project. With the implementation of
existing regulations, and Compensatory Mitigation, Mitigation Measures, and other Conditions discussed
in the Final EIR/EIS and included in the MMRP, the environmental effects of the Project can be mitigated
to less than significant levels, except for unavoidable significant impacts related to:
a. Long -term traffic related noise.
b. Permanent impacts to 0.02 acres of oak woodland habitat
c. Cumulative impacts related to the human environment (conversion of farmlands to
nonagricultural uses; community character and cohesion and property acquisition;
traffic during construction; and visual and aesthetic resources), the physical
environment (water quality and storm water runoff, paleontological resources, air
quality during construction, and noise during operations), and the biological
environment (natural communities, plant species, animal species, wetlands and other
waters of the United States, threatened and endangered species, and invasive species)
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d. Resulting adverse effects on human beings as a result of the cumulative impacts on the
human, physical, and biological environment.
Although extensive measures addressing these effects of the Project on the environment are provided in
the Final EIR/EIS,those measures are not sufficient to avoid or reduce the Project effects described above
to below a level of significance under CEQA (Caltrans Statement of Overriding Considerations, page 1,
and Section 4.2.5, page 4 -41, in the Final EIR/EIS).
The County, as a responsible agency, declares that Caltrans, as lead agency, has made a reasonable
and good faith effort to eliminate or substantially mitigate the potential impacts listed above. To the
extent any mitigation measures could not be incorporated, such mitigation measures are infeasible
because of specific economic, legal, social, technological, and other considerations and the benefits of the
Project outweigh the unmitigated impacts.
The County finds that improvements on State Route 91 are necessary to address existing and
projected deficiencies regarding mobility, access, goods movement and freeway capacity on the project
segment of State Route 91, which is the only major highway that links Riverside and Orange counties.
The Project is intended to achieve the following specific objectives:
a. Improve the vehicle, person, and goods movement within the SR -91 corridor to
more efficiently serve existing and future travel demand between and within
Riverside and Orange counties.
b. Provide improvements along the SR -91 and I -15 transportation corridors as well as
to related local roads, and to reduce diversion of regional traffic from the freeways
into the surrounding communities.
Caltrans and RCTC, have previously identified the following benefits of the Project compared to
the No Build Alternative which meet the project objectives, and which override the unavoidable
significant adverse environmental impacts of the Project:
a. Improved travel times and speeds compared to the No Build Alternative
b. Improved safety compared to the No Build Alternative
C. Correction of existing roadway operational deficiencies compared to the No Build
Alternative
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d. Support of existing, approved and planned land uses compared to the No Build
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C. Improved system linkages and regional goods movement compared to the No Build
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f Air Quality improvements compared to the No Build Alternative
These benefits listed above are discussed in more detail in Caltrans Statement of Overriding
Considerations and RCTC's Resolution 12 -028, incorporated herein by reference, and are also found by
the County to be benefits of the Project that override the unavoidable significant adverse environmental
impacts of the Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED that, as required by State
I CEQA Guidelines section 15096 and in its limited role as responsible agency under CEQA, the Board
hereby Summarily Vacates the Right to Accept an Unnamed Alley in the Coronita Area for the Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Board hereby directs
the Clerk of the Board to file a Notice of Determination with the Riverside County Clerk and also with the
Governor's Office of Planning and Research within five (5) working days of the approval of the Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the documents and
materials that constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings are based are located at the
I offices of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors for the County at 4080 Lemon St., I" Floor, Riverside,
CA 92501 and the County Transportation Office, 3525 14` Street, Riverside, CA 92501.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Clerk of the Board
shall sign this Resolution to attest and certify to the passage and adoption thereof and to cause a certified
I copy of this resolution to be recorded in the Office of the Recorder of the County of Riverside, California.
ROLL CALL:
Ayes: Jeffries, Tavaglione, Washington, Benoit and Ashley
Nays: None
Absent: None
The foregoing is certified to be a true copy of a resolution duly
adopted by said Board of Supervisors on the date therein set forth.
KECI HARPER -IHEM, Cler n ot said Board
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