On Tuesday, January 31st at 6pm, the City Council held a virtual meeting to consider adoption and certification of Plan Orinda. This meeting was a follow-up to the January 18th Planning Commission meeting.
Staff Recommendation: Adopt City Council Resolution 07-23, 08-23, and 09-23 with the following actions:
1. Take the following actions pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
a. Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report for Plan Orinda, which includes the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update, Safety Element Update, and the Downtown Precise Plan;
b. Adopt Findings under CEQA;
c. Adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations for those impacts that were found to be significant and unavoidable;
d. Adopt and incorporate into the Project all of the mitigation measures for the Project;
e. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project,
2. Adopt the Downtown Precise Plan;
3. Adopt a General Plan Amendment to: (1) Approve the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update, and (2) Approve the Safety Element Update; and
4. Authorize submittal of the approved 2023-2031 Housing Element Update to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for final certification.
Action: The City Council adopted City Council Resolution 07-23, 08-23, and 09-23.
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