HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-12-09; City Council; Resolution 2025-263Exhibit 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-263 .
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO PROCEED WITH TWO
PROPOSED NEAR-TERM MEASURES AND DEVELOP A SAFE ROUTES TO
SCHOOL PLAN FOR KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, WHICH WILL OUTLINE
ADDITIONAL NEAR-TERM AND LONG-TERM IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California has determined it necessary,
desirable and in the public interest to improve Kelly Drive and Park Drive with complete street
improvements, Capital Improvement Program, or CIP, Project No. 6075, or Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 2025-144 and 2025-145 on June 17, 2025,
directing the City Manager to remove the existing traffic circles, implement all-way stop controls at the
intersections of Kelly Drive with Hillside Drive and Park Drive, and develop alternative options for the
Kelly Drive and Park Drive Complete Street Improvements Project, CIP No. 6075, that exclude
roundabouts, for further City Council consideration; and
WHEREAS, on Dec. 9, 2025, the City Council reviewed two options to improve safety for drivers,
pedestrians, cyclists and other users in the area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council selected Option 1, which is to proceed with two near-term measures
and develop a Safe Routes to School, or SRTS, Plan for Kelly Elementary School, which would engage
the community through public outreach, and identify near-term and long-term improvements; and
WHEREAS, staff would present the final SRTS Plan to the City Council for review and approval
at a later date; and
WHEREAS, high-level cost estimates would be developed as the projects prepare conceptual
designs; and
WHEREAS, no additional funding is needed at this time, and staff will return to request
additional appropriations when the Project is ready for construction.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1.That the above recitations are true and correct.
2.That the City Council has determined that the proposed action for proceeding with two
near-term improvements near Kelly Elementary School is categorically exempt from
environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 because it involves the
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maintenance, repair or minor alteration of existing facilities with negligible or no
expansion of the existing or former use. No exceptions to the categorical exemption as
set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 or Carlsbad Municipal Code Section
19.04.070(C) apply.
3.That the City Council has determined that the proposed action for proceeding with
additional near-term and long-term corridor improvements near Kelly Elementary
School is statutorily exempt from environmental review under California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15262 as it involves only feasibility or planning
studies, including consideration of environmental factors, for possible future actions
that have not been approved, adopted or funded. The proposed action does not have a
legally binding effect on any possible future discretionary action.
4.That the City Council directs the City Manager to proceed with two near-term measures
and develop a Safe Routes to School Plan for Kelly Elementary School, which will outline
additional near-term and long-term improvements.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City
of Carlsbad on the 9th day of December, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Shin.
NAYS: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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