HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-02-15; City Council; Resolution 2022-044Exhibit 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-044
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL'S CONTIGENCY BUDGET TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT'S OPERATING BUDGET TO FULLY STUDY ONE OR MORE
ALTERNATIVES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT TO BE PREPARED
FOR THE REZONING OF POTENTIAL HOUSING SITES AS NECESSARY TO
COMPLY WITH HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAM 1.1
CASE NAME: HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE AND GENERAL PLAN
MAINTENANCE
CASE NO.: GPA 2019-0003 (PUB2019-0009)
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2021, the City Council approved the Housing Element Update; and
WHEREAS, Housing Element Program 1.1 requires the city to rezone sites as necessary to meet
the Regional Housing Needs Assessment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has directed staff on the potential housing sites to study for rezoning
through the environmental review and public hearing process; and
WHEREAS, in addition to identifying the "proposed project" that will be the basis for studying
the environmental impacts under the state law known as the California Environmental Quality Act, or
CEQA, the City Council has also identified one or more alternatives to the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, so the City Council can adopt either the proposed project or an alternative at a public
hearing, the alternative must be analyzed at the same detailed level of CEQA review as the proposed
project; and
WHEREAS, Rincon Consultants, Inc., the city's consultant assisting in the rezoning of the
potential housing sites, has identified in the amended professional services agreement (Attachment A)
that the cost to study an alternative at the same detailed level of review as the proposed project is
$97,169; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is in the best interest of the community and the decision-
making process to have the benefit of the proposed project and one or more fully studied alternatives.
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 directs the study of 1 a Iternative(s).
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3. That the Deputy City Manager, Administrative Services is hereby authorized to transfer
$97,169 ($97,169 multiplied by the number of alternatives directed by the City Council)
from the City Council's contingency budget to the Community Development
Department operating budget to pay consultant costs associated with the preparation
of alternative(s).
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 15th day of February 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Norby.
NAYS: None.
ABSENT: None.
(SEAL)
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