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COUNCIL/AGENCY <br />CITY COUNCIL, MEMBERS <br />- - REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, <br />PARKING AUTHORITY, AND <br />RIVERSIDE PUBLIC FINANCING <br />AUTHORITY <br />MINUTES <br />TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2012, 2 P.M. <br />ART PICK COUNCIL CHAMBER <br />CITY HALL <br />City of Arts Unnovation 3900 MAIN STREET <br />WARDS <br />G <br />R <br />ND <br />E <br />R <br />1 <br />M <br />L <br />N <br />D <br />R <br />E <br />z <br />2 <br />B <br />IA <br />E <br />Y <br />3 <br />D <br />V <br />S <br />4 <br />M <br />C <br />A <br />R <br />T <br />H <br />U <br />R <br />5 <br />H <br />R <br />T <br />6 <br />A <br />A <br />S <br />7 <br />Roll Call: <br />Present <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />X <br />Mayor Loveridge called the meeting to order at 2 p.m. <br />DISCUSSION CALENDAR <br />2012 STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM <br />Following discussion, the City Council approved the recommendations of the <br />City Council Governmental Affairs Committee to (1) approve the proposed <br />2012 State and Federal Legislative Platform as outlined in the written staff <br />report; and (2) direct staff to coordinate with the City's State and Federal <br />Motion <br />X <br />legislative advocacy teams to advance the approved legislative priorities and <br />Second <br />X <br />continue to provide updates to the Mayor and City Council. <br />All Ayes <br />PUBLIC HEARINGS/PLANNING REFERRALS AND APPEALS <br />CASES P09-060 AND P9-0601 - WAL-MART EXPANSION PROJECT - <br />5200 VAN BUREN - RESOLUTIONS <br />Hearing was called on the proposal by Wal-Mart Real Estate Businesses <br />Trust to consider certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), <br />design review of plot plan, and building elevations to remove the existing Tire <br />and Lube Express facility and relocate the Garden Center to facilitate a <br />22,272 -square -foot expansion on the east side of the existing 125,827 - <br />square -foot Wal-Mart building, located at 5200 Van Buren Boulevard in the <br />CR -S -2-X - Commercial Retail - Two -Story Height of Building and Building <br />Setback Overlay Zones. Four persons spoke on the matter. The public <br />hearing was officially closed. Following discussion, the City Council <br />(1) adopted a resolution certifying that the Final Environmental Impact Report <br />(EIR) for the Wal-Mart Expansion Project: (a) has been completed in <br />compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public <br />Resources Code §21000 et seq.); (b) was presented to the City Council and <br />the City Council reviewed and considered the information contained in the <br />Final EIR prior to approving the Project; and (c) reflects the City's <br />independent judgment and analysis, and making certain findings of fact; <br />(2) adopted Findings of Fact as outlined as Attachment A to the resolution in <br />the written staff report; (3) adopted the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting <br />Program as outlined as Attachment B to the resolution in the written staff <br />report; (4) concurred with the findings contained in the Final EIR, the <br />resolution, the case file, and the administrative record; (5) adopted a <br />resolution making findings for the granting of an intensity bonus in connection <br />with the Riverside County Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan; and <br />97-177 <br />