Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, August 06, 2024
Special Orders of the Day
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA: (1) ADOPTING MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM WITH RESPECT TO APPROVAL OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 32-22; AND (2) APPROVING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT NO. 32-22 BETWEEN THE CITY OF CARSON AND AVOCET ENERGY STORAGE, LLC FOR A PROPOSED BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) PROJECT AT 23320 ALAMEDA STREET (APN 7315-020-022) (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
On July 9, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and unanimously adopted Resolution No. 24-2871 approving Site Plan and Design Review No. 1887-22 for the construction of 200-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) with related infrastructure and Conditional Use Permit No. 1115-21 to allow on-site storage of hazardous material (lithium-ion batteries) at the approximately 6.96-acre project site located at 23320 Alameda Street. However, this approval is contingent upon City Council's approval of the Mitigated Negative Declaration and the Development Agreement which are subjects of City Council's consideration included with this item.
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program ("MND/MMRP," Exhibits 4-5) and approve Development Agreement No. 32-22 (the "DA") for this BESS project (Exhibit Nos. 1 and 2).
The Planning Commission also conditionally approved the CUP and DOR entitlements (subject to Council adoption of the MND/MMRP and approval of the DA), because the CMC provides the Planning Commission is the primary approval body for CUP and DOR entitlements. No appeal to the City Council was filed. Therefore, consideration of approval of the CUP and DOR and the required findings for same is not directly before the City Cou...
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