Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 03, 2018
Discussion
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER RESOLUTION 18-044, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARSON APPROVING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE CARSON RECLAMATION AUTHORITY FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF SALES TAXES TO FUND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND SITE DEVELOPMENT COSTS OF THE CELL 2 SURFACE LOT OF A 157-ACRE PARCEL OWNED BY THE CARSON RECLAMATION AUTHORITY, THE FORMER CAL-COMPACT LANDFILL"
Body
I. SUMMARY
The Cooperation is one of a series of agreements between the City, the Authority and the Developer to help effectuate the development of the Cell 2 Surface Lot on the Former Cal Compact Landfill into a high end fashion outlet retail mall. It describes the purposes for which the City shall the Authority sales tax to reimburse the Authority and Developer for Site Work and Public Infrastructure through sales tax generated from the Project.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. Make the following findings under CEQA: The City Council of the City of Carson previously prepared and certified a SEIR for the District at South Bay Specific Plan. The SEIR identified that implementation of the proposed modified Project would require certain approvals, including approval of the Cooperation Agreement and the Conveyancing Agreement by the Carson Reclamation Authority as a responsible agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The Cooperation Agreement and Conveyancing Agreement were expressly included within the scope of the project, and were environmentally assessed in the SEIR. Neither the Cooperation Agreement nor the Conveyancing Agreement changes the environmental assessment of the SEIR. Further, the SEIR was certified on April 3, 2018. The Carson Reclamation Authority further finds that no subsequent review is required under CEQA Guidelines section 15162 as since that time no substantial changes have been proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previously certified SEIR...
Click here for full text