HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10615 Terrace Hill Open Space Conservation PlanRESOLUTION NO. 10615 (2015 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE TERRACE HILL OPEN
SPACE CONSERVATION PLAN, ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE
DECLARATION, AND ADDITION OF TERRACE HILL OPEN SPACE
TO THE CONTRIBUTING PROPERTIES LIST OF HISTORIC
RESOURCES
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo has adopted policies for protection,
management, and public use of open space lands and cultural resources acquired by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo manages twelve open space areas totaling
approximately 3,500 acres, including the approximately 23 -acre Terrace Hill Open Space; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, and the
general public have commented upon the Terrace Hill Open Space Conservation Plan as it has
moved through a Council - directed approval process, and staff has considered and incorporated
those comments where appropriate; and
WHEREAS, the Cultural Heritage Committee has recommended that Terrace Hill Open
Space be added to the City's Contributing Properties List of Historic Resources due to its
association with locally important historic people and events in San Luis Obispo's history.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Terrace Hill Open Space Conservation Plan. The City Council hereby
adopts the Terrace Hill Open Space Conservation Plan, an official copy of which shall be kept
on record with the City Clerk, based on the following findings:
a) The Terrace Hill Open Space Conservation Plan is consistent with General Plan
goals and policies relating to the oversight and management of City open space
areas, specifically Conservation and Open Space Element Policy 8.5.6 that calls
for the development of conservation or master plans for open space properties to
protect and enhance them in a way that best benefits the community as a whole;
b) Implementation of the Terrace Hill Open Space Conservation Plan will provide
protection of identified natural resources and appropriate public access to the site
while maintaining a majority of the site for habitat protection and enhancement;
and
c) Adding Terrace Hill Open Space to the City's Contributing Properties List of
Historic Resources will provide protection of the cultural resource values
associated with the site, as identified and recommended by the City's Cultural
Heritage Committee.
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SECTION 2. Environmental Review. The City Council hereby adopts the Negative
Declaration for the project, an official copy of which shall be kept on record with the City Clerk,
finding that it adequately identifies all of the potential impacts of the project and that those
potential impacts identified in the areas of Aesthetics; Geology and Soils; and, Hydrology and
Water Quality are de minimis and less than significant.
Upon motion of Council Member Carpenter, seconded by Vice Mayor Ashbaugh, and on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members Carpenter, Christianson and Rivoire,
Vice Mayor Ashbaugh and Mayor Marx
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 19th day of May 2015.
M r Jan Marx
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
rrrUtine. Dietrick
Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, this 2 )1`, day of