HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10646 Approving the Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Conservation Plan 2015 Update and adoption of a negative declarationRESOLUTION NO. 10646 (2015 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAN LUIS OBISPO,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE BISHOP PEAK NATURAL RESERVE
CONSERVATION PLAN 2015 UPDATE AND ADOPTION OF A
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
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 352 -acre Bishop Peak Natural Reserve;
and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, and the
general public have commented upon the Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Conservation Plan 2015
Update as it has moved through a Council- directed approval process, and staff has considered
and incorporated those comments where appropriate; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo that:
SECTION 1. Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Conservation Plan 2015 Update. The City
Council hereby adopts the Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Conservation Plan 2015 Update, an
official copy of which shall be kept on record with the City Clerk, based on the following
findings:
a) The Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Conservation Plan 2015 Update 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 Bishop Peak Natural Reserve Conservation Plan 2015 Update
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
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; Hazards and Hazarous
Materials; and, Hydrology and Water Quality are de minimis and less than significant.
Resolution No. 10646 (2015 Series)
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Upon motion of Council Member Rivoire, seconded by Council Member Christianson,
and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Members Carpenter, Christianson, and Rivoire,
and Mayor Marx
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSED Vice Mayor Ashbaugh
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 7 1 day of July 2015.
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Mayor a Marx
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
XJ.Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, this day of x.31 -, 'Zo %5