Reso 1550 05/2019RESOLUTION NO. 1550
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT
CERTIFYING THE FINAL PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT UNDER THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FOR THE VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT
2018 WATER, WASTEWATER AND RECYCLED WATER MASTER PLAN, ADOPTING THE
FINDINGS AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM, AND
APPROVING THE 2018 WATER, WASTEWATER, AND RECYCLED WATER MASTER PLAN
WHEREAS, the Vallecitos Water District ("District") Board of Directors has determined that
the 2018 Water, Wastewater, and Recycled Water Master Plan ("2018 Master Plan" or "Project")
is required for orderly planning by the District to meet its projected water and sewer customer
service needs through ultimate build -out; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 21067 of the Public Resources Code, and section 15367
of the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 14, § 15000 et seq.), the District is the lead
agency for the proposed Project; and
WHEREAS, in conjunction with the 2018 Master Plan, the District determined that a Draft
Program Environmental Impact Report (PEIR) should be prepared because the Project may have
a significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines section 15082, on November 21,
2017 the District sent to the Office of Planning and Research and each responsible and trustee
agency a Notice of Preparation ("NOP") stating that an Environmental Impact Report (State
Clearinghouse [SOH] number 2017111082) would be prepared; and
WHEREAS, the District conducted a Notice of Preparation Public Scoping Meeting on
December 7, 2017, to provide an opportunity for agency and public input on the scope of the
Draft PEIR; and
WHEREAS, a Draft PEIR was prepared, incorporating comments received in response to
the NOP; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with State CEQA Guidelines section 15085, a Notice of
Completion was prepared and filed with the Office of Planning and Research on October 19,
2018; and
WHEREAS, as required by State CEQA Guidelines section 15087(a), the District provided
Notice of Availability of the Draft PEIR to the public at the same time that the District sent Notice
of Completion to the Office of Planning and Research; and
WHEREAS, the Draft PEIR and its technical appendices were distributed or otherwise
made available to responsible and trustee agencies, other public agencies having jurisdiction by
law with respect to the Project, to other interested persons and agencies, and to the public for
review and comment for a period of at least forty-five days; and
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WHEREAS, notice of the Draft PEIR was provided in accordance with sections 21083,
21091, and 21092 of the California Public Resources Code; and
WHEREAS, during the public review and comment period, a total of seven written
comment letters were received, including two letters from state agencies, one letter from a local
agency, one letter from a Native American tribe, and three letters from interested entities or
parties; and
WHEREAS, the District prepared written responses to each comment letter received
during the public review and comment period; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21092.5, the District provided
copies of its responses to commenting public agencies at least ten (10) days prior to the District's
consideration of the Final PEIR; and
WHEREAS, on April 25, 2019, the District released the Final PEIR, which consists of the
Draft PEIR, all technical appendices prepared in support of the Draft PEIR, all written comment
letters received on the Draft PEIR, written responses to all comment letters received, and errata
to the Draft PEIR and technical appendices; and
WHEREAS, the "PEIR" consists of the Final EIR and its attachments and appendices, as
well as the Draft PEIR and its attachments and appendices (as modified by the Final PEIR); and
WHEREAS, all potentially significant adverse environmental impacts were sufficiently
analyzed in the PEIR; and
WHEREAS, the District has endeavored in good faith to set forth the basis for its decision
on the Project; and
WHEREAS, the District has reviewed and considered the final PEIR, in the exercise of its
independent judgment, prior to acting on the proposed Project and has certified that the final
PEIR has been completed in compliance with all of the requirements of CEQA, the CEQA
Guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations Sections 15000 et seq.), and relevant case law;
and
WHEREAS, the District has determined that the final PEIR adequately addresses the
potential environmental impacts of the Project; and, that mitigation measures have been
incorporated into the proposed Project which substantially lessen the potentially significant
environmental effects of the Project identified in the PEIR; and
WHEREAS, the 2018 Master Plan would not result in any significant and unavoidable
environmental effects; and
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WHEREAS, no comments made in the public hearing conducted by the District and no
additional information submitted to the District have produced significant new information
requiring recirculation of the PEIR or additional environmental review of the Project under Public
Resources Code section 21092.1 and State CEQA Guidelines section 15088.5; and
WHEREAS, on May 1, 2019, the District conducted a duly noticed public hearing on this
Resolution, at which time all persons wishing to testify were heard and the Project was fully
considered; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water
District as follows:
Section 1: The Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water District does hereby certify:
(1) That it has been presented with the PEIR, which it has reviewed and considered, and
further finds that the PEIR is an accurate and objective statement that has been completed in full
compliance with CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines, and that the PEIR reflects the
independent judgment and analysis of the District.
(2) That no evidence of new significant impacts or any significant new information, as
defined by State CEQA Guidelines section 15088.5, has been received by the District after
circulation of the Draft PEIR that would require recirculation.
(3) The PEIR based on the entirety of the record of proceedings.
Section 2: The Board of Directors hereby adopts the Findings and Certifications set forth
in the document entitled, CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE VALLECITOS WATER DISTRICT 2018
WATER, WASTEWATER AND RECYCLED WATER MASTER PLAN, attached hereto as Exhibit
"A" and incorporated herein by this reference (herein called the "Findings"); and, finding that the
mitigation measures described in the Final PEIR would avoid or mitigate all potentially significant
adverse effects on the environment that may be caused by the 2018 Master Plan to a less than
significant level.
Section 3: Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21081.6, the Board of Directors
hereby adopts the 2018 MASTER PLAN PEIR MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING
PROGRAM ("MMRP") attached hereto as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by this reference.
Implementation of the Mitigation Measures contained in the MMRP is hereby made a condition
of approval of the Project. In the event of any inconsistencies between the Mitigation Measures
set forth in the PEIR and the MMRP, the MMRP shall control.
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Section 4: The documents and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings on
which this resolution of the Vallecitos Water District Board of Directors is based are located at
201 Vallecitos de Oro, San Marcos, California. The custodian of these records is Robert Scholl,
Development Services Senior Engineer. This information is provided in compliance with Public
Resources Code section 21081.6.
Section 5: Based upon the entire record before it, the Board of Directors hereby approves
and adopts the 2018 Master Plan and directs that the General Manager file a Notice of
Determination within five working days of this Project approval with the San Diego County Clerk
and the State Clearinghouse.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the Vallecitos Water
District at a regular meeting held on this 1st day of May, 2019 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: MARTIN, ELITHARP, HERNANDEZ, EVANS
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT: SANNELLA
Hal Martin, President
Board of Directors
Vallecitos Water District
Glenn Pruim, Secretary
Board of Directors
Vallecitos Water District