HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-45 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 2025-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA CERTIFYING THE FINAL SUBSEQUENT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPTING
FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ADOPTING A
STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS, AND
ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND
REPORTING PROGRAM FOR MODIFICATION TO THE
PREVIOUSLY APPROVED TEMECULA VALLEY
HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT (PA21-1525) AND AN AMENDMENT TO THE
TEMECULA HOSPITAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
OVERLAY DISTRICT (PDO-9) (PA22-0105)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Procedural Findings. The City Council of the City of Temecula does hereby
find, determine and declare that:
A. On November 21, 2021, Temecula Valley Hospital INC ("Applicant") filed
Planning Application No. PA21-1525, for a Modification to the Temecula Valley Hospital
Development Plan; on January 26, 2022, Applicant filed PA22-0105, for a Amendment to the
Temecula Hospital Planned Development Overlay District; and on May 6, 2025, Applicant filed
PA25-0181, for a Modification to a previously approved Condition of Approval. These
applications (collectively, "Project") were filed in a manner in accord with the City of Temecula
General Plan and Development Code.
B. The Project was processed, including but not limited to all public notices, in the
time and manner prescribed by State and local law,including the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) (Public Resources Code § 21000, et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code
Regs. § 15000 et seq.).
C. Pursuant to CEQA,the City is the lead agency for the Project because it is the public
agency with the authority and principal responsibility for reviewing, considering, and potentially
approving the Project.
D. The Temecula Valley Hospital Development Plan and Conditional Use Permit was
approved by the City Council on January 22, 2008 by the adoption of Resolution Nos. 08-12 and
08-13. Subsequent Modifications to the Development Plan were approved by the City Council in
2011 by the adoption of Resolution No. 11-17, in 2016 by the adoption of Resolution No. 16-29,
and in 2018 by the adoption of Resolution No. 18-77. On January 22, 2008 the City Council
certified the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Temecula Valley Hospital Development
Plan by the adoption of Resolution No. 08-10 (SCH # 2005031017). An Addendum to the EIR
was certified by the City Council in 2011 and a Supplemental EIR was certified by the City Council
in 2016 by Resolution No. 16-28.
E. CEQA encourages"tiering" EIRs for a sequence of actions so that later EIRs build
on information in previous EIRs (Public Resources Code sections 21068.5 and 21093; CEQA
Guidelines section 15152(d)). The Project is located within the Temecula Valley Hospital
Development Plan area and,therefore,tiers off of the prior EIRs for the Temecula Valley Hospital.
F. Pursuant to CEQA, City staff determined that the Project could have a significant
effect on the environment and therefore a Subsequent Environmental Impact Report(SEIR)should
be prepared for the Project.
G. On March 11, 2022, the City published and distributed a Notice of Preparation
(NOP) to all agencies and persons that might be affected by the Project. The NOP was also
distributed through the State Office of Planning and Research, State Clearinghouse (SCH #
2005031017). The NOP was circulated from March 11, 2022 through April 11, 2022 to receive
comments and input from interested public agencies and private parties on issue to be addressed
in the SEIR.
H. On March 3, 2022, in accordance with CEQA Guidelines section 15082(c)(1), the
City held a public scoping meeting to obtain comments from interested parties on the scope of the
Draft SEIR.
I. In response to the NOP, two (2) written comments were received from various
individuals and organizations. These comment letters assisted the City in formulating the analysis
in the Draft SEIR.
J. Thereafter,the City contracted for the independent preparation of a Draft SEIR for
the Project, including all necessary technical studies and reports in support of the Draft SEIR. In
accordance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, the City analyzed the Project's potential
impacts on the environment, potential mitigation, and potential alternatives to the Project.
K. Upon completion of the Draft SEIR in November 2022, the City initiated a public
comment period by filing a Notice of Completion with the State Office of Planning and Research
on November 3, 2022. The City also published a Notice of Availability for the Draft SEIR in
Press-Enterprise,a newspaper of general circulation within the City. A Notice of Availability was
also posted on the project site.
L. The Draft SEIR was circulated for public review from November 3, 2022 through
December 19, 2022. Copies of the Draft SEIR were sent to various public agencies, as well as to
organizations and individuals requesting copies. In addition, copies of the documents have been
available for public review and inspection at the offices of the Community Development
Department, located at City Hall, 41000 Main Street, Temecula, California 92590; the Ronald H.
Roberts Temecula Public Library located at 30600 Pauba Road; Temecula Grace Mellman
Community Library located at 41000 County Center Drive; the Temecula Chamber of Commerce
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located at 26790 Ynez Court, Suite A; and the City of Temecula website, where the documents
were available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
M. In response to the Draft SEIR, the City received five (5) written comments from
various agencies, individuals, and organizations. In compliance with CEQA Guidelines section
15088,the City prepared written responses to all comments.None of the comments presented any
new significant environmental impacts or otherwise constituted significant new information
requiring recirculation of the Draft SEIR pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15088.5. Those
comments and the Response to Comments, together with the Draft SEIR, the Corrections and
Additions to the Draft SEIR (including revisions to the Project description, among them the
removal of the behavioral health hospital component), and the Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program, constitute the Final Subsequent Environmental Impact Report(Final SEIR).
N. Pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21092.5, at least 10 days prior to
certification,the City provided the Final SEIR,including responses to comments,to the public and
all commenting public agencies.
O. On June 4, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing to
consider the Final SEIR and the Project,at which time heard and considered information presented
by City staff on the Project and its environmental review. In addition, interested persons had an
opportunity to and did testify regarding this matter.
P. Following consideration of the entire record of information received at the public
hearing and due consideration of the Project, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No.
2025-23 recommending that the City Council certify the Final SEIR prepared for Modification to
the Temecula Valley Hospital Development Plan and Amendment to the Temecula Hospital
Planned Development Overlay District (PDO-9), adopt Findings pursuant to CEQA, adopt a
Statement of Overriding Considerations, and adopt a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting
Program for the Project. The Planning Commission also adopted Resolution No. 2025-24 and
Resolution No. 2025-25, thereby recommending that the City Council take various actions,
including adoption of a Planned Development Overlay Amendment and Modifications related to
the approval of the Project.
Q. Section 15091 of the State CEQA Guidelines requires that the City, before
approving a project for which an EIR is required, make one or more of the following written
finding(s) for each significant effect identified in the Final SEIR accompanied by a brief
explanation of the rationale for each finding:
1. Changes or alterations have been required in,or incorporated into,the project which
avoid or substantially lessen the significant environmental effects as identified in
the Final SEIR; or,
2. Such changes or alterations are within the responsibility and jurisdiction of another
public agency and not the agency making the finding. Such changes have been
adopted by such other agency or can and should be adopted by such other agency;
or,
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3. Specific economic, legal, social, technological, or other considerations, including
provision of employment opportunities for highly trained workers,make infeasible
the mitigation measures or project alternatives identified in the Final SEIR.
R. These required written findings are set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full.
1. Environmental impacts, or certain aspects of impacts, identified in the Final SEIR
as potentially significant,but that can be reduced to less than significant levels with
mitigation, are described in Exhibit A, Section 4.
2. The one environmental impact identified in the Final SEIR as significant and
unavoidable despite the imposition of all feasible mitigation measures is described
in Exhibit A, Section 5.
3. Alternatives to the Project that might eliminate or reduce significant environmental
impacts are described in Section VI of Exhibit 6.
S. CEQA section 21081.6 requires the City to prepare and adopt a Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program for any project for which mitigation measures have been
imposed to ensure compliance with the adopted mitigation measures. The Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program is attached to this Resolution as Exhibit B, and is herein incorporated by
reference as if set forth in full.
T. CEQA Guidelines section 15093 requires that if a project will cause significant
unavoidable adverse impacts, the City must adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations prior
to approving the project. A Statement of Overriding Considerations states that any significant
adverse project effects are acceptable if expected project benefits outweigh unavoidable adverse
environmental impacts. The Statement of Overriding Considerations is part of the findings, and is
attached hereto as Exhibit A, Section 7, and is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in
full.
U. Prior to taking action, the City Council has heard, been presented with, reviewed,
and considered the information and data in the administrative record, including the Final SEIR,
the written and oral comments on the Draft SEIR and Final SEIR, responses to comments, staff
reports and presentations, technical studies, appendices, and all oral and written testimony
presented prior to and during the public hearings on the Project.
V. Custodian of Records. The City Clerk of the City of Temecula is the custodian of
records, and the documents and other materials that constitute the record of proceedings upon
which this decision is based are located at the Office of the City Clerk, City of Temecula, 41000
Main Street, Temecula, California 92590.
Section 2. Substantive Findings. The City Council of the City of Temecula,California
does hereby:
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A. Declare that the above Procedural Findings are true and correct, and hereby
incorporates them herein by this reference as though set forth in full.
B. Find that agencies and interested members of the public have been afforded ample
notice and opportunity to comment on the Final SEIR and on the Project.
C. Find and declare that the City Council has independently considered the
administrative record before it, which is hereby incorporated by reference and which includes the
Final SEIR,the written and oral comments on the Draft SEIR,responses to comments incorporated
into the Final SEIR, staff reports and presentations, and all testimony related to environmental
issues regarding the Project.
D. Find and determine that the Final SEIR fully analyzes and discloses the potential
impacts of the Project,and that those impacts have been mitigated or avoided to the extent feasible
for the reasons set forth in the Findings attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference,
with the exception of those impacts found to be significant and unmitigable as discussed therein.
E. Find and declare that the Final SEIR reflects the independent judgment of the City
Council. The City Council further finds that the additional information provided in the staff
reports, in comments on the Draft SEIR, the responses to comments on the Draft SEIR, and the
evidence presented in written and oral testimony, does not constitute new information requiring
recirculation of the SEIR under CEQA. None of the information presented has deprived the public
of a meaningful opportunity to comment upon a substantial environmental impact of the Project
or a feasible mitigation measure or alternative that the City has declined to implement.
F. Certify the Final SEIR as being in compliance with CEQA. The City Council
further adopts the Findings pursuant to CEQA as set forth in Exhibit A; adopts the Mitigation
Monitoring and Reporting Program attached as Exhibit B; and adopts the Statement of Overriding
Considerations as set forth in Exhibit A.The City Council further determines that all of the findings
made in this Resolution (including Exhibit A) are based upon the information and evidence set
forth in the Final SEIR and upon other substantial evidence that has been presented at the hearings
before the Planning Commission and the City Council, and in the record of the proceedings. The
City Council further finds that each of the overriding benefits stated in Exhibit A, by itself, would
individually justify proceeding with the Project despite any significant unavoidable impacts
identified in the Final SEIR or alleged in the record of proceedings.
G. The City Council hereby imposes as a condition on the Modification to the
Temecula Valley Hospital Development Plan and Amendment to the Temecula Hospital Planned
Development Overlay District each mitigation measure specified in Exhibit B, and directs City
staff to implement and to monitor the mitigation measures as described in Exhibit B.
H. The City Council further directs City staff to file a Notice of Determination, as set
forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15094.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Temecula
this 23`d day of June, 2025.
Brenden Kalfus, Mayor
ATTEST:
andi , ity Clerk
[SEAL]
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Randi Johl, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2025-45 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of June, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Alexander, Kalfus, Schwank, Stewart
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Rahn
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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Randi Johl, City Clerk