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Attachment 2
CITY OF SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO: ________
APPLICATION NUMBERS: GPA10-0001
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE CIRCULATION AND SCENIC
HIGHWAY ELEMENT, INCLUDING AN AMENDMENT TO THE OPEN SPACE
AND CONSERVATION ELEMENT
The City of Saratoga City Council finds and determines as follows with respect to the
above-described application:
WHEREAS, a General Plan must contain certain elements, including a Circulation
Element which sets forth goals, policies and programs for travel and transportation and the
location of existing and proposed transportation routes and other local public facilities for
transportation within the City; and
WHEREAS, on September 8, 2010 the Planning Commission held a duly noticed
Public Hearing on the draft Circulation and Scenic Highway Element and related planning
actions described below at which time all interested parties were given a full opportunity to
be heard and to present evidence and argument. The Planning Commission considered the
draft Circulation and Scenic Highway Element and an amendment to the Open Space and
Conservation Element, CEQA documentation, correspondence, presentations from the
public, and all testimony and other evidence presented at the Public Hearing. The Planning
Commission recommended that the City Council adopt the Circulation and Scenic Highway
Element and all related General Plan, ordinance, and other amendments; and
WHEREAS, on October 20, 2010 the City Council held a duly noticed Public
Hearing on the draft Circulation and Scenic Highway Element and related planning actions
described below at which time all interested parties were given a full opportunity to be heard
and to present evidence and argument. The City Council considered the draft Circulation
and Scenic Highway Element and an amendment to the Open Space and Conservation
Element, CEQA documentation, correspondence, presentations from the public, and all
testimony and other evidence presented at the Public Hearing; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the trails map within the Open Space and
Conservation Element is intended to ensure conformance with the trails map within the
Circulation and Scenic Highway Element; and
WHEREAS, environmental review was completed in the form of an Initial Study
and it was determined that the proposed adoption of the Circulation and Scenic Highway
Element, and the amendment to the City’s Open Space and Conservation Element, would
not result in potential significant impacts on the environment and a Negative Declaration
was prepared; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Circulation and Scenic Highway
Element and the proposed amendment to the Open Space and Conservation Element is
consistent with the City of Saratoga General Plan, as amended by this resolution.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Saratoga does hereby adopt the
Circulation and Scenic Highway Element, and the proposed amendment to the Open Space
and Conservation Element.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Saratoga, this 20th
day of October, 2010 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Kathleen King
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Ann Sullivan
City Clerk