HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2002-251RESOLUTION NO. 2002-251
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL CERTIFYING THE
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AS ADEQUATE
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION FOR THE CALPEAK POWER
MIDWAY, L.L.C. LODI ELECTRICAL ENERGY FACILITY
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WHEREAS, CalPeak Power — Midway, LLC (CalPeak Power) proposes to
construct and operate a nominal net 49 megawatt (MW) "simple -cycle" power plant
referred to as Lodi Electric Energy Facility; and
'WHEREAS, the plant will be constructed on property owned by the City of Lodi
located at 1215 East Thurman Street, east of State Highway 99 on Assessor's Parcel
No. 049-250-13; and
WHEREAS, the property is approximately 8.1 acres and the plan will occupy a
two -acre portion of the parcel and is located in an industrially zoned portion of the City of
Lodi; and
WHEREAS, the Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared to comply with the
California Environmental Review Quality Act (CEQA) and State CEQA guidelines. The
purpose of the document is to identify and address potential environmental impacts that
may result from the implementation of the proposed project; and
WHEREAS, this project does not have the potential to degrade the quality of the
environment, substantially reduce the habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels, threaten to eliminate a plant or
animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or endangered
plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major periods of California history
or prehistory; and
WHEREAS, this project has impacts that are individually limited, but not
cumulaftively considerable. "Cumulatively considerable' means that the incremental
effects of a project are considerable when viewed in connection with the effects of past
projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future projects;
and
WHEREAS, this project does not have environmental effects which will cause
substantial adverse effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly.
WHEREAS, the City, based on the findings of the initial study, has determined
that all environmental impacts that result from this project can be mitigated to a less
than significant level. Mitigation measures will be adopted as a part of the Mitigation
Negative Declaration package to assure that all potentially significant impacts will be
mitigated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Lodi
hereby finds as follows:
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1) The City Council has reviewed all documentation and hereby certifies the
filing of a Mitigated Negative Declaration as adequate environmental
documentation for the proposed construction of a nominal net 49
megawatt (MW) "simple -cycle" power plant referred to as Lodi Electric
Energy Facility.
Dated: December 10, 2002
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2002-251 was passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Lodi in a special meeting held December 10, 2002, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Beckman, Hansen, Howard, Land, and
Mayor Hitchcock
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
SUSAN J. BLACKSTON
City Clerk
2002-251