Resolution 2020-44RESOLUTION NO. 2020-44
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY CERTIFYING A SUPPLEMENT AL
ENVIRONMENT AL IMP ACT REPORT PREPARED FOR
THE SPORTS PARK PHASE III AMENDMENTS AND
FINDING THAT IT HAS BEEN COMPLETED IN
COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy City Council ce11ified the Gilroy Spo11s Park and
Urban Service Area Amendment (USA 98-03) Enviromnental Impact Rep011 ("EIR") on June 7,
1999 and adopted the Gilroy Sp011s Park Master Plan on that same date; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy City Council ce11ified the Gilroy Urban Service Area
Amendment (USA 98-03) Subsequent EIR on March 18, 2002, in anticipation of adoption of the
Gilroy 2020 General Plan, which proposed new General Plan land use designations on prope11ies
outside the City-owned Spo11s Park but within the proposed urban service area amendment; and
WHEREAS , the City of Gilroy City Council ce11ified the Barberi Urban Service
Area Amendment (USA 04-02) Subsequent EIR on December 19, 2005, for a smaller urban service
area amendment and conceptual review of a residential development south of West Luchessa
Avenue; and
WHEREAS , the City of Gilroy City Council, at these p1ior heaiings, adopted
findings pursuant to the California Enviromnental Quality Act Guidelines ("CEQA Guidelines")
Section 15091, and adopted Statements of Oven-iding Considerations pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15093 ; and
WHEREAS , the Gilroy Sp011s Park Master Plan establishes a nine-phase
development plan for the Gilroy Sp011s Park, and constmction of Phase I (utility improvements,
ently road, and rough grading) and Phase II (premier little league fields , parking lot, and a trail
connection to West Luchessa A venue) have been completed; and
WHEREAS, Phase III of the Gilroy Sp011s Pai·k Master Plan includes a commercial
recreation, tent-shaped building ( estimated size of 41,000 square feet) and a dual use soccer/baseball
field and parking lot; and
WHEREAS, amendments to the Gilroy Sp011s Pai·k Master Plan have been
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proposed, which would accommodate construction and leasing of an approximately 100 ,000 square-
foot building as part of Phase III of the Gilroy Spotts Park to acc01m11odate indoor sports and other
commercial and recreational uses (the "Spmts Park Phase III Amendments"); and
WHEREAS, the appropriate level of review for the Spotts Park Phase III
Amendments is an EIR supplemental to the three ptior cettified EIRs pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
Section 15163 ; and
WHEREAS , on May 21, 2020, the Planning Cmmnission reviewed and considered
the Spotts Park Phase III Amendments and the Supplemental Final Enviromnental Impact Repott
(the "SEIR") prepared for the Spotts Park Phase III Amendments; and
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2020 , the City Council reviewed and considered the Spmts
Park Phase III Amendments and the SEIR.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council does hereby find that the SEIR has been
completed in full compliance with the California Enviromnental Quality Act and does hereby
cettify the Supplemental Final Enviromnental Impact Repott prepared for the Spotts Park Phase III
Amendments.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15 th day of June, 2020, by the following roll call vote:
A YES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BLANKLEY, LEROE-MUNOZ, MARQUES,
TOY AR, TUCKER and VELASCO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NO NE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS : BRACCO
Roland Velasco , Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-44
I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2020-44 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said held on
Council held on the 15 th day of June, 2020, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of ilroy this 15 th day of
(Seal)