To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: BRANDY FORBES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE SUBMITTAL OF CITY OF REDONDO BEACH WRITTEN COMMENTS IN RESPONSE TO THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (DEIR) FOR THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT (BCHD) HEALTHY LIVING CAMPUS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) began planning for redevelopment of the BCHD site located in Redondo Beach for a Healthy Living Campus. Through that planning process, with several iterations, BCHD developed the current 2020 Healthy Living Campus Master Plan.
A Notice of Preparation (NOP) was issued in June 2019 by the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) to inform Responsible and Trustee Agencies, other public agencies, and interested members of the public that BCHD has independently determined that the proposed BCHD Healthy Living Campus Master Plan may result in potentially significant environmental impacts per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City of Redondo Beach Mayor and City Council approved comments on the scope at their July 16, 2019 meeting (attached), and those were submitted to BCHD by the July 29, 2019 deadline to be included in the CEQA record for the project.
BCHD, as the public agency that will carry out the project, is the Lead Agency for this project and will be charged with applying the appropriate CEQA process for completing and certifying the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The City of Redondo Beach is a Responsible Agency per CEQA, since the project will require approvals from the City, including a Conditional Use Permit and Planning Commission Design Review.
On March 10, 2021, BCHD issued the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) with a 90-day public comment period. Redondo Beach City Staff have reviewed the document and have prepared a comment letter on the DEIR for City Council consideration. This is not a review of the project, but rather comments on the envi...
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