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RESOLUTION NO.6180
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION
PERTAINING TO PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 2119
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia ("City") is a municipal corporation duly
created, established and authorized to exercise its powers under and pursuant to its
City Charter and the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City is proposing to adopt proposed Ordinance No. 2119
(the "Project") which will amend Arcadia Municipal Code section 9273.1.1 0.1 to
allow horse racing and other events to be telecast via satellite feed seven (7) days a
week until no later than 1 :30 a.m., and in addition to require that a new section be
added to the Arcadia Municipal Code to allow for use of the big-screen monitor in
the infield for code-pennitted uses at the track; and
WHEREAS, City staff detennined that approval of proposed Ordinance No.
2119 is subject to the environmental review requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and as lead agency prepared an initial study
to analyze all potential environmental impacts; and
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WHEREAS, on the basis of the initial study which indicated that there
would not be any potential environmental impacts from adoption of proposed
Ordinance No. 2119, City staff determined that a Negative Declaration ("ND")
should be prepared; and
WHEREAS, the NO was prepared pursuant to CEQA, the State CEQA
Guidelines and the City's local CEQA Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City made the NO available to the public and to all
interested agencies for review and comment on December 16, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the City received, considered and responded to comments
received from the public and other interested agencies on the ND; and
WHEREAS, the City held public meetings on March 7, 2000 and May 2,
2000 and received additional public testimony on the ND; and
WHEREAS, the City C?uncil has carefully reviewed the ND and all other
relevant information contained in the record for the Project; and
WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution
have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Compliance with the California Environmental Ouality
Act. As the decision making body for the proposed Ordinance No. 2119, the City
Council has reviewed and considered the information contained in the ND, initial
study and administrative record. The City Council finds that the ND and initial
study contain a complete and accurate reporting of the environmental impacts
associated with the Project. The City Council further finds that the documents
have been completed in compliance with CEQA, the State CEQA Guidelines, and
the City's local CEQA Guidelines. The City Council further finds that all
environmental impacts of proposed Ordinance No. 2119 are less than significant.
The City Council finds that the ND contains a complete, objective and accurate
reporting of the environmental impacts associated with proposed Ordinance No.
2119 and reflects the independent judgment of the City Council. The City Council
hereby approves the ND prepared for proposed Ordinance No. 2119.
SECTION 2. Custodian of Record. The documents and materials that
constitute the record of proceedings on which these findings have been based, are
located at 240 West Huntington Drive, P.O. Box 60021, Arcadia, California
91066-6021. The custodian for these records is the Community Development
Administrator of the City of Arcadia.
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SECTION 3.
Notice of Determination. The City Council directs staff
to file a notice of determination with the County Clerk of Los Angeles County
within five (5) working days of Project approval.
SECTION 4.
That the City Clerk shall certifY to the adoption of this
Resolution.
Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of June
,2000.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, JUNE D. ALFORD, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that
the foregoing Resolution No. 6180 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular
meeting of said Council held on the 6th day of June, 2000 and that said Resolution was
adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmember Chandler, Chang, Marshall, Segal and Kovacic
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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