HomeMy WebLinkAbout6827RESOLUTION NO. 6827
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARCADIA AMENDING AND ADOPTING LOCAL GUIDELINES FOR
IMPLEMENTING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT ( "CEQA ") (PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE §§ 21000 ET SEQ.)
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has amended the California
Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") (Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq.)
and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, title 14, §§
15000 et seq.) and the California courts have interpreted specific provisions of
CEQA;
WHEREAS, Section 21082 of CEQA requires all public agencies to adopt
objectives, criteria and procedures for the evaluation of public and private
projects undertaken or approved by such public agencies, and the preparation, if
required, of environmental impact reports and negative declarations in
connection with that evaluation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia ( "City ") must revise its local guidelines for
implementing CEQA to make them consistent with the current provisions and
interpretations of CEQA;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Arcadia hereby
resolves as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council herby adopts "Local Guidelines for
Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (2012 Revision)," together
with all future amendments to the CEQA Guidelines as adopted by the Secretary
of the Resources Agency pursuant to Section 21083 of the Public Resources
Code, all of which shall automatically be deemed to be incorporated into the
City's Local CEQA Guidelines unless the City Council by resolution determines
otherwise. A copy of the City's Local CEQA Guidelines as updated from time to
time shall be maintained on file at the offices of the City and will be available for
inspection by the public.
SECTION 2. All prior actions of the City enacting earlier guidelines are
hereby repealed.
Passed, approved and adopted this 3rd day of July
2012.
ATTEST:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Stephen P. Deitsch
City Attorney
Mayor of the City of Arcadia
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) SS:
CITY OF ARCADIA )
I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the
foregoing Resolution No. 6827 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 3rd day of July, 2012 and that said Resolution was adopted by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Kovacic, Segal, Wuo and Harbicht
NOES: Council Member Amundson
ABSENT: None
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