HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5205 RESOLUTION NO. 520 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY, ADOPTING
REVISED PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING
THE CALIFORNIA iENVIRONMEN AL QUALITY ACT
AND THE STATE GUIDELINES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DO JNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOT T OWS :
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Downey hereby finds, determines and
declares that:
A. Section 21082 of the California Public Resources Code provides that
all public agencies shall adopt by ordinance, resolution, rule, or
regulation the objectives, criteria and procedures for the evaluation of
projects and the preparation of Negative Declarations and Environmental
Impact Reports pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970, commencing with Section 21000 of the Public Resources Code; and
B. rlhe objectives, criteria and procedures shall be consistent with the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the State
CEQA Guidelines (State Guidelines) tor Implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act of 1970, commencing with Section 15000 of Title
14 of the California Code of Regulations; and
C. The Planning Commission on August 16, 1989 conducted a public hearing
considering the Revised Procedures which are designed to implement CEQA and
the State Guidelines as set forth in the attached document labeled EXHIBIT
A and titled, "City of Downey Procedures For Implementing the California
Environmental Quality Act ". The Planning Commission, at this public
hearing, adopted Resolution No. 1286, recommending the City Council adopt
the Revised Procedures as specified in said Resolution; and
D. The Revised Procedures are tailored to implement the provisions of
CEQA and the State Guidelines to the specific operations of the City of
Downey. This Resolution is not intended to replace CEQA or the State
Guidelines. If any section of the Revised Procedures conflicts or is
contrary to any provision of CEQA or the State Guidelines as they now exist
or may be amended hereafter, the Revised Procedures shall adhere to them.
E. The City of Downey's Implementing Procedures which are currently in
effect need to be updated due to legislative changes that have been made to
CEQA and the State Guidelines since the City's existing procedures were
adopted.
F. The Revised Procedures will help promote environmental quality in the
.City of Downey.
SECTION 2. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council does hereby
adopt the Revised Procedures for implementing CEQA and the State Guidelines.
Resolution
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September, 1989.
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a R . arb, Mayor
ArrEST
Robert L. Shand , Acting City Clerk
I CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the 26th day of September, 1989,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Hayden, Cormack, Boggs, Barb
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 1 Council Members: Paul
ABSTAINED: 0 Council Members: None
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Robert L. Shancl Acting City Clerk
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