HomeMy WebLinkAbout7823RESOLUTION NO. 7823
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
ADOPTING THE CITY'S LOCAL GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 6185, WHICH INCLUDES DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMITTTEE
WHEREAS, in 1970, the California Legislature enacted the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") (Public Resources Code section 21000 et seq.) to require public
agencies to consider the envirom-mental impacts of their discretionary actions; and
WHEREAS, the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14,
section 15000 et seq.) were prepared and adopted by the Secretary of Natural Resources
Agency to implement the provisions of CEQA; and
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 agencies, and the preparation, if required, of environmental impact reports and negative
declarations in connection with that evaluation; and
WHEREAS, section 15022 of the State CEQA Guidelines allows apublic agencyto adopt the
State CEQA Guidelines a sits local guidelines through incorporation by reference; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redlands has previously adopted local guidelines for implementing
CEQA consistent with the then -current provisions and interpretations of CEQA; and
WHEREAS, such local guidelines provided for the establishment of an "Environmental
Review Committee" comprised of City staff; and
WHEREAS, CEQA does not require the establislument of an "Environmental Review
Committee," and City staff has informed this City Council that the disestablishment ofthat committee
will have no adverse effect upon the City's environmental review processes but will instead result in
efficiencies for both applicants for projects requiring environmental review and staff resources of the
City; and
WHEREAS, City staff has now recommended to the City Council that the previously adopted
local CEQA Guidelines be repealed, and that for purposes of efficiency, economy and ensuring the
City remains current with the most recently adopted State regulations implementing CEQA, that the
City Council adopt the State Guidelines as the City's local guidelines relating to the processing of
environmental documents;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDLANDS AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. The City of Redlands hereby adopts the State CEQA Guidelines adopted by the
Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency of the Sate of California and codified in Title 14 of the
California Code of Regulations commencing with section 15000 et seq., as they may be amended
from time to time, as the City of Redlands' local CEQA guidelines.
Section 2. All future revisions to the State CEQA Guidelines shall hereafter automaticallybe
made a part of the City's local CEQA guidelines, without the need for amendment of this Resolution
or any further action by the City Council of the City of Redlands.
Section 3. All prior versions of the City's CEQA guidelines and the resolutions which adopted
them, including City of Redlands Resolution No. 6185, are hereby repealed.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 6th day of March, 2018.
aul W. Foster, Mayor
ATTEST:
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,6Ane Donaldson, City Clerk
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I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution
was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th day of March,
2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Harrison, Barich, Tejeda, Momberger; Mayor Foster
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 6U, day of March,
2018.
Jewi Donaldson, City Clerk
C of Redlands
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