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RESOLUTION NO. 97-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT
AMENDING AND ADOPTING LOCAL GUIDELINES FOR
IlVIPLEMENTING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has amended the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA") and the California courts have interpreted specific provisions of C QA; 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
public agencies, and the preparation, if required, of environmental impact reports in connection with
that evaluation; and
WI REAS, the City Council must revise its local guidelines for implementing CEQA
to make them consistent with the current provisions and interpretations of CEQA;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council as follows:
SECTION ONE: Adoption of Local CF,QA Guidelines. The City Council hereby adopts
"Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act (1997 Revision), "a
copy of which is on file at the o ces of the City and is available for inspection by the public.
SECTION TWO: prior ActiQns Renealed. All prior actions of the City Council enacting
earlier guidelines aze hereby repealed.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this Zth day of e ry 1997, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, SNYDER, SPIEGEL, KELLY
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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`( . . Q -- . C. C . , .
`" .iSHEILA R. LIGAN, City Clerk
` City of Palm Desert