HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 00-024RESOLUTION NO. 00- 24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND ADOPTING LOCAL GUIDELINES FOR
IMPLEMENTING THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (PUB.
RESOURCES CODE §§ 21000 ET SEQ.)
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has amended the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA") (Pub. Resources Code §§ 21000 et seq.) And the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code ofRegs,
tit. 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 in connection with that
evaluation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert ("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 of Palm Desert hereby resolves as follows:
SECTION 1. The City adopts "Local Guidelines for Implementing the California Environmental
Quality Act (2000 Revision)," a copy of which is on file at the offices of the City and is available for
inspection by the public.
SECTION 2. All prior actions of the City enacting earlier guidelines are hereby repealed.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council,
held on this 9th day of March 2000, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
Benson, Ferguson, Kelly, Spiegel, Crites
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RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, ACTING CITY CLIRK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA