HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2011-84RESOLUTION NO. 2011-84
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT 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 Regs, 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 and
negative declarations 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, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
Califomia, as follows:
SECTION 1. The City adopts "Local Guidelines for Implementing the California
Environmental Quality Act (2011 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 All prior actions of the City enacting earlier guidelines are hereby repealed.
adjourned
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at aAregular meeting of the Palm Desert City
Council held on this 29th day of September 2011, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: FINERTY, HARNIR, RROONEN, SPIEGEL, and BENSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
JEAN M. BENSON ayor,
ATTEST:
CHELLE D. KLASSEN, City Cler
City of Palm Desert, California