HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2014-41RESOLUTION NO. 2014- 41
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.), the Natural Resources Agency has
amended portions of the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.), and
the California courts have interpreted specific provisions of CEQA and the State CEQA
Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, Section 21082 of the Public Resources Code 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 and the State CEQA Guidelines.
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 (2014 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 All prior actions of the City enacting earlier guidelines are hereby repealed.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 22nd day of May 2014, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, AARNIK, SPIEGEL, WEBER, and TANNER
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
VAN G. TANNER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RACAELLE D. KLASSEN,CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA