CC Resolution No. 8466
RESOI1JTICN 00. 8466
A RESOI1JTICN OF THE CITY axJNCIL OF THE CITY OF aJPERI'IN:>
AMENDDC THE ENVIRCNoIENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCEOORE AS ORIGINALLY
~.1r;u ON MARCH 27, 1973 AND AMENDED ON MARCH 4, 1974,
~Y 17, 1977, MAY 1, 1978, JULY 7, 1980, AND MARCH 13, 1984
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act requires local
g:wernments to adopt procedures to detennine the potential inpact of their
decisions on the enviromnent; and
WHEREAS, the California EnviroIuœntal Quality Act Guidelines enable
local g:wernments to adopt said guidelines by reference; and
WHEREAS, said guidelines adopted by reference may <x>ntain ack:litional
procedures tailored to meet the specific needs of a local jurisdiction.
1Ol, 'IHEREFORE, the City Council of the City of CUpertino does hereby
rescind previously adopted local guidelines and adopt the state CI!X)A
Guidelines and the following local provisions which establish the duties
of the Enviromnental Review Camtittee and set forth a fee for
Environmental Assessment.
l. Calp)sition of Environmental Review Camtittee
'!he EnvÍLúr:llIental Review Camtittee (ERe) is CXIlp>Sed of one City
Council perBOIl, one Planning Camtissioner, the City Manager, the
Director of Public 'l'brks and the Director of O:mmmity
Develoµœnt, or their designated alternates.
2. Duties of the Environmental Review Camtittee
a. All discretionary projects which are not catecprically
exeupt or otheJ:WÌse exa¡pted fran further envÍLuulueontal
assessment, shall be forwarded to the Environmental Review
Camtittee.
b. '!he Camtittee shall evaluate the Initial study of a proposed
project to detennine whether the project mayor may not have
a significant effect on the environment.
c. If a detennination is made that the project will not have a
significant inpact on the environment, the Camtittee will
reccmœnd that the final reviewing authority (decisiOIJll'Blœr)
grant a Negative Declaration.
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RESOllJTION 00. 8466
d. If a detennination is made that the project may have a
significant inpact on the enviromœnt, the Ccmnittee shall
require the preparation of an Enviromœntal Inpact Report.
'!he major areas of concern, the selection of the prepared,
and the preparation of the SIR shall be coordinated by the
ERe not including the City Council and the Planning
Ccmnission neòJers.
The project sponsor may aweal a decision to prepare an SIR
to the City Council. The City Council may reject or sustain
the aweal. If the City Council detennines that an SIR is
not necessæ:y, the project shall be retumed to the ERe for
further consideration.
PASSED AND AOOPIED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of CUpertino this 19rh day of Au,,"st , 1991, by the
following vote:
vote Ma1i:Jers of the City Council
AYES: Goldman, Rogers, Sorensen, Koppel
!!DES: None
ABSENl': Szabo
ABSTAIN: None
ATIEST: APPRCr\1ED:
/s/ Dorothy Cornelius
City Clerk
/s/ Barb Koppel
Mayor, City of CUpertino