Resolution - 6158RESOLUTION NO. 6158
A RESOLUTION OF THE. CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
BY REFERENCE THE STATE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
• REPORT GUIDELINES FOR THE CITY OF WEST
COVINA.
The City Council of the City of West Covina, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, there have been continuous and significant
changes to the State of California Guidelines implementing the
California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, dealing with
environmental quality, the evaluation of property and the
preparation of evaluation of environmental impact reports; and
WHEREAS, each City is permitted to develop its own
guidelines,in implementing said Environmental Quality Act, in
a manner consistent with the "State Environmental Impact Report
Guidelines"; and
WHEREAS, maintaining consistency between local and
State guidelines is difficult and unnecessarily time consuming
due to constant changes of "State E.I.R. Guidelines"; and
WHEREAS, State E.I.R. Guidelines are changed to reflect
most recent judicial decisions pertaining to the Californa Environ-
mental Quality Act; and
• WHEREAS, State Environmental Impact Report Guidelines
are generally procedurally oriented and will not impact the
city's ability to control the quality and completeness of en-
vironmental documents; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission on July 2, 1980, upon
receiving an oral report from the Planning Department, unanimously
recommended to the City Council adoption of the State environmental
Impact Report Guidelines for the City of West Covina.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of West
Covina adopts by reference the State Environmental Impact Report
Guidelines as the manner of complementing the California Environ-
mental Quality Act of 1970.
FINALLY RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall certify to
the adoption of this resolution.
• ATTEST:
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of July, 1980.
City Clerk
WIN
Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No.
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City.of West Covina,
at a regular.meeting thereof held on the 14th day of July, 1980,
by the following vote of the Council:
• AYES: Councilmen: Tennant, T_ce,Shearer, Browne
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Chappell
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
•'"City Attorney •
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