CC RES 1992-004RESOLUTION N0, 92 -4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
N0. 631 FOR A SOURCE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 939 signed into law on September
29, 1989 mandates that each city prepare and submit to the County
a Source Reduction and Recycling Element, and
WHEREAS, on March 25, 1991, the Preliminary Draft Ele-
ment was reviewed by the California Integrated Waste Management
Board and comments were received; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 1991 the Preliminary Draft Element
was reviewed by the Los Angeles County Integrated Waste Manage-
ment Board and comments were received; and
WHEREAS, on June 18, 1991 the Preliminary Draft Element
was received by the Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management
Committee, Integrated Waste Management Task Force and comments
were received; and
WHEREAS, on April 16, 1991 and December 3, 1991 the
City Council held a duly advertised and noticed public hearing on
the Preliminary Draft Element at which time all interested
parties were given an opportunity to be heard and present
evidence.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Council finds tha t the
General Plan Amendment to incorporate a Source Reduction and
Recycling Element is necessary to comply with State Law and that
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is proposing a Source Reduction
and Recycling Element (SRRE) in accordance with the requirements
established by the enactment of .Assembly Bill 939 on September
29, 1989.
Section 2. That Pursuant to Section 15083 of the State
Guidelines for the implementation of the California Environmental
Quality Act and the CEQA guidelines adopted by the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes, The Environmental Services Department prepared an
Initial Study and Negative Declaration and the draft documents
were circulated to the appropriate agencies and -the public from
December 3, 1991 to January 7th, 1992 and no comments were
received during the circulation period.
Section 3. That the City Council has reviewed and con-
sidered the contents of the Initial Study of Environmental As-
sessment No. 631 and finds that there would be no significant ad-
verse environmental impacts resulting from the project.
Section 4. That the Source Reduction and Recycling
Element is consistent with the other elements of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan and Coastal Specific Plan and
would therefore be consistent with the Air Quality Management
Plan adopted by the South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCQMD) .
Section 5. That the goals and policies of the element
would not significantly adversely affect the peace, health,
safety or general welfare of the City, nor will it be materially
detrimental to property values, jeopardize, endanger, or other-
wise constitute a menace to the public health, safety and welfare
of persons in the City or surrounding areas.
Section 6. For the foregoing reasons and based on the
information and findings contained in the public record including
the initial study, staff reports, minutes, records of proceedings
and evidence presented a the public hearings, the City Council of
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby finds that the Negative
Declaration for the project was completed in compliance with CEQA
and State and local guidelines and hereby adopts a final Negative
Declaration for Environmental Assessment No.631.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of January,
1992.
ATTEST:
Ci Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I , JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 92 -4 was
duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at
a regular meeting thereof held on January 7, 1992.
City C erk
City f Rancho Palos Verdes
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