REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
Subject:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2020-43 supporting the delay of the implementation of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15064.3 (Vehicle Miles Traveled CEQA Analysis)
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Statement of Issue:
This resolution would indicate the City Council's support for a one-year delay of the new California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) transportation impact analysis (Vehicle Miles Traveled) requirements that are set to take effect on July 1, 2020. Because implementation of the new requirements would pose significant challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and require substantial costs and staff resources, there is a statewide effort to urge Governor Newsom to delay implementation. If the City Council adopts the recommended action, Huntington Beach would join the Orange County Transportation Authority, the Orange County Council of Governments, and many members of the California State Legislature in supporting the delay.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable.
Recommended Action:
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Adopt Resolution No. 2020-43, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Requesting that the Governor of California Delay Implementation of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15064.3 (Vehicle Miles Traveled - CEQA Analysis)."
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not adopt Resolution No. 2020-43, and direct staff accordingly.
Analysis:
In 2013, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill (SB) 743 (Steinberg, 2013), which created a process to change the way that transportation impacts are analyzed under CEQA. Specifically, SB 743 required the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to amend the CEQA guidelines to provide an alternative to Level of Service for evaluating transportation impacts. Particularly within areas serv...
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