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RESOLUTION NO. 10- XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION ~OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION~ FOR THE CITY OF DUBLIN CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2007, the Dublin City Council passed Resolution 139-07
approving participation in the Climate Protection Project for Alameda County jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin committed to ICLEI's five milestone methodology for
reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the City, which includes the development of a
Climate Action Plan for reducing GHG emissions; and
WHEREAS, in June 2010, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD)
adopted CEQA air quality thresholds of significance for use within its jurisdiction, which included
an emission level threshold and an efficiency threshold for GHG emissions for development
projects; and
WHEREAS, alternatively, under CEQA and the BAAQMD CEQA Thresholds, a City may
prepare a qualified GHG Reduction Strategy or Climate Action Plan to evaluate a community's
cumulative impact due to GHG emissions from future planned development; and
WHEREAS, if a project is consistent with an adopted, qualified GHG Reduction Strategy
or Climate Action Plan, the Strategy/Plan can be used as the basis for determining that the
project would have a less than significant impact on a community's cumulative GHG emissions
under CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Year 2010/2011 City Council Goals and Objectives includes as a
high priority goal, the creation of a Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin has contracted with AECOM to assist Staff in preparing
the Draft Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act certain projects
are required to be reviewed for environmental impacts and when applicable, environmental
documents prepared; and
WHEREAS, an Initial Study was prepared for the Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, upon completion of the Initial Study it was determined that there was no
substantial evidence that the Climate Action Plan would have a significant adverse effect on the
environment and a Negative Declaration should be prepared; and
WHEREAS, an Initial Study/Negative Declaration was prepared and circulated for public
review from July 7, 2010 to August 5, 2010; and
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin received six comment letters during the public review
period, but only one letter (the letter #rom the Bay Area Air Quality Management District dated
August 5, 2010) raised concerns; and
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WHEREAS, the City of Dublin worked cooperatively with BAAQMD and made minor
modifications to the Climate Action Plan and Negative Declaration to address the concerns
outlined in the BAAQMD letter dated August 5, 2010. The minor modifications to the Negative
Declaration do not require recirculation under CEQA Guidelines Section 15073.5; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a properly noticed public hearing on the Draft
Climate Action Plan and Negative Declaration on October 26, 2010; and
WHEREAS, a Staff Report was submitted recommending that the Planning Commission
adopt a Resolution recommending that the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did review and consider the Initial Study/Negative
Declaration and related comments and responses, alI said reports, recommendations and
testimony herein above set forth and used its independent judgment to evaluate the Negative
Declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the foregoing recitals are true and correct
and made a part of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Dublin Planning Commission does hereby
recommend that the City Council adopt a Resolution adopting a Negative Declaration for the
Draft Climate Action Plan, with the City Council Resolution attached as Exhibit A and the Initial
Study/Negative Declaration attached as Exhibit B.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 26th day of October 2010 by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Planning Commission Chair
ATTEST:
Planning Manager
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