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City CouncilAgenda Item Summary
Meeting Date:3 July 2012Preparedby: SeanConroy,
Ping
&
Bldg ServicesManager
Name:
Consideration
of
a Resolution adopting an Initial Study (IS)/Negative Declaration (ND)in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the Single-UsePlastic Carryout Bag Ordinance.
Description:
An Initial Study (IS) was prepared in accordance with CEQA for the Single-UsePlastic Carryout Bag ordinance.Based on the findings
of
the IS, it was determined that
no
environmental effects would result from the ordinance and that
an
NDshould
be
adopted. This resolution would adopt the ND.
Overall Cost:City Funds:
N/A
GrantFunds:
N/A
Staff Recommendation:
Adopt the Resolution.
Important Considerations:
TheIS/NDshallonly be adopted
if
there is no substantialevidence in light
of
the whole record that the project will have a significant effect on theenvironment that cannot
be
mitigated or avoided.No substantialevidence has beenpresented indicating asignificanteffect on the environment.
Decision Record:
The Councilreviewedthe IS/ND inconjunction withthe firstreading
of
theordinance on 5 June 2012.
Attachments:
• Resolution• Negative Declaration• Initial Study (Submitted under separate cover at the 6/
5112
meeting)
Reviewed by:
Date
CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEACITY COUNCILRESOLUTION 2012-A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEAADOPTING AN INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE SINGLE-USEPLASTIC CARRYOUT BAG ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, The City of Carmel-by-the-Sea is a unique coastal community that prides itself inits community character and environmental resources; andWHEREAS, the General Plan encourages the City to protect, conserve and enhance the uniquenatural beauty and irreplaceable natural resources of Carmel and its Sphere of Influence, including itsbiological resources, water resources, and scenic routes and corridors; andWHEREAS, the General Plan encourages the City to maintain the community, and the beachin particular, free from refuse; andWHEREAS, the General Plan encourages the City to maintain and restore, where feasible, thebiological productivity and the quality of coastal waters, streams, wetlands, estuaries, and lakesappropriate to maintain optimum populations of marine organisms and for the protection of humanhealth; andWHEREAS, single-use plastic carryout bags contribute to a persistent litter problem that is of growing concern for the health of waterways locally and worldwide; andWHEREAS, most plastic carryout bags do not biodegrade and instead persist in theenvironment for hundreds of years, slowly breaking down through abrasion, tearing and photodegradation into toxic plastic bits that contaminate soil and water while entering the food web whenanimals inadvertently ingest these materials; andWHEREAS, the City is proposing an ordinance that will eliminate the use of single-use plasticcarryout bags by all retail establishments and encourage the use of reusable bags; andWHEREAS, the City prepared an Initial Study for the proposed ordinance in accordance withCEQA Guidelines Section 15063; andWHEREAS, based on the findings of the Initial Study the City circulated a draft NegativeDeclaration for public comment from March 28, 2012 through April 17, 2012; andWHEREAS, the City has determined that a fair argument based on substantial evidence cannotbe made, based on the evidence in the record, that the proposed ordinance would cause a significantnegative effect on the environment.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFCARMEL-BY-THE-SEA does hereby:Adopt the attached Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the Single-Use Carryout BagOrdinance.PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA this third day of July 2012 by the following roll call vote:AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:ATTEST: SIGNED,____________________ ________________________Heidi Burch, City Clerk JASON BURNETT, MAYOR
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